AT&T E5654B - Manual (Page 16)

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Telephone Operation
Intercom calls
Intercom calls
If you have more than one handset, use the intercom
feature to have conversations between the handsets and
base.
• Press the
INTERCOM
button on a handset or on the
base to initiate an intercom call.
• After entering the number of the handset (or 0 for
base) you wish to intercom with, your handset (or
base) will call the other handset or base.
At a handset, press
PHONE
,
INTERCOM
,
SPEAKER
or
any dial pad key to answer an intercom page. At the
base, press
INTERCOM
,
SPEAKERPHONE
or any dial pad
key to answer an intercom call.
At a handset, press
OFF or INTERCOM , or place the
handset in a charger or base to end the intercom call.
At the base, press
CLEAR
or
INTERCOM
to end the
intercom call. The display will show INTERCOM
ENDED.
NOTE: The intercom feature cannot be utilized while a handset is in the
directory or call log. Pressing INTERCOM while on an outside call will initi-
ate call transfer (see page 16). Pressing and holding INTERCOM while on
an outside call will initiate call forward (see page 15).
Handling incoming calls
The phone will beep if you receive an outside call during
an intercom conversation. You can either:
• Press
PHONE
or
SPEAKERPHONE
to end the inter-
com call and answer the incoming call.
OR
• Press
INTERCOM
or
CLEAR
to disconnect the inter-
com connection without answering the incoming call.
The incoming call will continue to ring.
Press INTERCOM.
Select station to page.
ENTER HANDSET #