Cisco 7912 User manual

Cisco 7912
Users Guide

Road Map to your Cisco IP Phone
Cisco IP Phone 7912

1 LCD
Screen
Displays features such as the time, date, your
phone numbers, caller ID, line/call status, and
softkey tabs
2
Cisco IP
Phone
series type Indicates the Cisco IP Phone Series to which your
phone belongs
3 Soft Keys
Softkeys let you engage functions displayed on the
corresponding LCD tabs. Softkey functions change
depending on the status of the phone (for example,
if the phone is active or idle.)
4 Navigation
button
Enables you to scroll through text and select
features displayed on the LCD screen. Provides
short-cut access to the Speed Dial Menu when the
phone is idle.
5 Menu
Button Provides access to phone services
6 Hold
Button
Places an active call on hold, resumes a held call,
or switches between an active call and a held call-
depending on the line state
7 Dial Pad Works exactly like the dial pad on a traditional
telephone.
8 Volume
Button Increases or decreases volume for the handset. Also controls the ringer volume (if on hook).
9
Handset
with
indicator
light
Functions like a traditional handset. The light strip
at the top of the handset can be configured to
indicate incoming calls and new voice messages.
10 Footstand
How Do I Place a Call?
Use any of the following approaches to place a call:
• Lift the handset and dial the number
• Press the NewCall softkey and dial the number
• Enter the number with the phone on-hook, then press the
Dial softkey or lift the receiver
• Press the Redial softkey
How Do I Put a Call on Hold?
Press the Hold button. The Hold button will light red. To return
to the call, press the lit Hold button
A call on hold remains active even though you and the other
party cannot hear each other. You can answer or place another
call while a call is on hold.

Note Because engaging the Hold feature can generate music
or a beeping tone, avoid putting a conference call on
hold.
How Do I Adjust the Handset Volume?
Press the up or down Volume button when the handset is in use.
Press the Save softkey to save your change.
How Do I Adjust the Ringer Volume?
Press the up or down Volume button when the handset is not in
use (in the handset cradle).
How Do I Operate the LCD Screen?
Operating your phone’s LCD screen is easy. Use the Navigation
button, softkeys, and the key pad to make your selections.
To control the cursor:
• Press the >> softkey to re-position the cursor.
• Press the << softkey to delete a character or digit in an entry.
To select a menu item:
• Press the Navigation button to select (highlight) a menu item. Then press the Select
softkey.
or
• Press the number key on your phone’s dial pad that corresponds to the item number in
the menu.
Tip To exit out of a menu on your phone’s LCD screen,
press the Exit softkey.
How Do I Adjust the LCD Contrast?
To change the contrast of your phone’s LCD screen:
Step 1 Press the Menu button.
Step 2 Select Settings from the menu.
Step 3 Select Contrast from the Settings menu.
Step 4 Press the Up or Down softkeys to set the desired

contrast.
Step 5 Press the Ok softkey to accept your changes.
How Do I View my Missed Calls?
Your phone’s LCD display will indicate if you have missed a
call.
Use the Directories menu to view (and dial from) call records in
your Missed Calls, Received Calls, and Placed Calls directories.
A call record contains the time and date of the call, and a phone
number (if available).
To view your call records:
Step 1 Press the Menu button.
Step 2 Select Directories.
Step 3 Select a particular directory. Choose from:
• Missed Calls
• Received Calls
• Placed Calls
To dial from a call record:
Step 1 Follow the steps above to open your Missed, Received,
or Placed Calls directory.
Step 2 Use the Navigation button to select (highlight) a
particular record.
Step 3 If necessary, use the EditDial softkey to add digits to the
front of the number.
Step 4 Lift the handset or press the Dial softkey.
To delete your call records:
• Select an entire directory and press the Clear softkey.
• Select a particular call record and press the Delete softkey.

Supported Features at the University of Wyoming
Call Waiting: Gives you the ability to answer two calls at once.
1. Answer call #1, then the second call will present itself
on the display and the phone will beep once in your ear.
If you choose to Answer the second call, press the
Answer Softkey, which answers the second call and
places the first caller on hold.
2. To toggle between the two callers use the Hold Softkey
and the Resume Softkey.
Call Forward: Allows you to manually forward all calls coming into your set.
You can forward to an IP phone or non-IP phone.
To Activate: 1. Press the CFwdAll Softkey
2. Dial the number to which you want to forward
all calls.
To Cancel: 1. Press the CFwdAll Softkey
Call Transfer: Allows you to transfer a call to another on-campus telephone
number. Calls cannot be transferred off-campus.
To Activate: 1. With a call in progress, press the Trnsfer
Softkey.
2. Dial the number to which you are transferring
the call.
3. When you hear ringing, press the Trnsfer
again, or when the party answers, announce the
call and press Trnsfer.
4. Hang up to end your participation in the call.
Special Note: To abandon the transfer, press the
End Call Softkey which disconnects the transfer
and places the original caller on hold.

Conference: Allows you to set up a conference with nine other parties on or off
campus.
To Activate: 1. With a call in progress, press the Confrn
Softkey. This opens a new line while placing
the other party(ies) on hold.
2. Place a call to another party.
3. When the call connects, press Confrn again to
add this party to the call.
4. Repeat the first three steps to add another
caller.
Special Note: To abandon the addition of a
conferee, press the End Call Softkey, which
disconnects that leg of the conference and places the
other conferees on hold.
Dialing: With Cisco phones you have several different options for placing a
call.
Off-hook dialing: Lift handset and dial the number.
Predialing: Dial the number you want to call and either
pick up the handset which then initiates the
call or press the Dial Softkey (on a 7960
only) and this initiates the call on the
speakerphone if the handset is NOT picked
up.
On-hook dialing: Press the Speaker button and then dial
(NOT offered on 7912 set).
ReDial: This will automatically dial the last called number from your
phone.
To Activate: Lift handset and press the Redial Softkey.
Hold: Allows you to place a call on hold.
To Activate: During a call, press the Hold Softkey.
To Return to the call: Press the Resume Softkey.

Call Park: This allows you to park an active call and then retrieve it using
another phone within your phone system.
To Activate: 1. During an active call, press the More Softkey
until you see the Park tab.
2. Press the Park Softkey to park the call. The
LCD displays the number where the call is
parked.
3. Make a note of the Call Park number and hang
up.
4. To retrieve the parked call, go to any phone on
campus and dial the Call Park number.
Call Back: Notifies you that a previously dialed on-campus number (with a
busy tone) is now available.
To Activate: 1. When you receive a busy tone, press the
CallBack Softkey. The phone will indicate that
Callback has been initiated against the DN just
called. You are now free to make any other call.
2. Once the far end goes idle your set will play a
special ring tone to let you know that the DN
has become available and a new “Dial” Softkey
will be displayed. Press it and it will redial the
original number for you.
Call Join: If you are on an active call and a second call is received, you can
“join” both lines into a conference call.
To Activate: While on an active call, a second call comes into
your line. You can press the Answer Softkey to
answer the second call. This places the first caller
on hold. If you want to join the call press the
Confrn Softkey once to initiate the conference, then
again to connect the two calls together.

Distinctive Ring Per Line appearance: Allows you to set distinctive rings on each
line appearance that you have on your phone
(7960 sets only).
To Setup: 1. Press the Settings button on your phone.
2. Select #2 Ring Type.
3. Scroll down to the line appearance you
want to change and hit the Select
Softkey.
4. Select one of seven different ring
settings by highlighting the ring type you
want, then hit the Select Softkey, and
then the Ok Softkey.
Call Pickup: Allows you to answer calls to other phones within a designated call
pickup group.
To Activate: 1. As the phone rings at the extension within your
call pick-up group, pick up your handset to get
dial tone on your line.
2. Press the More Softkey to view the PickUp
Softkey.
3. Press the PickUp Softkey to transfer the call to
your extension.
4. Answer the incoming call that is redirected to
your phone by pressing the Answer Softkey.
Fast Dials: Allows you to pre-program up to 99 frequently dialed #’s from
your phone.
To set up: Go to the services screen on your phone, and select
My Fast Dials. Select the Assign softkey, then
toggle to the key you want to assign and press the
Select softkey. Now enter in the number you want
to program. Remember to put 9 or 91 in front of the
number if you are calling off campus. Once you
have entered the number press the Submit softkey,
you should get a message that tells you your fast
dial has been successfully assigned, select the Ok
softkey, and you are done.
To Use: Go to the services screen on your phone, and select
My Fast Dials. Toggle to the Fast Dial you want to
dial, the press the Dial softkey.