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Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SIP)
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971
Table 1-2 describes the buttons on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951.
Table 1-2 Features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951
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Phone screen Shows information about your phone, including directory number, call information (for
example caller ID, icons for an active call or call on hold) and available softkeys.
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Session buttons Each represents a call session and takes the default action for that session. For example,
pressing the session button for a ringing call answers the call, while pressing the session
button for a held call resumes the call.
Color LEDs reflect the call state. LEDs can flash (blink on and off rapidly), pulse (alternately
dim and brighten), or appear solid (glow without interruption).
• Flashing amber—Ringing call
• Solid green—Connected call or an outgoing call that is not yet connected
• Pulsing green—Held call
• Solid red—Shared line in-use remotely
• Pulsing red—Shared line call put on hold remotely
(The position of session buttons may be reversed with that of programmable feature buttons
on phones using a locale with a right-to-left reading orientation, such as Hebrew and
Arabic.)
3
Softkey buttons Allow you to access the softkey options displayed on your phone screen.
4
Back button Returns to the previous screen or menu.
5
Release button Ends a connected call or session.
6
Navigation pad and
Select button
The four-way Navigation pad allows you to scroll through menus, highlight items, and move
within a text input field.
The Select button (center of the Navigation pad) allows you to select a highlighted item,
disable the phone screen for cleaning, or enable the phone screen if it is in power-save mode.
The Select button is lit (white) when the phone is in power-save mode.
7
Conference button Creates a conference call.
8
Hold button Places a connected call on hold.
9
Transfer button Transfers a call.
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Keypad Allows you to dial phone numbers, enter letters, and choose menu items (by entering the
item number).
