Panasonic Condominiums HA D Series User manual

How to Use D Series
Introduction
This is the Instruction Manual for customers who have installed the security intercom 1
M type Base Unit (Part number: VGDT, VGDB, VGW) for the Condominiums HA D serie
s, the extension adapter for home (VGD8210), and the mobile phone adapter with the f
ollowing configuration.
Things you can do with the mobile phone adapter
Forward calls to the Base Unit on to your smartphone/tablet to talk.
* Depends on the Mansion HA system settings.
Unlock the condominium entrance in response to a call from the Main Entrance.
Receive notification of alarms and notices.
* For details, confirm on the Base Unit.
How-Tos
Using the mobile phone adapter
Confirming the recommended device/wireless LAN router
Registering a smartphone/tablet

Answering a call
Confirming an alarm
Confirming a notice
Setting up the application
Deleting a registered device
Initializing the registered devices
Making an inquiry
Using the mobile phone adapter
Required devices and environment
Base Unit
1M Type Security Intercom Base Unit for Mansion HA D S
eries (Product No. VGDT, VGDB)
(Connection to the extension adapter for home (VGD821
0) required.)
Base Unit Condominium HA System D Series Windea-C PLUS (Prod
uct No. VGW)
(Connection to the extension adapter for home (VGD821
0) required.)

Smartphone
Tablet*1
Android or iOS device
Installation of Interphone App required.
LAN environment Home wireless LAN environment required.
Internet connection environment not required.
Wireless LAN router*1 The wireless LAN router is required for connecting the s
martphone/tablet.
*1: For information on recommended devices and devices whose operation are confirmed, please refer to ou
r companyʼs website.
Note that some devices are not supported.
Caution
If you buy a new smartphone/tablet, delete the registration information of the pr
evious device from the mobile phone adapter using Interphone App and register
again with the new smartphone/tablet.
Registering a smartphone/tablet
Preparation
Connect the smartphone/tablet to the wireless LAN router.
Using the Interphone App requires your smartphone/tablet to be connected to the wirel
ess LAN. For the connection method, please refer to your smartphone/tablet operating
instructions.
Caution

Your smartphone/tablet must be connected to the same network as the mobile pho
ne adapter.
Registering a smartphone/tablet with the mobile phone adapter
1. Press the MENU button on the Base Unit.
2. Put the mobile phone adapter into registration mode.
Put the Base Unit into registration mode by following the procedure below. Then, m
ake the registration from your smartphone/tablet.
Touch “Setting”.
Select “Mobile Device Adapter Setting” → “Register Cell Phone” in order.
Touch “Yes”.
3. Launch the Interphone App on your smartphone/tablet.
Select “Register” → “Register Mobile Phone Adapter” in order.

4. Enter the information to register the smartphone/ tablet.
Enter the following information and touch “REGISTRATION”.
Registration Name:
Name to identify the smartphone/tablet you are operating.
MAC Address/Device Code:
Information confirmed on the Base Unit.

5. When a registration complete message displays, touch “Confirm”.
Repeat steps 3 to 5 to register multiple smartphones/tablets.

6. Touch “Finish Registration” on the Base Unit to finish the registration.
Reboot the mobile phone adapter. Wait for the reboot to finish (about 1 minute). Th
e service is ready for use when the following icon displays on the smartphone/tablet
screen.
Caution
You can register up to a total of eight smartphones/tablets with the mobile phon
e adapter.
* When registering more than eight, delete the registration of unnecessary ones
in advance.

On Android devices, the registration status is displayed on the status bar as follows:
Icon Status Description
Initial statu
s
(Unregister
ed)
Status after Interphone App installation. Proceed to register the smartphone/tablet.
Normal stat
us
The smartphone/tablet can communicate normally with the Base Unit.
The Interphone App is available for use.
Service
not
available
The smartphone/tablet cannot communicate with the Base Unit; therefore, it cannot receive eit
her alarms or notices. Confirm the following:
Is Wi-Fi feature on the smartphone/tablet enabled?
Is the router power turned on?
Is the IP address assigned from the DHCP server correct?
Communication may be impossible if there are two DHCP servers.
Is the App stopped due to the energy saving settings of your smartphone/tablet?
Service
error status The smartphone/tablet is deleted. Register again.
Error screen
Touching “REGISTER” on the smartphone/tablet when the Base Unit is not in registr
ation mode displays the screen below. Confirm the content and touch “Confirm”.
Put the base unit in registration mode

If the MAC address you entered is incorrect, the following screen will be displayed. C
onfirm the content and touch “Confirm”.
Confirm the MAC address.
If the device code you entered is incorrect, the following screen will be displayed. Co
nfirm the contents and touch "Confirm".

Confirm the device code.
If the wireless communication with the wireless LAN router is unstable and a commu
nication error occurs, the following screen will be displayed. Confirm the contents an
d touch "Confirm".

This may occur if WEP (a type of encryption method) is set to connect to the wireles
s LAN router. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the wireless LAN router.
Control
Answering a call (a visitor)
1. The ringtone sounds and an incoming call screen displays when a call is received fro
m the Main Entrance intercom or door phone slave device.
The vibrator turns on along with the ringtone sound.
The Interphone App is preset to vibrate along with a sound emitted by the smart
phone/tablet.
However vibration may not be available depending on the device.
Touch the banner to display the incoming call screen.
The button to unlock the condominium entrance displays when a call is from the
Main Entrance.
A call is automatically terminated after approximately 5 sec. from operating the b
utton to unlock the entrance electric lock.

2. Touch “Talk” to answer the call.
The screen changes to the talking screen.

If you talk while looking at the screen, touch " Speaker".
Regarading tablets, you can change the size of the image by touching the display
ed visitor image.
Caution
Regarding smartphones, the size of the image cannot be changed.
The speaker button does not display on a tablet.
Due to iOS restrictions, the banner will always be displayed when an incoming
call is received while the Interphone App is running in the background.
The Interphone App must be running to respond to visitor calls.

When talking in speaker mode is difficult due to background noise
1. Touch “Press talk” while also touching “Speaker”.
Touching “Press talk” displays a confirmation screen; touch “OK”. Touching “B
ack” cancels the press talk. Touching “OK (Do not show again)” stops the confirm
ation screen from displaying from the next time.
Caution
Reverting to bidirectional talk is not possible once in press talk mode.
2. Talk while pressing “You can talk, while you keep pressing”.

The voice of the person on the other side cannot be heard while “You can tal
k, while you keep pressing” is down. The indication on the display changes to
“You can hear, while you release”.
3. To listen to the other end, release “You can hear, while you release”.
Caution
Echo, choppy sound, noise, etc. may occur during a call depending on your
device. To improve, try holding the device closer, turning on the Talk Corre
ction settings, lowering the incoming speech volume, etc.
“Speaker” is not displayed on tablets since only the speaker (talk while
viewing the screen) mode is supported on them.
A call may become choppy in a noisy place such as near a TV set, or a plac
e where the voice is easy to echo such as a bathroom.
Calls through speakers and microphone other than those built into the devi
ce, such as headsets, earphone with microphone, speakers, etc. are not su
pported.
The speech quality may decrease or the call may become choppy dependin
g on the network status, such as the wireless LAN radio signal strength.
If the volume of the speech is too loud or soft, adjust your smartphone/tab
let sound system volume.
The devices allow you to adjust the incoming speech volume from the Volu
me adjustment for transmission in the Settings menu if you have difficulty i

n hearing the person on the other side. (This is normally unnecessary since
it is done automatically.)
A delay in the received call time or decrease in picture refresh rate may oc
cur depending on the network status.
If the Main Entrance intercom or door phone slave device with camera is e
xposed to direct sunlight or strong illumination, white vertical lines and/or
black spots, or a light reflective pattern may show up on the picture but thi
s is normal.
Talking is possible only from the first device that answers a call. If the call i
s answered by a device (Base Unit, Sub-Base Unit, another smartphone/ta
blet, etc.), the call is terminated for all other devices. (Calls cannot be forw
arded.)
Regarding the visitorʼs picture
When using a tablet, touching the displayed picture enables you to resize it.
Caution
Noise, choppy sound may occur depending on the smartphone/tablet.
In such a case, holding the device closer or talking louder may make hearing easi
er.
3. Touch “End talk” to terminate the call.

Confirming an alarm
The smartphone/tablet sounds an alarm and displays the Alarm screen.
Confirm the alarm details on the Base Unit.
The vibrator turns on along with the alarm sound.
The Interphone App is preset to vibrate along with a sound emitted by the smartpho
ne/tablet.
However vibration may not be available depending on the device.
Touching “Stop” stops the smartphone/tablet alarm sound.
Caution
To stop the alarm sound from the Base Unit, press the STOP ALARM button on the
Base Unit.

Confirming a notice
The smartphone/tablet sounds a beep and displays the Notice screen.
The vibrator turns on along with the beep sound.
The Interphone App is preset to vibrate along with a sound emitted by the smartpho
ne/tablet. However vibration may not be available depending on the device.
Confirm the contents of the notice by pressing the Menu button on the Base Unit wh
ose perimeter will be blinking in blue.

Setting up the application
Caution
The shown screen is just an example. It may vary depending on the model of sm
artphone/tablet.
For the operating procedure, please refer to your smartphone/tablet operating in
structions.
1. Launch the Interphone App.
2. Touch “Setting” on the portal screen.
The Setting screen displays.
3. Make various Interphone App settings.

Choosing “Visitor Notification” ON/OFF
Visitor notification is disabled when this is “OFF”.
The default setting is “ON”.
Choosing “Alarm Notification” ON/OFF