Table of Contents2IntroductionYour phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Accessory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . 6For best performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8PreparationConnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Controls and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Making/Answering CallsMaking calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Useful features during a call. . . . . . . . . 18HOLD button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18MUTE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Clarity booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Call share (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . 19PAUSE button (for PBX/long distanceservice users). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Recall button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19PhonebookUsing the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Adding items to the phonebook . . . 20Calling someone in the phonebook . 21Editing items in the phonebook . . . . 21Erasing items in the phonebook . . . 21Chain dial feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Copying phonebook items (KX-TG2422ALonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Copying an item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Copying all items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Caller ID ServiceUsing Caller ID service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Call waiting and Caller IDcompatible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Caller list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Viewing the caller list and callingback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Editing a caller’s phone number beforecalling back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Storing caller information into thephonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Erasing caller information . . . . . . . . 26Intercom FeaturesHandset locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27For KX-TG2421AL users . . . . . . . . . 27For KX-TG2422AL users . . . . . . . . . 27Intercom (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . . . 27Transferring a call (KX-TG2422ALonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Conference calls (KX-TG2422AL only). 28Programmable SettingsGuide to handset programming . . . . . . 29Ringer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . 30Handset ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Handset interrupt tone (KX-TG2422ALonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Auto talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Handset LCD contrast . . . . . . . . . . . 32Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Recall time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Line mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Storing your area code . . . . . . . . . . 33Other options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Dial lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Handset key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Re-registering the handset . . . . . . . 34Programming via direct commands . . . 35Direct commands chart . . . . . . . . . . 35Useful InformationBelt clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Headset (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Wall mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Charger (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . 39Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41General use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Programmable settings . . . . . . . . . . 41TG2421AL_2422AL(e).book Page 2 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:29 PM