Cisco Unified 8961 Manual

Phone Setup
•Connect Footstand, page 1
•Adjust Phone Display Viewing Angle, page 2
•Adjust the Handset Rest, page 3
•Secure the Phone with a Cable Lock, page 4
Connect Footstand
If your phone is placed on a table or desk, connect the footstand to the back of the phone.
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Procedure
Step 1 Insert the curved connectors into the lower slots.
Step 2 Lift the footstand until the connectors snap into the upper slots.
Connecting and disconnecting the footstand may require a little more force than you expect.Note
Adjust Phone Display Viewing Angle
The viewing angle of the phone display can be adjusted according to your preference.
Procedure
Hold the handset and cradle with your left hand, hold the right side of the bezel (to the right of the display)
with your right hand, and then move your hands back and forth in opposite directions to adjust the angle.
The following figure shows the display angle of the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971.
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Adjust Phone Display Viewing Angle

Adjust the Handset Rest
If your phone is wall-mounted, you may need to adjust the handset rest to ensure that the receiver does not
slip out of the cradle.
Procedure
Step 1 Remove the handset from the cradle and pull the plastic tab from the handset rest.
Step 2 Rotate the tab 180 degrees.
Step 3 Hold the tab between two fingers, with the corner notches facing you.
Step 4 Line up the tab with the slot in the cradle and press the tab evenly into the slot. An extension protrudes from
the top of the rotated tab.
Step 5 Return the handset to the handset rest.
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Adjust the Handset Rest

Secure the Phone with a Cable Lock
You can secure the phone to a desktop with a laptop cable lock. The lock connects to the antitheft security
connector on the back of the phone and the cable can be secured to a desktop.
The security slot can accommodate a lock up to 20 mm wide. Compatible laptop cable locks include the
Kensington laptop cable lock and laptop cable locks from other manufacturers that can fit into the security
slot on the back of the phone.
Procedure
Step 1 Wrap the looped end of the cable lock and wrap it around object to which you want to secure your phone.
Step 2 Pass the lock through the looped end of the cable.
Step 3 Unlock the cable lock.
There are two kinds of cable locks: keyed and combination. Depending on the type of lock you have,
unlock it by using the key or the correct combination.
Note
Step 4 Press and hold the locking button to align the locking teeth.
Step 5 Insert the cable lock into the lock slot of your phone and release the locking button.
Step 6 Lock the cable lock.
For keyed locks, turn the key 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and pull the key out of the lock.
For combination locks, rotate the lock 90 degrees and then scramble the combination.
Note
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Secure the Phone with a Cable Lock