AT&T TL74458 Answering Machine User Manual


 
Telephone operation
Call transfer using intercom
Using the telephone base:
Use the intercom feature to transfer an outside
call to any of the cordless handsets in the
system.
1. During a conversation with an outside
call, press HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOM.
TRANSFER TO: will be displayed on the
screen.
2. Enter a handset number. The screen will show
CALLING HANDSET X. The called handset
will ring, and its screen will show BASE IS
CALLING.
3. On the ringing handset, press PHONE/FLASH,
INT, SPEAKER, or any dial pad key (0-9, * or
#) to answer the intercom call. You can now
talk without the outside caller hearing the
conversation.
4. Press SPEAKER on the telephone base
or place the corded handset back to the
telephone base to complete the transfer.
The calling handset’s screen will show CALL
TRANSFERED and the called handset will
automatically be connected to the outside
call.
NOTES:
1. Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the
transfer and return to the outside call by pressing
HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOM or SPEAKER.
2. If the called handset does not answer the intercom call
within 100 seconds, or if the other handset is in the
directory or call log mode, or out of range, the calling
handset will show UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN on its
screen and will automatically return to the outside call.
3. You can switch between the intercom call and the outside
call by pressing HANDSET LOCATOR/INTERCOM on the
telephone base. The display will change between INTERCOM
and OUTSIDE CALL to indicate which party is active.
4. You can end the intercom call and return to the outside call
by pressing PHONE/FLASH on the calling handset.
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