AT&T E5944B Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Telephone operation
Call transfer
An external call can be transferred between the
following parties:
• From one handset to another handset (pur-
chased separately).
• From a handset to the base.
• From the base to a handset.
Call transfer
During a conversation, you can transfer the call to
another handset or to the base.
• Press INTERCOM on the handset or HANDSET 
LOCATOR/ INTERCOM on the base (the external
call is put on hold).
• Enter the handset number (1-4 or 0 for the
base) to which you want to transfer the call.
• The destination set will ring, showing an inter-
com call.
• Press INTERCOM, PHONE FLASH, SPEAKER
or any dial pad key (0-9, * or #) on the des-
tination handset to answer the intercom call.
On the base, press HANDSET LOCATOR/ INTERCOM,
SPEAKER or any dial pad key (0-9, * or #) to
answer the intercom call.
• When the recipient answers the intercom call,
you can talk privately without the outside caller
hearing the conversation.
• On a handset, press OFF CLEAR to transfer the
call. On the base, press SPEAKER to complete
the transfer to a handset.
NOTES:
1. If the intercom call is not answered within approximately 100 sec-
onds, the external call will be released from hold at the originating
set.
2. When the recipient answers the intercom call, the originating party
can toggle between the intercom and external calls by pressing
INTERCOM on the handset or HANDSET LOCATOR/ INTERCOM on the
base.
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