Panasonic KX-TCA255 manual

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    DECT P or tab le Station Operating In structions Model No. KX-TCA255 Thank y ou for pur chasing the P a nasonic KX-TCA255, DECT P ortable Station. Please read this manual carefull y before using this product and sa ve this man ual for future use . This manual i s designed to be used with the KX-TCA255 DECT P or tab le Station and a P anasonic KX-TD[...]

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    Table of Con t ents 2 Before Init ial Use .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ . 4 Before O perating the PS .. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ....... 5 Location of Contro ls ............ .................... ............. ............. ........[...]

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    Tab le of Cont ents 3 Walkie- Talkie ........... ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ........... 4 8 Using the Belt Clip... ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. .................. 49 Wall Mo unting ..................... .................... ............. ............. .........[...]

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    Before Initial Use 4 Before Init ial Use Please read “Important Information” on page 52 bef ore use. Read a nd unders tand all instructions. Registration Y our PS (P or table Station) must b e registere d in the Bu siness T elephone Syste m and yo u ha v e to de termine the e xtension nu mber bef ore initial us e. Accessor ies (included) j A C [...]

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    Before Op erating th e PS 5 Before Operating the PS Location of Contr ols Back view Speaker Open the cov er . Ringing/Charge Indicator Headset Jack – The headset is an option. Please use only the P anasonic KX-TCA89 headset. TALK MESSAGE Charge Contact RECALL Receiver Display Soft Buttons CANCEL/POWER CLEAR/TRANSFER Joystick INTERCOM Charge Conta[...]

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    Before Op erat ing the PS 6 TA L K Button: Used to mak e or rec eiv e calls , or to estab lish a hands-free conv ersation. Joysti ck : Used to adjus t the ringer/rec eiv er vol ume, s elect th e Function m ode and the fun ction dis pla y ed directly abo ve , an d mov e the curs or to sele ct a de sir ed i tem. MESSA GE Butt on: Used to l eav e a me[...]

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    Before Op erating th e PS 7 Battery Installa tion Insert the battery as sho wn. Close the co v er as indi cated by th e arrow . The PS will turn on aut oma tic ally . Battery Charge At the time of s hipment, the battery is not charged. Please ch arge the batt ery for about 5 ½ hour s bef ore initial use. • When the ba ttery has been co mplet ely[...]

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    Before Op erat ing the PS 8 P ower On/Off Displa y Icons • When th e PS is turned on, it wil l be in st andb y mo de . Standb y m ode is the st ate of the PS w hen it i s not perf or ming an y ope ratio ns and is aw aitin g calls . Within r ange of a Cel l Station Out of r ange , No registr ation Intercom Indicato r Off-hook Status Messa ge W ait[...]

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    Before Op erating th e PS 9 Operation Out line Functi ons of the PS are accessed th rough the display menu, and selected with the joystick and soft ke ys. The guidance displ ay is sho wn in standby mode f or easy operatio n . • Y ou ca nnot to ggle the d ispla ys while in k ey l ock mode or while the PS is o n a charger . • Y ou ca n sele ct wh[...]

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    Before Op erat ing the PS 10 Function Men u Displ ay Press th e jo ysti ck t o displa y the fun ction men u . Main menu – whil e in standby mode Sub menu – while in off-hook/dur ing a con ver sation Caller ID: Displays th e inco ming ca ll l og. Ringer Option: Access es to t he “ Ringer Option ”. New Ph onebook: Stores a n e w item in th e [...]

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    Before Op erating th e PS 11 PBX Feature Menu Functio ns of t he PS can b e activ ated through the displ ay ke y list. Mov e the jo ystic k left to displ ay the k e y li st. Flexi ble Ke y Displ ay A fle xible ke y c an be used either to s eize a li ne in o rder to mak e o r rece iv e an outsid e ca ll (F-CO k e y), or us ed as a functio n ke y . M[...]

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    Before Op erat ing the PS 12 Soft Ke y Displa y Icons a nd inf or mation show n on the displ ay will v ar y depending on the state of use . T o select an ite m sho wn on th e displa y , press the c orrespond ing soft b uttons. Opens the Han dset Phone book. Opens the main menu. Opens the func tion men u. Displa ys the outgo ing ca ll log . Used to [...]

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    Before Op erating th e PS 13 Ringer V olume Adjustment Receiver/Speake r V olume Adjustment • In M eeting Mo de: Vib ratio n only/K ey tone off/Mi croph one v olume h igh • Y ou ca n sele ct wheth er the P S will v ibrat e while receiv ing a ca ll. Press the Joystick . Select “ Ringer Option ”. Press the Joystick . Select “ Ringer Volume [...]

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    Before Op erat ing the PS 14 K ey Loc k Y ou ca n loc k the dia lling butto ns whil e the PS is in idl e stat us. Selecting the Dis pla y Language • Y ou can select one of the 16 languages belo w or “ Auto ”: • When set to “ Auto ”, the lan guage settin gs of the B usines s T elephon e System will be us ed au to matic ally . • The d i[...]

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    Making Ca lls 15 Making Calls Calling Another Extension Calling an Outside P ar ty Using the l ine acces s numbers Using Fle xible CO ke ys • * The l ine acc ess nu mber (def ault) va ries depen ding upo n Country/Area. Consult y our d ealer f or more details . • Y ou ca n conf irm a numb er wa s dia lled corre ctly bef ore calli ng ( Predialli[...]

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    Making Ca lls 16 Using the Call Log Using the Outgoing Call Log Using the Incoming Call Log Description Feature Display Icon You can make a call using the phone numbers you have dialled previously. You can make a call using the phone numbers of calls you have received. Outgoing Call Log Incoming Call Log You can make a call using the phone numbers [...]

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    Making Ca lls 17 Using the Incoming Call Log Group • An ou tside number stored with a na me in the Han dset Phone book wi ll be displa yed b y nu mber a nd name in the cal l log. • When a call is ma de using the PBX System Phonebo ok, the call ed party’ s name is not s tored i n the Ou tgoing C all Log. T o log th e nam e as wel l as the n um[...]

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    Making Ca lls 18 Using the Phonebook Using the Handset Phonebook Using the P BX Sy stem Pho nebook Using the PBX Extension Ph onebook Description Feature Display Icon Handset Phonebook PBX System Phonebook PBX Extension Phonebook You can make a call using the extension numbers stored in the Business Telephone System. You can make a call using the n[...]

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    Making Ca lls 19 Hot K ey Dial Y ou ca n mak e a cal l b y simp ly pres sing the assi gned nu mber a s hot k e y . • Y ou ca n search f or an i tem store d in the Ph oneboo k, as show n belo w: • T o enter char acters , see page 29. • T o assign a phone n umb er as hot k e y , se e page 29. < Index Search -PBX System Phonebook> first le[...]

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    Receivin g Calls 20 Rec eivin g Ca lls Inter com Calls/Outside Calls/Gr oup Calls T emporary Ringer V olume Adjustment • Y ou ca n also ans w er a cal l as f ollows: – A uto T alk (See page 4 4.) – An y Ke y Answer (See page 44.) – Aut o A n sw er (See page 4 4.) Press CANCEL . Press TALK . Press INTERCOM . Press CANCEL . Press CANCEL . Mov[...]

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    Receiv ing Calls 21 Call er ID If an ou tside call w hich co ntains C aller ID inf or mation is receiv ed, t his i nf ormation will be logged in the inc oming call log. • * Pr ess to conf ir m each en tr ies. <Standby mode> New calls have been received. Press the Right Soft Key . Enter the desired group number . Press the Joystick . Press t[...]

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    During a Convers atio n 22 During a Conversat ion T ransferr ing a Call T ra nsferring t o an extensio n T ransferring to an outside party Holding T o hold (Regular Hold) • * The l ine acc ess nu mber (def ault) va ries depen ding upo n Country/Area. Consult y our d ealer f or more details . • T o return to the cal l bef ore t he tra nsf er des[...]

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    Dur ing a Conv ersa tio n 23 T o hold (Ex clusive Call Hold) Y ou ca n hold a c all e xclusiv ely so t hat oth er people canno t retrie v e the c all. T o re trieve a c all • The m ethod us ed to h old a cal l depends on the C all Hold m ode (Re gular Ho ld/ Exclus ive Call H old). Ask you r mana ger what the cu rrent mode is . • When you hold [...]

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    During a Convers atio n 24 Hands-free Con versation Y ou ca n talk with the ca lling party alternately th rough t he speak er w ithout hol ding th e PS . T urning the Micr ophone On/Off • If y ou put the PS on the charg er during a co n vers ation, the call w ill be discon nected. During a conversation Press TALK to toggle between the two convers[...]

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    Using the Phoneb ook 25 Using the Phon ebook Handset Phonebook Y ou can store up to 200 items with names , phone numbers and category numbers in the handse t f or ea sy acce ss. Al l direc tory items ar e stored i n alphabe tical order . Incoming Call Identificati on Y ou can or ganise ent ries in the Hand set Phon ebook into one of 9 cat egories. [...]

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    Using the Ph onebo ok 26 Editing Deleting • T o enter char acters , ref er to page 29 . • * The v alid digits are “0” t hrough “9”, “ ”, “#”, P A USE. • T o chan ge a c har acter or digit, p ress to highl ight i t, press to d elete i t, then ent er the n ew char acter or di git. • T o clear an entire lin e, press and hold . [...]

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    Using the Phoneb ook 27 Storing an item in the Handset Phonebook Using the Outgoing Call Log Using the Incoming Call Log name phone no. category no. Enter a name , phone number , and select the category number or Off. Press the Right Soft Key . Select the desired item. Press the Joystick . Press the Joystick . Select “ Save Phonebook ”. Press t[...]

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    Using the Ph onebo ok 28 Using the Incoming Call Log Group Using the P BX Sy stem Pho nebook • * Pr ess to conf ir m each en tr ies. • When storing an outsi de phone num ber , the line a ccess n umber w ill be stored automat ically . The line ac cess n umber must be ide ntical to the PS’ s “ Line Access CD ” setti ng ( Call Option ). (See[...]

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    Using the Phoneb ook 29 Hot K ey Dial The phon e nu mbers st ored in the Han dset Phone book c an be as signed a s hot k e y . Entering Cha racters Y ou ca n enter ch arac ters and d igits using the diall ing b uttons . Y ou c an sele ct on e of 5 char act er modes b y pr essing the Rig ht Soft Key while entering a name . The fu nctio n icon ab ov [...]

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    Using the Ph onebo ok 30 Example: T o enter “ Anne ” in Normal Mode . • T o ent er a charact er locate d on the s ame dialling button as the previous characte r , mov e the cursor b y movin g the Joystick , t hen enter t he des ired ch aracter . • If y ou enter a diff erent chara cter b y m istak e, m ov e the Jo ystic k to high light the c[...]

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    Using the Phoneb ook 31 Character Mode T able • •[...]

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    Featur e List 32 Feature L i st Feature Operation To dial Select the key assigned as a One-touch Dialling button. One-touch Dialling Hot Line Operator Call System Speed Dialling Doorphone Call doorphone no. (2 digits) To dial To store desired no. Select “ PBX Program ”. Select a Flexible Key. To dial PIN: Personal Identification Number R.B. Ton[...]

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    Feat ure L ist 33 Feature Operation Automatic Callback Busy While hearing a callback ring While hearing a callback ring To answer from an idle extension To answer from an idle outside line outside phone no. R.B. Tone ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (Check the type of your Main Unit.) To set To cancel While hearing a busy tone 6 4 6 4 6 During a[...]

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    Featur e List 34 Feature Operation Call Forwarding Useful Features ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (Check the type of your Main Unit.) Busy Cancel No answer Busy/ No answer CO line access no. All calls extension no. outside phone no. Follow Me your extension no. Cancel Follow Me All Calls Outside Calls Intercom Calls OR 0 1 2 0 2 3 4 5 7 8 1 7 [...]

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    Feat ure L ist 35 Feature Operation Useful Features Call Pickup Do Not Disturb Sending a Call Waiting Tone * 1 While hearing a busy tone Wait for an answer. 1 ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (Check the type of your Main Unit.) Group Directed extension no. group no. (2 digits) 1 4 0 4 extension no. 1 4 0 4 4 Directed Group Outside Line ❑ KX-TD[...]

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    Featur e List 36 Feature Operation Useful Features Call Waiting To talk to the second party While hearing a call waiting tone OR ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (Check the type of your Main Unit.) Set To set/cancel for outside calls To set/cancel for intercom calls No call No tone Tone 1 0 1 0 1 3 7 3 7 2 1 3 7 Cancel Set 1 0[...]

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    Feat ure L ist 37 Feature Operation Useful Features Paging ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (Check the type of your Main Unit.) 0 paging group no. To page To answer Wait for an answer. Announce. 3 3 3 4 3 3 paging group no. 3 3 0 3 paging group no. 3 3 3 2 2 All extensions Group All external speakers Specific external speaker All extensions &[...]

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    Featur e List 38 Feature Operation Useful Features Message Waiting Caller Called extension To leave a message waiting indication When the called extension is busy or does not answer To call back Log-in/ Log-out Extension Setting Clear For Log-in For Log-out ICD Group extension no. All Specified 1 3 6 7 7 3 6 0 ❑ KX-TDA100/200 ❑ KX-TD816/1232 (C[...]

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    Feat ure L ist 39 •* 1 Y ou ca nnot send a cal l wa iting tone when: • the c alled pa r ty has no t set t he Call W aitin g f eature. • the c alled pa r ty has s et the Da ta Line Sec urity f eature. •* 2 If an ex tension PIN has n ot bee n set f or the PS, t he e xtension can not be loc ked . (Ref er to the Busines s T elephone System Us e[...]

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    Programming 40 Progr amming Changing the Init ial Settings Y ou ca n custo miz e the h andse t by editi ng the setting s f ound under “ Setting Handset ” in the m enu list, as f ollo ws: • T o return to the pr ev ious me nu, press . • T o cancel, pre ss at an y tim e. • The u nit will beep to indica te that the ne w setti ngs ha v e been [...]

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    Prog ramm ing 41 Handset setting menu lay out Ringer Option Ringer Volume Tone Option Key Tone Call Option Hot Line No. Display Option Standby Display Group Ring Type Select Language LED Colour Private Colour Category Name Hot Line Mode Line Access CD Registration Select Base Register H/set Cancel Base Caller ID Disp Other Option Change H/S PIN Aut[...]

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    Programming 42 Selects the ringer type for each type of call. (intercom call, outside call, group call) Description Setting Sub Item Main Item Default Level 3 Ringer 1 On Base & H/S No. English INT Ring-Green, EXT Ring-Red, Group Ring-Orange Ringer Volume Key Tone Memo Alarm Ringer Option Tone Option EXT Ringer Type INT Ringer Type Group Ring T[...]

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    Prog ramm ing 43 • * XX is identi cal to the CO lin e gr oup num ber and 8XX represe nts an y 3-di gits code st ar ting with “8 ”. When set to ON, you can make a call to the stored phone no. in “ Hot Line No. ” by pressing TALK. You cannot make calls to other phone numbers. Enters the trunk access code (line access code) that matches the [...]

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    Programming 44 Description Setting Sub Item Main Item Default Reset Handset Enter H/set PIN.+Select “Yes”. Returns the handset settings (except Registration) to the default settings. Off Off Any Key Answer On/Off When set to ON, allows you to answer a call by pressing any dial button. 6 sec Auto Ans Delay 5-20 sec. Selects the number of seconds[...]

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    Prog ramm ing 45 Memo alarm setting • * Y ou ca n choose either 12-hour fo rmat (AM/PM) or 24-h our f ormat b y pres sing . • T o clear the displa yed mem o ala rm, press an d then select “ Yes ”. • During a con v ersa tion, a n alarm will not so und until the ca ll is ended. Press the Joystick . Press the Joystick . Select “ Memo Alarm[...]

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    Programming 46 Flexible ke y edit • * It ems on p age 47 can be as sign ed, and ac cessed through the di spla y oper ation. • T o assign an i tem other than “ PBX setting ” to a fl exible key whic h ha s al read y been us ed, first s et the ke y to “ Not stored ”, as sho wn be low . Press the Joystick . Press the Joystick . Select “ O[...]

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    Prog ramm ing 47 • T o access sub-item s, press . Sub-Items Main Item Menu Dialing Call log Caller ID New Phonebook H/set Phonebook PBX Sys Dialing PBX EXT Dialing Redial Incoming Log Incoming LogGrp Setting Handset PBX Program Walkie-Talkie Memo Alarm Tone Option Key Tone Registration Ringer Option Ringer Volume Vibration EXT Ringer Type INT Rin[...]

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    Others 48 Others W alkie-T alkie Using W alkie -T alkie mode , yo u can co mmuni cate with another ha ndset e ve n when out of ran ge of a ba se uni t. Only P ana sonic DE CT P or table Station which supports W alkie - T alkie can be used . Handsets ha ve to be in W alkie-T alkie mode , and ha ve the sa me W alkie-T alkie gro up num ber . In W alk [...]

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    Others 49 Setting t he Walkie-T alk ie mode T alking in Walkie-T alkie mode Using the Belt Clip Y ou ca n hang the hands et on y our b elt. • T o e xit the op erati on, pre ss any time. • * An y com bination of thre e numb er can be u sed, mak e no te of y our o wn code. • Each hands et should ha v e its o wn unique n umber . • T o e xit th[...]

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    Others 50 W all Mounting 1 Connect th e A C ada ptor to t he charger . 2 Driv e the scre ws into the w all usi ng the wa ll templa te belo w . 3 Mount the charg er securel y on the s cre ws . Cord holder T o AC Outlet AC adaptor Charger Screws 24.5 mm 24.5 mm[...]

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    Troubles hootin g 51 Tr oublesho oting T roub leshooting Pr oblem Description a nd Solution The PS does not w ork. • The b attery is drai ned. → Charge the battery fully . (See “Batter y Charge” on page 7.) • The PS has been cancelled or the PS has not been registered. → Consult your dealer . • T he powe r is OF F . → T ur n it ON. [...]

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    Importa nt Info rmation 52 Imp ortan t Info rmati on Battery Inf ormation After y our P anasonic battery is fully charged [ at 25 ° C]: • Batte r y charge m a y be s hor tened d ependi ng on usa ge co nditio ns and am bient tem pera ture . • The batt ery cannot be ov ercharged. • The batt ery will drai n e v en whi le the unit is “OFF” .[...]

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    Important Infor mation 53 5) Ex ercise c are in ha ndling the batteries in order no t to sh or t the batt eries with conduc tiv e mate rials such a s rings, brac elets , and k e ys . The batteries and /or conduc tor ma y ove rheat a nd cau se b urns. 6) Charge the batteries pro vided w ith or iden tified f or use with th is produc t only in accorda[...]

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    Importa nt Info rmation 54 Installation En vironment 1) W ater and mois ture: Do n ot use th e PS and the ch arger near w ater — f or e xam ple, near a ba thtub , wash bow l, sink, e tc. Damp b asements shou ld also be av oided. 2) Heat: T he PS and the charg er should be k ept a way from hea t sources such as rad iators , kitchen rang es , etc. [...]

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    Important Infor mation 55 RF Specifications • Speci ficati ons are s ubject to chang e. • The i llustr ations used i n this ma nua l ma y slig htly d iff er from the origin al de vic e. Item Descrip tion Radio Acces s Method Multi Carrier TDMA-TDD Frequenc y Band 1880 MH z - 1900 M Hz Number of Carrier s 10 Carrier Spacing 1728 kH z Bit Rate 11[...]

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    PSQX2967ZA KK1003TT0 0436 This de vice is a DECT P or table station oper ating in the frequency band of 1880 MHz to 1900 MHz. The u sage of th is de vice is gener ally allo we d in all t he EU cou ntries . W e , P anasonic Comm unications Com pany (U .K. ) Ltd., declare that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other [...]