User guide

Getting Started
Understanding Your Phone Lines and Buttons
Cisco Small Business SPA50X and SPA51X Series SPCP IP Phone User Guide 8
1
Numbered objects in Figure 1 are described in the following table.
#Phone Feature Description
1 Handset Pick up to place or answer a call.
2 Message Waiting
indicator
Displays solid red when you have a new voice mail
message. Flashes red during an incoming call.
3
IP phone screen Displays date and time, phone station name, line
extensions, and softkey options (except on the
Cisco SPA501G).
4 Line keys Indicates phone line status (not available on the
Cisco SPA502G or Cisco SPA512G.):
Off: Line is idle.
Green: Line is active or in use.
Green (flashing): There is an inbound call.
Orange (flashing, UC320): There is an inbound call.
Red (flashing): Line is on hold or there is an inbound call.
These keys can also be programmed by your system
administrator to perform differently than described here
or to add functions such as speed dial, call pickup, or
monitor an extension.
5 Softkey buttons Press a softkey button to perform the action shown on
the label on the
IP phone screen above.
Note: The Cisco SPA501G has the following four buttons:
Redial—Dials the last number called.
Cancel—Cancels an action (such as a transfer).
Conference—While on a call, press to start a
conference call and dial another number. After
the second party answers, press Conference again to
create the conference.
Transfer—Transfers a call.
6 Navigation button Press an arrow key to scroll left, right, up, or down
through items shown on the
IP phone screen (except
on the Cisco SPA501G).