AT&T DECT CL84309 - Manual (Page 41)

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Multiple handset use
Intercom
4. When two cordless handsets are on an intercom call, you can use a maximum of two cordless
handsets and the telephone base for an outside call; when a cordless handset and the
telephone base are on an intercom call, you can only use a maximum of two cordless handsets
for an outside call.
Using the telephone base:
You can initiate an intercom call at the telephone base with any system handset.
1. Press
INTERCOM/
HANDSET LOCATOR
on the telephone
base, INTERCOM TO: appears on the screen.
2. Enter a handset number. The screen shows CALLING
HANDSET X. The called handset rings and its screen
shows
BASE IS CALLING.
3. On the ringing handset, press PHONE/
FLASH
, INT,
SPEAKER, or any dial pad key (0-9, * or #) to answer the
intercom call.
NOTES:
1. If you do not enter a handset number when INTERCOM TO: appears on the screen, the telephone
base pages all system handsets. See Handset locator on page 33.
2. Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the intercom call by pressing CLEAR or
INTERCOM/
HANDSET LOCATOR
on the telephone base.
3. If the called 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, the calling handset shows the message UNABLE TO
CALL TRY AGAIN.
4. Pressing OFF/
CLEAR
or MUTE/
DELETE
on a cordless handset temporarily silences the
intercom ringer.
To end the intercom call:
• Press
OFF/CLEAR or INT on the cordless handset, or place the handset
in the charger.
-OR-
Press
INTERCOM/
HANDSET LOCATOR
or CLEAR on the telephone base if you are
using speakerphone mode, or return the corded handset to the telephone base.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is an alert
tone.
Using a cordless handset:
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
.
Using the telephone base:
Press
SPEAKER or lift the corded handset to answer the incoming call. The
intercom call ends automatically.
•
•
CALLING
HANDSET X
MSG #
- -
BASE
IS CALLING