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Panasonic’s KX-TG2000B (DISCONTINUED!) and KX-TG4000B
2.4GHz multi-handset wireless phone systems combine the advantages of a
business-style telephone system with convenience, mobility and easy
installation.
They
offer full phone system
functions, such as intercom and voice
mail, but don’t require the
complicated wiring needed for a conventional telephone systems.
Installation
is super simple: Just connect the phone lines to the master
base unit, plug in the AC charging cradle for each cordless handset, and
the system is ready for use. There is no
central control unit ("KSU").
The new KX-TG2000B system
(DISCONTINUED!) operates
on two phone lines, while the KX-TG4000B connects to four phone lines.
You can record multiple outgoing messages,
and select which message goes with which line. If you have a business at
home, for example, callers to one line would hear "Thank you for
calling the Adams family..." but callers to your other line(s)
would hear "Thank you for calling Adams Consulting
Services..."
Up to eight
cordless handsets can be used with each system, with many
easily accessible
functions available at each handset. (You can speak directly into
the handset or use a headset, but there is no speakerphone in the
handset.)
The KX-TG2000B
(DISCONTINUED!) and 4000B bases incorporates a digital voice mail system with 100-minute
capacity, plus auto attendant, so callers can "press one for
sales, press two for service," or "press one for Sally, press
two for Steve," etc.
Callers
can be transferred to specific phones when answered by a person or by
the automated attendant, and if no one answers the selected phone,
callers can leave a message in a voice mailbox.
The system provides separate
voice mailboxes and individual greetings for each cordless handset in
the system, plus a "general delivery" mailbox for people who
don't make a selection. And, unlike
some phone systems that allow only one
user’s voice mail to be accessed at a time, the KX-TG2000B and
KX-TG4000B enable simultaneous voice mail operation from each handset.
If you don't want to use Automated Attendant and mailboxes, you can use
your system as a single-line or multi-line digital answering
"machine," with excellent voice quality.
When you are listening to
your messages, there are both aural and on-screen prompts to offer
options for handling each message (repeat, erase, next, or transfer to a
mailbox for someone else to hear.)
Other messaging features
include remote message and mailbox access from any handset, full voice
prompts, and time and date stamps for each message recorded.
If you have Caller
ID, even with Call Waiting service
from your phone company, you can know who’s calling
before speaking -- just glance at the illuminated three-line display on
a cordless handset or the
base. The three-line LCD display will show each
caller’s complete information without additional scrolling.
Backlighting on the LCD
greatly aids visibility, especially in low light. Caller ID memory
(viewable via the
base or handset display) is for later review with instant callback capability. The base unit can store
up to 50 callers’ names and numbers and each cordless
handset has memory capacity for an additional
30 names and numbers.
Either base or handset
LCD’s also show “line in use,” message waiting and other icons for
system status. The KX-TG2000B and KX-TG4000B can also save your
most-frequently dialed phone numbers in their alphabetical
directory. The phone systems each have a 100-Station
phone directory with dialer on the base, with room for an additional
50 names and telephone numbers on each handset.
A navigator
key on each handset provides easy access to the Phone
Directory/Dialer and Caller ID Memory. This key can also be used to set
the handset volume or ringer loudness, or for programming and other
functions. It's easy to use, with just one finger.
Taking advantage of the
ultra-clear 2.4GHz frequency band and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
(FHSS) Digital Operation, these new multi-handset telephone systems “spread” their signal over many frequencies each second, helping to
assure private conversation.
The KX-TG2000B and
KX-TG4000B let you call any cordless handset from the base unit or
“page” them all at once (ringing, not a voice announcement). Three-way
conferencing capability lets you link two handsets with an
outside call or two outside calls with an internal handset. Digital
duplex speakerphones with eight-step volume control, is located
in the base of each model. This digital circuitry
helps reduce the echo and dropout commonly found in conventional
speakerphones, resulting in crystal-clear, hands-free conversations.
Model KX-TGA200B is the
optional two-line cordless handset for expanding the KX-TG2000B system.
The KX-TGA400B is the optional four-line cordless handset for expanding
the KX-TG4000B system. Each base is
packaged with one cordless
handset and charger.
Each cordless handset is
powered by a high-capacity Nickel Metal Hydride
(NiMH) battery, which offers twice the capacity of standard Nickel Cadmium rechargeable batteries, and recharges in
the included AC-powered charging stand. Talk time is up to 8-hours,
and standby
time up to 96 hours.
A
lighted
keypad on each handset provides convenient dialing even in
dimly lit situations, and a headset jack
allows connection to headsets equipped with a 2.5 mm plug. Other
features on each handset include a belt clip,
three-level handset volume control, an adjustable ringer (Off/Low/High)
with four selectable patterns, Call Transfer, Incoming Call Tone, Any
Key Answer, Hold, Flash, Pause, Redial and Tone/Pulse Dialing.
NOTES:
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While this is an innovative and powerful product, it does not
offer all the conveniences of a much more expensive phone
system. (1) The Automated Attendant feature can answer just one call at a
time, even if you have several lines. If two calls come in at one time,
one caller will have to wait for the AA, or be answered by a human
being. (2) Calls can't be transferred
directly to a voice mail box -- they have to go to a phone first, and if
the phone is not answered, the call will then go to the mailbox
associated with that phone. (3) If a call is transferred by a human
being to a busy phone, it will not reach a mail box, but if a call is
transferred by the Automated Attendant, it will. Yes, we know it's weird. (4)
You can come close to transferring a caller to a mail box by
pressing the voicemail button on the base phone and then hanging up.
the caller will then hear the main greeting and can select a mailbox
from the menu you recorded.
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The
"on-hold reminder" tone is loud, and can't be adjusted.
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You can
program which lines ring at which phones, but you can not stop
specific lines from being used at individual phones.
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The base
phone can "page" all phones, but there will be ringing, not a voice.
announcement. Other phones in the system can't page all of the other
phones, but can call each other as intercom calls.
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Phones were tested
in a suburban environment, with base about 15' above street level,
and 5' inside a window. Handset was carried up a moderate hill and
around a curve, with some trees and automotive traffic between base and handset. Weather
was clear and sunny. Temperature 63F, humidity 74%. Measurements
are approximate, based on counting 30-inch paces. |
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