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USING YOUR
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SUPERPRINT 4425
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Acknowledgement In 1963, Dr. Robert H. Weitbrecht, an American physicist who was deaf, developed an acoustic coupler that could send and receive teletypewriter signals over the telephone lines. His invention, the Weitbrecht Modem, enabled people who are deaf to use the telephone for the first time. While modern technology now makes it possible to build advanced microcomputer Dr. Robert H. Weitbrecht, devices like your new Ultratec text telephone, 1920-1983, inventor of the the Weitbrecht modem r
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CONTENTS Important safety instructions p. 4 Introduction p. 6 ™ Overview of the Superprint 4425 7 Chap. 1 Set-up p. 9 Plugging in power and a telephone line 10 About the control key Ctrl 12 About the clock Ctrl + T 12 Setting the clock Ctrl + 9 13 Superprint 4425 function keys 14 ™ About Auto ID 17 About the printer Ctrl + 3 18 About the built-in help feature Ctrl + H 19 Chap. 2 Calling p. 21 Making a call in direct connect Ctrl + 1 22 Dialing tips 23 Using the hangup key Ctrl + 2 24 Answering a
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C Change to other TTY Ctrl + Shift + 36 Three-way calling Ctrl + Shift + F 37 Transferring a call Ctrl + 1 37 Chap. 4 Auto-answer p. 39 How auto-answer works 40 + Turning on auto-answer Ctrl + 41 = Turning off auto-answer Esc 41 Interrupting auto-answer Esc 41 Reading auto-answer messages Esc 42 Changing the contents of the pre-programmed auto-answer memo Ctrl + 6 43 + Changing to a different auto-answer memo Ctrl + 44 = Auto-answer options 44 Remote message retrieval 46 Chap. 5 Memos p. 49 Savi
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Changing the greeting memo Ctrl + 9 65 Turning off printing of the date and time Ctrl + 9 65 Setting the date and time Ctrl + 9 66 Saving a relay voice announcer number Ctrl + 9 66 Turning off Turbo Code Ctrl + 9 67 Turning off Auto ID Ctrl + 9 67 Turning off interrupt Ctrl + 9 68 Changing ASCII seek time Ctrl + 9 68 Turning off the auto-answer relay voice announcer Ctrl + 9 68 Chap. 8 Care & repair p. 71 Replacing the printer paper 72 About the batteries 73 Replacing the batteries 74 Troublesho
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Important safety instructions When using your Superprint 4425, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons. 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions on the Superprint 4425. 3. Unplug the Superprint 4425 from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use the Superprint 4425 near water, for example, near a bath tub,
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11. Unplug the Superprint 4425 from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed. b. If liquid has been spilled into the Superprint 4425. c. If the Superprint 4425 has been exposed to rain or water. d. If the Superprint 4425 does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment
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INTRODUCTION ™ Welcome to the Superprint 4425 TTY from Ultratec. Your new TTY has the following special features: A ring flasher that tells you when someone is calling. ® Turbo Code communication protocol. This feature transmits signals to other Turbo Code TTYs as fast as you type. Turbo Code also lets you interrupt the other person’s typing. ™ Auto ID alerting system. Auto ID automatically alerts the answering party that you are calling by TTY. A relay voice announcer that sends a voice message
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™ Overview of the Superprint 4425 INTRODUCTION • 7
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8 • INTRODUCTION
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C H A P T E R 1 SET-UP All you need to do to set up the Superprint 4425 is plug it in! You have to plug in the AC adapter for 24 hours to charge the batteries. The ring flasher will not work properly until the batteries are fully charged. After that, leave the AC adapter plugged in all the time unless you need to use the batteries during a power outage or while traveling. The best way to use the Superprint 4425 is to plug in a telephone line. This is called direct connect. But if you cannot plug
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Plugging in power and a telephone line Be sure to pull the plastic tab out of the battery compartment on the bottom of the Superprint 4425 before you plug in the AC adapter. Caution! Do not plug the Superprint 4425 into any line other than a standard telephone line. If you do, you may damage your telephone system or the Superprint 4425, and you will void your warranty. The picture above shows how to set up for direct connect use. Direct connect means that the telephone line is plugged directly i
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You can also connect by putting a telephone handset in the acoustic cups if for some reason you cannot plug a telephone line into the Superprint 4425. See Acoustic calling and answering on page 26 for more information. Charging the batteries The AC adapter supplies electricity to the Superprint 4425 and charges the batteries. Leaving the AC adapter plugged in will not harm the Superprint 4425 or the batteries. Leave the AC adapter plugged in for 24 hours to charge the batteries when you set up y
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Ctrl About the control key Ctrl The control key gives instructions to the Superprint 4425 when you hold it down and press a function key. Most of the function keys are on the top row of the Superprint 4425. See Superprint 4425 function keys on pages 14-16 for a complete list. Ctrl You must hold down the key and then press the other key. For example, to dial a telephone number you must hold down the Ctrl 1 key while you press the key. Esc When you use a function, you can use the escape key to qui
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Ctrl 9 Setting the clock + 1. Press the options key (hold down the Ctrl key and press 9 the key). Return 2. Press the key until you see the change clock option on the display, then Y press the key to change the display to YES. Return 3. Press the key. The display shows the date and time with the month flashing. Spacebar 4. Press the or Backspace the key to set the month, then Return press the key to move to the next setting. Esc Press the key when you finish. SET-UP • 13
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Superprint 4425 function keys This diagram shows the most important Superprint 4425 functions. Functions tell the Superprint 4425 to do something or change a setting. For example, the auto-answer function turns on auto-answer. Or, use the options function to change the print size. Ctrl 2 + Ctrl + 3 Ctrl 4 Ctrl 5 + + Ctrl + 6 hangs up the turns the sends the sends a saves or telephone printer on greeting memo edits a line and off memo (page 51). memo (page 24). (page 18). (page 32). (page 50). Ct
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All functions begin by pressing and holding the Ctrl key. The chart on the next page lists all of the Superprint 4425 functions. Use the page numbers to find more information about each function. + Ctrl + 8 Ctrl 9 Ctrl 0 Ctrl + + + = clears all or changes changes turns on part of settings codes auto-answer memory (page 61). (page 79). (page 41). (page 30). Ctrl + Bcksp saves telephone numbers (page 56). Ctrl + H tells how to use functions (page 19). Ctrl + Space turns on the TTY Announcer (page
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Complete list of function keys Ctrl 1 D i a l + Dials a telephone number p. 22 Ctrl 2 H a n g u p + Hangs up the telephone line p. 24 Ctrl 3 P r i n t + Turns the printer on and off p. 18 Ctrl 4 G r e e t i n g + Sends the greeting memo p. 32 Ctrl 5 Send memo + Sends a memo p. 51 Ctrl 6 M e m o + Saves, edits, or clears a memo p. 50 Ctrl 7 Save + Saves a conversation as a memo. p. 54 c o n v e r s a t i o n Ctrl 8 C l e a r + Clears all or part of memory p. 30 Ctrl 9 O p t i o n s + Changes sett
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™ About Auto ID ™ The Auto ID feature alerts a hearing person that you are calling from a TTY. It alerts the person by sending several audible tones over the telephone line every few seconds. Auto ID helps emergency services such as 911 detect that you are calling by TTY. Auto ID comes on when you turn on your Superprint 4425 and continues until you start a conversation. If you are on-line, you will see SENDING AUTO ID on the display every time the Superprint 4425 sends out tones. Auto ID will a
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Ctrl 3 About the printer + The printer is on when you turn on your Superprint 4425 for the Ctrl 3 first time. Press the print key ( + ) to turn off the printer. The display says PRINTER OFF. Press the print key again to turn the printer back on. You can turn the printer on or off at any time, including during a call. The printer starts a new line after 24 characters are typed. If a word is too long to fit at the end of a line, the printer divides it with a dash. You can also start a new line you
