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Avaya B159 Conference Phone
User Guide
ENGLISH
16-603914 Issue 1
March 2011
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide © 2011 Avaya Inc. All Rights Reserved. Notice While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete and accurate at the time of printing, Avaya assumes no liability for any errors. Avaya reserves the right to make changes and corrections to the information in this document without the obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes. Documentation disclaimer Avaya shall not be responsible for
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide the Software at any given time. A “Unit” means the unit on which Avaya, at its sole discretion, bases the pricing of its licenses and can be, without limitation, an agent, port or user, an e-mail or voice mail account in the name of a person or corporate function (e.g., webmaster or helpdesk), or a directory entry in the administrative database utilized by the Software that permits one user to interface with the Software. Units may be linked to a speci
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide ® The patented audio technology OmniSound 2.0 provides impressive audio quality for your distance meetings. Full-duplex audio via the hypersensitive microphone and powerful speakers enables speech in both directions. This natural loudspeaker sound quality is critical for effective, collaborative meetings that keep everyone engaged and contributing. ® OmniSound 2.0 is also enhanced with innovative features: noise suppression minimizes distracting backg
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide TABLE of Co NTENTS Description 2 Ending a recording .................................19 Listening to a recording ......................... 20 General .................................................. 2 Managing recordings ..............................21 Maintenance .......................................... 2 Adjusting the recording indicator .............21 keypad................................................... 4 Displaying recording feature status .
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DESCRIPTIo N GENERAL The Avaya B159 conference phone offers a host of innovative features: ® • OmniSound audio technology. • USB connectivity allows the phone to be used to make VoIP calls. • The line mode enables you to combine and switch easily between connectivity technologies – analog, USB, mobile (GSM/DECT). • Conference guide for easy set-up of multiparty calls. • Record your meetings with an SD memory card so that you can listen to them later
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DESCRIPTIo N Speaker Microphone Display screen Keypad LEDs SD memory card port LEDs Flashing blue Incoming call Steady blue light Call in progress Flashing red Hold, microphone and speaker turned off Steady red light Mute, microphone turned off Expansion microphone port Mobile/DECT phone connection Analog line connection AUX port Mini USB port for PC connection Security lock port Expansion microphone port Power supply port 3
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DESCRIPTIo N KEYPAD UP ARRo W MENU, DoWN ARR oW Navigation in menus Settings menu Navigation in menus Display of call list Display of call list C oK No/end/back Yes/confirm choice Start/ stop recording Answer/connect calls and flash Increase volume During a call: Press to call a new person Decrease volume Hang up/end call Co Nf ERENCE Mute Automatic dialling of conference groups o ne press of this button will always connect all parties to a confe
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DESCRIPTIo N NAVIGATIoN AND SELECTIoN IN MENUS Press MENU. Select the option you want from the menu using the arrow buttons. Confirm by pressing oK to select the marked option. Cancel the setting or go back one level in the menu by pressing C. Quit the menu by pressing MENU again. Note that after you have made changes to a setting, you must press oK to activate the setting. Writing style in instructions In the instructions, MENU > SET
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co NNECTIo NS UNPACKING Check that all parts are included in the package. If any parts are missing, please contact your retailer. • The Avaya B159 conference phone • Power adapter with universal socket compatibility • 7.5 metre cable for electric power and line connection • 1.5 metre USB cable • Intermediate plugs for analog connection • Quick reference guides in different languages CoNNECTING AND INSTALLING Connect to an analog line, wire
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co NNECTIo NS Select the language you want. Click oK to confirm your selection. Select MENU > SETTINGS if you want to set the date and time or make other adjustments. Co NNECTIVITY o PTIo NS An analog phone line is the pre-programmed option, but it is possible to switch between and combine two connectivity options. Press the LINE Mo DE key. Use the arrow buttons to select a connectivity option and press oK to confirm your choice. o ptions
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide ANSWERING AND MAKING CALLS ANSWERING CALLS A ring tone is heard and the blue LEDs start flashing. Press to answer. The LEDs show a steady blue light. The duration of the call is shown on the display screen. ENDING CALLS End the call by pressing . MAKING CALLS Dial the number. Press . The number is called and the LEDs show a steady blue light. The duration of the call is shown on the display screen. Or: Press . Dial the number. The nu
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide ANSWERING AND MAKING CALLS MAKING THREE-WAY CALLS o N AN ANALoG LINE The simplest way to set up a multi-party call is to use the conference guide (see page 13). You can connect another party to an on-going call as follows. During a call, the button acts as R-pulse (flash), which means it transmits commands to the PBX. If you experience problems making multi-party calls: Please contact your telephone administrator. Turn to page 23 for more details.
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide ANSWERING AND MAKING CALLS Answering a VoIP call Press . The Avaya B159 has now been put into call mode and the LEDs show a steady blue light. Indicate whether you want to start the call by answering in the computer’s VoIP software. The Avaya B159 functions as a speaker and microphone for the computer. Ending a VoIP call End the call in the computer’s VoIP software and put the Avaya B159 on stand-by by pressing . The Avaya B159 now only funct
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DURING A CALL ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER Vo LUME Adjust the speaker volume using the buttons and . Adjusting the speaker volume when two lines are connected If you have selected double lines, you can adjust the volume level for each line. This is useful if the lines have different volume levels. Press the button or the button to display the current volume setting. The current main volume appears on the display screen. Above it are two smaller volu
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide DURING A CALL SWITCHING LINES DURING CALLS Connecting a new line during a call You can add another line or switch between connected lines during a call. Press the LINE Mo DE button during the call. An indicator appears on the display screen in front of the selected line(s). Use the arrow buttons to mark the line you want to connect and confirm your choice by pressing . If you selected USB or MOBILE, this line will open. You then connect the call
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co Nf ERENCE GUIDE The conference guide allows you to create 20 conference groups with up to six people in each. You can now call the participants in a meeting by simply pressing a few buttons. You may need to adjust some settings in your Avaya B159 to make it compatible with your PBX. Please turn to page 16 in this User Guide for more details. Entering text with the keypad Please turn to page 4 for instructions on using the keypad to enter text. CREAT
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co Nf ERENCE GUIDE MAKING MULTI-PARTY CALLS Press the (Conference) button. Select QUICK GUIDE with the arrow buttons. Press oK to confirm. The Quick Guide asks you to dial the first number. Dial the first person’s telephone number. Press oK to confirm. Press oK when the first person has answered. Press oK to call another person and repeat the above steps. Press C when you have called all the persons you want for your meeting. If one of t
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co Nf ERENCE GUIDE DELETING CoNf ERENCE GRoUPS Select MENU > Co Nf GUIDE > ERASE GRo UP. Mark the group you want to delete and press oK . Confirm that you really want to delete the group by pressing oK or cancel the dele- tion of a group by pressing C. DELETE ALL CoNf ERENCE GRoUPS Select MENU > Co Nf GUIDE > ERASE ALL. Confirm that you really want to delete all groups by pressing oK or cancel the dele- tion of all groups by pressing C. C
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Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide Co Nf ERENCE GUIDE DISPLAYING CoNf ERENCE GUIDE STATUS Select MENU > Co Nf GUIDE > STATUS. The display screen indicates the number of conference groups already stored plus how many more groups can be added. 16
