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Telephone operation
Intercom
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 call, press the corresponding line key (
LINE 1
-
LINE
4
). The intercom call is put on hold automatically.
Hold an intercom call
During an intercom call, press
Hold
.
After the call has been put on hold for more than three minutes,
a double beep sounds every 30 seconds. To turn off the reminder
beep, see
Hold reminder
on page 25.
The far end of the held intercom call will hear the music that
comes with the telephone system. To change the setting and for
more details, refer to the
Music on hold
section in the user’s
manual of
CM18445
console.
NOTES:
•
You can only hold one pair of intercom call.
•
The intercom call on hold is dropped after 15 minutes.
Handle an intercom call by the private mailbox
When the handset receives an intercom call and there is no
answer after the programmed number of rings (see
Number of
rings
on page 61), the caller is prompted to leave a message in the
private mailbox.
