Avaya 9608 Phone Guide

SOFTKEYS 

Use the 4 gray softkeys below the display to select features or options displayed  on the screen. The softkey labels are dynamic and will vary depending on the  feature that is currently selected 

DISPLAY 

Your display is split down the middle with 4 LED lit buttons down each side of the  display. In the upper left hand corner there are status icons which display the  status your extension, i.e if you have missed calls or if calls are being diverted  from your extension with, DND or if call forwarding is active. Touching the LED  Button accesses the line or feature. 

SCROLLING AND NAVIGATION 

Use the up and down navigation arrows to scroll through lists. Use the right and  left navigation arrows to scroll between screens, menus and logs or to move the  cursor during text input. The OK button is a shortcut for the default action 

CALL APPEARANCE BUTTONS 

Call Appearance keys are used to place and receive internal and external calls.  The integrated LEDs can be used to access calls and indicate status. 

PHONE/EXIT BUTTON (Escape to main phone screen) At any time while you are programming, utilizing features and soft key functions,  you may press the Phone/Exit button and you will return to the main screen.  

MAKING A CALL 

Pick up the handset or press the Speaker button 

Dial the internal or external number you wish to call (including 9 plus the area  code if necessary) 

To go immediately into a voice mailbox without ringing the phone first, press the #  key before dialing the internal extension number. 

To end the call, hang up the phone or press the Speaker button 

AUTO CALL BACK 

If the call is to another extension, and they do not answer, to set a callback, press  the Auto Call Back soft key. Set an automatic callback on the user that you have  called but who has not answered. When they next end a call, the telephone  system will call you and when answered, will automatically make a call to the user 

MUTE  

Press Mute button and red light will be lit during which time you may have a  private conversation with another co-worker. To resume 2-way conversation,  press Mute again and red light will go out. 

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

ANSWERING A CALL 

When you receive an incoming call, the incoming call is selected automatically when you lift  the handset, press the Speaker button or select Answer. However, if you are already on a  call, you will need to put that call on hold and then select the incoming call appearance  button manually. You will also see two options on your screen for incoming calls, To VMail and Ignore. 

• To VMail: Selecting this option will send the incoming call directly to your vm mailbox. • Ignore: Selecting this option turns off the audible ringing for the current incoming call.  This feature does not send calls immediately to your voice mailbox 

TRANSFERRING A CALL 

1) During the call, press the Transfer softkey. The call is put on hold and you will hear a  second dial tone. 

2) Dial the extension number  

a. To complete the transfer, press Complete while the call is still ringing or after being  answered. 

b. If the transfer destination does not answer or does not want to accept the call, press  Cancel. 

To transfer a call directly into a voice mailbox, press Transfer, #, plus the mailbox number.  Press Complete and/or hang up. 

HOLD 

The Hold softkey puts a call on hold until you retrieve it. You must retrieve a held call from  the phone that placed the call on hold. To retrieve a call on hold select the Connect softkey or, press the call appearance button of the held call. This button will be rapidly flashing  green 

CONFERENCE CALLING 

1. During an existing call, select the Conference softkey  

2. Dial your next party 

3. If the call was not answered, return to the first call by pressing the call appearance  button of the first call (the button will be flashing green). If the call was answered,  select the Conference softkey again to proceed with the conference call; all  parties should now be connected. 

* This procedure should be limited to yourself, 2 outside parties, and 2 inside extensions    

Dropping/Muting Parties  

You can drop parties from a conference call, including yourself. You can also mute other  parties. 

1. While connected to a conference call, press the Details key, the conference details menu  is displayed. 

2. You can then perform the following actions: 

• To scroll through the list of callers in the conference, use the up and down arrow keys. • To drop a caller from the conference, highlight them and press Drop. 

• To mute a caller, highlight them and press Mute. Repeat this to unmute them. • To return to the call display, press the Back soft key. 

• If you are the only internal user, dropping yourself from the conference may end it.


 

Using the -/+ arrow button on the bottom of your phone,

♦ Adjust ringing volume with the handset down 

♦ Adjust handset volume after lifting the handset 

♦ Adjust speaker volume after turning the speaker on 

SPEAKER 

The Speaker button allows you to make and take calls hands-free. Press the  Speaker button before or during a phone call. 

CONTACTS 

You can store up to 100 names and telephone numbers within the Contacts log.  Entries will be alphabetically listed within Contacts. 

1. Press the Contacts button 

2. Use Left/Right arrow keys to scroll to Personal Directory  3. Select New 

4. Enter the name using the dial pad. 

♦ To enter an A, press the 2 button one time; for a B, press the 2 button  two times; for a C, press the 2 button three times, etc.  

♦ To remove a letter or number that is in the middle of the text you entered,  use the left and right navigation arrows to place your cursor after the  character you want to remove. Press Bksp to remove the character to  the left of the cursor. 

5. After entering the Name, select OK to move to the Number field. 6. Enter the phone number (include 9 + 1 + area code as required). 7. Select Save to save changes or new contacts. 

Note: When you press the Contacts button, the screen will display the last  contact you called. 

USING THE DIRECTORY 

Using your phone, you can scroll through a directory of names or groups, select  and then call an entry. 

1. Press the Contacts button. 

2. Use Left/Right arrow keys to scroll to Users (internal extensions),  External (entries stored in the system for all users to access) or Groups (names & numbers of hunt groups in the system) and Personal ( your  own personal directory)  

3. Either press the List soft key to display all directory entries – or - 4. Press the dialpad key that matches the first letter of the entry you are  searching for. Then, press the up/down arrow keys to scroll through the  matching entries. 

OR Using the dialpad, spell the complete name of the person you are  searching for. 

If you do not find the name you are searching for, press the Clear soft  key to start over 

5. When the name you want is shown, press Call. 

To exit, press the Exit button 

REDIAL 

Press the Redial button. The display shows numbers that you have recently dialed. .Scroll  up or down to highlight the number and select it to dial. .Press Exit to leave the display  without making a call 

CALL LOG/HISTORY 

When you have one or more missed calls, the History button will be lit. The Missed Calls  icon along with the number of missed calls will be displayed on the top line of your phone.  • Press the History button. As a default, the All category is displayed. You may press  

the right arrow key to view the type of calls that are logged (All, Missed, Answered or Outgoing) 

• Scroll to the right or left to view specific lists of your answered, outgoing, or missed  Scroll down to view all entries in a log. 

• Select Details to see time, date and duration of call 

Select More to add Caller ID Log to your Contacts (+Contacts) or to Delete All records in  that particular category of logged calls 

HOME (AVAYA MENU) 

This menu allows you to access and make changes to options and settings on your phone.  ~Configuring Visual Alert-When the Visual Alerting option is turned ON, incoming calls  cause the LED in the top right corner of the phone to flash. 

1. Press HOME the Avaya Menu button 

2. Scroll down and select Call Settings 

3. Press Select or OK 

4. Scroll down and select Visual Alerting 

5. Press on/off softkey to toggle between settings 

6. Select Done to save change 

~ Changing the ring pattern 

1. Press HOME the Avaya Menu button 

2. Select Screen/Sounds option 

3. Press Select or OK 

4. Scroll down and then select Personalized Ringing 

5. Press Select or OK 

6. Scroll up and down to listen to all available ring patterns 

7. Press Play or OK to hear it again 

8. Press Save to make it your ring pattern 

VISUAL VOICE MAIL- your mailbox only at YOUR desk 

Press FEATURES, then scroll down four times and select VISUAL VOICE to access your  mailbox utilizing the display and softkeys. See separate instructions.  

VOICEMAIL COLLECT (checking vm at any desk) 

To access any mailbox press the MESSAGE button or dial star one seven (*17) to access  the Telephone User Interface (TUI) of Voice Mail Pro. See separate instructions


 

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