Panasonic KX-TG1233BX manual

This unit is Caller ID comp a tible. T o display the c aller’s phone number , you must subscr ibe to Cal ler ID se rvice. Charge the batteries for about 7 hours before initia l use. Please read thes e opera ting inst ruction s before using the unit and s ave them for future referenc e. Operating Instructions Model No. KX-TG1223BX Digital Cordless[...]

Introd uction 2 Introduction Thank you for purchas ing a new Panas onic dig ital cordless phone. For your future re ference Attach or kee p original receipt t o assist with an y repai r under w arranty . Note: L In the ev ent of problems , you sho uld co ntact your eq uipment supplier in the first inst anc e. Seria l No. (found on the bottom of the[...]

Feature highli ghts 3 Feature highlights Phonebooks This uni t provides the hand set ph oneboo k (200 nam es and p hone number s; pa ge 19) a nd the sh ared ph oneboo k (20 nam es and p hone number s: KX-TG12 33 only; pag e 22). Thes e phon ebooks a llow y ou to make ca lls wi thout h aving to dial m anually . For handset phone book, you can ass ig[...]

T able of Conten ts 4 Preparation Accessory informati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Import ant in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Controls a nd displ ays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Connectio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Battery in sta llation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Battery ch arge . . . . . . .[...]

Preparation 5 Accessory information Included access ories Additional/ replacement accessori es AC adapt or PQL V19BX T eleph one line c ord Recharg eable bat teries AAA (R03) size HHR-4EPT Handse t cover Operati ng instruc tions Quick guide Model No . Descriptio n HHR-4EP T 2 recharge able n ickel met al hydr ide (Ni-M H) batteri es KX- TCA1 21CX A[...]

Preparation 6 Impo rt ant in form atio n General L Use onl y the AC adapt or included with this product, noted o n page 5. L Do not co nnect the AC adap tor to any AC outlet ot her than a sta ndard 2 20–240 V AC ou tlet . L This pro duct is u nable to make cal ls when : – The port able handset battery(ie s) need rechargi ng or ha ve faile d. ?[...]

Preparation 7 L Only us e th e incl uded b ase uni t (or charger) to charge the ba ttery(ies). Do not tamp er with th e base un it (or charg er). Failure t o follo w these in structi ons may cause t he batt ery(ies) to swell or explode . Controls and displays Controls Handset *The pi ctured model is KX-TG1233 . A S peaker B Charge cont act C {j /OK[...]

Preparation 8 Base unit (K X-TG1223) A S peaker B Charge cont act C Navigator key L{ > }{ < } : T o adjust th e ringer an d spea ker vo lumes . L {<}{> } : T o selec t the desi red ringtone. D In use in dicator L Lights when a handset i s in use (on a call, etc.). L Flashes when a c all is b eing re ceived. E {s} (Speakerph one)/S peake[...]

Preparation 9 Displays Handset display icons V arious ic ons a ppear on th e hand set disp lay to indic ate the cu rrent st atu s of the un it. Base u nit display i cons (KX-TG 1233 only ) Foll owing icons app ear on the base unit displa y to in dicate th e current s tat us of the unit. Display icon Meani ng w Within ran ge of a base uni t L When f[...]

Preparation 10 Connections When the AC adaptor is conne cted, a sho rt beep wi ll be hea rd. If it is not he ard, ch eck the conn ection s. Import ant: L Use on ly the AC ad aptor a nd teleph one line co rd supp lied wi th this un it. Note: L After conne cti on, yo u mus t char ge th e batter ies to make or answer ca lls with the handset (pa ge 10)[...]

Preparation 11 When t he batterie s are f ully cha rged, 5 remains on the dis play . *The pi ctured model is KX-TG1223 . Note: L It is norm al for the handset to feel warm duri ng cha rging . L It tak es 7 hours to fully charge th e batter ies, howev er , you can u se the handset before the batteri es are fully charged. L Clean the ch arge c ontac [...]

Preparation 12 1 Press the notch on the han dset cover firmly an d slide it in the d irection o f the arrow . 2 Remove th e old batt eries p ositive ( S ) end first and in stall the new o nes. S ee page 1 0 for ba ttery ins tallati on. T urning the power on /off Power on Press {ih} fo r about 1 second. L The dis play wi ll ch ange to the st andby m[...]

Preparation 13 L The date and ti me may be incorr ect af ter a power fa ilure. In t his cas e, set the date and time again . TG1223-1233BX(e-e).book Page 13 Wednesd ay, November 15, 2 006 3:32 PM[...]

Making/Answering Call s 14 Making calls using the handset 1 Lift the hand set an d dial the phone numbe r . L T o correct a digit, pre ss { C/ T } , then enter the c orrect number . 2 Press {C} . 3 When f inished t alk ing, pr ess {ih} or place th e hands et on the base unit. Speak erphone The hands et fea tures a di git al speaker phone, w hich al[...]

Making/Answering Calls 15 L Place th e cursor o n the numb er you wish to e rase, th en press { C/ T } . L Place th e cursor to the right o f where you wa nt to ins ert a numb er , then press th e appro priate dia l key . 5 Press {C} or {s} . T o erase numbers i n the redi al list 1 Press {R} . 2 Press {e} or {v} repe ated ly to se lec t the desi r[...]

Making/Answering Call s 16 R button (to use the flash fe ature) { R } is us ed to a ccess opti onal telep hone service s. Cont act yo ur servic e provide r for det ails. Note: L If your unit is connected to a PBX (pri vate branch ex change), pres sing { R } can allow you to acce ss cert ain fe atures of your host PBX such a s transfer ring an exten[...]

Making/Answering Calls 17 – Use th e speake rphone in a quie t env ironm ent. L Whil e on a ca ll, yo u can swi tch fro m the speake rphone to the hand set: – If the handset is on the base unit, just lif t it up. T o adjust the speake r volume Press { > } or { < } wh ile ta lking . 8 volum e levels are av ailabl e. T o redia l the last nu[...]

Making/Answering Call s 18 Answering calls using the handset 1 Lift the hand set an d press {C } or {s} when th e unit r ings. L Y ou can al so an swer a call by pres sing any di al key f rom { 0 } to { 9 } , {* } , { # } , or { INT } . (Any key ans wer fea ture) 2 When f inished t alk ing, pr ess {ih} or place th e hands et on the base unit. Auto [...]

Phonebooks 19 Handset phonebook The hands et phone book allo ws you to make calls w ithout h aving to dial m anuall y . Y ou can add 200 names a nd pho ne numb ers to the hands et pho nebook, a ssign e ach handset pho nebook entry to the desired category , and searc h for hands et phoneboo k entri es by na me or cat egory . Adding entri es to the h[...]

Phonebooks 20 2 Select “ Index Search ” , then press {>} . 3 Select th e charact er entry mo de that contai ns the chara cter you ar e searchi ng for , and press {>} . 4 Press t he dia l key ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) which contai ns the chara cter you ar e searchi ng for (p age 52). L Press th e same dial key re peatedly to display the first en [...]

Phonebooks 21 3 Press {e} or {v} to selec t the d esired dial ke y num ber , then pres s {>} . L When the dial key is alread y used as a one t ouch dial key , “ @ ” is di splayed next to the dia l key nu mber . If you select this d ial key , “ Overwrite ” is dis playe d. Y ou c an over wri te th e previ ous ass ignme nt if nece ssary . L[...]

Phonebooks 22 Shared phonebook (KX- TG1233 only) The shar ed phoneboo k allows you to make calls w ithout h aving to dial m anuall y . Any handset regi stered to the same base unit can u se the sh ared ph onebook. Y ou can add 20 na mes a nd pho ne numbe rs to the shared ph onebo ok and s earch for s hared phoneboo k entri es by na me. If you subsc[...]

Phonebooks 23 3 Select th e charact er entry mo de that contai ns the chara cter you ar e searchi ng for , and press {>} . 4 Press t he dia l key ( { 0 } to { 9 } ) which contai ns the chara cter you ar e searchi ng for (p age 52). L Press th e same dial key re peatedly to display the first en try corre sponding to each le tter loc ated on th at[...]

Phonebooks 24 Copying pho nebook entries Copying handset phonebook entries to ot her handset Handse t phonebo ok ent ries (p age 19) ca n be copie d from the hands et to th e phoneboo k of a comp atible Panas onic handset. Copying one entry 1 Find the desire d handset phonebook entry (p age 19), then pre ss {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Copy ” , th en [...]

Handset Settings 25 Guide to handset settings For your re ferenc e, a chart o f all item s whic h can be customi sed for the handset is printe d below . L When cu stomi sing the h andse t, the curre nt item o r settin g is indi cated by > . Note: L Up to 3 menu items ca n be disp layed at a ti me. T o sele ct a m enu i tem not sh own on the curr[...]

Handset Settings 26 T ime settings Alarm An alarm will sound fo r 3 minutes a t the set time onc e or da ily . Set the date and t ime beforehan d (p age 12). 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ Ha ndset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Ti me Settings ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Al arm ” , then press {>} 2 times. 5 Select an[...]

Handset Settings 27 several seco nds if the call er hang s up before yo u ans wer . Y ou may he ar a di al tone or no one o n the line when y ou answe r a cal l. L The pr eset mel odies in this produ ct are used w ith permi ssion of © 2004 M -ZoNE Co., Ltd. Night mod e Nigh t mode allows you to select a bloc k of time duri ng whic h the han dset w[...]

Handset Settings 28 6 Select th e desi red settin g, then press {>} . 7 Press {ih} . Note: L When the a nswer ing s yst em an swers the call, th is feature does not work (KX- TG1233 onl y). Selecting ca tegories to byp ass night mode 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select “ Ringer Setup ” , then pre[...]

Handset Settings 29 Changing the display contrast 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ Ha ndset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Di splay Setup ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Co ntrast ” , th en pre ss {>} . 5 Press {e} or {v} repeatedly t o sele ct the desi red contras t, then press {>} . 6 Press {ih} . Call options T urnin[...]

Handset Settings 30 T urning keytones on/off Keytones are ton es heard wh en ke ys are pressed . Includes confirm ation t ones and error tones . 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ Ha ndset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Ot her Options ” , then press {>} . 4 Select “ Ke ytones ” , th en pre ss {>} . 5 Select “ On ” or “[...]

Base Unit Settings 31 Guide to b ase unit settings For your re ferenc e, a chart o f all it ems whic h can be customi sed for the base unit is p rinted below . L These it ems a re custom ised us ing the handset. L When cu stomi sing the b ase unit , the curren t item or setting is in dicated b y > . Note: L Up to 3 menu items ca n be disp layed [...]

Base Unit Settings 32 Ringer setup Night mode Nigh t mode allows you to select a bloc k of time durin g whic h th e base un it wi ll not ring for out side c alls. Th is feature is usefu l for times when you do not want to be disturbed, for exam ple, wh ile s leeping. Night m ode can be set in depen dently for the han dset ( page 27) and th e base u[...]

Base Unit Settings 33 Call options Changing the flash time Chan ge th e flas h time , if ne cess ary , dependin g on th e requirem ents o f your service provi der or PBX. 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ Ba se Unit Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (default base uni t PIN). L If you ch anged th e PIN, ente r it (p age 35). 4 Sele[...]

Base Unit Settings 34 3 Enter “ 0000 ” (def ault base unit PIN) . L If you chang ed the PIN, enter it (p age 35). 4 Select “ Call Options ” , then press {>} . 5 Select “ ARS Settings ” , then press {>} . 6 Select “ Area Code ” , then p ress {>} . 7 Select an area code locatio n (1 to 4 ), then pr ess {>} . L If the loc a[...]

Base Unit Settings 35 Other option s Changing the base unit PI N (Personal I dentification Number) For secu rity , the bas e unit PIN m ust be entered w hen chang ing ce rtain s ettings. Th e default PIN is “ 0000 ” . Import ant: L If you change the PIN , please make note of your n ew PIN. The unit w ill not r eveal the PIN to y ou. If you forg[...]

Cal ler ID Ser vice 36 Using Caller ID service Import ant: L This uni t is Calle r ID comp atible. T o use Caller ID feature s (such as displ aying caller p hone n umbers), y ou must subscri be to Ca ller ID serv ice. Cons ult your servic e provider for det ails. Caller ID feature s When an o uts ide call is recei ved, the c aller’s phone nu mber[...]

Call er ID Se rvic e 37 Caller lis t V iewing the caller list and call ing back Phone num bers o f the last 50 dif fer ent callers will be logge d in the c aller lis t. When the 51st call i s receiv ed, the ol dest cal ler informati on will be autom atically erased. Y ou can use this lis t to return m issed c alls. 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ [...]

Cal ler ID Ser vice 38 Messag es are rec orded by t he servic e provider , not your tele phone. Note: L For more i nforma tion on us ing th e unit’ s answe ring sy stem an d your se rvice provider’s v oice mail se rvice, see p age 45 (KX-TG1233 only). TG1223-1233BX(e-e).book Page 38 Wednesd ay, November 15, 2 006 3:32 PM[...]

Answering System Features (KX-TG1233 only) 39 Answering system The KX-TG1 233 unit cont ains an an swering system which can answ er an d record c alls for you when y ou are unavai lable to answ er the phone . Y ou can als o record y our own voice m emos (p age 42) and ph one convers ations (p age 16). Import ant: L Only 1 person c an acces s the an[...]

Answering System Fea tures (KX-TG1233 only) 40 L S peak clearly ab out 20 c m away from the mic rophon e. 2 Press { 5 } to sto p reco rding. L The gr eeting messag e is pla yed ba ck. Note: L If “ E ” is di splayed , record the greeti ng messag e again. Using the han dset 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Answer System ” , then pres s {>} . [...]

Answering System Features (KX-TG1233 only) 41 Listening to new/al l messages When you have new mes sages: – the answ er on indicato r on the ba se uni t flashes – the to tal number of new message s is shown on the han dset dis play – the b ase unit beep s abou t once a minute if the mes sage ale rt feature (p age 45) has been turned on Note: [...]

Answering System Fea tures (KX-TG1233 only) 42 Calling back using the handset (Caller ID subscri bers only) If caller inf ormatio n was receive d for the call, you can c all th e caller ba ck whi le listeni ng to a mess age. 1 Press {j /O K } du ring play back . 2 Select “ Ca ll Back ” , th en pre ss {>} . Note: L T o edit the numbe r before[...]

Answering System Features (KX-TG1233 only) 43 Remote operation Using a to uch tone phon e, you can ca ll your phone nu mber fro m out side an d access the unit t o listen t o messa ges or change answer ing sy stem s ettings. T he uni t’s voice guidanc e will p rompt you to press certai n dial keys to perform dif ferent operati ons. Import ant: L [...]

Answering System Fea tures (KX-TG1233 only) 44 L If mess age m emory is full, e rase unneces sary me ssages (p age 44). Remote commands Y ou can pr ess dial keys to acce ss ce rtai n answer ing s ystem fu nctions without waiting for the voice gu idance t o promp t you. T urning on the answering system remotely If the answeri ng system is of f, you [...]

Answering System Features (KX-TG1233 only) 45 2 Select “ An swer System ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Se ttings ” , th en pre ss {>} . 4 Select “ Nu mber of Rings ” , then press {>} . 5 Select the desi red set ting, then press {>} . 6 Press {ih} . For voice m ail service s ubscribers Please note the fol lowing: – T o rec[...]

Multi- unit Operatio n 46 Operating additional unit s Additional handset s Up to 6 handset s ca n be regis tered t o a single b ase u nit. Additi onal h andset s will give yo u the fre edom to, for examp le, have an int ercom cal l with an other hand set whil e a third ha ndset is on an outsid e call. Se e page 5 for in formation on orderin g addi [...]

Mult i-unit Oper atio n 47 T o register a ha ndset to an additional base unit (m anual re gistration) Y ou can regis ter a h andset to a base unit manuall y using the follow ing method . 1 Press {j /OK } . 2 Select “ Handset Setup ” , then pres s {>} . 3 Select “ Registration ” , then press {>} 2 tim es. 4 Select a base unit numbe r ,[...]

Multi- unit Operatio n 48 Cancelling a base unit A han dset ca n be regi ster ed to a ma ximum of 4 base unit s. A hand set can ca ncel a base unit that it is r egister ed to. This allow s the handset to “forge t” the base unit. 1 Press {j /O K } . 2 Select “ Ha ndset Setup ” , then press {>} . 3 Select “ Re gistration ” , then p res[...]

Mult i-unit Oper atio n 49 Between a handset and the base unit When a han dset cal ls the base unit 1 Handset : Press { INT } and { 0 } . L The bas e unit wi ll ring. 2 Base unit: Press {s} to answ er . 3 Handset : When finish ed tal king, press {ih} . Base unit: When finish ed tal king, press {s} . When the ba se unit c alls a hand set 1 Base unit[...]

Multi- unit Operatio n 50 From the base unit to a handset When the ba se unit tra nsfers a call to a handset 1 Base unit: During an outs ide cal l, pres s {x} an d the des ired han dset number to p age the handset . L The out side call wil l be pu t on hold. L If th ere is no an swer, press {x} to return to t he out side c all. 2 Handset : Press {C[...]

Useful Informat ion 51 W all mounting Note: L Make sure the sc rews are se curely fa stened to the wall . L Do not pinch the telephon e line cord and AC adapto r cord b etween t he base u nit and the wall. L Use the fo llowing wal l templat e to po sition the screws be fore drill ing. 108 mm Screws Hook 108 mm TG1223-1233BX(e-e).book Page 51 Wednes[...]

Useful Informati on 52 A vailable character entries The dial keys are used to enter ch aracte rs and num bers. Each dial key has multi ple characte rs assig ned to it. The av ailable c harac ter entry m odes are, Alphabe t, Numer ic, Greek, Ex tended 1, Extended 2, and Cy rillic. W hen in Alphabet (A BC), Greek ( F ), Extended 1 ( G ), Exte nded 2 [...]

Useful Informat ion 53 Extended 1 character t able ( N ) L The follo wing are used for both up percase a nd lowerca se: Extended 2 character t able ( O ) L The follo wing are used for both up percase a nd lowerca se: Cyrillic charac ter t able ( P ) TG1223-1233BX(e-e).book Page 53 Wednesd ay, November 15, 2 006 3:32 PM[...]

Useful Informati on 54 T roubleshooting If you st ill ha ve dif ficul ties af ter follow ing the instru ctions in this se ction, disconn ect the AC adaptor an d turn off the hands et, then re connec t the A C adaptor and turn o n the hand set. Initial sett ings Problem Cause & sol ution w is flashing. L The hands et is not r egiste red to t he [...]

Useful Informat ion 55 T elephone Problem Cause & sol ution I cannot m ake o r receive calls. L The AC ada ptor or tele phone line cord is not connecte d. Check the con nections . L If you are u sing a s plitter to c onnect t he unit , remove the splitter and connect the uni t to the wal l socket d irectly . If the unit op erates properly , che[...]

Useful Informati on 56 S ta tic is heard, s ound cut s in and out. Int erference f rom other elec tr ical un its. L Locate the handset and the base uni t away from other elec trical app liances . L Move clo ser to the base unit. L Y our un it is connected to a telepho ne line wi th DSL service. W e reco mmend con necting a fil ter (cont act your DS[...]

Useful Informat ion 57 Answering system ( KX-TG1233 only) I cannot re giste r a handse t to a base unit . L The maximu m numbe r of base unit s (4) are al ready register ed to the h andse t. Cancel un used base unit registratio ns from th e hand set (pa ge 48). L The maxi mum number of hands ets (6 ) are al ready register ed to the b ase unit. Canc[...]

Useful Informati on 58 Speci fications ■ St andard: DECT (Di gital En hance d Cordle ss T elecom munica tions) , GAP (Generic Access Profile) ■ Number of cha nnels: 120 Dup lex Ch annels ■ Frequency ra nge: 1.88 GHz to 1. 9 GHz ■ Duplex p rocedure: TDMA (T ime Di vision Mu ltiple Access) ■ Channel sp a cing: 1,728 kHz ■ Bit rate: 1,15 2[...]

Index 59 Index A Alarm: 26 Answering c alls Base uni t: 18 Handset: 18 Answer ing sy stem: 39 Listenin g to m essages : 40 Remote op eration : 43 Sett in gs: 44 T urning on/of f: 39 Audible c all: 22 , 23 , 36 Aut o talk : 18 , 29 B Base unit Additiona l base un its : 46 Cancel ling: 48 PIN: 35 Resetting : 35 Selectin g: 47 Sett in gs: 31 Battery C[...]

Index 60 S S pea kerpho ne: 14 , 16 T T emporar y tone dialling : 16 , 17 T ransfe r call s: 49 V V oice enhan cer: 15 V oice mail: 37 Vo l u m e Receive r: 14 Ringer (Base unit): 18 Ringer (Hand set): 26 S peaker (Base unit ): 17 S peaker (Handse t): 14 W Wall m ounting: 51 TG1223-1233BX(e-e).book Page 60 Wednesd ay, November 15, 2 006 3:32 PM[...]

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