AT&T E5921 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
16
Telephone operation
Intercom calls
Intercom calls
Use the intercom feature for conversations
between handsets and telephone base.
• To initiate an intercom call by handset, press
the INT, the screen will display INTERCOM TO.
Enter the handset number of the destination
handset (1-4 or 0 for the telephone base). The(1-4 or 0 for the telephone base). The
display will show CALLING HANDSET X. The
destination handset will ring, and its screen will
show HANDSET X IS CALLING.
• To initiate an intercom call by the telephone
base, press HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOMINTERCOM and
enter the number of the destination handset
(1-4) on the telephone base.
To answer the intercom call:
On the destination handset, press INT,
PHONE/FLASH, SPEAKER or any dial pad key
(0-9, * or #).
• On the telephone base, press HANDSET LOCATOR/
INTERCOM, SPEAKER or any dial pad key (0-
9, * or #).
To end the intercom call:
• On the handset, press OFF/CLEAR or INT, or
place the handset in a charger or telephone base.
At the base, press HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOMINTERCOM.
While on an Intercom calls
The telephone will beep if there is an outside call
during an intercom conversation. You can either:
• Press PHONE/FLASH or SPEAKER to end
the intercom call and answer the incoming call.
-OR-
• Press INT or OFF/CLEAR on the handset or
HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOMINTERCOM on the telephone
base to disconnect the intercom connection
without answering the incoming call. The incom-
ing call will continue to ring.
Press INT.
Select a station to page.
INTERCOM TO:
NOTES:
1. The intercom feature cannot
be used while a handset is
in the directory or call log.
Pressing INT while on an
outside call will initiate an
intercom call transfer (page
17).
2. When an intercom call is
initiated between the tele-
phone base and the hand-
set, the answering system
will not answer an incoming
call automatically after the
pre-set number of rings.