Panasonic Kx Ta308 User Manual

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3.2 Telephone FeaturesO
Outward Dialing, Line Access — SUMMARY
An outside (CO) line can be accessed in the following ways.
Conditions
• After dialing the feature number or pressing the CO button, you will hear one of the
following tones.
Dial tone:Indicates an idle outside (CO) line is accessed.
— is shown on a PT display. (x: outside (CO) line
number)
Busy tone:Indicates the selected outside (CO) line is busy.
— is shown on a PT display.
Reorder tone:
1) Indicates the outside (CO) line you have attempted to access is not assigned.
— is shown on a PT display.
2) Indicates access to outside (CO) lines is denied.
— is shown on a PT display.
• may be displayed on a PT display and a reorder tone may
sound due to the following.
— The extension has been locked by the owner (Electronic Station Lockout).
— The extension is restricted by the account code mode, “Verified - All”.
— The extension is restricted from making toll calls (Toll Restriction).
• The CO button assignment on your telephone can be re-arranged as required. Refer to
the “Flexible Button Assignment” in Station Programming (Section 2).
• An outside (CO) line which is not assigned to a CO button cannot be dialed.
PT
PT
Restricted
Restricted
CO Not Assigned
CO in Use
CO x
Line Access, Automatic
Line Access,  Individual
Line Access, Outside (CO)
Line GroupDial the feature number (9).
Press a Single-CO(S-CO) button.
Dial the feature number (8)and anoutside
(CO) line group number (1-3).
or
Press a Group-CO(G-CO) button 
						

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Programming References
• Station Programming (Section 2)
Flexible Button Assignment — Group-CO (G-CO) Button, 
Single-CO (S-CO) Button
• System Programming — Installation Manual
[400] Outside (CO) Line Connection Assignment
[404] Outside (CO) Line Group Assignment
[405]–[407] Flexible Outward Dialing Assignment — Day/Night/Lunch
[419] Automatic Designated Outside (CO) Line Access
Feature References
Account Code Entry
Electronic Station Lockout
Toll Restriction (→See the Installation Manual.)
Line Access, Automatic
Allows you to select an available outside (CO) line automatically.
Any Telephone
Dial 9.Enter the phone number.
phone no.
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE. Dial toneTalk.
9
• The selected CO indicator turns
green.• The display shows the phone number. 
						

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Condition
• You may skip off-hook and press the Single-CO (S-CO) button directly.
Line Access, Outside (CO) Line Group
Allows you to select an idle line within a designated outside (CO) line group.
Through programming, outside (CO) lines can be divided into three line groups. PT
PT and SLT
For a PT: Press the CO assigned 
                as the Group-CO button.
For an SLT: Dial 8 and the outside 
                    (CO) line group number 
                    (1 through 3).Enter the 
phone number.
phone no.
Lift the handset 
or press 
SP-PHONE/
MONITOR.Hang up or press 
SP-PHONE. Dial toneTalk.
For an SLToutside (CO) line 
group no.
For a PT
8
CO
•The CO indicator turns green.
•The display shows the phone number.
Condition
•You may press the Group-CO (G-CO) button directly without going off-hook.
PT
Line Access, Individual
Allows you to select the desired outside (CO) line without dialing the line access code.
PT
Press the CO assigned 
as a Single-CO button.Enter the phone number.
phone no.
Lift the handset 
or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Hang up or press SP-PHONE. Dial toneTalk.
CO
•The CO indicator turns green.•The display shows the phone number. 
						

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Paging — SUMMARY
Allows you to make a voice announcement to several people at the same time. Your
message is announced over the built-in speakers of proprietary telephones (PT) and/or an
external speaker. The paged person can answer your page from a nearby telephone. You
cannot be paged at a single line telephone, but you can answer a page, which is
announced over nearby PTs or an external pager, from your single line telephone. There
are three types of paging as shown below. You can select the appropriate type according
to your needs.
Conditions
• To answer the page, refer to “Paging — ANSWER”.
• The paged extension users hear a confirmation tone before the voice announcement.
• A confirmation tone is sent to the external pager (External Pager Confirmation Tone)
before the voice announcement. The tone can be disabled.
• You can hear a confirmation tone before making the voice announcement.
• More than one person cannot use the paging feature at the same time.
• You cannot page extensions which have set the DND or Paging — DENY feature, or
which are in use.
Programming References
• System Programming — Installation Manual
[106] External Paging Access Tone
[600] Extension Group Assignment — (Used for “Paging — Group” only.)
Feature References
Do Not Disturb (DND)
Paging — ANSWER
Paging — DENY
Type Description
Paging — All
Paging — External
Paging — GroupPaging through both the built-in speakers and an external pager.
Paging to all groups (all extensions) simultaneously.
Paging to a particular group of extensions using the built-in
speakers.
Paging to an external pager. 
						

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Conditions
• If the pager is in use, a busy tone will be heard.
• When the program [106] is set to “DISABLE”, the confirmation ton\
e is not sent to theexternal pager.
Paging — All 
Allows you to make a voice announcement to all extensions. Your message is announced
over the built-in speakers of proprietary telephones (PT) and the exte\
rnal pager.
Any Telephone
Confirmation tone
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Announce. Wait for 
an answer.Dial 33   .Talk.
33

• You may dial “339” instead of “33 ”, or press the Flexible CO button assigned as
the One-Touch Dialing button*.
Paging All
Any Telephone
Confirmation tone 
(optional)
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Announce. Wait for 
an answer.Dial 34.Talk.
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External Page
* For the default setting of the Flexible CO button, see the table on p.1-\
10.
Paging — External
Allows you to make a voice announcement over the external pager. 
						

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Condition
• There is a maximum of eight extension groups.
Paging — Group
Allows you to select an extension group and make a voice announcement. You can select
all extension groups simultaneously. The announcement can only be heard through the
extensions’ built-in speakers.
To access all groups simultaneously
Any Telephone
Confirmation tone
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Announce. Wait for an answer.Dial 330.Talk.
303

Paging All Ext
To access a particular group of extensions
Any Telephone
Confirmation tone
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Announce. Wait for 
an answer.Dial 33.Talk.Dial the group number 
(1 through 8).
group no.33

Paged group number
Paging Group X 
						

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* For the default setting of the Flexible CO button, see the table on p.1-\
10.
Conditions
• You can hear a confirmation tone when the page is answered.
• If an outside call has been paged and transferred, you can answer the ca\
ll by pressingthe corresponding CO button whose indicator is flashing slowly.
PT
Paging — ANSWER
Allows you to answer an announced page at any extension within the syste\
m.
Any Telephone
Confirmation tone
Lift the handset or press 
SP-PHONE/MONITOR.Talk.Dial 43.
34
• Alternatively you may press
the Flexible CO button
assigned as the One-Touch
Dialing button.* 
						

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Paging and Transfer
You can transfer a call using the paging feature (Paging — All, Paging — External, or
Paging — Group).
Using Paging — All
PT and SLT
Dial tone
Confirmation tone
Confirmation toneAnnounce.
Wait for an answer.Dial 33   .
During a conversation
Hang up or press SP-PHONE.
For a PT: Press TRANSFER.
For an SLT: Flash the hookswitch.
For an SLT
For a PT
33
TRANSFER
•
The other party is placed on hold.•You may dial  “339 ” instead of  “33 ”, or
press the Flexible CO button assigned as the
One-Touch Dialing button*.
• The held party and the paged extension are
connected and can start a conversation.
* For the default setting of the Flexible CO button, see the table on p.1-\
10. 
						

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Using Paging — Group: to all extension groups
PT and SLT
Dial toneConfirmation 
toneConfirmation 
toneAnnounce. Wait for 
an answer.Dial 330.
During a conversation:
Hang up 
or press 
SP-PHONE. For a PT: Press 
                TRANSFER.
For an SLT: Flash the 
                    hookswitch.
For an SLT
For a PT
303
TRANSFER
•The other party is placed on hold.•The held party and the paged extension are
connected and can start a conversation.
Using Paging — External: to an external pager
PT and SLT
Dial tone
Confirmation tone
Confirmation toneAnnounce.
Wait for an answer.Dial 34.
During a conversation
Hang up or press SP-PHONE. For a PT: Press TRANSFER.
For an SLT: Flash the hookswitch.
For an SLT
For a PT
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TRANSFER
•The other party is placed on hold.
•The held party and paged extension are connected
and can start a conversation. 
						

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Condition
•If “Hold-3” is assigned in System Programming, you must dial “20” after flashing the
hookswitch.
Programming References
•System Programming — Installation Manual
[104] Hold Mode Selection
[600] Extension Group Assignment SLT
Using Paging — Group: to a particular extension group
PT and SLT
Dial tone
Confirmation tone
Confirmation tone
Announce. Wait for an answer.
Dial 33.
During a conversation
Hang up or press SP-PHONE. For a PT: Press TRANSFER.
For an SLT: Flash the hookswitch.
For an SLT
For a PT
Enter a paging group 
number (1 through 8).
paging group no.33
TRANSFER
•The other party is placed on hold.
•The held party and the paged extension are
connected and can start a conversation.