HOW TO USE THE ALL PAGE FEATURE/INTERCOM ON THE 974 VERSION

I guess you want a page key programmed on your set. press feature *3, press a memory key, press feature 610. This key pages all sets when pressed.

Try pressing the intercom button (base) above the number 1, on the handset the intercom button is below the # button.
Intercom?
Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call
between stations without using the phone line.
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You can make an intercom call from any station, but only two stations
can be in an intercom call at any time.
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If an outside call comes in during an intercom page, the phone cancels
the page so you can answer the incoming call.
?f an outside call comes in during an intercom page, the phone cancels the page so you can answer the incoming call.
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If an outside call comes in during an intercom call, press
speaker on the base or talk/flash on the handset to hang up the intercom call and
answer the outside call
see page 15/16 of the manual at the link below.

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/D1688-2om.pdf

Thats because its looking for the intercom number to be assigned. as soon as you assign one in programming it will stop.

There are 2 buttons right below Line 1 and Line 2. Those are both intercoms.

When paging a phone, you just insert a * (star) before the extension number.

SO, Intercom*11, will page extension 11

To program on a button, feature 00, press the button you want to program, then press the left intercom and *xx (where xx is the extension number)

As far as paging all the phones, you will need to have them in a calling group (1-4), hten you can page the group to page them all.

You need to page an extension.
To program this on a button:
press feature 00
press the intercom you want to change (EX: ext 10)
press the right intercom and *10
press feature 00

To use, just press the button you just programmed. It will grab intercom and dial *10. Conversly, you can press intercom *10 to do the same.

To program a page button for other extensions.
At the phone, press Feature 00
press the LIGHTED button you want to program.
press the LEFT intercom button, followed by * (star) and the 2 digit extension number.
Repeat for more buttons.
Feature 00 when done.

Now you can just press the button, and it dials intercom *10 (example)

it will activate the speakerphone and you can talk.

Press PROGRAM
Press *
Press #
Enter 2 digits (11 through 22)
Press INTERCOM

This should work.

How do I change the number of rings on the phone before it goes into voice mail? If I am not beside the phone, after 2 rings it will go into voice mail and I am missing calls. The model is AT&T 974.

Are you referring to page all phones?

you have to put all phones into a ringing group first.

From extension 10 or 11

Feature 00
Left intercom
Left intercom
Press #502
At the group prompt, enter the group number you wish to use (1-4)
At the extension prompt, enter the extension number you wish to add to the group
It will say 1-assigned or 2-not assigned
Press 1 to assign it to the group
Repeat for all extensions
Feature 00 when finished

Now, to page the group, you will press "Intercom *7x (where x is the group number)

Example, Intercom *71 to page group 1

If you wish to put that on a button, you must go to each phone.

At each phone...
Press Feature 00
Press the button you want to program
Press the LEFT intercom button and *71 (for group 1)
Feature 00
Repeat at each phone you want the button on.

The paging connects to one of the line ports on the system. Its needs to be specified in system programming which line you will be using. When you login to System programmiing (feature-0-0-left intercom--left intercom) you can go to Loudspeaker Paging Line #617, then select an unused (available) line. (feature-0-0) to save. Then go to the system and the port of the line you selected is where you will connect the signal leads to the paging horn. Then use Intercom *70 to page or program a paging button