Intercom; Make And Answer An Intercom Call; Answer An Incoming Call During An Intercom Call - AT&T EL52513 User Manual

Telephone operation

Intercom

make and answer an intercom call

Use the intercom feature for conversations between handsets. This feature is
only available if you have at least two system handsets.
1. Press InT on your handset when not in use.
• If you have 2 handsets, your originating handset
screen shows Calling HS x. The other handset rings
and its screen shows HS x is calling.
• If you have more than 2 handsets, your originating
handset screen shows Intercom to. Use the dialing
key to select the destination handset. The originating
handset screen shows Calling HS x (x represents the
handset number). The destination handset rings and
its screen shows HS x is calling.
2. To answer the intercom call, press any dialing key
or #),
(0-9,
on the other handset. Both handset screens now
show Intercom.
3. To end an intercom call, press
the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Both
handset screens now show Intercom ended.
notes:
• Before the intercom call is answered, you can cancel it by pressing
on your originating handset.
• If the other handset is not answered within 100 seconds, or if the handset is in use, on a call,
or out of range, your originating handset shows Unable to call.
• If you have four handsets, of which two handsets are on an intercom call, the other two
handsets can be used on an outside call (see Join a call in progress on page 27) or a separate
intercom call.

Answer an incoming call during an intercom call

If you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is an
alert tone.
To answer the incoming outside call:
PHonE/
• Press
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming outside call:
oFF/
• Press
the incoming call.
To let the answering system answer the incoming outside call:
• Do nothing. Continue with the intercom call. If the answering system is on,
it answers the incoming call after the number of rings you have set.
PHonE/
FlASH
. The intercom call ends automatically.
FlASH
. The intercom call ends and the handsets ring for
CAnCEl
/SPEAKER or InT
,
oFF/
CAnCEl
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Intercom to
Calling HS X
Intercom
or place
/CAnCEl or InT
oFF
ECO
ECO
ECO