Panasonic KX-TM150ALB User Manual

Digital Answering System

Model No.

KX-TM150ALB

Operating Instructions

PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE.

DIGITAL

Caller ID Compatibility

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∑ AC Adaptor (p. 7)

one

∑ Telephone Line

Cord (p. 7)

one

For Australia only

∑ Telephone Plug

(p. 7)

one

Before Initial Use Contents

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Thank you for purchasing your new Panasonic digital answering system.

Serial No. Date of purchase

(found on the bottom of the unit)

Name and address of dealer

Accessories (included)

For your future reference

Location of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Greeting Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Programming Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Day and Time Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the Number of Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Automatic Answering Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting the Unit to Answer Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Listening to Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Erasing Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Recording Your Telephone Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Caller ID Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Caller List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Viewing the Caller List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Calling Back from the Caller List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Editing the Caller’s Phone Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Erasing the Caller List Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Remote Operation from a Touch Tone Phone. . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting the Remote Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Voice Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Direct Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Before Requesting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Important Information (For Australia only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

After subscribing to Caller ID Service from your telephone operator (where available), this unit will display a caller’s phone number.

Attach or keep original receipt to assist with any repair under warranty.

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Display “

Location of Controls

SUN 12:00AM

5 new calls

10 messages

SUN 12:00AM

0 message

No items stored

5 new calls

X=New W=Old

0211115555

In the stand-by mode, the display shows the current day and time, the number of new calls and recorded messages. (Ex. 5 new calls have been received and 10 messages have been recorded.)

When the clock needs adjusting, the day and time ﬂash (p. 11).

The Caller List is empty.

This display will be shown when

(CALLER\ID/DIAL)

is pressed. To search from the most recent call, press VOLUME/SEARCH (_) (New key). To search from the oldest call, press VOLUME/SEARCH (^) (Old key) (p. 20).

When a call is received, the display shows the caller’s phone number after the ﬁrst ring.

0355667788 11:20A JAN12 a3

This is an example of information from the Caller List. The display shows: —the caller’s phone number, —the time and date of the last call

(Ex. Jan. 12, 11:20 AM), and

—the number of times called (Ex. 3 times).

MESSAGING SYSTEM

FUNCTION/EDIT

REC

CALLER ID/DIAL

2WAY REC

ERASE

REPEAT

VOLUME/SEARCH

SKIP

REW

STOP

NEW MESSAGE

ANSWER

CHECK

MIC

GREETING

VOICE MENU

TIME DAY STAMP

CALLER ID

ANSWER ON

VOLUME/SEARCH (^), (_)  Buttons (p. 10, 14, 15, 20)

ANSWER Indicator (p. 13, 15, 17)

Display (p. 5)

(FUNCTION/EDIT) Button

(p. 10, 23)

(GREETING\REC)

(Record) Button (p. 8)

(CALLER\ID/DIAL) Button (p. 20)

(ANSWER\ON) Button (p. 13)

(GREETING\CHECK)

Button (p. 9)

(ERASE) Button

(p. 9, 17, 24)

(2WAY\REC) (Record)

Button (p. 18)

MIC (Microphone) (p. 8)

(STOP) Button

(p. 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20)

(NEW\MESSAGE) Button (p. 15, 18)

(SKIP/FF) (Fast Forward) Button (p. 11, 16)

(REPEAT/REW) (Rewind) Button (p. 11, 16)

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Settings “

Fasten the cords to prevent them from being disconnected.

Connections

To Power Outlet (AC 230–240 V, 50 Hz)

AC Adaptor

Telephone Plug (For Australia only)

Telephone Line Cord

≥USE ONLY WITH Panasonic AC ADAPTOR PQLV1AL. ≥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

services, you cannot access those services.

≥KX-TM150ALB will not answer incoming calls on your FaxAbility number

(New Zealand only).

“ Display

SUN 12:00AM

5 new calls

Message full

0233334444

- Answering -

Low

∫∫∫∫∫

High

Message memory is full. (“Message full” ﬂashes.) Erase some, or all, of the messages (p. 17).

The answering system is recording a message (p. 13). (“– Answering –” ﬂashes.)

The display shows the volume level. You can select from 9 levels (0–8) (p. 14, 15).

Greeting check

00-12

A greeting message is being played (p. 9). The display shows the elapsed time.

Ex. Volume level: 5

Greeting record Recording error SUN 12:00AM

2way recording Recording error

Your greeting message or your telephone conversation was not recorded correctly. Record it again (p. 8, 18).

To Socket

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To check the greeting message

Press (GREETING\CHECK). ≥The greeting is played back and the display shows the elapsed time.

To erase the recorded greeting message

Press (GREETING\CHECK)

“

(ERASE) while the message is being played.

≥The unit will answer calls with a pre-recorded greeting.

Pre-recorded greeting message

If you do not record a greeting message (p. 8), one of two messages will be played when a call is received, depending on the remaining recording time.

To check the pre-recorded greeting, press

(GREETING\CHECK).

≥A pre-recorded greeting will be played as follows.

“Hello, we are not available now. Please leave your name and phone number

after the beep. We will return your call.” When “Message full” is displayed: “Hello, we are not available now. Please call again. Thank you for your call.”

Flash Memory Message Backup

Messages are stored indeﬁnitely on a “ ﬂash memory” IC chip and will not be affected by power failures. All messages are saved until you erase them.

Greeting message sample

“Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry I cannot take your call. Please leave a message after the beep. Thank you.”

“ Settings Greeting Message

You can record a personal greeting message of up to 2 minutes. If a greeting message is not recorded, one of two pre-recorded greetings will be played when a call is received (p. 9).

To record a greeting message

All messages (greeting, incoming, etc.) are stored in digital memory (p. 9). The total recording time is about 15 minutes. We recommend you record a brief greeting message (see sample on next page) in order to leave more time for recording new messages.

Press (GREETING\REC) to start the recording mode.

≥“Press RECORD again to record greeting”

is heard.

Within 5 seconds, press (GREETING\REC) again to record your greeting.

≥A long beep sounds.

After the long beep, talk clearly, about 20 cm away from the MIC (microphone).

≥The display shows the elapsed

recording time.

≥If you record for over 2 minutes, the

unit will automatically stop recording.

When ﬁnished, press (STOP).

≥A beep sounds. ≥To change the message,

start again from step 1.

Greeting record

00-00

SUN 12:00AM

0 message

Greeting record

00-12

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(GREETING\CHECK)

(GREETING\REC)

MIC

(STOP)

(ERASE)

Press VOLUME/SEARCH (^) or (_) for the desired settings.

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If a power failure occurs or the AC adaptor is disconnected for more than 10 minutes, the adjusted day/time will be erased.

For Caller ID service users (p. 19)

≥The Caller ID information will re-set the clock after the ﬁrst ring if the

adjusted time is incorrect.

≥The Caller ID information will automatically adjust the clock for

daylight saving time.

Day and Time Adjustment

Voice Day/Time Stamp: During playback, a synthesised voice will

announce the day and time that each message was recorded.

Press (FUNCTION/EDIT) until “Day/time” is displayed.

≥The current setting is displayed.

Press (SKIP/FF) or (REPEAT/REW) to move the cursor.

≥Each time you press

(SKIP/FF), the

cursor moves in this order:

Day

“

Hour“ Minute.

Press VOLUME/SEARCH (^) or (_) until the desired setting is displayed.

≥Each time you press the button, the

display changes as follows. Day: Sun

“

Mon “ Tue “ Wed

“

Thu “ Fri “ Sat “ Sun

Hour: 12AM

“

1AM “ ... “ 11AM

“

12PM “ ... “ 11PM “ 12AM

Minute:00

“

01 “ ... “ 59 “ 00

Press (FUNCTION/EDIT). ≥A beep sounds and the clock starts

working.

Day/time SUN 1:00PM

Day/time SUN 12:00AM

FUNCTION=Next

≥The display will return to the stand-by mode.

≥To exit the programming mode, press

(STOP) or wait for 60 seconds.

Press

(FUNCTION/EDIT) to enter the programming mode.

“ Settings Programming Summary

You can program the following functions. See the page numbers below for details.

Press

(FUNCTION/EDIT).

Number of rings :Toll saver

FUNCTION=Next

Remote code :11

FUNCTION=Next

Day/time SUN 12:00AM

FUNCTION=Next

Press (FUNCTION/EDIT).

Press

(FUNCTION/EDIT).

Press (FUNCTION/EDIT).

To adjust the day and time, see page 11.

To select the number of rings, see page 12.

To set the remote code, see page 25.

≥You can exit the programming mode any time by pressing

(STOP) or

waiting for 60 seconds.

Day/time SUN 12:00AM

FUNCTION=Next

Day/time SUN 1:00PM

FUNCTION=Save

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