Table of Contents
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Introduction
Feature highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Accessory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Expanding your phone system . . . . . . . . 6
For best performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Preparation
Setting up the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the handset to your TV (KX-
THA17 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Symbols used in these operating
instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Registering the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting the handset before use . . . . . . 19
C Making/Answering Calls
Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Useful features during a call. . . . . . . . . 21
q Phonebook
Handset phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
G Caller ID Service
Using Caller ID service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Caller list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
u Video Phone
Video phone feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Video phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Intercom
Intercom feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Transferring a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Conference calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Call share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
H Monitoring
Monitoring feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Audio monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Video monitor using the handset . . . . . 39
v Handset Camera
Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Picture gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Programmable Settings
Ringer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
i Answering System
Answering system feature . . . . . . . . . . 50
Listening to messages using the
handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using a Cellular Phone with
this Unit
Configuring a cellular phone. . . . . . . . . 52
Making/answering calls using a cellular
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Useful Information
Connecting the USB cable to the
handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Wall mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headset (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
FCC and other information . . . . . . . . . . 67
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Customer services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Direct command chart/programming
index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Index
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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