Calls
Cisco IP Phone 8841/8851 Multiplatform Phones User Guide
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Remove a Speed Dial from a Line Key
You can press a line key on your phone and delete speed dial assigned to it. The speed dial on
the line key is removed. Check the phone web page to confirm that the speed dial is removed.
Use the following steps to remove a speed dial from a line key.
1.
Press a line key that has a speed dial configured for at least two seconds.
2.
Press
Option
>
Delete
in the
Speed-Dial
window on the phone screen.
Use the Line in Focus for Speed-Dial Calls
You can configure a line key to perform a speed dial either with a Voice Profile ID (VID) or
without a VID. When both are configured, VID has a higher priority. The call is routed to that
line.
If a line key is configured without VID, you can configure a speed-dial key to use the line in
focus.
Follow the steps below to use the line in focus for speed dial calls.
1.
Configure a speed-dial key without using VID.
2.
Change the focus to the line that you prefer.
3.
Press the speed-dial key to make a call. The call is made with the line in focus.
If the existing number of calls on the line in focus is equal to the value set in the
Call
Appearances Per Line
field in the phone web page, the speed-dial call is made from the next
available line.
Use the Line in Focus to Check Speed-Dial Calls
If a line key is configured without VID, you can perform a check to confirm whether the call is
made with the line in focus.
Follow the steps below to use the line in focus for speed dial calls.
1.
Configure a speed-dial key without using VID.
2.
Change the focus to the line that you prefer.
3.
Press the speed-dial key to make a call.
Result
: The call is made with the line in focus.
Dial an International Number
You can dial international calls when you prefix the phone number with a plus (+) sign.
Use the following steps to dial an international number.
1.
Press and hold
star (*)
for at least 1 second. The plus (+) sign is displayed as the
first digit in the phone number.
2.
Enter the phone number.
3.
Press
Call
or wait 10 seconds after the last key press to automatically place the
call.