No. Name Description
1 Beacon LED Displays a red light for the following visual alerts:
• Incoming call
• Voice mail and messages
2 Phone display Displays two areas:
1. Top Bar: It is always visible, and displays communication
status, time and date, and device status.
2. Application area displays the following:
• Application header: It displays the context specific
application title, and one or more subtitles. The header is
always empty on the Phone screen.
• Application content area: It displays menus, lists, pop-up
windows, images, or other application content.
• Softkey labels area: It displays labels with information
about the state of the Soft Keys button.
3 Line Keys Used to select the corresponding rows. Each line key has a LED
that displays the following visual alerts:
• Red light: Disabled features.
• Green light: Incoming call and enabled features.
• Red and Green light: Phone is off-hook.
4 Soft Keys Used to select the corresponding label of context-specific
actions.
With the Help soft key, you can view a short description of the
features available on your phone. The administrator must
activate the Help feature.
5, 7 Navigation cluster Used to navigate on the phone screen.
• Up and Down arrow keys: To scroll up and down.
• Right and Left arrow keys: To move cursor in the text input
field, and to toggle values in the selection fields.
• OK button: To select the action assigned to the first soft key.
11 Voicemail Used to dial the configured voice mail number to receive a voice
message.
12 Headset Used to toggle your call from the speaker to headset.
13 Speaker Used to turn on the speaker.
14 Volume Used to adjust volume of a handset, speaker, or ringtone.
• (+) : To increases the volume.
• (-): To decrease the volume.
15 Mute Button Used to mute and unmute the outgoing audio.
Avaya J169/J179 phone overview
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