Panasonic Home Communication System Cordless Video Camera Handset Kx-tha12, Kx-tha17 2line Operating Instructions

u Video Phone
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Making a video call
1During a call, press {VIDEO} to start 
the video call.
LAim the camera lens toward yourself 
by rotating the lens.
LYour handset displays a view of 
yourself until the video call is 
connected, then it displays the live 
video of the other party.
LIf you are using the receiver, the 
handset automatically switches to 
speakerphone.
LEither caller can begin a video call by 
pressing {VIDEO}. If both parties...

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Selecting the display view
You can select what is displayed on your 
handset during a video call.
– Combo view (default): Both you and the 
other party are displayed on your 
screen.
– Other party view: Only the other party is 
displayed on your screen.
– Self view: Only you are displayed on 
your screen.
1During a video call, press {MENU}.
2“View mode” i {SELECT}
3Press {VIEW} repeatedly to select the 
desired view mode. i...

u Video Phone
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Note:
LTo view the image, see “Picture gallery”, 
on page 41.
Pausing your live video
During a video call, you can pause your 
live video to send your high resolution still 
image to the other party. You can continue 
talking while you are using this feature. 
You can also use this feature for privacy.
1During a video call, press {MENU}.
2Select “Pause video”, then press 
{SELECT} to take a picture.
LTo resume sending live...

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1{MENU} (F2) i u i {SELECT}
2“Hold options” i {SELECT}
3Select the desired item. (Default: “Hold 
only”) i {SAVE} i {OFF}
Privacy image
You can select a privacy image to be seen 
by the other party during a video call 
instead of your live video. You can also 
select a privacy image to be shown for the 
duration of the call, or only when you put a 
video call on hold.
–“Start”: The privacy image is seen by 
the other party...

Intercom
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Intercom feature
Intercom calls can be made between the 
handset and the base unit, and between 
the handset and another compatible 
Panasonic unit (KX-THA11/KX-THA12/
KX-THA16/KX-THA17).
Making intercom calls
1{INTERCOM}
LThe speakerphone is activated.
2To page the base unit, press {0}.
To page another handset, enter its 
extension number ({1} to {8}).
LThe destination unit beeps for 1 
minute.
LTo stop paging, press {OFF}.
3To...

Intercom
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Transferring a call to the 
answering system
When you answer a call and the caller 
wants to talk to someone who is not 
available, you can transfer the caller to the 
answering system, where the caller can 
leave a message.
Tell the outside caller you will transfer him 
or her to the answering system.
1During an outside call, press 
{INTERCOM} to put the call on hold.
2Press {9} to hang up the call.
Note:
LAfter you press {9},...

Intercom
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Conference call with an outside 
call and an intercom call
While you are talking with an outside caller, 
one more extension can join the 
conversation and establish a conference 
call.
1During an outside call, press 
{INTERCOM}.
2To page the base unit, press {0}.
To page another handset, enter its 
extension number ({1} to {8}).
3When the paged party answers, press 
{CONF} to make a conference call.
LTo leave the conference,...

H Monitoring
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Monitoring feature
This feature allows you to monitor the 
room where a unit is located. The 
monitored unit does not ring, allowing you 
to easily monitor a baby’s room, for 
example, from different areas of the 
house.
You can monitor:
– the sound in a room (“Audio monitor”, 
page 38) 
– the image and sound of a room (“Video 
monitor using the handset”, page 39).
Note:
LYou can place the handset on the 
charger while...

H Monitoring
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Video monitor using the 
handset
You can monitor the image and sound of 
the room when you access the Panasonic 
compatible unit (KX-THA12/KX-THA13/
KX-THA16/KX-THA17) using the handset 
(“Monitoring the room”, page 39).
If you have the cordless camera (KX-
THA13), you can answer the page from 
the cordless camera and monitor the room 
when:
– the cordless camera pages the handset 
when it detects motion and/or sound
– the...

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Useful display settings while 
monitoring
Selecting image zoom
1Start monitoring (page 39). i 
{MENU}
2“Zoom” i {SELECT}
3Press {ZOOM} to zoom in (1.5 x zoom) 
on the image.
LPress {ZOOM} again for 3 x zoom. 
When viewing at 3 x zoom, you can 
press {^}, {V}, {} to select 
the viewable area.
LTo return to the original view, press 
{WIDE}.
4{SAVE}
Note:
LWhen you finish monitoring, the saved 
image size returns to its original...