Panasonic DBS576 Station User Guide

							1. Understanding Your PhoneDBS-32-755 Issued April 2000  9 Table 1.  Non-display phone features
# Feature Description
1 Message Waiting Indica-
torIndicates that you have a message.
2 PROG Key Used to program Flexible Function (FF) and one-
touch keys and to adjust ringer volume.  Depending 
on the setup of your system, may also be used to 
transfer calls. 
3 CONF Key Used to establish conference calls,   check FF key 
and one-touch features, and scroll through mes-
sages.
4 One-Touch Keys Used to make outside calls or to access system fea-
tures.
5 Flexible Function (FF) 
KeysUsed to access outside lines or to access system fea-
tures.
6 DND/CF Indicator Indicates that Do-Not-Disturb, Call Forwarding, or 
Absence Message is set.
7 MUTE Indicator Indicates that your voice is muted - i.e., party on the 
other end cannot hear you.  Lights solid when your 
hands-free microphone is muted and flashes when 
your handset is muted.
8 EXT Indicator Lights when you are on a call;  flashes when you 
hold a call.
9 ON/OFF Indicator Lights when ON/OFF key has been pressed.
10 REDIAL Key Used to redial last number dialed.
11 MUTE Key Used to activate/deactivate MUTE function. When 
activated, the party on the other end cannot hear 
you.  (See item 7, MUTE Indicator.)
12 AUTO Key Used to access speed dialing, enter account codes, or 
for message waiting answer/cancel.
13 ON/OFF Key Used to make a call without lifting the handset or to 
turn the speaker on and off.
14 FLASH Key Used to end an outside call and to restore outside 
dial tone without hanging up receiver.
15 VOLUME Key Used to adjust level of tones, background music, 
ringing, receiver volume, and display contrast.
16 HOLD Key Used to hold calls, to retrieve held calls, and to com-
plete FF key programming.
17 Microphone Used to talk with another party without using the 
handset.
18 Speaker Outputs tones and voice at your extension. 
						

							1. Understanding Your Phone
 10 Issued April 2000 DBS-32-755Small-Display Phones
Small-display phones, such as the model in Figure 2, have a display 
containing two lines of text. Table 2 on page 11 describes the features that are 
typical of small-display phones.
Note:  
Certain features of the small-display phone, such as items 3 -5 in Figure 
2, require DBS software version CPC-AII/B v. 8.0 or higher, CPC-S/M v. 2.0 
or higher, or CPC-EX v. 1.0 or higher.
Figure 2.  Small-display 44-Series phone
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							1. Understanding Your PhoneDBS-32-755 Issued April 2000  11 Table 2.  Small-display phone features
# Feature Description
1 Message Waiting Indica-
torIndicates that you have a message.
2 Display Displays information about the phone’s status, 
menus, dialing directories, and text message infor-
mation.
3 Mode Key Used to change display modes from default to speed 
dial or extension directory mode. 
4 End Key Used to exit directory mode and return display to 
default mode.
5 Soft Keys Used to select System Speed Dial or Personal Speed 
Dial directory and also to speed dial a number or 
extension from within a directory.
6 PROG Key Used to program FF and one-touch keys and to 
adjust ringer volume.  Depending on the setup of 
your system, may also be used to transfer calls. 
7 CONF Key Used to establish conference calls,   check FF key 
and one-touch features, and scroll through mes-
sages.
8 One-Touch Keys Used to make outside calls or to access system fea-
tures.
9 Flexible Function (FF) 
KeysUsed to access outside lines or to access system fea-
tures.
10 DND/CF Indicator Indicates that Do-Not-Disturb, Call Forwarding, or 
Absence Message is set.
11 MUTE Indicator Indicates that your voice is muted - i.e., party on the 
other end cannot hear you.  Lights solid when your 
hands-free microphone is muted and flashes when 
your handset is muted.
12 EXT Indicator Lights when you are on a call;  flashes when you 
hold a call.
13 ON/OFF Indicator Lights when ON/OFF key has been pressed.
14 REDIAL Key Used to redial last number dialed.
15 MUTE Key Used to activate/deactivate MUTE function. When 
activated, the party on the other end cannot hear 
you.  (See item 11, MUTE Indicator.)
16 AUTO Key Used to access speed dialing, enter account codes, or 
for message waiting answer/cancel.
17 ON/OFF Key Used to make a call without lifting the handset or to 
turn the speaker on and off.
18 FLASH Key Used to end an outside call and to restore outside 
dial tone without hanging up receiver.
19 VOLUME Key Used to adjust level of tones, background music, 
ringing, receiver volume, and display contrast.
20 HOLD Key Used to hold calls, to retrieve held calls, and to com-
plete FF key programming. 
						

							1. Understanding Your Phone
 12 Issued April 2000 DBS-32-755Using the Soft Keys on a Small-Display Phone
Note:  
This feature requires DBS software version CPC-AII/B v. 8.0 or higher, 
CPC-S/M v. 2.0 or higher, or CPC-EX v. 1.0 or higher.
The soft keys on the small-display phone allow you to change the software 
mode of the display from default (i.e., time and date) mode to directory mode. 
While in directory mode, you can view system and personal speed dial and 
extension directories, and also dial a speed dial number or extension by 
pressing the soft key next to the desired number.
Figure 3.  Small-Display soft keys
Notes:
The MODE
 key allows you to switch the display from default to 
directory mode. The END
 key allows you to return the display to default 
mode. 
 You must be in directory mode to view speed dial and extension 
directories and to dial a speed dial number or extension using the soft 
keys.
 Speed dial numbers must be programmed before they will appear in the 
personal speed dial directory. System speed dial numbers must be 
programmed by the system attendant or administrator, or the DBS 
dealer. For information on programming personal speed dial numbers, 
see Setting Up Personal Speed Dialing
 on page 26.
21 Microphone Used to talk with another party without using the 
handset.
22 Speaker Outputs tones and voice at your extension.# Feature Description
EN D MODE
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							1. Understanding Your PhoneDBS-32-755 Issued April 2000  13Using Speed Dial Directories
1. Press the MODE
 key one time. “SSD” and “PSD” appear on the second 
line of the display.
2. Select System Speed Dial
 or Personal Speed Dial
 by pressing the soft key 
next to the desired item. The first two numbers in the directory appear on 
the second line of the display. To display the next two numbers in the 
directory, press the “#
” key. To display the previous two numbers, press 
the “*
” key.
Note:
If a name has been assigned to a speed dial number, the name will 
be displayed instead of the speed dial number.
To jump to another letter in the directory, press the numeric key for it. For 
example, press the “6” key to jump to the M’s, N’s, and O’s. The M’s will 
appear first. Press “6” again to jump to the N’s, and again to jump to the 
O’s.
 For names beginning with Q or Z, use the 1 key.
3.  To dial a speed dial number, press the soft key next to it.
Note:  
To exit the directory without dialing, press the END
 key.
Using the Extension Directory
1. Press the MODE
 key twice. “EXT” appears on the second line of the 
display.
2.  Press the soft key next to “EXT”. The first two extensions in the directory 
appear on the second line of the display.
3.  To display the next two extensions in the directory, press the “#
” key. To 
display the previous two extensions, press the “*
” key.
To jump to another letter in the directory, press the numeric key for it. For 
example, press the “6” key to jump to the M’s, N’s, and O’s. The M’s will 
appear first. Press “6” again to jump to the N’s, and again to jump to the 
O’s.
 For names beginning with Q or Z, use the 1 key.
4.  To dial an extension, press the soft key next to it.
Note:  
To exit the directory without dialing, press the END
 key. 
						

							1. Understanding Your Phone
 14 Issued April 2000 DBS-32-755Using Variable Mode on a Small-Display Phone
Note:  
This feature requires DBS software version CPC-AII/B v. 8.0 or higher, 
CPC-S/M v. 2.0 or higher, or CPC-EX v. 1.0 or higher.
Variable Mode allows you to use the soft keys on your small-display phone to 
execute programmed system features when your phone is in the following 
call states:
 during an intercom call
 during CO dial tone
 during a trunk call
 after dialing a busy extension
1.  Activate Variable Mode by pressing ON/OFF *61 ON/OFF
.
The 1st line of the display will read “Variable md ON” when you enter 
*61, then return to normal when you press the second ON/OFF.
To turn Variable Mode off again, press ON/OFF *61 ON/OFF
.
2.  During an intercom call, CO dial tone, trunk call, or after dialing a busy 
extension, the display will reflect the appropriate programmed features. 
While the feature is displayed, press the > or < soft key to execute the 
desired feature.
Figure 4.  Example of a variable mode display after dialing a busy extension
EN D MODE
Busy 351
Callback O H VA 
						

							1. Understanding Your PhoneDBS-32-755 Issued April 2000  15Large-Display Phones
Phones such as the model in Figure 5 are distinguished by their large 
displays. Table 3 on page 16 describes the features that are typical of large 
display phones.
Note:  
Certain features of the large-display phone, such as the Message key, 
require DBS software version CPC-AII/B v. 8.0 or higher, CPC-S/M v. 2.0 or 
higher, or CPC-EX v. 1.0 or higher.
Figure 5.  Large-display 44-Series phone
DND/CF
ABC
JK L
TU VOPER
GHI
PRSDEF
MNO
WXY
MUTE
EXT
REDIAL CONF M ENU PREV NEXT PROG MSG
MUTE
AU TO
ON/OFF
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							1. Understanding Your Phone
 16 Issued April 2000 DBS-32-755 Table 3.  Large-display phone features
# Feature Description
1 Message Waiting Indica-
torIndicates that you have a message.
2 Display Displays information about the phone’s status, 
menus, dialing directories, and text message infor-
mation.
3 Soft Keys Used to make outside calls or to access call-handling 
features.
4 MSG Key Used for Auto-CallBack to a telephone which has 
left a text message or to access voice messages.
5 CONF Key Used to establish conference calls,   check FF and 
one-touch key settings, and scroll through messages.
6 MENU Key Used to return to the Main Menu screen. The default 
Main Menu screen contains the following items:
 PERSONAL DIAL
 SYSTEM DIAL
 EXTENSION
FUNCTION
HELP
7 PREV Key Used to return to the previous screen.
8 NEXT Key Used to advance to the next screen.
9 PROG Key Used to program FF and one-touch keys and to 
adjust ringer volume.  Depending on the setup of 
your system, may also be used to transfer calls. 
10 Flexible Function (FF) 
KeysUsed to access outside lines or to access system fea-
tures.
11 DND/CF Indicator Indicates that Do-Not-Disturb, Call Forwarding, or 
Absence Message is set.
12 MUTE Indicator Indicates that your voice is muted - i.e., party on the 
other end cannot hear you.  Lights solid when your 
hands-free microphone is muted and flashes when 
your handset is muted.
13 EXT Indicator Lights when you are on a call; flashes when you 
hold a call.
14 ON/OFF Indicator Lights when ON/OFF key has been pressed.
15 REDIAL Key Used to redial last number dialed.
16 MUTE Key Used to activate/deactivate MUTE function. When 
activated, the party on the other end cannot hear 
you.  (See item 12, MUTE Indicator.)
17 AUTO Key Used to access speed dialing, enter account codes, or 
for message waiting answer/cancel.
18 ON/OFF Key Used to make a call without lifting the handset or to 
turn the speaker on and off.
19 FLASH Key Used to end an outside call and to restore outside 
dial tone without hanging up receiver. 
						

							1. Understanding Your PhoneDBS-32-755 Issued April 2000  17Using the Soft Keys on a Large-Display Phone
The ten small keys located alongside the display on a large-display phone are 
called “soft” keys because they allow you to change the software mode of the 
display. Instead of displaying the Main Menu, for instance, you can set your 
phone to display your Personal or System Speed Dial Directory, Extension 
Directory, or Function or Help Menus.
These items are described as follows:
To select one of the above items from the Main Menu, press the soft key next 
to the desired item.
Notes:
 To display the Main Menu on a large-display phone, press the MENU
 
key when the phone is in an idle state.
 Menus are programmable - the actual menu displayed depends on your 
system configuration.
20 VOLUME Key Used to adjust level of tones, background music, 
ringing, receiver volume, and display contrast.
21 HOLD Key Used to hold calls, to retrieve held calls, and to com-
plete FF key programming.
22 Microphone Used to talk with another party without using the 
handset.
23 Speaker Outputs tones and voice at your extension.
Personal Dial Allows personal speed dial numbers to be programmed 
and dialed using the soft keys.
System Dial Allows system speed dial numbers to be viewed and 
dialed using the soft keys.
Extension Allows other extensions to be viewed and dialed using the 
soft keys.
Function Allows system functions such as Background Music, Do-
Not-Disturb, Reminder Alarm, Absence Messages, Call 
Forwarding, Mute, and Station Lockout to be set.
Help Provides Help on setting phone functions. # Feature Description 
						

							1. Understanding Your Phone
 18 Issued April 2000 DBS-32-755Display Information
Both large and small displays indicate the status of the phone. Display 
information will vary depending on how the phone is programmed and its 
status. Several of the more common displays are illustrated below.
Figure 6.  Idle condition (default display)
Small Display 
Large Display
Figure 7.  Messages received
Small Display10:40 Wed MAR 17
Brandy 113
User name
Extension
10:40 Wed MAR 17
Brandy 113
PERSONAL DIALExtension
User name
SYSTEM DIAL
EXTENSION
FUNCTION
HELP
10:40 Wed MAR 17
3  Msg Carter
Number of 
messages
Person that
left the firstmessage