Intercom; Make And Answer An Intercom Call; Answer An Incoming Call During An Intercom Call - AT&T EL52501 User Manual

Telephone operation

Intercom

make and answer an intercom call

Use the intercom feature for conversations between handsets.
1. Press INT on your handset when not in use.
• If you have 2 handsets, your originating handset
screen shows CALLING OTHEr HANDsET. The other
handset rings and its screen shows OTHEr HANDsET
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 HANDsET x (x
represents the handset number). The destination
handset rings and its screen shows HANDsET x
Is CALLING.
2. To answer the intercom call, press any dialing key (0-9,
or #), pHONE/
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, is in use, on a call or is out of
range, your originating handset shows uNABLE TO CALL. Try AGAIN
• Pressing OFF/
• If you have 4 handsets, of which 2 handsets are on an intercom call, the other 2 handsets
can be used on an outside call (see Join a call in progress on page 22) 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:
• Press pHONE/
To end the intercom call without answering the incoming outside call:
• Press OFF/
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.
, /spEAKEr or INT on the other
FLAsH
or muTE/
CANCEL DELETE
. The intercom call ends automatically.
FLAsH
. The intercom call ends and the handsets ring for
CANCEL
OFF/ or place
CANCEL
temporarily silences the intercom ringer.
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INTERCOM TO:
CALLING
HANDSET X
INTERCOM
/CANCEL or INT
OFF
.