Instruction manual
System Features
INTER-TEL
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5000 ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE – Issue 2.3, September 2007
Page 164 Placing Intercom Calls
To receive an intercom call on a single line endpoint:
When you hear repeating double tones, lift the handset.
To receive a transferred-to-hold intercom call:.
Inter-Tel endpoints: If the endpoint does not have an button, the call will
appear under a Call button. When the button (or Call button) is fluttering and
the display shows <calling endpoint> TFR FROM <transferring endpoint>, lift the
handset and press the button (or Call button). Or, while on-hook, press the
button (or Call button) to speak handsfree. You are connected to the caller.
Executive Display, Professional Display, and Model 8560 endpoint users have the same
menu button options as described for a ringing intercom call.
Single line endpoints: When you hear a page announcing that a call is holding at your
endpoint, lift the handset (at your endpoint) and enter the Individual Hold feature code
(336). You are connected to the caller.
Placing Intercom Calls
When placing an intercom call, begin dialing before the Dial Initiation timer expires. If the
timer expires, the system drops the connection and sends reorder tones.
To place an intercom call:.
1. For all Inter-Tel endpoints:
To use the handset: Lift the handset. If the endpoint has a display it shows
ENTER
EXTENSION NUMBER
. If you want to place a private (non-handsfree) call to an Inter-
Tel endpoint, press the pound ( ) button before dialing the extension number.
To use the speakerphone: Skip to step 2 (begin dialing). The Speaker button lights.
The display shows
ENTER EXTENSION NUMBER.
Executive Display, Professional Display, and Model 8660 or 8662: Lift the handset
or begin dialing as described above. The display shows
ENTER EXTENSION NUMBER.
You may press one of the following menu buttons:
– IC DIRECTORY: Press this button to use the Intercom Directory feature. See
page 225 for instructions.
– OUTSIDE CALL: If you would rather make an outside call, press this button and
see the instructions on page 178.
Single line endpoints: Lift the handset. (If the DTMF decoders are busy, you hear
silence. Hang up and try again.)
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