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Panasonic’s KX-TG2000B 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
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 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.
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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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If you
have a security system that uses wireless cameras transmitting
at 2.4GHz, these phone systems may cause interference.
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