Panasonic KX-TG2421AL operating instructions Introduction

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . 6 For best performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Preparation

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Controls and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Making/Answering Calls

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Useful features during a call. . . . . . . . . 18 HOLD button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 MUTE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Clarity booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Call share (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . 19

PAUSE button (for PBX/long distance service users). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recall button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Phonebook

Using the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adding items to the phonebook . . . 20 Calling someone in the phonebook . 21 Editing items in the phonebook . . . . 21 Erasing items in the phonebook . . . 21 Chain dial feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Copying phonebook items (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Copying an item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Copying all items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Caller ID Service

Using Caller ID service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Call waiting and Caller ID compatible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Caller list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Viewing the caller list and calling back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Editing a caller’s phone number before calling back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Storing caller information into the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Erasing caller information . . . . . . . . 26

Intercom Features

Handset locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 For KX-TG2421AL users . . . . . . . . . 27 For KX-TG2422AL users . . . . . . . . . 27 Intercom (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . . . 27

Transferring a call (KX-TG2422AL

only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Conference calls (KX-TG2422AL only). 28

Programmable Settings

Guide to handset programming . . . . . . 29 Ringer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . 30 Handset ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Handset interrupt tone (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Auto talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Voice enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Handset LCD contrast . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recall time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Line mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Storing your area code . . . . . . . . . . 33 Other options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Dial lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Handset key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Re-registering the handset . . . . . . . 34 Programming via direct commands . . . 35 Direct commands chart . . . . . . . . . . 35

Useful Information

Belt clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Headset (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Wall mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Charger (KX-TG2422AL only) . . . . . 39 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 General use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Programmable settings . . . . . . . . . . 41

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