Handset Locator; Intercom; To Answer An Incoming Call During Intercom; To Transfer A Call - GE 30784 User Manual

Telephone operation
IMPORTANT: Voice mail service is different from the answering system. In order to use the voice mail service,
you must subscribe to it from your telephone service provider.

Handset locator

You can locate a misplaced handset by paging it from the telephone base.
1. Press the Menu softkey when the telephone base is in idle mode.
2. Press / or use the scroll wheel to select Page All HS, then press the Select
softkey. All system handsets beep.
3. Press the Stop softkey on the telephone base or on the cordless handset to stop
paging.

Intercom

Using a cordless handset
1. Press the INT softkey when the handset is in idle mode.
2. If your telephone system only has one cordless handset, the intercom call will be
diverted to the telephone base automatically.
-OR-
If your telephone system has more than one cordless handset, press
or use the scroll wheel to select Base or the desired handset, then press the Select
softkey.
3. Press , , or to answer the intercom call on the other cordless handset.
-OR-
Lift the corded handset, or press
call on the telephone base.
4. To end the intercom call, press
Or return the corded handset to the telephone base or press
base.
Using the telephone base
1. Press the INT softkey when the telephone base is in idle mode.
2. If your telephone system has only one cordless handset, the intercom call will be
diverted to the cordless handset automatically.
-OR-
If your telephone system has more than one cordless handset, press
the scroll wheel to select the desired handset, then press the Select softkey.
3. Press , , or to answer the intercom call on the cordless handset.
4. To end the intercom call, press
NOTES:
1. The intercom call can be canceled before it is answered by pressing
pressing the Cancel softkey on the telephone base.
, or to answer the intercom
or place the cordless handset in the charger.
on the telephone
or place the cordless handset in the charger.
on the originating handset or
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Telephone operation
2. If the called handset or telephone base does not answer within 100 seconds, or is busy, or is out of range,
the intercom will be canceled.

To answer an incoming call during intercom

You will hear an alert tone when you receive an incoming call during intercom.
Using a cordless handset
• Press to answer an incoming Home call, or press
Cell call. The intercom call will be terminated.
Using the telephone base
• Press
incoming Cell call. The intercom call will be terminated.

To transfer a call

You can transfer a call to another system device (either the telephone base or
cordless handset).
Using a cordless handset
/
1. Press the INT softkey during a call.
2. If your telephone system only has one cordless handset, the intercom call will be
diverted to the telephone base automatically.
-OR-
If your telephone system has more than one cordless handset, press
or use the scroll wheel to select the desired handset or Base, and then press the
Select softkey.
The call is placed on hold while the intercom is established with the other system
device.
3. Press ,
-OR-
Lift the telephone base, or press
on the telephone base.
4. You can choose either option from the followings for this intercom call.
• Press the Cancel softkey to end the intercom and switch back to the outside call.
/ or use
• Press or place the cordless handset in the charger to transfer the outside call
to the other device.
• Press the Options softkey, then press
Conference and press the Select softkey to connect both devices to the outside
call.
Using the telephone base
1. Press the INT softkey during a call.
to answer an incoming Home call, or press
, or to answer the intercom on the other handset.
,
/
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to answer an incoming
to answer an
/
or to answer the intercom
or use the scroll wheel to select