Cisco IP Communicator User Manual

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Answering a Call
To answer a call, go-off hook. See the table below for details.
Related topics
• Using Hold and Resume, page 24
• Transferring a Connected Call, page 25
• Switching Between Calls, page 25
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Answer with a headset Click , if unlit.
Or, if is already lit, click Answer or (a flashing line
button).
For more information, see the “Using a Headset” section on
page 46.
Answer with the speakerphone Click , Answer, or . See the “Using Your Computer as a
Speakerphone” section on page 48.
Answer with a handset Lift (or otherwise enable) the handset. See the “Using a USB
Handset” section on page 49.
Switch from a connected call to
answer a ringing call
Click Answer or . Doing so answers the new call and
automatically places the first call on hold. See the “Using Hold and
Resume” section on page 24 for more information.
Set up CiscoIPCommunicator
to automatically connect an
incoming call after a ring or two
Ask your system administrator to set up the AutoAnswer feature
for one or more of your lines. You can use AutoAnswer with either
speakerphone mode or headset mode. For more information, see
the “Using Headsets and Other Audio Devices” section on
page 46.
Retrieve, or allow someone else
to retrieve, a held call on
another phone (such as a phone
in a conference room)
Use Call Park. See the “Storing and Retrieving Parked Calls”
section on page 28.
Use your line to answer a call
that is ringing on another phone
Use Call Pickup. See the “Redirecting a Ringing Call to
Cisco IP Communicator” section on page 29.

Cisco IP Communicator Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	IP Communicator
Category	Software
Language	English