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The Panasonic KX-TAW848 is the largest and most sophisticated Panasonic
phone system that can be sold for do-it-yourself installation.
It's an extremely well-thought-out system for upscale homes and small businesses, initially
configured to support four lines and four phones. By adding expansion circuit cards, it can
grow up to its maximum capacity of eight lines and 51 telephones.
The major new feature in the 848 is its innovative wide-coverage Multi-Cell wireless
operation that allows you to wander through a large residential or business environment, as
your call is “handed off” from one cell station to another, without interruption. Installation is
easy: you need just one pair of wires connected to each cell station, and no power
connection. A cell station can be up to 1640 feet away from the 848.
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Each mini-cell antenna can handle two wireless
phone calls at one time, and you can keep talking
as you move from cell to cell.
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In addition to the cordless phones, the 848 can be used with a wide range of current and
older Panasonic "proprietary" multi-line corded and cordless phones, plus single-line analog
phones, and devices such as fax machines, answerers, modems, TV recorders, and credit
card terminals.
The KX-TAW848 has “digital integration” for use with Panasonic’s KX-TVA and KX-TVS series
Voice Processing Systems. Digital integration speeds up installation and call handling, and
enables advanced features. It also allows one jack in the phone system to operate two ports
in a voice processor, so your system can accommodate more phones or a bigger voice
processor. Panasonic voice processors provide a wide range of features including voicemail,
automated attendant, live call screening, conversation recording, Caller ID call handling,
remote notification, interview service and message forwarding.
This is the first Panasonic system with PC software provided for the end-user, not just the
dealer. The Windows-based program is well designed and easy to use. You can program
your system from a PC with either a DB9 serial connector or a USB port, or remotely by
modem (with an optional card in the system).
The KX-TAW848 system uses a Secure Digital (SD) card to store its operating system, and
also to store the back-up of data programmed into your system.
Installation is simple, even for the do-it-yourselfer, because all connections use ordinary
modular jacks. There is no need for special tools or training, and you get a full set of paper
manuals.
The system is virtually “plug and play.” When you install optional circuit boards and go
through a simple initializing procedure, the 848 recognizes the new additions and makes new
features and increased capacity accessible through the software.
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most recent update: 6 DEC 2006