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Caution! 911 Emergency Calling, TTY Options

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TTY Options A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it is compatible with digital cell phones. Your phone and TTY device will connect via a special cable that plugs into your phone's headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. Before using your phone with a TTY device, configure TTY options. Note: Enabling TTY Options may affect the performance of headsets and other non-TTY equipment plugged into your phone's headset jack. 1. From the Main screen, press the MENU/OK Key ➔ TOOLS + SETTINGS ➔ Settings ➔ Others ➔ TTY Options. 2. Use the Navigation Key to highlight items, then press the MENU/OK Key to select: • TTY Full • TTY + Talk • TTY + Hear • TTY Off To access the state Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for assistance with TTY calls: Ⅲ Dial 711, then press the TALK Key and press to reach an operator. Caution! 911 Emergency Calling - it is recommended that TTY users make emergency calls by other means, including Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular, and land line communications. Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to software used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this. Settings 71

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Settings
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TTY Options
A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is
a telecommunications device that allows people
who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have
speech or language disabilities, to communicate
by telephone.
Your phone is compatible with select TTY
devices. Please check with the manufacturer of
your TTY device to ensure that it is compatible
with digital cell phones. Your phone and TTY
device will connect via a special cable that plugs
into your phone’s headset jack. If this cable was
not provided with your TTY device, contact your
TTY device manufacturer to purchase the
connector cable.
Before using your phone with a TTY device,
configure TTY options.
Note:
Enabling TTY Options may affect the
performance of headsets and other non-TTY
equipment plugged into your phone’s
headset jack.
1.
From the Main screen, press the
MENU/OK Key
➔
TOOLS + SETTINGS
➔
Settings
➔
Others
➔
TTY Options
.
2.
Use the
Navigation Key
to highlight
items, then press the
MENU/OK Key
to
select:
•
TTY Full
• TTY + Talk
• TTY + Hear
• TTY Off
To access the state Telecommunications Relay
Service (TRS) for assistance with TTY calls:
±
Dial
711
, then press the
TALK Key
and
press
to reach an operator.
Caution! 911 Emergency Calling
- it is
recommended that TTY users make
emergency calls by other means,
including Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS), analog cellular, and land
line communications. Wireless TTY calls
to 911 may be corrupted when received
by public safety answering points
(PSAPs), rendering some
communications unintelligible. The
problem encountered appears related to
software used by PSAPs. This matter has
been brought to the attention of the FCC,
and the wireless industry and the PSAP
community are currently working to
resolve this.