Panasonic KX-TG1850ALT manual

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    This unit is comp atible with Caller ID and SMS. T o use these features, you mus t subscribe to the appropriate s ervice of your service provide r . Charge the batter ies for about 7 hours be fore initial use. Please read thes e operat ing instr uctions before u sing the uni t and sav e them for future refere nce. Operating Instructions Model No. K[...]

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    Introducti on 2 Introdu ction Thank you for purchasing a new P anasonic dig it al cordless phone. For your future re ference Attac h or ke ep ori gin al re ceipt to as sist w ith a ny repai r und er wa rran ty . Note: L In the ev ent of problems , you sho uld cont act yo ur equipment su pplier in the firs t inst ance. T rademar ks: L Eatoni an d Le[...]

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    Feature highli ghts 3 Feature highlights Colour dis play The hand set’s col our displ ay allows you to customise the ha ndset to your liking. Y ou can cust omise the handset by s electing th e “wallp aper” pa ttern shown on the disp lay in st andby mo de (p age 24). If y ou se t the wal lpaper to “ Off ” , the d isplay colour (page 2 4) s[...]

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    T able of Contents 4 Preparation Access ory inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Import ant inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Instructi ons to c ustomer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Controls a nd displ ays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connectio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Battery in sta llation . . [...]

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    Preparation 5 Accessory information Included acces sories Additional/ replacement acce ssories AC adap tor PQL V19AL T elephone line cord T elephone p lug Recha rgeable batter ies (AAA size) HHR-4EPT Hands et cover Operatin g instruc tions Quick guide Model No . Description HHR -4EPT 2 rec harg eabl e nick el me tal hydr ide ( Ni- MH) bat teri es K[...]

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    Preparation 6 Impo rt an t info rmati on General L Use onl y the AC adap tor include d w ith th is produ ct, noted on page 5. L Do not conne ct the AC adaptor to any AC outlet ot her than a st andard 2 20–240 V AC outlet. L This pro duct is u nable to make calls whe n: – The po rtable han dse t batt ery( ies ) need rechargi ng or have faile d. [...]

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    Preparation 7 Instructions to customer Inst allation Attach ed to this telep hone is an appro val labe l. This label is evidenc e that it is a “Pe rmitted Attach ment” which h as been a u thoris ed to be c onnected to yo ur telephon e servic e. Condit ions relat i ng to c onnecti on and ope ration of this P ermitted Att achment are c ont ained [...]

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    Preparation 8 If you are satisfied wi th the ope ration o f your tel ephone service aft er pluggin g in your Permitted Atta chment, y our inst allation is c ompleted . Y ou will be unabl e to connect thi s Permitte d Attac hment if y our teleph one service c onsist s only of a w all phon e or an old styl e teleph one whic h is not conne cted by mea[...]

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    Preparation 9 Controls and displays Controls Handset A Spea ker B Charge con tact C Dis pla y D Sof t keys E {C} (T alk) F Nav iga tor ke y L {e}{v} : T o sea rch for the desire d item in me nus. L{ > } : T o se lect the d esired it em or move the cursor to the right. L{ < } : T o return t o the previous s creen or move the c ursor to th e le[...]

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    Preparation 10 Menu icons When in st andby mode, pressi ng the middle soft key reveals the handset ’s main me nu. From here you c an access var ious feat ures and sett ings. Sof t keys The handset fe atures 3 soft keys. By pres sing a s oft key , you ca n selec t the featu re or operation in dicated by the sof t key icon s hown di rectly ab ove i[...]

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    Preparation 11 Connections When the AC adaptor i s connec ted, a short beep wil l be heard . If it is n ot heard, c heck the con nections. Import ant: L Use onl y the AC adaptor and telephone line cord suppl ied with this uni t. Note: L After con nection, you m ust charg e the bat teri es to make or ans wer ca lls (pag e 12). L Never in stall telep[...]

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    Preparation 12 L This un it is not d esigned to be use d with rotary (pulse d ialling) s ervices. Battery inst allation 1 Insert the batteries negative ( T ) terminal first. 2 Close the handset cover . Note: L Use only rech argeabl e batteries (p age 5). Battery charge Place the h andset on the base u nit for about 7 hou r s before in itial use. Wh[...]

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    Preparation 13 Battery life After y our Pana sonic ba tteries are fully charged, you can expec t the foll owing performan ce: Ni-MH batteries (700 m Ah) Note: L Actual b attery perf ormance depend s on a combin ation of how often the h andset i s in use (tal king) and how often it is not in use (stan dby). L Battery op erating time ma y be sho rten[...]

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    Preparation 14 Setting the date and time Import a nt: L Confirm th at the AC adapt or is con nected. L Ensure th at w is n ot flashin g. If the handset is in scre en saver m ode, w is not dis playe d. Pr ess {ih} to tur n the disp lay o n. 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select b , t hen press , . 3 Select “ Set Date & Time ” , then press [...]

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    Making/Answering Calls 15 Making calls 1 Lift the hand set an d dial the phone numb er . L T o correct a digit, pre ss { C/ T } , then enter the cor rect number . 2 Press {C} . 3 When f inished talk ing, pr ess {ih} or place th e hand set on the base unit. Sp eakerpho ne The hand set features a di gital speake rphone, which a llows yo u to have han[...]

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    Making/Answering Call s 16 3 Select “ Edit and Call ” , then pre ss , . 4 Press {<} or {> } to mo ve the c ursor , then edi t the number . L Place th e cursor o n the number y ou wish to erase, t hen press { C/ T } . L Place th e cursor to the right of where you w ant to ins ert a numb er , then press th e appropriate dia l key . 5 Press [...]

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    Making/Answering Calls 17 R button (to use the recall fe ature) { R } is used to acces s optiona l tele phone service s. Cont act your servic e prov ider for det ails. Note: L If your unit is conne c ted to a PBX (private branch ex chang e), pressing { R } can all ow you to access cert ain features of y our ho st PBX such a s transferring an extens[...]

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    Phonebook 18 Using the phon ebook The phon ebook allows you to m ake call s withou t having to dial ma nually . Y ou can add 200 nam es and phone nu mbers to the phonebo ok, assign eac h phonebook en try to the de sired cate gory , and sea rch for phonebo ok entries by na me or category . Adding entries to the phonebook 1 Press U (l eft sof t key),[...]

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    Phonebook 19 4 Pres s the d ial ke y ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) which cont ains t he charac ter you are searchi ng for (p age 48). L Press t he sa me dial key re peated ly to displa y the first en try corresp onding to each le tter located o n that dia l key . L If ther e is no e ntry corres ponding to the let ter you selec ted, the ne xt entry will b e di[...]

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    Phonebook 20 displ aye d. Y ou can ov erwr ite t he previ ous assign men t if ne cessa ry . L If you do not wish to ove rwrite, sel ect “ Go Back ” . 4 Press , . 5 Press {ih} . Making a call us ing a one touc h dial key 1 Press an d hold the desired one touc h dial ke y ( { 1 } to { 9 } ). L Y ou can view oth e r one touch dia l assign ment s b[...]

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    Handset Settings 21 Guide to handset settings For your re ference, a chart of all items whic h can be customised fo r the ha ndset is printed below . L When cu stomising the handset, t he current item o r setting is hig hlighted. Note: L Up to 3 menu ite m s can b e displayed at a time. T o select a menu i tem no t shown on the current p age, scrol[...]

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    Handset Settings 22 T ime settings Alarm An alarm will sound for 3 minutes at the set time onc e or da ily . Set the da te and tim e beforehan d (p age 14). 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select b , t hen press , . 3 Select “ A larm ” , then pr ess , 2 times. 4 Select an alarm m ode, then press , . – “ Once ” : The alarm w ill soun d on[...]

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    Handset Settings 23 several seco nds if the caller h angs up before y ou answ er . Y ou may he ar a dial tone or n o one on the line when you answ er a ca ll. L The pr eset mel odies in this produ ct are used with permission of © 2004 M- ZoNE Co., Lt d. Night mode Nigh t mode allow s you t o sele ct a bl ock o f time duri ng which the handset wi l[...]

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    Handset Settings 24 Selecting c a tegories to byp ass night mode 1 Press $ (mid dle sof t key) . 2 Select Y , th en press , . 3 Select “ Ringer Setup ” , then pre ss , . 4 Select “ Night Mode ” , then pres s , . 5 Select “ Select Categor y ” , then press , . 6 Press the desired c atego ry number s, then press , . L The selec ted categor[...]

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    Handset Settings 25 Changing the display langua ge 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select Y , the n press , . 3 Select “ D isplay Setup ” , then press , . 4 Select “ S elect Language ” , then press , . 5 Select the desired langua ge, then press , . 6 Press {ih} . Note: L If you select a langua ge you ca nnot rea d, pres s {ih} , $ , press [...]

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    Handset Settings 26 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select Y , the n press , . 3 Select “ O ther Options ” , then press , . 4 Select “ H andset PIN ” , then p ress , . 5 Enter the c urrent 4-dig it handse t PIN. 6 Enter the n ew 4-digi t handse t PIN, then press , . 7 Press {ih} . Changing the LetterW ise ® language Y ou can change which [...]

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    Base Unit Settings 27 Guide to base uni t settings For your re ference, a chart of all items whic h can be customised fo r the ba se unit i s prin ted below . L When cu stomising the base unit , the current item or setting is highlighted . Note: L Up to 3 menu ite m s can b e displayed at a time. T o select a menu i tem no t shown on the current p [...]

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    Base Unit Settings 28 Ringer setup Ringer volume 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select Z , t hen press , . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (defaul t base un it PIN). L If you ch anged t he PIN, ent er it (pag e 30). 4 Select “ R inger Setup ” , then press , . 5 Select “ R inger Volume ” , then press , . 6 Press {e} or {v} rep eatedly t o select the [...]

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    Base Unit Settings 29 4 Select “ Ringer Setup ” , then pre ss , . 5 Select “ Night Mode ” , then pres s , . 6 Select “ Ring Delay ” , then pres s , . 7 Select th e desired setting, then pre s s , . 8 Press {ih} . Call o ptions Changing the recall time Change the recall time, if necess ary , dependi ng on the requirem ents of your servic[...]

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    Base Unit Settings 30 list to the ph one number “ 123-456-7890 ” , the unit dials “ 456-7890 ” . 1 Press $ (mid dle sof t key) . 2 Select Z , the n press , . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (defaul t base unit PIN ). L If you changed the PI N, enter it (p age 30). 4 Select “ Call Options ” , then pre ss , . 5 Select “ ARS Settings ” , then pre[...]

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    Base Unit Settings 31 4 Select “ O ther Options ” , then press , . 5 Select “ B ase Unit PIN ” , then press , . 6 Enter the new 4-d igit base unit PIN, then press , . 7 Press {ih} . Resetting t he base unit to it s default s ettings 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select Z , t hen press , . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (defaul t base un it PIN). L[...]

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    Call er ID Se rvic e 32 Using C aller ID servic e Import a nt: L This un it is Ca ller ID com patibl e. T o use Calle r ID featur es (su ch as displ aying caller p hone n umbers), y ou mu st subsc ribe to Ca ller ID serv ice. C onsult your servi ce provider for det ails. Caller ID feature s When an o utside call is recei ved, t he caller’s phone [...]

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    Call er ID Se rvic e 33 1 Press U (lef t so ft key ), then press $ . 2 Select “ Category ” , then pres s , . 3 Select a category , then press , . 4 Select th e current s etting of th e category ringtone, then press , . 5 Sele ct the desir ed ri ngto ne, then p ress , . 6 Press {ih} . Changing ca tegory display colours Y ou c an sele ct a di spl[...]

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    Call er ID Se rvic e 34 4 Select “ E rase ” , then pr ess , . L T o erase all entri es, select “ Erase All ” , then press , . 5 Select “ Yes ” , then press , . 6 Press {ih} . S toring caller inf ormation into t he phonebook 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select W , th en press , . 3 Press {e } or {v} repea tedly to displ ay the desi r[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 35 Using SMS (Short Message Service) SMS allows you t o send an d receive text messages between other f ixed-line and mobile phones th at sup port com patibl e SMS networks and features. Import a nt: L T o use SMS features, y ou must: – sub scribe to the Caller ID and /or appropri ate servi ce – con firm SMS is turne[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 36 3 Select “ P ublic ” , th en pre ss , . 4 Select “ S ettings ” , then pres s , . 5 Enter “ 0000 ” (defaul t base un it PIN). L If you ch anged t he PIN, ent er it (pag e 30). 6 Select “ M essage Centre1 ” or “ Message Centre2 ” , th en press , . 7 Edit the nu mber as necessa ry , then press , 2 tim[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 37 L “ Invalid Number ” is disp layed if you try to send a m essage to a ph one number saved in the pho nebook, caller l ist, or redial l i st tha t is over 20 digits lo ng. L When se nding a messa ge, “ Sending Message ” is displ ayed moment arily , then “ Transferring Message ” is disp layed . L If your pho[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 38 Reading a received message 1 Press $ (middl e soft ke y). 2 Select X , t hen press , . 3 T o access the pu blic mailbox Select “ P ublic ” , th en pre ss , . T o access a pr ivate mail box Select the d esired mailbox, p ress , , then ente r its p assword. L If a mail box con tains new (u nread) SMS mess ages, @ is[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 39 2 Select “ E dit and Call ” , then press , . 3 Edit the nu mber , then press {C} , {s} , or , to ca ll. Guide to SMS settings If the bas e uni t is reset to its default s e ttings (page 3 1), t he fo llow ing SM S-re lat ed settings will be re set. Note: L If the bas e uni t is reset to it s defaul t setting s, th[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 40 Note: L If yo u change the name of a mailbox which has mes sages i n the recei ve list, the mes sages wil l rema in in the receive list un der the new mai lbox nam e. L If yo u erase a mailb ox, it s mes sages w ill als o be er ased . S toring the PBX line access number (for PBX users only) S tore your PBX line access[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 41 A vailable character ent ries for SMS Import a nt: L For chara cter entry when en tering the n ame for phonebo ok, etc., s ee pa ge 48. The dial keys are used to enter ch aracters and num bers. Each dial key has multipl e characte rs assig ned to it. The available c haracter e ntry mode s are, LetterWise , Alphabet, N[...]

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    SMS (Short Message Service) 42 Alphabet character t able (ABC) Numeric entry t able (0-9) Greek cha racter tab le ( M ) Extended ch aracter ta ble ( N ) L The foll owing are used for bot h uppercas e and lowerca se: TG1850AL(e).book Page 42 Monday, December 6, 2004 9:10 PM[...]

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    Mult i-unit Ope rati on 43 Operating additional unit s Additional handset s Up to 6 handset s can b e registe red to a single base u nit. Additi onal h andset s will give yo u the freedom to, for exa mple, hav e an int ercom ca ll with an other hand set whil e a thir d handset is on an outside cal l. See page 5 fo r in for matio n on o rder ing ad [...]

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    Multi- unit Operat ion 44 L If all regis tered handset s start ringing, press {x} to stop, t hen rep eat this step. L Aft er pressi ng {x} , the rest of t his proce dure must be comp lete d wit hin 1 minut e. 6 W ait until “ Enter Base PIN ” is display ed, th en enter “ 0000 ” (defaul t base un it PIN), then pres s , . L If you changed the [...]

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    Mult i-unit Ope rati on 45 L T o cancel a selec ted base u nit number , press the number again . The number w ill sto p flashing. 8 Press , . 9 Select “ Yes ” , then press , . 10 Press {ih} . Note: L T o register the hands et to a nother bas e unit or to the same base unit a gain, see manual registrati on (page 4 3). Increasing the range of the[...]

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    Multi- unit Operat ion 46 T r ansf errin g a ca ll with out s peaki ng t o the other han dset user 1 Dur ing an ou tside ca ll, pr ess { INT } , t hen press th e desired hands et number . L The othe r handset rings i f it is within range of the base unit an d turned on . 2 Press {ih} . L The out side call rin gs at the other handse t. Note: L k fla[...]

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    Useful Infor mation 47 W all mo untin g Note: L Make sure the screws are se curely fa stened to the wall. L Do not pinch the telep hone line cord and AC adapto r cord between t he bas e unit and the wall. L Use the fo llowing wal l temp late to po sition th e screws before dri lling. 60 mm Screws Hooks 60 mm TG1850AL(e).book Page 47 Monday, Decembe[...]

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    Useful Informat ion 48 A vailable character ent ries Import a nt: L For characte r entry when writing SMS mes sages, see page 41. The dial keys are used to enter ch aracters and num bers. Each dial key has multipl e characte rs assig ned to it. The available c haracter e ntry mode s are, LetterWise , Alphabet, Numeric, Greek, Extended 1, Extende d [...]

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    Useful Infor mation 49 Numeric entry t able (0-9) Greek cha racter tab le ( M ) Extended 1 characte r tabl e ( N ) L The foll owing are used for bot h uppercas e and lowerca se: Extended 2 characte r tabl e ( O ) L The foll owing are used for bot h uppercas e and lowerca se: TG1850AL(e).book Page 49 Monday, December 6, 2004 9:10 PM[...]

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    Useful Informat ion 50 Cyr illi c cha ract er table ( P ) TG1850AL(e).book Page 50 Monday, December 6, 2004 9:10 PM[...]

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    Useful Infor mation 51 T roubleshoo ting If you s till ha ve dif ficulties af ter follo wing the instructi ons in this se ction, di sconnect the AC adaptor a nd turn off the hands et, the n reconne ct the AC adaptor and turn o n the h andset. Initial settings Problem Cause & so lution w is flashing . L The hands et is not registered to t he bas[...]

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    Useful Informat ion 52 T elephone Problem Cause & so lution I cannot m ake or rec eive ca lls. L The AC ad aptor or tel ephone line cord is not connecte d. Check the c onnectio ns. L If you are using a splitte r to conne ct the uni t, remove the splitter and con nect the unit to the wal l socket d irectly . If the unit op erates pro perly , che[...]

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    Useful Infor mation 53 While stor ing an entry in the phoneboo k or assigni ng a one touch dia l, the handset s tart s to ring. L A call is being received . T o answe r the call , press {C} . Programming w ill be c ancelled . S tart aga in. Pressing q does not display /dial the las t number dia lled. L The redia lled n umber w as more than 24 digit[...]

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    Useful Informat ion 54 SMS (Short Message Service) Problem Cause & so lution I cannot s end or rec eive SMS mess ages. L Y ou have not subscribed to the appropriat e service. Consul t your serv ice prov ider . L The SMS me ssage centre nu mber(s) are not stored or are inco rrect. S tore the correct n u mber s (page 35). L Message transmis sion [...]

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    Useful Infor mation 55 Speci fications ■ St andard: GAP (Generic Acce ss Profile) ■ Number of cha nnels: 120 Du plex Ch annels ■ Frequency r ange: 1.88 GH z to 1.9 GHz ■ Duplex proce dure: TDMA (T ime Division Mu ltiple Access) ■ Channel sp acing: 1,728 kHz ■ Bit rate: 1,152 kb it/s ■ Modulation : GFSK (Gau ssian Fre quency S hift Key[...]

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    Index 56 Index A Alarm: 22 Answe ring ca lls: 17 Auto ta lk: 17 , 25 B Base unit Additiona l base un its: 43 Canc ell ing: 44 PIN: 30 Resetting: 31 Selectin g: 44 Sett ing s: 27 Battery Charge: 12 Inst allatio n: 12 Life: 13 Replacem ent: 13 S trength: 12 C Call bar: 25 Call er I D s erv ice: 32 Call restricti on: 30 Category: 18 Displa y colo urs:[...]

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