An Overview of Your Phone
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0  13
 
Understanding Feature Buttons and Menus
Press a feature button to open or close a feature menu.
Accessing the Help System on Your Phone
Your phone provides a comprehensive online help system. Help topics appear on the phone screen.
If you want to... Then...
Open or close a feature 
menu
Press a feature button:
 Messages
 Services
 Directories
 Settings
 Help
Scroll through a list or 
menu
Press the Navigation button.
Go back one level in a 
feature menu
Press Exit. Pressing Exit from the top level of a menu, closes the menu.
Switch among open 
feature menus
Press a feature tab. Each feature menu has a corresponding tab. The tab is 
visible when the feature menu is open.
If you want to... Then...
View the main menu Press   on your phone and wait a few seconds for the menu to display.
Main menu topics include:
• About Your Cisco Unified IP Phone—Details about your phone
• How do I...?—Procedures for common phone tasks
• Calling Features—Descriptions and procedures for calling features
• Help—Tips on using and accessing Help
Learn about a button or 
softkey
Press  , then quickly press a button or softkey.
Learn about a menu 
item
Press  ,  , or   to display a feature menu. 
Highlight a menu item, then press   twice quickly.
Get help using Help Press   twice quickly. Select the help topic you need.