34 Mitel 6940 SIP
eud-1765/2.0 – R6.0 – 06.2018
Phoning
Dialing from the phone book (directory lookup)
You want to make a call by entering a name.
With directory lookup, you can search for a contact in your private phone
book, system phone book or a connected external phone book. The
response time may vary depending on the size and the number of phone
books connected. The following search options are available:
Tips for
search
input:
• Press each of the corresponding digit keys once for the first few letters
of the name you are looking for. For each letter, the display shows the
corresponding digit, for example a "6" for the letter "n".
• Ask your system administrator whether you should start with the sur-
name or the first name.
• The search function is not affected by upper/lower case and special
characters.
• More information on the phone books can be found in chapter "Phone
book management", page 97.
Menu Description
Quickdial With Quickdial you only need to press the digit keys for
each letter once, even though each key is assigned sev-
eral letters. An efficient algorithm provides quick search
results.
Dial by name Enter the corresponding letter for dialing by name.
Advanced search If you select Advanced search, you can search directly in
the connected external phone books. This function is not
available if no external phone book is connected.
Directory Lookup:
Press the Directory Lookup key.
Using the dialpad keys, input the first few letters of the contact’s name to initial-
ize the search, which displays a list of contacts.
From the list of contacts, select the contact you want to call. If the contact has
multiple phone numbers defined, scroll through the list to navigate to the
required number.
Press the Dial softkey or the Loudspeaker/Headset button, or pick up the hand-
set to dial the contact’s phone number.
Or,