ReceivinganIncomingTelephoneCallDuringanIntercomCall

During an intercom call, if you receive a telephone call, both intercom users are alerted as follows:

Cordless Handset - Receives a ringing tone.To take the call, pressTALK/call back. (The intercom connection is discontinued.)

Base - Speakerphone rings.To take the call, press the SPEAKER/CALL BACK button or lift the corded handset.

Using Intercom with a Telephone Call

During a telephone call, you can use the intercom/paging function to page the base or cordless handset and set up a private (2-way) intercom conversation with another user while the telephone call is placed on hold. Or, you can create a 3-way conversation between the telephone caller, the base, and the cordless handset.

Two-Way Intercom Calls

1.To make an intercom call press the PAGE/INTERCOM button (base) or intercom button (cordless handset), depending on where the external call originated.

The external caller is placed on hold and both intercom users may speak privately.

2.To answer the intercom page, press the PAGE/INTERCOM button (base) or intercom button (cordless handset). When finished press the PAGE/ INTERCOM button or intercom button to retrieve the external caller.

Three-Way Intercom Calls

1.Press the PAGE/INTERCOM button (base) or intercom button (cordless handset) during an outside call.

The external caller is placed on hold, and a paging tone sounds at the base and cordless handset. PAGING (cordless handset) or PAGING HANDSET (base) displays on the originating unit and PAGING FRM BASE (handset) or PAGING FROM HANDSET (base) on the other unit.

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