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Introduction

Introduction

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The Cisco IP Phone 7910 Series telephone is a full-feature telephone that provides voice communication over an IP network. The main features of the phone are illustrated in Figure 1-1 and explained in Table 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Cisco IP Phone 7910 Series Features

Table 1-1 Cisco IP Phone 7910 Series Features 

Figure Callout	Feature	Description
1	Handset	Lift the handset and press the dial pad numbers to place a call, review voice mail messages, answer a call, and so on.
2	LCD screen	The IP Phone "desktop" which displays the time, date, your phone number, caller ID, and line or call status.
3	Line button	Open a new line to make or receive a call, or end the current call. See the "Making Telephone Calls" section.
4	Hold button	Put a current call on hold, or take a call off hold. See the "Placing a Call on Hold" section.
5	Transfer button	Transfer the current caller to a different phone number. See the "Transferring a Call" section.
6	Settings button	Adjust handset, speaker, and ringer volume, ringer type, and contrast on the LCD screen. See the "How to Use the Handset and Speaker" section and the "Customizing Phone Settings" section.
7	Footstand adjustment	Adjusts the angle of the phone base. See the "Installing the Phone and Connecting to the Network" section.
8, 9, 10, 11, 15	Programmable buttons	These buttons are programmable by your system administrator. The options you have depend on what your system administrator configured for your phone. This is a list of the available features, with the button assignments for the default features. If a button does not work according to its label (or does not work at all), ask your administrator if the button has been configured. •msgs (button 8)—Access your voice mail messages. See the "Using Voice Mail" section. •conf (button 9)—Initiate a conference call. See the "Placing a Conference Call" section. •forward (button 10)—Redirect your calls to another telephone number. See the "Forwarding All Calls" section. •speed dial (buttons 15)—Quickly call a frequently-dialed number. See the "Configuring Speed Dial Buttons" section for information on setting up speed dials. •redial (button 11)—Dial the last number called. See the "Redialing the Last Number Dialed" section. •park—Store a call at a specified number and then use another phone to retrieve the call. See the "Parking a Call" section. •call pickup—Answer a call that comes in on a telephone extension other than your own. See the "Using Call Pickup" section. •meet-me—Set up a Meet-Me conference, which is a conference at a pre-set phone number that is not your own number. See the "Establishing Meet-Me Conference Calls" section.
12	Speaker button	Toggles the speaker on and off. See the "Using the Speaker" section.
13	Mute button	Toggles the handset mute on and off. See the "Muting a Call" section.
14	Volume buttons	Increase or decrease the volume for the currently active voice receiver: handset or speaker. The volume keys also control the ringer volume, and the contrast of the LCD, and you can use them to scroll through menus displayed on the LCD.
16	Key pad	Press the key pad buttons to dial a phone number. Key pad buttons work exactly like those on your existing telephone. Also use these keys to select items from menus shown on the LCD