Panasonic Kx-ta308, Kx-ta616 Advanced Hybrid System Operating Instructions

							• An optional doorphone/door opener card and doorphones are necessary for this feature.
• If you do not answer an incoming doorphone call within 15 or 30 seconds, the call will be
canceled.
• You must program the extensions which can receive calls from each doorphone for the day,
night and lunch modes.
• Any extension user can call a doorphone.
• The Call Waiting feature is not available with doorphone calls.
• Doorphone 1 and Doorphone 2 cannot receive calls simultaneously. When one is in use, an
extension user cannot have a conversation with the other. This is the same for Doorphone 3
and Doorphone 4.
• Doorphones can also be used for the Room Monitor feature.
• 1.7 Useful Features, “Room Monitor”
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Doorphone Call”.
1.7 Useful Features
Operations1-83
Advanced Operations
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Doorphone Call
Allows you to have a conversation with a visitor at your doorphone.
Up to 4 doorphones can be connected to the system.
Calling an extension from a doorphone
Any Doorphone
Wait for an answer and talk.Press the Doorphone button for 1 second.
Any Telephone
Lift the handset or press SP-PHONE/MONITOR.
When you hear the doorphone ring tone at the extension:
Answering a doorphone call
Calling a doorphone
Any Telephone
Enter a doorphone number 
(1 through 4). Dial 31.
doorphone no.31
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Confirmation toneTalk.
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							1.7 Useful Features
1-84OperationsAllows you to unlock the door from your telephone.
Up to 4 door openers can be connected to the system.
To unlock the door from an assigned extension
Any Telephone
Enter a door opener number 
(1 through 4). Dial 55.
door opener no.55
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Confirmation 
toneHang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.
• The door is left unlocked for 5 seconds (default).
PT and SLT
For a PT: Dial 5.
For an SLT: Flash the hookswitch and dial 5.Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.
5For a PT
For an SLT
5
To unlock the door while talking to the doorphone
• The door is left unlocked for 5 seconds (default).
Door Opener
• An optional doorphone/door opener card is necessary for this feature.
• If you dial 5 again while the door is open, the door will stay open for another 5 seconds
(default).
• You can program the extensions which can open the doors for the day, night and lunch
modes.
• You can modify the door opener timer in System Programming.
• The door opener will open the door, even if a doorphone is not installed.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Door Opener”.
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							1.7 Useful Features
Operations1-85
Advanced Operations
Listening to a stored message
You can listen to the messages stored in your mailbox easily. There are two operations to play
back messages.
Using the Message Waiting (MESSAGE) button
PT
Press MESSAGE.
MESSAGE
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.
Voice Mail Integration
Allows you to use a Voice Processing System to forward your calls to a mailbox in the
system. A caller can leave a message in your mailbox. If you use a proprietary telephone
which has a MESSAGE button, the button light will turn on to let you know you have
messages. If you use a single line telephone, dial tone 3 will let you know you have messages
when you go off-hook.
If this feature is enabled, the system automatically sends the Follow-on ID to the Voice Mail
Port before connecting the caller. You must choose one of the following two settings for the
Follow-on ID format.
Setting A:only sends the extension number to the Voice Mail Port.
Setting B:sends “#6” followed by the extension number. “#6” is used by a Panasonic
KX-Voice Processing System to force the VPS port into voice mail service.
The setting depends on the format required by your voice processing system.
Setting
PT and SLT
For a PT: Press 
                FWD/DND.
For an SLT: Dial 71.Dial the setting number.
For setting A: Dial 91.
For setting B: Dial 92.
setting no.
Lift the handset 
or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Hang up or press SP-PHONE/MONITOR. Confirmation 
tone and 
dial tone
71For an SLT For a PT
FWD/DND
Dial #.
#
• You may press the flexible button assigned
as the FWD/DND button instead.• Single line telephone users can dial
“0” instead of “#”.
• You can listen to the stored message by following the Voice Mail prompts. 
						

							1.7 Useful Features
1-86Operations
By manual dialing
Any Telephone
Enter the Voice Mail extension number.
Voice Mail extension no.
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.
• You can listen to the stored message by
following the Voice Mail prompts.
Canceling
PT and SLT
For a PT: Press FWD/DND.
For an SLT: Dial 71.Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR. Confirmation tone 
and dial tone
71For an SLT For a PT
FWD/DND
Dial 90#.
90#
• You may press the flexible button assigned as the FWD/DND button instead.
• To forward your calls to your mailbox by the Call Forwarding feature, you have to set
“Call Forwarding — All Calls” or “Call Forwarding — Busy or No Answer”.
The setting is as follows.
[Off-hook] [FWD/DND or 71] [91# or 92#] (after hearing a confirmation tone and
dial tone) [FWD/DND or 71] [1 (All Calls) or 2 (Busy or No Answer)] [Voice mail
extension number] [#] [On-hook]
The canceling is as follows.
[Off-hook] [FWD/DND or 71] [90#] (after hearing a confirmation tone and dial tone)
[FWD/DND or 71] [0#] [On-hook]
• A flexible button can be assigned as the FWD/DND button.
• You will hear dial tone 3 if there are messages in your mailbox when you go off-hook.
When you access voice mail, you have to listen to all of the new messages. If you do
not listen to all of the messages, dial tone 3 will be eliminated and you will not know
there are messages in your mailbox the next time you go off-hook.
• 1.2 Proprietary Telephone Settings, “Customizing the Buttons on Your Telephone”, 
FWD/DND Button, 
Restoring the Message Button
• 1.6 Before Leaving Your Desk “Forwarding a Call (Call Forwarding)”, 
All Calls, Busy or No Answer
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Intercept Routing”.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Voice Mail Integration”. SLT
PT
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• When you use an SLT, you will hear
dial tone 3 if there are messages.
• Single line telephone users can dial “0” instead of “#”. 
						

							1.7 Useful Features
Operations1-87
Advanced Operations
Calling Using Your Privileges at Another Extension 
(Walking COS)
• TRS Class of Service (COS) is used to define the feature. Each extension is assigned a TRS
COS number.
• If your extension is assigned to the Account Code — Forced or Verify – All mode, you
must enter the account code before the line access code.
• A rotary telephone cannot use this feature.
• 1.8 Operator/Manager Service Features, “Extension Password Set (Manager only)”
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Toll Restriction Override by Extension Password”.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Walking COS”. SLT
Allows you to use your calling privileges (TRS — Class of Service) at another extension. 
You may override restrictions which may be set at the extension. 
Making a call
Any Telephone
Dial your extension 
password.
extension passwordextension no.
Enter the 
phone number.
phone no.
Lift the handset 
or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Confirmation 
tone and 
dial tone
At another extension
Dial 7*.
7
Enter your 
extension number 
(100 through 199).Dial #.
#
• You must dial a line access code (9, 0 or 81 through 86)
or press the CO button when calling an external party.
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							1.7 Useful Features
1-88Operations• 2.1 Tone / Ring Tone List
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Ringing Pattern Selection”. A different ringing pattern is used to distinguish intercom calls from incoming outside calls.
• You can select the ringing pattern as follows in System Programming.
— Outside (CO) line: 3 patterns (A, B or C)
— Extension: 3 patterns (A, B or C)
— Doorphone: 4 patterns (A, B, C or D)
Ringing Pattern Selection
1 sec.
A
B
C
D
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Distinctive Dial Tone
A distinctive dial tone will be heard from the handset if the extension user has previously
activated a certain feature.
Dial Tone 1: Ordinary dial tone
Dial Tone 2: When any of the following features are activated.
• Absent Message Capability
• Back Ground Music (BGM) (only a proprietary telephone)
• Call Forwarding
• Call Pickup Deny
• Data Line Security
• Do Not Disturb (DND)
• Electronic Station Lockout
• Message Waiting (only a proprietary telephone)
• Pickup Dialing (only a single line telephone)
• Timed Reminder
Dial Tone 3: When performing Account Code Entry and answering a Timed Reminder call.
Also sounds when going off-hook with an SLT which has a message in a Voice
Processing System.
• 2.1 Tone / Ring Tone List
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Distinctive Dial Tone”.
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							1.7 Useful Features
Operations1-89
Advanced Operations
Power Failure Transfer
Lockout
If one party in a conversation goes on-hook, both parties will be disconnected from the speech
path automatically. A reorder tone is sent to the off-hook party before it is disconnected. No
operation is necessary. During a power failure, each outside (CO) line will be connected to an assigned extension.
Outside (CO) line 1: extension jack 01
Outside (CO) line 4: extension jack 09
• During a power failure, all features cannot be used except for incoming and outgoing
outside calls from extension jacks 01 and 09.
• If extension jacks 01 and 09 are connected to proprietary telephones, disconnect the units
and connect single line telephones.
• Automobile type batteries, which are customer supplied, are available as a system back up
power supply to operate all the features during a power failure.
• The batteries can be connected directly to the unit. For more information, refer to the
Installation Manual.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Power Failure Transfer”.
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							1.8 Operator / Manager Service Features
1-90Operations
Date and Time Setting
The system supports one operator and one manager. Any extension can be appointed as the
operator and extension jack 01 is appointed as the manager. System Programming is required
to assign the operator. They can perform the following features.
1) Date and Time Setting
2) Electronic Station Lockout — CANCEL ALL
3) Timed Reminder, Remote (Wake-Up Call)
4) Outgoing Message (OGM)
5) Remote Station Lock
6) Time (Day/Night/Lunch) Service Setting
7) Extension Password Set (Manager only)
When the current time setting is wrong, you can adjust it by the following procedure.
Setting
PT
Dial 0. Enter the year 
(last 2 digits).Enter the month 
(01 through 12).
year
Enter the hour 
(01 through 12).
hour
month
Enter the day 
(01 through 31).
Press AUTO DIAL/STORE.Enter the day of the week.
0: For Sun   1: For Mon
2: For Tue   3: For Wed
4: For Thu   5: For Fri
6: For Sat
dayday of the week
Dial 0 or 1.
For AM: Dial 0. 
For PM: Dial 1.
0
Enter the minute 
(00 through 59).
01orminute
AUTO DIAL
STORE
• The STORE indicator light turns on.
• Be sure the handset is on the cradle and the SP-PHONE button is off.
• To program, set the MEMORY switch on the proprietary telephone to “PROGRAM” or
press the PROGRAM button on the KX-T7300 series.
• After programming, return the MEMORY switch to the “SET” position or press the
PROGRAM button on the KX-T7300 series.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Date and Time Setting”.
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							1.8 Operator / Manager Service Features
Operations1-91
Operator / Manager 
/ DSS Console Operations
Electronic Station Lockout — CANCEL ALL
You can cancel Electronic Station Lockout at all extensions.
Setting
PT
8
Dial 8.Press AUTO DIAL/STORE.
AUTO DIAL
STORE
Timed Reminder, Remote (Wake-Up Call)
The operator or manager can remotely set or cancel the Timed Reminder of a desired
extension.
Setting
PT
Lift the handset 
or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Dial 764.
Dial the desired extension 
number (100 through 199).Dial #.
764
Dial 76.
Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR. Enter the minute 
(00 through 59).Dial #.
hour
minute
For AM: Dial 0. 
For PM: Dial 1.
76
01or
For a one time alarm*1: Dial 1. 
For a daily alarm*2: Dial 2.
12or
Confirmation 
tone
Confirmation 
tone and 
dial tone
extension no.
Enter the hour 
(01 through 12).
#
#
*1An alarm will be heard at the preset time and then the setting is cleared.
*2An alarm will be heard daily at the preset time until the setting is changed or canceled.
• Be sure the handset is on the cradle and the SP-PHONE button is off.
• To program, set the MEMORY switch on the proprietary telephone to “PROGRAM” or
press the PROGRAM button on the KX-T7300 series.
• After programming, return the MEMORY switch to the “SET” position or press the
PROGRAM button on the KX-T7300 series.
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Station Lock”.
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							1.8 Operator / Manager Service Features
1-92Operations
PT
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Dial 764.Dial the desired extension 
number (100 through 199).Dial #.
764
Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Confirmation tone
Confirmation tone 
and dial tone
Dial 762#.
762
extension no.#
#
Canceling
Checking the time setting (with a display PT only)
PT
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Dial 764.Dial the desired extension 
number (100 through 199).Dial #.
764
Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Confirmation tone
Confirmation tone 
and dial tone
Dial 763#.
763
extension no.#
#
• 1.7 Useful Features, “Alarm Setting (Timed Reminder)”
• See the Installation Manual, Section 3, “Timed Reminder”.
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