CONVERSATION ETIQUETTE

Below are some procedures, shortcuts and abbreviations that are commonly used in TTY conversations.

GA

“go ahead.”

 

When you are done typing, type “GA” (or press

 

) to let the other

 

GA

 

person know you are done and that they can start typing.

GA OR SK “go ahead or stop keying”

 

When you are ready to end the conversation, “GA OR SK” lets the other

 

person know you are finished but that they can add any last words before

 

ending the conversation.

SKSK

“stop keying, stop keying.”

Type “SKSK” (or press SK “SK” before hanging up.

twice) and wait for the other person to type

CD

“could”

PLS

“please”

CUL

“see you later”

Q

“?” (question mark)

CUZ

“because”

R

“are”

HD

“hold”

SHD

“should”

MTG

“meeting”

THX

“thanks”

NBR

“number”

TMW

“tomorrow”

OIC

“oh, I see”

U

“you”

CA

“communication assistant”

UR

“your”

CONVERSATION MEMORY

How long is a Conversation stored?

The Superprint Pro80 LVD stores up to 11,264 characters (letters, spaces, punctuation etc.). This memory space is also used for Auto-Answer messages. When all of this space is filled, the oldest Conversations are deleted to make room for new ones.

About Conversations

Everything typed during a call is automatically saved in memory. These are called conversations. A conversation includes the date and time stamp and everything sent and received during a call.

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