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Contact Information:

4242 South Broadway

Englewood, CO 80113

Phone: (800) 726-0851

Phone: (303) 794-3928

Fax: (303) 794-3704

sales@adcohearing.com

Set Up for VCO


Choose The Set-Up That Best Meets Your Situation

Dialgoue VCO
Dialogue VCO
  • Ideal VCO set-up without TTY
  • Allows you to use one piece of equipment to talk and read your conversations
  • You can keep the handset up throughout the conversation, as in a traditional voice call
  • Allows you to speak and read easily
  • No volume loss

  • Follow these steps to place your VCO call with Dialogue VCO:
    1. Pick up the Dialogue VCO handset.
    2. Press the RELAY # on the Dialogue VCO keypad.
    3. Wait for the CA to answer, then press the REL MSG on the Dialogue VCO keypad.
    4. When you see [VCO ON] on the display, tell the CA by voice the number you want to call.
    5. The CA dails the number of the person you are calling for you.
    6. When the person answers, the CA types the person's greeting so that you can read it on your Dialogue VCO display screen.
    7. When you see GA (Go Ahead), you can begin speaking directly to the person and read the replies the CA types on your Dialogue VCO display.

    Uniphone
    Uniphone 1100 or 1140
  • Ideal VCO set-up
  • Combination telephone and TTY
  • Allows you to use one piece of equipment to talk and read your conversations
  • You can keep the handset up throughout the conversation, as in a traditional voice call
  • Allows you to speak and read easily
  • No volume loss

  • Follow these steps to place your VCO call with Uniphone 1100/1140:
    1. Dial the TRS number on the Uniphone 1100 keypad or press memory-dial on the Uniphone 1140.
    2. Wait for the CA to answer, then type VCO PLS GA (or press the VCO Msg key on Uniphone 1140).
    3. Pick up the Uniphone handset.
    4. When you see [VCO ON] on the display, tell the CA by voice the number you want to call.
    5. The CA dails the number of the person you are calling for you.
    6. When the person answers, the CA types the person's greeting so that you can read it on your Uniphone display screen.
    7. When you see GA (Go Ahead), you can begin speaking directly to the person and read the replies the CA types on your Uniphone display.

    Direct Connect TTY & Telephone
    EzCom Pro, Miniprint 425, Supercom 4400, Superprint 4425, Dialogue II/IIP, or Dialogue III/IIIP
  • Telephone and direct-connect TTY can be plugged into the same phone line by using a duplex jack
  • Using two devices to talk and read your conversations
  • Allows you to speak and read easily
  • May experience volume loss by the person you are talking wtih due to having two devices on the phone line

  • Follow these steps to place your VCO call with Direct Connect TTY & Telephone:
    1. Dial the TRS number on the keypad or press memory-dial on the TTY.
    2. Wait for the CA to answer, then type VCO PLS GA or press the VCO Msg key on.
    3. Pick up the telephone handset.
    4. When you see [VCO ON] on the display, tell the CA by voice the number you want to call.
    5. The CA dails the number of the person you are calling for you.
    6. When the person answers, the CA types the person's greeting so that you can read it on your TTY display screen.
    7. When you see GA (Go Ahead), you can begin speaking directly to the person and read the replies the CA types on your TTY display.

    Acoustic TTY & Telephone
    Compact, Minicom IV, Miniprint 225, or Dialogue I/IP
  • Using a telephone and an acoustic-only TTY
  • Telephone handset must be placed in TTY's acoustic cups to receive text conversation
  • Telephone hanset must be picked up to speak your message each time and then placed back on the acoustic cups
  • Using two devices to talk and read your conversation

  • Follow these steps to place your VCO call with Acoustic TTY & Telephone:
    1. Place the telephone handset in the TTY's acoustic cups and turn on the TTY.
    2. Dial the TRS number on the telephone keypad.
    3. Wait for the CA to answer and then type VCO PLS GA on the TTY keyboard.
    4. When you see [VCO ON] on your TTY display, pick up the telephone handset to speak.
    5. Tell the CA by voice the number you want to call.
    6. Put the telephone handset back on the TTY's acoustic cups to receive the typed response.
    7. Continue picking up the telephone handset each time you want to talk, and putting it back into TTY's acoustic cups to receive the replies.