Panasonic KX-TD500 System Reference Manual page 558

7.00 Absent Message Capability
Description
Provides an absent message on the display of a
calling extension if the called extension has
assigned an absent message.
An absent message appears only on the PITS
telephones provided with the display.
There are six fixed and 10 programmable absent
messages that are common to the system and
can be assigned by system programming.
The following are the six fixed messages (the "x"
means a parameter to be entered when assigning
a message at individual stations):
1) Will Return Soon
2) Gone Home
3) In a Meeting
4) Back At x x : x x x x
5) Out Until x x / x x
6) At Ext x x x x
To set and cancel this function at individual PITS
sets, use the feature numbers for "Absent
Message Set" and "Absent Message Cancel".
Programming
System Programming
"System-Tenant",
Absent Message Boundary
"System-Numbering Plan (6/11)",
Absent Message Set
Absent Message Cancel
"System-Absent Message",
Fixed Message
Flexible Message
a.m/p.m.
minute
hour
day
month
directory number
(three or four digits)
Reference
VT Dumb
10-D-2.00 11-C-5.00
10-D-6.06 11-C-11.00
10-D-9.00 11-C-14.00
4-I-12
Conditions
If Tenant Service is employed, 10 programmable
messages can be split between two tenants by
assigning the boundary number in "System-
Tenant", Absent Message Boundary.
Six fixed absent messages are shared with two
tenants.
An extension user can select only one message
from six fixed and 10 programmable messages to
assign at a time. Setting multiple messages is
impossible.
When setting fixed messages 4), 5), 6) at a
station, the system checks the parameters entered
: for example, the parameters of "hour", "minute",
"a.m./p.m." are checked in fixed message 4). In
case of a wrong entry, the user hears reorder tone.
When setting a flexible message by the system
programming, up to six parameters: "%" can be
entered. These are used to allow an extension
user to enter the desired parameters later at his
PITS set.
If a flexible message contains any parameter to be
entered, use "0 to 9", " * " and "#".
If the user enters fewer or more parameters than
the assigned parameters, or enters characters
except "0 to 9" "* " and "#", reorder tone is heard.
When an extension has set both an absent
message and Call Forwarding-No Answer feature,
Call Forwarding-No Answer is activated when the
extension is called.
Refer to Section 4-F-2.03 "Call Forwarding-No
Answer" for further information.