No. Name Description
1 USB port While the 9608 and 9608G models do not have a USB port,
the
USB port in the 9611G is disabled and will be activated
in a future software release.
2 Message
waiting
indicator
An illuminated red light in the upper-right corner of your
phone indicates that you have voice mail. If Visual Alerting
is enabled, this light flashes when you receive an incoming
call. In addition to the message waiting indicator, the
Message button is also illuminated when you have voice
mail.
3 Phone
display
The first line shows status information such as the time and
date, primary extension, error indications, and missed
calls. The second line, called the Status Line, provides
information, such as when you can use the right or left
navigation
arrows to view alternate screens or menus. The
Status Line also provides messages related to the current
application or the actions that you must perform on a
screen. Call appearances appear below the Status Line.
The number of call appearances available to make or
receive calls depend on how your system is
administered.
4 Features and
call
appearance
lines
The line buttons with integrated LEDs show which lines are
in use and correspond to the lines on the display. Press
the line button to select that line. In case of an incoming
call,
the green LED blinks. While the deskphone is off hook,
both the red and the green LED glow. Lines also indicate
if a feature or system number is enabled or disabled in the
Feature or System Numbers view. The green LED glows
to indicate that a feature is enabled. When you turn off the
feature, the LED turns off.
5 Softkeys Use the softkeys to act on the highlighted line on the
screen. The softkey labels show you the action that each
key produces. The labels and the actions vary depending
on the screen being displayed.
6 OK and
navigation
arrows
The OK button performs the action of the highlighted
option of a menu.
Use the right and left navigation arrows to navigate from
one screen to another, or to move the cursor during text
input. Use the up and down navigation arrows to move
from one line to another. However, if you are using the half-
width mode, the up and down navigation arrows move one
screen at a time, instead of one line at a time.
7 Phone Press Phone to view the Phone screen. During a call, you
can gain access to the following options from the Phone
screen:
Physical layout
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