Overview
Manual Dialer lets you place an ad hoc call for the selected client with one of that client’s active caller IDs. You can enter a number without linking a contact, subject to calling permissions, hours and phone-block checks, or select a contact before calling so SalesHive can create a call log, save the final disposition and notes, and show recent activity. The browser phone is connected and verified before the prospect leg is placed. A completed turn in the personal-agent dock does not refresh the Manual Dialer route, so an unrelated agent reply cannot disturb the current number, selected contact, or live call state. If the carrier reports that a destination is disconnected or unassigned, the page explains the issue and offers safe next steps before any prospect call is placed. Recent Activity shows Campaign Dialer notes aligned with the final confirmed disposition, while notes entered directly in Manual Dialer remain unchanged. Client users need manual-dialer permission for the selected client. The default client SDR type includes it. A client user can finalize permitted fields on their own manual call in that same client, even though it has no campaign dial session.
How to use this page
Confirm the client and phone readiness
Select the correct client in the Platform client switcher. Confirm the page shows Phone ready, a selected Caller ID, and Manual only logging. Choose another active caller ID when needed. After switching clients or when number assignments change, SalesHive resets an unavailable Caller ID to an active number for the selected client. Recheck Caller ID before calling. If no line is available, the message distinguishes a missing assignment from a client with no active calling lines. Ask your administrator to check the assignment or client phone setup as indicated. Contact search remains available.
Link a contact when the call should be logged
Type at least two characters to search by contact name or email and select a result before calling. Choose Mobile, Direct, or Company to load one of the saved numbers. The contact card shows current status, campaign, last-contacted date, notes, and recent call or email activity. Calls placed without a selected contact are not saved to a contact record. A search error means results could not load, not that no contacts match. Check the message and try the search again.
Enter a number and place the call
Type a number, use the keypad, or load a selected contact number. Select Call or press Enter. SalesHive reserves a conference, connects the browser phone, waits for it to report ready, and only then dials the prospect. If phone audio is not ready within about eight seconds, the prospect is not dialed and the page asks you to try again. If the carrier reports that the destination is disconnected or unassigned, edit or clear the number, choose another saved number, or skip that contact.
Use the live call controls
Use Mute or Unmute during an active call. Keypad presses send tones to the prospect line for IVRs or extensions. Select Hang Up to end the phone call and browser audio, or cancel while the call is still being placed. Keep the page open until closing finishes. If a closing error appears, use Hang Up again. Losing browser audio does not prove the prospect line has ended; Hang Up remains available while that line still needs to close. The state and duration fields show current progress.
Save the final call log
For a contact-linked call, wait until the call ends, choose the final disposition, add optional notes, and select Save Call Log. Choose Directed to Corporate only when a live person explicitly directs the SDR to the company corporate office, headquarters, or central team. It records the call result without changing contact status. A success message confirms the record and refreshes Recent Activity.
Review recent activity
After selecting a contact, use Recent Activity to review the latest calls and emails. Calls can include saved notes, a recording, and a speaker-labeled transcript when available. Notes from Campaign Dialer calls follow the final confirmed disposition. If that result was corrected, the displayed note uses the final outcome and SDR context when available instead of a contradictory AI summary. Notes entered directly in Manual Dialer remain the text saved with that call.
What the buttons do
- Caller ID
- Chooses the selected client’s active phone number for the outgoing call.
- Number / Delete
- Accepts a typed or selected phone number and removes the last entered character.
- Call
- Connects and verifies browser phone audio first, then places the prospect call.
- Hang Up
- Ends the phone call and browser audio, or cancels a call being placed. Remains available when closing needs a retry.
- Mute / Unmute
- Turns the active browser microphone off or on.
- Keypad
- Builds a phone number before calling and sends dial-pad tones to the prospect line during an active call.
- Search contact by name or email
- Finds a contact to link before calling so the call can be logged.
- Clear
- Removes the selected contact without changing the typed number.
- Save Call Log
- Saves the selected disposition, notes, duration, and caller ID to the linked contact after the call. Call-only results such as Directed to Corporate do not replace contact status.