Panasonic KX-TG5230 User Guide
Caller ID Service
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Talking Caller ID
To use this feature, you need to subscribe to Caller ID. For further information,
please contact your telephone company.
• If the unit does not receive Caller ID information, the unit will announce “Call from
please contact your telephone company.
• If the unit does not receive Caller ID information, the unit will announce “Call from
out of area”, “Call from private caller”, or “Call from long distance”. If a call is received
from an area where name display service is not available, “Number available” will
be announced.
from an area where name display service is not available, “Number available” will
be announced.
• If the ringer volume of the handset and the base unit is off, caller names will not be
• If this feature is not turned on, caller names will not be announced (see below and
page 29).
• If an outside call is received while on an intercom call between the handset and
base unit, other handsets will ring, but the caller’s name will not be announced.
• If you have Call Waiting service, the second caller’s information will be displayed
but not announced (For Call Waiting Service Users, p. 55).
• Name pronunciation may vary. Name pronunciation quality is based on names
most commonly used in the United States.
• The unit will announce each letter of abbreviations, such as “Co.” and “Inc.”.
• Caller ID supports names of up to 15 letters. If the caller’s name has more than
• Caller ID supports names of up to 15 letters. If the caller’s name has more than
15 letters, the name will not be displayed or announced correctly.
• If you subscribe to a Distinctive Ring Service (such as IDENTA-RING) from your
telephone company with 2 or 3 consecutive rings, your unit may mute one or more
of the rings in order to announce the name of the caller.
of the rings in order to announce the name of the caller.
To turn on or off Talking Caller ID feature
You can turn on or off Talking Caller ID feature for the handset and base unit
separately. If this feature is turned off, the unit will not announce caller names. The
factory preset is ON.
separately. If this feature is turned off, the unit will not announce caller names. The
factory preset is ON.
Handset Talking Caller ID feature
1
Press [MENU].
2
Scroll to “Talk Caller ID” by pressing [d]
or [B], then press the soft key (
).
3
Select “On” or “Off” by pressing [d] or [B].
4
Press the soft key (
), then press [OFF].
Handset Base Unit
Handset
SELECT
Talk Caller ID
Talk Caller ID
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