Panasonic KX-TG5631 Operating Guide

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Making/Answering Calls
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If a call is kept on hold for more than 6 
minutes, an alarm tone starts to sound. 
After 4 additional minutes on hold, the 
call is disconnected.
Mute
While mute is turned on, you can hear the 
other party, but the other party cannot hear 
you.
To mute your voice, press {Mute}.
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To return to the conversation, press 
{
Mute} or {C}.
Note:
L {
Mute} is a soft key visible on the 
handset display during a call.
FLASH button
Pressing {FLASH} allows you to use 
special features of your host PBX such as 
transferring an extension call, or accessing 
optional telephone services such as Call 
Waiting. 
Note:
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To change the flash time, see page 36.
For Call Waiting service users
To use Call Waiting, you must subscribe to 
your telephone company’s Call Waiting 
service.
This feature allows you to receive calls 
while you are already talking on the phone. 
If you receive a call while on the phone, 
you will hear a Call Waiting tone. Please 
contact your telephone company for 
details and availability of this service in 
your area.
Press {CALL WAIT} to answer the 2nd 
call.
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To switch between calls, press {CALL 
WAIT
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Temporary tone dialing (for rotary/
pulse service users)
You can temporarily switch the dialing 
mode to tone when you need to access 
touch tone services (for example, 
answering services, telephone banking 
services, etc.).
Press {*} (TONE) before entering access 
numbers which require tone dialing.
Handset clarity booster
This feature can improve sound clarity 
when the handset is used in an area where 
there may be interference. During an 
outside call, this feature is turned on 
automatically when necessary. You can 
also turn this feature on or off manually.
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Press {MENU} during an outside call.
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Press {2} to select “Booster on” or 
Booster off”.
Note:
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When this feature is turned off manually 
during a call, it is not turned on 
automatically during the same call.
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While this feature is turned on;
– the battery operating time is 
shortened (page 16).
– the maximum number of extensions 
that can be used at a time may 
decrease when you have 3 or more 
handsets.
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