3com V7000 User Manual

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Some common telephone features are mapped to buttons (Hold, for 
example). However, the number of buttons varies on each model of VCX 
phone. Furthermore, the number of VCX features exceeds the number of 
buttons available on any phone. Feature codes allow the VCX telephone 
feature set to be available to all VCX phones, regardless of the number of 
buttons on the phone. 

Each feature is assigned a unique three-digit feature code. You can 
invoke a feature by entering the numeric code assigned to a particular 
feature. For example, you can use a feature code to enable call 
forwarding and specify a destination number.

For all VCX Basic and Business phones, you can enter any feature code by 
pressing the Feature button. This action generates a 

Feature:

 prompt in 

the telephone Display Panel. The next step is to enter the appropriate 
feature code. If additional information is required, the Display Panel 
prompts you. 

However, you can invoke some feature codes without pressing the 
Feature button by entering special feature code syntax with the 
telephone keypad. See 

 for information on both 

feature code entry methods.

The location of the Feature button depends on your telephone. See the 
appropriate chapter in this guide for the location of buttons and controls 
for your phone.

You can invoke a feature by pressing the Feature button and using the 
telephone keypad to enter the feature code along with any additional 
information (for example, an extension). For example, you can show a list 
of local or global users in the Display Panel by pressing the Feature 
button followed by the User Directory feature code (461). In this guide, 
this method is noted by the following syntax:

Feature + 461

Some feature codes allow you enter the code number without using the 
Feature button. For these feature codes, you prepend the code number 
with an asterisk (*). For example, you can enable Do Not Disturb using 
either of the following methods: