Panasonic KX-TG1840NZ manual

This unit is Caller ID co mpa tible. T o display the c aller ’ s phone number , you must subscribe to Caller ID service. Charge the batteries for about 7 hours before initia l use. Please read thes e opera ting in stru ctions b efore using the unit and s ave them for future refere nce. Operating Instructions Model No. KX-TG1840NZ Digital Cordless[...]

Introd uction 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a new Panasonic digit al cordless phone. For your future re ference Attach or keep o riginal rec eipt to ass ist with an y repai r under warra nty . Note: L In the ev ent of prob lems, yo u should co ntact your equi pment su pplier in t he first inst ance. Seria l No. (found on the bot tom of th[...]

Feature highli ghts 3 Feature highlights Phonebooks This uni t provides the hand set phone book (200 names and p hone numbers; page 1 8) and the shared ph onebook (20 names and phon e numbers; pa ge 21). The se phoneb ooks allow y ou to mak e calls w ithout having t o dial ma nually . For hands et phoneb ook, you ca n assign each handset phonebook [...]

T able of Contents 4 Preparation Access ory informati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Import ant inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Controls a nd displ ays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Connectio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Battery in stalla tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Battery ch arge . . . . . [...]

Preparation 5 Accessory information Included access ories Additional/ replacement accessories General W arning: The grant of a T ele permit for a ny item of termina l equipment indicate s only th at T elecom has accepte d that the i tem compli es with m inimum con ditions f or connec tion to it s network . It indicate s no endors ement of the pro d[...]

Preparation 6 Impo rt an t info rma tion General L Use onl y the AC adaptor inc luded with thi s product, noted o n page 5 . L Do not conne ct the AC adaptor to any AC outlet ot her than a s tanda rd 220–240 V AC ou tlet . L This p rodu ct is un able to make calls wh en: – The port able ha ndset bat tery(ies) need rechargi ng or have failed. ?[...]

Preparation 7 L Only us e th e incl ude d base u nit (or charger) to charge the battery (ies). Do not tamp er with the b ase unit (or charger). Failure t o follow these in structions m ay cause t he battery (ies) to swe ll or explode . Controls and displays Controls Handset A Spe aker B Charge co ntac t C {j /OK } (M enu/OK) D {k} (Phoneboo k) E {C[...]

Preparation 8 M { C/ T } (Clear/M ute) N Dial k eyp ad L The icons printed b elow the di al keys shown i n the illu stration ( g , d , ■ etc.) indicate ans wering syste m operations . O { INT } (Intercom) P Microphon e Note: L Up to 3 menu it ems ca n be dis play ed at a time. T o select a men u item not sho wn on the curre nt page , scroll up o [...]

Preparation 9 Base unit dis play icons Follow ing icons a ppear on th e base un it display to indic ate the cu rrent statu s of the unit. Connections When the AC adaptor i s connected , a short beep w ill be heard. If it is n ot heard, chec k the con nections . Import ant: L Use onl y the AC adaptor and telep hone line co rd suppli ed w ith t his u[...]

Preparation 10 of the ad aptor may cause it to become discon nected. L The unit will not work during a power failure. We th erefore rec ommend you also connec t a standard tele phone to the same telephon e line us ing a T -adapt or . Y our Panasoni c sales sh op can of fer you more informat ion abou t connec tion poss ibilities . L The unit’ s an[...]

Preparation 11 Note: L When 7 flashes, recharge t he handse t batter ies. 7 will continue to flash u ntil the batte ries have been cha rged for at least 15 minutes. L If the ha ndset is turned of f, it w ill be turned on autom atically when it is placed on the base un it. Battery life After y our Panason ic batteri es are fully charged, you can exp[...]

Preparation 12 4 Select “ Set Date & Time ” , then pr ess {>} . 5 Ent er th e curr ent d ay , mo nth an d year by selecti ng 2 digit s for each. Exam pl e: 17 May , 2005 Press { 1 }{ 7 }{ 0 }{ 5 }{ 0 }{ 5 } . 6 Enter the c urrent hour a nd minut e by selecti ng 2 digit s for each. L Y o u ca n sele ct “ AM ” , “ PM ” or 24-hour t[...]

Making/Answering Calls 13 Making calls using the handset 1 Lift th e handse t and dial the phone numbe r . L T o correc t a digit, press { C/ T } , then enter the c orrect num ber . 2 Press {C} . 3 When f inished t alking, p ress {ih} or place th e handset on the bas e unit. Speak erphone The hands et feature s a digit al speaker phone, which allow[...]

Making/Answering Call s 14 3 Select “ Edit and Call ” , then pres s {>} . 4 Press {<} or {>} to move the curso r , then edi t the numb er . L Place th e cursor on th e number y ou wish to e rase, then press { C/ T } . L Place th e cursor to the right of whe re you wa nt to insert a number , then press th e appropri ate dial k ey . 5 Pr[...]

Making/Answering Calls 15 R button (to use the recall fe ature) { R } is us ed to acc ess optiona l telepho ne service s. Cont act yo ur service p rovider for det ails. Note: L If your unit is connecte d to a PBX (private branch ex change), pres sing { R } can all ow you to access cert ain featu res of your host PBX such a s transferring an exten s[...]

Making/Answering Call s 16 3 When f inished t alking, p ress {s} . Note: L For best performanc e, please note the follow ing: – Use th e speakerph one in a q uiet env ironm ent . – If yo u or the oth er party ha ve dif ficulty hearing each othe r , press { > } or { < } repeated ly to adjust the sp eaker volume as nece ssa ry . L Whil e on[...]

Making/Answering Calls 17 Answering calls using the handset 1 Lift the handse t and pr ess {C} or {s} when th e unit ring s. L Y ou can also an swer a call by pressing any di al ke y fro m { 0 } to { 9 } , {*} , { # } , or { INT } . (Any key answer fea ture) 2 When f inished t alking, p ress {ih} or place th e handset on the bas e unit. Auto talk f[...]

Phonebooks 18 Handset phonebook The hands et phoneboo k allow s you to make calls w ithout h aving to d ial manuall y . Y ou can add 200 nam es and phone nu mbers to the hands et phoneb ook, ass ign each handset pho nebook entry to the desire d category , and se arch for ha ndset phoneboo k entries by name or category . Adding entri es to the hands[...]

Phonebooks 19 2 Select “ Index Search ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select th e charact er entry mode that contai ns t he char acte r yo u are searchi ng for , and pre ss {>} . 4 Press t he dia l key ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) whi ch contai ns t he char acte r yo u are searchi ng for (page 52). L Press th e same dial k ey repea tedly to display the fir[...]

Phonebooks 20 3 Press {e} or {v} to selec t the desired dial ke y number , then pres s {>} . L When the dial key is alread y used as a one touc h dial k ey , “ @ ” is displ ayed next to the dia l key numbe r . If you select this dial key , “ Overwrite ” is dis playe d. Y ou c an ov erwri te t he previ ous assign ment if necessary . L If [...]

Phonebooks 21 Shared phonebook The shar ed phoneboo k allows you to ma ke calls w ithout h aving to d ial manuall y . Any handset regi stered to the same base uni t can use the share d phonebo ok. Y ou ca n add 20 na mes and phone num bers to th e shared ph onebook and search f or shared phoneboo k entries by name . If you subscri be to Calle r ID [...]

Phonebooks 22 4 Press t he dia l key ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) whi ch contai ns t he char acte r yo u are searchi ng for (page 52). L Press th e same dial k ey repea tedly to display the first en try corresp onding to each le tter locate d on that d ial key . L If there i s no entry co rrespondi ng to the let ter you selected , the next entry will be disp[...]

Phonebooks 23 Copying pho nebook entries Copying handset phonebook entries t o other handset Handse t phonebo ok entries (p age 18) can be copie d from the handset t o the phoneboo k of a comp atible Pan asonic handset. Copying one entry 1 Find the desire d handset phone book entry (p age 18), then press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Copy ” , th en pre[...]

Handset Setti ngs 24 Guide to handset settings For your re ference, a chart of a ll items w hich can be customi sed for the handset is printed below . L When cu stomisi ng the han dset, t he current item or settin g is indi cated by > . Note: L Up to 3 menu ite ms can b e displa yed at a ti me. T o select a me nu item no t shown on the current p[...]

Handset Sett ings 25 T ime settings Alarm An alarm will sound for 3 mi nutes at the s et time onc e or daily . Set the date and t ime beforehan d (page 1 1). 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Time Settings ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Alarm ” , then press {>} 2 times. 5 Select an ala[...]

Handset Setti ngs 26 several seconds if the ca ller hang s up before yo u answer . Y ou may hear a di al tone or no one on th e line when you answe r a call. L The pr eset melodi es in thi s product are used w ith permiss ion of © 2004 M-Zo NE Co., Ltd . Night mod e Nigh t mode all ows yo u to se lect a bloc k of time duri ng which t he handse t w[...]

Handset Sett ings 27 6 Select th e desired setting, t hen press {>} . 7 Press {ih} . Note: L When the answ erin g sys tem answ ers the call, th is feature does not work. Selecting ca tegories to by pas s night mode 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select “ Ringer Setup ” , then pres s {>} . 4 Sele[...]

Handset Setti ngs 28 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Display Setup ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Contrast ” , then pre ss {>} . 5 Press {e} or {v} repeatedl y to sele ct the desi red contras t, then pre ss {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Call options T urning call bar on/of f This feature proh ibit s making o[...]

Handset Sett ings 29 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Other Options ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Keytones ” , then pre ss {>} . 5 Select “ On ” or “ Off ” , then pre ss {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Note: L If keytones are turned off, error ton es will not sou nd when y ou enter the wrong PI N or wh[...]

Base Unit Settings 30 Guide to base unit settings For your re ference, a chart of a ll items w hich can be customi sed for the base un it is prin ted below . L These it ems are c ustomised using the handset. L When cu stomisi ng the bas e unit, the current it em or setting is indic ated by > . Note: L Up to 3 menu ite ms can b e displa yed at a [...]

Base Unit Settings 31 Ringer setup Night mode Nigh t mode all ows yo u to se lect a bloc k of time duri ng wh ich t he ba se un it wi ll no t rin g for out side calls. This feature is useful for times when you do not want to be dis turbed, for exam ple, wh ile sleepi ng. Night m ode can be set in dependen tly for the handset ( page 26) and th e bas[...]

Base Unit Settings 32 Call options Changing the recall time Change the recall ti me, if nec essary , dependin g on the re quiremen ts of y our service provi der or PBX. 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Base Unit Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (default ba se unit PIN). L If you ch anged the PIN, enter it ( page 34). 4 Select “[...]

Base Unit Settings 33 list to the ph one numbe r “ 123-456-7890 ” , the u nit dial s “ 456-7890 ” . 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Base Unit Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (def ault base un it PIN). L If you chang ed the PIN, enter it (pa ge 34). 4 Select “ Call Options ” , then pres s {>} . 5 Select “ ARS Se[...]

Base Unit Settings 34 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Base Unit Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (defa ult base unit PIN). L If you ch anged the PIN, enter it (pag e 34). 4 Select “ Call Options ” , then pres s {>} . 5 Select “ Call Bar ” , then pre ss {>} . 6 Select “ On ” or “ Off ” , t hen press {>} .[...]

Call er ID Se rvi ce 35 Using Caller ID service Import ant: L This uni t is Caller ID c ompat ible. T o use Caller ID feature s (such as displ aying caller p hone num bers), you mu st subscri be to Calle r ID service. Consult your servic e provider for det ails. For all lo cal a nd nationa l incoming calls, your dis play wil l show th e area c ode [...]

Cal ler ID Ser vice 36 2 Select “ Category ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select a category , then press {>} . 4 Select th e current setti ng of the c ategory ring ton e, th en pre ss {>} . 5 Select th e desired ringtone, t hen press {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Audible call for shared phonebook Audi ble ca ll al lows you to know w ho is calling w[...]

Call er ID S ervi ce 37 4 Select “ Erase ” , the n press {>} . L T o er ase a ll ent ri es, sel ect “ Erase All ” , then p ress {>} . 5 Select “ Yes ” , t hen press {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Stori ng caller informat ion into the handset phonebook 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Caller List ” , th en press {>} . 3 Press {e} or {[...]

Answering System Fea tures 38 Answering system This uni t cont ains an a nswerin g system which can answe r and recor d calls f or you when you are unavai lable to answer the phone. Y ou ca n also record your own voice memos ( page 41 ) and phon e conversati ons (page 15). Import ant: L Only 1 person can a ccess the answering system (li sten to m e[...]

Answering System Features 39 L S peak clearly about 20 c m away from the mic rophone. 2 Press { 5 } to sto p recordin g. L The g reeting m essage i s played ba ck. Note: L If “ E ” is di splayed , record the gre eting messag e again. Usi ng t he ha nds et 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Answer System ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select “ Reco[...]

Answering System Fea tures 40 Listening to new/al l messages When you have new mess ages: – the answ er on in dicator on the base uni t flashes – the to tal nu mber of new message s is shown on the han dset displa y – the b ase unit beeps about on ce a mi nute if the mes sage alert fea ture (pa ge 44) has been turned on Note: L The base unit [...]

Answering System Features 41 Calling back using the handset (Caller ID subscri bers only) If caller inf ormation was received for th e call, you can c all the c aller back while lis tening to a mess age. 1 Press {j /OK } dur ing play back . 2 Select “ Call Back ” , then pre ss {>} . Note: L T o edit the numbe r before ca lling back , selec t[...]

Answering System Fea tures 42 Remote operation Using a to uch tone phone, y ou can call y our phone nu mber from o utside and acc ess the unit to li sten t o messages or chang e answer ing sys tem setti ngs. The unit’ s voice guidanc e will prom pt you to press cert ain dial keys to perform dif ferent operations. Import ant: L In order to o perat[...]

Answering System Features 43 L If mess age memo ry is ful l, erase unneces sary mess ages (pag e 43). Remote comm ands Y ou can p ress dial keys to access ce rtai n answer ing sys tem function s with out waiting for the voice guid ance to pr ompt you. T urning on the answering system remotely If the answeri ng system is of f, you can turn it on rem[...]

Answering System Fea tures 44 2 Select “ An swer System ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Se ttings ” , then pre ss {>} . 4 Select “ Nu mber of Rings ” , then press {>} . 5 Select the desired setting, th en press {>} . 6 Press {ih} . For T elecom Call Minder or T elstraClear Message Mailbox se rvice su bscribers T o recei ve C[...]

Answering System Features 45 2 Select “ Answer System ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Settings ” , then pre ss {>} . 4 Select “ New Msg. Alert ” , then press {>} . 5 Select “ On ” or “ Off ” , then pre ss {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Note: L If the bas e unit is in nigh t mode, the b ase unit wil l not beep when ne w message[...]

Multi-uni t Operation 46 Operating add itional units Additional handset s Up to 6 handset s can be re gistered t o a single b ase unit . Additiona l handse ts will give yo u the freed om to, for e xample, hav e an interc om call w ith anoth er handset while a third ha ndset is on an out side cal l. See page 5 for inform ation on ordering a dditiona[...]

Mult i-un it Ope rati on 47 T o register a handset to an additional base unit (m anual registra tion) Y ou can re gister a h andset to a base un it manuall y using the followi ng method. 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select “ Registration ” , then pres s {>} 2 tim es. 4 Select a base unit number ,[...]

Multi-uni t Operation 48 Cancelling a base unit A han dset ca n be re giste red to a maxi mum of 4 base unit s. A hand set can cancel a ba se unit that it is regi stered to. This allo ws the handset to “forget” th e base un it. 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Registration ” , then p ress {&[...]

Mult i-un it Ope rati on 49 L The bas e unit will ring. 2 Base unit: Press {s} to answer . 3 Handset : When finish ed tal king, press {ih } . Base unit: When finish ed tal king, press {s} . When the ba se unit call s a handset 1 Base unit: Press {x} and the desired h andset numb er . L The hand set wil l ring. L T o page all h andset s, press {x} a[...]

Multi-uni t Operation 50 L The out side c all will be put on ho ld. L If th ere is no an sw er , pre ss {x} to return to t he outs ide call . 2 Handset : Press {C} or {s} to an sw er the page. 3 Base unit: T o complete the c all transfe r , press {s} . T o establish a confere nce call , press { 3 } . T ransferring a call without spe aking to the ha[...]

Useful Informat ion 51 W a ll mounti ng Note: L Make sure the screws are secu rely fastened to the wall . L Do not pinch the telephon e line cord a nd AC ada ptor cord b etween the b ase unit and the wall. L Use the fo llowing wal l templat e to posit ion the screws before drill ing. 108 mm Screws Hook 108 mm[...]

Useful Informati on 52 A vailable character ent ries The dial keys are used to e nter chara cters and numbers. Eac h dial ke y has mu ltiple characte rs assig ned to it. The availabl e charac ter entry m odes are, Alphabet, Nu meric, Greek, Ex tended 1, Ext ended 2, a nd Cyrillic . When in Alphabet (A BC), Greek ( F ), Extended 1 ( G ), Extende d 2[...]

Useful Informat ion 53 Extended 1 character t able ( N ) L The follo wing are used for both uppercas e and lowe rcase: Extended 2 character t able ( O ) L The follo wing are used for both uppercas e and lowe rcase: Cyrillic charac ter ta ble ( P )[...]

Useful Informati on 54 T ro ubleshooting If you st ill have diffi culties a fter fol lowing the instructi ons in th is secti on, disconn ect the AC adaptor an d turn of f the ha ndset, the n reconnec t the AC ada ptor and tu rn on the h andset. Initial settings Problem Cause & solution w is flashing. L The hands et is not r egistered to the bas[...]

Useful Informat ion 55 T elephone Problem Cause & solution I cannot m ake or rec eive ca lls. L The AC adaptor or telephone line cord is not connecte d. Check th e connec tions. L If you are usi ng a BT double adaptor to con nect the unit, remo ve the a daptor an d connec t the uni t to the phone wa ll sock et directly . If the uni t operates p[...]

Useful Informati on 56 Noise i s heard du ring a ca ll. L Y ou are usi ng the han dset or ba se unit in an area with high ele ctrical int erference. Lo cate the hands et and bas e unit away fr om interfere nce sou rces, s uch as antenn a and mob ile phone s. The hands et/base u nit stop s wor kin g whi le be ing us ed. L Disconnec t the AC ada ptor[...]

Useful Informat ion 57 Answering system Problem Cause & solution The oth er party comp lain s th at th ey cannot le ave a me ssage. L The recordi ng time i s set to “ Greeting Only ” . Select “ 1 Minute ” or “ 3 Minutes ” (page 44). L Message memory is full. Era se unnec essary message s (pag e 40). I cannot o perate the answering s[...]

Useful Informati on 58 Specifications ■ St andard: GAP (Generic Access Profile) ■ Number of channels: 120 Dup lex Ch annels ■ Frequency ra nge: 1.88 GHz to 1.9 GH z ■ Duplex pr ocedure: TDMA (T ime Division Mu ltiple Acces s) ■ Channel sp acing: 1,728 kHz ■ Bit rate: 1,15 2 kbi t/ s ■ Modulation : GFSK (Gauss ian Freque ncy Shif t Key[...]

Index 59 Index A Alarm: 25 Answering c alls Base uni t: 17 Handset: 17 Answe ring system : 38 Listenin g to mes sages: 39 Remote op eration: 42 Sett in gs: 43 T urning on /off: 38 Audible c all: 21 , 22 , 36 Auto ta lk: 17 , 28 B Base unit Additiona l base un its: 46 Cancel ling: 48 PIN: 34 Resetting : 34 Selectin g: 47 Sett in gs: 30 Battery Charg[...]

Index 60 S S peakerphone: 13 , 15 T T ransfe r calls: 49 V V oice enhan cer: 14 Vo l u m e Receiv er: 13 Ringer (Base unit): 17 Ringer (Hand set): 25 S peaker (Base u nit): 16 S peaker (Hand set): 13 W W all moun ting: 51[...]

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