Multiple handset use
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Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets. This
feature is only available if you have at least two system handsets. Intercom
is not available for the CRL82112 model. You can buy accessory handsets
(AT&T model CRL80112) to expand your system.
Use a handset to initiate intercom calls and transfer calls.
Press
MENU/
SELECT
in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
>Intercom
, then press
MENU
/SELECT.
Choose from the options below.
If you have a two-handset system, your handset screen
shows
Calling other handset
.
If you have more than two handsets, your screen shows
INTERCOM TO
:
Use the dialing keys to eenter a specific
handset number (
1-9
for handsets 1-9,
TONE
followed
by
0-2
for handsets 10-12, or
TONE
followed by
#
for all handsets),
or press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to the
desired handset and press
MENU
/SELECT
.
Your handset
screen shows
Calling HANDSET X
or
Calling all handsets
.
The other handset(s) rings and shows either
Other handset
is calling
,
HANDSET X is calling
or
HANDSET X is calling all
(
X
represents the handset number)
.
To answer the intercom call, press
PHONE/
FLASH
,
/SPEA�ER
SPEA�ER
or any
dialing key (
0
-
9
,
TONE
, or
#
) on any called handset. Both handsets now
show
Intercom
.
To end the intercom call, one party presses
OFF/
CANCEL
, or places the
handset back in the telephone base or charger. The other party hears four
beeps. Both handsets display
Intercom ended
.
NOTES:
Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing
OFF
/CANCEL
.
If the called handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if it is in the directory or caller ID
log, or is on a call, or is out of range, the calling handset shows
No answer. Try again
.
Pressing
OFF/
CANCEL
or
MUTE/
DELETE
temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
You can only use one pair of handsets to make intercom calls at a time.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is a
two-beep call waiting tone.
To answer the call, press
PHONE/
FLASH
. The intercom call ends
automatically. The party on the intercom call hears four beeps.
Other system
handsets can also answer the incoming call by pressing
PHONE/
FLASH
.
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming call, press
OFF/
CANCEL
.
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2.
3.
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•
Calling
HANDSET X
HANDSET X
is calling
Intercom
11:35
AM
12/02
