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Placing calls, Placing calls –2 – Nortel Networks SoundPoint IP 550 User Manual

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User Guide SoundPoint IP 550 Phone

3 - 2

To customize your phone, refer to

Customizing Your SoundPoint

®

IP 550

Desktop Phone

on page

2-1

. To read about the phone’s advanced features,

refer to

Using the Advanced Features of Your SoundPoint

®

IP 550 Desktop

Phone

on page

4-1

.

If you require additional information or assistance with your new phone,

contact your system administrator.

Placing Calls

You can place a call in many ways using your SoundPoint IP 550 phone:

using the handset

using the speakerphone

using the headset
You can also dial the number first, and then choose the method you will use to

speak to the other party.
You can search the call lists, the local contact directory or the corporate

directory and dial from the search results page. For more information, refer to

Managing Call Lists

on page

2-10

and

Managing Contacts

on page

2-11

.

During a call, you can alternate between Speakerphone Hands-Free, Headset,

or Handset modes by pressing the

or

keys, or picking up the

handset.
The call duration of active calls is visible within the active call window on the

graphic display. In the figure below, the call to Greg Slowski has lasted 34

seconds so far.