Panasonic Kx Taw848 PC Cprogramming Manual

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1.2 PC Programming
1.2.1 Installing and Starting the Maintenance Console
System programming, diagnosis and administration can be performed with a PC using the KX-
TAW848 Maintenance Console.
 
This section briefly describes how to install and start the Maintenance Console when the PC and the 
PBX are connected by USB cable.
System Requirements
Required Operating System
Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Minimum Hardware...

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Installing the Maintenance Console
Notes
 To install or uninstall the software on a PC running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 
XP Professional, you must be logged in as a user in either the Administrators or Power 
Users group.
 To connect the PC to the PBX via USB, the KX-TDA USB driver must be installed. Follow 
the instructions of the wizard to install the KX-TDA USB driver. When the PBX is first 
connected to the PC via USB, you may be asked to...

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Notice
1.During a long programming session, it is highly recommended that you periodically save the 
system data to the SD Memory Card. If the PBX undergoes a sudden power failure or if the 
system is reset for some reason, all the system data in RAM will be lost. However, if system 
data has been saved to the SD Memory Card, it can be easily restored.
 
To save the system data to the SD Memory Card, (1) click the SD Memory Backup icon 
before resetting the PBX...

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2.When the PBX is initialized, not all data is taken from the SD Memory Card. The data for 
present status of extension FWD/DND buttons is taken from battery backup memory in the 
PBX.
3.The PC will not perform any shutdown operation, or enter the power-saving system standby 
mode while the Maintenance Console is connected to the PBX.
 
To perform either of the operations above, first close the connection to the PBX.
CAUTION
Do not remove the SD Memory Card...

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Maintenance Console. 
However, as system passwords can be extracted from backup copies of the system data file, 
do not allow unauthorized access to these files. 

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Section 2
KX-TAW848 Maintenance Console Operating 
Instructions
This section serves as reference operating instructions when 
using the KX-TAW848 Maintenance Console software to 
program the PBX. 

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2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Starting Maintenance Console and Software Modes
Every time Maintenance Console is started, a dialog box will appear. From here, you can enter any 
of the 3 available software modes.
 Initial mode
Initial mode describes the state when Maintenance Console is not connected to the PBX, 
and no data files are open. In Initial mode, most options of Maintenance Console are 
unavailable. For details, see 
2.1.2 Access Levels.
 Batch mode
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a.Enter the system password for the PBX.
b.Click Setup.
c.Specify the settings as required. For more details, see the tables below.
d.Click OK.
3.Click OK.
Maintenance Console will start, and automatically connect to the PBX. If this is the first time that 
Maintenance Console has connected to the PBX, and the date and time of the PBX have not yet 
been set, the Quick Setup wizard will run. For more details, see 
Starting the KX-TAW848 
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Access to menu options within the Maintenance Console is restricted depending on the Programmer 
Code, and the current software mode (see 
2.1.1 Starting Maintenance Console and Software 
Modes). When a menu option is limited to certain access levels, this is noted in this manual in the 
initial description of that menu option, for example:
This option is only available at Installer level.
If a sentence like this does not appear under the heading, the menu option...