AT&T CL83201 - Answer an Incoming Call During an Intercom Call

Multiple handset use
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Intercom
Using the telephone base:
1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main
menu. Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Intercom, then
press MENU/SELECT.
If you have one handset, the telephone base shows
Calling HANDSET X.
If you have more than one handset, the telephone
base shows INTERCOM TO: Use the dialing keys to
enter a specific handset number (1-9 for handsets
1-9, TONE and 0 for handset 10, TONE and 1 for
handset 11, TONE and 2 for handset 12, or
TONE and # for all handsets), or press qCID or
pDIR to scroll to the desired handset and press
MENU/SELECT. The telephone base shows Calling
HANDSET X or Calling all handsets.
The destination handset(s) rings and shows BASE 0 is calling.
2. To answer the intercom call, press PHONE/FLASH, /SPEAKERSPEAKER or any
dialing key (0-9, TONE or
#
) on the destination handset. Both the base
and the handset now show Intercom.
3. To end the intercom call, one party presses OFF/CANCEL, or place the
handset back in the telephone base or charger; or presses CANCEL on the
telephone base. The other party hears four beeps. Both devices display
Intercom ended.
NOTES:
Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing OFF/CANCELCANCEL on the
handset or CANCEL on the telephone base..
If the called device is not answered within 100 seconds, or accessing the directory or caller ID
log, or is on a call, or is out of range, the initiating device shows No answer. Try again.
To temporarily silence the intercom ringer, press OFF/CANCEL or MUTE/DELETE on the
handset, or press CANCEL or MUTE on the telephone base.
You can only use one pair of devices at a time to make intercom calls.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an outside call during an intercom call, there is a two-beep call
waiting tone.
To answer the call, press PHONE/FLASH or /SPEAKERSPEAKER on the
handset, or /SPEAKERSPEAKER on the telephone base. The intercom call ends
automatically. The party on the intercom call hears four beeps. Other
system devices can also answer the incoming call by pressing
PHONE/FLASH or /SPEAKERSPEAKER on the handset or /SPEAKERSPEAKER on the
telephone base.
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming call, press
OFF/CANCEL on the handset or CANCEL on the telephone base.
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Calling
HANDSET X
BASE
is calling
Intercom