Panasonic Kx Tg5240 Operating Instructions Manual

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Remote Operation from a Touch Tone Phone
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Remote Code 
The remote code prevents unauthorized people from accessing your unit and 
listening to your messages. Choose any 2-digit number (00–99) for your remote 
code.
The factory preset remote code is “11”. If you do not program your own remote 
code, you can use “11”. 
To confirm the remote code, repeat steps 1 to 4.
•The remote code is...

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Press [1].
Press [1].
Press [1].
Press [1].
Press [1]. Press [2].
Press [2].
Press [2].
Press [2].
Press [2].
Remote Operation from a Touch Tone Phone
Vo i c e  M e n u
The shaded parts are voice prompts.
•3 seconds after playback, the voice menu will start again from the beginning.
•The unit will announce the remaining recording time after playback if it is less than 
3 minutes.
•If you hear “Memory full” after playback, erase unnecessary messages (p. 73).
•To switch to another mailbox to listen to...

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Remote Operation from a Touch Tone Phone
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Direct Remote Operation
Once you have accessed one of the mailboxes (p. 70), you can also control your 
unit by direct commands instead of using the voice menu. To end the remote 
operation, hang up at anytime.
Direct commands
Turning on the Answering System
Call your unit and wait for 15 rings.
•The unit will answer and the greeting will be...

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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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Wall Mounting
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
4Adjust the adaptor to hold the base unit, then push it in the direction of 
the arrow until it clicks into place.
5Connect the telephone line cord. Mount the unit, then slide it down.
•Raise the antennas.
6To charge the handset battery:
Place the handset on the base unit.
•The unit beeps once and the CHARGE indicator lights.
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To remove the wall mounting adaptor
While pushing down the RELEASE LEVERS (A), remove the adaptor (B).
Charger unit (KX-TG5243 only)
The charger can be wall mounted. Connect the AC adaptor. Install screws using the 
wall template (see below). Mount the charger (
A). Slide it down (B), then slide 
down to the right (
C) until it is secured.
2
11
RELEASE
LEVERS
A
B
C
Screws 
To  P o w e r  
Outlet 2.45 cm
(
31⁄32)
2.45 cm 
(31⁄32)Wall Template for the Charger unit
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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...

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Direct Commands
 
After pressing [MENU], you can also program menu items directly by pressing ([0] 
to [9], [*] and [#]) instead of using the soft keys.
Menu item Command Selection items Page
Ringer volume[1] [1] [0] : Off  [1] : Low  [2] : Medium   
[3] : Highp. 20
Ringer tone 
(Handset)[1] [2] [1]–[3] : Tone pattern 1–3
[4]–[7] : Melody pattern 1–4
[8]–[9] : Downloaded melody
pattern 1–2 *
1
p. 21
Incoming call tone    
(Handset)[1] [3] [1] : On  [2] : Twice  [0] : Off p. 59
Date and time [4]Go to...

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Direct Commands
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
During programming:
When “
  ” or “  ” is displayed, press the right soft key to save the new 
settings.
To exit programming, press [OFF].
•If you press the direct command incorrectly, press [OFF], then re-enter 
programming mode by pressing [MENU].
• For function details, see the corresponding pages.
*
1You need to first download melody data from the openLCR web site....

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Canceling Registration/Re-registration
Canceling the Handset Registration
If you no longer need to use the handset or if you want to use the handset with a 
different base unit of the same model, it is necessary to cancel the handset’s 
registration from the current base unit.
Only one handset can be canceled at a time.
Make sure the handset and the base unit near each other and are not being 
used.
•“[-]” is shown on the top right of the display. 
•After canceling registration, the handset cannot be...