Panasonic KX-TG5050C manual

5.8 GHz Digital Cordless Phone Operating Instructions Model No. KX-TG5050C Pulse-or-tone di aling capability This unit is Call Display compatible. T o display the caller ’s name and phone number , you must subscribe to Call Display servic e. PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SA VE. For assistance, please call 1-800-561-55 05 or visit us at www.p anasoni[...]

2 Thank you for purchasin g your new Panasonic cordless telephone. Accessories (included) Call Display , Call Waiting and V oice Mail service, where availa ble, are telephone company services. After subscribing to Call Display this phone will display a caller ’s name and phone number . Visual Call Waiting/Call W aiting Deluxe, wh ich displays a s[...]

3 For Best Performance Battery charge The handset is powered by a rechargeabl e Nickel-Metal Hydr ide (Ni-MH) battery . Charge the battery for 6 hours before initial use (p. 10 ). Base unit location/Noise Calls are transmitted between the base un it an d handset using wireless radio waves. For maximum distance and noise-free operation , the recomme[...]

4 Contents Location of Controls . . . . . . . . . 6 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing the Battery in the Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Programmable Settin gs . . . . . . 12 Prog[...]

5 Content s Useful Information Advanced Operation Basic Operation Preparation Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Optional Headset . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Direct Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 47 If the Following Appears on Your Display... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Important Informatio[...]

6 Location of Controls Base unit Handset Antenna (p. 3) Antenna (p. 3) CHARGE Indicator (p. 10) IN USE Indicator (p. 22) VM Indicator (p. 35) Charge Contacts (p. 11) [LOCATOR] Button (p. 36) Headset Jack (p. 43) [ ] (TALK) Button (p. 19) [ ] (Speakerphone) Button (p. 19) [MENU] Button (p. 12) Microphone (p. 19) Charge Contacts (p. 11) Antenna Displ[...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 7 Location of Controls Preparation Handset navigat or key Scrolls up [ B ] and down [ d ] the function menu, the Caller List and the phone book. Increases [ B ] or decreases [ d ] the han dset ringer and receiver/speaker volumes. Throughout these Oper ating Instructions, the soft keys are indica[...]

8 Display Handset 1 “ ” functions as follows. 2 “SP” is shown when yo u are using the speakerphone. 3 “ ” indicates V oice Enhancer mode is on (p. 21). 4 The battery icon indicates battery strength (p. 10). 5 The display shows the dialed numb er , call status, programming opti ons, phone book items, caller informa tion, e tc. 6 The icon[...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 9 Preparation Installation Connections • USE ONL Y WITH Panasonic AC ADAPTOR PQLV1. • The AC adaptor must remain conne cted at al l times. (It is normal for the adaptor to feel warm during use.) • If your unit is connected to a PBX which does not support Call Display and voice mail service[...]

Inst allation 10 Inst alling the Battery in the Handset Insert the battery ( 1 ) and press it down until it snaps into the compartment ( 2 ). Close the cover . T o rep lace the battery: Press the notch on t he cove r firmly and sli de it as indicated by the arrow . Rep lace the old batt ery with a new one (p. 1 1). Close the cover and ch arge the h[...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 11 Inst allation Preparation Recharge Recharge the battery when: — “ Recharge battery ” is displayed on the handset, — “ 3 ” flashes, or — the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use. • The display will continua lly indicate “ Recharge battery ” and/o r “ 3 ” will[...]

12 Programmable Settings Programming Guidelines This unit has several programmable functions which can be selected from the function menu on the display (p. 13). How to select a function item from the menu • T o go b ack to the previous menu, press the sof t key ( ), or press th e soft key ( ) while “ ---(Go back)---- ” is displayed. If you p[...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 13 Programmable Setti ngs Preparation Function Menu T able Y ou can use the following functions to customize you r unit. See the corresponding pages for function details. • After pressing [MENU] , you can also program menu items directly by pressing [0] to [9] , and [#] instead of using the so[...]

Programmable Settings 14 Display Language Y ou can select ei ther “English” or “Franç ais” (French) as the display language. T he factory preset is “English”. • If you select a langu age you cannot read, change the display language again using direct commands (p. 47). Dialing Mode If you have touch tone service, set the dialing mode [...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 15 Programmable Setti ngs Preparation Line Mode The line mode is preset to “B” and gen erally should not be ad justed. If “ ” is not displayed on the handset properly , the line mode selection is incorrect. Set line mode to “ A ” . Auto T alk The Auto T alk feature allows you to answ[...]

Programmable Settings 16 Ringer V olume Y ou can set the handset ringer volume to high, medium, low , or off. The factory preset is HIGH. If set to off, the handset will not ring for outside calls. • If the handset ringer is turn ed of f, the ha ndset displays “ Ringer off ” while not in use. When there are new messages in your voice mailbox [...]

Useful Information Answering System T elephone System 17 Programmable Setti ngs Preparation Ringer T one Y ou can set the handset ringer to use one of 7 ringer patterns for outside calls. “T one 1” to “T one 3” are bell ringer patterns. “Melody 1” to “Melody 4” are preset melody patterns. The fact ory preset is “T one 1”. • If[...]

Programmable Settings 18 LCD Contrast There are 6 leve ls of LCD contrast. The factory preset is “level 3”. Message Alert Y ou can select whether or not the Ringe r/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly when new message s in your voice ma ilbox have been recorded (p. 35). The factory preset is OFF. • The Ringer/Message Aler[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 19 Basic Operation Making Calls 1 Press [ C ] . • “ Talk ” is displayed. 2 Dial a phone number . • The dialed number is displayed. • After a few seconds, the display will show the length of th e call. 3 T o hang up, press [OFF] or place the handset on the base unit. T o have a hands-free pho[...]

Making Calls 20 T o dial af ter confirming the entered number 1. Enter a phone number . • If you misdial, press the soft key ( ). Enter the correct ph one number . • If a pause is required when dialing, press the soft key ( ) where needed (p. 37). • T o cancel, press [OFF] . 2. Press [ C ] or [ s ] . 3. T o hang up, press [OFF] or place the h[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 21 Making Calls Basic Operation V oice Enhancer T echnology Panasonic’s V oice Enhancer T echnology clarifies the voice of the perso n you are talking to, reproducing a more natural-sounding voice that is easier to hear and understand. V oice Enhancer T echno logy can be turned on or of f. The facto[...]

22 Answering Calls When a call is received, the unit rings, “ Incoming call ” is displayed, and the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on t he handset and the IN USE indicator on the base unit flash rapidly . Auto T alk If the Auto T alk feature is turned on (p. 15), you can an swer a call by simply lif ti ng the handset off the base unit. T empora[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 23 Basic Operation Call Display Service This unit is compatible with Call Display services offered by your tel ephone company . If you subscribe to Call Disp lay service, caller names and phone numbers will be displayed and recorded in the Caller List. How caller information is displayed When a call c[...]

24 Using the Caller List This unit can record information for up to 50 different callers and store this information in the Caller List. Caller information is sorte d by the most recent ca ll to the oldest. When the 51 st call is received, the informa tion from the 1 st call is deleted. The unit will also tell you ho w many cal ls you mi ssed while [...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 25 Using the Caller List Basic Operation What “ √ ” means “ √ ” indicates you have already viewed this caller information or answered the call. If the same caller calls again, the call entry wi th the “ √ ” will be replaced with the new call entry . If a caller calls more than once T[...]

Using the Caller List 26 Editing the Caller ’ s Phone Number Y ou can edit a phone numb er in the Caller List by adding the long distance code “1” or removing its area code. • The number edited in step 3 will not be maintained in the Caller List. • If you receive a call from a 7-digit phone numb er stored in the phone book, “ ” will n[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 27 Using the Caller List Basic Operation S toring Caller Information in the Phone Book Caller names and p hone numbers that are in the Caller List can be stored in the phone book. • Y ou cannot store Call er L ist items in the phone book if a phone number is not displayed. Erasing Caller Information[...]

28 Phone Book The handset can store up to 50 names and phone numbers in its phone book. Y ou can make a call by selecting a name or number from the phone book. St oring Names and Numbers • If a pause is required when dialing, press the soft key () in step 4. A pause is stored in a p hone number as one digit (p . 37). • T o store numbers for cal[...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 29 Phone Book T elephone System Selecting characters to enter names Enter names using the dialing buttons. Press each button until the desired character is displayed. • Pressing each button selects a character in the order shown below . For example, to enter “T om ”: 1. Press [8] four times. 2[...]

Phone Book 30 Dialing from the Phone Book • If “ No items stored ” is displayed in step 1, the phone book is empty . • T o exi t the pho ne book, press [OFF] . T o search for a name by initial 1. Press the soft key ( C ). 2. Press the dialing button for the firs t le tter of the desired name un til any name with the sa me initial is display[...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 31 Phone Book T elephone System Chain Dial Y ou can dial a combination of phone book or manual key pad entries while making a call. This feature can be used, for example, to first automatically dial a calling card access number that you have stored in the ph one book, then manually or automatically [...]

Phone Book 32 Editing an Item in the Phone Book Erasing an Item in the Phone Book 1 Press the soft key ( C ). 2 Scroll to the desired item by pressing [ d ] or [ B ] . • T o search for the item by initial , see p age 30. 3 Press the soft key ( ). 4 Edit the name (p. 29), then press [ d ] . • If you do not need to change the name, press [ d ] th[...]

T elephone System Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 33 Voice Mail Service Voice mail is an automatic answering service offered by your telephone company. If you subscribe to this service, your telephone company’s voice mail system can answer calls for you when you are unavailable to answer the phone or when your line is busy. Call[...]

V oice Mail Service 34 T o erase a stored vo ice mail access number Repeat steps 1 to 4 on p age 33, then press and hold the soft key ( ) until all of th e digits are erased. Pre ss the soft key ( ), then pre ss [OFF] . Setting V oice Mail (V M) T one Detection Y our telephone company sends special signals (V oice mail tones) to the unit. Press [ C[...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 35 V oice Mail Service T elephone System Listening to V oice Mail Messages The unit will let you know that someone has left a new voice mail for you: (a) the VM indicator will flash on the base unit, (b) “ Voice Mail ” will be displayed on the handset, (c) “ ” will flash on the ha ndset, and[...]

36 Special Features Handset Locator Y ou can locate the handset or page the handset user from the base unit with beep tones. Muting Y our Conversation During a call, you can mute your phone so the o ther p arty cannot hear you. When muting your conversation, you can hear the other party . Press the sof t key ( ). • “ Mute ” will be displayed [...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 37 Special Features T elephone System Using the P AUSE Button (For PBX Line/Long Dist ance Calls) We recommend that you press the soft key () if a pause is required for dialing with a PBX or to make a long distance call. • “ ” is displayed on the handset only whe n dialing before pressing [ C [...]

Special Features 38 Call W aiting Deluxe Service This unit is compatible with the Call W aiting Deluxe service offered by your telephone company . • Availability varies by telephone provider . Contact your telephone company to confirm availability in your area. After subscribing, Call W aiting Deluxe service not only all ows your handset to displ[...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 39 Special Features T elephone System T o use Call W aiting Deluxe Service Y ou can choose from the options on the display as shown bel ow . • Y our telephone company may not offer all of the above options. Contact your telephone company for details. Display Function Ans (Answer) Answers the secon[...]

Special Features 40 Af ter selecting “ Ans ” (Answer) or “ Hold ”: Y ou can choose on e of the following options: “ Return ”—to return to the waiting call. “ Drop ”—to hang up the current call and answer the waiting call. “ Conference ”—to make it a conference call. 1. Press [FLASH/CALL W AIT] to display the o ption menu. [...]

Useful Information Advanced Operation Preparation 41 Special Features T elephone System FLASH Button Pressing [FLASH/CALL W AIT] allows you to use special features of your host PBX such as transferring an extension call, or accessing op tional telephone services such as Call W aiting. • Pressing [FLASH/CALL W AIT] cancels mute or the T emporary T[...]

Special Features 42 Key T one Y ou can select whether or not the handset keys will sound tones (key tone, confirmation tone, error tone). The factory preset is ON. Re-registering the Handset If “ No link to base. Mo ve closer to base and try again. ” is displayed even when using the handset near the base unit, the handset may have lost communic[...]

Answering System Preparation 43 T elephone System Useful Information Belt Clip Y ou can hang the handset on your belt or pocket using the include d belt clip. T o att ach the belt clip T o remove the belt clip Optional Headset Connecting an optional headset to the handset allows ha nds-free phone conversation. Please only use a Panasonic KX-TCA86, [...]

44 Wall Mounting This unit can be mounted on a wall phone p late. 1 Connect the AC adaptor . 2 T uck the telephone line cord inside the wall mounting a daptor ( A ). Connect the telephone line cord ( B ). 3 Insert the hooks on the wall mountin g a daptor into holes ( A ) and ( B ) on the base unit. To P o w e r Outlet 1 2 A B A B TG5050CE.fm.fm Pag[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 45 W all Mounting T elephone System 4 Adjust the adaptor to hold the base unit , then push it in the direction of the arrow until it c licks into place. 5 Connect the telephone line cord. Mount the unit, then slide it down. • Raise the antennas. 6 T o charge the handset battery: Place the handse t o[...]

W all Mounting 46 T o remove the wall mounting adaptor While pushing down the RELEASE LEVERS ( A ) remove the a daptor ( B ). 2 1 1 RELEASE LEVERS TG5050CE.fm.fm Page 46 Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:55 PM[...]

Answering System Preparation 47 T elephone System Useful Information Direct Commands After pressing [MENU] , you can also program menu items directly by pressing [0] to [9] , and [#] instead of using the soft keys. During programming : When “ ” is displayed, press the right soft key to save the new settings . T o e xit programming , press [OFF][...]

48 If the Following Appears on Your Display... The following will be disp layed when the unit needs your attention. Display message Cause & Remedy Recharge battery • The battery needs to b e charged. Recharge the battery (p. 1 1). Charge for 6 HRS • The battery has been discharged. The handset will not work. Fully charge the battery (p. 10)[...]

Answering System Preparation 49 T elephone System Useful Information Troubleshooting If the handset display shows error messag es, see “If the Following Appears on Y our Display ...” (p. 48) for the Cause & Remedy . Problem Cause & Remedy “ No link to base. Move closer to base and try again. ” is displayed and an alarm tone sounds. [...]

T roubleshooting 50 Y ou cannot program any function items. • Programming is not possible while the handset is being used . • Do not pause for over 60 second s while programming. • W alk closer to the ba se unit. While programming or searching, the handset starts to ring and the program/ search stops. • A call is coming in. T o answer the c[...]

Useful Information Answering System Preparation 51 T roubleshooting T elephone System “ Recharge battery ” is displayed, “ 3 ” flashes, or the handset beeps intermittently . • Fully charge the batte ry (p. 10). “ Charge for 6 HRS ” and “ 4 ” are displayed and the handset does not work. • The battery has been discharged. Fully ch[...]

52 Important Information NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echnical Specifications. This is conf irmed by the registration number . The abbreviation, “ IC: ” , before the registratio n number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Conf ormity indicati ng that Industry [...]

Answering System Preparation 53 T elephone System Useful Information Safety Instructions T ake special ca re to follow the safety suggestions listed below . Safety 1) The unit should be connecte d to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the uni t. 2) When left unused for a long period of time, the [...]

54 Safety Instructions W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR ANY TYPE OF MOISTURE. If there is any trouble, disconnect th e unit from the telep hone line and connect a known working phone. If the known worki ng phone operates properly , have you r unit repaired by one of the specified aut horized Panasonic[...]

55 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 P ANASONIC PRODUCT—LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and w orkmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase. T elephone Accessory/Product —One (1)[...]

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