4.7 Making Intercom Calls
Youcan dial an intercom call manually from the keypad or
automatically using a direct station select(DSS) button that you have
previouslyprogrammed. There are two methods for making an
intercom call: one causes yourvoice to sound out at the called
telephone and the other causes the called telephoneto ring. Your system
programmer can set the system to delivereither tone-first or voice-first
calling, although all systems havetone-first as the default condition.
Keepin mind that whatever the system setting is, a called party can set
a voice announceblock condition at his or her telephone to preventall
voice announcecalls.
(The followinginstructions assume a tone-first default setting. Any user
can change a call tovoice signaling for that call simply by pressing the
INTERCOM button again after dialing the extensionnumber or by
pressing the DSS button again.)
•To manually causethe other telephone to ring (tone calling),
1. Press INTERCOM.
2. Dial extension number (called telephone will ring).
•To tone call automatically,
1. Press DSS button (called telephone will ring).
(The followinginstructions assume a voice-first default setting. Any
user can change a call to a tone signaling for that call simply by
pressing the INTERCOM buttonagain after dialing the extension
number or by pressing the DSS button again.)
•To voice call manually,
1. Press INTERCOM.
2. Dial extension number.
3. Speak your announcement.
•To voice call automatically,
1. Press DSS button.
2. Speak your announcement.
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