Cisco Unity Connection User Guide, Release 1.x
Finding Messages by Phone

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Finding Messages by Phone

Finding Messages by Using the Message Locator Option

Finding Messages by Using the Go to Message Option


Finding Messages by Phone


Cisco Unity Connection offers two options for finding messages by phone:

Message Locator

Allows you to find new and saved voice messages based on search criteria.

Go to Message

Allows you to find a saved message based on the message number.


This chapter contains the following sections:

Finding Messages by Using the Message Locator Option

Finding Messages by Using the Go to Message Option

Finding Messages by Using the Message Locator Option

When the Message Locator option is enabled by your Connection administrator, Connection prompts you to "Press 5 to find messages" in the Main menu.

Using the Message Locator menu, you can find voice messages from a particular user by entering the user name or extension. You can also use it to find voice messages from all outside callers or messages left by callers who called from a specific number.

Based on the criteria that you enter, Connection begins playing messages as they are found. By default, messages are presented in order of newest to oldest—regardless of whether the messages are new or saved—though your Connection administrator may change this playback order.

The procedure below uses keypad mappings for the standard conversation. Keypad mappings for other conversations are provided in the "Cisco Unity Connection Voice Commands and Phone Menus" chapter. Ask your Connection administrator which conversation you are set up to use.

To Find Messages by Using the Message Locator Option


Step 1 Log on to Cisco Unity Connection.

Step 2 If you are not using voice commands, skip to Step 3.

If you are using voice commands, say "Touchtone conversation" or press 9 to temporarily change to using touchtone keys.


Tip To switch back to using voice commands after you have finished using Message Locator, hang up and log on to Connection again.


Step 3 Press 5 to access Message Locator.

Step 4 Use the following keys to define your search:

Key
Action
1

Find voice messages from another user. When prompted, use the phone keypad to spell the user name or to enter the extension of the user. Press # # to switch between spelling and number entry.

2

Find voice messages from all outside callers. Connection searches for any messages left by unidentified callers—including outside callers and users who did not log on to Connection before calling from an external phone or from a phone that is not associated with a user account (such as a conference room).

3

Find voice messages from a specific outside caller. When prompted, use the phone keypad to enter the phone number—or part of the number—of the caller, followed by #.

You may have to enter country, area, city, or trunk codes first. Not all callers will have a number stored in the system. If you have trouble finding messages from a specific caller, contact your Connection administrator.


Step 5 As Connection plays a message, use the following keys to control playback as you listen to it:

Key(s)
Action
Key(s)
Action
1

Restart message

7

Rewind message

2

Save

8

Pause/Resume

3

Delete

9

Fast-forward

4

Slow playback

#

Fast-forward to end

5

Change volume1

##

Skip message, save as is

6

Fast playback

   

1 Not available on some systems.


Step 6 Use the following keys to manage the message after you have listened to it:

Key(s)
Action
Key(s)
Action
1

Replay message

5

Forward message

2

Save

6

Save as new

(The message waiting indicator on your phone may be triggered.)

3

Delete

7

Rewind message

4

Reply

9

Play message properties

4 2

Reply to all

#

Save as is

4 4

Call the user1

   

1 Not available on some systems



Finding Messages by Using the Go to Message Option

As you listen to your saved messages, you can use the Go to Message option to find a message by entering the message number. You can also use Go to Message to skip back to the previous message and to skip ahead to the next message.


Tip Turn on message counts in the Cisco Unity Assistant so that you know how many saved messages you have and can hear the message number for each message.


The procedure below uses keypad mappings for the standard conversation. Keypad mappings for other conversations are provided in the "Cisco Unity Connection Voice Commands and Phone Menus" chapter. Ask your Connection administrator which conversation you are set up to use.

To Find Messages by Using the Go to Message Option


Step 1 Log on to Cisco Unity Connection.

Step 2 If you are not using voice commands, skip to Step 3.

If you are using voice commands, say "Touchtone conversation" or press 9 to temporarily change to using touchtone keys.


Tip To switch back to using voice commands after you have finished using Go to Message, hang up and log on to Connection again.


Step 3 Press 3 1 to hear saved messages.

Use the following keys to select the type of messages that you want to hear. (You will not hear the Message Type menu if it is disabled in the Cisco Unity Assistant.)

Key
Type
1

Voice messages

2

E-mails1

4

Receipts2

#

All messages

1 Although the e-mails key is available in the Message Type menu, Connection plays e-mails only for users who also have the text-to-speech option.

2 Depending on how Connection is set up at your organization, you may not receive all types of receipts.


Step 4 Press 1 2 to find a particular message.

Step 5 When prompted, enter the message number followed by #.

Step 6 As Connection plays the message, use the following keys to control playback as you listen to it:

Key(s)
Action
Key(s)
Action
1

Restart message

6

Fast playback

1 4

Play previous saved message

7

Rewind message

1 6

Play next saved message

8

Pause/Resume

2

Save

9

Fast-forward

3

Delete

#

Fast-forward to end

4

Slow playback

# #

Skip message, save as is

5

Change volume1

   

1 Not available on some systems.


Step 7 Use the following keys to manage the message after you have listened to it.

Key(s)
Action
Key(s)
Action
1

Replay message

4 4

Call the user1

1 4

Play previous saved message

5

Forward message

1 6

Play next saved message

6

Save as new

(The message waiting indicator on your phone may be triggered.)

2

Save

7

Rewind message

3

Delete

9

Play message properties

4

Reply

#

Save as is

4 2

Reply to all

   

1 Not available on some systems.