Answering a Call with Captions (1-Line Mode)
Because the captions are provided by a Captioning Service, the person calling you must first connect with the service in order for you to receive captions during the call
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1.The person calling you first dials the
2.The caller will hear a recording: “Thank you for calling the Telephone Captioning Service. For Long Distance calls, be sure to register your prefered Long Distance Provider. For additional information, press #. Please enter the area code and phone number of the person you are dialing followed by the pound (#) sign.” Then, the caller dials your phone number.
3.When your CapTel rings, the display lights up and flashes RING.
4.Pick up the handset. If the caller is connected through the Captioning Service, there is a pause while the service connects to your CapTel. The red light over the CAPTION button turns on and the display reads
Waiting for Captions.
10 ■ CALLING & ANSWERING