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Using the phone
Share an outside call
You can call another system handset to join an outside call. That call continues even if you hang up.
1. During a call, press
I
. The other handset rings. The outside call is put on hold.
• If you have a two-handset system, your handset screen shows CALLING OTHER HANDSET. The other handset rings and its screen
shows OTHER HANDSET IS CALLING.
• If you have more than two handsets, your screen shows TRANSFER TO:. Use the dialing keys to select the other handset. Your screen
then shows CALLING HANDSET X. The other handset rings and its screen shows HANDSET X IS CALLING.
2. To answer the call on the other handset, press
T
,
S
,
I
, or any dialing keys (0-9, #, *). The outside call is still on hold and both
handsets now show INTERCOM. You can now have a private conversation between the system handsets.
NOTES:
• If you want to cancel an intercom call and reconnect to the outside call before the other handset answers, press
T
or
O
on your
originating handset.
• If the other handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds, is in the phonebook or call log, or is out of range, your
originating handset screen shows UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN and reconnects to the outside call automatically.
3. From this intercom call, you have the following options:
• You can let the other handset join you on the outside call in a three-way conversation. Press and hold
I
on your originating handset.
• You can transfer the call. Press
O
, or place your handset back in the telephone base or charger. Your screen shows CALL
TRANSFERED. The other handset is automatically connected to the outside call.
• You can alternate between the outside call (OUTSIDE CALL appears on the screen) and the intercom call (INTERCOM appears on the
screen). Press
I
repeatedly on your originating handset.
• The other person can leave the intercom call by pressing
O
, or placing the other handset back in the telephone base or charger. The
outside call continues with the original system handset.
