Panasonic KX-FHD351 Plain-Paper Fax

by Panasonic

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• Item Weight: 9.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMS9
• Item model number: KX-FHD351
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #87 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Fax Machines
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 2, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Panasonic KX-FHD351 not only operates as a plain-paper fax machine, copier, and telephone, but also includes an all-digital answering system. This feature gives you 18-minutes of memory in one main mailbox and two separate personal mailboxes--perfect for storing messages separately among those in your home or small business. The unit uses standard paper and has a paper tray that holds 50 sheets. It also automatically feeds documents of up to 10 sheets.

The KX-FHD351 also features a powerful digital duplex speakerphone, giving you the convenience of fielding your phone calls hands free. It's designed to provide crisp, natural sound without dropouts or clipping. It's especially useful for group or business situations, such as conference calls, when others in the room can easily join the conversation.

The machine can be programmed to send a message to your pager when you receive a voice message. In addition, caller ID data can be sent to your pager. If you answer an incoming fax call on a phone that operates on the same line as your fax unit, Extension Line Transfer lets you simply press *9 to take the call from your fax unit.

A feature called Quick Scan whisks your fax documents into memory, then sends them from memory to the recipient. This saves time otherwise spent waiting for pages to go through individually. Broadcasting stores documents in memory and faxes them in succession to multiple locations, avoiding the need for repeating the task manually.

Caller-ID Compatibility with two-line LCD lets you see the name and number of all of your incoming callers (of up to 16-characters) on the LCD readout. You can even print the list for your records. It's a great time-saving feature for both business and personal use (this feature requires a subscription to a fee-based phone-company service).

Distinctive ring detection gives you up to three telephone numbers on a single line, each with a different ring pattern. This way you can tell who the call is for, simply by the sound of the ring. If you subscribe to a Distinctive Ring service, you can assign phone numbers for personal use, business use, fax use, and so on. (This feature can only be used if you subscribe to a Distinctive Ring service from your telephone company.)

The telephone directory navigator makes searching through your phone directory easier than ever before. Just use the navigator key to look through your directory list, and when the name you want appears, lift the handset, and the number will dial automatically.

The unit's enhanced copier functions include: multiple copies (up to 50), enlarge (150 or 200 percent), reduce (to 92, 86, or 72 percent), and collate.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars multipurpose workhorse, November 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic KX-FHD351 Plain-Paper Fax (Office Product)

First off, you have to consider how many things this machine is meant to do. It is not primarily a fax machine, although that is one of its functions.

In my office, most work is done over the net or snail mail, we don't use the fax much at all. So, for an occational transmission/reception, it works very well. It hasn't failed yet.

And as an answering machine, it records and plays clearly. It's easy to use and the speaker phone works well when screening calls.

I've had this unit in service for about 1 year, and still have the original film drum in it. Like I said, we are only occational fax users and this unit sits on the line, answers it, takes and sends faxes without a hitch...

Granted, the end quality doesn't hold to a laser fax, but it is fine for our operation and priced right!

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If only I'd spent just a little bit more!, November 19, 2002

By 

"sk_martin" (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-FHD351 Plain-Paper Fax (Office Product)

I was feeling broke when my fax died and I thought, why bother with one of those more expensive faxes? You just need a basic machine-- go for this one.

Oy. Big mistake. I hate it. Instead of a tidy ink cartridge, you have to use a cumbersome Ink Film roll, which never goes in right, and when you finally do cram it in, it gets used up so quickly, you're always getting caught short.

This is one of those moments when you realize the reason a machine is so [inexpensive] is because it is cheaply made. The plastic is flimsy, no parts line up quite the way they should.

When this breaks, and I have no doubt that time will come soon enough, I will figure out other ways to economize-- and spring for a sturdier model. And absolutely one that does not rely on "patent pending" (why bother?) genuine Panasonic Ink Film.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, Great performance!, March 23, 2006

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Phil Gigante (Yonkers NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic KX-FHD351 Plain-Paper Fax (Office Product)

I have found this to be the best fax/answering/speakerphone for the price. I tried the HP 1050, and had to return it (twice) because of poor sound quality. This unit has had no problems with feeding, copying, or sending/recieving faxes. I have used the unit everyday for 2 months, and think it is almost perfect. The speakerphone and answering machine are clear, even at max-volume. If you are like me, and don't like cordless phones, this is your machine. Too bad it doesn't come in black, or it would be perfect. UPDATE: After 2 years of daily use, its still working and sounding great. UDATE: Now in Jan 2010, after 4 years of daily use, still working great.