Panasonic Kx Tg5230 Operating Instructions Manual

							Telephone System
Useful Information
Advanced Operation
Preparation
51For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Voice Mail Service
Voice mail is an automatic answering service offered by your telephone company. If 
you subscribe to this service, your telephone company’s voice mail system can 
answer calls for you when you are unavailable to answer the phone or when your 
line is busy. Callers can leave messages that are saved in virtual voice mailboxes, 
which are maintained for you at the phone company, allowing you to listen to your 
messages whenever you like. 
The unit will let you know that someone has left voice mail for you (p. 53).
Once you have stored your voice mail access number, you can access your voice 
mailbox simply by pressing the soft key ( ), then pressing [C] or [s] on the 
handset, or by pressing [VM] on the base unit.
Storing a Voice Mail Access Number 
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
3Press the soft key ( ) at “Voice Mail”.
4Press the soft key ( ) at “Store VM 
access#”.
5Enter your access number, up to 32 digits.
•If a pause is required for dialing, press the soft 
key ( ).*
•Each time you press the soft key ( ) , a digit 
is erased. To erase all of the digits, press and 
hold the soft key ( ) .
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
•“  ” is displayed.
*To prevent misdialing, you may add pauses between your voice mail access 
number and your mailbox password in step 5.
Ex. 1-222-333-4444
  PPPP  8888      Your voice mail access number      Pauses      Your mailbox password
Pressing the soft key ( ) once creates a 3.5 second delay and counts as 
one digit. The delay time necessary between entering your access number and 
entering your mailbox password will depend on your telephone company.
VM
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTVoice Mail
SELECTStore VM access#
PA U S E
CLEAR
CLEAR
 Example
Store VM access#
1234567PPP890|
SAVE
VM
PA U S E
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To erase a stored voice mail access number
Repeat steps 1 to 4 on page 51, then press and hold the soft key ( )  
until all of the digits are erased. Press the soft key ( ), then press 
[OFF]
.
Setting Voice Mail (VM) Tone Detection 
Your telephone company sends special signals (Voice mail tones) to the unit. 
Press [
C], [s] or [SP-PHONE] to listen to the dial tone. If you hear a series of dial 
tones followed by a continuous dial tone, this indicates that a new message was 
recorded. Voice Mail detection is preset at the factory to ON. Minutes after you 
hang up or after the phone stops ringing, your unit will seize the phone line and 
check if a message has been recorded. If a new message was recorded at your 
telephone company, 
“Voice Mail” will be displayed on the handset, the Ringer/
Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly if Message Alert is turned 
on (p. 21), and the VM indicator will flash on the base unit.
Turn off this programming when:
— you do not subscribe to a voice mail service,
— your telephone company does not send a series of tones, followed by a 
continuous tone to indicate you have new voice mail, or
— your phone is connected to a business or office telephone system (PBX). 
See below to turn this setting off.
If you are not sure which setting is required, consult your local telephone company 
or contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center.
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
3Press the soft key ( ) at “Voice Mail”.
4Scroll to “VM tone detect” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
5Select “Off” or “On” by pressing [d] or [B].
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
CLEAR
SAVE
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTVoice Mail
SELECTVM tone detect
VM tone detect
:On
SAVE
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Voice Mail Service
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Listening to Voice Mail Messages 
The unit will let you know that someone has left new voice mail for you:
(a) the VM indicator will flash on the base unit,
(b) “Voice Mail” will be displayed on the handset,
(c) “
  ” will flash on the handset, and
(d) the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly if Message 
Alert is turned on (p. 21) and the handset is not in use.
To listen to your voice mail message(s) 
•After listening to your message(s), “  ” stops flashing but remains on the 
handset display
1Press the soft key ( ), then press [C] 
or [s].
•“Dial VM access#” is displayed and the 
number is dialed (p. 51).
•If the handset beeps 3 times and “Store VM 
access#” is displayed, a voice mail access 
number is not stored. To store the number, see 
page 51.
2Follow the pre-recorded instructions.
3When finished, press [OFF].
1Press [VM].
•The unit is connected to the telephone line and dials the access number 
(p. 51) in speakerphone mode.
•If the base unit beeps 3 times, a voice mail access number is not stored. To 
store the number, see page 51.
2Follow the pre-recorded instructions.
3When finished, press [SP-PHONE].
HandsetBase Unit
VM
Handset
VMVoice Mail
VM
VM
Base Unit
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Voice Mail Service
•If the handset and base unit still indicate you have new messages even after you 
have listened to them, turn the voice mail indicators off by pressing and holding 
[OFF] until the handset beeps. “Voice Mail” will disappear and “
  ” stops 
flashing but remains on the handset, and the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on 
the handset and the VM indicator on the base unit will go out.
•If your voice mail service uses a voice mail tone and the recorded message is 
over 3 minutes long, the handset and base unit may not indicate you have new 
messages.
•If your voice mail service uses a voice mail tone, the tone will be heard from any 
parallel connected phone. If you use another phone to retrieve messages, you 
have to dial your access number manually.
Special Features 
Muting Your Conversation 
During a call, you can mute your phone so the other party cannot listen to you. 
When muting your conversation, you can hear the other party.
 Press the soft key ( ).
•“Mute” will be displayed for a few seconds and “  ” will flash.
• To release the mute, press the soft key 
() again.
•If you press [C] or [s] to switch between the receiver and speaker, the mute will 
be released.
 Press [MUTE]. 
•The SP-PHONE indicator flashes.
• To release the mute, press [MUTE] again.
Call Privacy 
Call Privacy allows you to prevent other users from joining your conversation with 
an outside caller. To allow other users to join your conversation, leave this feature 
off. This feature is only available for the handset.
To turn on the Call Privacy feature:
Press the soft key 
(  ) during a conversation.
•“PRIVACY” will be displayed.
•To turn this feature off, press the soft key (
  ) again during a conversation. 
•While the Call Privacy feature is turned on, other users cannot join the 
conversation. 
•Call Privacy will turn off after you hang up the call.
VM
HandsetMUTE
MUTE
MUTE
Base Unit
Handset
PRIVACY
PRIVACY
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Special Features
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Using the PAUSE Button (For PBX Line/Long Distance Calls) 
We recommend you press the soft key () on the handset or press [REDIAL/
PAUSE] on the base unit if a pause is required for dialing with a PBX or to make a 
long distance call.
•“ ” is displayed on the handset only when dialing before pressing [C] or [s]
 
(p. 23), or storing numbers in the phone book (p. 34).
Ex. Line access number [9] (PBX)
[9] N Soft key 
() or [REDIAL/PAUSE] N 
•Pressing the soft key 
() on the handset or [REDIAL/PAUSE] on the base 
unit once creates a 3.5 second pause. This prevents misdialing when you dial 
after confirming the entered number (p. 23) or dial a stored number (p. 36, 37, 41).
•Pressing the soft key 
() on the handset or [REDIAL/PAUSE] on the base 
unit more than once increases the length of the pause between numbers.
For Call Waiting Service Users 
Press [FLASH/CALL WAIT] if you hear a call waiting tone during a 
conversation.
•The first call is put on hold and you can answer the second call.
•
To return to the first caller, press [FLASH/CALL WAIT] again.
•Call Waiting service cannot be used when the first call is put on hold.
•
If this function does not operate properly, consult your telephone company for details.
Call Waiting Caller ID display 
If you subscribe to both Caller ID and Call Waiting with 
Caller ID services (CWID), when a second call is received 
while talking, the second caller’s information will be 
displayed. After you hear a call waiting tone while talking, 
the display shows the caller’s name with the phone 
number and “Waiting”.
•Contact your telephone company for details about availability in your area, and to 
verify that CWID service is activated on your telephone line.
•The caller’s information will only be shown on the display of the handset which is 
on the outside call.
•The second caller’s name will not be announced even if the Talking Caller ID 
feature is on (p. 28).
HandsetBase Unit
PA U S E
PA U S E
PA U S EPhone number
PA U S E
PA U S E
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
BROWN,NANCY
1-555-666-7777
----Waiting-----
 
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Temporary Tone Dialing
(For Rotary or Pulse Service Users) 
Press [*] (TONE) before entering access numbers which require tone 
dialing.
•The dialing mode changes to tone. You can enter numbers to access an 
answering service, electronic banking service, etc. When you hang up, the dialing 
mode will return to pulse.
FLASH Button 
Pressing [FLASH/CALL WAIT] allows you to use special features of your host PBX 
such as transferring an extension call, or accessing optional telephone services 
such as call waiting. 
•Pressing [FLASH/CALL WAIT]
 cancels the mute (p. 54) or the Temporary Tone 
Dialing mode (see above).
Selecting the flash time 
The flash time depends on your telephone exchange or host PBX. 
You can select the following flash times: “700, 600, 400, 300, 250, 110, 100 or 90 
ms (milliseconds)”. The factory preset is “700 ms”.
•If PBX functions do not work correctly, consult your PBX supplier for the correct 
settings. 
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
3Scroll to “Set tel line” by pressing [d] or 
[B], then press the soft key ( ).
4Scroll to “Set flash time” by pressing [d] 
or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
5Select the flash time by pressing [d] or [B].
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
HandsetBase Unit
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTSet tel line
SELECTSet flash time
Set flash time
:700ms
SAVE
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Special Features
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Incoming Call Tone 
During an intercom call (p. 42) or while using the Room Monitor feature, you can be 
informed of incoming calls by two tones.
If this feature is turned on, incoming call tones will be heard for as long as the line is 
ringing. If this feature is set to “2”, incoming call tones will be heard only 2 times. If 
this feature is turned off, no tones will be heard. This factory preset is “2”.
Using the handset, this feature can be set separately for the handset and base unit.
Handset incoming call tone 
Base unit incoming call tone 1
Press [MENU].
2Press the soft key () at “Ringer 
setting”.
3Scroll to “Incoming call.” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
4Select “On”, “Off” or “2” by pressing [d] or 
[B].
5Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
3Scroll to “Set base unit” by pressing [d] 
or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
4Scroll to “Incoming call.” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
5Select “On”, “Off” or “2” by pressing [d] or 
[B].
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
SELECTRinger setting
SELECTIncoming call.
Incoming call
tone :2
SAVE
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTSet base unit
SELECTIncoming call.
Incoming call
tone :2
SAVE
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Key Tone 
You can select whether or not the handset keys will sound tones (key tone, 
confirmation tone, error tone). The factory preset is ON.
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
3Scroll to “Key tone” by pressing [d] or [B], 
then press the soft key ( ).
4Select “Off” or “On” by pressing [d] or [B].
5Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTKey tone
Key tone
:On 
SAVE
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59For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Useful Information
Belt Clip 
You can hang the handset on your belt or pocket using the included belt clip.
To attach the belt clip To remove the belt clip 
Optional Headset 
Connecting an optional headset to the handset allows hands-free phone 
conversation. Please use only a Panasonic KX-TCA60, KX-TCA86, KX-TCA88, 
KX-TCA88HA, KX-TCA91, KX-TCA92, or KX-TCA98 headset. To order, call the 
accessories telephone number on page 2.
Connecting an optional headset
Open the headset jack cover, and insert the headset plug into the headset jack as 
shown below. 
•Headset sold separately. Model shown here is KX-TCA88.
To switch to the speakerphone while using the headset:
Press [s]. To return to the headset, press [C]. 
B
A
While pressing the top of the clip (1), 
pull the right edge in the direction of 
the arrow (
2).
Headset Jack
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Wall Mounting
This unit can be mounted on a wall phone plate.
1Connect the AC adaptor. 
2Tuck the telephone line cord inside the wall mounting adaptor (A). 
Connect the telephone line cord (B).
3Insert the hooks on the wall mounting adaptor into the holes (A) and 
(
B) on the base unit.
To  P o w e r  
Outlet 
1
2
A
BAB
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