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Telephone operation
Intercom
To make and answer an intercom call
Use the intercom feature for conversations between handsets.
Press INT on your handset when not in use.
If you have two handsets, your handset screen shows 
CALLING HANDSET X.
If you have more than two handsets, your screen 
shows INTERCOM TO:. Use the dial pad keys to 
select the other handset. Your handset screen shows 
CALLING HANDSET X.
The other handset rings and its screen shows 
HANDSET X IS CALLING.
To answer the intercom call, press any dial pad key 
(0-9,  , or #),  PHONE/FLASH, 
 
SPEAKER or INT on 
the other handset. Both handset screens now show 
INTERCOM.
To end an intercom call, press  OFF/CLEAR or place 
the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Both 
handset screens now show INTERCOM ENDED.
NOTES:
Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the intercom call by pressing  
OFF/CLEAR or INT on your originating handset.
If the other handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if it is in use, on a call or out of 
range, your originating handset shows UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN.
Pressing  OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/DELETE temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
If you have four handsets, when two handsets are on an intercom call, the other two system 
handsets can be used on an outside call (see Join a call in process on page 22) or a separate 
intercom call.
If you have five handsets and four of them are on intercom calls, you can use the other 
handset for an outside call.
To answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is an 
alert tone.
To answer the incoming outside call:
Press  PHONE/FLASH. The intercom call ends automatically.
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming outside call:
Press  OFF/CLEAR. The intercom call ends and the handsets ring for the 
incoming call.
To let the answering system answer the incoming outside call:
Do nothing. Continue with the intercom call. If the answering system is on, 
it answers the incoming call after the number of rings you have set.
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CALLING
HANDSET X
INTERCOM
INTERCOM TO: