Using Caller ID service
Important:
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This unit is Caller ID compatible. To use
Caller ID features, you must subscribe to a
Caller ID service. Contact your phone
service provider for details.
Caller ID features
Handset / Base unit
When an outside call is being received, the
caller information is displayed.
Caller information for the last 50 callers is
logged in the caller list from the most recent
call to the oldest.
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If the unit cannot receive caller information,
the following is displayed:
–
“
Out of area
”
: The caller dials from
an area which does not provide a Caller
ID service.
–
“
Private caller
”
/
“
Private
”
The caller requests not to send caller
information.
–
“
Long distance
/
“
Long dist.
:
The caller makes a long distance call.
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If the unit is connected to a PBX system,
caller information may not be properly
received. Contact your PBX supplier.
*1 Handset
*2 Base unit
Missed calls
Handset / Base unit
If a call is not answered, the unit treats it as a
missed call. The display shows
“
Missed
call
”
.
Note:
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Even when there are unviewed missed
calls,
“
Missed call
”
disappears from the
standby display if the following operation is
performed by one of the units:
– A handset is replaced on the base unit
or charger.
– Pressing
M
OFF
N
on a handset.
– Pressing
M
EXIT
N
on the base unit.
Phonebook name display
When caller information is received and it
matches a phone number stored in the
phonebook, the stored name in the
phonebook is displayed and logged in the
caller list.
Talking Caller ID
Handset / Base unit
This feature lets you know who is calling
without looking at the display.
To use this feature, you must:
– subscribe to a Caller ID service of your
phone service provider.
– turn this feature on (page 49, 53).
When caller information is received, the
handsets and/or base unit announce the
caller’s name or phone number received from
your phone service provider following every
ring.
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Name pronunciation may vary. This feature
may not pronounce all names correctly.
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Caller ID service has a limit of how many
characters can be displayed. If the caller’s
name is too long, the unit may not be able
to display or announce the entire name.
Phonebook name announcement
When caller information is received and it
matches a phone number stored in the
phonebook, the stored name in the
phonebook is announced.
Caller list
Important:
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Make sure the unit’s date and time setting
is correct (page 16).
Viewing the caller list and calling
back
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Using a cellular line
Handset
1
MCN
CID
60
For assistance, please visit http://shop.panasonic.com/support
Caller ID Service
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