How to use Link To Cell Features.

Select which unit receives cellular calls

You can select which unit rings and receives calls for a cellular line. When “All” is selected, all handsets and the base unit ring.

On the Handset or Base units that have a keypad

1. For CELL 1: Press [MENU # 6 2 7 1]
   For CELL 2: Press [MENU # 6 2 7 2]
   For CELL 3: Press [MENU # 6 2 7 3] (not available on all models)
   For CELL 4: Press [MENU # 6 2 7 4] (not available on all models)
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired handset or “All”.
3. Press [SAVE].
4. Press [OFF] or [EXIT].

Notes:

When you select a specific handset to receive calls for a cellular line:

• other handsets cannot answer the calls.
• the base unit can answer the calls even though it does not ring. However, you can make the base unit ring by adjusting the base unit ringer volume.
• When you change to “All” from another setting, the base unit ringer volume also returns to the lowest level even if the ringer volume was changed.

Ring as cell mode

How to make the handset and base unit ring using the same ringer tone as your cellular phone.

Once this feature is turned on, the handset and base unit ring using the same ringer tone as your cellular phone.

The following ring tone settings are available:

• “Off”: Turn this feature off to use the ringer tones of the handset and base unit. Caller information is announced depending on the Talking Call Display setting.
• "On (with Talking CID)” (default): The handset and base unit use your cellular phone’s ringer tone. Caller information is announced even if the Talking Call Display is turned off.
• "On (without Talking CID)”: The handset and base unit use your cellular phone’s ringer tone. Caller information is not announced even if the Talking Call Display is turned on.

Important:

To use this feature, your cellular phone must support Bluetooth in-band ringtone. Refer to your cellular phone’s operating instructions.

On the Handset or Base units that have a keypad

1. For CELL 1: Press [ MENU # 6 1 4 1]
   For CELL 2: Press [ MENU # 6 1 4 2]
   For CELL 3: Press [ MENU # 6 1 4 3] (Not available on all models)
   For CELL 4:Press [ MENU # 6 1 4 4] (Not available on all models)
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired setting.
3. Press [SAVE].
4. Press [OFF] or [EXIT].

Note:

The units use the preset ringer tones instead of your cellular phone’s ringer tone when:

• a cellular call is being received if your cellular phone is in silent or night mode.
• The base unit is in use.
• 2 handsets are sharing a landline.

If your cellular phone is in silent mode with “ On (with Talking CID) ” set, the unit announces caller information even when Talking Call Display is turned off.

To use the handset ringer tone instead of your cellular phone’s ringer tone Select “Off” in step 2.

Feature functionality varies by model. Refer to your models Operating Manual

Auto connection to cell phone

After pairing, your Bluetooth devices are connected to the base unit. If you move the Bluetooth devices out of base unit range, the Bluetooth devices are disconnected from the base unit. This feature allows the base unit to try to reconnect the Bluetooth devices at regular intervals when it returns within base unit range. You can set the interval. The default setting is “1 min ”.

Important:

• The number of Bluetooth units that can be connected to a telephone does vary by model. Refer to your models Operating Manual for specific specifications.
• To automatically resume the connection to Bluetooth devices, leave the auto connection on.
• Some cellular phones lose connection after usage, please check the specifications of your cellular phone for more details.

1. Press [MENU # 6 3 2].
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired setting.
3. Press [SAVE].
4. Press [OFF] or [EXIT].

Note

Some cellular phones may ask you if you accept the connection requirement from the base unit. In that case, select “Off” in step 2. Check the specifications of your cellular phone.

Temporarily disconnect the cell phone

If you will not be using the paired cellular phone’s link to cell feature temporarily (for example, you do not want the unit to ring when your cellular line receives a call), you can disconnect your cellular phone from the base unit. If you want to use it again, reconnect the cellular phone to the base unit.

Note

• After you disconnect a paired cellular phone from the base unit manually, it will automatically be connected to the base unit in 30 minutes. If you do not use the link to cell feature anymore, unpair the cellular phone.
• Reconnect time varies by model.
• A disconnected cellular phone is not unpaired from the base unit, so pairing it to the base unit again is unnecessary.

On the Handset or Base units that have a keypad

1. To Connect/Disconnect;
   For CELL 1: Press [MENU #6 2 5 1]
   For CELL 2: Press [MENU # 6 2 5 2]
   For CELL 3: Press [MENU # 6 2 5 3] (Not available on all models).
   For CELL 4: Press [MENU # 6 2 5 4] (Not available on all models).
   A long beep sounds.
2. Press [OFF] or [EXIT].

Unpair a Cell Phone

You can cancel the pairing of a cellular phone that is stored in the base unit.

On the Handset or Base units that have a keypad

1. For CELL 1: Press [MENU # 6 1 1 1]
   For CELL 2: Press [MENU # 6 1 1 2]
   For CELL 3: Press [MENU # 6 1 1 3] (Not available on all models).
   For CELL 4: Press [MENU # 6 1 1 4] (Not available on all models).
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the "Yes".
3. Press [SELECT]. When the cellular phone is unpaired the CELL indicator turns off.
4. Press [OFF] or [EXIT].

Cellular line only mode (no landline connected)

If you do not use the landline, we recommend setting the unit to the cellular line only mode.

The default setting is “Off”

Important:

If you turn on the “Cell line only mode”, disconnect the telephone line cord from the base unit. Otherwise the "Cell line only mode” cannot be activated.

Handset

1. Press [ MENU # 1 5 7 ]
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select 'ON'.
3. Press [ SELECT ]
4. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select 'YES
5. Press [ SELECT ].

Once you set this mode, you can use the following buttons to make cellular calls:

• For the handset, press the Talk  button or the Speakerphone button, instead of [CELL].
• For the base unit, press the speakerphone button without pressing [CELL 1] or [CELL 2] set for the cellular line selection.

Call operation varies by model. Refer to your models Operating Manual

Once you set this mode, the following features cannot be used:

• Landline feature
• Answering System - Messages cannot be received.
• Voicemail features

After this mode is turned on or off, the base unit reboots.

Bluetooth connections from cellular phones or headset are disconnected. If the auto connection is turned on, the cellular phones are reconnected.

The antenna signal off icon  will be displayed on the handset momentarily. The handset can be used once the antenna signal icon is displayed.

When you use the landline again, before connecting the telephone line to the base unit, select  “Off” in step 2.

Copy Phonebook from Cell phone

You can copy phonebook entries from the paired cellular phones or other cellular phones (not paired) to the unit’s phonebook.

A cellular phone must be compatible with Bluetooth wireless technology.

Important:

• Your cellular phone must support Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) or Object Push Profile (OPP) specification.
• If a copied entry has 2 or more phone numbers, each phone number (6 max.) is stored as a separate entry with the same name.
• If a phonebook entry includes additional data such as a picture, that entry may fail to copy to the base unit.
• If your cellular phone includes international call entries, set the conversion codes before copying.

On the Telephone Handset

1. Handset - Press [ MENU # 6 1 8 ]
2. Handset
   
   To copy from paired cellular phones:
   1. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired celluar phone, press [ SELECT ].
   Copied items are stored to the group (“Cell 1” or “Cell 2”) which the cellular phone is paired to.
   
   To copy from other cellular phones (not paired):
   1. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select "Other cell", press [ SELECT ].
   2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the group you want to copy, press [ SELECT ].


3. Handset
   When “Use the cell to transfer phone book” is displayed go to step 4.
   When “Select mode” is displayed:
   1. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select "Auto" or "Manual", press [ SELECT ].
   Auto - Download all entries from the cellular phone automatically. Go to step 5.
   Manual - Copy entries you selected. “Select mode” menu is displayed only when the cellular phone supports Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) for Bluetooth connection.
   Some cellular phones may require you to perform an operation on the cellular phone even if you select “Auto".


4. Cellular phone:
   Follow the instructions of your cellular phone to copy phonebook entries.
   • For other cellular phones (not paired), you need to search for and select the base unit. The Bluetooth PIN (default: “0000”) may be required. If your cellular phone shows PassKey confirmation on its display, follow the directions to proceed.
   • The entries being copied are displayed on the handset.
   
   
5. Handset: Wait until “Completed” is displayed.
   • You can continue copying other entries if necessary.
   
   
6. Handset: Press [ OFF ] or [ EXIT ]

Note:

• Some copied entries may have characters which are not available. These characters can be displayed but cannot be entered when editing an entry.
• The unit does not support some characters. If a copied entry includes those characters, they are replaced with other available characters or asterisk “*”.
• If you receive a call while copying phonebook entries, the copying procedure stops. Try again after finishing the call.
• Model KX-TGF88 series, this process can also be done on the base unit.

How to use "text message alert"

This feature options and the programming process, varies by model. The instructions below are general instructions. For specific instructions for this feature Refer to your models Operating Manual

The handset can notify you when a cellular phone that is paired to the base unit receives a text message. The handset can notify you:

• by briefly displaying a message
• by sounding a ringer tone or melody
• by announcement

Setting text message (SMS) alert

The following settings are available. The default is “On (no announce)”.

• “On (no announce)”: The handset notifies you but does not make an announcement.
• “On (with name)”: The handset notifies you and announces the name of the message sender.
• “Off”: The handset does not notify you.

Your cellular phone

In order to use the text message alert feature, you may need to enable your cellular phone’s Bluetooth notification feature. Once this feature is turned on, it will alert you on the handset and base unit when your cellular phone receives notifications.

Handset

Turning text message (SMS) alert on/off

1. For CELL 1: Press [ MENU # 6 1 0 1 ].
   For CELL 2: Press [ MENU # 6 1 0 2 ].
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select "On/Off", then press [ SELECT ].
3. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired setting.
4. Press [ SAVE ]
5. Press [ OFF ].

Selecting the alert tone

1. For CELL 1: Press [ MENU # 6 1 0 1 ].For CELL 2: Press [ MENU # 6 1 0 2 ]. 
2. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select "Alert tone", then press [ SELECT ].
3. Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ button to select the desired setting.
4. Press [ SAVE ].
5. Press [ OFF ].

NOTE

• To use the text message alert feature, you need to pair your cellular phone to the base unit.
• Your cellular phone must support Message Access Profile (MAP) specification. We recommend that you confirm if your cellular phone supports MAP in advance.
• For more details and the list of compatible cellular phones, Refer to the Cell Phone Compatibility List.
  
• If the text message alert feature does not work, you must turn on notifications in the Bluetooth settings of your cellular phone. Then, unplug the base unit’s AC adaptor
  and reconnect it to activate the text message alert feature. For instructions on how to do this, Visit the Panasonic Global Website.
• The unit announces the name or phone number depending on your cellular phone.
• This feature may not pronounce all names correctly.
• Text message alerts are not logged in the caller list of your unit.

Some models that the above instructions apply wo are KX-TG454SK, KX-TG465SK, KX-TG472SK, KX-TG473SK, KX-TG484SK, KX-TGE26, KX-TGE27, KX-TGH26