AT&T CL81211 - Manual (Page 29)

Multiple handset use
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Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversations between two
handsets. This feature is only available if you have at least two
system handsets. Intercom is not available for the CL81101
model. You can buy accessory handsets (AT&T model CL80101)
to expand your system.
Use a handset to initiate intercom calls and transfer calls.
1. Press MENU/
SELECT
in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press q
CID
or p
DIR
to scroll to >Intercom, then press
MENU
/SELECT. Choose from the options below.
If you have a two-handset system, your handset screen
shows
Calling other handset.
If you have more than two handsets, your screen shows
INTERCOM TO : Use the dialing keys to eenter a specific
handset number ( 1-9 for handsets 1-9, TONE and 0 for
handset 10, TONE and 1 for handset 11 , TONE and 2 for handset 12,
or TONE and # for all handsets), or press q
CID
or p
DIR
to scroll to the
desired handset and press
MENU
/SELECT . Your handset screen shows
Calling HANDSET X or Calling all handsets.
The other handset(s) rings and shows either Other handset is calling or
HANDSET X is calling ( HANDSET represents the handset name, X represents
the handset number) .
2. To answer the intercom call, press PHONE/
FLASH
, /SPEA�ER SPEA�ER or any
dialing key ( 0-9, TONE , or #) on any called handset. Both handsets now
show Intercom.
3. To end the intercom call, one party presses OFF/
CANCEL
, or places the
handset back in the telephone base or charger. The other party hears four beeps.
Both handsets display
Intercom ended.
NOTES:
Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing
OFF
/CANCEL CANCEL.
If the called handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if it is in the directory or caller ID log,
or is on a call, or is out of range, the calling handset shows No answer. Try again.
Pressing OFF/
CANCEL
or MUTE/
DELETE
temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
You can only use one pair of handsets to make intercom calls at a time.
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Calling
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Intercom
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