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Reference guide for Voice-over-IP Phone 7841 users.

Note

If you are located at the UConn Stamford campus or you have the Voice-Over-IP Phone 8841, visit: Guide for Voice-over-IP Phone 8841

Compare your phone to this image: 7841 Phone Schematic to confirm that you have the 7841 model.

If you are still not sure which phone model you have, you can flip the phone over and check the model number located on the back of the phone.

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To call a university extension number: Dial # then 5-digit extension number.

To call an external phone number: Dial the 10-digit telephone number.

To call Emergency services: Dial 911.

For more support, contact the UConn Technology Support Center at 860-486-4357.

Place a Call

To place a call using the handset:

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  1. Press the Hold button.

  2. Press the New Call softkey.

  3. Dial the number.

Answer a Call

To answer an incoming call using the handset:

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  1. Confirm that you are not in an active call.

  2. Press the Pick Up softkey.

Decline a Call

To immediately forward a ringing call to voicemail, press the Decline softkey.

End a Call

To end a call, you can:

  • Replace the handset OR

  • Press the Headset button OR

  • Press the End Call softkey OR

  • Press the Release button.

Hold a Call

To place a call on hold:

  • Press the Hold button.

    Image of a rectangular button with a pause symbol.

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  • Press the flashing line button.

Transfer a Call

To transfer a call:

  1. Press the Transfer button.

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  2. Dial the extension or telephone number.

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  1. Press the Transfer button.

  2. Dial * then 5-digit extension.

  3. Press the Transfer button or softkey or hangup.

Conference Calls

To place up to an 8-way conference call:

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  1. Press the Conference button.

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  2. Dial the next participant.

  3. Press the Conference button again.

  4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each additional participant.

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  1. Use the navigation pad to navigate to the participant you wish to remove.

  2. Press the Remove softkey.

Forward All Incoming Calls to Another Number

To immediately forward all your incoming calls to another number,

  1. Confirm that you are not in an active call.

  2. Press the Forward All softkey.

  3. Dial the extension or telephone number you wish to forward calls to.

Forward All Incoming Calls to Voicemail

  1. Confirm that you are not in an active call.

  2. Press the Fwd All softkey.

  3. Press the Messages button.

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Deactivate Call Forwarding

Press the Fwd Off softkey.

7841 Phone Schematic

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Handset light strip

Flashing red:Incoming call.

Solid red:Voicemail message.

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Phone screen

Displays status, feature, and call information.

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Programmable Line and Feature buttons

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Buttons illuminate to indicate status:

  • Solid green:Active call.

  • Flashing green:Held call.

  • Flashing amber:Incoming call.

  • Solid red:Shared line in use.

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Softkey buttons

Image of a blank rectangular button.

Engages the associated feature in the display.

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Navigation panel and Select button

Image of a circular button that can be pressed in 5 different locations.  The center of the circular button is blank.  Press this for the select function.  The outer rim of the circular button is marked by four dots located at the top, bottom, left, and right of the circle.  Press these for the navigation function.

The Navigation panel and Select button allows you to scroll through menus, highlight items, and select the highlighted item.

While not engaged in an active call, press:

  • The Up option to display your recent call list.

  • The Down option to display your programmed speed dials.

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Hold button

Image of a rectangular button with a pause symbol.

Places a call on hold or retrieves a held call.

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Conference button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a group of three persons.

Initiates a conference call.

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Transfer button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of an arrow directed at a symbol of a person.

Initiates a call transfer.

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Speakerphone button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a megaphone.

Activates (solid green) or deactivates the speakerphone.

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Headset button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a microphone under a symbol of headphones

Activates (solid green) or deactivates the user-provided headset.

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Mute button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a microphone with a cross through it, indicating that no sound will be recorded.

Deactivates (solid red) and reactivates the microphone.

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Keypad

Allows you to dial phone numbers, enter letters, and select menu items that are numerically numbered.

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Volume buttons

Adjusts the phone’s ringer volume while on-hook and the handset, speakerphone, and headset volumes while off-hook.

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Contacts button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of an open book.

Corporate Directory look-up access.

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Applications button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a gear.

Recents: view by All Calls or Missed Calls.

Preferences: Program ringtone, contrast, headset, sidetone, and backlist.

Accessories: Configure analog headset.

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Messages button

Image of a rectangular button with a symbol of a cassette.

Auto-dial access to voicemail.

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Handset

Phone handset.

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