Panasonic KX-FC255AL manual

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  • Page 1

    Please read these operating inst ructions before us ing the unit and sa v e f or future reference. This unit is compat ible with Caller ID and SMS. T o use these features, you m ust subscribe to the appropriate service of yo ur service provider . Operating Instructions Compact Plain P aper F ax with DECT Model No . KX-FC255AL Charge the battery for[...]

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    2 Thank y ou for pur ch asing a P anasoni c fax mac hine. Things y ou s hould keep a recor d of Attach y our sales r eceipt her e. For y our future ref erence Caution: L Note that th e ima ges of co pied o r recei ved docum ents will remain o n the u sed ink f ilm. Us e discre tion whe n disposi ng of t he use d ink film. L Do not rub o r use a n e[...]

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    3 Warning: ● Please ensure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. ● This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails. ● When a failure occurs which results in the internal parts becoming accessible,disconnect the power supply cord immediately and return this unit to an authorised servi[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Instructions to customer Important information Installation Attached to this apparatus is an approval label. This label is evidence that it is a “Permitted Attachment” which has been authorised to be connected to your telephone service. Conditions relating to connection and operation of this Permitted Attachment are contained in Telecommunica[...]

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    Important Information 5 Importan t Informati on Safe ty Ins truc tions Impor tant safety instr uctions When usi ng this unit , basic s afety pre cautions shou ld alw ay s be fol lowed to red uce the risk of fire , electric shoc k, or perso nal injury . 1. Read an d understand all in struction s. 2. F ollo w all wa r nings and i nstructio ns marked [...]

  • Page 6

    Important Infor mation 6 L Unplug this unit fro m powe r outlets if it emits sm oke, an abnormal sm ell or mak es unusu al noi se. Th ese condi ti ons c an ca use f ire o r el ectr ic shock. Conf ir m that smo ke has sto pped and contac t an authorised service centre . For Best P erf ormance Location an d noise The base un it and cordless handse t [...]

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    T able of Contents 7 1. T able of Contents 1. Introduction and Installation Accessories 1.1 Included accessories ............... ...................... 9 1.2 Accessory inf or mation ............. ...................... 9 Finding the Controls 1.3 Button descriptions of the base unit ......... ... 10 1.4 Button descriptions of the cordless h andset 1[...]

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    T able of Contents 8 9. Multi-unit Operation Additional Units 9.1 Opera ting additional units ............. ............ ... 59 9.2 Regist er ing a co rdless handset to a base un it 59 Other Featur es 9.3 Intercom ................. ...................... ............... 60 9.4 T ransf e rring a call/ confe rence ...... ............... 60 9.5 Cop yi[...]

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    1. Intr oduction and Installat ion 9 1 Introductio n and Installation Access ories 1.1 Inc luded accessori es *1 Par t nu mbers are subj ect t o cha nge with out no tic e. Note: L If any items are mis s ing or d amaged, cont act the place of purchase . L Sav e the origin al carton and pac king materials for future shi pping and tr ansp or tation of[...]

  • Page 10

    1. Intr oduction and Installation 10 Finding t he Controls 1.3 Button d escriptions of the base unit A { MIC } (Micr ophone) L The b uilt-in microph one. B { GREETING REC } L T o re cord a gree ting mess age (page 45) . C { GREETING CHECK } L T o chec k a gre eting mes sage (page 45). D { MEMO } L T o record a memo mes s age (pag e 46). E { ERASE }[...]

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    1. Intr oduction and Installat ion 11 1.4 Button d escriptions of the cor dless handset A Sof t keys L T o selec t the f eatures or operations di splay ed directly above each k ey (p age 12). B {C} (T alk) L T o mak e/ans wer calls (p age 22 , 23). C Navig ator L T o adjust v olume (pag e 19). L T o search for a stored item (page 26). L T o selec t[...]

  • Page 12

    1. Intr oduction and Installation 12 Menu i c ons When in s tandby mo de, pressin g the middle so ft key rev eals t he co rdle ss ha nds et’ s main menu. F r om he re you can access v arious fe atures and setti ngs. Soft keys The cord less handse t feat ures 3 soft k eys . By pre ssing a soft k ey , yo u can select the f eature or oper ation indi[...]

  • Page 13

    1. Intr oduction and Installat ion 13 1.6 Overvie w 1.6.1 Base unit Remov ing the shipping tape 1.6.2 Cor dless handset 1 Document guides 2 Pap e r tr ay 3 Metal re cor ding paper guide 4 P aper support 5 Recor ding paper exit 6 Recor ding paper entrance 7 Antenna 8 Micr ophone 9 Fro nt cover j Document entrance k Docu men t exit l Speaker m Gree n[...]

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    1. Intr oduction and Installation 14 Installation 1.7 Ink film The incl uded film ro ll is a s tar ter ink f ilm. 1 Open the fro nt cov er . 2 Releas e the bac k cov er by pushin g the gr een bu tton ( 1 ). 3 Open th e back co ver . 4 Insert the blu e gear of the ink film roll into the front left slot o f the unit ( 2 ) a nd th e w hit e ge ar of t[...]

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    1. Intr oduction and Installat ion 15 6 Clos e th e back cover secu rely by pushi ng dow n on the dotte d area at both ends ( 7 ). 7 Clos e th e fro nt cover secu rely . 1.8 P aper tra y Pull up the me tal recording pape r guide ( 1 ), then install the paper t ray ( 2 ). L Mak e sure the arrow s on the paper tra y and the uni t match . L If the pap[...]

  • Page 16

    1. Intr oduction and Installation 16 1.9 Rec or ding p aper The un it ca n hol d up t o 20 sh eets of 64 g/ m 2 to 80 g/m 2 paper . Please re f er to page 79 for m ore information on recording paper . 1 F an the pa per to p re v ent paper jams . 2 Insert the paper gently , print-side down ( 1 ). L Do not forc e the paper into the paper tra y . L If[...]

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    2. Preparation 17 2 Preparatio n Connections and Setup 2.1 Connections Important: L The unit w ill not function w hen t here is a po wer failure. T o make calls in eme rgenc y situations , you should connect a tel ephone that can function during a power failure to the telephone line. 2.1.1 Base unit Caution: L Wh e n y o u op e r a te t h is p r od[...]

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    2. Preparation 18 2.2 Bat tery char g e Plac e th e cor dless han dset on t he c harge r for abo ut 7 hour s bef ore init ial use. When char ging, i and battery streng th icon a re alternately sho wn on the displa y . When the batteries are full y charged, 1 remains on the disp lay . L The charg e indicator ( 1 ) lights up when the cordless handset[...]

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    2. Preparation 19 Volu me 2.5 Adjusting c ord less handset vo l u m e Ringer v olume 1. " 2. Select N b y pressing {^} , {V} , { < } , or { > } . i # 3. Press {^} or {V} to selec t “ Ringer Setup ” . i # 4. Press {^} or {V} to selec t “ Ringer Volume ” . i # 5. Press {^} or {V} to selec t the d esired v olume. i # i {ih } Note: L[...]

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    2. Preparation 20 Initial Progra mming 2.7 Date a n d time The date and time can be set using eith er the cordless handset or the base unit. L The ot her party’ s fa x machine will p r int the da te and time on t he top of each p age you se nd according to you r unit’ s date and tim e setting. 2.7.1 W ith the co rdless hands et 1 " 2 Selec[...]

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    2. Preparation 21 2.8 Y our lo go Y ou can progr am your logo (na me, compan y name , etc.) so that i t appears on the top of e ach page sent. 1 { MENU } i {#}{ 0 }{ 2 } i { SET } LOGO= | [#:ABC] 2 Enter y our logo , up to 30 character s (see page 62 for chara c ter entry). i { SET } 3 Press { MENU } to ex it. T o correct a m istake Press { < } [...]

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    3. T elephone 22 3 Telephone Making and Answ ering Calls 3.1 Making phon e calls 3.1.1 W ith the co rdless hands et 1 Lift the c ordless hands et and pres s {C} . L T o mak e hands-f ree pho ne calls, pr ess {s} . 2 Dial th e tele phone n umber . 3 T o hang u p, p ress {ih} or place the c o rdless handset on the charge r . Note: L While ta lking us[...]

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    3. T elephone 23 3.1.2 W ith the ba se unit 1 Lift the h andset or pres s { SP-PHONE } . 2 Dial th e tele phone n umber . 3 T o hang u p, re place the handset or pr ess { SP- PHONE } . Note: L Y ou can also dia l by perf or ming step 2 bef ore step 1. T o redial the las t number dialled fr om the base unit Lift the h andset or press { SP-PHONE } . [...]

  • Page 24

    3. T elephone 24 3.3 Using the recall f eature { RECALL } (bas e unit) / { R } (cordless hands et) is used to acce ss optional tel ephone services suc h as call wai ting. Co ntact your t elephone co mpan y b usiness office f or details . Call waitin g When a call waitin g to ne is heard dur ing a conversat ion , place the existing call on hold and [...]

  • Page 25

    3. T elephone 25 L T o cance l a select ed category number , press the number aga in. T he num ber will sto p flas hing . 6. {ih} 3.5.2 Base unit T o set the st art and end time f or night mo de 1. { MENU } i {#}{ 3 }{ 5 } i { SET } i { 1 } i { SET } 2. Enter the d esired hour and m i nute y ou wish to start this f eature. L If you use 12-hour time[...]

  • Page 26

    3. T elephone 26 3.6.3 Making a phone call using the phonebook 1 H 2 Press {^} or {V} repeatedly to displa y the desired item. i {C } T o searc h for a name by initial 1. H 2. Press the dial ke y ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) w hich co ntains the char acter y ou are searching f or (page 62). L Press the same dial ke y repeated ly to di splay the first item c [...]

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    3. T elephone 27 2 Press {A} or {B} repea tedly to displa y the desired item. 3 Lift the h andset or pres s { SP-PHONE } . T o searc h for a name by initial 1. { PHONEBOOK } 2. Press {A} or {B} to initia te the p honeb ook. 3. Press the dial ke y ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) w hich co ntains the char acter y ou are searching f or (page 62). L Press the same [...]

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    3. T elephone 28 L T o c anc el eras ing , pr ess { ST OP } . 2. { SET } Note: L The corre sponding base unit phoneb ook item will not be er ased. Caller ID 3.10 Caller ID servic e This unit is c ompatible with th e Caller ID serv ice offered b y y our local telephone compa ny . T o use this unit’ s Caller ID features, y ou must subscribe to a Ca[...]

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    3. T elephone 29 Missed c alls If a call is not ans wered, the unit treats the c all as a miss ed cal l. The numbe r of m is sed c alls ar e sh own on the disp lay (t he cordless handset also sho ws y ). Th is lets y ou know if y ou should vie w the caller li st to see who called w hile y ou were out. T o confirm calle r inf ormation by printin g t[...]

  • Page 30

    3. T elephone 30 3.11.2 W ith the b ase unit 1 { CALLER ID } 2 Press {B} to sea rch from the rece ntly recei ved calle r inf orm atio n. L If you pres s {A} , the displa y order will be re versed. L A Q on the displa y means t he item h as already been vie wed or ans wered. 3 Lift the h andset or press { SP-PHONE } to return the call. L T o send a [...]

  • Page 31

    3. T elephone 31 Note: L T elstra and Optus do not currently s end call er name inf orm ation . 3.14 Stori ng caller inform ation into the p honebook Important: L This f eature is not avai lable if the calle r inf ormation does not includ e a telephone numbe r . 3.14.1 Into the cor dless handset 1 " i j i # 2 Press {^} or {V} repeatedly to dis[...]

  • Page 32

    3. T elephone 32 3.17 Changing SMS message centre number s SMS mess age cent re telephone n umbers must be stored in order to send an d receive SMS messages . The mes sage cen tre num bers (used f or SMS se r vices provi ded by BT T ext ) are p reprog ramme d in this unit. Y ou can cha nge them if nec essar y . L Consul t your service prov ider/te [...]

  • Page 33

    3. T elephone 33 3 “ Send List ” i # 4 Press {^} or {V} repeatedly to select the m essage. i # 5 " i “ Edit Message ” i # i Conti nue from ste p 4, “3.1 9.1 Writing and s ending a ne w message”, pag e 32. 3.19.4 Erasing sa ved messages 1 " i X i # 2 T o access the public mailb ox “ Public ” i # T o acces s a priv ate mailb[...]

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    3. T elephone 34 5 Select th e desired ne w mailbo x number ( “ Mailbox1 ” to “ Mailbox6 ” ). i # 6 Enter a name for the m ailbox u p to 5 characters (s ee page 62 f or character entry). i # 7 Enter a 4-d igit pass word f or the mail box . i # 8 “ Save ” i # i {ih } Note: L T o receiv e SMS messa ges using a ma ilbox, i nform others of [...]

  • Page 35

    4. F ax 35 4F a x Sen ding Faxes 4.1 Sending a fax manuall y 1 Adjust th e width of the d ocument guides ( 1 ) to fit the actu al size of t he document. 2 Insert the documen t (up to 10 pages) F ACE DO WN until a s ingle beep is heard and the uni t grasps th e docu ment. 3 If necessa r y , press {A} or {B} repeated ly to select the de sir ed re sol[...]

  • Page 36

    4. F ax 36 4.2 Documen t requirements Minim um document size Maxim um document size Effe cti ve s can ning ar ea L Shaded are a will be scanne d. Document w eight L Single sh eet: 45 g/m 2 to 90 g/m 2 L Mult iple sheet s: 60 g/m 2 to 80 g/m 2 Note: L Remov e clips , staples or o ther fa stener s. L Do not s end the f ollo wing typ es of documents :[...]

  • Page 37

    4. F ax 37 4.4 Br oadcast transmissi on By storin g the base unit’ s phonebo ok ite ms (page 26) into t he broadc ast memory , you ca n send th e same docume nt to multiple par ties (up to 20 ). Y our progr ammed items will rema in in the bro adcast me mor y , allo wing frequent re -use. 4.4.1 Pr ogramming items int o the broad cast m emory 1 Pre[...]

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    4. F ax 38 Receiving F axes 4.5 S electing the wa y to use your fax m achi ne Depe ndi ng on yo ur sit uat ion, sel ect t he way you prefer to use y our f ax mach ine. – Use as a teleph one ans wering m achine and/or f ax (T AM/F AX mode) – Use on ly as a f ax (F AX ONL Y mode) – Use m ostly as a telephone (TEL mode) 4.5.1 Use as a telephone [...]

  • Page 39

    4. F ax 39 4.6 Receiv ing a fax man u ally – A uto answer OFF Note: L By def ault, the unit reduces the size of the receiv ed documen t to 92% when p r inting (See featu re #36 on page 53 f or details). 4.6.1 Activ ating TEL mode Press { A UT O ANSWER } re peated ly to dis play “ TEL MODE ” . L The { A UTO ANSWER } indic ator on the base unit[...]

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    4. F ax 40 4.7 R eceiving a fax automat i call y – Auto an swer ON Note: L By def ault, the unit reduces the size of the receiv ed documen t to 92% when p r inting (See featu re #36 on page 53 f or details). 4.7.1 Activ ating T AM/F AX mode (T elephone Answerin g M achine/ F ax mode) 1 Mak e sure f eature #77 is set to “ TAM/FAX ” (pag e 55) [...]

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    4. F ax 41 How faxes are received When rec eiving calls , the unit wi ll auto matical ly answ er all cal ls and only rec eive f ax docu ments . Note: L The num ber of r ings be f ore a ca ll is ans wered in F AX ONL Y mode can be changed (f eature #0 6 on page 50). 4.8 Receive polli ng (retrie ving a fax placed on another fax machi ne ) This f eatu[...]

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    5. Distinctive Ring 42 5 Distinct ive Ring Distinctiv e Ring 5.1 Using with the ring detection featu re This f eature i s only f or use i f you sub scribe to a Distincti ve Ring pattern service fr om your te lephone compan y . For more inf ormation on the av ailability of this service in your ar ea, please contact your telephone c ompany b efo re s[...]

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    6. Copy 43 6 Copy Copying 6.1 M aki ng a copy 1 Adjust th e width of the d ocument guides ( 1 ) to fit the actu al size of t he document. 2 Insert the documen t (up to 10 pages) F ACE DO WN until a s ingle beep is heard and the uni t grasps th e docu ment. 3 If necessa r y , press {A} or {B} repeated ly to select the de sir ed re sol uti on. L If y[...]

  • Page 44

    6. Copy 44 5. Press {A} or {B} repeatedl y to displa y “ COLLATE ON ” . i { ST ART } Example: Mak ing 2 copies of a 4-pa g e original document Note: L The unit w ill store th e docume nts into memory whi le collatin g the copies . If memory becomes full while storing, t he unit will on ly print out t he stored pag es. Collat ed pag es Uncoll at[...]

  • Page 45

    7. Answeri ng Machine 45 7 Answering Mach ine Greeting 7.1 Recor ding y our gree ting messa ge The unit has a pre-recorded greeting mes s age f or T AM/F AX mode . If you re cord your o wn greetin g message , it will be p lay ed instead of th e pre-recorded greet ing messag e wh en a ca ll is rec eived. The maxim um recording tim e of your gre etin[...]

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    7. Answering Machine 46 Incoming Messages 7.2 Listening to recor ded messa ges When the unit has reco rded n ew v oice me ssages: –T h e { A UTO ANSWER } i ndica tor will fl ash whe n auto ans wer is turned ON. – The total n umber of recorded message s will flas h on the base unit displa y . 7.2.1 T o play bac k messages Press { PLA YBA CK } . [...]

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    7. Answeri ng Machine 47 Remote Oper ation 7.4 U sing the ans wering mac hine with the cor dless handset Helpful hints: L T o activ ate T AM/F AX mode with th e cordles s handset, see page 40 . 7.4.1 Recor ding your greeti ng message 1 " i I i # 2 “ Record Greeting ” i # L Hold th e cordl ess hand set about 20 cm a wa y and speak c learly [...]

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    7. Answering Machine 48 7.4.5 Pr ogramming f or a nsweri ng machi ne T o set the remote operation ID Y ou must prog ram a remote operation ID to oper ate the ans wering mach ine from a remote location (page 48). 1. " i I i # 2. “ Settings ” i # 3. “ Remote Code ” i # 4. T o activ ate the rem ote oper ation f e ature , enter a 3- digit [...]

  • Page 49

    7. Answeri ng Machine 49 *1 If presse d within the first 5 seconds of a message, the pre vious mes sage w ill be pl ay ed. *2 T o resume oper ation, press a command k ey withi n 10 se conds . Reco rding a mar ker mes sage After pla ying b ack the messages , you ca n leav e an addit ional me ssage . 1. W ait f or 3 beeps indic ating the end of the r[...]

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    8. Programmab le Features 50 8 Programma ble Features Base Unit 8.1 Base unit pr og rammin g 8.1.1 Basi c features 1. { MENU } 2. Press {#} an d the 2 -digit code. 3. Press th e desired co mmand to displa y the desired setti ng. L This s tep may be slightly differe nt depend ing on the f eature . 4. { SET } 5. T o exit pr ogramming, press { MENU } [...]

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    8. Pr ogrammable Features 51 8.1.2 Ad vanced f eatures Changing the m aximum recording ti me for inco min g mes sag es *1 {#}{ 1 }{ 0 }{ 1 } “ 1 MINU TE ” { 2 } “ GREETING ONLY ” : Th e unit pla ys the gree ting mes sage but does not recor d any i ncom ing me ssag es. { 3 } “ 3 MINU TES ” (def ault) Not e: L Y o u can also pr ogram th i[...]

  • Page 52

    8. Programmab le Features 52 Sending a fax at a speci fied time {#}{ 2 }{ 5 } This f eature a llow s y ou to take a dvant age of lo w-cost call ing hours off ered by your te lephone comp any . This f eature can be set up to 24 ho urs in adv ance of the d e sired ti me. { 0 } “ OFF ” (d efa ult) { 1 } “ ON ” T o send a docum ent: 1. Insert t[...]

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    8. Pr ogrammable Features 53 Receiving o versize d documents {#}{ 3 }{ 6 } If the s i ze o f the document s ent by the other par ty is as la rge as or larger tha n the recordin g paper , the unit can reduce the document and print it. Select t he desired reduc tion r ate . { 1 } “ 72% ” { 2 } “ 86% ” { 3 } “ 92% ” (d efa ult) { 4 } “ 1[...]

  • Page 54

    8. Programmab le Features 54 Setting the a uto disconnec tion {#}{ 4 }{ 9 } T o ans wer a call wi th an ext ension telepho ne in T AM/F AX mode (page 40), a c tiv ate this f eature and p rogr am the c ode. { 0 } “ OFF ” { 1 } “ ON ” (default) 1. { MENU } i {# }{ 4 }{ 9 } 2. Press { 1 } to sele ct “ ON ” . i { SET } 3. Enter y our code f[...]

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    8. Pr ogrammable Features 55 Setting recall/fl ash time (f or the base un it and cor dless handset) {#}{ 7 }{ 2 } The rec all/flash time depends on y our telepho ne e xchange o r host PBX. { 1 } “ 900mse c. ” { 2 } “ 700mse c. ” { 3 } “ 600mse c. ” { 4 } “ 400mse c. ” { 5 } “ 300mse c. ” { 6 } “ 250mse c. ” { 7 } “ 200mse [...]

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    8. Programmab le Features 56 Cordless Handset 8.2 Cordle ss handset pr ogram ming 8.2.1 Cor dless handset features 1. " 2. Select N by pres sing {^} , {V} , { < } , or { > } . i # 3. Press {^} or {V} t o select the desired item in the cordles s hands et settings me nu. i # 4. Press {^} or {V} t o select the desired item in the sub-m enu.[...]

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    8. Pr ogrammable Features 57 Using the ba se unit PIN/repeater 1. " 2. Select L b y pressing {^} , {V} , { < } , or { > } . i # 3. Press {^} or {V} to sele ct the des ire d it em in the ba se un it s etti ngs m enu. i # 4. Press {^} or {V} to sele ct the des ire d it em in the sub-m enu. i # 5. Press {^} or {V} to selec t the desi red se[...]

  • Page 58

    8. Programmab le Features 58 8.2.2 Time setti ngs Alarm An alarm will sound f or 3 m inutes at the set tim e once or daily . Set the date and time be forehand (page 20). 1. " i N i # 2. “ Time Settings ” i # 3. “ Alarm ” i # 2 times 4. Select an alar m mode . i # 5. Enter the d esired hour and m inute . i # 6. Select the desired ringto[...]

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    9. M ult i-u nit Ope ra tion 59 9 Multi-unit Ope ration Add itional Units 9.1 Operating additional units 9.1.1 Add itional cor dless handsets Up to 6 cordles s handsets can be registe red to a single base u nit. Additio nal cordless handsets w ill giv e you the freedom t o, f or e xample, ha ve a n intercom call with another cordless h andset while[...]

  • Page 60

    9. Multi-uni t Operation 60 Note: L T o register th e cordless hand set to ano ther base uni t or to the s ame base unit again, see (page 59). 9.2.4 In creasing the range of t he base unit Y ou can incre ase the signal range of the base unit b y using a DECT repeater . Please use only P anasonic DECT repea ter . See page 9 f or access ory informati[...]

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    9. M ult i-u nit Ope ra tion 61 2 Base unit: T o page on e cor dless handset, press the de sired cord less han dset num ber. T o page al l cor dless handsets, press { 0 } . 3 Cor dless hands et: Press {C} or {s} to ans wer the p age . 4 Base unit: T o comp lete the tra nsfer , press { SP-PHONE } or replace the handset. T o estab lish a conf erence [...]

  • Page 62

    10. Useful I nfo rmation 62 10 Useful Information 10.1 Character entry The dial keys are used to ente r characters a nd numbers . Each dial k ey has multiple cha racters assi gned to it. The av ailab le charact e r entry modes ar e Alphabet (ABC), Num eric (0-9), Greek ( F ), Extended 1 ( G ), Extended 2 ( H ), and Cyrilli c ( I ). F o r SMS messag[...]

  • Page 63

    10. Useful Infor m ation 63 Extended 2 character table ( O ) L The f ollowin g are used f or both uppe rcase an d lowerc ase: Cyrillic c haracter tab le ( P ) 10.1.3 When writing SMS messages Alp habet ch arac te r ta ble (AB C) Numeric entry tab le (0-9) Gree k char acter tabl e ( M ) Ext end ed char ac ter t able ( N ) L The f ollowin g are used [...]

  • Page 64

    11. Help 64 11 Help 11.1 Err or messa ges – Reports If a prob lem occurs d ur ing f ax transm ission or recepti on, one of the f ollowin g messages wi ll be printed on the se nding and journal rep or ts (page 35). Messag e Code Cause & Solution COMMUNICA TION ERROR 40-42 46-72 FF L A tr ansmissio n or recep tion error occurred . T ry again o [...]

  • Page 65

    11. Help 65 11.2 Er r o r messa g es – Displa y If the uni t detects a pr oble m, one or more of the fo llowing mes s ages wil l appear on the di spla y . 11.2.1 Base unit Displa y Cause & Solutio n “ BACK COVER OPEN ” L The bac k cov er is open. Clos e the back cover fir mly . “ BUSY ” L The c ordless h andse t you tr ied to c all is[...]

  • Page 66

    11. Help 66 11.2.2 Cor dless handset “ MESSAGE FULL ” L The re is no ro om left in memory to reco rd voice mes sages. Era se unneces sar y messages (page 46, 47). “ MODEM ERROR ” L The re is som ething wrong w ith t he unit’ s modem. Con tact our service personne l. “ NO FAX REPLY ” L The other party’ s fax machine is b usy or h as [...]

  • Page 67

    11. Help 67 Troubleshooting 11.3 When a function does not work, c hec k here If y ou still ha ve di fficulties after f ollo w ing the instructions in th is section, res et the unit. Di sconnec t the pow er cord an d turn OFF the co rdless handset . Reconnect the p ower cord and tur n ON the c ordless handse t. 11.3.1 I nitial settings 11.3.2 Genera[...]

  • Page 68

    11. Help 68 11.3.3 Cor dless handset { REDIAL } or { PAU S E } on t he base unit d oes not function pr operly . L If this b utton is presse d during dialling, a pa use will be ins er ted. If pres sed immedi ately after a dial tone is obtaine d, the last nu mber dialled w ill be redi all ed. The receivin g mode does not function pr operly . L The Di[...]

  • Page 69

    11. Help 69 The cor dless handset will not turn ON. L Mak e sure that the b atteries are install ed correct ly (page 16). L Fully ch arge th e batteries (pa ge 18). L Clean t he char ge contac ts and charge a gain (page 18). I have changed the cor dless handset di splay langua ge to a language I cannot read. L Change the co rdless ha ndset displ a [...]

  • Page 70

    11. Help 70 11.3.4 F ax – sending 11.3.5 F ax – receiving I cannot r egister a cor dless handset to a base unit. L The maxi mum numb er of base units are already registe red to the cordl ess handset. Cancel un used base uni t registrat ions from the cordless h andse t (page 59). L The maxi mum numb er of cordl ess handsets are alre ady regis te[...]

  • Page 71

    11. Help 71 A bla nk sheet is ejected. L If a b lank sheet is ejecte d after the receiv ed docum ent is p r inted out, t he size of the documen t sent b y the othe r party is as large a s, or larger than, the record ing paper , and the receivin g reducti on rate is not p rogramm ed correctly . Prog ram th e proper rate in featur e #36 (page 53 ). L[...]

  • Page 72

    11. Help 72 11.3.6 Copy ing 11.3.7 Answer i ng machine Proble m Cause & Solution The unit w ill not m ake a cop y . L The ink f ilm is empty . Replac e the ink film with a ne w one (pa ge 14). L Y ou cannot mak e a cop y during prog rammin g. L Y ou cannot mak e a cop y during a tele phone con v ersation. A black l ine , whit e lin e or smu dg [...]

  • Page 73

    11. Help 73 11.3.8 SMS 11.3.9 If a po wer failure occurs L The unit w ill not function. L The unit i s not designed for m aking em ergency telepho ne calls whe n the pow er f ails. Alt er nativ e arr angements should b e made f or access to em ergency ser vices. L F ax tran smission and recept ion wil l be interru pted. L If dela yed tr ansmission [...]

  • Page 74

    12. Mainte nance 74 12 Maintena nce Jams 12.1 Recording paper jams 12.1.1 When the recor ding paper has jammed in the unit The di spl ay will s how t he followin g. PAPER JAMMED Important: L Remo ve the r ecor ding paper , then remo ve the paper tra y befo rehand, otherwise t h e paper m ay misfeed or jam. 1 Open the fro nt cov er ( 1 ), pu sh the [...]

  • Page 75

    12. Maintenance 75 4 Clos e th e back cover secu rely by pushi ng dow n on the dotte d area at both ends ( 8 ), then cl ose the fron t cover secu rely ( 9 ). 5 Install the paper tra y (page 1 5), then insert the recordin g paper gently (p age 16). 12.1.2 When the recor ding paper was not fed i nto the unit pr operly The di spl ay will s how t he fo[...]

  • Page 76

    12. Mainte nance 76 Cleaning 12.3 Document f eeder/recor ding paper feeder/ scanner glass c leaning Clean the docum ent feede r/recording paper f eeder/s canner glass w hen: – Document s or recording paper frequently misf eed. – Smu dges or bla ck/white lines appe ar on t he original doc ument wh en send ing or c opying. Important: L Remo ve th[...]

  • Page 77

    12. Maintenance 77 12.4 Thermal head c l eaning If smu dges or b lac k/white lines appe ar on a copied/ received document, chec k whether th ere is dust on the the r mal head. C lean t he thermal he ad to remov e the dust . Important: L Remo ve the r ecor ding paper , then remo ve the paper tra y befo rehand, otherwise t h e paper m ay misfeed or j[...]

  • Page 78

    13. General Inf ormation 78 13 G ene ra l Infor matio n Printed Repor ts 13.1 Refer ence lists and reports (Base unit only) Y ou can print out t he follo wing lists an d repor ts f o r yo ur ref erence: – “ SETUP LIST ” – “ PHONEBOOK LIST ” – “ JOURNAL REPORT ” – “ BROADCAST LIST ” – “ PRINTER TEST ” L If the t est pri[...]

  • Page 79

    13. General Inf ormation 79 ■ Copy m emory capacity: Appro x. 10 pages (Based on the IT U -T No . 1 T est Chart in fine re solution.) *1 T ransmis sion spe ed depends upon the con tents o f the page s, resoluti on, telephon e lin e condi tions and capabil ity of the other p ar ty’ s machine . *2 T ransmissi on speed is ba sed upon the ITU-T No [...]

  • Page 80

    14. Inde x 80 14 . Index 14.1 Inde x # #01 Date and t ime: 20 #02 Y our log o: 21 #03 Y our f ax numb er: 21 #04 Sendi ng repor t: 35 #06 F AX ring co unt: 50 #06 T AM ring count : 40 #10 Cal ler’ s recordi ng time: 51 #11 Remot e operation ID: 51 #17 External rington e : 51 #22 A utomatic journal report: 35 #23 Ov erseas mode : 51 #25 Del ay ed [...]

  • Page 81

    14. Inde x 81 F AX ONL Y mode: 38 , 40 F ax Stream Duet : 42 Flash ti me: 55 F r ie ndl y re cepti on: 53 G Greeting message TA M / FA X : 45 Greet ing me ssage ti me TA M / FA X : 54 I Ink film: 14 Intercom : 60 J Ja m s Document : 75 Recording paper : 74 JOURNAL REPORT : 35 , 78 Junk fax proh ibi tor : 41 K Key l o c k : 22 K eyt ones: 56 L La ng[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Notes FC255AL-PFQX263 9ZA-en.book Page 82 Friday, April 21, 2006 1:50 PM[...]

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    83 Notes FC255AL-PFQX263 9ZA-en.book Page 83 Friday, April 21, 2006 1:50 PM[...]

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