Intercom; Answer An Incoming Call During An Intercom Call - VTech DS6311-2 User Manual

Telephone operation

Intercom

Use the intercom feature for conversations between two system handsets.
You can buy additional expansion handsets (DS6301) for this telephone
system. You can register up to 12 handsets to the telephone base.
To initiate an intercom call with a handset:
1. Press MENU/ on the handset when it is not
SELECT
in use.
2. Press or to highlight Intercom, then press
/SELECT.
MENU
• If you have a two-handset system, your handset
displays Calling other handset. The destination
handset rings and displays Other handset
is calling.
• If you have more than two handsets, your handset
displays INTERCOM TO: and a list of registered
handsets. Press or to select a destination
handset and then press
MENU
handset displays Calling handset X. The
destination rings and displays Handset X is calling.
To answer an intercom at the destination handset:
• Press / / or Both screens show Intercom.
HOME FLASH .
To silence an intercom call:
• Press OFF/ or MUTE/
CLEAR REMOVE
displays Ringer mute for a few seconds.
To end an intercom call:
• Press OFF/ or place either handset back in the telephone base or
CLEAR
charger. Both handsets display Intercom ended.
• You can cancel the intercom call before it is answered by pressing
OFF/ on your originating handset.
CLEAR
• If the destination handset does not answer the intercom call within 100
seconds, is in the directory or call log, or is out of range, the originating
handset displays Unable to call try again and returns to the idle mode.
• You can use a maximum of four handsets at a time. When two handsets are
used on an intercom call, use two other system handsets for an outside call.
Ans. system
Directory
Cal l log
Intercom
Bluetooth
INTERCOM TO:
Handset 2
Handset 3
Handset 4
Handset 5
/SELECT. Your
on the destination handset. Its screen
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Telephone operation
Intercom (continued)

Answer an incoming call during an intercom call

When you receive an incoming home call during an intercom call, there is an
alert tone and Incoming call appears on screens.
• Press /HOME/ to answer the home call and the intercom call
FLASH
ends automatically.
• Press OFF/ to end the intercom call with answering the incoming
CLEAR
call. The telephone continues to ring.
When you receive an incoming cell call during an intercom call, there is an
alert tone and Incoming call appears on screens.
• Press /CELL to answer the cell call and the intercom call ends
automatically.
• Press OFF/ to end the intercom call with answering the incoming
CLEAR
call. The telephone continues to ring.
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