Ameriphone III User manual

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TTY
DIALOGUE III / III–P TTY
Text Telephone
12082 Western Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92841
TTY/TDD: [phone]
VOICE: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
email: [email protected]
web: www.ameriphone.com
©2003 Plantronics, Inc. All rights reserved. Ameriphone, Walker and Plantronics are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc.
M082503 DIII Rev A
Operating Instructions

When using your telephone equipment, always ol-
low basic sa ety precautions to reduce the risk o
ire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including
the ollowing:
1. Read and understand all Instructions.
Observe all warnings and other markings on
the product.
2. During thunderstorms, avoid using tele-
phones except cordless models. There may
be a slight chance o electric shock rom
lightning.
3. Do not use a telephone near a gas leak. I
you suspect a gas leak, report it immediate-
ly, but use a telephone away rom the area
where gas is leaking.
4. Do not use this product near water, or when
you are wet. For example, do not use it in a
wet basement or shower, or next to a swim-
ming pool, bathtub, kitchen sink or laundry tub.
Do not use liquids or aerosol sprays or clean-
ing. I the product comes in contact with any
liquids, unplug any line or power cord immedi-
ately. Do not plug the product back in until it
has dried thoroughly.
5. Install this product in a protected location
where no one can trip over any line or
power cord. Protect cords rom damage or
abrasion.
6. I this product does not operate normally,
read “troubleshooting” section. I you cannot
resolve the problem, or i the product is dam-
aged, re er to the Ameriphone Warranty. Do
not open this product except as may be
directed in this owner’s manual. Opening this
product or reassembling it incorrectly may
expose you to hazardous voltages or other
risks. Opening this product automatically
voids the warranty.
7. I this product uses batteries as power back-up
during power outages, replace batteries only
as described in this owner’s manual. Do not
burn or puncture used batteries — they con-
tain caustic chemicals.
8. Unplug this product rom the wall outlet and
re er servicing to quali ied service personnel
under the ollowing conditions:
A. When the power supply cord or plug is
damaged or rayed.
B. I liquid has been spilled on the product.
C. I the product has been exposed to rain or
water.
D. I the product does not operate normally by
ollowing the operating instructions. Adjust
only those controls that are covered by the
operating instructions because improper
adjustment o other controls may result in
urther damage.
E. I the product has been dropped or
appears damaged.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY NOTES FOR CANADI-
AN USERS
NOTICE: The Canadian Department o
Communications label identi ies certi ied equip-
ment. This certi ication means that the equipment
meets certain telecommunications network protec-
tive, operational and sa ety requirements. The
department does not guarantee the equipment will
operate to the user's satis action.
Be ore installing the equipment, users should
ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the
acilities o the local telecommunications company.
The equipment must also be installed using an
acceptable method o connection. The customer
should be aware that compliance with the above
conditions may not prevent degradation o service
in some situations. Repairs to certi ied equipment
should be made by an authorized Canadian main-
tenance acility designated by the supplier. Any
repairs or alteration made by the user to this equip-
ment, or equipment mal unctions, may give the
telecommunications company cause to request the
user to disconnect the equipment.
Users should ensure or their own protection that
the electrical ground connections o the power utili-
ty, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe
system, i present, are connected together. This
precaution may be particularly important in rural
areas.
CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make
such connections themselves, but should contact
the appropriate electric inspection authority, or
electrician, as soon as possible.
NOTICE: The LOAD NUMBER (LN) assigned to
each terminal device denotes the percentage o the
total load to be connected to a telephone loop
which is used by the device, to prevent overloading.
The termination on a loop may consist o any com-
bination o devices subject only to the requirement
that the sum o the load numbers o all devices does
not exceed 100.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
F. I the product exhibits a distinct change in
per ormance.
9. I this product has a polarized plug with one
wide prong, it may not it in non-polarized out
lets. Do not de eat the purpose o these
plugs. I they do not it in your outlet, the outlet
should be replaced by an electrician.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2: COMPONENT CHECKLIST ......................................................................................3
CHAPTER 3: IDENTIFYING THE FEATURES ................................................................................4
CHAPTER 4: INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................6
A. Power and Phone Line Connection ..........................................................................6
B. Loading Paper Into Printer ........................................................................................6
CHAPTER 5: SETTING UP YOUR TTY ............................................................................................7
A. Relay Number Voice Announcer ..............................................................................7
B. Phone Directory or Memory Dialing ........................................................................7
C. Factory Preset Modes o Operation ........................................................................7
D. Personalized Greeting Message (optional) ..............................................................8
E. Personalized Outgoing Message or Auto Answer (optional)....................................8
F. Other Operation Options (optional) ..........................................................................8
F.1 Printer Letter Sizes..................................................................................8
F.2 Screen Display Direction ........................................................................8
F.3 Tone/pulse Dialing ..................................................................................8
F.4 Changing Password or Remote Message Retrieval ..............................9
F.5 Turning O Toll Saver and Selecting
Number o Rings or Auto Answer ........................................................9
F.6 Transmission Speeds ..............................................................................9
F.7 Call Interrupt ..........................................................................................9
F.8 Relay Voice Announcer ........................................................................10
F.9 Printing Auto-Answer Message ............................................................10
CHAPTER 6: OPERATING YOUR TTY ............................................................................................10
A. Making a Phone Call (Direct Connect) ..................................................................10
A.1 Turning O Audible Identi ication Tone (optional) ................................10
A.2 Manual Dialing rom Keyboard..............................................................10
A.3 Memory Dialing ....................................................................................11
A.4 Calling 911 Emergency Number ..........................................................11
A.5 Last Number Redial ..............................................................................11
A.6 Auto Busy Redial ..................................................................................11
B. Answering a Phone Call..........................................................................................11
C. Call-On-Hold ..........................................................................................................12
D. Using Auto Answer ................................................................................................12
E. Playing Back/ Clearing Recorded Messages ........................................................12
F. Retrieving Messages Remotely ..............................................................................12
G. Preparing a Memo ..................................................................................................13
H. Sending a Prepared Memo ....................................................................................13
I. Recording a Conversation Into Memory ................................................................13
J. Reviewing and Editing a Memo ..............................................................................14
K. Printing a Memo or Conversation Stored in Memory .............................................14

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL FEATURES ......................................................................................14
A. Wait For Response ..............................................................................................14
B. Call Trans er ..........................................................................................................14
C. 3-Way Calling ........................................................................................................15
D. Telebanking and Credit Card Calling ......................................................................15
E. Checking Available Memory....................................................................................15
F. Clearing The Entire Memory ..................................................................................16
G. Using an External Printer ........................................................................................16
H. Voice Carry Over Calls (VCO)......................................................................... ......16
I. Using Acoustic Cups ..............................................................................................17
J. Using Help Menu ....................................................................................................17
K. Date and Time Stamping ........................................................................................17
L. ASCII Code ............................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 8: AVAILABLE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ..............................................................19
A. Installing or Replacing Batteries ............................................................................19
B. Heavy Duty Batteries ..............................................................................................19
C. Built–In Printer ........................................................................................................19
D. Training Videos ......................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 9: TROUBLE SHOOTING ............................................................................................20
CHAPTER 10: MAINTENANCE INFORMATION ............................................................................21
A. Caring or Your TTY ..............................................................................................21
B. Recharging Batteries ..............................................................................................21
CHAPTER 11: TTY USER'S ETIQUETTE ........................................................................................21
CHAPTER 12: WARRANTY INFORMATION ................................................................................22
CHAPTER 13: REPAIR INFORMATION ..........................................................................................23
CHAPTER 14: FCC REGISTRATION ..............................................................................................24
CHAPTER 15: SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 16: PROTECTION PLUS EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM ..............................25
OWNER REGISTRATION CARD ..............................................................................27
INDEX ........................................................................................................................................29

Thank you or selecting your new DIALOGUE Text
Telephone (TTY) rom AMERIPHONE Inc. It has
been designed to meet the highest quality stan-
dards in order to provide you with years o conve-
nience and trouble ree service.
Please read these operation instructions thoroughly
be ore using your TTY. Keep this manual or uture
re erence.
You must save your sales receipt as proo o pur-
chase in the event that you need warranty service.
Mail in your Product Registration Card within ten
days. Although registration is not required or war-
ranty service, the in ormation you provide will allow
us to contact you with any new developments
about your TTY’s operation. Your TTY comes with
a one year warranty. To ensure years o trouble
ree service, we also o er our exclusive PROTEC-
TION PLUS EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM
at a very minimal cost.
PROTECTION PLUS o ers savings on TTY
accessories and much more. Please see Chapter
12 and 17 or warranty details. Please retain all
original packing material or shipping your TTY to a
service location sa ely i and when it needs servic-
ing.
Throughout this manual, is used to denote a
key on the keyboard. For example, rep-
resents the return key. tells you
what is being displayed on the TTY screen. For
example,
means the word DIALING is displayed.
DIALOGUE Keyboard: The ollowing special
unction keys are not presently unctional in
Baudot mode o transmission: @, %, ^, &, *, _, <
and >. Thus, you don't need to be concerned with
them, there is nothing wrong with the keyboard.
They are only unctional in the ASCII mode.
I you have any questions about your DIALOGUE
TTY, please call our Customer Relations Depart-
ment at [phone] (TTY) or [phone]
(Voice).
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2
COMPONENT CHECKLIST
Your DIALOGUE TTY package
should contain the following items
Telephone Cord
DIALOGUE
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
AND
QUICK GUIDE
Figure 1 - Package Components
Six NiCad
Rechargeable Batteries
(Installed)
Operating Instructions
DIALOGUE TTY
Printer Paper
(DIALOGUE III–P)
AC Adapter/Charger
DIALING
3

DIALOGUE III / III–P TTY
Features on DIALOGUE III / III–P
CHAPTER 3
IDENTIFYING THE FEATURES
Printer compartment
Acoustic cups
AC adapter/charger jack
Handset orientation re erence
diagram
Printer paper cover
Jack or telephone
Telephone line jack
Telephone ring signaler
ON/OFF switch (optional)
Optional heavy duty battery
compartment
Battery compartment (underneath)
Display screen
Call signal status indicator light
Power ON/OFF switch
Power indicator
key advances printer
paper by one line
Scroll key scrolls messages
orward on the screen
Spacebar
Built–in handle (underneath)
Scroll key scrolls messages
backward on the screen
key, press other keys while
holding this key down to activate
special TTY unctions.
Special unctions, see page 5
Telephone ring signaler
Printer ON/OFF switch
(DIALOGUE III–P only)
4

Memo – Hold down and press
2to create or edit memos.
(Pages 8, 13)
Escape – Hold down and press
to exit rom special unction
modes and go back to normal TTY opera-
tion. (Page 7)
Redial – Hold down and press
to redial the last dialed number. (Page 11)
Dial – Hold down and press 0
to dial a phone number rom the key-
board or Phone Directory. (Page 10, 11)
Phone Directory – Hold down
and press 1to create or change a
phone number in memory directory.
(Page 7)
Special Function Keys on DIALOGUE III / III–P
Message Playback – Hold down
and press 6 to playback recorded mes-
sages. (Page 12)
Record Conversation – Hold down
and press 4 to record a conversa-
tion and put it into memory. (Page 13)
Send Memo – Hold down and
press 3to send memo rom memory.
(Page 13)
Auto Answer – Hold down and
press 9to turn on your automatic an-
swering system. (Page 12)
Option – Hold down and press
7to review or change the operation
settings o your TTY. (Pages 7, 8, 9, 10)
Hang Up – Hold down and press
8to hang up on your telephone con-
nection without turning your TTY o .
(Page 10)
Clear – Hold down and press
5 to clear all memos, conversations
or recorded messages in memory.
(Page 16)
CHAPTER 3
(CONTINUED)
5

A. Power and Phone Line Connection
Connect the phone cord and the AC
adapter/charger to the DIALOGUE TTY as
shown below. The AC adapter/charger pro-
vides power to operate DIALOGUE TTY while
automatically charging the rechargeable bat-
tery in the battery compartment.
You should only use the AC adapter/charger
supplied with your TTY. When the TTY is not in
use, turn the power o but keep the charger
plugged in.
B. Loading Paper Into Printer
Figure 4 - Pulling printer paper through
its cover
Figure 3 - Installing printer paper
Figure 2 - Removing paper tray cover
AC Outlet
AC Adapter
CHAPTER 4
INSTALLATION
I your TTY is equipped with a built–in printer,
ollow these steps or loading printer paper.
Use 2 1/4" wide thermal paper only. Printer
paper can be ordered rom Ameriphone or any
o ice products supplier.
1. Turn your TTY on.
2. Turn the printer switch on.
3. Remove the paper cover by pressing
down with both thumbs and sliding it
towards the back (see Figure 2).
4. Cut the paper to orm a wedge as a lead.
Push the end o the paper as ar as pos-
sible into the slot at back o the printer
(see Figure 3).
5. Pull the paper once it comes out o the top
or press the key several times to
advance the paper.
6. Feed the paper through the tear o slot in
the paper cover (see Figure 4). Deposit
the paper into the paper compartment
and adjust the roll to eliminate any exces-
sive slack. Slide the paper cover into po-
sition. Your printer is now ready to print
your conversations.
Phone Wall
Outlet
Telephone or Signaling
Devices (Optional)
Phone Cord
6

1. Programming Phone Directory
1. Turn on the TTY.
2. Hold down and press 1to select
directory.
3. Type in name (up to 9 charac-
ters) and press .
4. Type in the phone number (up to 18 dig-
its). Press to go on to the next
directory entry.
5. When inished, hold down and
press to return to normal
TTY operation.
NOTE: A comma (,) may be entered any-
where in the digit string as a 2-second pause
during dialing. See Page 18 to store an ASCII
phone number
2. Editing Phone Directory
1. With the TTY on, hold down and
press 1 .
2. Press to scroll names in the
directory. Press to select
name and number.
3. I you want to change the number o
the person, press key to
move the blinking cursor to the right
o the digit you want to change,
press to erase the digit
Your TTY comes preset with the ollowing
modes o operation:
1. "Hello, GA" greeting to greet callers when
you press and Gsimultaneously.
2. "Thank you or calling, please leave a
message, GA" or auto answer outgoing
message.
3. The printer prints incoming messages in
upper case and outgoing messages in
lower case.
4. Characters are scrolled rom right to le t
on display screen.
5. Tone dialing, the most common
telephone mode o operation.
6. Slash (/) punctuation key as password or
remote message retrieval.
7. Toll Saver automatically answers irst call
a ter ive rings and subsequent calls with-
in two rings.
8. Interrupt eature and automatic identi ica-
tion tone are enabled.
NOTE: I you want to change any o the ac-
tory preset modes o operation, please ollow
the steps on pages 8-10 or each unction.
Later on, i you want to reset your TTY to all
the actory preset modes o operation, see
Chapter 7 Section F.
1. Turn on the TTY.
2. Hold down and press 7to select
option.
3. The screen displays .
4. Type in Yor yes and enter your local
relay service number.
Press to save.
5. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
CHAPTER 5
SETTING UP YOUR TTY
EDIT RELAY NBR? Y/N
A. Relay Number Voice Announcer
Your TTY comes ready to use. However, or your
convenience, we suggest you set up two basic ea-
tures: The Relay Number Voice Announcer to
in orm the hearing caller to call Relay Service, and
Phone Directory or memory dialing.
B. Phone Directory for Memory Dialing
C. Factory Preset Modes of Operation
(to the le t o cursor) and type in the
correct digit. Press to save the
revised number and return to normal
operations.
4. I you want to erase the name and the
phone number, press key
repeatedly and until it goes beyond
the last digit o the number and
CLEAR ENTRY? Y/N appears on the
screen. Type Y or yes to erase.
ENTRY CLEARED lashes on screen
and returns the TTY to normal
operation.
3. Printing the Phone Directory
1. Turn the Printer on .
2. Hold down and press 1 .
3. Hold down , press P .
7

1. Turn on the TTY.
2. Hold down and press 2to select
the memo unction.
3. Type in the name o your greeting mes-
sage; , or example. Press
to save memo name.
4. Type in your message. For example,
.
5. Hold down and press
to save.
6. Hold down and press 7to select
setup option.
7. Press two times until
appears on your
screen. Type in the name o your new
greeting. For example, .
The screen now reads .
Press to save.
8. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
CHAPTER 5
(CONTINUED)
D. Personalized Greeting Message (optional) F. Setting Up Other Operating Options
(optional)
DIALOGUE III/III-P can print conversations in
three letter sizes; standard, medium, and big. It
is preset to print in standard letter size. Howev-
er, once it is changed it will remember and main-
tain the size selection.
1. To change to big size, hold down
and press B.
2. To change to medium, hold down
and press M .
3. To change back to normal, press the
same keys.
You can verify your selection by checking the
print on the paper tape.
1. Printer Letter Sizes
GREETING
GREET MEM> HELLO
GREETING
HI, THIS IS JOHN, GA.
GREET MEM> GREETING
ANSWER
E. Personalized Outgoing Message
for Auto Answer (optional)
WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PLS LEAVE A MSG. GA .
2. Screen Display Direction
3. Tone/Pulse Dialing
Your TTY is preset to tone dialing. If tone dialing
is not available from your telephone company,
you can change it to pulse dialing. If changed,
the mode of dialing is set unless you change it
again.
1. Hold down and press 7.
EDIT RELAY NBR? Y/N appears on the
screen.
2. Press repeatedly until
USING TONE DIAL? Y/N appears on the
screen.
3. Press Nto change to pulse.
4. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
To change the mode of display from right-to-
left to left-to-right:
1. Hold down and press 7.
EDIT RELAY NBR? Y/N appears on the
screen.
2. Press repeatedly until
DISPL RT TO LFT? Y/N appears on the
screen.
3. Press Nto change. Once changed, the
TTY will continue to display in this mode
until it is changed again.
4. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
1. Turn on the TTY.
2. Hold down and press 2to select
the memo unction.
3. Type in the name o your outgoing mes-
sage; , or example.
Press to save the memo name .
4. Type in your message. For example,
5. Hold down and press
6. Hold down and press 7to select
the setup option.
7. Press three times until
appears on
your screen.
8. Type in the name o your new outgoing
message; or example:
The screen now reads
(or the name you
have typed). Press to save.
9. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
ANSWER
OUTMSG MEM>AUTO ANS
OUTMSG MEM>ANSWR
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CHAPTER 5
(CONTINUED)
4. Changing Password for Remote Message
Retrieval
5. Turning Off Toll Saver and Selecting the
Number of Rings for Auto Answer
DIALOGUE III and III-P are the world's first
TTY's equipped with the exclusive TOLL-SAV-
ER. This feature allows you to remotely check
your answering system and not incur any toll
charges if there are no messages. With TOLL-
SAVER activated, your TTY automatically
answers the first call after five rings and every
subsequent call in two rings. Any old messages
remaining in memory will also be counted. It is
recommended you clear all messages as soon
as possible.
6. Transmission Speeds
7. Call Interrupt
In order to prevent any unauthorized access to
your recorded messages, set up an Auto An-
swer access password. Once created, it is set
until you change it. If you forget your password,
you can simply create a new one.
1. Hold down and press 7.
2. Press repeatedly until screen
CHANGE PASSWORD? Y/N appears.
3. Press Yto change the screen to
PASSWORD:/ .
4. Type a password (up to 9 characters
long) PASSWORD:/MYPASS , or example.
Press to save your selection.
5. Hold down and press .
to go back to normal TTY operation.
1. To turn the TOLL-SAVER eature o , hold
down and press 7.
2. Press ive times until
TOLL-SAVER ON Y/N appears on the screen.
Type Nor No to turn this TOLL-SAVER
eature o .
3. AUTO ANSWER RING ( ) appears on the
screen.
4. Press to change the number
o rings directly. Press to save.
5. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
DIALOGUE III/III-P allows the other TTY to in-
terrupt your typing and ask for attention. When
this happens, " INTERRUPT " flashes on your
screen and the lamp flasher also blinks. You
may continue to type or you can stop and wait
for a response. If both parties are using DIA-
LOGUE III/III-P, you may interrupt each other
by holding down and pressing I.
If you're using a TTY other than DIALOGUE
III/III-P, to interrupt the DIALOGUE III/III-P
user you must hit the five to ten
times until you get an acknowledgment. If you
want to turn off the Interrupt feature, follow these
steps:
1. Hold down and press 7.
2. Press once and the screen
reads INTERRUPT ON? Y/N .
3. Press Nto turn o Interrupt eature.
4. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
There are two accepted standard TTY message
transmission speeds: U.S. Standard (45.5
Baud) and International Standard (50 Baud). In
order for one TTY to talk to another, they both
must be set at the same standard (speed). Your
DIALOGUE TTY is preset to the U.S. Standard.
To make or receive a TTY call outside of U.S.,
U.K., or Canada, you may have to change to
the International Standard. Once changed, it will
remain at that speed until changed again.
1. Hold down and press 7.
2. Press repeatedly until the
speed is displayed: (U.S. 45) SPEED
3. I you need to set it to international
speed, press the space bar. The screen
will show (INTL. 50) SPEED
4.Everytime you press the the
transmission speed changes.
Press to select the speed
shown on the screen.
5. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
9

1. Turn on TTY.
2. Hold down , press 0and
will be displayed on the
screen.
3. Type in the phone number.
4. I you make a mistake in typing, press
to delete one space at a
time until the mistake is deleted.
5. A ter all numbers are entered, press
to start the dialing sequence.
I a dial tone is not detected,
will appear on the
screen (in some countries where the dial
tone may be di erent than the U.S., you
can override the waiting sequence by
pressing again).
6. I the line is busy, will be dis-
played and the SIGNAL indicator blinks
quickly. Hold down and press to
hang up.
7. I the other party answers by TTY, you'll
see a greeting message on the screen.
Proceed with your conversation.
8. I the party answers by voice, the SIG-
NAL indicator light will licker. Turn the
TTY voice announcer on by holding down
and pressing the .
9. Printing Auto Answer Messages
CHAPTER 5
(CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 6
OPERATING YOUR TTY
A. Making a Phone Call (Direct Connect)
1. Hold down press 7 .
2. Press repeatedly until
appears.
3. Press N ( or No) to turn o this eature.
4. Hold down and to
return to normal TTY operation.
AUTO I.D. ON? Y/N
2. Manual Dialing from Keyboard:
ENTER PHONE NO
8
DIALOGUE III-P TTY is set up to print and
record all incoming call messages. However,
you may turn off print function to save paper.
1. Hold down and press 7.
2. Press seven times until
PRINT MESSAGES? Y/N appears.
3. Press Nto turn o printing.
4. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
8. Relay Voice Announcer for Auto Answer
You can add the Relay Number Voice Announcer
to your outgoing message. When your TTY an-
swers an incoming call, it will activate the Relay
Number Voice Announcer first and then follow
with the Auto Answer Message.
1. To turn on this eature, hold down and
press 7 .
2. Press our times until
VOICE ANSWER ON? Y/N appears.
3. Press Yto select the eature.
4. Hold down and press to
return to normal TTY operation.
All DIALOGUE TTYs are equipped with an Automat-
ic TTY Call Identifier feature which automatically
sends out an audible identification tone every six
seconds when your call is answered by a voice. It
notifies a hearing person that this is a TTY call, and
it triggers automatic TTY detection equipment used
in public dispatching facilities. The signal indicator
blinks when the audible tone comes on and the tone
automatically stops when either party starts to type.
1. Turning Off Audible Identification Tone:
(Optional)
WAIT FOR DIAL TONE
BUSY
10

5. Last Number Redial
1. With TTY turned on, hold down
and press – to redial the last number
dialed . The number will be displayed on
the screen.
2. A ter the conversation is over, turn o the
TTY.
6. Auto Busy Redial
This eature makes dialing a busy number
easy. It puts your call through automatically
as soon as the line is ree. The built-in
signaler lashes to alert you when your call is
being connected.
1. Hold down Shi t and press - .
2. The screen shows the number o dialing
attempts and the number o seconds
be ore it redials. 1ST REDIAL TRY 60
3. To stop redialing, press any key or turn
TTY OFF.
4. I it still cannot get through a ter 30 trials,
it will hang-up automatically.
3. Memory Dialing:
CHAPTER 6
(CONTINUED)
ENTER PHONE NO.
B. Answering A Phone Call
Before you can dial from memory, you must
have the names and phone numbers stored in
the directory. See Chapter 5 on how to create a
phone directory.
1. Turn on TTY.
2. Hold and press 0to start the dial-
ing sequence. is dis-
played on your screen.
3. Type in the name o the person you are
calling then press to enter your
selection.
4. Or: Press the to scan the
telephone directory. To scroll backward,
press . When the de-
sired name appears, press
to enter the selection.
5. Your TTY then starts the dialing sequence
as in manual dialing rom Keyboard.
4. Calling 911 Emergency Number:
(911 Emergency Number may not be
available in some areas)
1. To make a 911 emergency call, hold down
and press 0to start the dialing se-
quence.
2. Type in 911 and press (I you
make a mistake in typing 911, press
to delete the mistake and
retype).
This automatically turns on AMERIPHONE’S
exclusive Emergency Call Announcer (ECA)
and sends out a message or help. You will
see a series o HELP! HELP! GA go across your
screen at about three second intervals. This
makes it easier or emergency dispatchers to
recognize your call as a TTY emergency call
and greatly improves the response time or
help. The message continues automatically
thus allowing you to leave your TTY to attend
to other matters. It stops as soon as the dis-
patcher begins to type. To discontinue this
emergency message at any time, press
.
3. You may also manually activate the ECA
anytime by holding down Shi t and
typing 911.
1. When there is an incoming call, the built-in
signaler will lash to let you know that your
telephone is ringing. Please note that the
AC adapter/charger must be plugged into
an electrical outlet and the optional signal-
er ON/OFF switch located on the rear o
the TTY must be ON in order or the sig-
naler to unction.
2. Turn on the TTY.
3. Hold down and press Gto answer
with the preset greeting message
(HELLO, GA ) or type a greeting message.
When you see an incoming message, go
ahead with your conversation.
4. I there is no incoming message displayed
and the SIGNAL indicator light lickers, it
may be a voice call. Hold down and
press Vto turn on the relay voice
announcer. The electronic voice will
repeat and be displayed on the screen
until the caller switches to a TTY or when
you start typing.
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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 6to see
how many messages are recorded.
2. You can scroll the messages orward or
backward by pressing or
(right and le t arrow keys). You may go
ast orward by holding down and
pressing . To stop message scroll-
ing, press the same scrolling key again.
3. When you have inished,
CLEAR MESSAGES Y/N appears. Press Y
( or yes) to clear messages and N ( or
no) to save them.
4. Hold down and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
Before using Auto Answer, make sure the TTY is
properly connected to the telephone line.
1. Turn on the TTY. Hold down and
press 9to turn on Auto Answer.
Leave the TTY on.
2. The screen will indicate that Auto Answer
is on and display the number o mes-
sages previously recorded in the memory.
For example:
3. All new messages will be saved in memory
together with the old messages.
4. I you want your TTY to print incoming
messages as well, make sure the printer is
on and that it has enough paper.
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 Hsimultaneously.
is displayed on screen.
2. Turn on the extension TTY.
3. Type three periods (...) and the irst TTY
will automatically disconnect rom the
phone line. Proceed with your conversa-
tion.
4. When inished, turn o both TTYs. I you
orgot to turn o the irst TTY, you will still
receive calls. However, you must turn the
irst TTY OFF and then ON again be ore
you can type rom it.
C. Call-On-Hold
D. Using Auto Answer
CHAPTER 6
(CONTINUED)
E. Playing Back/Clearing Recorded Messages
F. Retrieving Messages Remotely
DIALOGUE III/III-P are 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-P does not answer
within two rings, that means there are no mes-
sages. You should hang up immediately to
avoid incurring any call toll charges.
CALL ON HOLD
AUTO ANSWR ON 3MSG
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If you want to record a conversation for future
review, you can save it as a memo. You can
record it during a call or after you hang up, pro-
vided you have not turned your TTY off. No mat-
ter when you start to record, the memo always
starts from the beginning of the conversation
(when you turned on your TTY) and ends with the
last typed text.
1. Be ore you start recording, in orm the
other party to hold.
2. Hold down and press 4.
REC TO MEMO> appears on your screen.
3. Type the name or the memo (up to 9
characters).
4. Press and your TTY starts to
record. RECORDING TO MEMO lashes on
your screen.
5. Continue with your conversation.
6.
To stop recording, Hold down and
press or turn your TTY OFF.
NOTE: You must visually monitor the number of
rings by watching your TTY SIGNAL indicator.
If your DIALOGUE III/III-P answers within two
rings, there are new messages and you can
retrieve them by typing in your password and then
press . Your password must start with
a "/" (back slash) in order to be valid. For example,
/MY PASS is a valid password.
1. Call your TTY with another TTY. When it
answers, you will see your outgoing mes-
sage.
2. Type in your password. You have three tries
to enter the correct password .
3. I you do not have a password set up, just
type in /(back slash key).
4. Press to see the total number o
messages you have (old and new). The
messages will scroll across the screen start-
ing rom message number one.
5. At the end o the messages type Y to clear
the messages or N to save them or play-
back later.
6.
I you selected N to save them, the TTY will
then ask you i you want to replay the mes-
sages. Type in Y (to replay) or N (not to
replay).
7. It then asks you i you want to change your
password.
8. To remotely change your password, type in Y
( or Yes) or N ( or No) and then enter your
new password. Press to save.
9. Hang up when inished and the TTY will au-
tomatically reset itsel to Auto Answer.
CHAPTER 6
(CONTINUED)
I. Recording a Conversation Into Memory
H. Sending a Prepared Memo
G. Preparing a Memo
1. A ter the other party’s TTY answers your
call, hold down and press 3. The
screen asks you to enter the name o the
memo to be sent. SEND MEMO>
2. Type the name o the memo until the
desired name appears. Or press the
to scan the list o memos in
memory. Press to scroll
back, i necessary, until the desired name
appears.
3. Press to select the memo.
4. The contents o the memo will be dis-
played on the screen as it is being sent.
5. I you want to stop the transmission, hold
down and press . I you
want to send the memo again, repeat
steps 1-3. The memo remains in memory
until you clear it.
6. When inished, the TTY returns back to
the normal operating mode.
You can create a memo in memory and then
send it during a call.
1. Turn on your TTY. Hold down and
press 2to go to the memo screen
MEMO NAME> .
2. Type a memo name using up to nine
characters. For example,
MEMO NAME>REQUEST
3. Press and the screen will prompt
you to type in the memo contents.
4. When inished, hold down and
press to save the memo
and return to the screen prior to this unc-
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This feature notifies the user who was placed on
"HOLD" that the other party has resumed typing.
Press and Wsimultaneously to acti-
vate this feature. The built-in signaler flashes
when an incoming signal is being detected from
the other party. Any keyboard activity cancels
Wait-For-Response feature or stops the flash-
ing.
CHAPTER 6
(CONTINUED)
J. Reviewing and Editing a Memo
ENTER PHONE NO.
A. Wait-For-Response
B. Call Transfer
CHAPTER 7
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
1. Turn on the TTY. Hold down and
press 2to select memo unction.
MEMO NAME> appears on the screen.
2. Type in the name o the memo.
3. Or press to scan the list o
memos in memory. Press
to scroll back, i necessary, until the de-
sired memo appears. Press to
select the memo.
4. I you only want to clear the memo, just
hold down and press 5. Press Y
when CLEAR MEMO Y?N appears on the
screen. Otherwise use and
to scroll and review the memo.
5.
I you want to modi y the memo, use the
and to move the blinking cur-
sor to the location you want to edit. To
insert characters, just begin typing. I you
want to delete characters, press
6. I you continue scrolling through the memo
until it reaches the end,
END OF MEMO will be displayed. The next
screen asks whether or not to clear the
memo. Press Y to clear or N to save.
7. When inished, hold down and press
to return to the screen prior
to this unction.
K. Printing a Memo or Conversation
Stored in Memory
1. With the TTY on, hold down and
Press 2 .
2. Type in the name or press to
scroll to the desired memo.
3. Press to select the memo.
4. Hold down and press P .
When directly connected to the phone line, you
can transfer a TTY call from one extension to
another. This feature is especially suited for
businesses with CENTREX telephone service
where each person has a single line telephone
with an extension number. Please note that the
actual transferring process is provided by the
telephone system.
1. Answer an incoming TTY call as you nor-
mally would.
2. Tell the incoming party to hold and that
you are going to trans er the call to
another extension.
3. Press and Fsimultaneously.
This will activate the call trans er eature
o the phone system.
4. DIALOGUE TTY displays
Dial the desired extension number on the
keyboard and press .
5. When the trans er call is answered, to
bring the irst party on the line, press
and Fsimultaneously.
HOOK SWITCH FLASH is displayed on the
screen.
6.
You may stay on the line at this point or a
3-way con erence call or you may hang up.
7. I you receive no answer or busy signal
rom the second party, press
and Fsimultaneously twice in succes-
sion to return to the irst party.
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CHAPTER 7
(CONTINUED)
A new automated tele-access menu system is
available in some areas. This system allows TTY
users to access information such as airline
schedules, bank accounts, and government
office services through an option menu transmit-
ted in Baudot. Users enter their choice of
options by pressing the number keys of a tone
dialing phone or TTY.
2. When connected, press and F
simultaneously. This puts the irst party on
hold. then appears on
the screen. Enter the phone number o the
second party and press .
3. When the call is answered, to bring the
irst party back, press and F
simultaneously again. The screen lashes
momentarily. You
can now communicate with both parties
at the same time.
4. I you receive no answer or a busy signal
with your second party, press
and Fsimultaneously to generate the
signal. Wait one
second and then press these keys again
to generate a second
signal. This returns you to the irst party.
5. When the conversation is over, turn o
the TTY.
3-way calling feature is an optional service of-
fered by your local phone company. It allows you
to hold a three way conversation with friends, rel-
atives, or business associates. You must sub-
scribe to this service and it is operable only when
you're in direct telephone connection mode.
1. Call the irst party as you normally would.
C. 3-Way Calling
D. Telebanking, Credit Card Calling, and
Using DTMF Tone Signaling
E. Checking Available Memory
Your DIALOGUE III/III-P TTY has a total mem-
ory capacity of 32K, which is approximately
32,000 characters (i.e. equivalent to about 13
letter size typed pages). About 500 characters
are used for programming the internal control in-
structions of the TTY. Of the remaining memory,
8,000 characters (equivalent to 3-1/2 pages) are
used for memo storage: 1500 characters (ap-
proximately 50 names and phone numbers) for
the phone directory, 17,000 characters (about 7
pages) for recording messages, and the remain-
ing 5,000 characters (about 2 pages) for record-
ing conversations.
CHECKING MEMO MEMORY:
1. To check the memory available, Hold
down and press 2to go to the
memo screen.
2. Hold down and press Lto list the
number o ree characters available or
storing new memos.
3. Press while holding down
to return to normal TTY operation.
HOOK SWITCH FLASH
ENTER PHONE NO=
HOOK SWITCH FLASH
1. Make the TTY call as usual. I the auto
mated system is operating correctly, there
should be an announcement telling you
what to do.
2. When the system prompts you to press a
number on your phone, hold down
and D. TONE SIGNAL MODE:
will appear on the screen.
3. Press the numbers you want to send to
the keyboard. The pound sign (#) or
asterisk (*) can be generated by simulta-
neously pressing and 3, or
and 8, respectively.
4. This mode is cancelled automatically
when you press any TTY key except (#),
or (*), or the number keys.
HOOK SWITCH FLASH
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CHAPTER 7
(CONTINUED)
F. Clearing the Entire Memory
CHECKING DIRECTORY MEMORY
1. Hold down and press 1to go to
the phone directory screen.
2. Hold down and press Lto list
the number o ree memory “spaces”
available or storing new names and
phone numbers.
3. Press while holding
down to return to normal TTY
operation.
1. Remove the paper tray cover and the print-
er compartment cover. See Figure 2 on
page 6.
2. Plug one end of the printer cable into the
PRINTER socket. See Figure 5.
3. Replace the printer compartment cover and
then the paper compartment cover so the
cable fits through the slots at the base of
the paper cover.
4. Plug the other end of the cable into your
printer.
5. Turn the printer on and make sure it's on-
line.
H. VCO ( Voice Carry Over) Calls
1. Connect the telephone to the TTY as
shown on page 6.
2. Make the call in the normal manner rom
your TTY.
3. A ter the call is connected, li t the handset
and start talking when it is your turn. (A ter
seeing GA on the screen).
All DIALOGUE TTYs work with external printers
that support a standard parallel interface.
RS232 serial printers aren't compatible with
AMERIPHONE TTYs. If your DIALOGUE TTY is
not equipped with a built-in printer, follow these
instructions to attach and use an external print-
er. External printer input impedance must be
greater than 10K OHM.
G. Using an External Printer
Figure 5 - External Printer
It is recommended that when you no longer have
any need to keep previous messages, memos,
and phone conversations, you clear them from
memory.
1. Hold down and press 5to go to the
clear menu.
2. The irst screen will read
CLEAR CONVERSATION Y/N . Press Y to
clear or N or to retain and
move to the next screen. You will see the
ollowing screens displayed in succession:
CLEAR MESSAGES Y/N
CLEAR MEMOS Y/N
CLEAR DIRECTORY Y/N
CLEAR ALL MEMORY Y/N
Press Y to clear or N or to
retain the contents in memory. I you do
not want to clear anything, just hold down
and press
to return to normal TTY operation.
Pressing Y a ter CLEAR ALL MEMORY Y/N
also resets the TTY to the actory preset
modes o operation
( see Page 7).
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4. Continue your conversation by reading the
screen and talking into the handset.
5. Hang up both the TTY and telephone
when inished.
The DIALOGUE III TTY comes equipped with
help menus to assist you in using the various
features. These menus are especially helpful
when using the TTY when the users guide is un-
available or when only a quick reference is need-
ed. To activate the help menu:
1. Hold down and press ? .
The primary help menu will scroll across
the screen and will be printed i the printer
is turned on. This menu lists the various
eatures and shows which keys are used
to access them.
2. Hold down and press any o the top
row unction keys to view the help mes-
sage or that particular unction. For
instance, holding down
and pressing
1would display and print the instructions
or using the Phone Directory.
3. To exit rom the help menu, hold down
and press or just
resume typing.
I. Using Acoustic Cups
For the acoustic cups to be operational, the
telephone line must NOT be plugged in. The
call signaler is not operational when the tele-
phone line is not plugged in.
1. Turn the TTY on.
2. Place the telephone handset into the
cups with the cord on the le t.
3. Turn on your printer i you want to print
your conversation.
4. Dial the phone number using the tele-
phone.
5. When the party answers, begin your con-
versation in the usual way.
6. When the conversation is over, turn the
TTY o . Return the handset back to the
phone cradle.
J. Using Help Menu
CHAPTER 7
(CONTINUED)
K. Date and Time Stamping
Everytime you print or record a
conversation/message, it automatically records
the date and time at the beginning of your call,
presuming that the clock is set prior to this.
Follow these steps for setting the clock, and
remember that NO RETURN KEY PRESS IS
NECESSARY IN THIS OPERATION. The
machine will jump automatically from step to
step, if the step was completed correctly.
1. Hold down and press Tto set
the built-in timer. It shows the current
timer settings, then it prompts you to
enter the current time ENTER HOUR=MINUTE= .
(I you do not want to change, just hold
down and press twice
to return to normal TTY operation). Type
in hour, minutes-2 digits or each entry,
with no space or separation key in
between. For example, or 1:36 you would
enter 0136. Note: It will not accept a
time setting like 3:05, you have to
enter 11:05 PM. A ter entering a group o
4 valid digits, it will prompt you or choos-
ing AM or PM: ENTER AM/PM=.You have to
type A or P or your choice.
2. The clock screen prompts you now or
today’s date ENTER MONTH=DATE=YEAR= .
Again, the correct input is two digits or
each- month, day, year- without any sep-
aration character or space. For Example,
or July 8, 2000 you would enter 070800.
3. Once the last digit o the year setting
typed, the machine returns to the opera-
tion previous to the clock setting proce-
dure. To check the time, hold down
and press Tagain, and the current set-
ting will appear on the screen. I you want
to change anything, hit ENTER until you
get to the screen you need, and ollow
one o the steps above. I you want to go
back to your operation, hold down
and hit twice. (pressing
once will take you back to step 1)
4. The date and time clock will continue to
run whether or not the AC adapter/charg-
er is plugged in or not, presuming that the
battery pack is charged. To check the cur-
rent date and time hold down and
press T.17

1. Hold down and press 1 .
2. DIR NAME: appears on screen.
3. Type in a name (9 letters max) and then
press .
4. Enter the complete phone number and
then press .
5. ASCII NUMBER? Y/N appears on screen.
6. Press Y( or Yes) or ASCII number.
7. Use and keys to
change / save the next our ASCII
parameters (Duplex, speed, parity,
carriage return & line eed).
8. When inished, hold down and
press to return to normal
TTY operation.
CHAPTER 7
(CONTINUED)
CHANGE MODES? Y/N
300. HALF. ORIG. 8NI
To make a call in ASCII code to a data base or
someone’s personal computer, follow these
steps:
1. Turn on your TTY
2. While holding down and le t
press Ato go to the ASCII menu.
“ASCII CODE (ON) ” is displayed.
3. Press to select ASCII (or
to not select).
4. Next, the screen summarizes the ASCII
mode settings and then asks i you want to
change modes .
5. Type Y to change. Press or
to answer the rest o the prompts
related to ASCII data ormat.
6. When inished, the screen shows the set-
ting you selected: ,
or example.
7. Dial the telephone number as you usually
would.
8. Conduct your conversation in the normal
ashion. A ter the conversation is over,
hang up and turn o your TTY. It will auto-
matically return to the regular Baudot
mode o communication or regular TTY
operation.
You can also receive ASCII calls. DIALOGUE
III/III-P TTY s equipped with ASCII code auto-
matically switch to ASCII mode of communica-
tion when there is an ASCII incoming call. Answer
the call and carry on in the normal fashion. If you
do not use the ASCII feature, we recommend you
5. Hold down and press
to return to the screen prior to this unction.
L. ASCII Code
ASCII code allows you to communicate with
someone who uses a computer as their com-
munication device and to access computer data
bases such as COMPUSERVE, ABLEDATA or
DEAF NET. Your TTY is already equipped with
ASCII code, it is preset to communicate in the
following mode settings:
•300 Baud rate of transmission
•Half Duplex
•Answer
•Displays left to right for easier reading
disable the automatic ASCII detection by setting
the ASCII Tone to 0 (zero) seconds in Step 5, as
follows:
1. Turn on your TTY
2. While holding down and left press
A to go to ASCII menu. is
displayed.
3. Press to select ASCII.
4. Next, the screen summarizes the ASCII
mode settings and then asks if you want to
change modes
5. Type Y to change. Press several
times until you get to the screen that
dis plays At this point,
hit twice until the setting
changes to 0 (zero) seconds.
6. Press until you get back to the nor
mal way of operation. You have successful
ly changed the Auto-detection feature to OFF.
Figure 6 - Battery compartment
Save ASCII Phone Number
You can save the phone number as an ASCII
phone number. When you auto dial the ASCII
phone number, your DIALOGUE TTY will
automatically set up the call without going
through the manual ASCII set up procedures.
CHANGE MODES? Y/N
ASCII CODE (ON)
ASCII TONE: (3) SEC.”
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