Panasonic ICX Manual
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ICX (International) issued June 2000
ICX-4.5-200
Chapter 1 - System Overview
Section 200 - General Description
Diagnostics Maintenance
The printed circuit board (PCB) cards are designed to slide easily into slots within the ICX cabinet. By
using diagnostic troubleshooting, small problems can be isolated to specific cards. Some cards are
designed to be installed and extracted from slots without turning off the power, allowing system
maintenance to be completed without interrupting the entire system.
using diagnostic troubleshooting, small problems can be isolated to specific cards. Some cards are
designed to be installed and extracted from slots without turning off the power, allowing system
maintenance to be completed without interrupting the entire system.
For example, say you’re having a problem with one of the trunks on a Loop Start Trunk Card. Instead
of having to turn off the power, or reprogram anything, or alert anyone get off the phone, all you have
to do is throw a Maintenance switch on the Card. This will busy-out the trunks on that Card that aren7t
being used at the moment, but will leave the trunks in use alone, allowing people of finish their phone
calls without any disruption. The LEDs on the Card will tell you when the trunks become vacant. When
all LEDs are extinguished, the Card can be replace.
of having to turn off the power, or reprogram anything, or alert anyone get off the phone, all you have
to do is throw a Maintenance switch on the Card. This will busy-out the trunks on that Card that aren7t
being used at the moment, but will leave the trunks in use alone, allowing people of finish their phone
calls without any disruption. The LEDs on the Card will tell you when the trunks become vacant. When
all LEDs are extinguished, the Card can be replace.
PROGRAMMING THE PHONE SYSTEM
System programming can be accomplished in several ways without disrupting the system. Most
programming changes take place as you are programming, what we refer to as “live” programming.
programming changes take place as you are programming, what we refer to as “live” programming.
❑ Programming from a display telephone.
Programming can be performed on any small-display or large-display extension phone. A large-
display phone is recommended because its LCD buttons can perform special one-touch functions in
programming (such as “stepping” through addresses, entering a pause in a speed-dial number, etc.).
The user must enter a valid password to enter programming mode.
display phone is recommended because its LCD buttons can perform special one-touch functions in
programming (such as “stepping” through addresses, entering a pause in a speed-dial number, etc.).
The user must enter a valid password to enter programming mode.
❑ Programming from the RS232 port.
A PC computer or laptop can be connected to the ICX phone system, via a DB9-pin RS232 port on
the SCC card inside the cabinet. Then, from the computer, you can program the phone system with
our proprietary PC-based software, PC Customize Tool.
the SCC card inside the cabinet. Then, from the computer, you can program the phone system with
our proprietary PC-based software, PC Customize Tool.
This popular software package runs in a Windows 95 environment and makes programming and
maintaining phone systems easy and fun. With PC Customized Tool, multiple phone systems can be
maintained in separate databases on the computer. The phone system parameters are grouped
together in windows so you can see the current settings all on the same page. To set a parameter,
simply click a button, or select from a multiple-choice field, or type in an entry. It even has context-
sensitive help if you get stuck (press F1 and a help screen will pop-up, explaining the field you’re in).
maintaining phone systems easy and fun. With PC Customized Tool, multiple phone systems can be
maintained in separate databases on the computer. The phone system parameters are grouped
together in windows so you can see the current settings all on the same page. To set a parameter,
simply click a button, or select from a multiple-choice field, or type in an entry. It even has context-
sensitive help if you get stuck (press F1 and a help screen will pop-up, explaining the field you’re in).
You can use PC Customized Tool to “build” a phone system, then download it into the phone system’s
memory all at once. Or you can perform individual, “live” changes to phone system memory from the
computer. It can also be used for backing up and restoring phone system databases.
memory all at once. Or you can perform individual, “live” changes to phone system memory from the
computer. It can also be used for backing up and restoring phone system databases.
❑ Programming from a remote location.
Again using PC Customize Tool, the ICX can be programmed from a remote location, using an offsite
computer terminal to call into the phone system.
computer terminal to call into the phone system.
Take advantage of our PC Customize Tool, a software package designed to maintain your
ICX program settings on a computer. With this Windows-based software, you can backup and
restore phone system databases, as well as perform “live” programming and maintenance.
ICX program settings on a computer. With this Windows-based software, you can backup and
restore phone system databases, as well as perform “live” programming and maintenance.