Budget Management - Panasonic KX-TES824 Features Manual

1.8.3

Budget Management

Description
Limits telephone usage to a preprogrammed budget on each extension (
the total of call charges reaches the limit, the extension user cannot make further outside (CO) line calls.
An extension assigned as the manager can increase the limit or clear the previous call charges through
manager programming.
Conditions
• Budget Limit Selection
The method of limiting calls can be selected through system programming (
[926]):
a)
Enable: 3 sets of 3 beeps will be heard before an outside (CO) line call is disconnected due to
budget limitation. The first set of beeps will be heard when the call reaches the last 3 units of
remaining time. The call is disconnected as soon as the budget limit is reached, at the start of the
final unit of time.
b)
Disable: The current call is not disconnected but other outside (CO) line calls cannot be made
once the call has finished.
• During a 3-party Conference conversation, even if the budget limit of an extension is reached the call
is not disconnected.
• Even when the call charge is set to "0" (
budget limit of an extension has been reached. However, any numbers programmed as Emergency
Numbers can be dialled regardless of this (
Feature Guide References
1.20.2 Call Charge Calculation
User Manual References
3.2.2 Changing Call Logs and Call Charges
1.20.2 Call Charge Calculation), calls cannot be made if the
Emergency Number [309]).
1.8 Toll Restriction (TRS) Features
Budget Management [925]). If
Budget Limit Selection
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