Basic Call Handling; Before You Make A Video Call; Placing A Video Call - Cisco 7985G Phone Manual

Basic Call Handling

This section covers basic call-handling tasks such as placing, answering, transferring, and conferencing
calls. You can find the standard features that you use to perform these tasks on most phone systems.

Before You Make a Video Call

Before making a video call, make sure that you are positioned within the reach of the camera and that
the lighting conditions are good.
If you want to...
See your video picture
Adjust the camera
Adjust monitor brightness

Placing a Video Call

When you call to another video phone, the call will automatically be set up as a video call and you will
see the callee's video picture on the screen as soon as the call is connected. To place a video call, use
one of several options to go off-hook before or after dialing a number.
If you want to...
Dial off-hook
Dial on-hook (no dial
tone)
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Then...
Remove the camera lens cap from the camera. Press
(Selfview button) to see your video picture if not already displayed.
The camera has manual tilt and focus. Turn the camera up and
down to adjust tilt. Rotate the camera lens to adjust focus.
Press (Brightness button) to adjust brightness.
Then...
The call menu displays when the handset is lifted from its cradle. Dial a
video or phone number and wait for the call to connect.
Enter a video or phone number with the number keys.
Then, to place the call, do one of these things to go off-hook:
• Lift the handset.
• Press (Speaker button) or
• Press Dial.
Basic Call Handling
(Headset button).
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