Panasonic KX-TG5871AL - Manual (Page 41)

Intercom Features
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Room monitor
This feature allows you to listen in on a
room where the handset or base unit is
located. The monitored extension will not
ring, allowing you to easily monitor, for
example, a baby’s room from different
areas of the house. If you want to prevent
your unit from being monitored by other
extensions, leave this feature OFF
(default).
Setting room monitor
Turning on/off the handset’s room
monitor feature
This allows the handset to be monitored.
1
Press {MENU} (centre of joystick).
2
Scroll to N, then press {SELECT}.
3
Scroll to “Room monitor”, then press
{
SELECT}.
4
Push the joystick up or down repeatedly
to select “On” or “Off”.
5
Press {SAVE}, then press {OFF}.
Turning on/off the base unit’s room
monitor feature
This allows the base unit to be monitored.
This feature must be set by using the
handset.
1
Press {MENU} (centre of joystick).
2
Scroll to N, then press {SELECT}.
3
Scroll to “Set base unit”, then press
{
SELECT}.
4
Scroll to “Room monitor”, then press
{
SELECT}.
5
Push the joystick up or down repeatedly
to select “On” or “Off”.
6
Press {SAVE}, then press {OFF}.
Monitoring a room
Important:
L
Before monitoring, make sure the unit to
be monitored is not in use.
L The handset to be monitored must be off
the base unit.
L
If you receive a phone call while
monitoring a room, you will hear 2 tones
(page 56, 58). To answer the call with the
handset, press {OFF}, then press {C}
or {s}. To answer the call with the base
unit, press {SP-PHONE} 2 times.
Monitoring with the handset
1
Press {INTERCOM}, then press
{
MONITOR}.
2
To call the base unit, press {0}.
To call another handset, press its
extension number ({1} to {8}).
L
Your handset will start to monitor the
room through the destination unit.
L To monitor from the speaker, press
{s}
. To switch back to the receiver,
press {C}.
3
To end monitoring, press {OFF}.
L
The base unit user can stop being
monitored by pressing {INTERCOM}
or {SP-PHONE}. The monitored
handset user can stop being
monitored by pressing {OFF}.
Note:
L
The monitored handset displays “Room
monitor”.
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