Using The Telephone; Making A Call - Geemarc SCREENPHONE User Manual

USING THE TELEPHONE

This telephone can operate in two modes:
•
Text mode – the telephone can be used to send* and receive
typed messages
•
Voice mode - the telephone functions as a standard voice
telephone allowing you to make voice calls to other voice
telephone users
Using a combination of these modes together with the help of a Typetalk
operator, this telephone enables you to have two-way communication with
a mixture of text and voice.
Voice mode allows you to speak to the other caller, whilst text mode allows
you to read their response on the screen. The typetalk operator will type
what the other caller is saying to you (see summary diagram below).
Voice call from
SCREENPHONE user carried
directly over to Caller X
SCREENPHONE
Typetalk
User
Operator
Typed message read Voice speech of Caller X
translated into text by operator
on screen
Switching between modes is controlled by the V/T key. It acts as
a toggle between voice mode and text mode.
In the icon area of the screen it will state the current mode i.e. VOICE or
TEXT. This will help to remind you which mode the telephone is currently
working under.
* Requires optional keyboard
Caller X
V/T
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USING THE TELEPHONE
USING THE TELEPHONE

Making a Call

Standard Voice Call
Pre-dial the Number, the number will appear on the screen
Pick up the handset, the number will be dialled automatically
To end the call simply replace the handset in the cradle
Combination of Voice and Text call
A Textphone user simply dials 18001 followed by the full telephone
number of the person they wish to call. Once the call is answered by a
hearing person, a Typetalk Operator will join the line to relay the call. The
text user can type* or speak their conversation to the hearing person, the
hearing person will speak their part of the conversation and the Typetalk
Operator will type exactly what is being said. Please follow the
instructions below to make a combination of voice and text call.
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