Telephone operation
Intercom
To make and answer an intercom call
Use the intercom feature for conversations between handsets. 1. Press INT on your handset when not in use.
• If you have two handsets, your handset screen shows
CALLING HANDSET X.
•If you have more than two handsets, your screen shows INTERCOM TO: Use the dial pad keys to select the other handset. Your handset screen shows
CALLING HANDSET X.
• The other handset rings and its screen shows
HANDSET X IS CALLING.
2.To answer the intercom call, press any dial pad key 
, or #), 
PHONE/FLASH, 
SPEAKER or INT on the other handset. Both handsets now show INTERCOM.
3. To end an intercom call, press 
OFF/CLEAR or place the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Both handsets now show INTERCOM ENDED.
NOTES:
INTERCOM TO:
CALLING
HANDSET X
INTERCOM
•Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the intercom call by pressing 
OFF/CLEAR or INT on your originating handset.
•If the other handset is not answered within 100 seconds, is in use, on a call or is out of range, your originating handset shows UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN.
•Pressing 
OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/DELETE temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
•If you have four handsets, when two handsets are on an intercom call, the other two system handsets can be used on an outside call (see Join a call in process on page 22) or a separate intercom call.
•If you have five handsets and four of them are on intercom calls, you can use the other handset for an outside call.
To 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 incoming outside call:
• Press 
PHONE/FLASH. The intercom call ends automatically.
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming outside call:
•Press 
OFF/CLEAR. The intercom call ends and the handsets ring for the incoming call.
To let the answering system answer the incoming outside call:
•Do nothing. Continue with the intercom call. If the answering system is on, it answers the incoming call after the number of rings you have set.
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