Panasonic Kx Tg5480 Operating Instructions Manual

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Special Features
Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Incoming Call Tone 
During an outside call, you can be informed of another incoming call on the other 
line. During an intercom call (p. 52), you can also be informed of incoming calls by 2 
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...

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Line Selection
When you make or answer a call, the handset and base unit can automatically 
select the line when you press [C]or [s] on the handset or [SP-PHONE] on the 
base unit. There are 3 types of line selection. You can change the line selection for 
the handset and base unit separately. The factory preset is “Auto”.
Auto (factory preset): 
When making a call, LINE 1 will be selected. If that line is unavailable, LINE 2 will 
be selected. When answering a call, the ringing line...

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Special Features
Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Base unit line selection 
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 “Set base unit” by pressing [d]
or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
4Scroll to “Line selection”...

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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.
•You can stop registration by pressing [OFF] on the handset and pressing 
[LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER] on the base...

Telephone System
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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. When turning the Answering System on, you 
can select the lines it will answer calls from. 
Setting the Unit to Answer Calls 
•The number of caller messages and memo messages will be displayed on the 
base unit (p. 67). If the Answering System is...

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To turn off the Answering System
Press[ANSWER ON].
•The indicator light goes out, and the unit announces “Answer off”.
•To turn the Answering System off for one line when both lines are turned on, select 
the line which you want to leave on by pressing [LINE SELECT], then press 
[ANSWER ON].
Monitoring Incoming Calls 
While a caller is leaving a message, you can monitor the call through the base unit 
speaker.
•To increase the speaker volume while monitoring, press [B]....

Telephone System
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Listening to Messages
The unit will indicate that new messages have been recorded in the following ways:
— The NEW MESSAGE indicator flashes on the base unit.
— “New message” is displayed and “ ” flashes on the handset.
— The Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly when new 
messages have been recorded if the Message Alert is turned on (p. 31) and the 
handset is...

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•If a call is received during playback, the unit rings and playback stops. To answer 
the call, press the called line button. For playback, start again from the beginning 
after hanging up.
•If 65 or more new messages have been recorded, the unit will not announce the 
number of new messages during playback.
Using the Handset (Remote Operation) 
When “ ” flashes and “New message” is 
displayed
, new messages have been recorded. If there 
are only old messages, “ ” is displayed...

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Listening to Messages
Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
To play back messages for the desired line(s)
1. Press the soft key ( ), then press the soft key (
).
2. To listen to messages for LINE 1, press [#][1].
To listen to messages for LINE 2, press [#][2].
To listen to messages for LINE 1 and LINE 2, press [#][0].
•The unit announces the number of new messages for the line(s). Only new 
messages are played back. Memo...

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To turn the Answering System on
1. During playback, select the desired line(s) by pressing [#][1] (LINE 1), 
[#][2] (LINE 2) or [#][0] (LINE 1 and LINE 2).
•If the Answering System is turned on for one line and you also want to turn on 
the system for the other line, select both lines.
2. To turn the system on for the line(s), press [8].
To turn the Answering System off, press [0] during playback.
•To turn the Answering System off for one line when both lines are turned on,...