Placing an Outbound Call

When the NEC UX-Softphone is idle (no active call), the user can initiate an outbound call. The NEC UX-Softphone provides the Dial function to initiate a call to an external number and special dialing features for the BLF/DSS Area and Directory/Contact List menu.

To initiate a call using the Dial function:

1. Use the mouse to select Dial on the Function Toolbar.

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Press the assigned hotkey on the keyboard.

1. Enter the number to be dialed in the Destination field within the Dial Number menu.
2. Select the Start option to place the call.

To initiate a call using a BLF/DSS or Speed Dial key:

• Within the BLF/DSS Area, use the mouse to select the station or speed dial entry to be dialed.

To initiate a call to a Directory entry:

Within the Directory menu,

1. Press the right mouse button to select the directory entry to be dialed.

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Double-click on the destination number cell in the Directory table. This will automatically initiate dialing of the selected number.

2. If using the pop-up menu, select the Dial Extension option to place the call.