Panasonic Digital Phone Ebtx320 Operating Instructions

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Phone Accessories
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A variety of accessories are available for your Panasonic phone. Contact 
your local wireless service provider to purchase Genuine Panasonic 
accessories.
Note: Replacement antennas are available from Panasonic. 
In the U.S., call 1 (800) 833-9626. 
In Canada, contact your cellular dealer.
Using non-Panasonic accessories or accessories not recommended by your 
wireless service provider may result in poor performance of your phone, or even 
cause an electrical hazard.
EB-TX320 Accessories
Battery (Li-Ion 740 mAh)
EB-BS320Private Handsfree Headset
EB-EM300
Faceplate
EB-FP320 Series
(available in several colors and graphics)
Flip Faceplate
EB-FF320 Series
(available in several colors)
AC Adapter (400mA)
EB-CA340Rapid Charger (700mA)
EB-CA370 
						

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The BasicsEB-TX320 Accessories (cont.)
Data Cable
EB-RS300DC Adapter
EB-CD300
TTY Cable
EB-WA300Belt Clip
EB-YK300
Car Holder
EB-KA300Private Handsfree Headset
EB-EM310 
						

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EB-HF300EZ Handsfree Car Kit
DC Adapter
EB-CD300
Private Handsfree Headset
EB-EM310
Car Holder
EB-KA300 
						

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							Consumer Update 73

Consumer Update
&
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones(Published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health, October 20, 1999.)
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, including cellular 
phones and PCS phones. The following summarizes what is known--and what remains 
unknown--about whether these products can pose a hazard to health, and what can be done 
to minimize any potential risk. This information may be used to respond to questions.
Why the concern?Mobile phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (i.e., radiofrequency radiation) in 
the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels of radiofrequency 
energy (RF), considered non-significant, when in the stand-by mode. It is well known that 
high levels of RF can produce biological damage through heating effects (this is how your 
microwave oven is able to cook food). However, it is not known whether, to what extent, or 
through what mechanism, lower levels of RF might cause adverse health effects as well. 
Although some research has been done to address these questions, no clear picture of the 
biological effects of this type of radiation has emerged to date. Thus, the available science 
does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are absolutely safe, or that they are 
unsafe. However, the available scientific evidence does not
 demonstrate any adverse health 
effects associated with the use of mobile phones.
What kind of phones are in question?Questions have been raised about hand-held mobile phones, the kind that have a built-in 
antenna that is positioned close to the user’s head during normal telephone conversation. 
These types of mobile phones are of concern because of the short distance between the 
phone’s antenna — the primary source of the RF — and the person’s head. The exposure to 
RF from mobile phones in which the antenna is located at greater distances from the user 
(on the outside of a car, for example) is drastically lower than that from hand-held phones, 
because a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly with distance from the source. The 
safety of so-called “cordless phones, which have a base unit connected to the telephone 
wiring in a house and which operate at far lower power levels and frequencies, has not been 
questioned. 
How much evidence is there that hand-held mobile phones might be 
harmful?
Briefly, there is not enough evidence to know for sure, either way; however, research efforts 
are on-going. The existing scientific evidence is conflicting and many of the studies that 
have been done to date have suffered from flaws in their research methods. Animal 
experiments investigating the effects of RF exposures characteristic of mobile phones have 
yielded conflicting results. A few animal studies, however, have suggested that low levels of 
RF could accelerate the development of cancer in laboratory animals. In one study, mice 
genetically altered to be predisposed to developing one type of cancer developed more than 
twice as many such cancers when they were exposed to RF energy compared to controls. 
There is much uncertainty among scientists about whether results obtained from animal 
studies apply to the use of mobile phones. First, it is uncertain how to apply the results 
obtained in rats and mice to humans. Second, many of the studies that showed increased 
tumor development used animals that had already been treated with cancer-causing 
chemicals, and other studies exposed the animals to the RF virtually continuously — up to 
22 hours per day.
For the past five years in the United States, the mobile phone industry has supported 
research into the safety of mobile phones. This research has resulted in two findings in 
particular that merit additional study: 
						

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The Basics1 In a hospital-based, case-control study, researchers looked for an association between 
mobile phone use and either glioma (a type of brain cancer) or acoustic neuroma (a benign 
tumor of the nerve sheath). No statistically significant association was found between mobile 
phone use and acoustic neuroma. There was also no association between mobile phone use 
and gliomas when all types of gliomas were considered together. It should be noted that the 
average length of mobile phone exposure in this study was less than three years.
When 20 types of glioma were considered separately, however, an association was found 
between mobile phone use and one rare type of glioma, neuroepithelliomatous tumors. It is 
possible with multiple comparisons of the same sample that this association occurred by 
chance. Moreover, the risk did not increase with how often the mobile phone was used, or 
the length of the calls. In fact, the risk actually decreased with cumulative hours of mobile 
phone use. Most cancer causing agents increase risk with increased exposure. An ongoing 
study of brain cancers by the National Cancer Institute is expected to bear on the accuracy 
and repeatability of these results.
1
2 Researchers conducted a large battery of laboratory tests to assess the effect of exposure to 
mobile phone RF on genetic material. These included tests for several kinds of 
abnormalities, including mutations, chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and 
structural changes in the genetic material of blood cells called lymphocytes. None of the tests 
showed any effect from the RF except for the micronucleus assay, which detects structural 
effects on the genetic material. The cells in this assay showed changes after exposure to 
simulated cell phone radiation, but only after 24 hours of exposure. It is possible that 
exposing the test cells to radiation for this long resulted in heating. Since this assay is known 
to be sensitive to heating, heat alone could have caused the abnormalities to occur. The data 
already in the literature on the response of the micronucleus assay to RF are conflicting. 
Thus, follow-up research is necessary.
2 
FDA is currently working with government, industry, and academic groups to ensure the 
proper follow-up to these industry-funded research findings. Collaboration with the Cellular 
Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) in particular is expected to lead to FDA 
providing research recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research 
based on such recommendations. 
Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature:1 Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone signals under laboratory 
conditions while they performed cognitive function test. There were no changes in the 
subjects’ ability to recall words, numbers, or pictures, or in their spatial memory, but they 
were able to make choices more quickly in one visual test when they were exposed to 
simulated mobile phone signals. This was the only change noted among more than 20 
variables compared.
3
2 In study of 209 brain tumor cases and 425 matched controls, there was no increased risk of 
brain tumors associated with mobile phone use. When tumors did exist in certain locations, 
however, they were more likely to be on the side of the head where the mobile phone was 
used. Because this occurred in only a small number of cases, the increased likelihood was 
too small to be statistically significant.
4
In summary, we do not have enough information at this point to assure the public that 
there are, or are not, any low incident health problems associated with use of mobile 
phones. FDA continues to work with all parties, including other federal agencies and 
industry, to assure that research is undertaken to provide the necessary answers to the 
outstanding questions about the safety of mobile phones.         
What is known about cases of human cancer that have been reported in 
users of handheld mobile phones?
Some people who have used mobile phones have been diagnosed with brain cancer. But 
it is important to understand that this type of cancer also occurs among people who have 
not used mobile phones. In fact, brain cancer occurs in the U.S. population at a rate of 
about 6 new cases per 100,000 people each year. At that rate, assuming 80 million users 
of mobile phones (a number increasing at a rate of about 1 million per month), about 4800 
cases of brain cancer would be expected each year among those 80 million people, 
whether or not they used their phones. Thus it is not possible to tell whether any  
						

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individual’s cancer arose because of the phone, or whether it would have happened 
anyway. A key question is whether the risk of getting a particular form of cancer is greater 
among people who use mobile phones than among the rest of the population. One way to 
answer that question is to compare the usage of mobile phones among people with brain 
cancer with the use of mobile phones among appropriately matched people without brain 
cancer. This is called a case-control study. The current case-control study of brain cancers 
by the National Cancer Institute, as well as the follow-up research to be sponsored by 
industry, will begin to generate this type of information.
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of mobile phones?Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products 
such as mobile phones before marketing, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. 
However, the agency has authority to take action if mobile phones are shown to emit 
radiation at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could require the 
manufacturers of mobile phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair, replace 
or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions at this time, FDA 
has urged the mobile phone industry to take a number of steps to assure public safety. 
The agency has recommended that the industry:
support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted by mobile 
phones;
design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not 
necessary for device function; and 
cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible information on what is 
known about possible effects of mobile phone use on human health.
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies 
that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a 
coordinated effort at the federal level. These agencies are:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
In the absence of conclusive information about any possible risk, what 
can concerned individuals do?
If there is a risk from these products — and at this point we do not know that there is — it 
is probably very small. But if people are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, 
there are simple steps they can take to do so. For example, time is a key factor in how 
much exposure a person receives. Those persons who spend long periods of time on their 
hand-held mobile phones could consider holding lengthy conversations on conventional 
phones and reserving the hand-held models for shorter conversations or for situations 
when other types of phones are not available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars every day could switch to 
a type of mobile phone that places more distance between their bodies and the source of 
the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. For example, they 
could switch to
a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the vehicle,
a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a different antenna mounted on the 
outside of the car or built into a separate package, or 
a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist.
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile phones are harmful. But if people 
are concerned about the radiofrequency energy from these products, taking the simple 
precautions outlined above can reduce any possible risk. 
						

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The BasicsWhere can I find additional information? For additional information, see the following websites:Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program (select “Information on 
Human Exposure to RF Fields from Cellular and PCD Radio Transmitters”): 
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
World Health Organization (WHO) International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation 
Protection (select Qs & As): 
http:// www.who.int/peh-emf
United Kingdom, National Radiological Protection Board: 
http://www.nrpb.org.uk
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA):
http://www.wow-com.com
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health: 
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/
1 Muscat et al. “Epidemiological Study of Cellular Telephone Use and Malignant Brain 
Tumors”. In: State of the Science Symposium; 1999 June 20; Long Beach, 
California.
2 Tice et al. “Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and other 
laboratory assays”. In: Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagen Society. 
March 29,1999, Washington, D.C. and personal communication, unpublished 
results.
3 Preece, AW, Iwi, G, Davies-Smith, A, Wesnes, K, Butler, S, Lim, E, and Varey, A. 
“Effect of a 915-MHz simulated mobile phone signal on cognitive function in man”. 
Int. J. Radiat. Biol., April 8, 1999.
4 Hardell, L, Nasman, A, Pahlson, A, Hallquist, Aand Mild, KH. “Use of cellular 
telephones and the risk for brain tumors: a case-control study”. Int. J. Oncol., 15: 
113-116, 1999. 
						

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Index
A
Accessories 69
Accessory connector
 8
Adjusting voice volume
 20
Aircraft
using your phone in
 4
Alarm clock, using your phone as
 45
Alarm, setting
 45
Alert mode
 44
Alert settings
general rings
 41
message alert type
 41
ring alert
 14
vibration alert
 14
Answered calls
 38
Answering calls
 19
Answering your phone
key options
 22
Auto answer
 43
Automatic redial
 24
B
Battery precautions 1
C
Call history
adding a prefix to a number
 38
deleting a number
 39
deleting all entries
 39
dialed calls
 37
missed calls
 37
received calls
 38
saving a number
 39
Call lock
 50
Call timers
 40
Call waiting
 53
Caller ID
 53
Changing your phone’s faceplate
 7
Charge time
 6
Charging precautions
 1
Clear key
 8, 9
Creating group lists
 59
D
Daily alarm 45
Date and time, setting
 45
Decreasing voice volume
 20
Deleting all Phonebook entries
 34
Deleting messages
 58
Digit keys
 9
Digital service
 17
Display icon descriptions
 10
Displaying your own number
 20, 35
Driving while using phone
 3
Dropped call tone
 42
DTMF duration
 48
E
Emergency (911) calls 2
Emergency call
enabling & disabling Super Dial key
 47
Ending a call
 17
Entering symbols (SYM) mode
 27
Entering text
using Letter Entry mode
 25
using Word Entry (Word T9) mode
 26
F
Faceplate
attaching
 7
removing
 7
Favorite Number key
 8
Fixing phone problems
Initialization Error xxxx appears on 
display
 65
Run Time Error xxxx appears on 
display
 65
battery won’t recharge
 66
calls dropped inadvertently
 67
difficult to hear other party
 68
handsfree headset does not work
 68
keys do not work when pressed
 65
lock code lost or forgotten
 67
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Fixing phone problems (cont.)
missing incoming calls
 67
No Service is displayed
 66
other party unable to hear you
 68
phone won’t turn on
 65
TTY device does not work
 68
unable to access Voice Mailbox
 68
unable to place calls
 67
unable to receive calls
 66
unable to set a subscriber feature
 68
unable to store entries in phonebook
 65
Function key descriptions
 9
G
General precautions 1
Group lists
 59
creating
 59
viewing
 60
H
Handsfree headset
using
 15
Headset/TTY Connector
 8
Home key
 9
I
Icons appearing on display 10
Icons used in manual
 viii
In-call features
 20
Increasing voice volume
 20
Indicator light
 8
Intercept tone
 42
International calls
 62
K
Key entry table 27
Key lock
 24
Key volume
 41
L
Language
setting for your phone
 46
Last dialed calls
 37
Left softkey
 9
Listening to voice mail
 23, 61
Lock code
changing
 50
lost or misplaced
 50Locking outgoing calls
 51
Lost lock code
 50
M
Making a call 17
Memory location map
 31
Message alert settings
 41
general rings
 41
Message key
 9
Messages
accessing
 55
calling back
 57
composing
 54
deleting
 57
forwarding
 57
locking
 57
reading
 55
replying to
 56
Miscellaneous menu
 47
Missed calls
viewing
 22
Muting mouthpiece
 20
N
NAM (Number Assignment Module) 63
Navigation key
 8, 9
Normal mode
 44
O
One time alarm 45
Outbox messages
viewing
 58
P
Pause key 9
Pauses
programming in phone number
 33
Phone description
 8
Phone settings
alarm setting
 45
alert mode
 44
answer key
 22
answer mode
 43
display
 42
DTMF duration
 48
emergency call
 47
languages
 46
model type
 47