Avaya 179 Phone Explained
Common Icons
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Description |
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Microphone is muted. |
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The EC500 feature is activated. |
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Incoming call alert. |
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Call is active. |
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Call is on hold. |
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Conference is active. |
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Conference is on hold. |
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The Right and Left navigation arrows for viewing more pages/screens/options. |
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End of a list; scroll up to see other options. |
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The volume is turned off. Pressing on the Volume button continuously |
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Pressing this softkey turns the display backlight off. |
Call History Icons
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Description |
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Missed call; indicates you did not answer this call or had forwarded the call to voice mail. |
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Incoming call; indicates you have answered this call. |
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Outgoing call; indicates you have made this call. |
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Indicates the number of bridged calls. |
Diagram: Top of Phone
- Beacon LED: Displays a red light for the following visual alerts:
- Incoming call
- Voice mail and messages
- Phone display: Displays in two areas:
- Top Bar: Displays communication status, time and date, and device status. This area is always visible.
- Application area: Displays the following:
- Application header: Displays the context-specific application title and one or more subtitles. The header is always empty on the Phone screen.
- Application content area: Displays menus, lists, pop-up windows, images, or other application content.
- Softkey labels area: Displays labels with information about the state of the Soft Keys button
- Line keys: Used to select the corresponding rows. Each line key has an LED that displays the following visual alerts:
- Red light: Disabled features.
- Green light: Incoming call and enabled features.
- Red and Green light: Off-hook status of the phone.
- Soft keys: Used to select the corresponding label of context-specific actions. With the Help soft key, you can view a short description of the features available on your phone. The administrator must activate the Help feature.
- (#5 & 7) Navigation cluster: Used to navigate the phone screen.
- OK button: To select the action assigned to the first soft key.
- Up and Down arrow keys: To scroll up and down.
- Right and Left arrow keys: To move the cursor in the text input field, and to toggle values in the selection fields. You can also access the Feature screen.
- Voicemail: Used to dial the configured voice mail number to receive a voice message.
- Headset: Used to toggle your call from the speaker or handset to headset.
- Speaker: Used to turn on the speaker.
- Volume: Used to adjust the volume of a handset, headset, speaker, or ringtone.
- The plus key (+):: To increases the volume.
- The minus key (-):: To decrease the volume.
- Mute button: Used to mute and unmute the outgoing audio.
Application keys provide direct access to the corresponding applications.
- Phone key: Displays the Phone screen.
- Main Menu: Displays a list of options:
- Options & Settings
- Browser
- Network information
- Guest Login
- VPN Settings
- Log Out
- About Avaya IP Deskphone
- Contacts: Displays the entries in your Contacts list.
- Recents: Displays the list of calls in the Call History list.
Diagram: Bottom of Phone
- 5V DC Jack: To connect the power supply.
- Network port: To connect the Ethernet cable.
- PC port: To connect the computer.
- Headset Jack: To connect the headset.
- Handset Jack: To connect the handset.