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How to Make an Intercom Call
An intercom call, or inside call, is a call between two extensions without using an
outside line. There are two ways you can signal the extension you are calling: by
ringing or by voice.
System Phone
You can lift the handset or press S before dialing, then:
1. Press an idle
i button (red and green lights are both off).
You hear intercom dial tone, and the green light next to the
i
button
is on steady.
2. To
ring
the extension, dial the two-digit extension number.
To
voice-signal
a system phone at the extension, press * plus the
two-digit extension number and listen for one of the following responses:
■ If you hear
one beep,
you have reached an idle system phone. You
can speak after the beep.
Your voice is heard through the other extension’s speaker. If the
recipient is present, he or she can reply.
■ If you hear
two beeps,
you have reached a busy system phone with
Voice Interrupt On Busy Assigned. You can speak after the beeps.
Be aware that the third party to whom the recipient is speaking
probably also will hear the two beeps and the faint sound of your
voice.Be brief and discreet in your interruption.
If the recipient has a Voice Interrupt On Busy Talk-Back button, wait
for a response.
■ If you hear
ringing,
you have reached an idle standard, MLC-6, or
TransTalk 9000-series phone, or a busy system phone with Voice
Interrupt On Busy Not Assigned. Your call is not completed until
someone answers.
Standard Phone
1. Lift the handset.
You hear intercom dial tone.
2. To
ring
the extension, dial the two-digit extension number.
To
voice-signal
a system phone at the extension, press * plus the
two-digit extension number and listen for one of the following responses:
■ If you hear
one beep,
you have reached an idle system phone. You
can speak after the beep.
Your voice is heard through the other extension’s speaker. If the
recipient is present, he or she can reply.