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Answering Audio Calls
When you receive an incoming call on your phone, you can choose to answer the call in a number of
different ways.
Answer an Incoming Call
When you receive an incoming call, the phone rings and the Incoming Call screen displays. On the
Incoming Call screen, you can choose to answer or reject the incoming call.
Procedure
Select Answer .
If enabled, you can answer calls using the Mute button.
Related Links: Decline an Incoming Call on page 24
Answer a Call When in a Call
When you’re in an active call and an incoming call arrives on the same or a different line, a call waiting
tone beeps and the Incoming Call screen displays.
Procedure
Select Answer.
This places the active call on hold, and the incoming call becomes active.
Answer Calls Automatically
You can set up your phone to automatically answer calls using Auto Answer.
When enabled, the phone automatically answers all incoming calls using the speakerphone. Your
system administrator sets how many times the phone rings before it automatically answers the call.
The phone doesn’t automatically answer a call until you place your current call on hold or end it.
Procedure
1. Go to Settings Basic Preferences.
2. Select Auto Answer.
3. Select Auto Answer SIP Calls and select Yes.
4. Select Microphone Muted and choose Yes (the default setting) to mute the microphone for auto-
answered calls.
5. Select Save.
Related Links: Users with Limited Mobility on page 20.