Panasonic KX-TG5055 User Manual

5.8 GHz Digital Cordless Phone

Operating Instructions

Model No. KX-TG5055

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 50 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 Services (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 1-866-605-1277.

A AC Adaptor (p. 9)

Order No. PQLV1Z (PQLV1)

one

A Handset Cover (p. 10)

Order No. PQKK10142Z2

one

A Telephone Line Cord

(p. 9)

Order No. PQJA10075Z

one

A Battery (p. 10)

Order No. HHR-P104

one

A Wall Mounting

Adaptor (p. 42) Order No. PQKL10063Z1

one

A Belt Clip (p. 41)

Order No. PQKE10377Z2

one

For Best Performance

Battery charge

The handset is powered by a rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery. Charge the battery for 6 hours before initial use (p. 10).

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:

way from electrical appliances such as a TV, personal computer or another cordless phone.

Raise the antennas.

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.

In a HIGH and CENTRAL location with no obstructions such as walls.

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

Contents

Preparation

Location of Controls . . . . . . . . . 6

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the Battery in

the Handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Programmable Settings. . . . . . 12

Programming Guidelines. . . . . 12

Function Menu Table . . . . . . . 13

Display Language

Dialing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Line Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Auto Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ringer Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Message Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

. . . . . . . . . . .14

Basic Operation

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Caller ID Service. . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Caller List . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing the Caller List. . . . . . . 24

Calling Back from the

Caller List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Editing the Caller’s Phone

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Caller ID Number Auto Edit . . 27 Storing Caller Information

in the Phone Book. . . . . . . . . . 28

Erasing Caller Information. . . . 28

Advanced Operation

Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Storing Names and Numbers Dialing from the Phone Book Chain Dial Editing an Item in the

Phone Book Erasing an Item in the

Phone Book

Voice Mail Service . . . . . . . . . . 34

Storing a Voice Mail Access

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting Voice Mail (VM) Tone

Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Listening to Voice Mail

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Special Features. . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Handset Locator . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Muting Your Conversation. . . . 37

Temporary Tone Dialing (For Rotary or Pulse Service

Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

For Call Waiting Service

Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the PAUSE Button (For PBX Line/Long Distance

Calls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

FLASH Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Key Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Re-registering the Handset . . . 40

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . 29

. . 31

Useful Information

Contents

Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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

Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Direct Commands. . . . . . . . . . . 45

If the Following Appear on

Your Display... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Important Safety

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

FCC and Other Information . . . 52

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Preparation

Basic Operation

Advanced 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

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Handset Base Unit

the handset and base unit

together.

Useful Information

Location of Controls

Base unit

Handset

Back side

Speaker

Antenna (p. 3)

Charge Contacts (p. 11)

CHARGE Indicator (p. 10)

IN USE Indicator (p. 22)

VM Indicator (p. 36)

Antenna (p. 3)

[LOCATOR] Button (p. 37)

Ringer/Message Alert Indicator (p. 18, 22)

Antenna

Display (p. 8)

Headset Jack (p. 41)

[ ] (TALK) Button (p. 19)

[ ] (Speakerphone)

Button (p. 19)

[ ] (TONE) Button (p. 37)

[HOLD] Button (p. 20)

[FLASH/CALL WAIT]

Button (p. 38, 39)

Receiver

Soft Keys (p. 7)

Navigator Key ([d], [B]) (p. 7)

[OFF] Button (p. 12, 19)

[MENU]

[REDIAL] Button (p. 20)

Microphone (p. 19)

Charge Contacts (p. 11)

Button (p. 12)

Location of Controls

How to use the soft keys/navigator key

Handset soft keys

IN USE

SPI

PRIVACY

CID PLAY

Three soft keys are used to select functions displayed directly above each key. Functions displayed above each key will change depending on the state of use.

On this sample display, “

” and “C” are

displayed above the soft keys.

Preparation

CID

Pressing the right soft key selects the Phone Book “

C ”.

Pressing the left soft key to review Caller ID information in the Caller List

CID

”.

“

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

function.

Throughout these Operating Instructions, the soft keys are indicated by their icons, such as and C.

CID

Handset navigator key

Scrolls up [B] and down [d] the function menu, the Caller List and the phone book. Increases [B] or decreases [d] the handset ringer and receiver/speaker volumes.

Throughout these Operating Instructions, the handset navigator key is indicated by the arrows [d] or [B].

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Display

Handset

123 4

IN USE

SPI

PRIVACY

10 missed calls

CID PLAY

1 “ ” functions as follows.

IN USE

Off (invisible) The line is free.

On The line is in use.

Flashing A call is on hold.

Flashing rapidly A call is being received.

2 “SP” is shown when you are using the speakerphone. 3 “ ” indicates Voice Enhancer mode is on (p. 21).

4 The battery icon indicates battery strength (p. 10). 5 The display shows the dialed number, call status, programming options, phone

book items, Caller ID information, etc.

6 The icons on the bottom line indicate the functions of the corresponding soft

keys which are located directly below the display (p. 7). Ex. The soft key below “C” (phone book icon) is used when storing or viewing phone book items (p. 29, 31).

Installation

Connections

Raise the antennas.

Fasten the AC adaptor cord.

Hook

Bottom of the base unit

Single-Line Telephone Jack (RJ11C)

Telephone Line Cord

Power Outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz)

AC Adaptor

•

USE ONLY WITH

• 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 does not support Caller ID and voice mail

services, you cannot access those services.

• This unit will not function 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.

Panasonic AC ADAPTOR PQLV1

(Order No. PQLV1Z)

Preparation

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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. 11). Close the cover and charge the handset for 6 hours.

Battery Charge

Place the handset on the base unit 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 if there are no new calls in the Caller List.

Battery strength

You can confirm the battery strength on the handset display. Battery strength is indicated by the icons shown in the chart to the right.

CHARGE Indicator

Display prompt Battery strength

1 Fully charged

2 Medium

3 Low

3 (flashing) Needs to be recharged.

4 Discharged

Installation

Recharge

Recharge the battery when: — “Recharge battery” is displayed on the handset, — “3” flashes, or — the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use.

• The display will continually indicate “Recharge battery” and/or “

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 discharged, the handset will display “Charge for 6 HRS”

and “4” 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 “ flash, or “Charge for 6 HRS” and “ 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 10.

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 battery

4” are displayed, the battery may need

Battery information

After your Panasonic battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance:

Operation Operating time

While in use (TALK) Up to 5 hours

While not in use (Standby) Up to 11 days

While using the Clarity Booster feature (p. 21) Up to 3 hours

• A fully charged battery 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 handset 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.

• 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.

• 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 “ maximize the battery life.

• If you want to keep the battery fully charged at all times, place the handset on the base unit when the handset is not used. The battery cannot be overcharged.

• When the Clarity Booster feature is turned on automatically or manually, battery operating time may be shortened (p. 21).

IN USE

SPI

PRIVACY

Recharge battery

3” will

3” continues to

3” flashes. This will

Preparation

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Programmable Settings

SAVE

BACK

Programming Guidelines

Handset

The unit has several programmable functions which can be selected from the function menu on the display (p. 13).

The soft key works

BACK

as the key.

BACK

SAVE

The soft key works as the or key.

SELECT

SAVE

[OFF] exits

programming. Navigator key scrolls through the menu.

[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.

Press

[MENU]

• The main menu is displayed (p. 13).

Ringer setting

BACK

PLAY

SELECT

2 Scroll to the desired item by pressing [d] or [B]. 3 Press the soft key ( ) to select the desired item.

SELECT

4 If the item has a sub-menu, select the menu item (p. 13).

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 [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

• A confirmation tone will be heard and the setting

will be saved.

6 Press

• To go back to the previous menu, press the soft key ( ), or press the soft key

( ) while “---(Go back)----” is displayed. If you press this key in the

SELECT

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 13.)

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

If you do not press any buttons for 60 seconds, the unit will exit programming mode.

•

• If the unit detects a problem, an error message will be displayed (p. 46) and/or

error beeps will sound.

[OFF] to exit programming mode.

SAVE

BACK

PLAY

SAVE

Programmable Settings

Function Menu Table

You can use the following functions to customize your unit. See the corresponding pages for function details.

• After pressing [MENU], you can also program menu items directly by pressing ([0] to [9], and [#]) instead of using the soft keys (p. 45).

Main menu

Ringer setting

Voice enhancer

Initial setting

p. 21

Handset

Sub-menu

Ringer volume

Ringer tone

Voice Mail

Message alert

LCD contrast

Key tone

Auto talk

Caller ID edit

Set tel line

Change language

p. 16

p. 17

p. 18

p. 40

p. 15

p. 27

p. 14

Sub-menu

Store VM access#

VM tone detect

Set dial mode

Set flash time

Set line mode

p. 34

p. 35

p. 14

p. 39

p. 15

Preparation

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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

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “Change language” by pressing

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

4 To change from English to Spanish, press the

soft key ( ). To change from Spanish to English, press the soft key ( ).

• The display changes to the selected language.

• You can also select the display language by pressing [d] or [B].

When Spanish is selected, press the soft key ( ), then press When English is selected, press the soft key ( ), then press

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

using direct commands (p. 45).

ESPAÑOL

ENGLISH

Change language

Display

:English

GUARDAR SAVE

[OFF] [OFF]

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

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “Set tel line” by pressing [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

4 Press the soft key ( ) at “Set dial

mode”.

SELECT

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

[B].

6 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].

SAVE

Set tel line

Set dial mode

:Tone

Programmable Settings

Line Mode

The line mode is preset to “B” and generally should not be adjusted. If “ not displayed on the handset properly, the line mode selection is incorrect. Set line mode to

“A”

Handset

IN USE

”

1 Press [MENU]. 2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “Set tel line” by pressing [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Set tel line

4 Scroll to “Set line mode” by pressing [d]

or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

5 Select “A” or “B” by pressing [d] or [B].

Set line mode

6 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].

Auto Talk

The Auto Talk 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

SAVE

Preparation

1 Press [MENU]. 2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “Auto talk” by pressing [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

4 Select “On” or “Off” by pressing [d] or [B].

5 Press the soft key ( ), 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.

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SAVE

Auto talk

:Off

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Programmable Settings

Ringer Volume

You can set the handset ringer volume to high, medium, low, or off. The factory preset is HIGH. If set to off, the handset will not ring for outside calls.

Press

[MENU]

2 Press the soft key ( ) at “Ringer

setting”.

3 Press the soft key ( ) at “Ringer

volume”.

4 Select the desired volume by pressing [d] or

[B].

• The volume will change and ring.

• The number of steps indicates the volume level.

• To turn the ringer off, press [d] repeatedly until

“Off ?” is displayed.

Handset

SELECT

Ringer setting

SELECT

Ringer volume

Ex. High

Ringer volume

Low High

Ex. Off

Ringer volume

Off ?

5 Press the soft key ( ).

• If the handset ringer is turned off, the handset displays “Ringer off” while not in

use. When there are new messages in your voice mailbox (p. 36), “Ringer off” is not displayed. You can also adjust the ringer volume while an outside call is ringing. Press

• [B]

while the handset is ringing.

SAVE

[d]

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.

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: — the caller hangs up before you answer the call, or

another person answers the call using another phone connected on the same

—

line.

Handset

1 Press [MENU]. 2 Press the soft key ( ) at “Ringer

setting”.

SELECT

Ringer setting

3 Scroll to “Ringer tone” by pressing [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

4 Select the desired ringer tone by pressing

[d] or [B].

• The handset will ring and the ringer tone will

change. If the ringer volume has been turned off, the handset will not ring (p. 16).

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

Ringer tone

1:Tone 1

Preparation

5 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].

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Programmable Settings

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

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “LCD contrast” by pressing [d] or

[B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

4 Select the desired contrast by pressing [d]

or [B].

• The contrast will change.

• The number of steps indicates the contrast level.

5 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].

Message Alert

You can select whether or not the Ringer/Message Alert indicator on the handset will flash slowly when new messages in your voice mailbox have been recorded (p. 36). The factory preset is OFF.

SAVE

Handset

LCD contrast

Ex. Level 3

LCD contrast

Low High

1 Press [MENU].

2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing

[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

Initial setting

3 Scroll to “Message alert” by pressing [d]

or [B], then press the soft key ( ).

SELECT

4 Select “On” or “Off” by pressing [d] or [B].

Message alert

:Off

5 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].

• The Ringer/Message Alert indicator will not flash for new messages while the

handset is in use.

• The Ringer/Message Alert indicator acts as a ringer indicator and as a message alert indicator. This indicator will flash rapidly when a call is received whether this feature is on or off.

• Battery operating time may be shortened when using this feature (p. 11).

SAVE

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