Introduction; Pc Programming; Installing And Starting Kx-Ta Maintenance Console; Software Modes - Panasonic KX-TA824 Programming Manual

3.1 Introduction

3.1 Introduction
Maintenance Console allows you to perform system setup and maintenance of the PBX, KX-TA824. The
types of operations that can be performed with Maintenance Console are as follows:
• Backing up and restoring system data
• Viewing and modifying system settings
• Upgrading the firmware of the PBX
• Resetting the PBX, and clearing set values
• Initializing the BV message card, and clearing all OGMs stored for DISA
3.2

PC Programming

3.2.1

Installing and Starting KX-TA Maintenance Console

To program and administer the PBX by PC (Personal Computer), you need to install KX-TA Maintenance
Console onto the PC. To install and start KX-TA Maintenance Console when the PC and the PBX are
connected, refer to the Installation Manual (
TA Maintenance Console starts the program using the drive where you installed the software automatically.
System Requirements
Operating System
• Microsoft
Hardware
• CPU: 300 MHz Intel
• RAM: At least 128 megabytes (MB) of available RAM
• Hard disk space: At least 100 MB of space for the installation, and approximately 2 MB of additional
space for user files.
3.3

Software Modes

Maintenance Console has 3 modes of operation: Initial mode, Batch mode and Interactive mode.
• Initial mode
This is the state of the software when no system data is open for modification, and the PC is not
currently communicating with the PBX. The software enters this mode if launched without
connecting to the PBX.
• Batch mode
Batch mode allows you to create new system data files, and make modifications to system data
files stored on your PC, without being connected to the PBX. The edited system data files can be
uploaded to the PBX later using Interactive mode. To enter Batch mode, select an option from the
File menu.
• Interactive mode
Interactive mode allows you to directly modify the system data and settings stored in the PBX's
memory from a PC that is connected to the PBX. Data can be modified and results displayed in
real time. In addition, when no system data setting windows are open, maintenance operations
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