Chapter 3 Placing a Call and Other Basic Phone Tasks
Making Telephone Calls
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Cisco IP Phone 7905G/7912G User Guide for Cisco CallManager
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Making Telephone Calls
These sections describe how you can place, answer, and otherwise manage a
telephone call:
• Placing a Call, page 3-2
• Answering a Call, page 3-3
• Using Call Waiting, page 3-3
• Ending a Call, page 3-4
• Putting a Call on Hold, page 3-4
• Redialing the Last Number Dialed, page 3-5
• Storing and Retrieving a Call Using Call Park, page 3-5
• Answering Calls on Another Extension Using Call Pickup, page 3-6
Placing a Call
Table 3-1 lists the different ways you can place a call with your Cisco IP Phone.
Table 3-1 Placing a Call
If you want to... Then...
Use the handset Lift the handset and dial the number
Make a new call on the
current line
After completing a call but before hanging up the
handset, press the NewCall softkey and dial the
number
Dial with the phone on
hook
From the main screen, perform either of these
actions:
• Dial the number and lift the handset or press
the Dial softkey. The phone will not produce
a dial tone until after you lift the handset or
press the Dial softkey.
• Press the NewCall softkey and dial the
number