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Krown PV20 PLUS User Manual

Krown pv20 plus: user guide
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PORTAVIEW PLUS
MODEL: PORTAVIEW 20 PLUS
3rd Edition

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  • Page 1 PORTAVIEW PLUS MODEL: PORTAVIEW 20 PLUS 3rd Edition...
  • Page 2 PortaView 20 Plus | Instructions | | March 2003 3rd Edition Krown Manufacturing, Inc. 3408 Indale Road | Fort Worth, Texas 76116 voice: (817) 738-2485 | TTY/TDD: (817) 738-8993 fax: (817) 738-1970 | email: info@krowntty.com www.krowntty.com...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Welcome to state-of-the-art Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf manufactured by the industry pioneer: Krown Manufacturing. For nearly the decades, Krown has provided a full line of TDDs to meet the many individual needs of the deaf and hearing-impaired. Expert craftsmanship, superior design and affordable prices are what Krown Manufacturing stands for.
  • Page 4 We are the world’s largest and leading Deaf-owned manufacturer of tele- communications devices for the Deaf (TDD). Our headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas. (USA) Krown Manufacturing, Inc. has earned an excellent reputation for providing consumers, corporations, health care centers, governments, hotels, schools, universities and many other organizations with outstanding value and services.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    • Viewing a Stored Message • Editing a Stored Message • Using the Phone Directory • Clearing the Phone Directory IV. Direct Connect Option - PV20 Plus ...16 • Keyboard Dialing • Auto (Direct) Dialing • To Display and Print the Entire Phone Directory •...

  • Page 6: Power Switch

    Printer Port (Parallel) Phone jack (Direct Connect Models) AC Power Jack Krown MANUFACTURING, INC. PORTA-VIEW® MODEL PV20 Acoustic Coupler Power Light Battery Pack HELLO GA_ Keyboard Phone Light Display Power Switch POWER PHONE...

  • Page 7: Portaview Plus Keyboard

    PORTAVIEW PLUS KEYBOARD Most of the keys on your PortView Plus are same as the keys used on a typewriter, but some are SEND special and easily identified and understood. SPECIAL PURPOSE KEYS CTRL " SHIFT INT'L FOR THE TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN DIRECT CONNECT, PRESS SPACE BAR.
  • Page 8 KEY USED WITH CONTROL KEY (Found at top, bottom, and right side of keyboard.) DIAL* SHIFT DIAL SEND 1-4 CTRL ENTER CTRL INSERT CTRL DELETE CTRL CLEAR CTRL SAVE CTRL DIRECT CTRL DIAL CONNECT AUTO ANSWER CTRL PRINTER ON/OFF CTRL...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED TO SETUP YOUR PORTAVIEW PLUS Place your PortaView Plus near your telephone. The power unit is connected to a regular power outlet and the PortaView Plus is used with your telephone. • Be sure that the ON/OFF switch on the TDD is OFF. •...

  • Page 10: Electronic Voice

    CAUTION: The adapter/charge is NOT interchangeable. You MUST use the adapter that comes with your unit. Your Krown PortaView Plus is designed to operate from battery or AC (house electricity) power. To use the battery power, unplug the AC charger/adapter from the machine AND the wall outlet.

  • Page 11: Using Your Portaview Plus

    TO ANSWER A TDD CALL 1. Turn the Power Switch ON. • The Power Light glows red. • “PV20 PLUS-POWER ON” is displayed. 2. Place your telephone handset firmly into the acoustic cups with the cord to the LEFT. 3. Type an answer message.

  • Page 12: Making An Overseas Call

    USING YOUR PORTAVIEW PLUS (CONT.) MAKING AN OVERSEAS CALL To place a call outside the United States or Canada, you may need to change the transmission speed (Baud rate) at which your PortaView Plus sends messages. In the United States and Canada, the standard rate for TDD/TTY transmissions is 45 Baud, while the international standard is 50 Baud.

  • Page 13: The Memory

    THE MEMORY The PortaView Plus has an 8K (8,192 characters) Random Access Memory (RAM). The memory feature can save you time by letting you save often used messages, prepare a message before making a call to save on long distance charges, and to save frequently called numbers. MEMORY AREAS The PortaView Plus memory is divided into 6 blocks, consisting of 5 “areas”...

  • Page 14: Deleting A Stored Message

    THE MEMORY (CONT.) PRESS: CTRL DELETING A STORED MESSAGE You can erase (or “clear”) all of the information in a memory area by type [CTRL] and [8] (CLEAR). You will be prompted to enter the number of the area to be cleared, and then asked to confirm that you really want to erase the message stored there.

  • Page 15: Editing A Stored Message

    To move quickly in a stored message, press the [CTRL] key and an arrow key at the same time. The display will keep showing more text on the side of the arrow until you release the key. CTRL CTRL When you are done looking at the message, press [CTRL] and [9] (SAVE) to store the message again and clear the screen.
  • Page 16 THE MEMORY (CONT.) To add characters in the middle of a message: Move to the location where you want to add material and type [CTRL] and [6] (INSERT). This will put you into “insert” mode. Now whatever you type will be put into the text at the cursor position, and the text to the right will simply move over to make room for the new material.
  • Page 17 THE MEMORY (CONT.) CLEARING THE PHONE DIRECTORY When you want to replace your phone directory completely, you can delete all of the numbers in your phone directory at once: CTRL After typing [Y] to clear the directory, you can type the letter of the location in the phone directory and then enter a new phone number to be stored;...

  • Page 18: Clearing The Phone Directory

    You can use your PortaView Plus without having to place the telephone handset into the acoustic cups. It also gives you the choice of dialing from the keyboard or from numbers stored in the Phone Directory. (see page 15 for information on storing numbers in the Directory.)

  • Page 19: Tone/Pulse Dialing

    Choose phone number location 4 (for example) and dial. Choose phone directory. Password is displayed. Phone numbers 1 through 9 are displayed. Dial from memory by pressing a number from 1-9, or K to dial from the keyboard. Chooses pulse dialing. Chooses tone dialing.

  • Page 20: Acoustic/Direct Connect Mode Selection

    ACOUSTIC/DIRECT CONNECT MODE SELECTION The PortaView Plus will automatically select Direct Connect mode when you activate the [DIAL] (Keyboard or Auto Dialing) or AUTO-ANSWER features. The PortaView Plus will remain in the mode (Acoustic or Direct Connect) you select until you change it.
  • Page 21 AUTO ANSWER ON answer Baudot calls. Alerts your caller that you are on the line. XXX HELLO GA Type your greeting on the keyboard. Your TDD is again in Auto-Answer AUTO ANSWER ON and ready to answer calls. NO TIMEOUT You will now not be disconnected.

  • Page 22: To Activate Remote Message Retrieval

    DIRECT CONNECT (CONT.) TO ACTIVATE REMOTE MESSAGE RETRIEVAL The Remote Message Retrieval feature lets you retrieve your message while away from home. Be sure to first store a password in location “0” of the Phone Directory (see page 14) You must also clear memory bank 5 (see page 12.) Set your PortaView Plus to Auto-Answer (see previous page).

  • Page 23: Optional Features

    Feel free to contact Krown Manufacturing or an authorized Krown Dealer. NOTE: Printer and cable are not included. PV20 Plus works with all dotmatrix, inkjet, laser printers through a parallel port. USB port printer will not work.

  • Page 24: Using The Optional Features

    USING THE OPTIONAL ASCII FEATURE ASCII CODE Your TDD has a special feature that allows you to communicate with others who do not have Baudot TDD, but instead have a home computer or computer terminals and with those who have TDDs equipped with ASCII.
  • Page 25 No, this answer will keep the TDD in the preset mode: “300 BAUD/HALF/ORIG.” Dial the number from the telephone set if you are using the acoustic cups, or from the keyboard if Direct Connect is used. • The phone light will show you if the phone is ringing or busy.

  • Page 26: To Make And Receive Your Ascii Call Vii. How To Makes A Voice Carry Over (Vco) And Hearing Carry Over (Hco) Call

    HOW TO MAKE A VCO, HCO CALL BY USING PORTAVIEW PLUS If you would like to make a call with Voice Carry Over (VCO and wish to receive the Baudot tone back from or to the Relay Operator), you could use this feature of the PortaView Plus. In order to use this feature you will need the help from the Relay agent.

  • Page 27: Using Your Portaview Plus With Wireless Phone

    Refer to your instruction book for how to answer a call for your phone.) 3. Turn on your PV20 Plus and type your greeting message. When you are ready to hang up, turn off the PV20 Plus and press the button to hang up the call of your cell phone.
  • Page 28 You can connect your PV20 Plus to a cordless phone with a 2.5mm headset jack, and enjoy the freedom of making a call around the house. Charge the cordless phone and PV20 Plus at night to get them ready to use next day.

  • Page 29: Take Your Portaview Plus With You

    This unit is located on the underside of the PortaView Plus at the back of the unit. Replacement battery packs are available from Krown Manufacturing or your local Krown distributor. To replace the battery pack, depress the thumb notch in the center of the cover and slide the unit to the back of the TDD.

  • Page 30: Technical Specifications

    Key board........

  • Page 31: Important Information

    • Keep your machine away from extreme temperatures - HOT or COLD • Avoid dropping or shaking the unit. Electric devices are very fragile. • Keep the unit as dust-free as possible. (Dust covers are available from Krown Manufacturing.) • Be careful not to spill liquids on the PortaView Plus •...

  • Page 32: Fcc Required Information

    The FCC requires that you notify your local telephone company when you move your phone permanently. 3. Repairs may be made only by Krown Manufacturing or authorized Krown service agencies. This applies at any time during or after warranty. If such unauthorized repair is performed, registration, connection to the telephone lines and the remainder of warranty period all become null and void.

  • Page 33: Miscellaneous Information

    MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION COMMONLY USED TDD ABBREVIATIONS Users of TDDs often abbreviate commonly used words or expressions to save time. The following abbreviations are a sampling of those most frequently used. It is common to omit punctuation. ANS ..Answer CUD .
  • Page 34 NOTE...
  • Page 35 3408 Indale Rd. | Fort Worth, TX 76116 Voice: (817) 738-2485 TDD/TTY: (817) 738-8993 Fax: (817) 738-1970 email: info@krowntty.com ORDERS: 1-(800)-366-9950 www.krowntty.com...

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