Answering System Settings - Panasonic KX-TGJ420E Operating Instructions Manual

Answering System
Key Operation
0 Turn answering system off
*4 Erase currently playing message
*5 Erase all messages
*6 Reset to a pre-recorded 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.
Turning on the answering system
remotely
1
Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 20 times.
R A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
R The greeting message is played back.
R You can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 47).

Answering system settings

Call screening
While a caller is leaving a message, you can
listen to the call through the handset's
speaker. To adjust the speaker volume, press
MDN or MCN repeatedly. You can answer the call
by pressing M N on the handset. Call
screening can be set for each handset. The
default setting is "On".
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #310
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MOFFN
48
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Number of rings before the unit
answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings "Number of Rings" before the
unit answers a call. You can select 2 to 9
rings, or "Auto".
The default setting is "8 Rings".
"Auto": The unit's answering system answers
at the end of the 5th ring when new messages
have been recorded, or at the end of the 8th
ring when there are no new messages. If you
call your phone from outside to listen to new
messages (page 47), you know that there are
no new messages when the phone rings for
the 6th time. You can then hang up without
being charged for the call.
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #211
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MOFFN
Caller's recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allowed for each caller. The
default setting is "3 Minutes".
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #305
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MOFFN
Selecting "Greeting Only"
You can select "Greeting Only" which sets
the unit to announce a greeting message to
callers but not record messages.
Select "Greeting Only" in step 2 on
"Caller's recording time", page 48.
Note:
R When you select "Greeting Only":
– If you do not record your own message,
the unit will play the pre-recorded
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later.
– If you use your own message, record the
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later (page 43).