AT&T CL84202 - 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 followed
by 0-2 for handsets 10-12, or TONE followed by # 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 is calling,
BASE 0 is calling or BASE 0 is calling all.
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 places the cordless handset back in
the charger, presses CANCEL on the telephone base,
or hangs up the corded handset. The other party hears. The other party hears 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/CANCEL 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 on the cordless handset. Or on
the telephone base, lift the corded handset or press /SPEAKER. 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 /SPEAKER on the handset, or pressing /SPEAKER
or lifting the corded handset 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. Or
return the corded handset back to the telephone base.
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Calling
HANDSET X
10:01
PM
10/15
Intercom
BASE 0
is calling