Panasonic KX-TG2248S manual

Preparation Useful Inf ormation Answering System Cordless T elephone PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SA VE. P anasonic W orld Wide W eb address: http://www .panasonic.com f or customers in the USA or Puer to Rico Caller ID Compatib le Charge the battery for about 6 hour s before initial use. 2.4GHz Digital Cordless Ans wer ing System Operating Instructi[...]

2 Thank y ou f or pur chasing y our new P anasonic cordless telephone. Please read IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS on pages 58-59 bef ore use. Read and understand all instructions. Energy Star: • As an E NERGY S TA R ® P ar tner , P anasonic has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S T AR guidelines f or energy efficiency . E NERGY S[...]

3 For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) For Best P erf ormance Battery Charge A rechargeable Nic kel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batter y powers the handset. Charge the batter y for about 6 hours bef ore initial use (p . 8). Base Unit Location/Noise Calls are transmitted between the base unit and the handset using wireless r adio waves. For [...]

4 Contents Location of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the Battery in the Hands[...]

Preparation Useful Inf ormation Answering System Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 5 Contents Temporary Tone Dialing (For Rotary or Pulse Service Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Muting Your Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 For Call Waiting Servic[...]

6 Location of Contr ols Base unit I N T E R C O M / L O C A T O R GREETING REC CHECK ERASE MEMO ANSWER ON REPEA T SKIP STOP MESSA GE/SLO W T ALK 2W A Y REC  KX-TG2248 Displa y [SKIP] (p . 42) [ST OP] (p . 19, 42) [ERASE] (p . 19, 43) [GREETING CHECK] (p . 19) [ANSWER ON] and Indicator (p . 39) [REPEA T] (p. 42) [GREETING REC] (Record) (p . 19) C[...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 7 Location of Contr ols[...]

8 Settings Connections • USE ONL Y WITH Panasonic A C AD APT OR PQL V19 (Order No. PQL V19Z). • The A C adaptor must remain connected at all times. (It is nor mal for the adaptor to f eel warm during use.) • If your unit is connected to a PBX which does not support Caller ID , you cannot access Caller ID ser vices. • The unit will not work [...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 9 Settings Battery strength Rechar ge Recharge the batter y when: —“ Recharge battery ” is display ed on the handset, —“ ” fl ashes, or — the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use. • If you DO NO T recharge the handset batter y for more than 15 min utes, the d[...]

10 Pr ogrammable Functions Pr ogramming Guidelines This unit has programmab le functions. They are selected from the function menu on the displa y (p . 11). Buttons/Ke ys How to select a function item fr om the menu Make sure the unit is not being used and the handset is lifted off the base unit before pr ogramming. Operation Display 1 Press [MENU][...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 11 Pr ogrammable Functions Useful information: • If Select is pressed while “ ---(Go back)--- ” is display ed, the unit will go back to the pre vious menu mode. If y ou press the ke y in the main menu, the unit will e xit programming mode . • After programming is complete , the [...]

Pr ogrammable Functions 12 Date and Time “” fl ashes on the base unit displa y if the clock has not been set. Set the clock b y following the steps belo w . • When entering the time in step 3, you cannot enter numbers greater than 12. Do not use military time . (T o set 13:00 hours, enter “ 0100 ” , then select “ PM ” in step 4.) T o[...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 13 Pr ogrammable Functions Displa y Language Y ou can select either ENGLISH or SP ANISH as the display language . The factory preset is ENGLISH. Dialing Mode If you ha ve touch tone service, set to “ T one ” . If rotar y or pulse ser vice is used, set dialing mode to “ Pulse ” .[...]

Pr ogrammable Functions 14 Line Mode The line mode is preset at the f actor y to “ B ” . Generally lea ve the line mode “ B ” . If a change of the line mode setting is required by our customer call center or service person, change the line mode to “ A ” . V oice Enhancer T ec hnology V oice Enhancer T echnology ( ) helps clarify and imp[...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 15 Pr ogrammable Functions T o turn the mode ON while talking, press ( VE ) . •“ ” is displa yed. • Each time you press (VE) , the mode will change to ON or OFF . T alking Caller ID After subscribing to a Caller ID ser vice, the handset will displa y a caller ’ s name and phon[...]

Pr ogrammable Functions 16 LCD Contrast Y ou can select the handset LCD contrast (5 le vels). The factory preset is lev el 3. 1 Press [MENU] . 2 Scroll to “ Initial setting ” by pressing [] or [] , then press Select . 3 Press Select at “ LCD contrast ” . 4 Select the desired contrast b y pressing [] or [] . • Each time you press [] or [] [...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 17 Pr ogrammable Functions Ringer V olume Y ou can select the handset or base unit ringer volume HIGH, MEDIUM, LO W or OFF . The f actor y preset is HIGH. If set to OFF , the handset or base unit will not ring and a caller ’ s name will not be announced ev en if the T alking Caller ID[...]

18 Pr ogrammable Functions Ringer T one Y ou can select one of 6 ringer tones for e xter nal calls on the handset and the base unit. The factory preset is 1. Preparing the Ans wering System Greeting Message Y ou can record a personal greeting message of up to 2 minutes . If you do not record your o wn message, one of two pre-recorded greetings will[...]

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 19 Preparing the Answering System Preparation T o record a greeting messa g e • If “” is shown on the base unit displa y and 6 beeps sound, your greeting is not recorded correctly . Record it again. T o chec k the greeting Press [GREETING CHECK] . • The greeting will be pla yed. T o erase t[...]

Preparing the Answering System 20 Pre-recorded greeting If you do not record a g reeting (p . 19), one of two greetings will be play ed when a call is received, depending on the caller ’ s recording time (see belo w). T o check the pre-recor ded greeting, press [GREETING CHECK] . • A pre-recorded greeting will be pla yed as f ollows: ■ When t[...]

Preparation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 21 Preparing the Answering System Number of Rings Y ou can select the number of times the unit rings before the Ans wering System ans wers a call, from “ 2 ” to “ 7 ” or “ T oll saver ” *. The f actory preset is “ 4 ” . Recor ding Mode Y ou can select the recording mode,[...]

22 Making Calls T o have a hands-free phone con ver sation • If the handset has lost communication with the base unit, the handset beeps 3 times and “ No link to base. Place on cradle and try again. ” is displa yed. • If [] , [] or any other b uttons except [MUTE] and [OFF] is pressed while the handset is on the base unit, the handset beeps[...]

Making Calls Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 23 T o dial after confirming the entered number If noise interferes with the con versation Hav e the unit select a clearer channel by doing one of the f ollowing: Press [] (Channel) if talking using [] , press [] (Channel) if talking using [] , or press CH , which [...]

24 Making Calls T o adjust the receiver/speaker v olume while talking 3 le vels (HIGH, MEDIUM and LO W) are av ailable f or the receiver and 6 le vels f or the speaker . T o increase volume , press [] . T o decrease volume , press [] . • The displa y shows the current v olume setting. • If you try to increase/decrease volume when it is at the m[...]

Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 25 Caller ID Service This unit is compatible with Caller ID services offered b y your telephone company . If you subscribe to Caller ID , the caller ’ s name and phone number will be displa yed and recorded in the Caller List. How caller inf ormation is displayed and a caller [...]

26 Caller ID Service Using the Caller List The unit can record inf ormation up to 30 different callers and store this inf or mation in the Caller List. Caller inf ormation is sor ted by the most recent call to the oldest. When the 31 st call is received, the inf or mation from the 1 st call is deleted. The unit will also tell you ho w many calls yo[...]

Using the Caller List Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 27 Viewing the Caller List • If there is no name inf ormation of a caller, the displa y will only show the phone number . • If you do not press an y buttons for 60 seconds , the unit will exit the Caller List. What “ √ ” means “ √ ” indicate[...]

Using the Caller List 28 Editing the Caller ’ s Phone Number Y ou can edit a phone number in the Caller List to call it bac k or store it in the phone book. Caller ID Number A uto Edit Feature (p. 29) This f eature allows the unit to edit a Caller ID number into one of 3 patterns automatically in the Caller List. F or details and activation, see [...]

Using the Caller List Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 29 Caller ID Number A uto Edit Feature There are 3 patterns of phone number ( , and , p . 28). This f eature allows your phone to automatically edit an in-coming Caller ID n umber into a pattern of your choice , and display the Caller ID number with that pa[...]

Using the Caller List 30 Storing Caller Inf ormation in the Phone Book Callers ’ names and phone numbers that are in the Caller List can be stored in the phone book. • If the handset beeps 3 times and “ Phone book full ” is display ed in step 4, press [OFF] to e xit the list. T o erase other stored items from the phone book, see page 35. ?[...]

Using the Caller List Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 31 Erasing Caller Inf ormation T o erase a speci fi c caller T o erase all entries If the displa y shows that y ou have “ missed calls ” , you cannot erase all Caller List entries. Bef ore erasing all entries, mak e sure that you ha ve view ed all miss[...]

32 Phone Book Y ou can store up to 50 names and phone numbers in the handset phone book. All phone book items are sor ted alphabetically . Y ou can make a call by selecting a name on the handset displa y . Storing Names and Numbers • If the handset beeps 3 times when you press Save , the item cannot be stored in the phone book. Place the handset [...]

Phone Book Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 33 Selecting character s to enter names Enter names using the dialing buttons . Press each button until the desired character is displa yed. • Pressing each button selects a char acter in the order shown belo w . For example, to enter “ To m ” : If y ou make a m[...]

Phone Book 34 Dialing fr om the Phone Book • T o exit the phone book list, press [OFF] . • If “ No items stored ” is display ed in step 2, the phone book is empty . • T o view a phone number ov er 16 digits, repeat steps 1 to 3, then press Select , Edit and then [] . When fi nished, press [OFF] . T o search f or a name by initial 1. Repe[...]

Phone Book Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 35 Editing an Item in the Phone Book Erasing an Item in the Phone Book • T o cancel erasing, press No after step 4. 1 Press Phone book to enter the phone book. 2 Press Search . 3 Scroll to the desired item by pressing [] or [] , then press Select . • T o search fo[...]

36 Inter com A 2-wa y intercom can be set up between the base unit and the handset. P aging the base unit from the handset P aging the handset from the base unit (Handset locator) Using this f eature, y ou can also locate the misplaced handset. • If you do not w ant to answer the page in step 2, press [OFF] to stop paging. Handset Base Unit 1 Han[...]

Cordless T elephone For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 37 Special Features A utomatic Security Code Setting Each time you place the handset on the base unit, the unit automatically selects one of a million security codes. These codes help prev ent the unauthor ized use of your telephone line b y another cordless telephone user . T e[...]

Special Features 38 Using the P A USE Ke y (For PBX Line/Long Distance Calls) W e recommend you press Pause or P if a pause is required to dial with a PBX or to make a long distance call. Ex. Line access number [9] (PBX) [9] Pause or P • Pressing Pause or P once creates a 3.5 second pause. This pre vents misdialing when y ou dial after con fi r [...]

Answering System For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 39 A utomatic Ans wering Operation When the unit ans wers a call, a greeting message is pla yed and the caller ’ s message is recorded. When the handset is on the base unit, the Ringer indicator on the handset will fl ash to indicate a message is being recorded. Setting the Unit[...]

40 Listening to Messages Y ou can see the total number of recorded messages on the base unit displa y . When new messages ha ve been recorded, the NEW MESSA GE indicator fl ashes. Using the Base Unit T o play bac k messages Press [MESSA GE/SLO W T ALK] . • The unit announces the number of new messages and only ne w messages are pla yed bac k. ?[...]

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 41 Listening to Messages Answering System Using the Handset (Remote Operation) T o play bac k messages * If you press [ST OP] on the base unit during message playbac k, operation is stopped. T o resume the playbac k, press [MESSA GE/SLO W T ALK] on the base unit within 15 seconds, or the v oice men[...]

Listening to Messages 42 During playbac k T o adjust the speaker v olume Base unit or Handset: T o increase volume , press [] . T o decrease volume , press [] . • Y ou can also adjust the receiver v olume on the handset. T o slow down the playbac k speed (Slow T alk Message Playbac k) Base unit: Press [MESSA GE/SLO W T ALK] . Handset: Press [3] .[...]

Answering System For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 43 Erasing Messages The unit will announce the remaining recording time after pla yback, if it is less than 3 minutes. New messages cannot be recorded when: —“ Memory full ” is heard. —“ ” is display ed on the base unit. — the ANSWER ON indicator fl ashes rapidly (wh[...]

44 Recor ding a Memo Message Y ou can record your o wn voice memo message f or up to 3 minutes in memory . • If you record f or ov er 3 minutes in step 2, the unit will stop recording. • If “” is shown on the base unit display and 6 beeps sound, y our memo message is not recorded correctly . Record it again. Recording Y our T elephone Conve[...]

Answering System For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 45 Remote Operation fr om a T ouch T one Phone Y ou can operate the Ans wering System from any touch tone phone. A synthesized v oice menu will guide you through the Ans wering System (p. 46). • T o skip the voice menu and operate the unit directly , see page 47. Summary of remot[...]

Remote Operation fr om a T ouch T one Phone 46 V oice Menu The shaded bo x es are voice prompts . • 3 seconds after pla yback, the v oice menu will star t again from the beginning. • The unit will announce the remaining recording time after pla yback if it is less than 3 minutes. • If you hear “ Memory full ” after playbac k, erase unnece[...]

Remote Operation fr om a T ouch T one Phone Answering System For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 47 Direct Remote Operation Once you ha ve entered the remote code, y ou can also control your unit by direct commands instead of using the voice men u. T o end remote operation, hang up anytime . Direct commands T o turn on the Answering [...]

48 W all Mounting This unit can be mounted on a wall phone plate . 1 Push the hook and turn it around. T ur n the hook until a click is heard. 2 Press the tabs in the direction of the arrows ( ), then remov e the wall mounting adaptor ( ). 3 Connect the A C adaptor . T uck the telephone line cord inside the wall mounting adaptor , then push the ada[...]

Useful Inf ormation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 49 Belt Clip Y ou can hang the handset on your belt or poc ket using the included belt clip . T o attach the belt c lip T o remove the belt c lip Optional Headset Connecting an optional headset to the handset allows hands-free phone conv ersation. Use only a Panasonic KX-TCA60, [...]

50 Direct Commands After pressing [MENU] , you can also prog ram menu items b y direct commands ( [0] to [9] ) instead of using the soft ke ys. Handset LCD contrast [1] Auto talk [3] Caller ID edit [4] Set tel line [5] Set answ er ing [6] Ringer setting [1] Ringer volume [1] Ringer tone [2] Message play [2] Date and time [4] V oice enhancer [5] Cal[...]

Useful Inf ormation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 51 T r oubleshooting Cordless T elephone Prob lem Cause & Remedy “ No link to base. Place on cradle and try again. ” is display ed and an alarm tone sounds. • Y ou are too f ar from the base unit. Walk closer and tr y again. • Place the handset on the base unit and t[...]

T roub leshooting 52 Answering System The handset displa y e xits the Caller List or phone book. • Do not pause f or ov er 60 seconds while searching. Y ou cannot page the handset or base unit. • The handset is too f ar from the base unit. • The handset user is making an outside call, viewing the Caller List/phone book or listening to message[...]

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 53 T roub leshooting Useful Inf ormation General Y ou cannot operate the Ans wering System with the handset. • Someone is operating the Ans wering System. • Y ou are too f ar from the base unit. Walk closer to the base unit. • The unit is recording a message. T o answer the call, press [] or [...]

T roub leshooting 54 Pre viously programmed inf ormation is erased. • If a power f ailure occurs, progr ammed inf ormation may be erased. Reprogr am if necessar y . “ Recharge battery ” is displa yed, “” fl ashes or the unit beeps intermittently . • Charge the batter y fully (p . 8). Y ou charged the batter y fully , but “ Recharge b[...]

For assistance, please call openLCR: 1-866-openLCR(1-866-673-6527) 55 Useful Inf ormation openLCR Service for Caller IQ Feature The Caller IQ f eature is compatible with service provided by openLCR. Important: • If you ha ve any questions regarding the openLCR service, call openLCR ’ s customer service depar tment at 1-866-openLCR (1-866-673-65[...]

openLCR Service for Caller IQ Feature 56 Downloading Phone Book Data T o create your phone book, go to the openLCR web site to update y our phone book, then download the data to y our unit. Accessing the openLCR web site can be done from any computer with Internet access. • While downloading from openLCR, “” fl ashes on the base unit displa [...]

57 openLCR Service for Caller IQ Feature For assistance, please call openLCR: 1-866-openLCR(1-866-673-6527) Useful Inf ormation • If the handset beeps 3 times and “ Download incomplete. Phone book full. ” is display ed, some items cannot be stored in the phone book. Store items by f ollowing the steps below . 1. Erase items which do not e xis[...]

58 openLCR Service for Caller IQ Feature T o view inf ormation Impor tant Safety Instructions When using this unit, basic saf ety precautions should alwa ys be follo wed to reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock, or personal injury . 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. F ollow all w arnings and instr uctions marked on this unit. 3. Unplu[...]

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 59 Impor tant Safety Instructions Useful Inf ormation 11. T o reduce the r isk of electric shock, do not disassemble this unit. T ake the unit to an authorized ser vicenter when ser vice is required. Opening or removing cov ers may e xpose you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect reassem[...]

60 FCC and Other Inf ormation This equipment complies with P ar t 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the A CT A. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other inf ormation, a product identi fi er in the format US:ACJ-----. If requested, this number must be pro vided to the telephone company . Registration N[...]

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 61 FCC and Other Inf ormation Useful Inf ormation This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) This de vice may not cause harmful interference , and (2) this de vice must accept any interf erence received, including interf erence [...]

FCC and Other Inf ormation 62 A TIA/EIA-IS-968 compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this equipment. This equipment is designed to be connected to the telephone network or premises wiring using a compatible modular jack that is also TIA/EIA-IS-968 compliant. The software contained in this equipment to allo w user access to the [...]

Useful Inf ormation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 63 Inde x A Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Answer setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Auto Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 24 Automatic Security Code Setting . . . 37 B Backlit LCD . [...]

Index 64 R Recording a conversation . . . . . . . . 44 Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Remote Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Remote Operation, Handset . . .[...]

✄ 65 P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA One P anasonic Wa y Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 P ANASONIC SALES COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC OF PUERT O RICO , INC., A ve . 65 de Infanteria, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial P ark Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 P anasonic T elepho[...]

66 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “ LIMITED W ARRANTY CO VERAGE ” . THE W ARRANTOR IS NO T LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREA CH OF THIS W ARRANTY . (As examples , this excludes damages for lost time , lost calls or messages, cost of havi[...]

Useful Inf ormation For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-P ANA(7262) 67 Speci fi cations ■ Base unit P ower Supply: A C Adaptor (120 V A C , 60 Hz) P ower Consumption: Standby: Appro x. 2.6 W Maximum: Approx. 3.9 W Frequency: 2.402 GHz – 2.480 GHz Dimensions (H x W x D): Appro x. 80 mm x 173 mm x 206 mm (3 5 ⁄ 32 " x 6 13 ⁄ 16 "[...]

P anasonic Consumer Electronics Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One P anasonic W a y , Secaucus, New Jerse y 07094 P anasonic Sales Company , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infanter í a, Km. 9.5, San Gabr iel Industrial Park Carolina, Puer to Rico 00985 For product service • Cal[...]