Panasonic Kx Fl521 Plain Paper Laser Multifunction Operating Instructions

							Please read these Operating
Instructions before using the unit
and save for future reference.
This model is designed to be
used only in the U.S.A.
FOR FAX ADVANTAGE ASSISTANCE: 
– CALL
1-800-HELP-FAX (1-800-435-7329)
– E-MAIL TO
[email protected]
for customers in the U.S.A. or Puerto Rico
– REFER TO 
www.panasonic.com
for customers in the U.S.A. or Puerto Rico
High Speed Laser Fax with Answering System
Operating Instructions
Model No. KX-FL521 
						

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Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic facsimile.
Copyright:
This manual is copyrighted by Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. (KME) and its licensee.
Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part,
without the prior written consent of KME and its licensee.
©Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. 2000
Things you should keep a record of
For your future reference
Date of purchaseSerial number
(found on the rear of the unit)
Dealer’s name and address
Dealer’s telephone number
Caution:
lThe Telephone Protection Act of 1991 requires the following information to be clearly stated
either at the top or bottom margin of the first message page when transmitting messages via
telephone facsimile:
—date and time of transmission,
—identification of the business, entity or person(s) sending the facsimile, and
—telephone number of the business, entity or person(s).
To program this information into your unit, complete all the instructions on pages 17 to 20.
lDo not rub or use an eraser on the printed side of recording paper, as the print may smear.
lIf you apply to the                    service, you can use the IQ-FAX function (p. 35).
Trademarks
is a registered trademark of NetMoves Incorporated.
All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Important safety instructions!
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Safety instructions
When using this unit, basic safety precautions
should always be followed to reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
1.Read and understand all instructions.
2.Follow all warnings and instructions marked
on this unit.
3.Unplug this unit from power outlets before
cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4.Do not use this unit near water, for example
near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or
the like.
5.Place the unit securely on a stable surface.
Serious damage and/or injury may result if
the unit falls.
6.Do not cover slots and openings on the
unit. They are provided for ventilation and
protection against overheating. Never place
the unit near radiators, or in a place where
proper ventilation is not provided.
7.Use only the power source marked on the
unit. If you are not sure of the type of power
supplied to your home, consult your dealer
or local power company.
8.For safety purposes this unit is equipped
with a grounded plug. If you do not have
this type of outlet, please have one
installed. Do not use any type of adaptor
plug to defeat this safety feature.
9.Do not place objects on the power cord.
Install the unit where no one can step or
trip on the cord.
10.Do not overload wall outlets and extension
cords. This can result in the risk of fire or
electric shock.11.Never push any objects through slots in this
unit. This may result in the risk of fire or
electric shock. Never spill any liquid on the
unit.
12.To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
disassemble this unit. Take the unit to an
authorized service center when service is
required. Opening or removing covers may
expose you to dangerous voltages or other
risks. Incorrect reassembly can cause
electric shock when the unit is subsequently
used.
13.Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and
refer servicing to an authorized service
center when the following conditions occur:
A.When the power supply cord or plug is
damaged or frayed.
B.If liquid has been spilled into the unit.
C.If the unit has been exposed to rain or
water.
D.If the unit does not work normally by
following the operating instructions.
Adjust only controls covered by the
operating instructions. Improper
adjustment may require extensive work
by an authorized service center.
E.If the unit has been dropped or
physically damaged.
F.If the unit exhibits a distinct change in
performance.
14.During thunderstorms, avoid using
telephones except cordless types. There
may be a remote risk of an electric shock
from lightning.
15.Do not use this unit to report a gas leak,
when in the vicinity of the leak. 
						

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Fuser unit
DANGER-Invisible laser
radiation when open and
interlock defeated. 
AVOID DIRECTEXPOSURE
TO BEAM.
Safety instructions
CAUTION:
Laser radiation
lThe printer of this unit utilizes a laser. Use
of controls or adjustments or performance
of procedures other than those specified
herein may result in hazardous radiation
exposure.Toner cartridgelBe careful of the following when you handle
the toner cartridge.
—If you ingest any toner, drink several
glasses of water to dilute your stomach
contents, and seek immediate medical
treatment.
—If any toner comes into contact with your
eyes, flush them thoroughly with water,
and seek medical treatment.
—If any toner comes into contact with your
skin, wash the area thoroughly with soap
and water.
Drum unit
lRead the instructions on pages 12 and 13
before you begin installation of the drum
unit. After you have read them, open the
drum unit protection bag. The drum unit
contains a photosensitive drum. Exposing it
to light may damage the drum.
Once you have opened the protection bag:
—Do not expose the drum unit to light for
more than 5 minutes.
—Do not touch or scratch the green drum
surface.
—Do not place the drum unit near dust or
dirt, or in a high humidity area.
—Do not expose the drum unit to direct
sunlight.
Fuser unit
lThe fuser unit gets hot. Do not touch it. 
						

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Safety instructions
CAUTION:
Installation
lNever install telephone wiring during a
lightning storm.
lNever install telephone jacks in wet
locations unless the jack is specifically
designed for wet locations. 
lNever touch uninsulated telephone wires or
terminals unless the telephone line has
been disconnected at the network interface.
lUse caution when installing or modifying
telephone lines.
WARNING:
lTo prevent the risk of fire or electrical
shock, do not expose this product to rain or
any type of moisture.
OTHER INFORMATION:
lKeep the unit away from electrical noise
generating devices, such as fluorescent
lamps and motors.
lThe unit should be kept free from dust, high
temperature and vibration.
lThe unit should not be exposed to direct
sunlight.
lDo not place heavy objects on top of this
unit.
lDo not touch the plug with wet hands. 
						

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Table of Contents
Initial Preparation
AccessoriesIncluded accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Accessory information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Help ButtonHelp function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Finding the Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ControlsLocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SetupToner cartridge and drum unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Paper tray, document stacker and paper stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recording paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Date and time, your logo and facsimile telephone number. . . . . . . . . 17
VolumesAdjusting volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Telephone
Automatic Storing names and telephone numbers in ONE-TOUCH DIAL. . . . . 22
DialingStoring names and telephone numbers in JOG DIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Editing and erasing a stored name and number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making a voice call using ONE-TOUCH DIALand JOG DIAL. . . . . 25
Caller IDCaller ID service from your phone company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Viewing and calling back using caller information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Confirming caller information using the Caller ID list. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storing caller information in ONE-TOUCH DIALand JOGDIAL. . . . 29
Voice ContactTalking to the other party after fax transmission or reception. . . . . . 30
Fax
Sending FaxesSending a fax manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending a fax using ONE-TOUCH DIALand JOG DIAL. . . . . . . . . 32
Sending a fax with the voice guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Documents you can send. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reports for confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
IQ-FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Broadcast transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Receiving Setting the unit to receive faxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
FaxesTELmode (answering all calls manually). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
FAX ONLYmode (all calls are received as faxes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
TEL/FAX mode (receiving voice calls with rings and fax calls
without rings when you are near the unit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the unit with a computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Extension telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pager call - when the unit receives a fax or voice message. . . . . . . 47
Copy
CopyingMaking a copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Convenient way to make a copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 
						

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Answering Device
Help
Error MessagesReports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
OperationsWhen a function does not work, check here before 
requesting help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
If a power failure occurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ReplacementReplacing the toner cartridge and the drum unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
JamsRecording paper jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Document jams - sending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
No feeding or multiple feeding occurs while sending. . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CleaningCleaning the inside of the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General Information
Printed ReportsReference lists and reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
FCC List of FCC requirements and information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Information
Limited PANASONIC Facsimile Products Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Warranty
ServicenterServicenter directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Directory
SpecificationsTechnical data about this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
IndexIndex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Programmable Features
Features Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
SummaryBasic features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Advanced features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SetupTAD/FAX mode (using the built-in answering device
and receiving voice and fax calls automatically). . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Greeting Recording your own greeting messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Erasing your own recorded greeting messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Incoming Listening to recorded messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Messages
RecordingMemo message (Ieaving a message for others or yourself). . . . . . . 54
Telephone conversation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
RemoteOperating from a remote location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
OperationOperation from a remote touch tone telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
OptionTransferring recorded messages to another telephone. . . . . . . . . . . 58 
						

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Accessories
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Included accessories!
Power cord..............1Telephone line cord...1Handset...................1
lIf any item is missing or damaged, check with the place of purchase.
lThe part numbers listed above are subject to change without notice.
lSave the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and transportation of the unit.
Part No. PFJA1030ZPart No. PQJA10075ZPart No. PFJXE0805Z
Paper tray...............1
Part No. PFZXFL501M
Handset cord...........1
Part No. PFJA1029Z
Operating instructions...1
Part No. PFQX1499Y
Accessory information!
To place an order:
Telephone:Call 1-800-332-5368.
Fax:Send a fax to 1-800-237-9080.
Include: 
—your name, shipping address and telephone number,
—credit card type, number, expiration date and your signature,
—order part number and quantity.
Internet:Visit our web site: http://www.panasonic.com/store
(for customers in the U.S.A. or Puerto Rico ONLY)
lIf you have any questions about internet orders, please contact us at:
—E-MAIL: [email protected]
—TELEPHONE: 1-201-348-7292
Toner cartridge.........1
(complementary starter toner cartridge)
This cartridge can print approx. 800 sheets of letter size
paper with a 5% image area. Refer to image area on
page 89. Please purchase a replacement toner cartridge
Model No. KX-FA76 for continuous use of your unit. To
order, see below.
Drum unit.................1
Paper stacker..........1
Part No. PFZX1FL501M
Document stacker...1
Part No. PFKS1055Z
See page 89.
See page 89.
Specifications
KX-FA76Model No.
Toner cartridgeItemUsage
KX-FA77/KX-FA77DDrum unitFor replacement. See page 76.
For replacement. See page 76. 
						

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Help Button
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Help function!
1
Press .
Display:
2
Rotate until the desired item is
displayed.
1.How to send faxes with the voice guide.
2.How to set the date, time, your logo and
fax number.
3.How to program the features.
4.How to store names in the JOG DIAL
directory and how to dial them.
5.Help with problems operating the
answering device.
6.Help with problems sending/receiving
faxes.
7.How to use the copier function.
8.Frequently asked questions and answers.
9.Explanation of error messages shown on
the display.
10.List of available reports.
11.How to use the Caller ID service.
3
Press .
PRINTINGSET
CALLER ID
REPORTS
ERRORS
Q and A
COPIER
FAX SND/RCV
TAD OPERATION
JOG-DIAL
FEATURE LIST
QUICK SET UP
SEND GUIDE
JOG DIAL
ROTATE    & SET
HELPHELP
JOG DIALSET
Display
You can print a quick reference for assistance as follows. 
						

							Overview!
Front cover open button Recording paper entrance Paper tray
Document entrance Speaker
(Left side of the unit)Document guides
Document stacker Handset
lTo make or answer calls
Recording paper exitDocument exit
Paper stacker Paper stacker extender
Front cover
Microphone
lTo talk with the other party 
  when using the speakerphone
(see below for the
speakerphone operation).
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Finding the Controls
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*The document stacker and paper
stacker may not be shown in all
instructions.
Speakerphone operation
lUse the speakerphone in a quiet room.
lAdjust the speakerphone volume using  or  .
lTo switch to the handset, lift the handset. To switch back to the speakerphone, press
.
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