Panasonic Kx Tg5240 Operating Instructions Manual

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Transferring a Call
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
From a   to another   
(when the system has two or more handsets)
•If the Auto Talk feature is turned on (p. 19), the paged handset user can also 
answer a page by simply lifting the handset off the base unit or charger (for 
KX-TG5243 or accessory handset users, p. 3).
•Any user can answer a transferred call by pressing [C], [s], or [SP-PHONE]
.
•If you call an extension from the handset in step 1, and the extension is in use, the 
display will show “Busy” then “Hold”.
Press [C] or [s] to return to the outside call. 
To transfer the call to another extension, repeat from step 1.
OR
To transfer the call to a mailbox to allow the caller to leave a message, perform the 
following three steps:
(1) Tell the caller to press the # (pound sign) and the mailbox number of the 
person they want to leave a message for after you end the call (p. 61).
(2) Press [HOLD/INTERCOM].
(3) Press [9] to transfer the caller to the Answering System greeting (p. 69). 
(The caller will hear the greeting and can select the appropriate mailbox.)
1During a call, press [HOLD/INTERCOM], then page another handset 
by pressing its extension number ([1] to [4]).
2Wait for the paged party to answer, then you can announce the 
transfer.
•The paged handset user can answer by pressing [C], [s], or [HOLD/
INTERCOM]. (Any button except [d], [B] or [OFF] can be pressed to 
answer the page.)
•If the paged party does not answer, press [C] or [s] to return to the outside 
call.
3To complete the transfer, press [OFF].
HandsetHandset
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Quick call transfer
You can transfer a call without waiting for the paged party to answer.
1. During a call, press [HOLD/INTERCOM].
2. Press the extension number ([0] for the base unit, [1] to [4] for the 
handset).
3. Press [OFF] to hang up.
1. During a call, press [LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER]. 
2. Press the extension number [1]
 ( ) to [4] (), or press [0] to page all 
handsets.
3. Press [SP-PHONE] to hang up.
•The call will be transferred directly.
•The paged party can answer the transferred call by pressing [
C], [s], or 
[SP-PHONE].
•After the paged party answers, the transfer is complete.
•If the paged party does not answer:
— for the handset, press [
C] or [s] to return to the outside call. 
— for the base unit, press [SP-PHONE] to return to the outside call. 
•If the paged party does not answer within 60 seconds after you hang up, your 
phone will ring and the call will be returned to your phone. You may speak to the 
caller again by pressing [
C], [s], or [SP-PHONE]. 
If you do not answer the call within 4 minutes, the call will be disconnected. 
After speaking to the caller, you may also transfer the caller to a mailbox by 
performing the following three steps: 
(1) Tell the caller to press the # (pound sign) and the mailbox number of the 
person they want to leave a message for after you end the call (p. 61).
(2) Press [HOLD/INTERCOM] on the handset or [LOCATOR/INTERCOM/
TRANSFER] on the base unit.
(3) Press [9] to transfer the caller to the Answering System greeting (p. 69). 
(The caller will hear the greeting and can select the appropriate mailbox.)
Handset
Base Unit
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Telephone System
Conference Calls
While you are talking with an outside caller, the base unit user or a handset user 
can join the conversation and establish a conference call.
•To leave the conference, press [OFF] on the handset or press [SP-PHONE] on 
the base unit. The two other parties can continue the conversation.
•During a conference, the outside call can be placed on hold by pressing [HOLD/
INTERCOM] on the handset or [HOLD] on the base unit. 
Internal communications between extensions are not suspended. Only the person 
who placed the call on hold can resume the full conference by pressing the soft 
key ( ) on the handset or [CONF] on the base unit.
•One more extension can join the conference call. To join the conference call, 
press [C], [s], or [SP-PHONE]. A maximum of four parties including the outside 
party can take part in a conference call.
Call Share
This feature allows the base unit or the handset to join an existing outside call.
•To prevent other users from joining your conversation, turn the Call Privacy 
feature on (p. 56).
To join a conversation (Call Share) 
 Press [C] or [s].
•“Conference” is displayed.
 Press [SP-PHONE].
•A maximum of four parties including the outside party can join a conversation.
1During a call, press [HOLD/
INTERCOM].
•The call is put on hold.
2To page the base unit, press 
[0]. 
To page another handset, 
press the extension number 
([1] to [4]).
3When the paged party 
answers, press the soft key 
( ) on your unit to make a 
conference call.
Handset
CONF
1During a call, press 
[LOCATOR/INTERCOM/
TRANSFER].
•The call is put on hold.
2To page a handset, press the 
extension number [1]
 ( ) to 
[4] ().
3When the paged party 
answers, press [CONF] on 
your unit to make a conference 
call.
Base Unit
CONF
Handset
Base Unit
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Room Monitor
This feature allows you to monitor a room by using the intercom feature. For 
example, you can monitor a baby from different areas of the house. You can call the 
destination unit to monitor the room. The called unit will not ring. When the system 
has two or more handsets (p. 3), you can monitor one handset using another. To 
allow other users to monitor through your unit, turn this feature on. If you want to 
prevent your unit from being monitored by other extensions, leave this feature off. 
Using the handset, this feature can be turned on or off separately for the handset 
and base unit. The factory preset is OFF.
To turn Room Monitor on for the handset 
(to allow other users to monitor through your handset)
•
To prevent your handset from being monitored, select “Off” in step 4.
To turn Room Monitor on for the base unit 
(to allow other users to monitor through your base unit)
•
To prevent your base unit from being monitored, select “Off” in step 4.
1Press [MENU].
2Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ). 
3Scroll to “Room monitor” by pressing [d] or 
[B], then press the soft key ( ). 
4Select “On” by pressing [d] or [B].
5Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
1Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To turn Room Monitor on for the handset” 
above.
2Scroll to “Set base unit” by pressing [d] 
or [B], then press the soft key ( ). 
3Scroll to “Room monitor” by pressing [d] or 
[B], then press the soft key ( ).
4Select “On” by pressing [d] or [B].
5Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTRoom monitor
Room monitor
:On 
SAVE
Handset
SELECTSet base unit
SELECTRoom monitor
Room monitor
:On 
SAVE
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Room Monitor
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
To monitor with 
The unit to be monitored must not be in use and the handset to be monitored 
must be off the base unit.
•The monitored user can stop being monitored by:
— on the handset, press [OFF] or place the handset on the base unit.
— on the base unit, press [LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER] or 
[SP-PHONE].
•“Room monitor” is also displayed on the monitored handset.
•While the base unit is monitoring or being monitored, the LOCATOR/INTERCOM/
TRANSFER indicator light flashes and the SP-PHONE indicator lights.
To monitor with 
The handset to be monitored must not be in use and off the base unit.
•If the Room Monitor feature of the destination handset is off or the handset is on 
the base unit, busy tones will sound.
1Press [HOLD/INTERCOM], then press the soft key ( ).
2To call the base unit, press [0].
To call another handset, press its extension 
number ([1] to [4]).
•To monitor from the speaker, press [s]. If the 
handset is placed on the base unit, monitoring 
will be stopped. You can place the handset on 
the charger and continue monitoring. To switch 
back to the receiver, press
 [C].
3To end monitoring, press [OFF].
1Press [LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER], then press [MUTE].
•The LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER indicator flashes.
2To call the handset, press its extension number [1] ( ) to [4] (). 
3To end monitoring, press [LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER] or 
[SP-PHONE].
•The indicator light goes out.
Handset
MONITOR
Press extension# 
for room monitor
1-4=Handset
0=Base
Room monitor
00-00-05
D01
Base Unit
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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.
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. 28), or storing numbers in the phone book (p. 39).
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. 28) or dial a stored number (p. 41, 42, 46).
•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.
HandsetMUTE
MUTE
MUTE
Base Unit
Handset
PRIVACY
PRIVACY
HandsetBase Unit
PA U S E
PA U S E
PA U S EPhone number
PA U S E
PA U S E
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Special Features
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Telephone System
Te m p o r a r y  To n e  D i a l i n g
(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.
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 or the 
Answering System is handling a call.
•
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. 33).
HandsetBase Unit
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
BROWN,NANCY
1-555-666-7777
----Waiting-----
 
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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 or the Temporary Tone Dialing 
mode (p. 56, 57).
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
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. 47) 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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