Avaya 9500 Series User Manual

You can assign functions to the programmable buttons on your phone. However, you cannot override any Intercom, Call
Appearance or Line Appearance buttons assigned by the system and your system maintainer. 

Use the following process to set or change the function of a button. 

· You cannot override any Intercom, Call Appearance or Line Appearance buttons assigned by the system

and your system maintainer. 

· Some functions are unique, ie. if already assigned to a button, assigning the function to another button will

automatically clear the setting from the existing button. 

1. Press the Admin soft key on the display.

· During a call, press the 

 PHONE button to display the Admin soft key option. If you access phone

administration during a call, only the   SPEAKER,   MUTE and 

 HEADSET buttons still affect the

connected call. 

2. Use the 

 up or down 

 arrow buttons to scroll to Telephone Programming. Press Select.

3. Press the programmable button you want to change. Alternatively:

· Use the 

 up or down 

 arrows to scroll to Button Programming. Press Select.

· At the Button: prompt press the button to edit or enter from the button number.

4. The current setting of that button is displayed. 

· To remove the function, press Clear. 

· To change the function, press Program. 

· Use the 

 up and down 

 arrow buttons to scroll through the menu options and select the required 

. 

5. You can add a text label to buttons which have a feature assigned. The label will replace the default label shown

otherwise. 

a. Press Label. 

b. Enter a label for the button using the controls and when complete press Save. 

· Enter a character by pressing the indicated button until that character is displayed. Accented versions of

the characters are also shown. If you pause more than 1 second after press a button, the cursor will move
onto the next space. 

1.,@

abc2

def3

ghi4

jkl5

mno6

pqrs7

tuv8

wxyz9

*

Space 0

#

· The first character and the first character after a space are automatically capitalized. 

· Use the   left and right   arrows keys to move the cursor. Press Bksp to delete the character before the

cursor.

· Exit phone administration by pressing the 

 PHONE button. Alternatively use the Back button to move to

another menu. 

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