Panasonic KXTG8421FX Operating Guide

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Answering System
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Using the answering system 
remotely
1
Dial your phone number from a 
touch-tone phone.
2
After the greeting message starts, 
enter your remote access code.
L
The unit announces the number of 
new messages.
3
Enter remote commands.
4
When finished, hang up.
Note:
L
You can also leave a message just as 
any outside caller can. After the 
greeting message starts, press {*} to 
skip the greeting message and record 
your message after the beep.
Remote commands
Turning on the answering 
system remotely
If the answering system is off, you can 
turn it on remotely.
1
Dial your phone number from a 
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 9 times.
L
A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code 
within 10 seconds after the long 
beep.
L
The greeting message is played 
back.
L
You can either hang up, or enter 
your remote access code again 
and begin remote operation (page 
44)
.
Answering system 
settings
If the base unit is reset to its default 
settings (page 31), the following 
answering system-related settings will 
be reset.
Key
Operation
{
1}
Repeat message
(during playback)
{
2}
Skip message
(during playback)
{
4}
Play new messages
{
5}
Play all messages
{
6}
Play greeting message
{
7}
Record greeting message
{
9}
Stop recording
Stop playback
{
0}
Turn answering system off
{*}{
4}
Erase currently playing 
message
{*}{
5}
Erase all messages
{*}{
6}
Erase greeting message 
(during greeting message 
playback)
{*}{
#}
End remote operation
(or hang up)
*1 If pressed within the first 5 
seconds of a message, the 
previous message is played.
*2 Unit resets to a pre-recorded 
greeting message.
Setting (default setting)
Page
Answering system on/off
(On)
Remote access code
(—)
Number of rings
(4 Rings)
Caller’s recording time
(3 Minutes)
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