Cisco IP DECT 6800 Series User manual

Your Handset
•Your Handset, on page 1
•Getting Started, on page 2
•Buttons and Hardware, on page 3
•Care of Your Handset, on page 11
•Additional Help and Information, on page 13
Your Handset
The Cisco IP DECT 6800 Series is made up of the Cisco IP DECT 210 Multi-Cell Base Station and the Cisco
IP DECT Phone 6825 Handset.
Figure 1: Cisco IP DECT 210 Multi-Cell Base Station and Cisco IP DECT Phone 6825 Handset
The handsets communicate with the base station using Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT)
to provide call functions.
In this document, the term phone means the handset and the term system means the handset and base station.
Not all features may be supported by your handset. Contact your service provider for the supported features.
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Getting Started
Turn On Your Handset
Procedure
Press and hold Power/End until the screen turns on.
Turn Off Your Handset
Procedure
Press and hold Power/End until the screen turns off.
Report an Emergency Situation
Your handset has an emergency button, located at the top of the handset. If set up by your administrator, you
can press this button to raise an alert in an emergency situation. The handset places a call to a predefined
emergency number and automatically turns on the speakerphone.
Procedure
Press and hold Emergency for 3 seconds.
Lock the Handset Keypad
You can manually lock the keypad to stop accidental dialing.
When the keypad is locked, you can only dial emergency numbers.
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Getting Started

Procedure
Press and hold Asterisk until the message “Press and hold *” and the key lock icon ( or ) are
displayed on the screen.
Related Topics
Set the Handset Lock and PIN
Set the Timer to Automatically Lock the Handset
Unlock the Handset Keypad
If the keypad is locked, you must unlock it before you can place most calls. You may need to input a PIN to
unlock the handset.
When the keypad is locked, you can only dial emergency numbers.
Note
Procedure
Press and hold Asterisk until the message “Press and hold *” and the key lock icon or
doesn't display on the screen.
Related Topics
Set the Handset Lock and PIN
Set the Timer to Automatically Lock the Handset
Buttons and Hardware
Your handset has many buttons and hardware features that you will use regularly. Use the following figure
and table to identify the important button and hardware features.
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Unlock the Handset Keypad

Figure 2: Cisco IP DECT Phone 6825 Handset Buttons and Hardware
Table 1: Cisco IP DECT Phone 6825 Handset Buttons and Hardware
DescriptionName or GroupingItem
Indicator light—Use the light to identify states. You
can configure the event that triggers the red, yellow,
or green LED.
Indicator light (LED)1
Emergency Raises an emergency alarm,
if configured.
Emergency button2
Headset port with cover . Remove the protective
cover and plug in a headset or ear buds (3.5 mm audio
jack).
Headset port3
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DescriptionName or GroupingItem
Softkeys Activate the option
displayed on the screen.
Speaker Toggle the speaker mode on or off for
the handset.
Menu Access directories, settings, status, and
other information.
Navigation cluster Navigation ring and Select
button:
• Navigation ring (outer ring): Move up, down,
left, or right.
•Select button (center of the cluster): select
a menu item.
Answer/Send Answer a ringing call or, after
dialing a number, place the call.
Power/End Turn the handset on or off, or end
a connected call. In menus, the button returns you to
the previous screen.
Softkeys, handset control buttons
(Speaker,Menu), Navigation
cluster, call control buttons
(Answer/Send,Power/End).
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DescriptionName or GroupingItem
Dial numbers and enter letters.
One
• Enter “1” when you dial a number.
• Access voicemail. Press and hold to
automatically dial the voicemail system.
• Enter these special text characters: . ! ? , - " @
+ ; :
Asterisk
• Press and hold to add the plus (+) symbol at the
beginning of a phone number.
Zero
• Enter “0” when you dial a number.
• Press and hold to lock or unlock the keypad.
• Enter a space.
Pound
• Press and hold to silence the handset ringer. If
configured, the handset will vibrate instead.
• Enter this special text characters: #
Use the keys 2 through 9 to enter letters and numbers.
In some languages, additional characters
may be present.
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Keypad5
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DescriptionName or GroupingItem
Volume
•When the handset is idle, change the ring volume
or turn off the ringer.
• During a call, control the speaker volume for the
active handset, headset, or speaker.
Mute Toggle the mute feature on or off.
Volume and Mute buttons6
Navigation
Use the outer ring of the Navigation cluster to scroll through menus and to move between fields. Use the inner
Select button of the Navigation cluster to select menu items.
Supported Characters
When you input information, the Cisco IP DECT Phone 6825 Handset supports the following characters:
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Navigation

Figure 3: Supported Characters
Handset Screen Features
The screen shows information about your handset such as directory number, date and time, and softkeys. The
screen is made up of three sections: the header row, the middle section, and the footer row.
Figure 4: Handset Screen
At the top of the screen is the header row. The header row displays the radio signal strength and
battery charge, as well a number of icons. The icons display when features are active.
If your organization uses the BroadWorks Shared Call Appearance feature, a row of boxes displays
immediately below the header row.
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Handset Screen Features

The middle of the screen displays the information associated with the handset: date and time,
configured handset owner, and handset phone number.
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The bottom row of the screen contains the softkey labels. Each label indicates the action for the
softkey button below the screen. Sometimes, icons are displayed above the softkey labels.
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Related Topics
BroadWorks Shared Call Appearance
Header Icons
The header icons tell you about the handset state. This section displays the header icons and gives their
meaning. The header row icons can be different when do not disturb (DND) is enabled.
Audio Path Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
Speaker is off
Headset in use.
Handset is muted.
Bluetooth Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
Bluetooth is connected.
Bluetooth is disconnected.
Network Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
No network connection.
Weak network connection.
Good network connection.
Better network connection.
Best network connection
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Header Icons

Battery Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
Battery is depleted. Recharge the battery to use the handset.
Battery is 1% to 24% charged. Recharge the battery as soon as
possible.
Battery is 25% to 49% charged.
Battery is 50% to 74% charged.
Battery is 75% to 100% charged.
Battery is charging.
Call-Related Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
Answered call
Dialed call
Do not disturb is enabled.
Phone is forwarded.
Voicemail message waiting.
Missed call
Other Icons
DescriptionDND Mode IconIcon
Handset keypad is locked.
Message
Differences Between Phone Calls and Lines
We use the terms lines and calls in very specific ways to explain how to use your phone.
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Differences Between Phone Calls and Lines