If Your Phone Rings During An Intercom Conversation; Temporary Tone Feature - VTech 917ADX Instruction Manual

set can join in.
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When someone at the handset has al-
ready joined the conversation, pressing
PRV on the Speakerphone will turn off the
handset.
You can use your 917ADXcordless tele-
phone as a two-way lntercom between the
Base Unit and the Handset. This doesn't tie
up your telephone line. You can still receive
calls when using the Intercom.
w ~ h e lntercom can be activated by either the
Handset or the Base Unit.
lntercom from Handset t o Base Unit
Press INT.COM. on the Handset
The Base Unit will emit two beeps, and will
then automatically enter lntercom mode.
The party at the Base Unit does not need
to press a key to activate this feature when it
is initiated from the Handset.
Press OFF to terminate INTERCOM
mode.
lntercom from Base Unit to Handset
Press INT.COM on the Base Unit.
If the Handset is in the OFF mode, it will
ring a maximum of
4
times. The Handset
user can respond to the INTERCOM ring by
pressing INT.COM. The Handset user can
also choose to ignore the INTERCOM ring, in
which case, the ringing will stop after 4 rings.
Otherwise, the Handset user can press OFF,
which will terminate the ringing.
Press INT.COM to terminate INTERCOM
mode.
NOTE: If the Handset is ON when INT.COM
is pressed on the Base Unit, the Handset will
emit only one ringer tone, and then return to
the original call.
Handset Locator
Occasionally you may misplace your 917
ADX Handset. Use the lntercom feature on
the Base Unit to help locate the missing
Handset. When the INT.COM key is pressed,
the Handset will ring four times.
O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T . I O N S
IF YOUR PHONE RINGS DURING AN
calling cards, or other special services.
INTERCOM CONVERSATION
First, dial the call normally. Then activate
the Temporary Tone feature by pressing
If you receive a call while using the Inter-
key. You can then press the numbers
To end the call, press OFF (on the Hand-
set), or place the Handset back in the Base
"ING THE INTERCOM
PHONE^
Unit cradle. From Base Unit ~ r e s s SPKR to
CALL , >
end a call. The phone will automatically go
Press HOLD to put the call on hold, then
use the lntercom normally.
To end the lntercom conversation, press
OFF (on the Handset) or INT.COM (on the
Base Unit).
To return to the call, press PHONE (on the
Handset) or SPKR (on the Base Unit).
back to rotary (dial-pulse) service.
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The Temporary Tone feature is for use with
PULSE dialing service only.
The 917ADXcordless phone has four dif-
ferent ringing tones available for the Handset. -
TEMPORARY TONE FEATURE
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To program the Handset ringer tone:
If you have rotary (dial-pulse) telephone
service, (TONEIPULSE switch is set to
Handset must be OFF
PULSE), Temporary Tone allows you to enter Press PRGIPRV key on Handset
special codes and tones to access answering 1
Press # or * key
on
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machines, electronic banking services,