Intercom operation

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This 984 telephone is fully compatible with any AT&T Four-Line Small Business Speakerphone 945 or 974 units you may have installed. You can use a total

of 16 945/974/984 units together as extensions in your phone system.

For details regarding this telephone’s compatibility with other AT&T phones, please refer to Before you begin starting on page 2 of your User’s Manual, Part 2.

Each individual phone in your telephone system MUST be assigned a unique extension number for the intercom feature to work. See

Assign an extension number to your phone on page 5 of this Quick Start Guide for instructions.

NOTE: If you subscribe to DSL service, please read DSL users beginning on page 4 of your User’s Manual, Part 2 for information about minimizing problems with this phone caused by DSL signals.

This intercom features both a single-phone page and a system-wide page. A single-phone page alerts only one phone. A system-wide page alerts all system phones. Any phone with the Do not disturb (DND) feature activated will not receive a page. For detailed intercom instructions, see Intercom operation beginning on page 83 of your User’s Manual, Part 2.

An intercom call rings at the extension called with a repeating double-ring pattern.

A single-phone page automatically activates the speakerphone on the receiving phone. You can deactivate the speakerphone by lifting the handset.

NOTE: If a line is in use, pressing Iwill place the line on hold and activate the intercom.