Cisco Spa 504G User Guide

Using Advanced Phone Features
Enabling and Using Dial Assistance
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Enabling and Using Dial Assistance
If you enable dial assistance, when you place calls, the display shows phone 
numbers based on the best matched entries from the Directory and Call History 
lists. You can call a number on the matched entries list. (Not available for the 
Cisco SPA501G.)
To enable dial assistance:
STEP 1Press the Setup button.
STEP  2Select...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Creating Speed Dials
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You can create and edit speed dials using your PC and the web configuration 
utility. 
NOTEFor the Cisco SPA501G, create speed dials by using the web configuration utility. 
See “Setting Voice User Parameters,” on page 69.
Creating Speed Dials on Unused Line Buttons
STEP 1Press the unused line button and hold down for three seconds. The Define Speed 
Dial window displays.
STEP...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Using the Paging Feature
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Using Speed Dials
Cisco SPA502G, Cisco SPA504G, Cisco SPA508G, Cisco SPA509G, 
Cisco SPA512G, Cisco SPA514G:
To call one of your configured speed dial numbers, either:
•Open a phone line and press the number on the phone keypad for the speed 
dial, then press Dial.
•Press the Setup button, select Speed Dial, choose the number, and press 
Dial.
Cisco SPA504G, Cisco SPA508G,...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Monitoring and Accessing Another Phone
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Configuring Auto Answer
To configure your phone to auto answer pages:
STEP 1Press the Setup button.
STEP  2Select Preferences.
STEP  3Choose Auto Answer Page and press edit.
STEP  4Press y/ n  to choose yes (enable) or no (disable).
STEP  5Press ok.
STEP  6Press save.
Monitoring and Accessing Another Phone
Your system administrator can configure your phone so...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Customizing Your IP Phone Screen
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Customizing Your IP Phone Screen
You can customize the appearance of the IP phone screen (except on the 
Cisco SPA501G).
Changing the IP Phone Screen Contrast
You can also change your IP phone screen contrast from your PC using the web 
configuration utility. 
To adjust the contrast of the IP phone screen:
STEP 1Press the Setup button.
STEP  2Scroll to LCD C ontrast...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Customizing Your IP Phone Screen
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STEP  5Press ok.
STEP  6Press save.
Configuring the Phone Screen Saver
You can enable your phone’s screen saver and specify its appearance and the 
amount of time for the phone to be idle before it begins. Some of these options can 
be configured from your PC using the web configuration utility. 
To configure your screen saver:
STEP 1Press the Setup button.
STEP...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Customizing Your IP Phone Screen
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To change your screen saver picture:
STEP 1In Screen Saver Mode, choose Screen Saver Icon and press edit.
STEP  2Press option multiple times to display the choices available until the one you want 
is displayed. Options are:
•Background Picture—Displays your phone’s background picture.
•Station Time—Overlays the phone’s station ID and time onto the picture....

Using Advanced Phone Features
Using Ring Tones
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Using Ring Tones
Each extension of your phone can have a different ring tone. You can also create 
your own ring tones (except on the Cisco SPA501G).
Changing Your Ring Tone
To change a ring tone:
STEP 1Press the Setup button.
STEP  2Select Ring Tone.
STEP  3Choose the extension for which to choose a ring tone and press change.
STEP  4Scroll through the ring tones and press play to...

Using Advanced Phone Features
Using Star Codes
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You can set just one of these choices, if necessary.
Using Star Codes
Your IP phone can support numerous “star codes” to access phone 
supplementary services. These codes, which start with *, are entered before 
dialing a telephone number and provide services. For example, to block caller ID 
(star code 67), you would dial *67, followed by the telephone number you are 
calling....

Using Advanced Phone Features
Using Star Codes
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*Requires that your IP phone be part of a Cisco Voice System.
**Requires that the paged extension be part of a 
Cisco Voice System.  67 Block Caller ID. See Blocking Caller ID, page 49.
68 Unblock Caller ID. See Blocking Caller ID, page 49.
69 Calls the last number that called your phone.
70 Deactivate call waiting for a single call. See Setting Call Waiting, page 39.
71 Activate...