User's Manual

Multiple handset use
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Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets. This
feature is only available if you have at least two system handsets. Intercom
is not available for the CRL82112 model. You can buy accessory handsets
(AT&T model CRL80112) to expand your system.
Use a handset to initiate intercom calls and transfer calls.
1. Press MENU/
SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press T
CID or SDIR to scroll to >Intercom, then press
MENU/SELECT. Choose from the following options.
f If you have a two-handset system, your handset screen
shows Calling other handset.
f If you have more than two handsets, your screen 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 T
CID or SDIR to scroll to the desired
handset and press
MENU/SELECT. Your handset screen
shows Calling HANDSET X or Calling all handsets.
The other handset(s) rings and shows either Other handset
is calling, HANDSET X is calling or HANDSET X is calling
all (X represents the handset number).
2. To answer the intercom call, press
PHONE/FLASH, /SPEAKER or any
dialing key (0-9, TONE
, or #) on any called handset. Both handsets now
show Intercom.
3. To end the intercom call, one party presses
OFF/CANCEL, or places the
handset back in the telephone base or charger. The other party hears four
beeps. Both handsets display Intercom ended.
NOTES:
f Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing OFF/CANCEL.
f If the called party does not answer within 100 seconds or if the handset is in use, on a call or
out of range, the calling handset shows No answer. Try again..
f Pressing OFF/CANCEL or MUTE/DELETE temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
f You can only use one pair of handsets to make intercom calls at a time.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is a
two-beep call waiting tone.
• To answer the call, press
PHONE/FLASH. The intercom call ends
automatically. The party on the intercom call hears four beeps. Other system
handsets can also answer the incoming call by pressing
PHONE/FLASH.
• To end the intercom call without answering the incoming call, press
OFF/CANCEL.
Calling
HANDSET X
HANDSET X
is calling
Intercom
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