Panasonic KX-TG8551FX manual

Operating Instructions Model No. KX-TG8561FX Digital Cordless Answering System Digital Cordless Phone Model No. KX-TG8551FX Model shown is KX-TG8551. Before initial use, see “Getting Started” on page 10. Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic product. Please read these operating instructions before using the unit and save them for future referenc[...]

Introduction Model composition .. .....................................3 Accessory information .. ................................3 General information ......................................5 Important Information For your safety .. ...........................................6 Important safety instructions .. ......................7 For best perfor[...]

Mode l comp ositio n Seri es Mode l No. Base unit Hand set Part No. Part No. Quan tity KX-T G8551 seri es KX-T G8551 KX-T G8551 KX -TGA85 5 1 KX-T G8561 seri es KX-T G8561 KX-T G8561 KX -TGA85 5 1 R The suffix (FX) in the follow ing mo del nu mbers will b e omitt ed in these instru ctions : KX-T G8551F X/KX-T G8561F X Feat ure dif ferenc es Seri es[...]

Addi tional/ replac ement a ccesso ries Plea se cont act yo ur nea rest P anason ic dea ler fo r sale s info rmation . Acce ssory i tem Mod el num ber Rech argeabl e batt eries HHR- 4MVE o r HHR-4 MVT or HHR-4 MRT * 1 Batt ery ty pe: – Nick el meta l hydr ide (N i-MH) – 2 x AAA (R 03) si ze for each h andset Head set KX-T CA89, KX-TCA 94EX DECT[...]

Gene ral in format ion R This equipm ent is desig ned fo r use on the Czech and S lovaki a analo gue te lephon e netw ork. R In t he eve nt of problem s, you shoul d cont act yo ur equ ipment suppl ier in the f irst i nstanc e. R For use in other countr ies, p lease contac t your equip ment s upplier . Decl aratio n of C onform ity: R Pana sonic S [...]

For your s afety To p revent severe injur y and loss o f life / prop erty, read th is sec tion c areful ly bef ore usin g the product to en sure p roper and sa fe oper ation o f your produ ct. WARN ING Powe r conne ction R Use only t he powe r sour ce mar ked on the prod uct. R Do n ot ove rload p ower o utlets and exte nsion c ords. This c an res [...]

R The AC ada ptor i s used as the main disc onnect device . Ensu re tha t the AC outl et is install ed nea r the produc t and is easi ly acce ssible . R This produc t is u nable to mak e call s when : – the handset batte ries n eed re chargi ng or have failed . – ther e is a power failur e. – the key lo ck feat ure is turne d on. Batt ery R W[...]

R When you l eave th e prod uct un used f or a long period of ti me, un plug t he pro duct f rom the power outlet. R The product shoul d be k ept aw ay fro m heat sour ces suc h as r adiato rs, co okers, etc. It shou ld not be pla ced in rooms where the temp erature is le ss tha n 0 °C or gr eater than 40 °C . Damp baseme nts sh ould a lso be a v[...]

Note for th e batt ery sy mbol This symbol ( B ) might be use d in comb ination with a chem ical s ymbol ( C ). In this case it comp lies w ith th e requ iremen t set by t he Dir ective for th e chem ical i nvolve d. Spec ificat ions R Stan dard: DECT (Digi tal En hanced Cordle ss Tele communi cation s), GAP (Gener ic Acc ess Pr ofile) R Freq uency[...]

Sett ing up Conn ections R Use only t he supp lied P anason ic AC adap tor PN LV226CE . To power outlet *DSL/ADSL filter (not supplied) is required if you have DSL/ADSL service. Hook “Click” Press plug firmly. Use only the supplied telephone line cord. Correct Incorrect “Click” To telephone line DSL/ADSL filter* Batt ery ins tallat ion R US[...]

Note when settin g up Note for co nnecti ons R The AC ada ptor m ust rem ain co nnecte d at all times. (It i s norma l for the ad aptor to fee l warm during use.) R The AC ada ptor s hould b e conn ected to a vert ically orient ed or floor- mounte d AC outl et. Do not c onnect the A C adapt or to a ceil ing-mou nted A C outl et, as the w eight of t[...]

Cont rols Hand set A B A B C D E F H I J L G K Ring er ind icator Spea ker Head set ja ck M N (S peaker phone) M N (T alk) Dial keypa d Rece iver Disp lay M R/E CO N R: R ecall/ Flash ECO: Eco m ode sh ortcut key M N (O ff/Pow er) Micr ophone Char ge con tacts n Cont rol ty pe Sof t keys The handset featu res 3 soft keys. By pres sing a soft k ey, [...]

n KX-T G8561 series: page 3 D A B C E F I J H G Mess age co unter M N (E rase) M N (P lay) Mess age in dicato r Char ge con tacts Spea ker M n N (Stop) M N / M N (Repea t/Skip ) MjN / MkN (V olume up/dow n) M N (L ocator ) M N (A nswer on) Answ er on indica tor Disp lay Hand set dis play i tems Item M eaning Rang e stat us: Th e more bars visi ble,[...]

Item M eaning Baby monit or is a ctivat ed. The name/n umber d isplay ed next to th e icon indica tes th e moni toring unit. (page 37) Line in use Some one is using the li ne. IN U SE A nswerin g syst em is being used by ano ther h andset or the base u nit. *2 *1 Call er ID subscri bers o nly *2 KX-T G8561 series: page 3 *3 SMS users only *4 Voic e[...]

Hand set mai n menu icons The follow ing ico ns are shown when you pres s (mi ddle so ft key ) in s tandby mode. Icon F eature Call er List Answ er Syst em *1 Call er Barr ed *2 SMS (Short Messa ge Serv ice) Inte rcom Ring er Setu p Time Settin gs Init ial Set up Baby Monito r Cale ndar *1 KX-T G8561 series: page 3 *2 KX-T G8551 series: page 3 Scre[...]

2 Ente r the current date, month , and year. a Exam ple: 1 5 July , 2012 15 0 7 12 R You can se lect t he date forma t by pres sing # : – dd/m m/yy ( date/mo nth/ye ar) – yy/m m/dd 3 Ente r the current hour and mi nute. Exam ple: 9 :30 09 3 0 R You can se lect 24 -hour or 12- hour cloc k forma t ( “ A M ” or “ PM ” ) by pres sing . 4 a [...]

2 M b N : Selec t the desire d sett ing. a a M N Note : R When in mu ltiple items displa y mode , you can move sc reens by pre ssing M E N or M F N , with out sc rollin g down or up throu gh th e list : – Pres s M E N to go to the next screen . – Pres s M F N to ret urn to the p reviou s scre en. R When in mu ltiple items displa y mode , you ca[...]

Maki ng cal ls 1 Lift the h andset and di al the phone numb er. R To c orrect a digi t, pre ss . 2 Pres s M N or . 3 When you f inish t alking , pres s M N or plac e the handset on th e base unit or char ger. Usin g the s peaker phone 1 Dial the p hone nu mber a nd pre ss M N . R Spea k alte rnately with the ot her pa rty. 2 When you f inish t alki[...]

Auto talk You can an swer ca lls si mply b y lift ing th e hand set of f the base un it or charge r. You do not need t o press M N . To tur n this featu re on, see pa ge 31. Adju sting t he han dset r inger volume n Whil e the handse t is r inging for a n inco ming c all: Pres s M D N or M C N repea tedly to sel ect th e desi red vol ume. n Prog ra[...]

tele phone b anking servi ces, e tc.). Pres s * be fore e nterin g acce ss num bers whic h requi re ton e dial ling. Hand set equ alizer This featu re clar ifies the vo ice of the p erson you are ta lking t o, pro ducing a mor e natu ral-sou nding voice that i s easi er to hear and underst and. 1 Pres s while t alking . 2 M b N : “ Equa lizer ”[...]

R Powe r back- up mod e will not w ork if the batt ery le vel of the po wer su pplyin g hand set is / . R Do n ot lif t the power s upplyi ng han dset from the b ase uni t duri ng pow er bac k-up mode . R Do n ot tou ch the handse t’s ch arge c ontact s duri ng powe r back -up mo de. R If t he bat tery l evel is low, the un it wil l not work suff[...]

Phon ebook The phonebo ok all ows yo u to m ake ca lls with out ha ving to dial manual ly. Yo u can add name s and p hone n umbers to th e phon ebook and assign each p honebo ok ent ry to the desi red cat egory. This unit p rovide s 2 ty pes of phon ebooks. n Shar ed pho nebook This phoneb ook en tries can be share d by any handset regis tered to t[...]

To c hange the ca tegory names in th e pers onal p honebo ok: (le ft sof t key) a 2 3 M b N : “ Cate gory ” a 4 M b N : Selec t the desire d cate gory. a 5 M b N : “ Cate gory Na me ” a 6 Edit the n ame (1 0 chara cters max.; page 54). a a M N Find ing and calli ng from a phon ebook e ntry Scro lling t hrough all e ntries 1 To s earch for i[...]

3 M b N : “ Cate gory ” a 4 M b N : Selec t the desire d cate gory. a R If y ou sel ect “ All ” , the un it end s the cate gory se arch. 5 M b N : Scrol l thro ugh th e phone book i f nece ssary. a M N 6 M b N : Selec t the desire d phone numbe r. a M N Edit ing ent ries 1 Find the d esired entry (page 23). a 2 M b N : “ Edit ” a 3 M b [...]

Copy ing mul ti ent ries You can co py sele cted e ntries (up t o 100) . To c opy fro m the shared phone book to a person al pho nebook 1 (le ft sof t key) 2 3 M b N : “ Copy ” a 4 M b N : Selec t the desire d entr y. a R The select ed entr ies ar e indi cated by “ ”. R To c ontinu e copyi ng oth er ent ries, perf orm th is step repea tedly[...]

Spee d dial You can as sign 1 phone number to ea ch of the dial k eys ( 1 to 9 ) on t he han dset. Addi ng a ph one nu mbers t o a spee d dial key 1 Pres s and hold th e desi red sp eed di al key ( 1 t o 9 ). a 2 Ente r the party’ s name (16 ch aracte rs max. ). a R You can ch ange th e char acter entry mode by pre ssing (p age 54) . 3 Ente r the[...]

Prog rammab le set tings You can cu stomise the u nit by progr amming the f ollowin g feat ures u sing t he han dset. To a ccess the fe atures, there are 2 metho ds. n Scro lling throug h the displa y menu s 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) 2 Pres s M C N , M D N , M E N , or M F N to se lect t he des ired m ain me nu. a 3 Pres s M C N or M D N to s elect th[...]

Sub- menu 1 Sub- menu 2 Sett ings Code Sett ings Numb er of Rings *2 2–6: 2-6 Ri ngs 4: < 4 Ring s > 0: A uto #211 50 Reco rding T ime *2 1 : 1 Mi nute 3: < 3 Minu tes > 0: G reetin g Only *3 #305 51 Remo te Code *2 – #306 50 Call Screen ing 1: < On > 0: Off #310 47 Answ er On * 2 – – #327 47 Answ er Off *2 – – #328 47[...]

Sub- menu 1 Sub- menu 2 Sett ings Code Nigh t Mode On/O ff 1: O n 0: < Off > #23 8 34 Star t/End <23 :00/06 :00> #23 7 34 Ring Delay 1: 3 0 sec. 2: < 60 sec . > 3: 9 0 sec. 4: 1 20 sec . 0: N o Ring ing #239 34 Sele ct Cate gory 1–9: Categ ory 1-9 #241 34 Firs t Ring *2, *9 – 1: < On > 0: Off #17 3 – Main menu: “ T i[...]

Main menu: “ Ini tial S etup ” Sub- menu 1 S ub-men u 2 Setting s Cod e Ring er Setu p Ring er Volu me – Hand set 0–6: Off–6 <6> #160 19 Ring er Volu me – Base Unit * 1, *2 0–6: Off–6 <3> # G 160 – Ring tone *7 , *8 (Han dset) < Rin gtone 1 > #161 – Nigh t Mode – On/O ff 1: O n 0: < Off > #23 8 34 Nigh [...]

Sub- menu 1 S ub-men u 2 Setting s Cod e Disp lay Set up Wall paper * 11 < Wallp aper1 > #181 – Disp lay Col our 1: < Colour 1 > 2: C olour2 #182 – Disp lay Mod e 1: < Mult i Item s > 0: S ingle Item #192 16 Key Backlig ht 1: < On > 0: Of f #276 – LCD in char ging * 12 (LCD backli ght) 1: < On > 0: Off #19 1 – [...]

Sub- menu 1 S ub-men u 2 Setting s Cod e Powe r Failu re – 1: < Auto > 0: O ff #152 20 Lang uage Disp lay < Engli sh > #11 0 15 Main menu: “ Baby Monito r ” Sub- menu 1 Sub- menu 2 Sett ings Code On/O ff – 1: On 0: < O ff > #268 38 Sens itivity Level – 1: L ow 2: < Middle > 3: H igh #269 39 Main menu: “ Calen dar[...]

*14 If y ou sub scribe to a C aller ID ser vice a nd wan t to v iew th e call er’s i nformat ion af ter li fting up the handset to a nswer a call, turn off th is fea ture. *15 The recall/ flash time d epends on yo ur tel ephone excha nge or host P BX. C ontact your PBX supp lier if neces sary. *16 The defaul t sett ing wil l be a s foll ows if yo[...]

Nigh t mode Nigh t mode allows you t o sele ct a p eriod of time during which the h andset will not ri ng for outs ide cal ls. Th is fea ture i s usef ul for time peri ods whe n you do not want to be distur bed, for example , whil e slee ping. Night mode c an be s et for each handset . For persona l phon ebook (page 22 ), yo u can also select categ[...]

Inco ming ca ll bar ring (C aller ID subs cribers only) This featu re allo ws the unit to rej ect ca lls fr om spec ified phone n umbers that you do not w ant to a nswer such as junk calls. When a cal l is re ceived , the unit d oes no t ring whil e the caller is bei ng ide ntifie d. If the ph one numb er matc hes an entry in th e call barre d list[...]

PIN to you . If y ou for get yo ur PIN , cont act an a uthoris ed ser vice c entre. 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) #1 32 2 Ente r the current 4-dig it bas e unit PIN (def ault: “ 0000 ” ). 3 Ente r the new 4- digit b ase un it PIN . a a M N Chan ging th e unit ’s regi on sett ing/Res etting the ba se uni t 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) #1 36 2 M b N : Selec[...]

6 Ente r a te xt mem o (30 c haract ers ma x.; page 54). a 7 M b N : Selec t the desire d alarm tone. a 2 t imes R You can se lect “ Off ” if you prefe r not to h ear an alarm tone. R We r ecommen d sele cting a diff erent ring er tone from the on e used for outs ide cal ls. R To a dd oth er ent ries, r epeat from s tep 3. 8 M N Note : R To s t[...]

R Duri ng the monito ring m ode, b attery cons umption is fa ster t han us ual. W e reco mmend l eaving the m onitor ed hand set on t he bas e unit or cha rger. R The monito red han dset n ever r ings d uring the monito ring mo de. Bu t if t he mon itored hand set is on the base unit, the ba se uni t ring er soun ds. Tu rn off the b ase un it rin g[...]

7 Edit the p hone n umber i f nece ssary (24 digi ts max. ). a 2 tim es Eras ing an outsid e moni toring numb er 1 Pres s on the ha ndset being moni tored. 2 M b N : “ On/O ff ” a 3 M b N : “ On ” a 4 M b N : Selec t the outsid e line. a 5 a M b N : “ E rase ” a 6 M b N : “ Yes ” a Baby monito r sens itivit y You can ad just t he se[...]

Note : R Call s are d isconn ected when t he han dset move s from one ra dio ce ll to anothe r. Regi stering a han dset to a bas e unit The supplie d hand set an d base unit are pre- registe red. I f for some r eason the ha ndset is n ot reg istered to th e base unit (for e xample , is display ed eve n when the h andset is near the b ase uni t), re[...]

Incr easing the ra nge of the ba se unit You can in crease the si gnal r ange o f the base unit by us ing a D ECT re peater . Plea se use only the P anasoni c DECT repea ter no ted on page 4. Cont act yo ur Pan asonic deale r for deta ils. Impo rtant: R Befo re reg isterin g the repeat er to this b ase unit , you must t urn the repea ter mo de on. [...]

Usin g Call er ID servic e Impo rtant: R This unit is Call er ID compat ible. To use Call er ID feature s, you must subscr ibe to a Call er ID service . Cont act yo ur ser vice prov ider/te lephon e comp any fo r deta ils. Call er ID f eature s When an ou tside c all is being recei ved, t he call er inf ormatio n is d isplay ed. Call er info rmatio[...]

View ing the calle r list and ca lling back 1 M F N ( ) 2 Pres s M C N to sea rch fr om the most recent call , or p ress M D N to searc h from the olde st call . R You can se e the detaile d info rmatio n abou t the caller by pre ssing when in mul tiple displa y mode . 3 To c all ba ck, pre ss M N . To e xit, p ress M N . Note : R If t he ent ry ha[...]

Usin g SMS SMS allows you t o send and re ceive text mess ages be tween other fixed- line a nd mobi le phon es that suppo rt com patibl e SMS netw orks an d feat ures. Impo rtant: R To u se SMS featu res, y ou mus t: – subs cribe t o a Ca ller I D and/ or an appr opriate servi ce suc h as S MS. – conf irm th at SMS is tu rned on . – conf irm [...]

M F N ( ) a M b N : S elect the pa rty. a 2 t imes To u se the share d phon ebook: a M b N : Se lect t he pho nebook entr y. a a M b N : Selec t the desired phon e numbe r. a 2 t imes To u se the perso nal ph oneboo k: a a M b N : Sel ect th e phon ebook e ntry. a a M b N : S elect the desired phone numbe r. a 2 time s 5 To s ave th e mess age, se [...]

4 Edit the d estina tion ph one nu mber i f nece ssary. a 5 Cont inue f rom ste p 5, “ Writin g and send ing a n ew mes sage”, page 44 . Edit ing/for wardin g a mes sage 1 Whil e readi ng a r eceive d mess age, p ress . 2 M b N : “ Edit Messag e ” a 3 Cont inue f rom ste p 3, “ Writin g and send ing a n ew mes sage”, page 44 . Eras ing [...]

Answ ering system Avai lable for: KX-T G8561 series (page 3) The answeri ng sys tem ca n answ er and recor d call s for you whe n you are un availa ble to answ er the phone. You c an als o reco rd pho ne conv ersatio ns (pa ge 20). You can al so set the un it to play a greet ing mess age but not t o reco rd cal ler me ssages by sele cting “ Greet[...]

You can us e eithe r: – your own gr eeting messa ge – a pr e-recor ded gr eeting messa ge Reco rding you r greetin g message 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) #3 02 2 M b N : “ Yes ” a 3 Afte r a be ep sou nds, ho ld the hands et abou t 20 c m away and sp eak cl early into the microph one (5 0 seco nds ma x.). 4 Pres s to stop recor ding. 5 M N Usin g[...]

List ening t o mess ages fr om the mess age lis t You can se lect th e item to pl ay bac k. 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) #3 29 2 M b N : Selec t the desire d item from the mess age lis t. a R You can er ase the selec ted me ssage as f ollows: a M b N : “ Y es ” a 3 When finis hed, pr ess M N . Note : R If t he ite m has already been heard, “ ” is[...]

unit to li sten t o messa ges or chang e answ ering s ystem settin gs. Remo te acce ss cod e A 3- digit remote access code must b e ente red when operat ing th e answ ering system remo tely. This co de pre vents unauth orised part ies fr om list ening to you r mess ages remo tely. Impo rtant: R In o rder t o opera te the answe ring s ystem remo tel[...]

mess ages ha ve bee n reco rded, or at the en d of t he 5th ring when th ere ar e no n ew mess ages. I f you call y our ph one fr om out side to l isten to new messag es (pa ge 50), you know that there are no new me ssages when the phone rings f or the 3rd t ime. Y ou can then hang up wit hout b eing c harged for t he cal l. 1 (mi ddle so ft key ) [...]

Voic e mail servi ce Voic e mail is an automa tic an swerin g serv ice offe red by your s ervice provi der/te lephon e comp any. A fter y ou subs cribe to thi s serv ice, your servic e prov ider/t elepho ne com pany’s voic e mail system answe rs cal ls for you w hen you are un availab le to answer the p hone o r when your l ine is busy. Messa ges[...]

Inte rcom Inte rcom c alls ca n be m ade be tween handse ts in t he sam e radio cell. Note : R When paging the h andset , the paged hand set bee ps for 1 min ute. R If y ou rec eive an outsi de cal l whil e talk ing on t he int ercom, you he ar 2 t ones. To answ er the call, press M N , t hen pr ess M N . Maki ng an i nterco m call 1 (mi ddle so ft[...]

Char acter entry The dial k eys are used to ent er cha racter s and number s. Eac h dial key h as mult iple c haract ers assi gned to it. The cha racter s that can b e ente red de pend o n the charac ter ent ry mod e (pag e 54). – Pres s M F N or M E N to mo ve the curso r left or ri ght. – Pres s dial keys t o ente r char acters and n umbers .[...]

Gree k char acter t able ( ) z y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exte nded 1 chara cter ta ble ( ) z y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R The follow ing are used for bo th upp ercase and l owercas e: Exte nded 2 chara cter ta ble ( ) (N ot ava ilable for S MS) z y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R The follow ing are used for bo th upp ercase and l owercas e: Cyri llic c haract er tabl e ( )[...]

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Erro r mess ages Disp lay me ssage Cau se/sol ution Base no pow er or No l ink to base. Reco nnect m ain ba se AC a daptor. or No l ink. R The handset has l ost co mmunic ation with t he bas e unit . Move clos er to the bas e unit and t ry aga in. R Unpl ug the base u nit’s AC ada ptor t o rese t the unit. Reconn ect the adapto r and t ry aga in.[...]

Trou blesho oting If y ou sti ll hav e diffi cultie s afte r foll owing the in struct ions i n this secti on, di sconne ct the base unit’s AC a daptor and t urn off the h andset , then recon nect t he bas e unit ’s AC adapto r and turn o n the hand set. Gene ral use Prob lem Caus e/solu tion The handset does not turn on ev en aft er inst alling[...]

Prob lem Caus e/solu tion I ca nnot r egister a hand set to a base unit. R The maximum numbe r of b ase un its (4 ) is a lready regis tered t o the handset . Canc el unu sed ba se uni t regi strati ons fr om the hand set (pa ge 40). R The maximum numbe r of h andset s (6) is alr eady r egiste red to the base u nit. Ca ncel u nused handse t regi str[...]

Prob lem Caus e/solu tion I ca nnot m ake a call. R The diallin g mode may b e set incorr ectly. Chang e the settin g (pag e 16). R You dialled a cal l rest ricted numbe r (pag e 35). R The key lo ck feat ure is turne d on. Turn i t off (page 20). Call er ID Prob lem Caus e/solu tion Call er info rmatio n is n ot disp layed. R You must s ubscrib e [...]

Prob lem Caus e/solu tion “ E0 ” is di splayed . R Your phone number is pe rmanen tly wi thheld or yo u have not subs cribed to the appro priate servi ce. Co ntact your s ervice prov ider/te lephon e comp any. Answ ering s ystem Prob lem Caus e/solu tion The unit d oes not recor d new message s. R The answeri ng sys tem is turne d off. Turn it [...]

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Index A Addi tional base u nits: 39 Addi tional handse ts: 39 Alar m: 33 Answ ering c alls: 18 Answ ering s ystem: 47 Call screen ing: 47 Eras ing mes sages: 48 , 49 , 50 Gree ting m essage: 47 Gree ting o nly: 51 List ening t o mess ages: 48 , 50 Mess age lis t: 49 Numb er of rings: 50 Reco rding t ime: 51 Remo te acce ss cod e: 50 Remo te oper at[...]

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