The Phone System Manager portion of the KX-A281 software package allows modification of Panasonic KX-TD system feature settings through a specially designed set of forms.

When a program form is opened, such as the speed dial number section, The Phone System Manager software reads existing Panasonic telephone system settings via a serial cable, and loads the form with the existing program data for viewing or modification.

Settings in the form can be modified, and loaded from the form data back to the Panasonic phone system.

Experience and training in some of the programming areas is recommended. The commonly used settings, such as extension numbers, extension names, extension and system speed dial numbers and station buttons are relatively easier to understand and apply than some of the other system program changes.

System information can be printed and kept as a hard reference copy of settings stored in the phone system. Printing system information is done on a form-by-form basis.

To print the system information in a form, click the Print button on the form. This brings up a print dialog box that enables you to set up the print job and print the data shown in the list box.

The report can also be saved to a text file by selecting the Print to File option. This is useful when viewing system data with a spreadsheet or word processing program. The data is saved in a comma-separated format.

Backup & Restore Feature

Phone Settings contain information related to the programming of the phone system and important system settings that may have been initially customized for your particular system. Phone System Manager allows back up these settings to a file. This backup file can be used if a restoration of the phone system program is required due to system failure or damage.

Maintaining a backup program of the Panasonic KX-TD system data when the Panasonic system settings have been changed saves time and improves restoration accuracy.

The restore operation normally takes several minutes to transfer the Panasonic system settings to the Phone System Manager program.

Admin level was designed for the office manager and/or system administrator to make changes to certain system features which the user has been adequately trained to operate. This includes programming Extensions Names, Speed Dials and Absent Messages. Admin level users should be trained by qualified personnel before attempting program changes the system. A password and user name are are required for access to the Admin level of this section. To create Admin users, the form to create a list of Admin users must be opened by selecting File/Login/User List. Enter the user name and password for each user. Select the Allow Settings Change column to give users permission to make changes to the system feature settings.

Dealer level should be used by certified Panasonic technicians and technically proficient end-users. It allows users to perform Admin level programming, plus other programming. Panasonic warns that users who are not suitably trained may cause some "failures with the Panasonic system operation."