Placing a Call
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Adjusting the Volume Settings
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Reviewing Captions
To get started:
With the handset hung up, press the MENU
button to see menu options and to personalize your calling
settings. Continue to press the MENU button to scroll through
the options.
Placing a Call with Captions
1.
Verify that the Caption feature is on. The red light over the
CAPTION button should be lit. If the light is not on, turn
on the feature by pressing the CAPTION button.
2.
Pick up the handset.
3.
Dial the number of the person you are calling
(example: 555-1234). If you are in an office setting, see
page 18 in the manual.
4.
After a few seconds you will see a message letting you know
that the Captioning Service is being connected to your
CapTel
phone. Once connected, the Captioning Service dials
the person you are calling.
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LACING A
C
ALL
Conversation Volume
To increase the overall volume of the
person’s voice coming through the
handset, move the slide control on the
right side of the
CapTel
toward the
back of the phone.
A
DJUSTING THE
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OLUME
S
ETTINGS
For additional volume adjustments such as how to adjust the ring pitch,
the conversation tone, or to check the volume of your outgoing voice, please
refer to pages 11-13 of the manual.
Conversation Volume Boost
For an additional boost (up to a
maximum gain of 35 dB) during the
call, press the VOL button. This
resets after each call.
R
EVIEWING
C
APTIONS
1.
During or after a captioned call, press the MENU button.
The captions are displayed in a smaller area and
Review
Captions
appears.
2.
Press the button next to the up or down arrow to scroll
through the captions. (NOTE: new incoming captions are
not visible until you exit the menu.)
3.
Press the button next to
Exit
to return to the new captions
viewed in the whole display area again.
Conversation Tone
To adjust the tone of sounds coming
through the handset, move the slide
control on the right side of the
CapTel
to provide high or low frequency
adjustment.
Placing a Call without Captions
Everyone in the house can use the
CapTel
. If you don’t want to
receive captions, turn off the Caption feature before picking up
the handset by pressing the CAPTION button.
5.
You may begin speaking to the person as soon as you hear
them answer or when you see their greeting on the display.