Phone Customization

• Rings and Message Indicator Customization, page 1

• Phone Screen Customization, page 3

Rings and Message Indicator CustomizationYou can customize how your phone indicates an incoming call and a new voice mail message. You can alsoadjust the ringer volume for your phone.

Tip

You can customize your phone to have up to six distinctive ring tones. In addition, you can have a defaultringtone.

Related Topics

User Options Web Page ActionsLine Settings on Web

Change Ringtone Per Line

Procedure

Step 1 Choose > User Preferences > Rings.Step 2 Choose a phone line or the default ring setting.Step 3 Choose a ringtone to play a sample of it.Step 4 Press Select and Save to set the ringtone, or press Cancel.

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Adjust Phone Ringer Volume LevelCheck with your system administrator to see if a minimum ringer volume setting was configured.

Procedure

Press while the handset is in the cradle and the headset and speakerphone buttons are off. The newringer volume is saved automatically.

Change Ring Pattern (Flash-Only, Ring Once, Beep-Only)Before you can access this setting, your system administrator might need to enable it for you.

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your User Options web pages.Step 2 Access your call ring pattern settings.

Change Audible Voice-Message Indicator

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your User Options web pages.Step 2 Access your message indicator settings.

Change How Voice Message Light on Handset Works

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your User Options web pages.Step 2 Choose Change the Message Waiting Lamp policy.Step 3 Access your message indicator settings. Typically, the default system policy is to indicate a new voice message

by displaying a steady light on the handset light strip.

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Phone CustomizationAdjust Phone Ringer Volume Level

Phone Screen CustomizationYou can adjust the characteristics of the phone screen.

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See Phone Screen Cleaning and Maintenance.Enable or disable thescreen

Contact your system administrator to see if this optional feature is available toyou. This feature enables you to turn off phone screen illumination for apredetermined time (as set by your system administrator).

Turn off illumination ofthe phone screen

Change Phone Screen Brightness

If you change the brightness setting on your phone, do not unplug the phone from its power source for atleast one minute or the brightness setting will not get saved.

Note

Procedure

Step 1 Choose > User Preferences > Brightness.Step 2 To make adjustments, press Up, Down, or .Step 3 Press Save, or press Cancel.

Change Background Image

Procedure

Step 1 Choose > User Preferences > Background Images.Step 2 Scroll through available images and press Select to choose an image.

If Background Images and the Select button are grayed out on your phone, this option has beendisabled. For more information, contact your system administrator.

Note

Step 3 Press Preview to see a larger view of the background image.Step 4 Press Exit to return to the selection menu.Step 5 Press Save to accept the image or press Cancel.

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Change Phone Screen Language

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your User Options web pages.Step 2 Access your user settings.Step 3 Select a language.

Change Line Text Label

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your User Options web pages.Step 2 Access your line text label settings.

Adjust Phone Screen Viewing AngleSupported only on the Cisco Unified IP Phones7970G and 7971G-GE.

Procedure

Step 1 Choose > User Preferences > Viewing Angle.Step 2 To make adjustments, press Up, Down, or .Step 3 Press Save, or press Cancel.

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Phone CustomizationChange Phone Screen Language