Inter-Tel 8500 Telephone User Manual


 
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GETTING STARTED
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Model 8500 Phone User Guide
Receiving Intercom Calls
Your phone can receive both intercom and non-handsfree intercom calls. If the hands-
free feature is enabled on your phone, intercom calls are automatically answered.
Non-handsfree intercom calls (see page 14) override the handsfree option.
If your handsfree feature is disabled, or if you receive a non-handsfree intercom call,
you must pick up the handset or press a button to answer the call.
To enable or disable your phone’s handsfree answering feature:
With the handset in the cradle, dial
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To receive an intercom call:
If the handsfree feature is enabled, respond handsfree.
If the handsfree feature is disabled, press
or or lift the handset for privacy.
To receive a non-handsfree intercom call:
EITHER, Lift the handset for privacy.
OR, Press or to answer the call.
NOTE: You must lift the handset if the caller has the Ring Intercom Always feature
enabled.
To redirect a ringing call to another extension or to an outside number:
1. Press and dial .
2. Enter the extension or outside number to which you want to redirect the call. See
page 24 for more information.
To receive an Off-Hook Voice Announce call (through your speaker) while you
are on a call:
When you hear a single tone and see an incoming call lamp display, you can do the
following:
To accept the call on the speakerphone without ending your current call: When
you hear a double tone, you may talk handsfree with the caller through the speak-
erphone. (The caller on the handset will be able to hear both you and the party on
the speakerphone.)
To block the call from coming through the speaker:
a. Press to allow the incoming intercom call to camp on. The button
flashes, and the call is placed on hold.
b. Press to place your phone in DND mode, if desired. (See page 35 for
more information about DND mode.)
NOTE: To use this feature, the Off-Hook Voice Announce feature must be enabled.
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