Panasonic KX-T4300BA User Manual

Please read before use.
Charge the battery for about 10 hours before initial use.
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Introduction (Features)

Thank you for purchasing the KX-T4300BA, which is an excellent cordless telephone with an answering system. Besides playing back your greeting message and recording callers’ messages, it includes the following features.

Telephone features:

Redialing the last dialed number (p. 19) Dialing a stored number from memory (p. 22-25) Intercom—Having a conversation between one person using the base unit and another person using the portable handset (p. 26) Maintaining the best sound by selecting the clearest channel (p. 28)

Answering system features:

Listening to recorded messages (p. 33) Monitoring an incoming call (p. 35)
Recording your own message (p. 35) Remote operation from a touch tone phone (p. 36) Remote operation from the portable handset (p. 45)
Accessories
AC Adaptor (P- 10)
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Wall Mounting Adaptor
(p. 55) (p. 55) (p. 55)
Screw
Micro Cassette Tape (MC-30)
(PP- 9, 56)
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Precaution

To power the portable handset, charge its battery by placing the
Extend the antennas fully for best performance.
Be careful when extending ^ the rubber antenna, or it may suffer permanent damage.
Do not place the unit near electrical appliances or r—t
obstacles. This might cause interference or shorten the possible operating range while
using the cordless telephone.

Contents

Location of controls ............................................................................ 6
Installation ........................................................................................... 9
Setting up the unit........................................................................... 9
Recording a greeting message ......................................................12
Charging the portable handset battery
Setting selectors .................................................................................15
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Making calls.......................................................................................18
Answering calls ..................................................................................20
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Automatic dialing ...............................................................................22
Storing phone numbers into memory
Dialing a stored number from memory <Advanced operation> Intercom between the base unit and the portable handset
Other features ....................................................................................28
Selecting the clearest channel FLASH button (To use the hookswitch feature)
Using call waiting feature.............................................................. 29
PAUSE button (For users behind a PBX)
Temporary tone dialing ..................................................................29
<Basic operation> Turning on the answering system
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Listening to the recorded messages
To listen to messages.....................................................................33
To rewind/fast forward the tape
To reset the tape.............................................................................34
To save old messages Monitoring an incoming call
Recording your own message.............................................................35
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<Advanced operation>
Remote operation from a touch tone phone
To play back all messages
To play back new messages only
To reset the tape.......................................................................... .40
To record your own message (Marker message) ..........................41
To monitor the room sound...........................................................41
To re-record the greeting message
To skip the greeting message (For outside callers) To turn off the answering system To turn on the answering system
Remote operation from the portable handset
To play back all messages
To play back new messages only
To reset the tape............................................................................48
To record your own message .......................................................49
To monitor an incoming call...........................................................49
To monitor the room sound
To turn off the answering system .................................................51
To turn on the answering system
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The portable handset battery.............................................................53
Battery replacement ................................................................... 54
Wall mounting ............................................................................... 55
Maintenance
Troubleshooting guide...................................................................... 58
Safety instructions .........................................................................
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Location of controls

Portable handset
Antenna (p. 3)-
VOLUME Selector
(p.15)
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INT’ (lntercom)/PAGE Button and Indicator
(p. 26)
TALK Button and
Indicator (p. 19)—
POWER/RINGER Switch (p. 15)
PAUSE Button
(P-29)
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AUTO Button (p. 23)
MEMO RECORD Button (p. 49)
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CH (Channel) Button (p. 28)
FLASH Button
(P. 29)
REDIAL Button (P. 19)
ВАТТ (Battery)
LOW indicator (P- 53)
PROG (Program)
Button (p. 23)
SCREEN/
PLAYBACK Button and Indicator (p. 45)
Battery Charge Contacts (p. 53)
Base unit
DIALING MODE Selector (p. 17)
VOX SENS Selector (p. 17) ANSWER ON Button and Indicator (p. 30)
Call-Counter (pp. 13, 32) IN USE indicator (p. 35)
Handset Guide (p. 55) Cassette Panel (p. 9)
Memory Card (p. 24)
Battery Charge Contacts (p. 53)-^
CHARGE Indicator (p. 14)-
IN USE/INTERCOM Indicator-* MIC (Microphone) (p. 13)
MESSAGE ALERT Selector (pp. 17, 32)
—RINGS Selector
(pp. 16, 36) :
REMOTE CODE Selector (p. 37)
VOLUME Control
(p. 13)
PAGE/INTERCOM Button (p. 26)

In the cassette panel

GREETING RECORD Button
(p.13)---------------------------------
GREETING CHECK Button
(p. 13)
MEMO RECORD Button (p. 35)
POWER ON/OFF Button (p. 31)
FF (Fast forward) Button (p. 34) ,
REW (Rewind) Button (p. 34)
STOP Button (p. 13)
MESSAGE PLAYBACK Button (p. 33)

Installation

Please complete the following preparations before use, or the unit will not function properly.
—Setting up the unit. (See below.) —Recording your greeting message. (See page 12.) —Charging the portable handset battery. (See page 14.)

Setting up the unit

Be sure to insert the micro cassette tape before connecting the AC
adaptor.
To insert the micro cassette tape
Remove the stopper of the micro cassette tape.
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Open the cassette panel.
Insert the micro cassette tape with the full reel to the right and the exposed tape facing you.
Press down the micro cassette tape.
To connect the telephone line and AC adaptor
Connect as shown.
Note:
—For maximum range, place the base unit in a HIGH AND CENTRAL
LOCATION of the house, with no obstructions. —USE ONLY Panasonic AC ADAPTOR KX-A11BA. —The AC adaptor must remain connected at all times.
—The unit wilt not function during a power failure.
We recommend you connect a reserve telephone (standard telephone) on the same line as power failure protection.
Connection to another telephone
If you connect a reserve telephone (standard telephone) on the same line to guard against a power failure, please purchase aT-adaptor
and connect as shown below.
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Recording a greeting message

GREETING RECORD Button
GREETING CHECK
Button
Call-Counter STOP Button VOLUME Control
POWER ON/OFF Button
MIC (Microphone)
Sample of the greeting message
“Hello, this is Smith. Sorry, i can’t take your call. Please leave your
message after a long beep. You have up to 2 minutes. If you hear 6 long beeps, I’m sorry but you cannot record your message, so please call me tomorrow. Thank you.”
—The recording time of each caller’s message is limited to a
maximum of 2 minutes.
—Please inform the callers of the following:
They must start recording after hearing a series of short tones followed by a long beep. If 6 long beeps sound, it means that the cassette tape is full so that their message cannot be recorded.
Be sure that the Call-Counter light is on. If it is off, press the POWER ON/OFF button to turn on the power.
Caution:
—The recording time is up to 30 seconds. —Do not pause for over 2 seconds while recording. If 6 beeps sound
and the Call-Counter shows “E” (Error), start over again from step 1
of the following procedure.
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Open the cassette panel and press the GREETING RECORD button.
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—A series of short tones will sound,
followed by a long beep.
Immediately after the long beep, speak clearly and loudly, 20 cm (8") away from the MIC (Microphone).
—The Call-Counter counts up your
recording time.
To stop recording, press the STOP
button.
To check the greeting message
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-When you want to re-record the greeting message, start over again
from step 1.
-When you use the other side of the tape, please record the greeting
message again.
MESSAGE
Press the GREETING CFIECK button
to play back the greeting message.
—Adjust the volume using the
VOLUME control on the right side of the base unit.

Charging the portable handset battery

To power the portable handset, charge its battery before initial use.
Panasonic rechargeable battery is Ni-Cd type which keeps best capacity of battery at discharged condition when you recharge it. Therefore, we recommend you to replace the handset on the base unit
every few days. It is important NOT to recharge the battery after every tel-call.
Note:
—Charging is also necessary when the ВАТТ LOW indicator flashes
or a beep sounds every 15 seconds during a conversation.
(See page 53.)
—You can charge the battery when the POWER/RINGER switch is
set to either the ON or the OFF position.

Setting selectors

© VOLUME Selector
VOLUME
NORMAL • • HIGH
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POWER/RINGER Switch

POWER/RINGER
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Set to the NORMAL position. When
the other party’s voice is difficult to
hear, set to the HIGH position.
Set to the ON position. When in the OFF position, the battery power will
be saved, but the portable handset
will not ring.
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REMOTE CODE Selector

@ RINGS Selector

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Set the remote code number when operating the answering system from a touch tone phone. (See page 37.)
Select the desirable ring number. 2; The unit answers on the 2nd
ring.
4: The unit answers on the 4th
ring.
AUTO: When you want to use “Toll
saver”, set to the AUTO position. (See page 36.)
MESSAGE ALERT Selector
You will know that new messages
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VOX SENS Selector
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have been recorded by hearing the beep sound from the base unit. ON: When new messages have
been recorded, a short beep sounds every 10 seconds. The beeping stops after the
messages have been played back.
OFF: No beep sounds.
If caller’s messages are cut off, the
tape continues to run after a caller
has replaced his handset, there are tong pauses between or after messages, set to the LOW position.
(Normally the selector is preset to the HIGH position.)
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Set to the TONE position when your telephone line has touch tone service. If it has rotary service, set to the PULSE position.
Basic operation

Making calls

Note:
—If alarm tone sounds when you press the TALK button, approach
the base unit or place the portable handset on the base unit. Then try again.
Basic operation
Press the TALK button to get dial tone.
—The TALK indicator light is on.
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Dial a telephone number.
When the conversation is over, press the TALK button or place the portable handset on the base unit to hang up.
—The TALK indicator light goes out.
Press the FLASH button firmly.
The dial tone is heard, and you can dial the correct number.
Press the TALK button to get dial tone, then press the REDIAL button.
The last dialed number is automatically dialed.
Basic operation

Answering calls

Make sure that the POWER/RINGER switch is in the ON position, or the portable handset will not ring.

Extend the antenna fully.

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TALK Indicator TALK Button
POWER/RINGER Switch:
Set to “ON”.
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