AT&T DECT EL52459 - Manual (Page 29)

Multiple handset use
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Multiple handset use
Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversation between handsets.
1. Press
INT on your handset when not in use.
• 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 select the other
handset. Your handset screen shows
CALLING
HANDSET X.
• The other handset rings and its screen shows either
OTHER HANDSET IS CALLING or HANDSET X IS
CALLING.
2. To answer the intercom call, press PHONE/
FLASH
,
SPEAKER, INT, or any dialing keys (0-9, #, *) on the other
handset. Both handsets now show INTERCOM.
3. To end an intercom call, press INT, OFF/
CLEAR
, or place
the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Both handsets now
show
INTERCOM END.
NOTES:
1. Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the intercom call by pressing
OFF/
CLEAR
or INT on your originating handset.
2. If the other 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, your originating handset shows the
message UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN.
3. Pressing OFF/
CLEAR
or MUTE/
DELETE
temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
4. You can use a maximum of four handsets at a time. When two handsets are used on an
intercom call, use two other system handsets for an outside call.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is an
alert tone.
• To answer the call, press
PHONE/
FLASH
. The intercom call ends
automatically.
• To end the intercom call without canceling the incoming call, press
OFF/
CLEAR
.
INTERCOM
OTHER HANDSET
IS CALLING
CALLING
OTHER HANDSET