Placing TTY Calls
Once the Q90D is in the LOCK OFF
position, there are three (3) ways you can
make a TTY call.
1. Dialing manually from the Q90D keyboard
2. Dialing automatically from the Q90D
phone directory
3. Dialing from a digital cellular or cordless
telephone
Dialing Manually from the Q90D
Keyboard
1. Press the Power key to turn ON the
Q90D.The opening screen reads
AMERIPHONE Q90D DIGITAL TTY/VCO.
If no other Function keys are pressed for
two (2) seconds, the display changes to
OFF LINE.
2. Press F1 and type the phone number.As
you type the number, the screen reads
PRESS RETURN TO DIAL.
3. If you make a mistake while typing, press
Backspace to delete one space at a time.
To abort an entire sequence, press ESC.
4. The message DIALING ENTERED
NUMBER 1234567 is displayed on the
screen.
5. If the line is not busy, SILENCE!!!! and
RINGING will be displayed alternately
while it is ringing.
6. If the other party answers by TTY, the
SIGNAL light brightens and a greeting
message is displayed on the screen. If the
other party answers by voice, the SIGNAL
light flickers. If Auto ID is on, the Q90D
sends Baudot tones to tell the person you
are calling that this is a TTY call.
7. If the line is busy, BUSY SIGNAL!!!! is
displayed and the red SIGNAL light
(located above the F12 key) flashes quickly.
Hold down CTRL and F1 to hang up which
also causes the SIGNAL light to stop
flashing.Try dialing again.
8. After the conversation is over, hold down
CTRL and press Power to turn OFF the
Q90D.To hang up and make another call,
hold down CTRL and press F1.
9. Slide the LOCK to the ON position if
moving the Q90D from one location to
another.
Dialing Automatically from the
Q90D Phone Directory
1. To DIAL in this mode, you must first have
names and telephone numbers stored in
the directory. See Page 18 for an
explanation of how to enter phone
numbers into the directory.
2. Press the Power key to turn ON the
Q90D.
3. Press F1 to enter DIAL mode and the
following message is displayed on the
screen, ENTER NAME OR NUMBER OR
SELECT DIRECTORY WITH .
4. Type the name of the person you are
calling, then press Return to enter your
selection or press one of the Arrow keys
to the left of the Power button until the
desired name appears.
5. Then press Return to dial the directory
number.
6. If the line is not busy, SILENCE!!!! and
RINGING will be displayed alternately.
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Installing and Using Your Q90D