Reference Guide
Cisco
7900
Overview of a Cisco Phone
Model depicted is a 7965
Date and Time
Masking Number
Programmable Buttons
Phone line(s), BLF (Busy Lamp
Field), or Features
Foot Stand Button
Raise/Lower incline
Display Wake-Up Button
Voice Mail (access)
Navigation Pad
Provides 4-way
navigation. Center
Select button.
Soft Keys
Last line of the display
(Soft Key labels)
correspond to Soft Key
buttons directly below
the display. Use buttons
to activate features.
Handset Light Strip
Indicates an incoming call or when
lit, a new voice mail message
Directories
Phone Help
Settings
Services
Volume Control
Tap bar to increase/decrease.
Independently controls incoming
volume, not outgoing volume:
Handset and headset
(adjust while off-hook)
Speaker volume
(adjust while off-hook)
Ringer volume
(adjust while on-hook)
Dial Pad
Headset
Mute
On/Off
Button lights
when microphone
is muted.
Speaker
On/Off
Status Line
Call Activity Area
Displays current
calls per line
and information
Display Icon Description
Phone on-hook, no activity
Phone off-hook, making/receiving a call
Connected call
Incoming call, line is ringing
Call on-hold
Call Forward is enabled
Shared line in use. Someone who shares your line has a connected call.
7900R (Revised 11/19/2013)
www.its.ny.gov/telecommunications