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Multiple handset use
If you press
INTERCOM
when there is no cordless handset registered to the
telephone base,
Int requires two handsets
displays on the base screen.
Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing
CANCEL
or
INTERCOM
on the telephone base.
If the called handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if it is in the directory
or call log mode, or is on a call, or is out of range, the base shows
Unable to call. Try again
.
Pressing
CANCEL
or
MUTE
on the telephone base temporarily silences the
intercom ringer.
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To end the intercom call
, 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.
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.
Using a cordless handset:
To answer the call, press
/
FLASH
. The intercom call ends automatically.
Other
system handsets can also answer the incoming call by pressing
/
FLASH
.
To end the intercom call without answering or canceling the incoming call, press
OFF/CANCEL
.
Using the telephone base:
Press
SPEAKER
or lift the corded handset to answer the incoming call. The
intercom call ends automatically.
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Multiple handset use
Call transfer using intercom
Use the intercom feature to transfer an outside call to the telephone base or a
cordless system handset.
Using a cordless handset:
1. During a call, press
INT
.
If you have a single handset system, the outside call is put
on hold and 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. The outside call is put on hold and your handset
screen shows
Calling HANDSET X
. The other handset rings and its
screen shows
HANDSET X is calling
.
-OR-
Enter
0
to transfer to the telephone base. The
screen shows
Calling base
. The telephone base
rings and its screen shows
HANDSET X is calling
.
2. To answer the call on the other handset, press
, press
/
FLASH
,
INT
,
, or any dial pad keys (
0
-
9
,
TONE
or
#
).
The outside call is still on hold and both handsets now show
Intercom
. You can now talk without the outside caller hearing
the conversation.
-OR-
Press
INTERCOM
or
SPEAKER
on the telephone base or any dial pad keys
(
0
-
9
,
TONE
or
#
), or lift the corded handset to answer the intercom call. You
can now talk without the outside caller hearing the conversation.
1. To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before the intercom call is
answered, press
OFF/
Cancel
,
/
FLASH
or
INT
on your handset.
2. If the other handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds, or
if the other handset is in the directory or call log mode, or is out of range, the
calling handset shows
Unable to call. Try again
and automatically returns to the
external call.
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INTERCOM TO:
Calling
base
HANDSET
is calling
Intercom