Intercom
DESCRIPTION
Each voice terminal connected to the MERLIN II system has a unique
intercom number. You can dial intercom numbers to place calls to people
connected to the system.
On all voice terminals in the MERLIN II system you can place two types of
intercom calls:
● Ringing Intercom Calls. You can place ringing intercom calls when you
want to have a two-way conversation with people connected to your
MERLIN 11 system.
Your calls ring at their voice terminals, and your co-
workers lift their handsets to hear you and to talk with you.
● Announced Intercom Calls. When you place an announced intercom call,
your co-worker hears your voice through the voice terminal speaker.
CONSIDERATIONS
HOW TO USE
● If you program an Auto Intercom button for the intercom number you
want to call, you can dial the number with one touch. (See “Auto
Intercom.”)
● If the person you are calling has activated the Voice Announcement
Disable feature, any intercom call you place with Intercom-Voice rings
rather than beeps at the person’s voice terminal, and you cannot give your
voice announcement.
● If you have a digital voice terminal, you can place both ringing and
announced intercom calls, but you can receive only ringing intercom calls.
● The system administrator can assign two station jacks to a single voice
terminal so that people at these voice terminals can receive voice
announcements while they are busy on another call. (See “Voice
Announcement To Busy Voice Terminal.”)
To place a ringing intercom call:
1 Touch Intercom-Ring.
2 Lift your handset or touch Speakerphone.
3 Dial an intercom number for the voice terminal you want to call.
4 When the person answers, you can begin the conversation.
To place an intercom call with a voice announcement:
1 Touch Intercom-Voice.
2 Lift your handset or touch Speakerphone.
3 Dial the intercom number for the voice terminal you want to call.
4 When you hear a beep, make your announcement.
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