Panasonic Kx Tgm420 Operating Instructions Manual

Base unit display items
ItemMeaning
“Greeting only ” is selected. Caller messages are not recorded.
(page 59)
Power backup mode is on. (page 14)
Language settings
Display language
1 MMENU N#110
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.  a M SAVE N a  M OFF N
Voice announcement language
You can select the language used for the following features.
– Answering system guidance
– Talking Caller ID
– Talking keypad and phonebook
1 MMENU N#112
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.  a M SAVE N a  M OFF N
R The setting...

4Enter the current hour and minute (12-hour clock format) by
selecting 2 digits for each.
Example:  9:30
09  30
5 *: Select  “AM ” or  “PM ”.
6 MSAVE N a  M OFF N
Note:
R When English is selected as the display language, 12-hour clock format is used. When
Spanish is selected, 24-hour clock format is used.
Recording your greeting message
You can record your own greeting message instead of using a
pre-recorded greeting message. See page 54 for details.
1 MMENU N#302
2 Mb N:  “Yes ” a  M SELECT N
3 Record...

Accessibility
This product is designed to provide not only optimal volume, but
optimal sound quality as well, ensuring that every call is heard loud
and clear.
Tone controlThis feature clarifies the voice of the person you are talking to,
producing a more natural-sounding voice that is easier to hear and
understand. This feature can be set for each unit.
The following settings are available.
Handset:
– Receiver:  “Tone 1-6 ” and  “Custom tone 1-20 ”
– Speakerphone:  “Tone 1-4 ”
– Headset:  “Tone 1-4 ”...

3Mb N: Select the desired setting.  a M OK N
R If you select  “Custom tone ”, select the desired type.  a M OK N
R The selected setting is shown on the handset display while talking.
Base unit
1 Press and hold  MTONE N for about 2 seconds while talking.
2 Press  Mj N or  Mk N repeatedly to select the desired setting.
R The selected setting flashes on the message counter while talking.
3 To exit, press  MTONE N or wait for about 5 seconds.
Note for handset and base unit:
R The selected setting is applied...

Note:
RNoise reduction is automatically turned on when the booster is turned on. In this case, the
menu that allows you to turn off noise reduction is not shown even after you press  MMENU N
while on a call.
R
 is not shown if the noise reduction feature was turned off before you turned on the
volume booster.
R If the auto boost feature is turned on (page 25), volume booster turns on automatically when
you make or answer a call. If the auto boost feature is turned off, volume booster turns off...

BOOST indicatorVolume boosterAvailable volume settingsDefault
Light in redTurned onKX-TGM420 series
Receiver: 12–4015
Speakerphone: 18–3021
Headset: 12–4015
KX-TGM450 series
Receiver: 12–5015
Speakerphone: 18–4021
Headset: 12–5015
Speech booster (making your voice louder)This feature allows you to increase the volume of your voice heard
by the other party. This feature can be set for each handset.
WARNING
R The speech booster feature can be used to increase the volume of your voice heard by the
other...

– Name or phone numbers when searching the phonebook, callerlist, redial list, memory dial entries, and call block list.
Base unit:
– Name or phone numbers when confirming memory dial keys (M M1 N –  MM3 N).
Setting the talking keypad and phonebook
You can enable this feature by setting its volume to  “High ” or
“ Low ”, and disable it by setting its volume to  “Off ”. The default
setting is  “Off ”. This feature can be set for each unit.
1 For handset:  M MENU N#750
For base unit (using a handset):  M...

Message indicatorThe message indicator on the handset and base unit can indicate
unit status, as explained below.
IndicatorStatus
Flashing rapidly– Outside call or intercom call is being received or on hold. (page 32, 33, 35)
– The handset alarm is sounding. (page 49)
Flashing slowly– There are new messages. (page 55)
– There are new voicemails. (page 61)
– There are missed calls. (page 52)
Setting the message indicator
You can enable and disable the message indicator for each type of
status.
–...

Slow talk
This feature slows down the speed of the other party’s voice, which
can make it easier to understand phone conversations, answering
system messages, etc. Slow talk is available in the following
situations.
– When talking on outside calls (including conferences)
– When playing answering system messages
– When screening calls
Handset
To activate this feature or change the current setting, press
M SLOW N repeatedly.
Base unit
To activate this feature or change the current setting, press  MSLOW...

the neckloop’s microphone or the handset’s microphone depending
on the neckloop’s features and the handset’s settings.
– Hearing aids that are equipped with a telecoil (T-coil)
– Audio neckloops with a 3-pole, 2.5 mm plug
– Audio neckloops with a 3-pole, 3.5 mm plug*1
*1 In this case, a 3-pole 3.5 mm to 3-pole 2.5 mm adaptor is required.
To use with a T-coil-equipped hearing aid
1 Set your hearing aid to the "T" setting.
RRefer to your hearing aid’s operating instructions for details.
2 Hold the...