Panasonic Cpc+AII/B Digital Business System Release Notes Manual

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Digital Business System
DBS Release Notes
CPC-All/B Version 8.0
Document Number: DBS-80-705Part Number:  
550X1 0101
April 18, 1996 
						

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April 18, 1996DBS Release NotesCPC-All/B Version
 8.0
Introduction
CPC-AH/B Version 8.0 offers support for the new Panasonic 44-Series telephones (VB-44xxx), as
well as Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) through the 
WindowsTM Telephony Applications
Processing Interface (TAPI).
Contents
TopicIPageI
Introduction
ITAP1 Support
IKey Telephone Installation Notes
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44-Series Phone Support
CPC-AII/‘B Version 8.0 provides full support for Panasonic’s 44-Series phones (VB-44~~x1. Table 1
below lists all 44-Series phone models and their part numbers. Most models are available in two
colors: gray and black.
Table 1. 44;Series Phones
16-Key Phone (gray)
16-Key Phone (black)
VB-4421 OG
VB-4421 OB
16-Key Speakerphone (gray only)VB-44211 G
22-Key Phone (gray only)VB-44220G
22-Key Small-Display Speakerphone (gray)VB-44223G
22-Kev Small-Disdav SpeakerDhone (black)VB-442238
34-Key Small-Display Phone (gray only)VB-44230G
34-Key Small-Display Speakerphone (gray)
VB-44233G
34-Key Small-Display Speakerphone (black)VB-442338
.22-Kev Large-Displav Speakerphone (nrav)VB-44225G
22-Key Large-Display Speakerphone (black)VB-442258
DSS/72 Console (gray)VB-44320G
DSS/72 Console (black)VB-443208
EM/24 Unit 
(arav)VB-4431 OG
1 EM/24 Unit. (black)(‘VB-443108 1Page 4
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CPC-All/B Version 8.0
New Phone Features
New DBS features that can be executed on the 44Series phones are described below.
Note:The new features introduced with these phones are supported by 
CPC-AH/B Version 8.0,
CPC-S/M Version 2.0, and CPC-EX Version 1.0. You can also use the 44-series phones
with previous DBS versions, but the new features won’t be supported.
Figure 1.444eries Small-Displrry Phone
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Table 2. Key to 44-Series Small-Display Phone
#FeatureDescription
1Message IndicatorIndicates that you have a message.
2DisplayDisplays information about phone’s status, menus,
dialing directories, and text message information.
3Mode KeyUsed to change display modes from default to direc-
tory mode.
4End KeyUsed to exit directory mode and return display to
default mode.
5Select Keys
Used to select and dial a System Speed Dial, Personal
Speed Dial, or Extension number from a directory.
6PROG KeyUsed to program FF and one-touch keys and to adjust
ringer volume.Depending on the setup of your sys-
tem, may also be used to transfer calls.
7CONF KeyUsed to establish conference calls, check FF key and
one-touch features, and scroll through messages.
8One-Touch KeysUsed to make outside calls or to access call-handling
features.
9Flexible FunctionUsed to access outside lines or to access call-handling
0 Keysfeatures.
10DNDICF IndicatorIndicates that Do-Not-Disturb, Call Forwarding, or
Absence Message is set.
11MUTE IndicatorIndicates that your voice is muted - i.e., party on the
other end cannot hear you. Lights solid when your
hands-free.microphone is muted and flashes when
your handset is muted.
12EXT IndicatorLights when you are on a call; flashes when you hold
a call.
13ON/OFF IndicatorLights when ON/OFF key has been pressed.
14REDIAL KeyUsed to redial last outside number dialed.
15MUTE KeyUsed to activate/deactivate MUTE function. When
activated, the party on the other end cannot hear you.
(See item 
11, MUTE Indicator.)
16AUTO KeyUsed to access speed dialing, enter account codes, or
for message waiting answer/cancel.
17ON/OFF KeyUsed to make a call without lifting handset.
18FLASH KeyUsed to end an outside call and to restore dial tone
without hanging up receiver.
19VOLUME KeyUsed to adjust level of tones, background music, ring-
ing, receiver volume, and display contrast.
20HOLD KeyUsed to hold calls, to retrieve held calls, and to com-
plete FF key programming.
21MicrophoneUsed to talk with other party without using the hand-
set.
22SpeakerOutputs tones and voice at your extension.
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Table 3.Key to 44-Series Large-Display Phone
#FeatureDescription
1Message IndicatorIndicates that you have a message.
2
Display
Displays information about phkme’s status, menus,
dialing directories, and text message information.
3Soft KeysUsed to make outside calls or to access call-handling
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#FeatureDescription
4MSG KeyUsed for Auto-CallBack to a telephone which has left
a text message or to access voice messages.
5COW KeyUsed to establish conference calls, check FF and
one-touch key settings, and scroll through messages.
6MENU KeyUsed to return to the Main Menu screen. The default
Main Menu screen contains the following items:
l PERSONAL DIALl SYSTEMDIAL
l EXTENSION
l FUNCTION
l HELP
7PREV KeyUsed to return to the previous menu.
8NEXT KeyUsed to advance to the next menu.
9PROG KeyUsed to program FF and one-touch keys and to adjust
ringer volume. Depending on the setup of your sys-
tem, may also be used to transfer calls.
10Flexible Function
0 Keys
raege; access outside lines or to access call-handling
.
11DND/CF IndicatorIndicates that Do-Not-Disturb, Call Forwarding, or
Absence Message is set.
12MUTE IndicatorIndicates that your voice is muted - i.e., party on the
other end cannot hear you. Lights solid when your
hands-free microphone is muted and flashes when
your handset is muted.
13EXT IndicatorLights when you are on a call; flashes when you hold a
call.
14ON/OFF IndicatorLights when ON/OFF key has been pressed.
15REDIALKeyUsed to redial last outside number dialed.
16MUTE KeyUsed to activate/deactivate MUTE function. When
activated, the party on the other end cannot hear you.
(See item 12, MUTE Indicator.)
17AUTO KeyUsed to access speed dialing, enter account codes, or
for message waiting answer/cancel.
18ON/OFF KeyUsed to make a call without lifting handset.
19FLASH KeyUsed to end an outside call and to restore dial tone
without hanging up receiver.
20VOLUME KeyUsed to adjust level of tones, background music, ring-
ing, receiver volume, and display contrast.
21HOLD KeyUsed to hold calls, to retrieve held calls, and to com-
plete 
F’F key programming.
22MicrophoneUsed to talk with other party without using the hand-
set.
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CPC-All/B Version 8.1
Directory Mode
#-Series phones only
CPGAWB Version 8.0, CPC-S/M Version 2.0, or CPC-EX Version 1.0 only
DescriptionOn the new small-display phones, you can use the phone’s select keys (as well as
other keys) to scroll through a directory of existing System Speed Dial (SSD)
names, Personal Speed Dial 
(PSD) names, or extension names -- and select one to
dial. For example, if you can’t remember the party’s extension number or
speed-dial number to which you want to transfer a call on hold, you can use
Directory Mode to 
fmd the number and execute the transfer.
Note: This new feature applies to the 44series small-display phone only (i.e.,
phones with a 
2-line LCD display).
OperationThe select keys on the 44-series small-display phone are located next to the
display’s 2nd line. Pressing select key 1 
(“>” on the left) or select key 2 (,‘ select key to access the directory of existing SSD or EXT
names; or the 
< select key to access the PSD directory. The 2nd line will
show two speed-dial or extension names at a time (the first 7 characters of
each name), beginning with the A’s.3.
To scroll through the names (two at a time), press the # key. To
back-scroll, press the * key.
4.To jump to another letter in the directory, press the numeric key for it.
For example, press the “6” key to jump to the M’s, N’s, and 
0’s.The
M’s will appear first.Press “6” again to jump to the N’s, and again to
jump to the 0’s. (Note: This doesn’t work for PSD names unless the
system is a DBS 824 CPC-M Version 2.0 or higher, which allows up to
40 PSDs.)l
For names beginning with Q or 2, use the 1 key.
5.When the correct speed-dial or extension name is displayed, you can
execute the dialing of its speed-dial or extension number by pressing
the select key that points to it 
(> if the name is displayed on the left; or
< if the name is on the right)..
Or, to exit the directory without selecting a number to dial, press
the END key or go on-hook.
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NotesAvailable on small-display phones only. This new feature applies to the 44-series
small-display phone only (i.e., phones with a 
2-line LCD display).
Incompatibility with older phone versions.Directory Mode is available on the
new 
44Series phones only.
Hot Dial Pad and Directory Mode.The Hot Dial Pad feature (FF3 ExtPort# 4g#)
will not work on an extension in Directory Mode.
Variable Mode
44-Series phones only
CPC-AI//B Version 8.0, CPC-S/M Version 2.0, or CPC-EX Version ‘7.0 only
DescriptionThis new feature applies to the 44-series small-display phone only (i.e., phones
with a 
2-line LCD display).
When the phone is in Variable Mode, the features for Flexible Function Screen
select keys 1 and 2 will display during each of the following call states:Call
Existina Proaram Address*
lDuring an intercom callFF3 (ExtPort)# 28# (25-39)#
lDuring CO dial toneF’F3 (ExtPort)# 29# (25-39)#l Duringatrunkcall
FF3 (ExtPolt)# 30# (25-39)#
lAfter dialing a busy extension FF3 (ExtPort)# 33# (25-39)#
* In these addresses, you assign a Flexible Function Screen (2649) to appear on
the extension while it is in the call state.
OperationThe select keys on the 44-series small-display phone are labeled “B” and “C’ to the
left and right of the display’s 2nd line.Pressing select key 1 
(“>” on the left) or
select key 2 
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Notes
assigned to display in F’F3 ExtPort# 28#.The same applies when the
extension receives CO dial tone (FF3 
ExtPort# 29#); during a trunk
call (FF3 
ExtPort# 30#); and after dialing a busy extension (FF3
ExtPort# 33#).l
Use existing addresses FFl 2# 7# l# thru # to assign select key
features to Flexible Function Screens.l
Select key features for Fixed Function Screens will not appear on
small-display phones.
3.While the select key feature is displayed, you can execute the feature
by pressing the 
> or < select key.
Toggling Variable Mode On/Off with an FF-Key.You can program the l 61 code
into an FF-key: In programming mode, press FF5 (ExtPort)# (KeyNo.)# (*6 l)#.
The FF-key will toggle Variable Mode on/off while the extension is idle or in an
off-hook/dial-tone state. The FF-key LED will remain lit (red) while Variable
Mode is “On”. (You can also use a one-touch 
key to toggle Variable Mode on and
off; however, one-touch keys do not contain an LED to indicate when Variable
Mode is on.)
Variable Mode After Power-cycling.If Variable Mode is “On”, the extension
will stay in Variable Mode even after power-cycling (system is powered down,
then powered back up).
Incompatibility with olderphone versions. Variable Mode is available on the new
44Series phones only.
Conditions under which Variable Mode does not work.Variable Mode will be
temporarily overridden under the following conditions: during an incoming
message state, hold state, message-waiting state, or call-waiting state. Incoming
messages include:
CO Queuing
Incoming [trunk no.]
REV,[extension no.]
TRF. [trunk no.]
H-Recall
Call wait
REC.[trunk no.]
Recall Hnt [Hunt Group no.]
DISA Incoming
Call [extension no.]
Transf [extension no.]
Recall [trunk no.]
HOLD Recall
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