Ultratec PRO80TM manual Conversation Etiquette, Answering a Call

ANSWERING A CALL

1.The Ring Flasher flashes slowly and the display says LINE IS RINGING when the Superprint Pro80 receives a call.

2.Type a greeting and wait for a reply.

HELLO THIS IS JOHN MAY I HELP YO

Type

3.When your conversation is over,

press	On/Off	. The screen is
blank.				On/Off
You can also hold down the
	key and press the
Ctrl			Esc

button. This will hang up the call without turning off the Superprint Pro80.

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
					GA
	the other 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		twice) and wait for the other
		SK
	person to type “SK” before hanging up.
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”

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