Panasonic Kx Tg6500 Operating Instructions Manual

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Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Conference Calls
Conference call with 2 outside calls
While you are talking with an outside caller, you can make or answer a second call 
on the other line, and then combine the calls to establish a conference call.
• To hang up both lines, press [OFF].
• To hang up only one line, press the 
line soft key ( ) or ( ) for 
the party with which you want to 
continue talking.
• To put both lines on hold, press 
[HOLD/INTERCOM].
To talk with only one caller, press the 
line soft key ( ) or ( ) for 
the party with which you want to 
continue talking. To resume both 
lines, press the soft key ( ).• To hang up both lines, press 
[SP-PHONE].
• To hang up only one line, press the 
line button for the party with which you 
want to continue talking.
• To put both lines on hold, press 
[HOLD]. To talk with only one caller, 
press the line button. To resume both 
lines, press [CONF].
•You cannot call another extension to make a conference call. 
To join the conference call from other extensions, press either line soft key 
( ) or ( ) on the handset or either line button on the base unit. One 
more extension can join the conference call if all other extensions are not being 
used.
1During a call, press [HOLD/
INTERCOM] 2 times to put 
the first call on hold.
2To make or answer a second 
call, select the other line by 
pressing the line soft key 
() or ().
3When the second call is 
connected, press the soft key 
( ) on your unit to make a 
conference call.
Handset
LINE1LINE2
CONF
LINE1LINE2
LINE1LINE2
CONF
1During a call, press [HOLD] to 
put the first call on hold.
2Press the other line button to 
make or answer a second call.
3When the second call is 
connected, press [CONF] on 
your unit to make a conference 
call.
Base Unit
LINE1LINE2
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Conference with an outside call and an intercom call
While you are talking with an outside caller, another user can join the conversation 
using the handset or the base unit and establish a conference call.
•To leave the conference, press [OFF] on the handset or press [SP-PHONE] on 
the base unit. The 2 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 the line soft key ( ) or ( ) on the handset, or the line button on 
the base unit. A maximum of 4 parties including the outside party can take part in 
a conference call if all other extensions are not being used.
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. 65).
•A maximum of 4 parties including 1 or 2 outside parties can join a conversation if 
all other extensions are not being used.
To join a conversation (Call Share) 
 Press the line soft key ( ) or ( ).
•“Conference” is displayed.
 Press the line button.
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
LINE1LINE2
HandsetLINE1LINE2
Base Unit
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Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
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 2 or more handsets (p. 3), you can monitor 1 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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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.
•If an incoming call is being received, you will hear 2 tones (incoming call tone, 
p. 68). To answer the call, press the called line soft key ( ) or ( ).
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.
•If an incoming call is being received, you will hear 2 tones (incoming call tone, 
p. 68) and the line button will flash rapidly. To answer the call, press the called line 
button.
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 SP-PHONE indicator lights and 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 lights go out.
Handset
MONITOR
Press extension# 
for room monitor
1-4=Handset
0=Base
Room monitor
00-00-05
D01
LINE1LINE2
Base Unit
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Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
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 or press [SP-PHONE].
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 the Call Privacy feature on
1. Press
 [MENU] during an outside call.
2. Press [2] to select “2=Privacy on”.
•“PRIVACY” is displayed when this feature is turned 
on.
To turn this feature off, press [2] to select “2=Privacy off” in step 2.
•In step 2, you can also select “2=Privacy on” or “2=Privacy off
” by pressing 
[d] or [B] then pressing the soft key ( ).
•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 [REDIAL/PAUSE] if a pause is required for dialing with a 
PBX or to make a long distance call.
Ex. Line access number [9] (PBX)
[9] N [REDIAL/PAUSE] N 
•Pressing [REDIAL/PAUSE] once creates a 3.5 second pause. This prevents 
misdialing when you dial after confirming the entered number (p. 34) or dial a 
stored number (p. 48, 50, 54).
•Pressing [REDIAL/PAUSE] more than once increases the length of the pause 
between numbers.
HandsetMUTE
MUTE
MUTE
Base Unit
Handset
1=Phone book
2=Privacy on
3=Booster on
SELECT
HandsetBase Unit
Phone number
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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.
For Call Waiting Service Users 
If another call is received on the same line during a conversation, you will 
hear a call waiting tone. Press [FLASH/CALL WAIT] to answer the second 
call.
•The first call is put on hold.
•To return to the first caller, press [FLASH/CALL WAIT] again.
•Call Waiting service cannot be used when: 
— the first call on the same line is put on hold, 
— the Answering System is handling a call on the same line, or
— you are having a conference call on both lines.
•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 
on the same line 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, “Waiting” and the line.
•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 on the same line.
HandsetBase Unit
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
BROWN,NANCY
1-555-666-7777
-Waiting--Line1-
 
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Special Features
Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
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. 65) or the Temporary Tone 
Dialing mode (p. 66).
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)”. Each line has its own setting. The factory preset for both lines is 
“700 ms”.
•The setting should stay at 700 ms unless pressing [FLASH/CALL WAIT] fails to 
pick up the Call Waiting call.
•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 ( ).
5Press [d] (Line1) or [B] (Line2) to select 
the line.
6Select the flash time by pressing [d] or [B].
7Press the soft key ( ).
•To select the other line, repeat from step 4.
8Press [OFF].
HandsetBase Unit
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTSet tel line
SELECTSet flash time
Set flash time
d=Line1  B=Line2
 
Set flash time
Line1:700ms
SAVE
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Incoming Call Tone 
During an outside call, you can be informed of another incoming call on the other 
line.
During an intercom call (p. 56) or while using the Room Monitor feature (p. 64), 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 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].
2Scroll to “Ringer setting” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
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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Special Features
Telephone System
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
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 will be selected.
•When you call back from the Caller List (p. 43), the indicated line will be selected.
•If the Auto Talk feature is turned on (p.23), the unit will select the ringing line when 
you lift the handset off the base unit or charger (for KX-TG6502 or accessory 
handset users, p. 3), to answer the call.
Line 1: Line 1 will be selected.
Line 2: Line 2 will be selected.
You can select any line by pressing a line soft key ( ) or ( ) on the 
handset or a line button on the base unit, regardless of this setting.
Handset line selection 
1
Press [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 ( ).
4Press the soft key ( ) at “Line 
selection”.
5Select “Line1”, “Line2” or “Auto” by 
pressing [d] or [B].
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
LINE1LINE2
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTSet tel line
SELECTLine selection
Line selection
:Auto
SAVE
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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” by pressing 
[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).
5Select “Line1”, “Line2” or “Auto” by 
pressing [d] or [B].
6Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].
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
SELECTSet base unit
SELECTLine selection
Line selection
:Auto
SAVE
Handset
SELECTInitial setting
SELECTKey tone
Key tone
:On 
SAVE
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