Avaya 5420 - Manual (Page 21)

Using Speed Dials
2420 and 5420 User Guide Page 17
IP Office 4.0 15-601077 Issue 8 (11th December 2006)
Adding a New Speed Dial
To add a new speed dial:
1. Press SpDial. If SpDial is not shown and to exit the current screen, press EXIT and
then press Add. If a message appears stating that the speed dial list is full, you must first
delete an existing entry before adding any new entry. See Deleting a Speed Dial.
To switch between Name and Number entry, press next to the item you want to edit. The
options also change accordingly.
2. With Name selected, begin entering text using the telephone keypad. Each key is marked with
the letters and number it provides. You may have to press the key more than once depending on
the character you require. For example:
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The key 2 is also marked as A, B and C. To enter a C, press 2 until C is displayed.
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If the next character you want to enter is on the same key, press to move the cursor
right and then enter the character.
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By default the first letter is entered in upper-case and the phone then switches to lower-
case entry mode. To change the case of the current character, press
Case.
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To enter a space, press Space.
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If you make a mistake, press Backspace to delete the character to the left of the
cursor.
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If you have made a mistake in the middle of a character string and do not wish to
backspace and re-enter all the characters, press to step back to one character before
the point where you wish to edit. Either insert the new character or press
Backspace
to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
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Press * once enters a . (period) or twice a * (asterisk). To enter more than one * (asterisk)
or . (period), press to move the cursor to the right and then enter the character.
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Press # once enters a
–
(dash) or twice enters a # (hash). To enter more than one #
(hash) or - (dash), press to move the cursor to the right and then enter the character.
3. When the name is set as required, press Number.
4. Enter the number required using the dialling keypad. For external numbers remember to enter
any external dialling prefix required (e.g. 9).
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To enter a hyphen, press Hyphen. This does not affect the number dialed but may
help make numbers more readable.
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To enter a 1.5 second pause, press Pause. This will appear as a , (comma) character
in the phone number.
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To move the cursor left or right, press and .
5. To save the speed dial and return to the speed dial list, press Save.
6. To return to the speed dial list without saving the changes, press Cancel.
7. To return to the call handling screen without saving the changes, press EXIT.