Panasonic Kx Tge260 Operating Instructions Manual

							Setting up
Connections
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f you do not connect the telephone line
cord and use only cellular lines, set the
cellular line only mode to use this unit more
conveniently (page 20).
n  Base unit Connect the AC adaptor to the unit by
p

ressing the plug firmly. Fasten the cord by hooking it.
Connect the AC adaptor to the power
o

utlet. Connect the telephone line cord to the
u

nit, then to the single-line telephone jack
(RJ11C) until you hear a click. A DSL/ADSL filter (not supplied) is
r

equired if you have a DSL/ADSL service.
Note:
R Use only the supplied Panasonic AC
adaptor PNLV226. n
 
Charger Connect the AC adaptor to the power
o
utlet. Battery installation
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SE ONLY rechargeable Ni-MH batteries
AAA (R03) size ( ).
R D

o NOT use Alkaline/Manganese/Ni-Cd
batteries.
R Confirm correct polarities ( ,  ).
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ollow the directions on the display to set
up the unit. For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help
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							Battery charging
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harge for about 7 hours.
R Confirm  “Charging ” is displayed ( ).
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hen the batteries are fully charged,
“ Fully charged ” is displayed. Note when setting up
Note for connections
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he AC adaptor must remain connected at
all times. (It is normal for the adaptor to feel
warm during use.)
R The AC adaptor should be connected to a
vertically oriented or floor-mounted AC
outlet. Do not connect the AC adaptor to a
ceiling-mounted AC outlet, as the weight of
the adaptor may cause it to become
disconnected. Note for battery installation
R U

se the supplied rechargeable batteries.
For replacement, we recommend using the
Panasonic rechargeable batteries noted on
page 4, 8. Note for battery charging
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t is normal for the handset to feel warm
during charging.
R Clean the charge contacts of the handset,
base unit, and charger with a soft and dry
cloth once a month. Before cleaning the
unit, disconnect from power outlets and any
telephone line cords. Clean more often if
the unit is exposed to grease, dust, or high
humidity. Battery level
Icon Battery level
High
Medium
Low
Needs charging.
Empty
Panasonic Ni-MH battery
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erformance (supplied batteries) Operation Operating time
In continuous use 10 hours max.*
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Not in use (standby) 8 days max.*
 1 *1 If eco mode is on.
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ote:
R Actual battery performance depends on
usage and ambient environment. Intelligent eco mode
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 his feature automatically reduces handset
power consumption by suppressing handset
transmission power when the handset is close
to the base unit.
R When this feature is activated,   is
d

isplayed. However, during a cellular call,  is not displayed even though this
f

eature is activated.
R Eco mode is turned off when the clarity
booster is activated (page 24).
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							Controls
Handset
Ringer indicator
Belt clip holes
Speaker
MjN
/MkN  (VOL.: Volume up/down) M N
 (TALK) Dial keypad (
*:  TONE)Headset jack
M
Z N (
SP-PHONE: Speakerphone) M
FLASH NMCALL WAIT NMicrophone
Receiver
Display M
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FF N M N
 (NOISE REDUCTION/Smart
function key)  indicator
Charge contacts
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ontrol type  
S
oft keys
By pressing a soft key, you can select the
feature shown directly above it on the
display. After a cellular phone is paired,
M CELL N is displayed.  
N
avigator key
– MD N,  MC N,  MF N, or  ME N: Scroll through
various lists and items.
–  (Volume: 
MD N 
 or MC N): Adjust the
receiver or speaker volume while talking.
– MF N W : View the phonebook entry.
– ME N REDIAL: View the redial list.
– MC N CID (Caller ID): View the caller list. Base unit
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KX-TGE260 series: page 3 Charge contacts
Speaker
HEADSET indicator
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NSWER ON/OFF N CELL 1 indicator
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ELL 2 indicator
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M N
 (PLAY/STOP)
Message indicator M
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OCATES CELL NM
HANDSET LOCATOR NMjN
/MkN  (VOL.: Volume up/down) M
ERASE N M N
 (Skip) M N
 (Repeat)
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Speaker
M
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OLD N M CONF N M
REDIAL N M PAUSE N M
FLASH N M CALL WAIT NM
Z N (SP-PHONE: Speakerphone)
SP-PHONE indicator HEADSET indicator
CELL 1 indicator
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ELL 2 indicator Message counter
M N
 
(PLAY/STOP)
Message indicator M
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NSWER ON/OFF NM
LOCATES CELL NM
LOCATOR N M INTERCOM N MjN
/MkN  (VOL.: Volume up/down) M
ERASE N M MUTE N M
CELL 1 N M N
 (Skip) M
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ELL 2 N M N
 (Repeat) Microphone
Dial keypad (
*:
  TONE) Display icons/Indicators
Handset display items
Item Meaning
Within base unit range
Out of base unit range
The landline is in use.
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hen flashing:
The call is put on hold.
R When flashing rapidly: An
incoming call is now being
received. A cellular line is in use.
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 1
R When flashing:
The cellular call is put on
hold.
R When flashing rapidly:
A cellular call is being
received. A cellular phone is
c

onnected. *1
 Ready to make/
receive cellular calls.
R When turned off:
A cellular phone is not
connected to the base
unit. (page 20) – A cellular call is being
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 one on that line.
– The cellular line is selected for the setting. Eco mode is on.
*
 2
 (page 12) Noise reduction is set.
(
 page 24) Equalizer is set. (page 24)
Z Speakerphone is on.
(
 page 22) Ringer volume is off.
*
 3
(page 39, 41) Silent mode is on. (page 45)
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							Item Meaning
Call sharing mode is off.
( page 43) Alarm is on. (page 44)
Handset number
Battery level
Blocked call (page 46)
Clarity booster is on.
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(page 24)
In use Answering system is being
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sed by another handset or
the base unit.
Cell1 in
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 se Someone is using the
c
orresponding line.
Cell2 in
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C1&C2 in
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Line in
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 ndicated next to the item.
*2 During a cellular call, the item is not displayed even though the feature is
activated.
*3 Corresponding lines (1, 2: cellular line, L: landline) are indicated next to the item. If
all lines are turned off, no line is indicated. Base unit display item
Item Meaning
“
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reeting only ” is
selected. Caller messages
are not recorded. (page 62) CELL indicators on the base unit
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he CELL indicators show each cellular line
status. Status Meaning
On A cellular phone is connected. R
eady to make/receive
cellular calls. Status Meaning
Flashing – The cellular line is in use. –
Phonebook entries arebeing copied from a
cellular phone (page 52).
– The base unit is searching for the paired cellular
phone.
– The base unit is pairing a cellular phone.
– A cellular call is put on hold.
Flashing
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 apidly A cellular call is being
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eceived.
Light off – A cellular phone is not p
aired to the base unit.
– A cellular phone is not connected to the base unit
(page 20). Bluetooth HEADSET indicator on the
b

ase unit
The HEADSET indicator shows the Bluetooth
headset status. Status Meaning
On A Bluetooth headset is c
onnected to the base unit.
Ready to use it.
Flashing – A Bluetooth headset is in u
se.
– The base unit is searching for the paired Bluetooth
headset.
– The base unit is pairing a headset.
– Mute is turned on.
Flashing
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 apidly A landline call is being
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eceived.
Light off – The Bluetooth headset is n
ot connected to the base
unit.
– A Bluetooth headset is not paired to the base unit. For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help
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							Language settings
Display language
Y ou can select either  “English ” or
“ Español ” as the display language. The
default setting is  “English ”.
1 MMENU N#110
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.  a
M SAVE N
3 MOFF N Voice guidance language
Y
 ou can select either  “English ” or
“ Español ” as the voice guidance language
of the answering system. The default setting is
“ English ”.
1 MMENU N#112
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.
3 MSAVE N a  M OFF N Date and time
1 MM

ENUN#101
2 Enter the current month, date, and year
by selecting 2 digits for each.
Example:  July 15, 2014
07  15  14
3 MOK N
4 Enter the current hour and minute
(12-hour clock format) by selecting 2
digits for each.
Example:  9:30
09  30
5 *: Select  “AM ” or  “PM ”.
6 MSAVE N a  M OFF N
Note:
R When English is selected as the display
language, 12-hour clock format is used.
When Spanish is selected, 24-hour clock
format is used. Recording your greeting
m

essage
You can record your own greeting message
instead of using a pre-recorded greeting
message. See page 56 for details.
1 MMENU N#302
2 Mb N:  “Yes ” a  M SELECT N
3 Record a greeting message.  a M STOP N
a  M OFF N Other settings
Smart function key (  key)
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he Smart function key (  key) is located
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n the bottom of the handset and informs you
with its flashing to allow you to activate the
following features by simply pressing this key.
n When the   indicator flashes rapidly,
y

ou can:
– Answer the call (outside call, intercom). (page 23, 32)
– Stop paging. (page 31)
– Stop the alarm sound. (page 45)
n When the   indicator flashes slowly in
s

tandby mode, you can:
– Listen to new messages. (page 57)
– Listen to new voice mail messages. (page 64)
– View the caller list when there are missed calls. (page 50)
To activate these features, their Smart
function key must be “On”. (page 17) Using t
he Smart function key (  key)
When the   indicator flashes rapidly/slowly,
p

ress  M N
.
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he above features can be activated
depending the situation.
R If you answer a call using the Smart
function key, the speakerphone is activated.
R Even if the handset is placed on the base
unit or charger, the feature can be
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							activated. You can talk or listen to new
m
essages without lifting up the handset. If
you want to perform further operations, lift
up the handset.
R When the unit has new messages, new
voice mail messages, and missed calls, the
unit can be operated to play the new
messages first, play the new voice mail
messages next, and then show the missed
calls. Setting the Smart function key
T

he Smart function key for the following
features must be “On”.
– “New message ” (Default: On)
– “New VM ” (Default: On)
– “Missed Call ” (Default: Off)
The settings can be set for each handset.
1 MMENU N#278
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting and press
M SELECT N.
R “ ” is displayed next to the selected
f

eatures.
R To cancel a selected feature, press
MSELECT N again. “ ” disappears.
3 MS

AVE N a  M OFF N
Note:
R If the   indicator flashes when the
h

andset is not placed on the base unit or
charger, battery consumption is faster than
usual. Dialing mode
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 f you cannot make calls, change this setting
according to your telephone line service. The
default setting is  “Tone ”.
“ Tone ”: For tone dial service.
“ Pulse ”: For rotary/pulse dial service.
1 MMENU N#120
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.
3 MSAVE N a  M OFF N
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							Link to cell feature
Y ou can connect your base unit and cellular
phone using Bluetooth wireless technology, so
that you can make or answer cellular calls
using your phone system. This allows you to:
– use the unit to talk on cellular calls even if some areas of your home have poor
cellular reception, simply by placing your
cellular phone in an area with good
reception.
– talk on cellular calls even if your cellular phone is in your pocket or bag.
– enjoy cordless cellular calls even if your cellular phone plugged in and charging.
Important:
R Your cellular phone must support the
Hands Free Profile (HFP) specification.
R You may pair 2 cellular phones and 1
headset.
R The unit can be used to talk on 2 lines at
the same time (for example, 2 cellular lines,
or the landline and 1 cellular line).
R Only 2 Bluetooth devices can be used with
the unit at the same time (for example, 2
cellular lines, or the headset and 1 cellular
line).
R Locate your cellular phone near the base
unit. If the cellular phone is too close to the
base unit during a cellular call, you may
hear noise. For best performance, we
recommend placing the cellular phone
between 0.6 m to 3 m (2 feet to 10 feet)
away from the base unit. Pairing a cellular phone
I
 mportant:
R For more details and the list of compatible
cellular phones, please visit our Web site:
http://www.panasonic.com/link2cell
R Before pairing a Bluetooth enabled cellular
phone to the base unit, make sure that no
other Bluetooth device such as a Bluetooth
headset is connected to your cellular phone.
1 Handset:
For CELL 1:  MMENU N#6241
For CELL 2:  MMENU N#6242 R
A
fter the corresponding CELL indicator
on the base unit starts flashing, the
rest of the procedure must be
completed within 5 minutes.
2 Your cellular phone:
While the corresponding CELL indicator
is flashing, follow the instructions of your
cellular phone to enter the pairing mode.
RDepending on your cellular phone, it
may ask you to enter the Bluetooth
PIN (default:  “0000 ”). If your cellular
phone shows PassKey confirmation on
its display, follow the directions to
proceed.
3 Handset:
Wait until a long beep sounds.
RIt may take more than 10 seconds to
complete pairing.
R When the corresponding CELL
indicator lights up, the cellular phone is
connected to the base unit. You are
ready to make cellular calls.
4 MOFF N
Note:
R Make sure that your cellular phone is set to
connect to this product automatically. Refer
to your cellular phone’s operating
instructions.
R Make sure you cancel your cellular phone’s
current pairing if you want to pair it to the
other line (page 18).
R The default setting for the text message
alert feature is  “On(no announce) ”, so
when you pair your cellular phone to the
base unit, this feature may be activated
(page 53). (This depends on the version
and type of cellular phone you are using.) Unpairing a cellular phone
Y
 ou can cancel the pairing of a cellular phone
that is stored in the base unit.
1 For CELL 1:  MMENU N#6111
For CELL 2:  MMENU N#6112
2 Mb N:  “Yes ” a  M SELECT N
R When the cellular phone is unpaired,
the CELL indicator is turned off.
3 MOFF N
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							Link to cell settings
Selecting which unit receives
c ellular calls
You can select which unit rings and receives
calls for a cellular line. When  “All ” is
selected, all handsets and the base unit ring.
1 For CELL 1:  MMENU N#6271
For CELL 2:  MMENU N#6272
2 Mb N: Select the desired handset or  “All ”.
a  M SAVE N
3 MOFF N
Note:
R When you select a specific handset to
receive calls for a cellular line:
– other handsets cannot answer the calls.
– the base unit can answer the calls even
though it does not ring. However, you
can make the base unit ring by adjusting
the base unit ringer volume (page 39).
(KX-TGE270 series: page 3)
R When you change the setting to  “All ”, the
base unit ringer volume also returns to the
lowest level even if the ringer volume has
been changed.
R The units selected with this setting have the
text message alert feature (page 53)
applied to them. Ring as cell mode
O
 nce this feature is turned on, the handset
and base unit ring using the same ringer tone
as your cellular phone.
The following settings are available:
– “Off ”: Turn this feature off to use the
ringer tones of the handset and base unit.
Caller information is announced depending
on the Talking Caller ID setting (page 41).
– “On (with Talking CID) ” (default):
The handset and base unit use your cellular
phone’s ringer tone. Caller information is
announced even if the Talking Caller ID is
turned off.
– “On (without Talking CID) ”: The
handset and base unit use your cellular
phone’s ringer tone. Caller information is not announced even if the Talking Caller ID
i

s turned on.
Important:
R To use this feature, your cellular phone
must support Bluetooth in-band ringtone.
Refer to your cellular phone’s operating
instructions.
1 For CELL 1:  MMENU N#6141
For CELL 2:  MMENU N#6142
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.
3 MSAVE N a  M OFF N
Note:
R The units use the preset ringer tones
(page 41) instead of your cellular phone’s
ringer tone when a cellular call is being
received if:
– your cellular phone is in silent mode
(depending on your cellular phone).
– the base unit is in use.
– 2 handsets are sharing a landline call.
R If your cellular phone is in silent mode with
“On (with Talking CID) ” set, the unit
announces caller information even when
Talking Caller ID is turned off (page 41). To use the handset ringer tone
i

nstead of your cellular phone’s
ringer tone
Select  “Off ” in step 2, “Ring as cell mode”,
page 19.
To change the handset ringer tone for a
cellular line, see page 39. Auto connection to the Bluetooth
d
 evices (cellular phones or
headset)
After pairing, your Bluetooth devices are
connected to the base unit. If you move the
Bluetooth devices out of base unit range, the
Bluetooth devices are disconnected from the
base unit. This feature allows the base unit to
try to reconnect the Bluetooth devices at
regular intervals when it returns within base
unit range. You can set the interval. The
default setting is  “1 min ”.
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							Important:
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W
hen 3 Bluetooth devices (2 cellular
phones and 1 headset) are paired to the
base unit, only 2 Bluetooth devices can be
used with the unit at the same time, and the
base unit loses its connection from other
Bluetooth devices. To automatically resume
the connection to Bluetooth devices, leave
the auto connection on.
R Some cellular phones lose connection after
usage, please check the specifications of
your cellular phone for more details.
1 MMENU N#632
2 Mb N: Select the desired setting.
3 MSAVE N a  M OFF N
Note:
R Some cellular phones may ask you if you
accept the connection requirement from the
base unit. In that case, select  “Off ” in step
2. Check the specifications of your cellular
phone. Connecting/disconnecting the
c
 ellular phone manually
If you will not be using the paired cellular
phone’s link to cell feature temporarily (for
example, you do not want the unit to ring
when your cellular line receives a call), you
can disconnect your cellular phone from the
base unit. If you want to use it again,
reconnect the cellular phone to the base unit.
Note:
R Even if a paired cellular phone was
disconnected from the base unit, if it is
brought within the base unit’s range during
the auto connection interval, it may
automatically connect to the base unit
(page 19).
R A disconnected cellular phone is not
unpaired from the base unit, so pairing it to
the base unit again is unnecessary.
1 To connect/disconnect:
For CELL 1:  MMENU N#6251
For CELL 2:  MMENU N#6252
R A long beep sounds.
2 MOFF N Cellular line only mode (If you do
n
 ot use the landline)
If you do not use the landline, we recommend
setting the unit to the cellular line only mode.
Important:
R If you turn on the  “Cell line only
mode ”, disconnect the telephone line cord
from the base unit. Otherwise the  “Cell
line only mode ” cannot be activated.
1 MMENU N#157
2 To turn on:
Mb N:  “On ” a  M SELECT N a  
M b N:  “Yes ” a  M SELECT N
To turn off:
M b N:  “Off ” a  M SELECT N
Note:
R Once you set this mode, you can use the
following buttons to make cellular calls:
– for the handset, press  M N
 
or  MZ N
instead of  MCELL N (page 22).
– for the base unit, press  MZ N instead of
the line button ( MCELL 1 N or  MCELL 2 N)
set for the cellular line selection
(page 21, 28). (KX-TGE270 series:
page 3)
R Once you set this mode, the following
features cannot be used:
– Landline features (page 44)
– Answering system (page 56)
Messages cannot be received.
– Voice mail features (page 63)
R After this mode is turned on or off, the base
unit reboots.
– Bluetooth connections from cellular
phones or headset are disconnected. If
the auto connection is turned on
(page 19), the cellular phones are
reconnected.
–  will be displayed on the handset
m

omentarily. The handset can be used
once   is displayed.
When you use the landline again
B

efore connecting the telephone line to the
base unit, select  “Off ” in step 2, “Cellular line
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