Panasonic Kx Tg5100 Operating Instructions Manual

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Using the Caller List
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Calling Back from the Caller List
•In some cases, you may have to edit the number before dialing (see below). 
(Ex. You may have to delete “1” and the area code.)
•If a phone number is not displayed by Caller ID, you cannot call back that caller 
from the Caller List.
Editing the Caller’s Phone Number
You can edit a phone number in the Caller List to call it back or store it in the phone 
book.
1Scroll to the...

Using the Caller List
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Caller ID Number Auto Edit Feature
There are 3 patterns of phone number [(a), (b), and (c), p. 31]. This feature allows 
your phone to automatically edit an in-coming Caller ID number into a pattern of 
your choice, and display the Caller ID number with that pattern automatically.
After this feature is activated, Caller ID numbers coming from specific area codes 
(201, for example), from which the Caller ID numbers have been chosen to follow 
the desired pattern (7-digit pattern,...

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Using the Caller List
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Storing Caller List Items in the Phone Book
Callers’ names and phone numbers that are in the handset and the base unit Caller 
List can be stored in each unit’s phone book.
•You cannot store Caller List items in the phone book if a phone number is not displayed.
Erasing Caller List Items
To erase a specific item1
Scroll to the desired caller by pressing [] or 
[].
•If the number requires editing, see page 31....

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Phone Book
You can store up to 50 names and phone numbers in the handset or the base unit 
phone book. All phone book items are sorted by the first word in alphabetical order. 
You can make a call by selecting a name on the display. You can also copy your 
phone book items to another extension (p. 38, 39).
Storing Names and Numbers
You can store names and phone numbers in the handset and the base unit phone 
books separately.
•If a pause is required for dialing, press [PAUSE/REDIAL] in step 4. A pause...

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Phone Book
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Selecting characters to enter names
Enter names using the dialing buttons. Press each button until the desired 
character is displayed. 
•Pressing each button selects a character in the order shown below.
For example, to enter “To m”:
1. Press [8] four times.
2. Press [6] three times, then press [] to move the 
cursor.
3. Press [6] once.
If you make a mistake while entering a name or number
1. Press [] or [] to move the...

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Dialing from the Phone Book
•If “No items stored” is displayed in step 1, the phone book is empty.
•To exit the phone book, press [OFF] on the handset or press [STOP] on the base 
unit.
•In step 1, you can go to the Caller List by pressing [] (p. 30).
To search for a name by initial
1. Press [] or [] to enter the phone book.
2. Press the dialing button for the first letter of the desired name until any 
name with the same initial is displayed (see the Index table below).
Ex. To find “Frank”,...

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Phone Book
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Editing an Item in the Phone Book
Erasing an Item in the Phone Book
1Press [] or [], then scroll to the desired 
phone book item by pressing [] or [].
•To search for the item by initial, see page 36.
2Handset: Press the soft key (  ).
Base unit: Press [FUNCTION/EDIT].
3Edit the name (p. 35), then press [].
•If you do not need to change the name, press 
[] then go to step 4.
4Edit the phone number, then press [].
•If you do...

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Copying the Phone Book
You can copy a phone book item or all the items between the handset and the base 
unit, and between two handsets (when the system has two or more handsets, p. 3). 
Entries copied to the destination unit are added to its phone book. 
•If an external call is received during the phone book transfer, the transfer will be 
stopped. You will need to re-send the item(s) later.
•After the transfer has started, do not place your handset on the base unit or the 
charger until...

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Phone Book
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
To copy all of the items in your phone book to another unit
•You can exit the phone book copying mode by pressing [OFF] on the handset or 
[STOP] on the base unit. 
1Make sure the destination unit is not in use. 
Handset: Press [CONF/FUNCTION].
Base unit: Press [FUNCTION/EDIT].
2Scroll to “Copy phone book” by pressing 
[] or [], then press [].
3Scroll to “Copy all items” by pressing [] 
or [], then press [].
4Select the...

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Intercom
A 2-way intercom can be set up between a handset and the base unit, and between 
two handsets (when the system has two or more handsets, p. 3). You can call all 
handsets from the base unit at once.
Page the desired unit(s) by entering the extension number, shown in the top right of 
each handset’s display. The base unit’s extension number is 0.
•Using this feature, you can also locate a misplaced handset.
Making Intercom Calls
1Press [HOLD] (INTERCOM).
2To page the base unit, press [0].
To...