Panasonic KX-TM80W User manual

DIGITAL

Before Initial Use
Please read IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS on pages 30-^32 before
use.
Read and understand all instructions.
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic automatic telephone
answering system with full-digital memory.
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Attach your purchase receipt here.
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For your future reference
Serial No. Date of purchase
(found on the bottom of the unit)
Name and address of dealer
Accessories
AC Adaptor
(p. 6)
Telephone Line Cord
(p. 6)
9V Size Battery
(p. 7)
one one one
•To order accessories, call 1-800-332-5368.

:oot@nts
Location of Controls 4
Display 5
Setting Up 6
Connection 6
Battery Installation 7
Recording aGreeting Message 8
Day and Time Adjustment 10*
Selecting the Number of Rings 12
Automatic Answering Operation 13
Setting the Unit to Answer Calls 13
Listening to Messages 14
Erasing lUlessages 16
Recording aMemo Message 17
Remote Operation 18
Setting the Security Code Number 19
Voice Menu Operation 20
Direct Remote Operation 22
Battery Replacement 25
Before Requesting Help 26
FCC and Other Information 28
important Safety Instructions 30
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Display
CODE Button (p. 19)
GREETING Button
(p. 9)
CLOCK Button (p. 11)
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ERASE Button (p. 16)
ANSWER ON Button (p. 13)
MEMO Button
(P- 17)
REPEAT Button
(p. 11. 15)
ALL MESSAGE/STOP
Button (p. 14, 15)
RINGER
Selector (p. 12)
VOLUME Selector
(p. 14, 15)
SKIP Button (p. 11, 15)
MIC (Microphone) (p. 9, 17)
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Display
C/UIS
LQThe battery is not installed or battery power
is low. Install anew battery (p. 7, 25).
n
uThe answering function is turned on and no
messages are recorded.
CALLS The answering function Is turned off.
3messages have been recorded.
CAiIs\ 3messages including new message(s)
have been recorded (p. 14).
c
/uC4U51 Memory is full. Erase some or all messages
(p. 16).
CAUS\
on The unit is answering an outside call.
rC The unit is being operated from aremote
phone.
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Setaiiog Op
Connection
Fasten the AC
adaptor cord.
Power
Outlet
(AC
60 Hz)
Single-Line
Telephone
Jack
(RJ11C)
oUSE ONLY Panasonic AC ADAPTOR KX-A17.
oThe AC adaptor must remain connected at all times. (It may feel warm
during use. This is normal.)
oTo prevent misoperation, do not connect apulse telephone (20 pps) to
the same line.
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Battery Installation
Install the included 9V size battery in the unit.
If the battery power is low or the battery is not installed, To" flashes.
Replace with anew one. (If "Lo" flashes after installing anew battery, it will
disappear after 10 seconds. Simply disconnect the AC adaptor cord and
reinsert it again without removing the battery.)
The new battery's retention time is approximately 1day for recorded
messages and the clock (p. 10) during apower failure.

[> Setting Up
Recording aGreeting i\Aessage
You must record agreeting message (announcement) up to 30 seconds. If
agreeting message is not recorded, the unit will not answer calls.
All messages (greeting, incoming, memo, etc.) are stored in digital
memory. Total recording time is about 10 minutes. (The caller's recording
time is up to 1minute.)
We recommend you record abrief greeting message leaving more time
in menrtory.
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Press and hold (GREETING).
After along beep, speak clearly 20 cm (8") away from the MIC
(microphone) pressing [GREETING].
oThe display counts down the remaining recording time.
When finished, release fgreeting].
OA short beep sounds and the recorded greeting message is played.
oTo change the greeting message, repeat from step 1
.
To check the greeting message
Press and release (GREETING).
oThe recorded greeting is played,
oPress (GREETING1 again to stop playback.
o"No announcement" is heard if agreeting message has not been
recorded.
Sample of greeting message
"Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry, Icannot take your calf.
Please leave amessage after the long beep. (Your recording time is
1minute.) Thank you"
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[> Setting Up
Day and Time Adjustment
Voice Day/Time Stamp: During playback asynthesized voice will
announce the day and time when each message was recorded.
(REPEAT)
(SKIPl
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1Press and hold [clock] until along beep Is heard.
oThe previously set day is heard and displayed.
Press (SKIP] or [REPEAT] until the current day is announced and
displayed. Display
Sunday Zl 2: Monday Zl H7: Saturday
Press and release [CLOCK].
OA beep and "AM" or "PAf" is heard and the previously set hour is
displayed.
Press (SKIP] or [repeat] until the current hour is displayed.
o'AM" or "PW is heard when changed to AM or PM.
Press and release [CLOCK).
oA beep is heard and the previously set minute is displayed.
Press [SKIP] or [repeat] until the current minute is displayed.
oPressing and holding [SKIP] or [REPEAT) wrill change the minute
display quickly.
^Press and release [CLOCK
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oThe current day/time is heard.
•If you did not complete each step within 8seconds, the unit will end the
programming mode automatically. Start trom step 1
.
•The accuracy of the clock is approximately ±60 seconds amonth at
room temperature.
To check the day/time
Press and release (CLOCK].

[> Setting Up
Selecting the Number of Rings
You can select the number of rings before your answering system
answers acall, "2","4" or "TOLL SAVER (Factory preset)".
Set the RINGER Selector to 2, 4or TOLL SAVER.
2: The unit answers acall after the 2nd ring,
4: The unit answers acall after the 4th ring.
TOLL SAVER: Toll Saver function is selected.
Toll Saver
When you call the unit from a\oudt\ tone telephone:
If the unit answers after the 2nd ring; There is at least one new
message*.
If the unit answers after the 4th ring; There are no new messages.
Hang up immediately when you hear the 3rd ring. This saves you
the toll charge for the call.
*lf you have not listened to the day/tinne stamp at the end of the new
message, the message is still treated as anew message and the
unit answers the call after the 2nd ring.
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AytomatoG Answerning ©peiratooini
When acall is received, the unit plays back your greeting message and
records the caller's incoming message.
The caller's recording time is up to 1minute. {The unit will send a short
beep at 55 seconds, then 3short beeps at the end of 1minute to alert the
caller.)
o|f no greeting message has been recorded, the unit wiii not answer
cails.
oThe total recording time (including the greeting message) is about
10 minutes.
OA maximum of 62 messages can be recorded,
oif the remaning recording time is less than 30 seconds or the unit
records 62 messages, the display will show Tu". The unit will answer
the call after 15 rings and announce "Memory is full.", then terminate
after 8seconds. Erase some or all messages (p. 16).
Setting the Unit to Answer Calls
Press {ANSWER ONl to turn on the answering function.
oThe display shows "0" and "Answer function
is ON" is heard,
elf you do not want the unit to answer calls,
press [ANSWER ON] again to turn off.
The display shows ""and "Answer
fur\ction is OFF" is heard.
•You can turn on the answering
function by using atouch tone
phone (p. 24). x
[ANSWER ON]

Liisteriiirag to Messages
When new incoming messages have been recorded, the display shows the
total number of recorded messages and the NEW MESSAGE indicator
lights.
"^S^ -NEW MESSAGE
Indicator
[REPEAT)
(ALL MESSAGE/STOP] VOLUME Selector:
To increase, slide to the right.
To decrease, slide to the left.
Press and release [all message/stopI to listen to all the recorded
messages.
oThe unit announces the number of incoming messages and plays them
back.
oTo listen to only the new messages you can skip the reviewed message
by pressing [SKIP}-
ojf there are no messages, "No message" is heard.
oAt the end of the last message "End of message(s)'' is heard.
oAll of the recorded messages are saved until you erase them.
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During playback:
To repeat
the message Press and release (REPEAT) to repeat the
current message.
Press and hold [REPEAT) for 2seconds to
repeat the previous message.
To skip
the message Press and release (SKIP) to sKId to the next
message.
To stop
the operation
Press and release fALL message/stop) to
stop playback.
OA tone is heard after you press any of the above keys.
Monitoring incoming calls
While acall is being recorded, you can monitor it through the speaker.
To answer the call, lift the handset of the telephone connected to the same
line.
oYou can adjust the volume by using the VOLUME selector (p. 14).
o|f the answering machine does not stop working when you lift the
handset, press [ALL MESSAGE/STOP).
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rasninig [Mlessages
Erasing aspecific message
You may erase aspecific message in memory.
Press and release 1ERASE) while the message you want to erase is being
played.
OA tone is heard.
oThe unit erases the message.
oThe unit continues to play the next message.
Erasing all messages
You may erase all the recorded messages in memory after listening to
them. If there are any messages in memory you have not listened to, the
unit announces "New messages" and you cannot erase them.
Press and hold [erase! until along beep is heard while the message is
not being played.
oThe display shows "0".
*lf you have not listened to the day/time stamp at the end of the new
message (For example, you have skipped/stopped new message
playback by pressing [SKIP'IASTOP].). the message remains anew
message.
*lf the NEW MESSAGE indicator is lit, there is anew message.
NEW MESSAGE Indicator
(ERASEl
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Reoordflog aiUilemo IMIessage
You may record apersonal message in memory.
^Press and release [memo].
OA long beep is heard.
2After the long beep, speak clearly into the MIC (microphone).
oThe display counts up the recording time.
1^ When finished, press [MEMO].
oA beep is heard.
ojf your memo message is less than 1second, 3beeps will be heard and
it can not be recorded.
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Remote Operation
You can operate the answering function from any touch tone phone.
The synthesized voice menu will guide on you how to operate the unit
(p. 20).
Summary of remote operation
1Call your unit from atouch tone phone.
oThe greeting message is heard.
Enter your security code number after the greeting message
playback (p. 19).
©Press firmly when you press each button. After pressing the
3rd digit number, along beep is heard and the voice menu
starts.
Voice menu starts (p. 20).
Follow the menu or enter adirect command (p. 22).
tf the voice menu does not start, enter the security code number
again within 8seconds.
To end the remote operation, hang up.
QThe messages are saved.
oDo not press "#" button for afew seconds. Some long distance services
use for other purposes and these services may take priority over the
remote operation.
©For your convenience, you can use adial card on pages 33-34.
©Even if the voice menu has started, other command buttons can be used,
©During message playback, only 7, 8, 9, 0and ^keys can be used.
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Setting the Security Code Number
The security code prevents unauthorized persons from accessing your unit
and listening to your messages. Choose any 3-digit number (1 11-999).
Factory preset is "888".
^Press and hold [CODE] until along beep is heard.
oThe display flashes the 1st digit number preset.
2Press (SKIP) or [REPEAT] until the desired number is displayed.
2Press and release ICODE}.
oA beep is heard.
oThe display flashes the 2nd digit number preset.
^Repeat steps 2and 3to set the 2nd digit number.
oA beep is heard.
oThe display flashes the 3rd digit number preset.
gRepeat steps 2and 3to set the 3rd digit number.
oA beep is heard. Cnnne)
To check the security
code number
Press and release [CODEI.
©The current security code
number is displayed
digit by digit.
[REPEAT] fSKiPl
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i) Remote Operation
Voice iVlenu Operation
Call your unit.
Enter your security code.
Press 1to play messages.
Press 2to play announcement
(Greeting message).
Press 4to record message
(Memo message).
Press 0to stop.
Press 3for other voice menu.
Press (T|.
an
Press 7to play previous
message.
Press 8to repeat message.
Press 9to skip message.
Press -it to erase.
Press 0to stop.
o|f you want to skip this
voice menu, press [9).
Press [2).
EHPlay announcement.
Press [T|.
01Record message.
Press [0).
11 (D-
Press 5to record new
announcement (Greeting
message).
Press 6for room monitor.
Press #to answer off.
Press 0to stop.
Press 3for other voice menu.
Press [0].
Press d).
c> Record announcement.
Press 0Room monitor
Press \u].
c> Answerfunction is off.
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