The Cisco IP Phone 7912G features a speaker for hands-free listening.
You can use the speaker only to listen to a call; to talk on a call, you must pick up the handset.
To switch from the handset to the speaker so that you can listen to a call hands-free, press the Monitor softkey on the front of your phone during a call, then hang up the handset. You will be able to hear the call, but you will not be able to talk on the call.
To turn off the speaker and continue talking on the call, pick up the handset and press the MonOff softkey.
To turn off the speaker and hang up, press the EndCall softkey.