Building Block Expansion Capability; Call Progress Tones - Panasonic DBS 576 Technical Manual

Section 700 - Operation
Recording (SMDR) printer (or recorder), fax machine, answering machine, modem, cordless
telephone, etc.

Building Block Expansion Capability

Description
The System is designed to support easy expansion. Each cabinet in the System supports 96 ports (12
flexible slots) as well as 2 option slots. Up to 6 cabinets may be installed in the System for a total of
576 ports.
Up to 2 expansion cabinets may be connected to a base cabinet. When a fourth cabinet is required,
another base cabinet is installed. Up to 2 expansion cabinets may be connected to the second base
cabinet.
This building block approach allows you to easily add equipment when needed without a major
interruption in service or a major delay.
Hardware Requirements
• N/A
Related Programming
• N/A
Considerations
• In addition to the additional cabinets and related cabinet hardware/cabling required for
expansion, when the System is expanded the CPC card and/or TSW cards may need to be
upgraded as well. The CPC-96 supports up to 96 ports. The CPC-288 supports up to 288 ports
and should be combined with time switch card TSW288. The CPC-576 supports up to 576 ports
and should be combined with time switch card TSW576.

Call Progress Tones

Description
The System supplies a full array of call progress tones. These tones provide audible indications of the
status of calls and include dial tone, busy tone, ringback tone, error tone, confirmation tone, and
splash tone. The complete specification for these tones may be found in Section 300 - Installation.
In addition to call progress tones, Direct Station Select (DSS) LEDs and the display provide
additional indication of the status of calls.
Hardware Requirements
• N/A
Related Programming
• N/A
576-51-700 DBS 576 (USA) issued April 2002
Chapter 3. System Features
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