Philips S8A - Intercom and Conference Calls; Intercom and Call Transfer

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8 Intercom and
conference calls
An intercom call is a call to another handset
that shares the same base station. A conference
call involves a conversation between you,
another handset user and the outside callers.
Make a call to another
handset
Note
• If the base station only has 2 registered handsets, press
and hold
to make a call to another handset.
1 Press and hold .
» The handsets available for intercom are
displayed.
2 Select a handset number, then press [OK]
to conrm.
» The selected handset rings.
3 Press on the selected handset.
» The intercom is established.
4 Press [Cancel] or to cancel or end the
intercom call.
Note
• If the selected handset is busy, [Busy] is displayed on
the handset screen.
While you are on the phone
You can go from one handset to another during
a call:
1 Press and hold .
» The current caller is put on hold.
2 Select a handset number, then press [OK]
to conrm.
» Wait for the other side to answer your
call.
Switch between calls
Press [Extern] to switch between the outside
call and the intercom call.
Transfer a call
Note
• If the base station only has 2 registered handsets, press
and hold
to transfer a call to another handset.
1 Press and hold during a call.
» The handsets available for intercom are
displayed.
2 Select a handset number, then press [OK]
to conrm.
» The selected handset rings.
3 Press when the other side answers
your call.
» The call is now transferred to the
selected handset.
Make a conference call
A 3-way conference call is between you,
another handset user and the outside callers. It
requires two handsets to share the same base
station.
During an external call
1 Press and hold to initiate an internal call.
» The external caller is put on hold.
» For multi-handset versions, The
handsets available for intercom are
displayed. Then go to step 2.
» For two-handset versions, the other
handset rings. Then go to step 3.