12
Multiple handset use
Intercom
Use the intercom feature for
conversations between two handsets.
NOTES
•
Your telephone base supports up to
five handsets. You can buy additional
expansion handsets (
CS5109
) for this
telephone base.
•
You can use four handsets on two pairs
of intercom calls. For example, when
four handsets are used on two pairs of
intercom calls, use the fifth handset for an
outside call.
1. Press
INT
on your handset when not
in use.
•
If you have only one handset, your
handset displays
INT needs 2 HS
.
•
If you have two handsets, your
handset displays
Calling HS X
.
•
If you have three or more handsets,
your handset displays
Intercom
to
. Use the dialing keys to enter a
destination handset. Your handset
displays
Calling HS X
.
The destination handset rings and its
screen displays
HS X is calling
.
2. To answer the intercom call, press
,
,
INT
or any dialing key on
the destination handset. Both
handsets now display
Intercom
.
3. To end the intercom call, press
OFF
or place the handset back in the
telephone base or charger. Both
handsets now display
Intercom
ended
.
NOTES
•
To cancel the intercom call before it is
answered, press
OFF
or
INT
.
•
Press
OFF
or
MUTE
on the destination
handset to temporarily silence the intercom
ringer.
•
If the destination handset does not answer
the intercom call within 100 seconds, is
on a call or out of range, the originating
handset displays
Unable to call
and
returns to idle mode.
•
If there is an incoming call while the
originating handset displays
Calling HS X
,
the intercom request will be stopped and
the screen displays
Incoming call
.
Answer an incoming call during
an intercom call
When you receive an outside call during
an intercom call, there is an alert tone.
•
To answer the outside call, press .
The intercom call ends automatically.
•
To end the intercom call without
answering the outside call, press
OFF
.
The telephone continues to ring.
Transfer a call
Use the intercom feature to transfer an
outside call to another system handset.
1. During a call, press
INT
.
•
If you have two handsets, the
outside call is put on hold and
your handset displays
Calling
HS X
.
•
If you have three or more
handsets, your handset displays
Intercom to
. Use the dialing keys
to enter a handset number. The
outside call is put on hold and
your handset displays
Calling
HS X
.
The destination handset rings and its
screen displays
HS X is calling
.