Page 5 - TABLE of CoNTENTS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 1 TABLE of CoNTENTS Description 2 General .................................................. 2Maintenance .......................................... 2keypad................................................... 4Navigation and selection in menus ........... 5 Conn...
Page 6 - DESCRIPTIoN; GENERAL; MAINTENANCE
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 2 DESCRIPTIoN 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 conne...
Page 8 - KEYPAD; Writing text
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide (space) . - 1 G H I 4 P Q R S 7 D E f É È 3 M N o Ö Ø Ñ 6 W X Y Z 9 A B C Å Ä Á À 2 J K L 5 T U V Ü Ú 8 0 Alphanumerical buttons Hold down a button for 2 seconds to open the phonebook Increase volume Decrease volume Mute HoLD LINE MoDE Connectivity options MENU...
Page 9 - NAVIGATIoN AND SELECTIoN IN MENUS; Writing style in instructions
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide SEARCH CONTACT PHONE BOOK SETTINGS CONF GUIDE RECORDING STATUS ADD CONTACT EDIT CONTACT ERASE CONTACT ERASE ALL STATUS LANGUAGE KEY TONE TIME DATE RING LEVEL FLASH CALLER ID MOBILE LEVEL EQUALIZER REGION PA AUX PORT SCREEN TEXT LCD CONTRAST DEFAULT SEARCH GROUP...
Page 10 - UNPACKING; CoNNECTIoNS; SELECT REGIoN AND LANGUAGE
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 6 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 connectio...
Page 11 - CoNNECTIVITY oPTIoNS; options
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 7 CoNNECTIoNS 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. CoNNECTIVITY oPTIoNS An analog phone line is the pre-programmed option, but it is possi...
Page 12 - ANSWERING CALLS; Redialling; ANSWERING AND MAKING CALLS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 8 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. P...
Page 13 - MAKING THREE-WAY CALLS oN AN ANALoG LINE; If you don’t get an answer when you dial the second number; VoIP CALLS; Line mode; Connecting two lines
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 9 MAKING THREE-WAY CALLS oN 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 i...
Page 14 - Answering a VoIP call; CALLS VIA DECT AND MoBILE PHoNES; Select mobile as the telephone line; Making calls using a mobile phone; Ending calls
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 10 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 microp...
Page 15 - ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER VoLUME; Adjusting the speaker volume when two lines are connected; PLACING CALLS oN TEMPoRARY HoLD; Hold; ENDING CALLS; DURING A CALL
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 11 ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER VoLUME 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 diff...
Page 16 - SWITCHING LINES DURING CALLS; Connecting a new line during a call; Putting a line on hold during a call; Disconnecting a line during a call
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 12 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 MoDE button during the call. An indicator appears on the display screen in front of the selected line(...
Page 17 - Entering text with the keypad; CREATING CoNfERENCE GRoUPS; If you don’t get an answer; CoNfERENCE GUIDE
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 13 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 ...
Page 18 - MAKING MULTI-PARTY CALLS; DISPLAYING CoNfERENCE GRoUP PARTICIPANTS; EDITING CoNfERENCE GRoUPS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 14 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 ...
Page 19 - DELETING CoNfERENCE GRoUPS; If you experience problems making multi-party calls
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 15 DELETING CoNfERENCE GRoUPS Select MENU > CoNf GUIDE > ERASE GRoUP . 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 Co...
Page 20 - DISPLAYING CoNfERENCE GUIDE STATUS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 16 CoNfERENCE GUIDE DISPLAYING CoNfERENCE GUIDE STATUS Select MENU > CoNf GUIDE > STATUS . The display screen indicates the number of conference groups already stored plus how many more groups can be added.
Page 21 - SEARCHING foR CoNTACTS; PHoNEBooK
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 17 The Avaya B159 has a phonebook that holds up to 50 entries. See page 8 for making calls via the phonebook. Entering text with the keypad Please turn to page 4 for instructions on using the keypad to enter text. SEARCHING foR CoNTACTS The simplest way to sear...
Page 22 - DELETING CoNTACTS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 18 DELETING CoNTACTS Select MENU > PHoNE BooK > ERASE CoNTACT . Mark the contact you want to delete and press oK . Confirm that you really want to delete the contact by pressing oK or cancel the deletion of a contact by pressing C . DELETING ALL CoN...
Page 23 - STARTING A RECoRDING; MUTE fUNCTIoN; ENDING A RECoRDING; RECoRDING
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 19 It is possible to record a phone conference on an SD (Secure Digital) memory card so you can listen to it later on. A flashing symbol appears on the display screen during recording. A beep is heard every 20 seconds so that other parties in the call know it i...
Page 24 - LISTENING To A RECoRDING; Adjusting the speaker volume
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 20 LISTENING To A RECoRDING You can listen to a recorded phone conference on your Avaya B159 or a computer using an SD memory card reader. Recordings are saved in .wav format and can be played back on your choice of media player. Listening to recordings on the ...
Page 25 - MANAGING RECoRDINGS; Editing the name of a recording; ADJUSTING THE RECoRDING INDICAToR
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 21 MANAGING RECoRDINGS Editing the name of a recording The recording is named by default with the time at which the recording started. Select MENU > RECoRDING > RENAME fILE . Mark the folder you want and press oK to confirm. Mark the recording to ...
Page 26 - SELECTING LANGUAGES; Changing the date; SETTINGS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 22 SELECTING LANGUAGES Select MENU > SETTINGS > LANGUAGE . Select the language you want and press oK to confirm. SELECT REGIoN The first time the Avaya B159 is started, you will be required to select the region in which you are located. The Avaya B159...
Page 27 - ADJUSTING RING LEVEL VoLUME
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 23 ADJUSTING RING LEVEL VoLUME Select MENU > SETTINGS > RING LEVEL . Select your choice and press oK to confirm. There are six volume levels plus a silent mode. You will hear the ring tone for each level you select. If you select silent mode, an LED...
Page 28 - SETTINGS foR EXTERNAL PA SYSTEM
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 24 ADJUSTING MICRoPHoNE VoLUME WITH MoBILE PHoNE CoNNECTED The Avaya B159 microphone has seven volume settings, so if the volume of calls via DECT/mobile phones is too soft or too loud, you can easily adjust it to the right level. Select MENU > SETTINGS &g...
Page 29 - CHANGING TEXT oN THE DISPLAY SCREEN
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 25 SETTINGS To ensure maximum audio quality, do not use the internal speakers and external speakers connected via the PA interface box at the same time. CHANGING TEXT oN THE DISPLAY SCREEN The text on the display screen can be changed when the Avaya B159 is o...
Page 30 - SETTINGS DURING A CALL; Turn off the internal speakers when using a headset
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 26 SETTINGS SETTINGS DURING A CALL The HEADSET/PA, PHONE BOOK, MOBILE LEVEL and EQUALIZER menus may be accessed during a call and are displayed when the MENU button is pressed. The first option is either HEADSET or PA depending on whether PA is activated or not...
Page 31 - INSTALLING AVAYA UPGRADE UTILITY; UPGRADING SofTWARE
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 27 The Avaya B159 is continually being developed with smart features. You will first need to install Avaya Upgrade Utility on your computer before you can upgrade your Avaya B159. Find out more at www.avaya.com/support. INSTALLING AVAYA UPGRADE UTILITY Go to ...
Page 32 - Connectivity; TECHNICAL SPECIfICATIoNS
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 28 Size Diameter 240 mm, height 77 mm Weight 1 kg Color Charcoal black Display screen Illuminated graphics (LCD), 128x64 Keypad Alphanumerical 0–9, *, off hook/F, on hook, mute, hold, volume up, volume down, 5 buttons for menu navigation, line mode, conference ...
Page 33 - Approvals
Avaya B159 Conference Phone User Guide 29 Relative humidity 20–80% condensation free Recommended acoustic conditions Reverberation period: 0.5 S Rt 60 Background noise: 45 dBA Approvals Telecommunication TBR21, 47 CFR Part 68/TIA, IC CS-03 Issue 1999/01/01 EMC EN301 489-1,3. EN 300 220-1,2, FCC subp...
