Panasonic KX-TG5838AL Operating Instructions Manual

Contents

Panasonic KX-TG5838AL Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 2 page image

Table of Contents2IntroductionYour phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Accessory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . 6For best performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8PreparationConnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . 17Making/Answering CallsMaking calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Useful features during a call. . . . . . . . . 20HOLD button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20MUTE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Clarity booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Call share (KX-TG5839AL only) . . . 21PAUSE button (for PBX/long distanceservice users). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Recall button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21PhonebookUsing the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Adding items to the phonebook . . . 22Calling someone in the phonebook . 23Editing items in the phonebook . . . . 23Erasing items in the phonebook . . . 23Chain dial feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Copying phonebook items (KX-TG5839ALonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Copying an item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Copying all items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Caller ID ServiceUsing Caller ID service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Call waiting and Caller IDcompatible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Ringer ID and light-up ID . . . . . . . . 26Caller list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Viewing the caller list and callingback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Editing a caller’s phone number beforecalling back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Storing caller information into thephonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Erasing caller information. . . . . . . . . 29Intercom FeaturesIntercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30For KX-TG5838AL users . . . . . . . . . 30For KX-TG5839AL users . . . . . . . . . 31Transferring a call (KX-TG5839ALonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Conference calls (KX-TG5839AL only). 32Programmable SettingsGuide to handset programming . . . . . . 33Ringer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . 34Handset ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Handset interrupt tone . . . . . . . . . . . 35Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Auto talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Handset LCD contrast . . . . . . . . . . . 36Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Recall time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Line mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Storing your area code . . . . . . . . . . 37Other options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Dial lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Handset key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Re-registering the handset . . . . . . . 38Time adjustment (Caller ID subscribersonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Programming via direct commands . . . 40Direct commands chart . . . . . . . . . . 40Answering SystemFeaturesAnswering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Recording your greeting message . . . . 42Erasing your greeting message . . . 43Pre-recorded greeting message . . . 43Turning the answering system on/off . . 43Screening your calls . . . . . . . . . . . . 43