Panasonic ICX Manual

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ICX-40-200
ICX (International) issued December 1999
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Section  200  -  General  Description         
Chapter 5 - Special Applications      
VOICE MAIL
With the ICX, Voice Mail can either be built-in (installed and programmed internally) or built-out (a 
third-party application hooked up to the phone system). Both are explained below.
BUILT-IN VOICE MAIL WITH 2-WAY CALL RECORDING
The ICX’s Built-In Voice Mail option provides simplified Voice Mail functionality. Hardware for this 
option is installed inside the ICX cabinet, and it is customized in system programming.
Each Built-In Voice Mail system supports up to 248 private extension mailboxes, plus another 6 for 
general use. Up to 16 users can simultaneously access a single Voice Mail system. A multiple-cabinet 
system can support up to 4 Voice Mail systems (minimum 4-cabinet configuration). 
These are some of the functions of Built-In Voice Mail:
❑ Extensions can be automatically assigned mailboxes (the mailbox number is the same as the 
extension number).
❑ General-use mailboxes can be set up.
❑ Basic functions of Auto Attendant and backup call answering can be programmed.
❑ Messages can be “broadcast” (copied) to multiple extensions.
❑ Calls can be evenly distributed to different mailboxes during auto-answer mode.
❑ 2-way call recording can be performed. A recording can be either automatically or manually 
stored as a message in any mailbox.
❑ 1-digit intercom dealing can be used during Voice Mail service (for example, the caller wants to 
transfer himself to another extension after leaving a message).
❑ Automatic notification of a mailbox message to an outside pager or phone number can be 
programmed.
Specifications for Built-In Voice Mail:
Maximum Number of Mailboxes: 254
Maximum Message Storage Time: 40 hours
THIRD-PARTY VOICE MAIL SUPPORT
The ICX also provides features for external Voice Mail products from a third-party vendor. Some of 
these features are explained below.
NOTE: The fact that the ICX offers these features does NOT guarantee that all features offered by the 
third-party Voice Mail manufacturer will work with the ICX.
VOICE MAIL TRANSFER KEYS
Description:
Users can program any one-touch key on their phones to transfer to a mailbox without waiting for 
the Voice Mail system to answer. Two Transfer Keys are available. One can be used for external 
transfers to greetings, and the other for external transfers without greetings.
Benefits:
  Calls can be transferred to a personal mailbox faster, with fewer buttons to press.