Panasonic Kx Tg2386 Operating Instructions Manual

Preparation
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Installation
Recharge
Recharge the battery when: 
—“Recharge battery” is displayed on the handset,
—“7” flashes, or
—the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use.
• The display will continually indicate “Recharge battery” and/or “7” will 
flash when the handset battery is charged for less than 15 minutes and the 
handset is lifted off the base unit.
• If the battery has been discharged, the handset will display “Charge for 6h” 
and...

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Programmable Settings
Programming Guidelines 
This unit has several programmable functions which can be selected from the 
function menu on the display (p. 13).
How to select a function item from the menu 
• To go back to the previous menu, press the soft key (Back), or press the soft key  
(Select) while “---(Go back)----” is displayed. If you press this key in the 
main menu, the unit will exit programming mode.
• After programming is complete, the display will return to the main menu or the...

Preparation
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Programmable Settings
Function Menu Table 
You can use the following functions to customize your unit. See the corresponding 
pages for function details. 
• After pressing [MENU], you can also program menu items directly by pressing [0] 
to [9], [*] and [#] instead of using the soft keys (p. 74–75).
Handset
Dial number
Main menuSub-menu ISub-menu II
Message play
Date and time
Voice enhancer
Talk Caller ID
Initial setting
Ringer tone
Incoming...

Programmable Settings
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Date and Time 
We recommend you set the date and time so that the unit will announce the day 
and time each message was recorded when you play back messages.
• When entering the time in step 3, you cannot enter numbers greater than 12. Do 
not use military time. (To set 13:00 hours, enter “0100”, then select “PM” in 
step 4.)
 
To confirm the date and time, repeat steps 1 and 2 above. 
• The current date and time are displayed. When finished, press [OFF].
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll...

Preparation
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Programmable Settings
Display Language 
You can select either “English” or “Spanish” as the display language. The factory 
preset is “English”. 
• If you select a language you cannot read, change the display language again 
using direct commands (p. 75).
Dialing Mode 
If you have touch tone service, set the dialing mode to “Tone”. For rotary or pulse 
service, set to “Pulse”. The factory preset is “Tone”.
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial...

Programmable Settings
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Line Mode 
The line mode is preset to “B” and generally should not be adjusted. If “Line in 
use” on the handset and “ ” on the base unit are not displayed properly, 
the line mode selection is incorrect. Set line mode to “A”. 
Auto Talk 
The Auto Talk feature allows you to answer calls by simply lifting the handset off the 
base unit. You do not need to press [C] or [s]. The factory preset is OFF. 
• In order to view Caller ID information after you lift the handset to answer a...

Preparation
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Programmable Settings
Ringer Volume 
You can select the handset or base unit ringer volumes to high, medium, low, or off. 
The factory preset is HIGH. If the handset and base unit ringer is turned off, the 
handset or base unit will ring at the low level for intercom calls, and will not ring for 
outside calls. Caller name will not be announced even if the Talking Caller ID 
feature is on (p. 36, 37).
Handset ringer volume 
• If the handset...

Programmable Settings
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Base unit ringer volume 
Make sure the base unit is not being used.
To set the ringer volume to high (preset), medium, or low, press 
VOLUME [].
• To increase volume, press VOLUME [>]. To decrease volume, press VOLUME [

Preparation
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Programmable Settings
Base unit ringer tone 
(use either the handset or the base unit)
Make sure the base unit is not being used.
Setting the base unit ringer tone by using the 
4Select the desired ringer tone by pressing [d] 
or [
B].
• The handset will ring and the ringer tone will 
change. If the handset ringer volume has been 
turned off, the handset will not ring (p. 17).
• You can also select the ringer tone by pressing [1] 
to [7]....

Programmable Settings
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LCD Contrast 
There are 6 levels of LCD contrast. The factory preset is “level 3”. 
Ta l k i n g  K e y pa d   
Talking Keypad is a feature that announces phone numbers that you dial, allowing 
you to confirm dialed numbers audibly before making calls. You can turn this 
feature on or off for the handset and base unit separately. The factory preset is ON.
While handset Talking Keypad is turned on, the handset announces each dialing 
button you press when pre-dialing (p. 30)....