Panasonic KX-TG5871AL User Manual
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Useful Information
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Caller ID
Problem
Cause & solution
The handset does not
display the caller’s phone
number.
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You have not subscribed to Caller ID service. Contact
your telephone company to subscribe.
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If your unit is connected to any additional telephone
equipment such as a Caller ID box or wireless
telephone jack, disconnect the unit from the equipment
and plug the unit directly into the wall jack.
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If your unit is connected to a telephone line with ADSL
service, we recommend connecting a noise filter
between the base unit and the telephone line jack.
Contact your ADSL provider for details.
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Other telephone equipment may be interfering with this
unit. Disconnect the other equipment and try again.
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The caller requested not to send caller information
(page 32).
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If a call is being transferred to you, the caller information
will not be displayed.
The handset or base unit
does not announce the
displayed caller names.
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The handset or base unit’s ringer volume is turned off.
Adjust it (page 25, 49).
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The Talking Caller ID feature is turned off. Turn it on
(page 55, 58).
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Caller names will usually be announced after the 2nd
ring.
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The ring count for the answering system is set to “2” or
“Toll saver”. Select a different setting (page 68).
The handset or base unit
does not announce the
displayed caller’s name
correctly.
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Name pronunciation may vary. This feature may not
pronounce all names correctly.
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The handset or base unit will announce each letter of
abbreviations, such as “Co.” and “Inc.”.
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Caller ID supports a name of up to 15 letters. If the
caller’s name has more than 15 letters, the name will
not be announced correctly.
The display exits the
caller list while searching.
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The handset automatically exits after 1 minute of
inactivity.
The handset display does
not indicate that you have
new messages or missed
calls, even though you
do.
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If the wallpaper feature is turned on, the wallpaper
pattern is displayed when you press {OFF} 2 times. To
display “New message” or the number of missed calls
again, press {MENU} then {OFF}.
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