Yealink SIP-T38G User manual

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of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experience radio/TV technician for help.
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About This Guide
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Thank you for choosing this Gigabit Color IP Phone which is especially designed for
power users in the office environment. This unit provides business telephony features
such as Call Hold, Call Transfer, Busy Lamp Field, Shared Line, Hot Desking and
Conference over an IP network.
This guide provides everything you need to quickly use your new phone. Be sure to
verify with your system administrator that your network is prepared for configuring your
IP phone. As well, be sure to read the Packing List and Regulatory Notices sections in this
guide before you set up and use the SIP-T38G IP phone.
If this is your first time using the SIP-T38G IP phone, we recommend that you first refer to
the Quick Installation Guide and Quick Reference Guide. Documents are available for
download at: http://www.yealink.com/index.php/Support/.
This guide is based on firmware version 70. The topics provided in this guide include:
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 3 Customizing Your Phone
Chapter 4 Basic Call Features
Chapter 5 Advanced Phone Features
The following sections are new for this version:
Administrator Password on page 26
BroadSoft Phonebook on page 41
BroadSoft Call Log on page 44
Auto Answer on page 69
Auto Redial on page 70
Call Completion on page 71

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Call Waiting on page 79
Major updates have occurred to the following sections since the previous version:
Basic Network Settings on page 16
Call History Management on page 43
DSS Keys on page 47
Troubleshooting on page 111

Table of Contents
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About This Guide ...................................................................... v
In This Guide ......................................................................................................................... v
Changes from Previous Versions ........................................................................................ v
Changes from Version 70.0 .............................................................................................. v
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Overview .................................................................................. 1
Hardware Component Instructions.................................................................................... 1
Icon Instructions .................................................................................................................... 3
LED Instructions..................................................................................................................... 5
User Interfaces ..................................................................................................................... 6
Phone User Interface ........................................................................................................ 6
Web User Interface........................................................................................................... 6
Documentations ................................................................................................................... 9
Getting Started....................................................................... 11
Packing List.......................................................................................................................... 11
Phone Installation............................................................................................................... 13
Phone Initialization ............................................................................................................. 15
Phone Status ....................................................................................................................... 16
Basic Network Settings...................................................................................................... 16
Registration ......................................................................................................................... 17
Idle Screen.......................................................................................................................... 18
Customizing Your Phone ......................................................... 19
General Settings ................................................................................................................ 19
Wallpaper ........................................................................................................................ 19
Screensaver..................................................................................................................... 20
Theme............................................................................................................................... 21
Backlight .......................................................................................................................... 22
Contrast............................................................................................................................ 23
Language......................................................................................................................... 24
Time and Date................................................................................................................. 24
Administrator Password ................................................................................................. 26

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Key as Send..................................................................................................................... 27
Keypad Lock.................................................................................................................... 28
Audio Settings .................................................................................................................... 31
Volume ............................................................................................................................. 31
Ring Tones ........................................................................................................................ 32
Contact Management....................................................................................................... 33
Local Directory ................................................................................................................ 33
Blacklist ............................................................................................................................ 39
Remote Phonebook ........................................................................................................ 40
BroadSoft Phonebook .................................................................................................... 41
Call History Management ................................................................................................ 43
BroadSoft Call Log............................................................................................................. 44
System Customizations...................................................................................................... 47
Headset Use.................................................................................................................... 47
DSS Keys .......................................................................................................................... 47
Account Management ................................................................................................... 56
Dial Plan ........................................................................................................................... 58
Emergency Number........................................................................................................ 61
Live Dialpad .................................................................................................................... 62
Hotline .............................................................................................................................. 62
Basic Call Features................................................................. 65
Placing Calls ....................................................................................................................... 65
Answering Calls ................................................................................................................. 67
Ending Calls ........................................................................................................................ 68
Redialing Numbers ............................................................................................................ 69
Auto Answer ....................................................................................................................... 69
Auto Redial.......................................................................................................................... 70
Call Completion ................................................................................................................. 71
Call Return........................................................................................................................... 73
Call Mute............................................................................................................................. 73
Call Hold/Resume............................................................................................................... 74
Do Not Disturb (DND) ........................................................................................................ 75
Call Forward ....................................................................................................................... 76
Call Transfer ........................................................................................................................ 78
Call Waiting ........................................................................................................................ 79
Conference ......................................................................................................................... 80
Local Conference............................................................................................................ 80
Network Conference ...................................................................................................... 81
Call Park .............................................................................................................................. 82
Call Pickup .......................................................................................................................... 83
Anonymous Call ................................................................................................................. 87
Anonymous Call Rejection ................................................................................................ 88

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Advanced Phone Features..................................................... 91
Busy Lamp Field (BLF) ....................................................................................................... 91
BLF List ................................................................................................................................. 94
Shared Line......................................................................................................................... 96
Call Recording .................................................................................................................... 97
Hot Desking ........................................................................................................................ 99
Intercom ............................................................................................................................ 101
Outgoing Intercom Calls.............................................................................................. 101
Incoming Intercom Calls .............................................................................................. 102
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD).................................................................................. 103
Messages.......................................................................................................................... 105
Short Message Service (SMS) .................................................................................... 105
Voice Mail ...................................................................................................................... 107
Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) ............................................................................. 109
Troubleshooting .....................................................................111
Regulatory Notices ................................................................117
Service Agreements ........................................................................................................ 117
Limitations of Liability ...................................................................................................... 117
Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 117
Appendix A - Time Zones......................................................119
Index ......................................................................................121

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