38 Basic functions
Basic functions
Secure voice transmission
Prerequisite: The secure voice communication option must be activated by
your administrator.
If you call a party or receive a call from a party over a secure connection, a pad-
lock icon
1
appears on the other party’s row on your graphic display. You can opt
to have voice connections that are no longer secure indicated by a brief alerting
tone and a window with the message "Unencrypted call"
(see ïƒ Page 186).
Emergency mode
If a failover system has been set up for your OpenScape Voice, you can still
make calls and use the functions of the failover system, for example, despite
network faults.
If it happens that your telephone is no longer connected to OpenScape Voice, it
is registered automatically on the configured failover system. The message
"Emergency mode (B8)" then appears on the display.
Some functions may not be accessible while in emergency mode, for example:
• Call forwarding (ïƒ Page 60)
• Voicemail (
ïƒ Page 46)
• Callback (
ïƒ Page 57)
• Group functions (
ïƒ Page 44)
• Multiline (
ïƒ Page 118)
• OpenScape Voice functions (
ïƒ Page 152)
Answering a call
The OpenStage rings. A call is also visually signalled on the call display. The call
is also visually signalled on the alert bar.
If transmitted, calling party information (name, phone number) appears on the
graphic display.
Please read carefully the introductory chapter "Getting to know your Open-
Stage phone" ïƒ Page 14 before performing any of the steps described
here on your phone.
1. Closed for secure or open for nonsecure voice communication
If you have set a pattern melody or a ringtone ïƒ Page 182 on your phone,
it is possible that administrator has preset a different pattern melody, pat-
tern sequence or ringtone or deactivated the ringtone, depending on the
call type (e.g. an external or internal call).
An incoming call will interrupt any ongoing telephone setting operations.
When the call ends, you can press the N key to return to the point in the
menu structure where you were interrupted.