AT&T E1828B - Manual (Page 23)

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Telephone operation
Intercom calls
Intercom calls
You can use the intercom feature to have con-
versations between the handset and the tele-
phone base. Press the INT/ DELETE button on the
cordless handset or INTERCOM/ CID DEL at the
telephone base.
To answer an intercom page on a cordless hand-
set, press INT/
DELETE
. At the telephone base, lift
the handset or press INTERCOM/
CID DEL
.
To end an intercom call on a cordless handset,
press OFF/
CLEAR
. To end an intercom call at
the telephone base, hang up the corded hand-
set or press INTERCOM/
CID DEL .
Handling incoming calls
If you receive an outside call while using the inter-
com, the telephone will ring.
• On a cordless handset: Press any key except
OFF/
CLEAR,
CID or DIR to answer the
outside call.
• At the telephone base: Lift the handset (or
press SPEAKER) to answer the outside call.
Press
INTERCOM/
CID DEL
to page the cordless handset.
NOTE: If your cordless handset is missing, you can press
INTERCOM/
CID DEL
on the base to page the cordless handset up
to 60 seconds. Press INTERCOM/
CID DEL
on the base again, press
OFF/ CLEAR on the cordless handset, or place the cordless
handset in the charger to cancel the page.
Press
INT/
DELETE to page
the telephone base.
NOTE: This telephone does not have an intercom function
between the cordless handsets. People at the cordless handsets
cannot speak with each other.