Panasonic KX-T1 461 User manual

EASA-PHONE
AUTOMATIC
TELEPHONE
ANSWERING
SYSTEM
KX-T1460
MODEL'O
KX-T1 461

Features
Thank
you
for
purchasing
thePanasonic
Telephone ring
System
The
KX-T146O1KX-T1
461
featuresinclude:
I Voice-Synthesized
Announcements
fortime,
AM/PN/,
and
time/daystamp
oneachlCM.
I Extended OGM
lets
you
recordanoutgoing
messageofany
lengthona regularaudio
cassettetape
(C-15
tape
included).
r A$il@"mffirc-
operation
simply
press
the
Playback/Pausebutton,
andthe
answering
systemwill
automaticallyswitchtothePlayback
mode,rewind
the
ICMtape,andplay
any
recordedmessages.
When
your
messagesare
finished
playing,
thetape
willstopand
the
unit
will
switch
tothe
Answermodeto record
further
messages.
I ToneRemote
Control
System
lets
you
activatefunctions
including
OGM
Record,Remote
Turn
On/Off,
MemoryPlayback,andRoomMonitoring
via
any
tonetelephonesystem.
I RemoteTurn
On/Off
lets
you
turntheunitonandoff
from
a remotelocationbyusinga tone
teleohone.
r oGM
Skip F
specialcodelets thecaller:bypass
your
outgoing
messageso
thattheycan
promptly
leavetheirmessage.
I RemoteMemoryPlayback
lets
you
reviewonlythose
messageswhich
haven't
been
played
before.
I Room
Monitoring
lets
you
monitorthesounds
intheroomwheretheKX-T'1460/KX-T1
461
is
locatedfromaremotelocation.
I MessageMemoRecording
allows
you
toleaverecordedmemos
forfamily
and
friends.
I AutomaticInterrupt
unitwillautomatically
stopansweringa call
andswitchtothestand-by
mode
when
a parallel extension
phone
handsetislifted.
Quick
ReferenceCard
forremoteoperationcanbefoundonpage
39.
Detach
thisCard
fromtheOperating
Instructionsandcarry
itwith
you
for
your
convenience.
I

.All
uontenls
Preparation
Operation
General
Locationof
controlsand
jacks ........6
lnsertingthetapesandConnection. ..'......8
lnitial
settings... .......10
Settingdayand
time .. . 12
Recording
anOGM
(Outgoing
Message) '... 14
Listening
tothe
recordedincoming
messages
Erasingrecordedmessages
Listening
totherecorded
messagesfrom
a remotetelephone
Recording
a messagefroma remotetelephone
ResettingtheICMtape
forfuturemessages
Recording
a new OGM
(Outgoing
Message)
"
Monitoring
sounds
wheretheunit
islocated
(Room
Monitor)
Turning
theansweringfunctiononandoff
from
a remote
telephone
Recording
a memo
message
Screening
calls
Troubleshootingguide '.......30
Maintenance,
Cassettetape.
.
Others
lmpofiantInformation
Important
Safety
Instructions
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
28
29
31
39
40
41
43
45
Setting
the
ICM
(lncoming
Message)recording
position ... 16
f-/
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Location
ofcontrols
and
jacks
Included For
accessorv
order,
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free1-800-332-5368
ORewind Button(REW) : Usedto
rewind
the
ICMtape.
OFast Forward
Button (FF) : Usedto forward
the
ICMtape.
@VEVO Button : Usedto
record
apersonal
message.
@lue ADJUST
Button
: Used
to
program
the
dayandtime
@Microphone
(MlC)
G)TIME
DAY
CHECK
Button : Announces
thetimeandday.
onNswgn/cALLS Indicator : Indicatesif
there
is
arecorded
incoming
callora personal
message
@ftUe Indicator
: ltlightswhentheTIME
DAYCHECK
buttonis
pressed.
@RING
Selector
(RINGS)
: Usedtoselectthe number
of
rings
before
it
answers.
@Recording
Time (REC TIME)
Selector : Usedto
selectthe
caller's
recording
time.
@OGM Recording
(REC)
Button : Used
to
record
anOGM.
@OGM PLAY Button : Used
to
ptay
the
OGM.
@lcM ERASE
Button : Used
toerasethetcM.
@pLRYBRCK/PAUSE
Button : Usedto
play
and
stop
the
recorded
lcM.
@POWER/IN
USEIndicator:
@POWER
ON/OFFSwitch : Usedtoturn
on
and
offthe
answelngmacntne.
@CpC Selector : Selectorforcallwaiting
service.
@Dc Jack
@TelephoneLineJack
@Telephone
Jack
€DVOLUME
CONTROL
@REMOTE
CODESelector : Usedtoselectthe remote
control
code.
OGM
(Outgoing
Message)
tape(C-15)
.....One
(Standard
Cassette)
ICM
(lncoming
Message)
tape(C-60)
" "One
(Standard
Cassette)
AC
adaptor
... One Icklnlrorrc
cord.
..' . One

Inserting
thetapes
andConne
Be
suretoswitchthe
power
offbefore
insertinga tape
'l oo"nthe
cover.
Insertthe
OGM
tape.
(Outgoing
Message)
Insert
the
ICM
taPe.
(lncomingMessage)
Use
Panasonic
KX-C150KX-C300
KX
C6OO
(Standard
Cassette)
O(
iM lltpo
l()M
lirpc
tapes
ction
telephone
Totelephone
line
Single-LineTelephone
Jack
ACadaptor
(KX-A11)
Be
sure
toinsertthetapes
beforeconnecting
the
AC
aoaplor.
Powerreceptacle
(AC120V
60Hz)
a
oUseonly
Panasonic
ACAdaptorKX-A1
1.
The
unit
will
automatically
turn
itself
on3
minutesafterthe
ACadaptor is
connected.
Whileoperatingtheunit,thecase
otthe
AC
adaptor
mayfeelwarm,thisisa
normalcondition.
I

Initial
settings
Thesesettingsonly
haveto be madethe
first
time
you
usetheunit,andnot everytime.
Function
of
the
AUTO
setting
(TOLL
SAVER)
When
you
call
upfromanoutside
phone,
the
number
ofringsthatittakes
fortheunit
toanswer
tells
you
ifthere
areany
newmessages.
Answer
on
the2ndring
.....At least
one
new
message
Answer
on
the4thring.
.... .No
newmessages
Hangup immediately
when
you
hearthe3rdring. Because
the3rdring
means
thereare
nonewmessages.Thrswillsave
you
thetollcharge
for
the
call.
10
POW.F,ff,
ON/OFF
f_l
I t---J I
l-ll
l-l'
l-l
Press
thePOWER
ON/OFF
switch
to
turnunit
on.
ThePOWER/IN
USE
ndicatorlights,
andtheOGMtape
rewinds.
CPC
|tTilt
I
A ri'I
Calling
Party
Control
setting
A "'Use thissetting
if
your
telephone
line
does
nothavecall
waiting
service.
B ...Use
this
setting
if
your
telephone
linehas
call
waiting
service.
lfsomeincoming messages
arecutoff
in
position
A,set to position B.
fr/NGS
lml
I L!_u I
2 r.. AUTO
4
Numberof
rings
AUTO
. See
"AUTO
setting"
box
on page
10.
2 ...Answers
on
the2nd
ring.
4 .
.
.Answers
on
the4thring.
REC TIME
T-----1
L__!4P
1 MIN
.. VOX
ICM
(lncoming
Message)
recordingtime
VOX.
....The
recordingtime
islimited
bythelength ofthetape
1MIN
'..Maximum
of
1minute
oer
Incomrngmessage.
Remote
operation
code
number
The
firstdigit
ispreset
bythe
factory.
Select
"3"
or "9"
astheseconddioit.
11
NEMOTECODE
f*inn-l
I ulxl
3 r. I

Setting
dayand
time
1
Incoming
messages
canbe recordedwiththe dayand timethe
messaoe
wasreceived.
Thisis
called
theTIME/DAY
stamo.
TIME
indicator
Flashing:Dayandtime
notset
Off: Day and
timeset
already.
34 TIMEDAY
CHECK
button
TheFF
andthe
REW
buttons
areusedto program
thesetting.
Settingsare
protected
foraboutthree
hoursifexternal
power
iscutoff.
The
clock
is
accurateto about
45
secondsa month atroomtemperature
12
yet
a
a
a
1Setthevolume.
The
central
position
isusuallybest
Setting
day Press
theTIMEADJUST
button.
"Sunday"
is
announced.
TheTIME
indicatorlights.
Press
theFF
ortheREWbutton
to
advance
orreverse
thedavs.
Press
theMEMO
button.
"12:00
A.M
" is
announced.
Press
theFF
ortheREWbuttonto
advance
orreverse
thehours.
Press
theMEMO
button.
"0
(Oh)"
is
announced.
Press
theFF
ortheREW buttonto
advance
or reverse
themlnutes.
Pressthe
TIMEADJUST
button
torecord
your
settings
(The
TIME
indicator
goes
outandthe
clock
starts.)
The
dayandtimeis
announced.
(lf
they
arewrong,repeat
from
step2
above.)
Checking
the
dayand
time:
Settingminute
TIMEADJUST
PresstheTIME
DAY
CHECKbutton

ReCOfding an OG M(ou,noinsMessase)
TheOGMtells
thecaller
that
vou
areout,
andasks
to leavea message,
POWER/IN
USE
indicator OGM
PLAYbutton
SampleOGMs
WhenRecording
Time
isset to "VOX"
(see
pase
11)
Example:
"Hello.
ThisisDickSmith.
l'm
nothere
now,
but
if
you'll
leave
your
nameand
phone
numberafter
thebeep,
l'll
call
you
back.
Thank
you."
Example:
"This
isSmith
Appliances.Our
offices
willbeclosed
until
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning.Please
leavea message
with
your
nameand
telephonenumberafterthe
beep,and
wewillreturn
your
call
assoonas
possible.
Thank
you." r
WhenRecording
Time
set
to "1 MlN"
(see
pase
11)
Example:
"Hello,
this
isDickSmith.
l'mout
now,but
if
you
leavea message
after
thebeep
l'll
call
youback.
You
haveone
minutefor recording.
Thank
you,"
14
1Pressthe
OGM
RECbutton
untila longbeep
isheard,
thenrelease
it.
The
lNUSE
indicator
flashes.
Begin
speaking
at
once,
Speak
loudly
andclearly
right
after
the
beep,
about8 inches away
fromthe
microphone
(MlC).
Donot
pause
forover
2 seconds
while
recording.
lf
thebeepersounds
sixtimes,
startover
again
fromstep
1after theunitstops
rewinding.
Pressthe
OGM
RECbutton
again
whenthe
recording
finished.
Thetape
rewinds,
and
the
unitwillbe ready
toreceiveincomingcalls
sevenseconds
later.
Press
the
OGM
PLAY
button
tostart.
Adjust
volumewiththe
volumecontrol,
if
needed.
Press
theOGM
PLAYbutton
again
tostop.
When
finished,the
tape
rewinds.
Theunit
will
be readyto receive
incoming
calls
seven
seconds
later.
After
you
replace
your
OGM
tape,
press
theOGM
PLAYand
REW
buttonssimultaneously
torewindthetapeback
tothebeginning.
I
l

Settingthe
ICM
(lncoming
Message)recording
position
lfyou want
tocheck
your
OGM,
press
the
OGM
PLAY
button.
Checkthatthe
ANSWER/CALLS
indicator
islit.lf
off,
press
thePOWER
ON/OFF
SWIICN,
1.2
REW
button
ANSWER/CALLS
indicator
POWER/INUSE
indicator
,
POWER
ON/OFF
switch
lf
thePOWER
ON/OFF
switchis
off,
theunit
will
notanswer
calls.
PLAYBACI(PAUSE
button
16
PresstheREWbutton
to
rewindthetape.
The
unit
isnowreadytoanswer incoming
calls.
Press
the
PLAYBACK/PAUSE
buttonto play back
thetape.
PressthePLAYBACI(PAUSE
button
toplay
back
the
recorded
messages.
After
playing
backallthe
messages
(this
meansthattheunitsaves
all
the
messages),
theunitisautomatically
readyto record
future
messages.
PressthePLAYBACI(PAUSE
button
againafter
hearingthe
messages
you
wanttosave.
The
tape
stops,and
thelNUSE
indicator
flashes
(pause
mode).
Press
thePLAYBACIVPAUSE
and
REW
buttons
simultaneously.
The
POWER/IN
USE
indicatorlights.
TheANSWER/CALLS
indicatorlights,
showingtheunit
isreadytoanswer
incoming
calls.
17
AYBACK/PAUSE

Listening
totherecorded
incoming
messages/
234
VOLUME
control
ICM
ERASEbutton
POWER/lN
USE
indicator
ANSWE
R/CALLSindicator
Thenumberofflashesindicatesthe
number
ofmessagesreceived
(maximum
of
15flashes).
In
case
ofpower
interruption,theindicator
will
flashslowlyafterthe
power
is restored
A$TCI"[$mrc-
operation
Simply
press
the
Playback/Pause
button,andtheanswering
systemwill
automaticallyswitch
tothePlaybackmode,rewind
theICM tape,andplay anyrecordedmessages,When
your
messages
are
finished
playing,
thetape
will
stopandtheunit
will
switchto theAnswermodeto record furthermessaoes.
18
Erasingrecorded
messages
Press
thePLAYBACK/PAUSE
buttontorewindthetapeand
start
playing.
Adjustvolume,
ifneeded.
Three
beeps
will
markthe
end
ofthe
lastrecordedmessage.
Press
thePLAYBACI(PAUSE
buttontostop thetape
(pause
mooe).
Press
thebuttonagain
to
restart
olavback.
PresstheREWbutton
to
rewindthetapeback
tothe
desired
location.
Press
thePLAYBACK/PAUSEbuttonto
listen
tothe
messaoe.
PresstheFFbutton
tofast
forward
thetape
tothe
desired
location.
Press
the
PLAYBACK/PAUSE
button
to
listen
tothemessage.
PresstheICM
ERASE
button
untilthe
beep
heard.
The
tape
is
erased
while
itrewinds. I
{
I'
ii
. The
tape
will
beerasedeven
if
the
record-prevention
tabs
(knockouts)
have
beenremoved. 19 l
)L
Tabs

Listening
totherecorded
messages
from aremote
telephone
rTOLL SAVER
Thenumberofringsthatittakes
fortheunitto answer
tells
you
if
there
areany
new
messages.
Answer
onthe
2ndring
.. ....At least
one
newmessage
Answer
onthe4thring
... ....Nonewmessages
To
savethe
tollcharge,
hang
up immediatelywhen
you
hearthe
3rd
ring.
o Notethatremote
controloperations
is
only
possible
with
a tone
telephone
(touch
tonetelephone).
REMOTECODE (2
digits)
Besureto remember
your
remote
codenumber
(see
page11
).
Youcanusethiscode
number
to
operatethe
unit
from
a touchtone
telephone. Thefirstdrgrt
ispre-set
bythefactory. selected
The
second
digrt
is
Itispossible
toskipover
messages
you
have
already
heardand
jump
tonewmessages.
1ffi**'T@
.:..:...:..::aa:.)l
Press
your
code
number
(for
example.
19)
whilethe
OGM
is
playing
Onebeep
will
sound
foreach.message +
raanrrlad Irn t^
I
vvv, vvv, vy (v
a maximum
ofeight.
d-*
t{0r
thebeeps
..iffi
Press
your
code
number
(for
example.
19)
whiletheOGM
is
playing.
Press
"4"
after
hearingbeep(s),
uptoa maximum
ofeight.
The
tapewill
automatically
rewind.
Youwillbe
able
tohearit
rewinding. I lfyou
wanttorewind
thetapeand
listentopreviously
recordedmessages:
Press
"3",
then
press
"3"
againafter
hearinga beep
(the
tapewill
rewind
to
thestart).
Whenthetaoehasrewoundbackto the
start.
itwill
play
the
messages.
Three
beeps
will
mark
the
endof
tne
messages. te{""""r"-D
\- Torewind,
press
"1".
Tofastforward,
press
"2".
(Pressing
once
willmovethetapeby about
15
secondsofmessagetime
inthecorresponding
directionPressasmany times
asnecessary.)
Hang
up.
All
recordedmessageswill
besavedandtheunitwillbe ready
torecord
additional
messages.
20
Press
"2"
after
hearinga beep,toplay
backmessages
21 i

Recording
a messagefrom a remote
telephone Resetting
theICMtapefor
futuremessages
After
playing
backtherecorded
messages,
you
canrecoro
your
own
message,onthesamecall
I Whenreplayisfinished,
waitforthethree
beepstomark theendofthe
last
messageandthenwait
about
10
secondsforanothertwo
beeps
to
indicate
thetaoeisreadvtorecord.
Leave
your
message.
3 beeps 2 beep
Hang
up
whenfinished.
lfyourewindthe
tapeand
new
messages
are
recorded
fromthe
beginningofthetape,old
messages
will
belost.
I When
therecorded
messageshave
been
played
backorwhiletheyare
being
played,
I
,l
1-?
1
r Afl
1erdialing
(step
1.
page
20)
Fl. Press
"x" during
the
oGM ^4 .Beeo"
)'l
untir
a
long
beep
is +f) \ /
heard. \\ r\'-"------'l ,[
The OGM willstop. \])
Begin
to
speak
wh'en
thebeeoends. 1l
I
I
"The
ICMtape
is
full!
l'd
better
"l'll
meet
you\ I
_/ \
at
10:00 kv
tomorrow// 1s)
You
canalso
recorda message
directly
without
Iisteningtothe
OGM. /
Press
"3". /6rar;hr
The
unit
rewindsto . Ar4 wnir,. )
lffil"?sJ"'.'"n
" + (\iar1',_-/
Youare
ableto \)
heartherewinding
sound.
Press
"3".
The
unit
rewinds
thetapetothebeginning
of
thenewly-recordedmessages
anda beep
will
beheard.
Press
"3"againafter
hearing
a
beep.
The
unit
rewinds
thetape
tothe
beginning
of
the
previously
recordedmessages.
aww'r:
Press
"2"
after
hearinga beep
(the
tape
has
been
reset)
then
hang
up.
Thetaoewilladvancetotheend
oftherecordedmessaoes.
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J)
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u:,t:,
-
|*t
[-3
22 zo ,l

Recording
a new OGM (outgoins
Messase) Monitoring
sounds
where
the
unit
islocated
(Room
Monitor)
"lplan
to
gethome
onMay
3rd..."
You
canchangethecontentof
your
OGM
(Outgorng
Message)
tape
from
a remotetelephone.
You
canlisten
to
(monitor)
the
sounds
intheroom
where
theunitisinstalled
for
about30seconds.
1Dial
your
telephonenumber.
1Dial
your
telephone
,f",,;-\
number. ,/ ,ni.
ir'oi"r,
\
+w
Exampte
llwxVi
I r1_g
I
Press
your
code
number
(for
example.
19)
while
theOGMis
playing.
Onebeepsounds
foreachmessage
recorded,up to
a maximum
ofeight.
Press
your
code
number
(for
example.
19)
while
theOGM
is
playing
One
beepsounds
for
eachmessage
recorded,
up to
a maximum
ofeight
Press
"7"
torewind
the
tape. Press
"5"
tomonitor
the
room
sounds
for
about30seconds.
+
Speakimmediately
after
thelong
beep.
lf
you
pause
for
morethan
about2seconds
you
willhear
sixbeeps,
andtheOGM
recording
will
stop.Inthis
case,repeat
step
3 within 10
seconds.
Press
"9"
when
you
arefinished.
Thenew
OGM
isplayed
back
for
you
to
check.
Return
tostep
3 and
repeat
ifthere
are
anymistakes.
24
I To
continue
monitoring;
WiTl
el
,.;,,,t;:, ,
]JKLI
L5l
Press
"5"
againwithin10
seconds
afterthebeep.
,l
,t
-6*'j*.
6^"\t' "
25 .t

"lforgot
to
turn
it
on!"
Turning
the
answering
function
onand off
froma remotetelephone
You
canturn
on
theanswering
functionfrom
a remoteteleohone
Dial
your
telephone /:1-\
numl5er. 6i "Rtno'
rino'
)
+Q \q/
\5 ffi*j*#F'@
Letthetelephone
ring
andtheunitwill
automatically
switch
onand
beginto play
the
OGM.
Press
your
code
number
whiletheOGM
is
playing.
Onebeepsounds
for each message
recorded,
up to
a maximum
of
eight.
Hang
up
whilethe
OGM
is
playing.
The
unit
will
stayonandrecord anyother
incoming
calls. IOPEA
i_9
1
Press
"0"toturnoff
theautomatic
answer
function.
Turning
offtheanswering
function
froma remote teleohone. "l
think
l'll
just
turn
offmyanswering
machine."
15times,
26 27

Recordinga memo
message Screeningcalls
Youcanrecord a memomessage
athome.ltwillbeheard by
anyone
wholistenstotherecorded
messaoes.
"l'm
out
shopprng.
l'll
be
home
about5:00."
1Pressthe
button
until
the
beep
is
heard.
ThelN/USEindicator
beoinstoflash.
Record
your
message.
Speak
from
a distanceofabout8 inches
awayfrom
themicrophone.
Youcanlisten toincoming
messagesastheyarebeing
recorded.
lf
youlift
upthe
handset
totalkto
thecallerduring
recording,
recording
will
stopatonce.
Adjustthe
VOLUMEcontrol.
Totalk
tothe
callerduring
recording
Lift
upthehandset
andtalk.
Recordingstops
automatically.
Press
the
MEMObutton
when
finished.
ThelN/USEindicator
goes
out,
andtheANSWER/CALLS
indicatorbegins
to
f
lash.
"Hello!
This
isJohn.
Callmewhen
you
gethome."
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Troubleshooting
guide
Problem Cause& Remedy
oTheunitdoesnotworkwhenI press
any
buttons.
ol cannot
remove
thecassette
fromthe
unit.
PlugintheACadaptorthen
switch
rne
power
on.
The
unithasbeensettothe
Answermode,
butno IncomingMessageisrecorded. olhe OGMor ICM
cassettetapeis
cutor isnotinserted.
Replacethe
cassettetapewith
a
new
one.
oThe
OGM
isrecordedimproperly.
Record
a new OGM.
The
unit
does
notfunction.However,
the
beepsounds6 timesand
theANSWER/
CALLS
indicatorflashesonandoff
quickly
.OGM cassettetape
might
be
broken.
Replaceitwith
a new
one.
oClean
theheads.
(Seepage
39.)
Whilerecording
anOutgoing
Message,
the
beeo
sounds6 times. Re-record
your
Outgoing
Message.
Speakclearlyand
loudly,
anddo not
oause
for
over
2 seconds while
recording.
Whenthe
Outgoing
Messageorthe
Incoming
Messagetape
isplayed
back,the
sound
levelislow,
even
if
theVOLUME
controlisturnedupfully.
Cleanthe
Heads.
(See
Maintenance
instructiononpage
39.)
I have
played
backallthe
recorded
messages
andIwantto record
the
next
phone
callafter
thelast
previously
recorded
message.
oWait
for7 seconds. The
unitwill
be
ready
torecordthenext
phone
call.
olncaseofthe
remote
ooeration.
just
hang
up.
Ipress
thebutton
ofa remote
phone,
but
theunit
doesnotresoond. oMake
surethat
you
areentering
your
correctCodenumber.
oRecord
theOutgoingMessageina
ouietDlace.
Some
lncomingMessageshavenot
been
recorded
uototheirend. SettheCPCswitchto"8"
(See
page
11
)
TheICM
tapecontinuesto runaftera callbr
nangs
up. Settherecordingtime
selectorto "1
MIN".
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