User manual PANASONIC KX-TG5050

[. . . ] 5. 8 GHz Digital Cordless Phone Operating Instructions Model No. KX-TG5050 Pulse-or-tone dialing capability The unit is Caller ID compatible. To display the Caller's name and phone number, you must subscribe to Caller ID service. PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE. Charge the battery for 6 hours before initial use. Panasonic World Wide Web address: http://www. panasonic. com for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Thank you for purchasing your new Panasonic cordless telephone. Please read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on page 55 before use. [. . . ] Press [C] or [s] to listen to the dial tone. If you hear a series of dial tones followed by a continuous dial tone, this indicates that a new message was recorded. Voice Mail detection is preset at the factory to ON. Minutes after you hang up or after the phone stops ringing, your unit will seize the phone line and check if a message has been recorded. If a new message was recorded at your telephone company, "Voice Mail" will be displayed on the handset, the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly if Message Alert is turned on (p. 18), and the VM indicator will flash on the base unit. Turn off this programming when: -- you do not subscribe to a voice mail service, -- your telephone company does not send a series of tones, followed by a continuous tone to indicate you have new voice mail, or -- your phone is connected to a business or office telephone system (PBX). If you are not sure which setting is required, consult your local telephone company or contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center. Telephone System Advanced Operation 1 Press [MENU]. 2 Scroll to "Initial setting" by pressing [d] or [B], then press the soft key ( SELECT ). Initial setting Voice Mail VM tone detect VM tone detect 3 Press the soft key ( SELECT ) at "Voice Mail". 4 Scroll to "VM tone detect" by pressing [d] or [B], then press the soft key ( SELECT ). Useful Information 5 Select "Off" or "On" by pressing [d] or [B]. 6 Press the soft key ( SAVE ), then press [OFF]. :On For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) 35 Voice Mail Service Listening to Voice Mail Messages Handset The unit will let you know that someone has left new voice mail for you: (a) the VM indicator will flash on the base unit, (b) "Voice Mail" will be displayed on the handset, (c) " V M " will flash on the handset, and (d) the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly if Message Alert is turned on (p. 18) and the handset is not in use. To listen to your voice mail message(s) 1 Press the soft key ( or [s]. · "Dial VM access#" is displayed and the number is dialed (p. · If the handset beeps 3 times and "Store VM access#" is displayed, a voice mail access number is not stored. To store the number, see page 34. VM ), then press [C] Voice Mail VM 2 Follow the pre-recorded instructions. 3 When finished, press [OFF]. · After listening to your message(s), " V M " stops flashing but remains on the handset display. · If the handset and base unit still indicate you have new messages even after you have listened to them, turn the voice mail indicators off by pressing and holding [OFF] until the handset beeps. "Voice Mail" will disappear and " V M " stops flashing but remains on the handset, and the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset and the VM indicator on the base unit will go out. · If your voice mail service uses a voice mail tone and the recorded message is over 3 minutes long, the handset and base unit may not indicate you have new messages. · If your voice mail service uses a voice mail tone, the tone will be heard from any parallel connected phone. If you use another phone to retrieve messages, you have to dial your access number manually. 36 Special Features Handset Locator Base Unit You can locate the handset or page the handset user with beep tones from the base unit. Preparation 1 Press [LOCATOR] to page the handset. · The IN USE indicator on the base unit and the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset flash rapidly. · The paged handset will ring for 1 minute and display "Call from Base". 2 To stop paging, Base unit: Press [LOCATOR]. OR Handset: Press [OFF]. · You can also stop paging by pressing any button except [d] or [B]. Telephone System Muting Your Conversation Handset During a call, you can mute your phone so the other party cannot listen to you. [. . . ] Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF (radio frequency) energy. · Routine care -- wipe the unit with a soft cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner, or any abrasive powder. When you leave the unit unused for a long period of time, unplug the AC adaptor from the outlet. [. . . ]