Vtech CS5119 User Manual - Page 19

Multiple handset use Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets. NOTES • Your telephone base supports up to five handsets. You can buy additional expansion handsets (CS5109) for this telephone base. • You can use four handsets on two pairs of intercom calls. For example, when four handsets are used on two pairs of intercom calls, use the fifth handset for an outside call. 1. Press INT on your handset when not in use. • If you have only one handset, your handset displays INT needs 2 HS. • If you have two handsets, your handset displays Calling HS X. • If you have three or more handsets, your handset displays Intercom to. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination handset. Your handset displays Calling HS X. The destination handset rings and its screen displays HS X is calling. 2. To answer the intercom call, press , , INT or any dialing key on the destination handset. Both handsets now display Intercom. 3. To end the intercom call, press OFF or place the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Both handsets now display Intercom ended. NOTES • To cancel the intercom call before it is answered, press OFF or INT. • Press OFF or MUTE on the destination handset to temporarily silence the intercom ringer. • If the destination handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds, is on a call or out of range, the originating handset displays Unable to call and returns to idle mode. • If there is an incoming call while the originating handset displays Calling HS X, the intercom request will be stopped and the screen displays Incoming call. Answer an incoming call during an intercom call When you receive an outside call during an intercom call, there is an alert tone. • To answer the outside call, press . The intercom call ends automatically. • To end the intercom call without answering the outside call, press OFF. The telephone continues to ring. Transfer a call Use the intercom feature to transfer an outside call to another system handset. 1. During a call, press INT. • If you have two handsets, the outside call is put on hold and your handset displays Calling HS X. • If you have three or more handsets, your handset displays Intercom to. Use the dialing keys to enter a handset number. The outside call is put on hold and your handset displays Calling HS X. The destination handset rings and its screen displays HS X is calling. 12