18
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Special Features
Follow These Steps to Make VCO
Calls:
1. To make an outgoing VCO
call, lift the handset and push
the “
RELAY
” button or direct
dial 7-1-1, using your keypad.
The Communications
Assistant (CA) anounces in Text
mode, “ Hi, VCO call, PLS
GA”.
2. Press
REL MSG
button to
request a VCO call.
messages. You must wait for the
completed message as
indicated by the word
"GA"
on
the screen from the CA. It is
important to let the other party
know it is their turn to speak by
saying
"GA"
or
"GO AHEAD."
Some relay services offer to relay
calls from one VCO user to
another VCO user, called Voice-To-
Voice Relay or VTV. Contact your
local relay service for more
information. The relay services
vary from state to state, and the
procedures using the VCO phone
may vary slightly. Follow the
steps below to determine which
procedure you should use for your
local relay service.
Making VCO Calls
If your relay service has a
dedicated phone number for
TTY/TDD calls listed on the
directory, use that number
for making outgoing VCO calls.
(The voice number is for
people to call you through the
relay service).
M1
a.
a.
a.
a.
POWER
RELAY
REL MGS AUTO ANS
M2
M3
M4
X
b
b
b
b
Figure 27 -
RELAY
button
M1
a.
a.
a.
a.
a
POWER
RELAY
REL MGS
SP
AUTO ANS
M2
M3
M4
X
Figure 28 -
REL MSG
button