Panasonic KX-TG2312 User Manual

2.4 GHz Digital Cordless Phone

Operating Instructions

Model No. KX-TG2312

Pulse-or-tone dialing capability

The unit is Caller ID compatible. To display the caller’s name and phone number,

you must subscribe to Caller ID service.

PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE.

Charge the battery for 6 hours before initial use.

Panasonic World Wide Web address: http://www.panasonic.com

for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico

Thank you for purchasing your new Panasonic cordless telephone.

Please read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on

page 47 before use. Read and understand all instructions.

Caller ID, Call Waiting and Voice Mail Service, where available, are telephone

company services. After subscribing to Caller ID this phone will display a caller’s

name and phone number. Call Waiting Caller ID, which displays a second

caller’s name and phone number while the user is on another call, requires a

subscription to both Caller ID and Call Waiting with Caller ID Se rvices (CWID).

After subscribing to Voice Mail Service, this unit will give you visual indication to

let you know when there are messages in the mailbox.

Attach your purchase receipt here.

Accessories (included)

For extra orders, call 1-800-332-5368.

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, call 1-866-60 5-1277.

AAC Adaptor (p. 8)

Order No. PQLV1Z (PQLV1)

one

ABattery (p. 9)

Order No. HHR-P104

one

ABelt Clip (p. 39)

Order No. PQKE10375Z1

one

ATelephone Line Cord (p. 8)

Order No. PQJA10075Z

one

AH andset Cover (p. 9)

Order No. PQKK10140Z1

one

ASh oulder Rest Attachment (p. 39)

Order No. PQKE10364Z1

one

For Best Performance

Battery Charge

The handset is powered by a rechargeable Nickel-

Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery. Charge the battery for

6hours before initial use (p. 9).

Base Unit Location/Noise

Calls are transmitted between the base unit and handset using wireless radio

waves. For maximum distance and noise-free operation, the recommended

base unit location is:

Note:

• If you use the handset near a microwave oven which is being used, noise may be

heard from the receiver or the speaker. Move away from the microwave oven and

closer to the base unit.

• If you use the handset near another cordless phone’s base unit, noise may be

heard. Move away from the other cordless phone’s base unit and closer to your

base unit.

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Contents

Preparation

Location of Controls . . . . . . . 6

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the Battery in the

Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Programmable Settings . . . . 11

Programming Guidelines . . 11

Function Menu Table . . . . . 12

Display Language . . . . . . . . 13

Dialing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Line Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Auto Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ringer Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Basic Operation

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . 20

Caller ID Service . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the Caller List . . . . . . 22

Viewing the Caller List . . . . 22

Calling Back from the Caller

List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Editing the Caller’s Phone

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Caller ID Number Auto

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Storing Caller Information

in the Phone Book . . . . . . 26

Erasing Caller Information . . 27

Advanced Operation

Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Storing Names and

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dialing from the Phone

Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chain Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Editing an Item in the Phone

Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Erasing an Item in the Phone

Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Voice Mail Service . . . . . . . . 33

Storing a Voice Mail Access

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting Voice Mail (VM)

Tone Detection . . . . . . . . . 34

Listening to Voice Mail

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Special Features . . . . . . . . . . 36

Handset Locator . . . . . . . . . 36

Temporary Tone Dialing

(For Rotary or Pulse Service

Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Muting Your Conversation . . 36

Using the PAUSE Key

(For PBX Line/Long

Distance Calls) . . . . . . . . . 36

For Call Waiting Service

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

FLASH Button . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Re-registering the

Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Useful Information

Contents

Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Shoulder Rest Attachment . . 39

Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Optional Headset . . . . . . . . . 41

Direct Commands . . . . . . . . . 42

If the Following Appear

on Your Display... . . . . . . . . 43

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 44

Important Safety

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

FCC and Other

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Preparation Useful InformationAdvanced OperationBasic Operation

Important:

Throughout these Operating Instructions, and

are used to indicate with which unit an operation can be performed.

Handset

Base Unit

Handset & Base Unit

: Perform with the handset.

: Perform with the base unit.

: Perform with the handset and base unit

together.

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Handset Base Unit

Location of Controls

Base unit

Charge Contacts

(p. 10)

Handset

Back side

Antenna (p. 3)

IN USE Indicator (p. 20)

CHARGE Indicator (p. 9)

[HANDSET LOCATOR]

Button (p. 36)

Antenna

Speaker

Receiver

Display

Soft Keys (p. 7)

[OFF] Button

(p. 11, 17)

Headset Jack (p. 41)

[C] (T ALK) Button (p. 17)

[s] (Speakerphone) Button

(p. 17)

[*] (TONE) Button (p. 36)

[HOLD] Button (p. 18)

Charge Contacts (p. 10)

[MENU] Button

(p. 11)

Navigator Key

], [B]) (p. 7)

([

[REDIAL] Button

(p. 18)

[FLASH/CALL WAIT]

Button (p. 37)

Microphone (p. 17)

Location of Controls

Handset soft keys

J 5 Talk 00-00-32

(VE) Mute

Two soft keys are used to select functions displayed

directly above each key. Functions displayed above the

keys will change depending on the state of use.

On this sample display, “ (VE)” and “Mute ” are

displayed above soft keys.

Preparation

Pressing the right soft key selects mute “Mute

Pressing the left soft key selects Voice Enhancer “ (VE)

• When a function name does not appear above a soft key, the soft key has no

function.

”.

Handset navigator key

Scrolls up [

Caller List and the phone book.

Increases [

receiver/speaker volumes.

Throughout these Operating Instructions:

• The soft keys are indicated by what is displayed above the keys.

Ex. “Press Mute.” indicates “Press the soft key below Mute ”.

• The navigator key is indicated by the arro ws [

] and down [d] the function menu, the

] or decreases [d] the handset ringer and

] or [B].

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Installation

Connections

• USE ONLY WITH Panasonic AC ADAPTOR PQLV1 (Order No. PQLV1Z).

• The AC adaptor must remain connected at all times. (It is normal for the adaptor to

feel warm during use.)

• If your unit is connected to a PBX which do es not support Caller ID and voice mail

services, you cannot access those services.

• The unit will not work during a power failure. We recommend connecting a

standard telephone to the same telephone line or to the same telephone jack

using the Panasonic KX-J66 T-adaptor.

Installation

Installing the Battery in the Handset

Insert the battery (1), and press it down until it snaps into the compartment (2).

Close the cover.

To replace the battery:

Press the notch on the cover firmly and slide it as

indicated by the arrow. Replace the old battery with a

new one (p. 10). Close the cover and charge the battery

for 6 hours.

Battery Charge

Preparation

Place the handset on the base unit.

Charge for 6 hours before initial use.

• The unit beeps once, the CHARGE

indicator lights, and “Charging” is

displayed.

• When the battery is fully charged, “ Charge completed” is displayed.

Battery strength

You can confirm battery strength

on the handset display.

Battery strength is indicated by

the icons shown in the chart to

the right.

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Display prompt Battery strength

5 Fully charged

6 Medium

7 Low

074 (flashing) Needs to be recharged.

8 Discharged

Installation

Recharge

Recharge the battery when:

—“Recharge battery” is displayed on the handset, —“7” flashes, or

—the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use.

• The display will continually in dicate “ Recharge battery” and/or “7” will

flash when the handset battery is charged for less than 15 minutes and the

handset is lifted off the base unit.

• If the battery has been di sch arged, the handset will display “Charge for 6h”

and “8” when you place the handset on the base unit. The handset will not

work unless the battery is charged. Continue charging.

Battery replacement:

If you cleaned the charge contacts and fully charged the battery, but after a few

telephone calls, “Recharge battery” is displayed and/or “7” continues to flash, or “Charge for 6h” and “8” are displayed, the battery may need to

be replaced. Please order a new Panasonic HHR-P104 battery at the telephone

number shown on page 2. To replace the battery, see page 9.

A nickel metal hydride battery that is recyclable powers the

product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for

information on how to recycle this ba ttery.

Recharge battery

Battery information

After your Panasonic battery

is fully charged, you can

expect the following

performance:

• A fully charged batte ry will give you up to 5 hours of continuous talk time, or keep

your handset in Standby mode to receive incoming calls for up to 11 days (if no

phone calls are made). Battery power is consumed whenever the handset is off of

the base unit, even when the handset is not in use. The longer you leave the

handset off of the base unit, the time you can actually talk on the handse t will be

shortened. Actual battery performance depends on a combination of how often

the handset is in TALK mode and how often it is in Standby mode.

• If the battery is fully charged, you do not have to place the handset on the base

unit until “Recharge battery” is displayed and/or “7” flashes. This will

maximize the battery life.

• If you want to ke ep the battery fully charged at all times, pla ce the handset on the

base unit when the handset is not used. The battery cannot be overcharged.

• Clean the charge contacts of the handset and the base unit with a soft, dry

cloth once a month. Clean more often if the unit is subject to grease, dust or high humidity. Otherwise the battery may not charge properly.

While in use (TALK)

While not in use (Standby) Up to 11 days

Operation Operating time

Up to 5 hours

Programmable Settings

Programming Guidelines

This unit has several programmable functions which can be selected from the

function menu on the display (p. 12).

The soft keys selects the

functions displayed above

each soft key.

When “d” or “

navigator key scrolls through

the menu.

” is displayed,

Handset

Back Select

[OFF] exits

programming.

[MENU] enters the

function menu.

How to select a function item from the menu

Make sure the handset and base unit are not being used. The handset must be operated near the base unit and while off the base unit.

1 Press [MENU].

• The main menu is displayed (p. 12).

2 Scroll to the desired item by pressing [

[

] or

Initial setting

Back Select

3 Press Select to select the desired item.

Back Select

Preparation

4 If the item has a sub-menu, select the menu item (p. 12). Repeat

steps 2 and 3 until the desired item is displayed. If the item has no sub-

menu, go to step 5.

5 Select the desired setting by pressing [

[

], then press Save to save your setting.

• A confirmation tone will be heard and the setting

will be saved.

] or

Back Save

6 Press [OFF] to exit programming mode.

• To go back to the previous menu, press Back, or press Select while “---(Go back)----” is displayed. If you press this key in the main menu, the

unit will exit programming mode.

• After programming is complete, the display will return to the main menu or the

sub-menu depending on which menu the selected item is located. (See the menu

table on page 12.)

• You can exit programming mode at any time by pressing [OFF].

• If you do not press any buttons for 60 seconds, the handse t will exit programming

mode.

• If the unit detects a problem, an e rror message will be displayed (p. 43) and/or

error beeps will sound.

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Programmable Settings

Function Menu Table

You can use the following functions to cu stomize your unit. See the corresponding

pages for function details.

• After pressing [MENU], you can also program menu items directly by pressing ([0] to [9]) instead of using the soft keys (p. 42).

Main menu Sub-menu I

Handset

Programmable Settings

Display Language

You can select either “English” or “Spanish” as the display language. The factory

preset is “English”.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

3 Scroll to “Change language” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

4 To change from English to Spanish, press

Español.

To change from Spanish to English, press

English.

• The display changes to the selected lan guage.

• You can also select a language by pressing [

[

] or

]

Initial setting

Back Select

]

Change language

Back Select

Display :English

Español Save

5 When Spanish is selected, press Salvar, then press [OFF].

When English is selected, press Save, then press [OFF].

• If you select a l anguage you cannot read, change the display l anguage again

using direct commands (p. 42).

Preparation

Dialing Mode

If you have touch tone service, set the dialing mode to “Tone”. For rotary or pulse

service, set to “Pulse”. The factory preset is “Tone”.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

3 Scroll to “Set tel line” by pressing [

[

], then press Select.

] or

]

Initial setting

Back Select

Set tel line

Back Select

4 Press Select at “Set dial mode”.

Set dial mode

5 Select “Pulse” or “Tone” by pressing [

[

6 Press Save, then pres s [OFF].

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

] or

Back Select

Set dial mode :Tone

Back Save

Programmable Settings

Line Mode

The line mode is preset to “B” an d generally should not be adjusted. If “Line in use” on the handset is not displayed properly or the IN USE indicator on the base

unit does not light properly, the line mode selection is incorrect. Set line mode to

“A”.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

3 Scroll to “Set tel line” by pressing [

[

], then press Select.

4 Scroll to “Set line mode” by pressing [

[

], then press Select.

5 Select “A” or “B” by pressing [

] or [B].

] or

]

Initial setting

Back Select

Set tel line

Back Select

Set line mode

Back Select

Set line mode :B

Back Save

6 Press Save, then press [OFF].

Auto Talk

The Auto T alk feature allows you to answer calls by simply lifting the handset off the

base unit. You do not need to press [C] or [s]. The factory preset is OFF.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

3 Scroll to “Auto talk” by pressing [

then press Select.

4 Select “On” or “Off” by pressing [

] or [B].

] or [B],

]

Initial setting

Back Select

Auto talk

Back Select

Auto talk :Off

Back Save

5 Press Save, then press [OFF].

• In order to view Caller ID information after you lift the handset to answer a call,

leave the Auto Talk feature turned off.

Programmable Settings

Ringer Volume

You can select the handset ringer volume to high, medium, low, or off. The factory

preset is HIGH. If the ringer is turned off, the handset will not ring.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Ringer setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

]

Ringer setting

Back Select

3 Press Select at “Ringer volume”.

Ringer volume

Back Select

4 Select the desired volume level by pressing

[

] or [B].

• The volume will change and ring.

• The number of steps indicates the volume level.

• To turn the ringer off, press [

“Off ?” is displayed.

] repeatedly until

Ex. High

Ringer volume Low High

Back Save

5 Press Save.

• If the handset ringer i s turned off, “Ringer off” will be displayed while not in

use. If the handset is off the base unit when there are missed calls or new

messages in your voice mailbox (p. 35), “Ringer off” is not displayed.

• You can adjust the ringer volume while an outside call is ringing. Press [

while the handset is ringing.

] or [B]

Preparation

Temporary ringer off

While the handset is ringing for an outside call, you can turn the ringer off

temporarily by pressing [OFF]. The handset will ring again as normal the next time

a call is received.

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

Programmable Settings

Ringer Tone

You can set the handset ringer to use one of 7 ringer patterns for outside calls.

“Tone 1” to “Tone 3” are bell ringer patterns. “Melody 1” to “Melody 4” are melody

patterns. The factory preset is “Tone 1”.

• If you subscribe to a Distinctive Ring Service (such as IDENTA-RING) from your

telephone company with 2 or 3 consecutive rings, select a bell ringer pattern

(Tone 1 to 3). If you select a melody pattern, you will not be able to distinguish

lines by their ringers.

• If you select one of the melody ringer patterns, the ringer will continue to sound for

several seconds if:

— t he caller hangs up before you answer the call, or

— an other person answers the call using another phone connected on the same

line.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Ringer setting” by pressing [

or [

], then press Select.

3 Scroll to “Ringer tone” by pressing [

[

], then press Select.

4 Select the desired ringer tone by pressing [

or [

• The handset will ring and the ringer tone wil l

change. If the ringer volume has been turned off,

the handset will not ring (p. 15).

• You can also select the ringer tone by pressing [1] to [7].

] or

]

Ringer setting

Back Select

Ringer tone

Back Select

]

Ringer tone 1:Tone 1

Back Save

5 Press Save, then press [OFF].

LCD Contrast

There are 6 levels of LCD contrast. The factory preset is “level 3”.

Handset

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing [

Select.

3 Scroll to “LCD contrast” by pressing [

[

], then press Select.

4 Select the desired contrast by pressing [

[

• The contrast wil l change.

] or [B], then press

] or

LCD contrast

] or

Ex. Level 3

LCD contrast Low High

5 Press Save, then press [OFF].

Back Select

Back Save

Making Calls

1 Press [C].

•“Talk” is displayed.

2 Dial a phone number.

• The dialed number is displayed.

• After a few seconds, the display will

show the length of the call.

3 To hang up, press [OFF] or place

the handset on the base unit.

Display

Soft Keys

[C]

[s]

[OFF]

[d], [B]

[REDIAL]

Microphone

[HOLD]

To have a hands-free phone conversation

1 Press [s].

•“SP-phone” is displayed.

2 Dial a phone number.

• The dialed number is displayed.

• After a few seconds, the display will show the length of the call.

3 When the other party answers, talk into the microphone.

4 To hang up, press [OFF] or place the handse t on the base unit.

Hands-free Digital Duplex Speakerphone

For best performance, please note the following:

• Talk alternately with the other party in a quiet room.

• If you or the other party has difficulty hearing, press [d] to decrease the

speaker volume.

• While talking using [C], you can switch to a hands-free phone conversa ti on by pressing [s]. To switch back to the receiver, press [C].

Basic Operation

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

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