Cisco Unified 8961 User manual

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Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951,
and 9971 User Guide for Cisco
Unified Communications
Manager 7.1(3) (SIP)

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Contents
Your Phone 1
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Phone Connections 1
Footstand 4
Phone Display Viewing Angle 5
Change Display Viewing Angle 5
Buttons and Hardware 5
Phone Screen 10
Phone with Single Line 10
Phone with Multiple Lines 11
Phone Screen Navigation and Item Selection 14
Power-Save Mode 15
Handset Rest 15
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Phone Connections 16
Bluetooth 19
Footstand 20
Phone Display Viewing Angle 21
Change Display Viewing Angle 21
Buttons and Hardware 21
Phone Screen 26
Phone with Single Line 26
Phone with Multiple Lines 27
Phone Screen Navigation and Item Selection 30
Power-Save Mode 31
Handset Rest 31
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Phone Connections 32
Wireless Connection and Bluetooth 35

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Footstand 36
Phone Display Viewing Angle 37
Change Display Viewing Angle 37
Buttons and Hardware 37
Phone Screen 42
Phone with Single Line 42
Phone with Multiple Lines 43
Phone Screen Navigation and Item Selection 45
Power-Save Mode 47
Phone Display Cleaning 47
Handset Rest 48
Applications 49
Phone Applications 49
Call History 49
View Call History 50
View Call Record Details 50
Filter Call History 50
Dial From Call History 50
Edit Number From Call History 51
Clear Call History 51
Delete Call Record From Call History 51
Preferences 51
Ringtones 52
Wallpaper 52
Brightness 52
Bluetooth 53
Accessories 53
View Accessories List 53
View Accessory Details 54
Set Up Wideband for Analog Headset 54
Add Bluetooth Accessory 54
Delete Bluetooth Accessory 55
Connect Bluetooth Accessory 55
Disconnect Bluetooth Accessory 56
WLAN Sign in 56

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Sign in for WLAN 56
Change WLAN Sign in 56
Running Applications 56
View Running Applications 56
Switch to a Running Application 57
Close a Running Application 57
Phone Information 57
View Phone Information 57
Administrator Settings 58
Contacts 59
Phone Contacts 59
Corporate Directory 59
Search for and Dial a Contact 59
Search for and Dial a Contact While on a Call 60
Personal Directory 60
Personal Directory Options 60
Fast-Dial Codes with Personal Directory 62
Messages 65
Voice Messages 65
Personalize Your Voicemail 65
Check for Voice Messages 65
Listen to Voice Messages 66
Calling Features 67
Feature Buttons and Softkeys 67
All Calls 68
View All Calls on Your Phone 69
Answer 69
Answer Your Oldest Call First 69
Auto Answer 69
Auto Answer with Your Headset 69
Auto Answer with Your Speakerphone 69
Barge 70

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Add Yourself to a Call on a Shared Line 70
Call Back 70
Set up a Call Back Notification 70
Call Forward All 70
Forward Calls on Your Phone 71
Call Park 71
Park and Retrieve a Call Using Park 72
Park and Retrieve a Call Using Assisted Directed Call Park 73
Park and Retrieve a Call Using Manual Directed Call Park 73
Call Pickup 74
Answer a Call Using Pickup 74
Answer a Call Using Group Pickup and a Group Pickup Number 75
Answer a Call Using Group Pickup and a Phone Number 75
Answer a Call Using Other Pickup 75
Call Waiting 75
Respond to a Call Waiting Notification 76
Conference 76
Add Another Party to Your Call to Create a Conference 76
Join Calls Together in a Conference 77
Swap Between Calls Before Completing a Conference 77
View Conference Participants 77
Remove Conference Participants 77
Divert 77
Divert a Call 78
Do Not Disturb 78
Turn DND On and Off 78
Extension Mobility 79
Enable Extension Mobility 79
Fast Dial 79
Place a Call with a Fast-Dial Button 79
Hold 80
Hold and Resume a Call 80
Swap Between Holding and Active Calls 80
Put a Call on Hold by Answering a New Call 80

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Determine if a Shared Line is on Hold 80
Remote Hold 81
Hold Reversion 81
Respond to a Hold Reversion Notification 81
Hunt Groups 81
Sign In and Out of a Hunt Group 81
Intercom 82
Place a Dedicated Intercom Call 82
Place a Dialable Intercom Call 82
Receive an Intercom Call 82
Line Status 83
Line Status Indicators 83
Malicious Call Identification 84
Trace a Suspicious Call 84
Meet Me 84
Host a Meet-Me Conference 84
Join a Meet-Me Conference 84
Mobile Connect 85
Turn On or Off Mobile Connect to All Your Remote Destinations From Your Desk Phone 85
Switch an In-Progress Call on Your Desk Phone to a Mobile Phone 85
Switch an In-Progress Call From a Mobile Phone to Your Desk Phone 86
Mute 86
Mute Your Phone 86
On-hook Dialing 86
Dial a Number On-hook 86
Privacy 87
Enable Privacy on a Shared Line 87
Quality Reporting Tool 87
Report Problems on Your Phone 87
Redial 87
Redial a Number 88
Shared Lines 88
Silent Monitoring and Recording 88
Speed Dial 89

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Place a Call with a Speed-Dial Button 89
Place a Call with a Speed-Dial Code 89
Use a Speed-Dial Code On-hook 89
Use a Speed-Dial Code Off-hook 89
Transfer 90
Transfer a Call to Another Number 90
Swap Between Calls Before Completing a Transfer 90
Web Dialer 90
Use Web Dialer with Cisco Directory 91
Use Web Dialer with Another Online Corporate Directory 91
Set Up, View, or Change Web Dialer Preferences 91
Sign Out of Web Dialer 92
User Options 93
User Options Web Pages 93
Sign In and Out of User Options Web Pages 93
Device 94
Select a Device From the User Options Web Pages 94
Customize Do Not Disturb Options 94
Line Settings 95
Set Up Call Forwarding Per Line 95
Change the Voice Message Indicator Setting Per Line 95
Change the Audible Voice Message Indicator Setting Per Line 96
Change the Ring Settings Per Line 96
Change or Create a Line Text Label for Your Phone Display 96
Speed Dial on the Web 97
Set Up Speed-Dial Buttons 97
Set Up Speed-Dial Codes 97
Phone Services 97
Subscribe to a Service 98
Search for Services 98
Change or End Services 98
Change a Service Name 99
Add a Service to an Available Programmable Feature Button 99
User Settings 99

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Change Your Browser Password 99
Change Your PIN 100
Change the Language for Your User Options Web Pages 100
Change the Language for Your Phone Display 100
Directory 100
Personal Address Book 101
Add a New PAB Entry 101
Search for a PAB Entry 101
Edit a PAB Entry 101
Delete a PAB Entry 101
Assign a Feature Button for Personal Address Book 102
Fast Dials 102
Assign a Feature Button for Fast Dial 102
Assign a Fast Dial Code to a PAB Entry 103
Assign a Fast Dial Code to a Phone Number Without Using a PAB Entry 103
Search for a Fast Dial Entry 103
Edit a Fast Dial Phone Number 103
Delete a PAB Entry 104
Mobility Settings 104
Add a New Remote Destination 104
Create an Access List 105
Plugins 105
Access Plugins 106
Accessories 107
Phone Accessories 107
USB Devices 107
Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module 108
Features of the Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module 109
Place a Call on the Expansion Module 111
Configure Buttons 111
Adjust the Brightness 111
Bluetooth Headsets 111
Bluetooth Wireless Headset Performance 112

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FAQs and Troubleshooting 113
Frequently Asked Questions 113
Troubleshooting Tips 115
Personal Directory 116
User Options 116
Product Safety, Security, Accessibility, and Related Information 117
Safety and Performance Information 117
Power Outage 117
External Devices 117
Bluetooth Wireless Headsets Performance 118
FCC Compliance Statements 118
FCC Part 15.21 Statement 118
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 118
FCC Receivers and Class B Digital Statement 118
Cisco Product Security 119
Accessibility Features 119
Vision Impaired and Blind Accessibility Features 119
Hearing Impaired Accessibility Features 122
Mobility Impaired Accessibility Features 126
Additional Information 128
Warranty 129
Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms 129
Index 131