Intercom - AT&T EL51200 Quick Start Manual

Intercom

To make and answer an intercom call
You can make an intercom call between handsets.
Press INT on your handset when not in use. Your screen shows
1.
CALLING HANDSET X. The other handset rings and its screen
shows HANDSET X IS CALLING.
2. To answer the intercom call, press
SPEAKER or INT on that handset. Both handsets now show INTERCOM.
3. To end an intercom call, press
telephone base or charger.
NOTE: Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel the intercom call by pressing
OFF/ or INT on your originating handset.
CLEAR
Call transfer using intercom
You can transfer an outside call to another system handset.
During a call, press INT and proceed just as you would for a normal intercom call. Once
the other party has answered the intercom call, you have the following options:
• You can let the other handset join you on the outside call in a three-way
conversation. Press and hold INT on the calling handset.
• You can transfer the call. Press
telephone base or charger. Your handset screen shows CALL TRANSFERRED. The
other handset automatically connects to the outside call.
• You can switch between the outside call (OUTSIDE CALL appears on the screen) and the
intercom call (INTERCOM appears on the screen). Press INT on your handset to switch.
• The other person can end the intercom call by pressing
the other handset back in the telephone base or charger. The outside call continues
with the original system handset.
NOTES:
• To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before the intercom call is
answered, press
• If the other handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if it is in use, on a call, or
out of range, the calling handset shows UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN on its screen and
automatically returns to the external call.
PHONE/
OFF/
OFF/
OFF/ PHONE/
,
CLEAR
,
FLASH
, or place the handset back in the
CLEAR
, or place your handset back in the
CLEAR
or INT on your handset.
FLASH
13
OFF/ , or by placing
CLEAR