Button Modules
The addition of button modules allows the phone to support additional programmable buttons.
• Do not connect or disconnect a button module yourself. Your system administrator will
arrange this if necessary. Failure to connect and restart the equipment in the correct order
may cause the phone and or the button module to function incorrectly.
9608, 9611 and 9641 Phones
These phones support BM12 button modules. Each button module provides the phone with an
additional 24 buttons (2 pages of 12) which can be used as appearance buttons and or feature
buttons. These phone can also support SBM24 modules instead but not a mix of different module
types.
Up to three button modules can be attached to each phone. However, the number of button
modules supported by the telephone system may be limited by the total number of button modules
attached to other phones on the telephone system.
When used with additional equipment the phone power switch should be moved to the H position.
Note that this make the phone a Class 3 device regardless of the actual power use.
Related links
Phone Overview on page 13
The Phone Stand
The phones all include a stand that clips to the base of the phone. The stand allows the phone to
be used in either of two different angles.
When changing the position of the stand, be sure to check that the stand has locked into the
chosen position.
Related links
Phone Overview on page 13
Button Modules
November 2021 Using 9600 Series Phones on Avaya IP Office 19
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