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Using the Touchscreen
•  The keys shown on the touchscreen are referred to as Soft 
  Keys. Different soft key options will appear depending on 
  what features you are accessing.
•  Press to select and highlight screen items. To scroll, touch 
  the screen and swipe your finger up, down, right, or left. To  
  go back to previous screen, press Back.
•  Pressing the Home 
 button at any time will take you to 
  the Home View menu. To select an option, simply press the 
  relevant icon on the touchscreen. This screen will also  
  display your phone extension number, together with the  
  time and date.
•  If you press and hold the page indicator (highlighted above), 
  Home View expands to display additional icons.
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Troubleshooting: Why Can’t I Access a Certain View? 
The views you can access depend on the number of calls your phone has, and if your phone has an 
active call. If your phone is idle, you can access Home and Lines view. If your phone has one call 
only—and it’s active—you can access Home, Lines, and Active Call view. If your phone has 
multiple calls, or one held call, you can access Home, Lines, and Calls view. 
 
Home View 
You can display Home view (shown next) by pressing  . At the top, the status bar displays your 
phone’s extension number and the time and date. If your phone has information you should know 
about, icons and/or messages will scroll, together with the date, under the time display. 
 
Home view shows three main icons: 
New Call—Tap New Call to display the Dialer. From the Dialer, you can enter a number or URL 
and place a call. From the Dialer, you can quickly access the Directory, Recent Calls, and Favorites. 
Messages—Tap Messages to access your voicemail messages.  
Directories—Tap Directories to view all the contacts in your local Contact Directory. From your 
directory, you can add and search for contacts, as well as quickly access the Dialer, Recent Calls, 
and Favorites.  
 
Note: Accessing the Corporate Directory 
If your phone has a Corporate Directory, tap Directories to access the Corporate Directory and 
Recent Calls. 
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If you press and hold the page indicator,  , (shown above), Home view expands to display additional 
icons (shown next). To hide the additional icons, press and hold  . 
Additional icons include: 
Settings—Tap Settings to access features and settings to customize your phone. 
Applications—Tap Applications to access a menu of custom applications. See your administrator 
for information about any specific applications listed in this menu. 
Calendar—If the Calendar feature is available on your phone, you can tap Calendar to view and 
join meetings. 
 
User Tip: Displaying Home View Icons 
Instead of pressing the page indicator to view additional Home view icons, swipe the screen. 
 
From Home view, tap the phone line to display your phone lines and favorites (shown next). From this 
screen, tap a phone line to open the Dialer, or tap a favorite to dial the favorite. To go back to the 
Home view icons, tap Close. 
 
Extension Number
Page indicator
Basic Phone Features
Place a call
Use any of the following approaches to place a call:
•  Dial the number and lift the handset 
•  Dial the number then press the Speaker button 
•  Dial the number then press the Dial soft key 
•  If you are using a headset, dial the number then press the 
  Headset button 
•  If you have selected a number from a directory, press the 
  Dial soft key
Answer a call:
•  Lift the handset
•  If you are using a headset, press the Headset button
•  To use the speakerphone, press the Speaker button
•  Press the Answer soft key
Call Waiting:
•  If you’re on a call and a new incoming call arrives, a call 
  waiting tone beeps, and the Incoming Call window displays
•  To answer the call, press Answer. This will place your active 
  call on Hold
•  To send the incoming call to Voicemail/Reception (depending 
  on your setup), press Reject
•  If you don’t answer the call within 10secs, the Incoming Call 
  window disappears. Press 
 to see active call/s again
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