Advanced Telephone Features

Choosing a Ring Tone

• Enter the Settings menu (see the quick reference guide for your phone below if you are not sure how).
• Select User Preferences.
• Select Rings (if your phone has more than one line you will need to select which line first).
• Select a ring tone and press Play to hear a sample.
• Press Save to set the ring tone, or press Cancel.

Conference Call

This is not available on all phones.

• While on the line, put the first call on "Hold."
• Place a second call.
• Navigate to first call.
• Press the "Join" softkey (may need to press the "More" softkey to find "Join")

Calling a Whitman Extension from the Call History list

• While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc.), scroll to the desired phone number.
• Press the "Dial" softkey.

Calling an Off Campus Number from the Call History list

• While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc), scroll to the desired phone number.
• Press the "EditDial" softkey (second button)
• Press "7" to append the "7" to the beginning of the number, or 7-1 if long distance.
• Press the "Dial" softkey (first button)

Editing a Number in the Call History

• While in the call history (received call, missed call, etc), scroll to the desired phone number.
• Press the "EditDial" softkey (second button)
• Press the ">>" softkey to move past digits
• Press the "<<" softkey to delete digits
• Press numbers to insert digits as needed
• Press the "Dial" softkey (first button) to call edited number

Answer a second call while on the phone

• Press the "Answer" button. This places the first call on hold while you answer the second call.
• When you are done with the second call, press the "Resume" softkey to return to the first call.

Setup and Use Speed Dial

• Go to Online Call-Manager for instructions on setting up and using Speed Dials.

Set up a hunt group/Change lines appearing on the phone

• Contact the Phone Managers at phone@whitman.edu.

In case of Power Outage

• Your phone set will not work during an extended power outage. Look for the emergency phones in your building.

Cisco Phone Guides

• 7906-7911 Quick Reference Guide
• The Cisco 7906/7911 Phone Guide
• 7931 Quick Reference Guide
• The Cisco 7931 Phone Guide
• 7941-7961 Quick Reference Guide
• The Cisco 7941/7961 Phone Guide
• 7800 Series Phones Installation Guide
• 7800 Series Phones Quick Start Guide
• 7800 Series Phones User Guide
• 8800 Series Phones Quick Start Guide
• 8800 Series Phones User Guide

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