You can set the approximate number of times the CapTel will ring before the Answering Machine answers the call. The default setting is four (4) rings, but you can set it to any number of rings between two (2) and twenty (20).

Note The ring count may be slightly different in telephone systems that use “distinctive” ring patterns. Please experiment with this setting as needed for your specific telephone system.

To set the number of rings before answering:

1. From the display screen, touch (Settings).
2. Touch (Answering Machine).
3. Touch (Set Ring Count).
4. Touch the (arrows) to select the number of rings you’d like to use, then touch (Accept).
5. Press (HOME button) to exit.

The CapTel keypad lights up for easy dialing in dark environments. You can set the keypad lights to go off when your CapTel is not in use. When set to “off” the keypad lights will go off after approximately 30 seconds of non-use. The default setting is Keypad Lights On.

1. From the display screen, touch (Settings).
2. Touch (General Settings).
3. Touch (Keypad Lights On).

Line in Use Detector

CapTel can help detect when another telephone in your home or office is off-hook (for example, if someone is talking on another telephone in your home that is connected to the same line, or if another telephone on that line is not hung up). This can be helpful if multiple people or devices share your telephone line.

When Line in Use is on: you can join a call in progress that has been answered on an extension line by simply picking up the CapTel handset and you will get captions. This is the default setting.

When Line in Use is off: If the call was answered on an extension line, you can join by picking up the CapTel handset and pressing one of the keys on the number keypad. The captioning service will connect to the call and you will get captions.

1. From the display screen, touch (Settings).
2. Touch (General Settings).
3. Touch (Advanced Settings).
4. Touch (Line in Use Detector).

You can set the approximate number of times the CapTel will ring before the Answering Machine answers the call. The default setting is four (4) rings, but you can set it to be any number of rings between three and twenty (3-20).

Note: The ring count may be slightly different in telephone systems that use “distinctive” ring patterns. Please experiment with this setting as needed for your specific phone system.

To set the number of rings before answering:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button until Answering Machine is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Answering Machine Settings is highlighted. Press the YES button to accept.

4. Check that Answer Ring Count is highlighted. Press the YES button to accept.

5. Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to select the number of rings, from 3 rings up to 20 rings. Press the YES button to select.

6. Press the NO button repeatedly to exit.

On incoming calls, your CapTel phone will ring this number of times before the Answering Machine picks up the call.

The Captel 840i dialing keypad is lit to make it easier to see the number keys. The lights on the number keypad can be turned on or off in the CapTel Options menu. When Keypad Lights Timeout is selected, the lights on the number keypad go off automatically after approximately 60 seconds of non-use.

To turn the lights on the number keypad off:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button until Settings is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Press the DOWN arrow button to highlight Phone Settings. Press the YES button to select.

4. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Keypad Lights is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

5. Press the UP or DOWN arrow button to turn Keypad Lights Always On or Keypad Lights Timeout.

NOTE: When Keypad Lights Timeout is selected, the dialing keypad lights will go off whenever the display is blank (after approximately 60 seconds of non-use). The lights will remain on when the phone is in use.

6. Press the YES button to select your option, or press the NO button to exit.

7. Press the NO button repeatedly to exit out of the Options menu.

Note: The CapTel display screen typically stays on whenever you have new answering machine messages that have not been reviewed. If you set Keypad Light Timeout, however, the CapTel display screen will also turn off after approximately 60 seconds of non-use.

When the Line in Use feature is on, the CapTel display lets you know when an extension phone connected to the same telephone number is being used. This is helpful in environments where there are multiple phones on the same telephone line, to alert you so that you do not accidentally pick up and dial when a different call is already in progress. To join the call in progress, simply pick up the CapTel handset. The call will automatically connect to the Captioning Service, and you will see captions on the CapTel display. The default setting for Line in Use is ON.

To turn Line in Use off:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Settings is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Press the DOWN arrow button to highlight Phone Settings. Press the YES button to select.

4. Press the UP or DOWN arrow repeatedly until Line in Use is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

5. Use the UP arrow button to highlight Line in Use Off. Press the YES button to select.

6. Press the NO button to exit out of the Options menu.

Note: When Line in Use is OFF, you cannot join a call in progress by simply picking up the CapTel handset. You must first press one of the dial pad keys to connect the call to the Captioning Service. Once connected, you will see captions of the call in progress.

You can adjust the font size and style of the conversation captions to make them easier to read.

Note Changing the font size or style only applies to conversation captions. The font size and style for your CapTel 2400iBT menu options always remains the same.

To change the font size of the captions:

1. Touch (Settings).
2. Touch (Display).
3. Touch (Font Settings).
4. The display shows you what the current font size and style setting is. To change the font style, touch one of the five (5) style options available. To change the font size, touch or .
5. When you have selected the font size and style that you prefer, touch (Accept) to save your change or (Cancel) to exit.
6. When you are done, press (HOME button) to exit.

Note: you can change the font size and style of your captions at any time, even while on a call.

Your CapTel 2400iBT keeps a list of information about recent calls, including calls that you may have missed. You can review options from the call, the date and time of the call, and any Caller ID information if available. CapTel can even show you a picture of the caller if it is someone in your Contact list.

1. Previous calls: Touch the call you want information about.
2. Information about the call shows up here.
3. Indicates whether the call was incoming, outgoing, or unanswered.
4. Date and time of the call.
5. Use the scroll bar to review entries further down the list.
6. Next/Previous: Lets you move up/down through entries in the list.
7. Delete all: Erases all calls in Call History.
8. Delete: Erases the selected call from Call History.
9. Review captions: Review captions of the call.
10. Call: Places a call to this person.
11. Add to Contacts: Adds caller to your Contacts list.

Tip Remember to first touch the call listed in Call History on the left side of display that you want to review. Once you touch the call listing, more information about the call will appear on the right of your screen, including a picture of the caller if you have added a picture for him/her in your Contacts list.

You can save up to 100 names in your contact list for quick and easy dialing.

To add a new contact:

1. From the Display screen, touch (Contacts).
2. Touch (add new contact).
3. Use the on-screen keyboard to type in the First Name of the person you want to add.
4. Touch the field next to "Last" to move down, then use the on-screen keyboard to enter the last name of the person.
5. You can be specific about which numbers you are adding: (Mobile), (Home), or (Work). Touch the fields next to the numbers you’d like to add to begin entering.
6. When you are finished entering the Contact’s information, touch (save). The new contact appears on the left side of your Contacts list.
7. When you are finished, press (HOME button) to exit.

You can adjust the font size of the conversation captions to be larger or smaller, making captions easier to read. You need to change the font size before or after a call; you cannot change the font size during a live captioned call.

Note: Changing the font size applies only to conversation captions. The font size and style for your CapTel 840i Options menu always remains the same.

To change the caption font size:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Settings is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Display Settings is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

4. Press the DOWN arrow button until Set Conversation Font Size is selected. Press the YES button to select.

Note: From Display Settings you can also change the color of captions, set how the captions scroll across the screen, and adjust the screen brightness to suit your preferences.

To review captions after your conversation is ended and the phone is hung up:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Conversations is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Check that Review Conversations is highlighted. Press the YES button to select. You will see a list of your calls, with the most recent call on the top of the screen. Previous calls appear farther down the list.

4. Press UP or DOWN arrow button to scroll through the list of calls. When the call you want is highlighted, press the YES button to select.

5. You will see captions of the selected conversation. Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to scroll through the conversation.

6. When you are done, press YES to erase or NO to exit.

NOTE: You can erase conversations one by one after you review them by pressing YES to Erase. To save the conversation, press NO.

7. Press the NO button repeatedly to exit out of the menu system.

Note: Your CapTel phone comes with the Save Conversations feature enabled, letting you view conversation captions after you've hung up the phone. If you turn off the Save Conversations feature, all conversation captions will be erased every time you hang up the phone.

You can save 97 names and phone numbers in the CapTel 840i Phone Book. To add a new contact to the Phone Book:

1. With the handset hung up, press the YES button to see the Options menu.

2. Press the DOWN arrow button repeatedly until Edit Phone Book is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

3. Press the DOWN arrow button until Add a New Contact is highlighted. Press the YES button to select.

4. Use the dialing pad to enter the letters of the name of the person you wish to add. Look for the letters listed on the number keys to know which number key to press. For some letters, press the number key several times until the correct letter appears on the display screen.

Example: To enter the letter "L", press the number 5 key three times until you see "L" on the display screen.

Example: To enter the name "Mary", press the 6 key for the letter "M", the 2 key for the letter "a", the 7 key three times for the letter "r", then the 9 key three times for the letter "y". You may need to wait for the cursor to change from | to _ when entering letters that are on the same number key.

Tip: Press the DOWN arrow button for a backspace. Press the # button to add a space. Press the UP arrow button to shift lock for capital letters. Press UP again to return to lower case.

5. Once you have entered the contact name, press the YES button to advance to the Number selection.

6. Enter in the phone number by using the dialing pad. Use the DOWN arrow button to backspace. CapTel automatically inserts a hyphen as you enter the phone number.

NOTE: If a dialing prefix is required to get an outside line, enter in the dialing prefix first, then the phone number. Use the UP button to add a 2-second delay.

7. When you are done entering the phone number, press the YES button to save your new contact information.

Press the YES button to enter more contact names/phone numbers, or press the NO button repeatedly to exit the menu system.

Note: Phone book entries are stored alphabetically by the first letter of the name.