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Multiple handset use
Join a call in progress
If a handset or telephone base is already on a call, you can join the call.
Using a cordless handset:
Press
/FLASH
or
on another cordless handset.
Press
OFF/
CANCEL
or place the handset in the handset charger to end the call. The
call does not end until all handsets and the telephone base hang up.
Using the telephone base:
Lift the corded handset or press
on the telephone base.
Return the corded handset to the telephone base or press
to hang up. The call
does not end until all handsets and the telephone base hang up.
You can use up to four system handsets and the telephone base at the same time
on an outside call.
Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversations between handsets. You can buy
additional expansion handsets (model Vtech CS6400) for this telephone base.
You can register up to 12 handsets to the telephone base.
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HANDSET 1
-
9
. Use the
handset number to initiate intercom and transfer calls.
Although the names for handsets 10-12 appear in their displays as 10-12, when
you intercom or transfer to one of them, you must use
*0
for
HANDSET 10
,
*1
for
HANDSET 11
, and
*2
for
HANDSET 12
.
Using a cordless handset:
Press
INT
on your handset when not in use.
If you have a single handset system, your handset screen
shows
Calling base
. The telephone base rings and its screen
shows
HANDSET is calling
.
If you have more than one handset, your screen shows
INTERCOM TO:
Use the dial pad keys to e
enter a
handset number. Your handset screen shows
Calling HANDSET X
. The called handset rings and its
screen shows
HANDSET X is calling
.
-OR-
Enter
0
to intercom with the telephone base. The screen shows
CALLING
BASE
. The telephone base rings and its screen shows
HANDSET X is calling
.
1.
•
•
HANDSET
is calling
CALLING
base
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Multiple handset use
To answer the intercom call, press
/
FLASH
,
INT
,
or any dial
pad keys (
0
-
9
,
TONE
,
#
) on the called handset. Both handsets
now show
Intercom
.
-OR-
Press
SPEAKER
,
INTERCOM
or any dial pad keys (
0
-
9
,
TONE
,
#
) on the telephone base, or lift the corded handset
to answer the intercom call.
To end the intercom call, one party presses
OFF/CANCEL
or
INT
on either handset, or places the handset back in the
charger. The other party hears four beeps. Both handsets
display
Intercom ended
.
-OR-
Press
INTERCOM
or
CANCEL
on the telephone base
if you are using speakerphone mode, or return the
corded handset to the telephone base. The other party
hears four beeps.
Intercom ended
appears on both
handset screen and telephone base screen.
You can cancel the intercom call before it is answered by pressing
OFF/
CANCEL
.
If the other handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds, or
if it is accessing the answering system, is out of range, or has no power, your
handset displays
No answer. Try again
and returns to idle mode.
Pressing
OFF/
CANCEL
or
MUTE/
DELETE
on the cordless handset temporarily
silences the intercom ringer.
Only one intercom call can be established with two handsets at a time.
•
•
•
•
Using the telephone base:
Press
INTERCOM
on the telephone base,
INTERCOM TO:
appears on the screen.
Enter a handset number. The screen shows
Calling HANDSET X
. If you have a single handset
system, the base displays
Calling HANDSET
. The called
handset rings and its screen shows
Base is calling
.
On the ringing handset, press
/
FLASH
,
INT
,
or any dial pad keys (
0
-
9
,
TONE
,
#
) to answer the intercom
call.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
Intercom
HANDSET
is calling
Calling
base
Calling
HANDSET
Base
is calling
