AVAYA J179 IP Phone Interactive Guide
AVAYA J179 IP Phone Front
Beacon LED
Displays a red light for the following visual alerts:
- Incoming call
- Voice mail and messages
Handset
Phone Display
Displays two areas:
- Top Bar: Displays communication status, time and date, and device status. This area is always visible.
- Application area: Displays the following:
- Application header: Displays the context-specific application title and one or more subtitles. The header is always empty on the Phone screen.
- Application content area: Displays menus, lists, pop-up windows, images, or other application content.
- Softkey labels area: Displays labels with information about the state of the Soft Keys button.
Line Keys
- Used to select the corresponding rows. Each line key has an LED that displays the following visual alerts: Red light: Disabled features.
- Green light: Incoming call and enabled features.
- Red and Green light: Off-hook status of the phone.
Line Keys
- Used to select the corresponding rows. Each line key has an LED that displays the following visual alerts: Red light: Disabled features.
- Green light: Incoming call and enabled features.
- Red and Green light: Off-hook status of the phone.
Soft Keys
Used to select the corresponding label of context-specific actions.
With the Help soft key, you can view a short description of the features available on your phone.
The administrator must activate the Help feature.
Navigation Cluster
Used to navigate the phone screen.
- OK button: To select the action assigned to the first soft key.
- Up and Down arrow keys: To scroll up and down.
- Right and Left arrow keys: To move the cursor in the text input field, and to toggle values in the selection fields. You can also access the Feature screen.
Main Menu
Displays a list of options:
- Options & Settings
- Network Information
- VPN Settings
- Log Out
- About Avaya IP Deskphone
Contacts
Displays the entries in your contact list.
Phone Key
Displays the phone screen.
Voicemail
Used to dial the configured voice mail number to receive a voice message.
Recents
Displays the list of calls in Call history.
Headset
Used to toggle your call from the speaker or handset to headset.
Speaker
Used to turn on the speaker.
Volume
Used to adjust the volume of a handset, headset, speaker, or ringtone.
- The plus key (+): To increase the volume.
- The minus key (-): To decrease the volume.
Mute
Used to mute and unmute the outgoing audio.
Cord
Dial Pad
AVAYA J179 IP Phone Back
5V DC Jack
To connect the power supply.
Network Port
To connect the Ethernet cable
PC Port
To connect the computer.
Headset Jack
To connect the headset.
Handset Jack
To connect the handset.
WLAN Module Panel
To integrate the Wi-Fi module.
Note: The Wi-Fi module is not supported in the Avaya J169 and J179 H.323 phones.
General Icons
- Microphone is muted.
- Missed call on your phone.
- Incoming call; indicates you have answered this call.
- Outgoing call; indicates you have made this call.
- The phone has activated the EC500 feature.
- Incoming call alert.
- Call is active.
- Call is on hold.
- Conference is active.
- Conference is on hold.
- Use the Right or Left navigation arrow to see more pages/screens/ options.
- End of a list; scroll up to see choices.
- Pressing - on the Volume button continuously causes the volume to turn off. To reinstate volume, press + on the Volume button.
- Your administrator might place this icon on one of your softkeys as an energy-saving measure. Pressing this softkey turns the display backlight off. When the backlight is off, any activity on your phone turns the backlight on.
- Indicates that your phone is in an “Unnamed Registration” state, caused by not entering an extension or password within 60 seconds after the prompt for the extension and password. In this situation, your phone might register with the call server, but will show only one call appearance, no features, and will allow only outgoing calls. To change from the unnamed registration state, login with a valid extension and password.
- Indicates that the call is using a wideband codec for excellent voice quality.
- Indicates a low network performance or presence of local network issues that might result in lower call quality.