Communicating In Text Telephone (Tty/Tdd) Mode - Ameriphone VCO Operating Instructions Manual

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Special Features
Answering VCO Calls
1. Lift the handset when the
phone rings.
2. Press REL MSG. Read the
incoming message on the
display.
RELAY
POWER
M1
a.
b
Figure 35 - REL MSG button
3. When you see "GA" on the
screen, speak to the calling
party. If nothing appears on
screen, it is not a VCO
call, it is a voice call. Say
into the phone, "I am a
VCO user. Please call me
through your state relay
operator". Provide the relay
service voice line number.
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REL MGS AUTO ANS
M2 M3
a. a. a.
b b b
4. Continue your conversation
by reading and talking.
We strongly advise you to tell
your friends and associates to call
you through the relay service using
the voice relay number for their
state.
X S
Communicating in Text Telephone
(TTY/TDD) Mode
M4
Making a TTY Call:
You may use the VCO to
communicate with a text telephone
(TTY/TDD). The party you called
will begin using their TTY and
send you a greeting message.
When the VCO receives text
messages, it automatically
switches from regular telephone
mode to text mode. The screen
will display "BAUDOT MODE,"
and then the text received. After
"GA" appears, you can then
respond by using the keypad of
the VCO to type your messages.