Avaya 1608 - Answer a Call

Log In/Out Telephone
Permits you to log in and out of your telephone, and maintain your contacts and personal options if you share a telephone with
other users, or if you want to use the same extension from another phone. Logging out also prevents unauthorized use of your
telephone during an absence. Call log information is lost after you log out.
Message
Use the Message button to connect directly to your voice mail system. A red light on the upper right-hand corner of your
telephone indicates when you have messages waiting. Your messages are an administered function. Contact your system
administrator with any questions.
Mute
For turning off (and then back on again) the microphone so the other person on the call cannot hear you. If a call is on mute
and you switch between the handset, headset, or speakerphone, the mute will be turned off. When the Mute button light is on,
the call is muted.
Redial
Permits you to redial a recently dialed number.
Simultaneous Ringing
Allows you to have incoming calls ring on your office telephone and your cell phone at the same time. This allows you to
answer office calls while you are away from your desk. The cell phone number is programmed by your system administrator.
Answer a Call
To answer an incoming call:
1. If you are on another call, press the call/line appearance button whose green LED flashes for the incoming call, or
press the Answer softkey if one appears.
If you are not
on another call, either:
lift the handset,
or press the call/line appearance button whose green LED flashes for the incoming call,
or press the Answer softkey if one appears,
or press the Speaker button to answer using the speakerphone,
or, press the ON button if you are using a wireless headset,
or press the Headset button to answer using a wired headset.
o You are connected to the caller.
To answer an incoming call while you are on another call:
1. Press Hold to put your active call on hold, then press the call/line appearance button whose green LED is flashing for
the incoming call.
o You are connected to the incoming caller.
Note: To automatically display the Phone screen whenever you receive an incoming call, set the Go to Phone Screen on
Ringing option to Yes.
Note: If the Auto Hold feature is enabled by your system administrator, you can answer another call without first putting an
active call on hold. If Auto Hold is not enabled, you must put your active call on hold before answering the incoming call;
otherwise, you will drop the active call when you answer the other one.
To send an incoming call directly to voice mail:
Note: In order to use this procedure, your voice mail must be administered as the first entry in your coverage path. See your
system administrator for more information.
1. Press the To Vmail softkey.
o The incoming call goes directly to voice mail.
To ignore an incoming call:
1. Press the Ignore softkey.
o The ringer stops signaling the incoming call.
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