Panasonic Kx Tg5471 Operating Instructions Manual

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Special Features
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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...

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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. 50, 51).
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)”....

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Special Features
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Incoming Call Tone 
During an intercom call (p. 45), 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...

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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 
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Special Features
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Re-registering the Handset
If “No link to base. Move closer to base and try again.” is 
displayed even when using the handset near the base unit, the handset may have 
lost communication with the base unit. You need to re-register the handset to that 
base unit. 
Make sure the base unit is not being used. Have both the handset and base 
unit nearby during registration....

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Mailbox Features
The Answering System provides three voice mailboxes. You can share these 
mailboxes with other members of your family or office as you wish. Callers from 
touch tone phones can specify a mailbox in which to leave a message. If callers do 
not specify a mailbox or call from rotary telephones, messages will be recorded into 
Mailbox 1.
When someone calls
When the Answering System is on (p. 58), callers will hear a greeting message 
(p. 22). 
— While or after hearing the greeting,...

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Mailbox Features
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Setting the Mailbox Password (for Mailbox 2 and 3) 
You can use Mailbox 2 or 3 as personal mailboxes. To prevent unauthorized people 
from accessing your mailbox and listening to your messages, assign a 
2-digit password (00–99) to Mailbox 2 or 3. Each password and the remote code 
(p. 66) must be unique. Once a password is assigned to Mailbox 2 or 3, no one can 
listen...

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Automatic Answering Operation
The Answering System allows the unit to answer calls with a greeting message. 
Callers can then leave a message in a mailbox (p. 56). 
Setting the Unit to Answer Calls 
Press [ANSWER ON] to turn on the Answering 
System.
•The indicator lights and the unit announces 
“Answer set” and the current day and time. 
If “Answer set. Set time” is heard, set the date and 
time 
(p. 16).
•The unit will announce the remaining recording 
time if it is less than 3 minutes. 
•When no...

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Listening to Messages
Using the Base Unit
You can see the total number of recorded 
messages on the base unit display. If the 
ANSWER ON indicator flashes, new messages 
have been recorded. The mailbox icons 
(, 
 
and ) which have new messages 
also flash on the base unit display. 
•If only old messages exist in a mailbox, the 
mailbox icon will be displayed but will not flash.
•If the...

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Using the Handset (Remote Operation) 
If “  ” flashes, there are new messages. If there are only old messages 
“
  ” is displayed but will not flash.
•If the Message Alert is turned on (p. 26), the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on 
the handset will flash slowly when new messages have been recorded and the 
handset is not in use.
To play back messages
•If you do not select a mailbox in step 2, messages in Mailbox 1 will be played.
•“
  ” will remain on the display after listening...