Using Intercom With A Telephone Call; Two-Way Intercom Calls - GE 25881EE3 User Manual

Using Intercom with a Telephone Call

During a telephone call, you can use the intercom/paging function to page cordless
handset and set up a private (-way) intercom conversation with another user
while the telephone call is placed on hold. Or, you can create a 3-way conversation
between the telephone caller, the base, and the cordless handset.

Two-Way Intercom Calls

1. To make an intercom call while on an external call, press the page/intercom button
on base or trans button on cordless handset.
The external caller is placed on hold and both intercom users may speak privately.
. To answer the intercom page, press the speaker/call back button on base or
talk/end/call back button on cordless handset. When finished press the
page/intercom button on base or trans button on cordless handset to retrieve the
external caller.
Conference the External Caller with Cordless Handset and Base
1. Press the page/intercom button on base or trans button on cordless handset.
The external caller is placed on hold, and a paging tone sounds at the base and
cordless handset. PAGING or PAGING HANDSET displays on the originating unit and
PAGING FRM BASE or PAGING FROM HANDSET on the other unit.
. Press the trans button on handset or page/intercom on base to set up the
intercom. Then press the conference/ans on/ off button on base or mem/conf
button on handset to retrieve the external caller. Three-way conversation begins,
and CONFERENCE shows in the display.
NOTE: The handset or the base can enter conference directly by
pressing talk/call back button on the handset or speaker/call back
button on the base while the other party (handset or base) is on the
external line.
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