Panasonic KX-TG6412 User Manual

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Answering System
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*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of 
a message, the previous message is 
played.
*2 For English voice guidance only:
To resume operation, enter a remote 
command within 15 seconds, or the 
voice guidance starts.
*3 For Spanish voice guidance only
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 15 times.
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A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code 
within 10 seconds after the long 
beep.
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The greeting message is played 
back.
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You can either hang up, or enter 
your remote access code again 
and begin remote operation (page 
33).
Answering system 
settings
Number of rings before the 
unit answers a call
You can change the number of times the 
phone rings “Ring count” before the 
unit answers calls. You can select 2 to 7 
rings, or “Toll saver”.
The default setting is “4”.
“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering 
system answers at the end of the 2nd 
ring when new messages have been 
recorded, or at the end of the 4th ring 
when there are no new messages. If you 
call your phone from outside to listen to 
new messages (page 33), you know that 
there are no new messages when the 
phone rings for the 3rd time. You can 
then hang up without being charged for 
the call.
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For voice mail service subscribers
If you subscribe to a flat-rate service 
package that includes Caller ID, call 
waiting, voice mail, and unlimited 
local/regional/long distance calls, please 
note the following:
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To use the voice mail service provided 
by your service provider/telephone 
company rather than the unit’s 
answering system, turn off the 
answering system (page 31).
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To use this unit’s answering system 
rather than the voice mail service 
provided by your service provider/
telephone company, please contact 
your service provider/telephone 
company to deactivate your voice mail 
service.
If your service provider/telephone 
company cannot do this:
– Set this unit’s “Ring count” 
setting so that this unit’s answering 
system answers calls before the 
voice mail service of your service 
provider/telephone company does. 
It is necessary to check the number 
of rings required to activate the 
voice mail service provided by your 
service provider/telephone 
company before changing this 
setting.
– Change the number of rings of the 
voice mail service so that the 
answering system can answer the 
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