Chapter 3 Placing a Call and Other Basic Phone Tasks
Making Telephone Calls
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• Parking a Call, page 3-5
• Using Call Pickup, page 3-5
Placing a Call
You can place a call with your Cisco IP Phone in any of the following ways:
• Lift the handset and dial the number.
• Press the line button that corresponds with your extension and dial the
number that you want to reach.
• Press the NewCall soft key and dial the number.
• If you are using a headset, press the Headset button and dial the number.
• If you are using the speakerphone, press the Speaker button and dial the
number.
• If you have established speed dial numbers, press a Speed dial button to place
a call to the corresponding number. See the “How to Set Up Your Speed Dial
Buttons” section on page 5-2 for details.
• Press the Dial soft key after selecting a number from one of several available
directories. See the “Using the Directories Button” section on page 4-18 for
details.
• Press the Redial soft key to automatically place a call to the most recently
dialed number.
Tip To locate buttons, keys, and other parts on your phone, refer to the “A Road
Map to Your Cisco IP Phone” section on page 1-1.