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Getting started with your new phone

Placing an external call

1.

  Lift the handset or press 

SPEAKER

 (or 

HEADSET

*).

2.

  While “Predial...” appears in the display, enter your 

phone number and press 

#

 to dial immediately, or wait 

for the phone to send the number automatically.
During the call, the display will indicate the line being 
used and the dialed number.

3.

  To end the call, either replace the handset or press 

SPEAKER

 (or 

HEADSET

) again.

Answering a call

Lift the handset, or press 

SPEAKER

 (or 

HEADSET

*).

If auto-answer is enabled, you’ll automatically connect to the 
inbound call through the speaker.

Hold

1.

  While on an active call, press 

HOLD

.

2.

  To return to the held call, press 

HOLD

 again.

Connecting to a second inbound call

If you receive a second call while you’re on an active call, 
the display will show “Incoming” and you’ll hear a beep, 
indicating the new call. 
To switch between active calls, press 

HOLD

 (or the 

applicable line key).

Call transfer

1.

  While on an active call, press 

TRANSFER

.

2.

  Dial the number to which you want to transfer the call (or 

press a programmable feature key to which that number 
has been assigned) and then press 

#

.

3.

  To make a “blind” transfer, hang up immediately.

To make a supervised transfer, wait for the call to be 
answered by the transfer-to destination. After confirming 
that the transfer-to destination will accept the call, simply 
hang up to complete the transfer.
To cancel the supervised transfer and return to the initial 
caller, press 

TRANSFER

 again.

* The 

HEADSET

 key is supported in only the ESI 45SIP and must be 

assigned to one of the phone’s programmable feature keys.

Key system features

Some keys mentioned herein may need to be assigned to a 
programmable feature key, depending on the ESI SIP phone 
you’re using. It’s also possible that not all features mentioned 
are available on the system you’re using. For more details, 
consult your System Administrator.

Three-way conference

1.

  Call the first participant of the conference call and, when 

he/she answers, place him/her on hold.

2

.  Call the second participant and, when he/she answers, 

press 

CONF

. This will join all three participants 

(counting you).

3.

  To end the three-way conference call, hang up.

Call forwarding

1.

 Press 

CFWD

.

2.

  Enter the internal or external destination number.

3.

 Press 

CFWD

 once more to confirm your entry, or wait 

10 seconds for the phone to set the call-forward 
destination automatically.
When call forwarding is enabled, “CFWD Always” will 
appear in the display.

4.

  To disable call forwarding, press 

CFWD

 again.

Call forwarding recalls destination history, enabling frequently 
used numbers to call-forward with a single keypress.

Mute/DND

Mute

 — While on a call, press 

MUTE/DND

 to disable 

outbound audio via the microphone in your phone’s speaker, 
handset, or (optional) headset. The key will blink red to 
indicate muting is enabled. To disable muting, press 

MUTE/

DND

 again. (The phone will automatically disable muting 

when you hang up the call.)

DND mode

 — When the phone is idle, press 

MUTE/DND

 to 

put the phone in DND (do-not-disturb) mode. This will send 
incoming calls directly to voice mail. The key will light solid 
red to indicate that DND mode is enabled. To disable DND 
mode, press 

MUTE/DND

 again. On an incoming call, press 

MUTE/DND

 to reject the call immediately, sending the call to 

voice mail.

Redial

To place a call to the last number dialed from your extension, 
press 

REDIAL

.

Voice mail

1.

  To access new or old voice messages, press 

VOICE MAIL

.

2.

  When you hear the prompt, enter your password and 

then press 

#

.

3.

  Select the desired voice mail message and follow the 

prompts to repeat, forward, delete, reply, hear the next 
message, or save the message.

Note:

 For voice mail programming details, refer to the 

ESI SIP Phone User’s Guide

 (ESI 0450-1126).

Intercom

To send a quick announcement to someone without ringing 
his/her phone, press the assigned 

INTERCOM

 key (a 

programmable feature key to which the intercom function 
has been assigned) and enter the extension you want to call. 
If the other user’s phone is idle, it will auto-answer via the 
speakerphone.

Agent log-in/log-out

This feature allows an agent to log into and out of an automatic 
call distribution (ACD) queue to manage incoming calls.

1.

  To log in, press 

AGENT LOGIN/OUT

. The key lights solid 

green and “Agent Logged In” appears in the display.

2.

  To log out, press 

AGENT LOGIN/OUT

 again.

Call queue

This presents to your extension a list of calls that were 
placed in queue. The 

CALL QUEUE

 key will light red to 

indicate that a call is in queue. To access calls in the queue, 
press 

CALL QUEUE

.

Call history

This presents to your extension a list of the last 200 
dialed, answered, and missed calls. (A missed call is an 
unanswered inbound call, to an extension, in which the caller 
left no voice message.)

1.

  Scroll to the desired call type and press 

SELECT

.

2.

  Scroll to the desired call and press 

SELECT

.

3.

  By scrolling, select 

DIAL

DETAIL

DELETE

, or 

SAVE

.

Recording

This feature allows you to record a call. Not all users have 
access to this feature. Recordings are located under 

Call 

History

 in the Web portal.

1.

  While on an active call, press 

RECORD

.

As recording begins, the 

RECORD

 key lights solid red 

and “Record” appears in the display.

2.

  To end the recording, press 

RECORD

 again or hang up.

Status indicator

The red status indicator at the phone’s top-right corner 
flashes to indicate that you have either a new incoming call 
or a new voice mail message. It will stay lit during an 
active call.

Contacts

The 

CONTACTS

 key is a fixed feature key on the ESI 45SIP, 

but only a programmable feature key on the ESI 30SIP.
To view, search, add, or delete user contacts, press 

CONTACTS

.

To dial a contact directly:

1.

 Press 

CONTACTS

.

2.

  Scroll to and select either 

View

 or 

Search

.

3.

  Scroll to the desired number and press 

Dial

.

Adding new contacts

1.

 Press 

CONTACTS

 and then select 

New

. This presents 

Name

Number

Account

, and 

Save 

options.

2.

 Select 

Name

 and use the phone’s alphanumeric keypad 

to enter letters and numbers.

Tip:

  Capital and lower-case letters are supported via 

multiple keypresses. Press 

1

 to enter special 

characters — 

@

 (“at), 

:

 (colon), 

_

 (underscore), 

 (dash), and 

/

 (forward slash). To insert a 

period/dot, press the   key.

3.

 Press 

SELECT

 to complete the name entry, which will 

return you to the previous menu.

4.

  Scroll to choose the number or optional account 

selections, and press 

SELECT

 to confirm these changes.

5.

  Scroll to and select 

Save

 to complete this process. 

You also can choose to save when you finish all 
programming changes; you’ll be prompted to choose 

Yes

 or 

No

 before exiting the menu.

Note:

 Once entered, the entries can be edited only 

through the Web portal.

Deleting contacts

1.

 Press 

CONTACTS

, scroll to 

Delete

, and press 

SELECT

.

2.

  Scroll to the desired contact and press 

SELECT

.

3.

  Scroll to select 

Yes

 or 

No

, and press 

SELECT

.

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