Cisco 7921G Phone Guide - Page 36

Answering a Call

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Answering a Call You can answer a call by using several options, if they are available on your phone. If you want to... Then... For more information, see... Answer a call Press and release (green button) Using Any Key to Answer the to connect to the incoming call. Phone, page 51 Silence the ring for an incoming call Press (red button) to forward the call to your voice messaging system. Or, to silence the ringing, press . The call continues silently, then forwards to the no answer target. Switch from a connected Press or (green button). call to answer a ringing call Doing so answers the new call and automatically puts the first call on hold. Switching Between Multiple Calls, page 30 Answer using call waiting Press Answer. Send call directly to your voice messaging system Press iDivert or (red button). Accessing Voice Messages, page 59 Retrieve a parked call on another phone Use Call Park. Tracing Suspicious Calls, page 41 Use your phone to answer a Use Call Pickup. call ringing elsewhere Picking Up Redirected Calls on Your Phone, page 37 Answer a priority call Disconnect the current call and press Prioritizing Critical Calls, Answer or . page 43 Automatically connect to an incoming call after a ring or two Ask your system administrator to set up the Auto Answer feature. After ringing once or twice, the call automatically connects to the handset or headset without pressing . Using AutoAnswer, page 46 Tips • To use any button to answer a call, see Changing Keypad Settings, page 51. • You can answer an incoming call even when the keypad is locked. 28 OL-10806-02

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Answering a Call
You can answer a call by using several options, if they are available on your phone.
Tips
To use any button to answer a call, see
Changing Keypad Settings, page 51
.
You can answer an incoming call even when the keypad is locked.
If you want to...
Then...
For more information, see...
Answer a call
Press and release
(green button)
to connect to the incoming call.
Using Any Key to Answer the
Phone, page 51
Silence the ring for an
incoming call
Press
(red button) to forward the
call to your voice messaging system.
Or, to silence the ringing, press
.
The call continues silently, then
forwards to the no answer target.
Switch from a connected
call to answer a ringing call
Press
or
(green button).
Doing so answers the new call and
automatically puts the first call on
hold.
Switching Between Multiple
Calls, page 30
Answer using call waiting
Press
Answer
.
Send call directly to your
voice messaging system
Press
iDivert
or
(red button).
Accessing Voice Messages,
page 59
Retrieve a parked call on
another phone
Use Call Park.
Tracing Suspicious Calls,
page 41
Use your phone to answer a
call ringing elsewhere
Use Call Pickup.
Picking Up Redirected Calls
on Your Phone, page 37
Answer a priority call
Disconnect the current call and press
Answer or
.
Prioritizing Critical Calls,
page 43
Automatically connect to an
incoming call after a ring or
two
Ask your system administrator to set
up the Auto Answer feature. After
ringing once or twice, the call
automatically connects to the handset
or headset without pressing
.
Using AutoAnswer, page 46