Making/Answering Calls

For call waiting or Call Waiting Caller ID service users

To use call waiting, you must first subscribe to call waiting from your service provider/telephone company. This feature allows you to receive calls while you are already talking on the phone. If you receive a call while on the phone, you will hear a call waiting tone.

If you subscribe to both Caller ID and Call Waiting with Caller ID services, the 2nd caller’s information is displayed after you hear the call waiting tone on the handset.

1Press {CALL WAIT} to answer the 2nd call.

2To switch between calls, press

{CALL WAIT}.

Note:

L Please contact your service provider/ telephone company for details and availability of this service in your area.

Temporary tone dialing (for rotary/pulse service users)

You can temporarily switch the dialing mode to tone when you need to access touch-tone services (for example, answering services, telephone banking services, etc.).

Press {*} (TONE) before entering access numbers which require tone dialing.

Handset clarity booster

This feature can improve sound clarity when the handset is used in an area where there may be interference. During an outside call, this feature is turned on automatically when necessary.

L When this feature is turned on, ( is displayed.

Call share

This feature allows you to join an existing outside call.

Important:

L When the privacy mode is on, you cannot join the conversation. Turn it off.

Handset

To join the conversation, press {C} when the other handset is on an outside call.

Base unit

Available for:

KX-TG6541 series (page 3)

To join the conversation, press {SP- PHONE} when the handset is on an outside call.

Note for handset and base unit:

L A maximum of 4 parties (including 1 outside party) can join a conversation using 3 extensions. (4-way conference)

Privacy mode

When the privacy mode is On, the unit prevents other users from joining your conversations with outside callers. To allow other users to join your conversations (call share), leave this feature off. The default setting is Off.

1{MENU} i{#}{1}{9}{4}

2{V}/{^}: Select Onor Off.

3{SAVE} i{OFF}

L When the privacy mode is turned on, !is displayed during an outside call.

For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help

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Panasonic KX-TG6511 Temporary tone dialing for rotary/pulse service users, Handset clarity booster, Call share, Call Wait