Speech station for intercom network

Abstract

The invention relates, among others, to a communication station (10) for an intercom network (11), comprising a housing (12) with a housing front (13) and a housing rear side (14), wherein a plurality of operating elements (15a, 15b, 15c) and at least one display (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are on the housing front, the display being configured as a touchscreen display, wherein the operating elements comprise a plurality of selector keys (17a, 17b, 17c, 17d), wherein the communication station as a result of an operator actuating a selector key provides a direct listening and/or speaking connection to another selected communication station (18a, 18b) of the intercom network, in particular via a switching station (19), wherein in a first function state (68) of the display information (A; B, C) of a first kind can be displayed and/or data (A; B; C) of a first kind can be entered on the display, the information and/or data relating to at least one operating element. The particular characteristic of the invention consists in that the display (16c) can be shifted between a rest position (66) and a switching position (67), wherein as a result of shifting the display into the switching position, the display assumes a second function state, in which information (D; E; F) of a second kind can be displayed and/or data (D; E; F) of a second can be entered on the display, the information and/or data relating to at least one operating element.

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