Ameriphone IIIP TTY Call-On-Hold, Using Auto Answer, Playing Back/Clearing Recorded Messages

CHAPTER 6 (CONTINUED)

C. Call-On-Hold

Call-On-Hold allows a call to be placed on HOLD and the conversation resumed from an extension TTY. It is only operable when both TTYs are in direct telephone line connection mode.

1.Tell the other party you are going to use an extension and press

and H simultaneously. is displayed on screen. CALL ON HOLD

2.Turn on the extension TTY.

3.Type three periods (...) and the first TTY will automatically disconnect from the phone line. Proceed with your conversa- tion.

4.When finished, turn off both TTYs. If you forgot to turn off the first TTY, you will still receive calls. However, you must turn the first TTY OFF and then ON again before you can type from it.

D.Using Auto Answer

Before using Auto Answer, make sure the TTY is properly connected to the telephone line.

1. Turn on the TTY. Hold down and press 9 to turn on Auto Answer. Leave the TTY on.

2.The screen will indicate that Auto Answer is on and display the number of mes- sages previously recorded in the memory.

For example: AUTO ANSWR ON 3 MSG

3.All new messages will be saved in memory together with the old messages.

4.If you want your TTY to print incoming messages as well, make sure the printer is on and that it has enough paper.

E. Playing Back/Clearing Recorded Messages

The screen shows you how many mesages you have. To play back recorded messages you must first exit auto answer by pressing while holding down key.

After reading your messages, it is recommended that you clear them to make room for recording future messages. The message memory capac- ity is approximately 17,000 characters (equiva- lent to 7.5 pages of single line text). However, if you save too many messages, all the available memory space may get filled and any new incoming messages will not be recorded. If you want to stop reviewing messages to answer a

call, hold down	and
press	to exit from playback and you

can start your conversation.

1.Hold down and press 6 to see how many messages are recorded.

2.You can scroll the messages forward or

backward by pressing or (right and left arrow keys). You may go

fast forward by holding down and

pressing . To stop message scroll- ing, press the same scrolling key again.

3.When you have finished,

CLEAR MESSAGES Y/N	appears. Press	Y
(for yes) to clear messages and N		(for
no) to save them.

4.Hold down and press to return to normal TTY operation.

F.Retrieving Messages Remotely

DIALOGUE III/III-Pare the world's first TTYs equipped with the exclusive TOLL-SAVER. This feature allows you to remotely check your answering system and not incur any toll charges if there are no messages. To take advantage of this feature, you must have the TOLL-SAVER option selected in your TTY.

When you remotely call your answering system, if your DIALOGUE III/ III-Pdoes not answer within two rings, that means there are no mes- sages. You should hang up immediately to avoid incurring any call toll charges.

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