AT&T E5643B - 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.
Press the
INTERCOM
button on a handset to initiate an
intercom call. Then after entering the number of the
handset you wish to call, your handset will call the
other handset.
Press
PHONE
,
INTERCOM
,
SPEAKER
or any dial pad key
on the handset being called to enter intercom mode
with the first handset.
To end the intercom call:
• Press
OFF
or
INTERCOM
at the handset.
• Place the handset in the charger or base.
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 15).
Handling incoming calls
The phone will beep if you receive an outside call during
an intercom conversation. You can either:
• Press
PHONE
to end the intercom call and answer
the incoming call.
OR
• Press
INTERCOM
or
OFF
to disconnect the intercom
connection without answering the incoming call. The
incoming call will continue to ring.
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