CISCO IP 7940
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Handset with
indicator light
LCD screen Displays features such as the time, date, your phone number, caller ID,
Cisco IP
Phone model
type
Line or speed
dial button
Foot stand
adjustment
Directories
button
Functions like a traditional handset. The light strip at the top of the
handset blinks when the phone rings and can be set to remain lit when
you receive a voice mail message.
line/call status and soft key tabs.
Indicates your Cisco IP Phone model.
Opens a new line or speed dials the number on the LCD screen. Phones
in the Cisco IP Phone 7960 series have six line or speed dial buttons and
phones in the 7940 series have two.
Allows you to adjust the angle of the phone base.
Provides access to call histories and directories.
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? Button
Displays help on your LCD screen for a phone button or function.
Customized User Guide 7940/7960
Confidential
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Settings
button
Provides access to phone settings such as contrast and ring sound,
network configuration, and status information.
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Speaker
button
Mute button
Headset
button
Volume
button
Services
button
Messages
button
Toggles the speaker on or off.
Toggles the mute on or off.
Toggles the headset on or off.
Increases or decreases volume for the handset, headset, or speakerphone
(depending upon which is currently active). Also controls the ringer
volume (if the handset is in its cradle), and the LCD screen contrast.
Provides access to any available phone services.
Provides access to Voice Mail
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Navigation
button
Dial pad Works exactly like the dial pad on a traditional telephone.
Soft keys Enables you to engage any of the functions displayed on the
Enables you to scroll through text and select features displayed on the
LCD screen
corresponding LCD screen tabs. Soft keys point to feature options
displayed along the bottom of your LCD screen. Soft keys change
depending on the status of your phone. For example, you can see one set
of soft key options when you pick up the handset, and another set when
the phone is not in use.
Customized User Guide 7940/7960
Confidential