AT&T E5640 - Manual (Page 16)

14
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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