Samsung Galaxy Note 7 - Tty Mode

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l Tapamenuitemtodisplayitsoptions.
l Selectyouroptionsandfollowthepromptstosetthem.
Yourcallsettingsoptionsareset.
TTY Mode
ATTY(teletypewriter,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supportsdigitalwirelesstransmission.YourphoneandTTYdevicewill
connectusing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.
ToturnTTYModeonoroff:
1.
Fromhome,tapPhone >More options >Settings.
2. TapMore settings>TTY mode.
3. TapTTY Full,TTY HCO,orTTY VCOtoturnTTYmodeon.
–or–
TapTTY OfftoturnTTYmodeoff.
Yourphone’sTTYmodeisset.
Note:Whenenabled,TTYmodemayimpairtheaudioqualityofnon-TTYdevicesconnectedtothe
headsetjack.
Warning:9-1-1 Emergency Calling
ItisrecommendedthatTTYusersmakeemergencycallsbyothermeans,including
TelecommunicationsRelayServices(TRS),analogcellular,andlandlinecommunications.Wireless
TTYcallsto9-1-1maybecorruptedwhenreceivedbypublicsafetyansweringpoints(PSAPs),
renderingsomecommunicationsunintelligible.TheproblemencounteredappearsrelatedtoTTY
equipmentor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.