Krown Manufacturing 2000 User Manual

MODEL: PORTA PRINTER 2000, 2000D, 2000DLD

3RD EDITION

PortaPrinter 2000D | Instructions | 3rd Edition | August 2003

Krown Manufacturing, Inc.

3408 Indale Road | Fort Worth, Texas 76116
voice: [phone] | TTY/TDD: [phone]
fax: [phone] | email: [e-mail] www.krowntty.com

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to state-of-the-art Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
manufactured by the industry pioneer: Krown Manufacturing. For nearly
the decades, Krown has provided a full line of TDDs to meet the many
individual needs of the deaf and hearing-impaired. Expert craftsmanship,
superior design and affordable prices are what Krown Manufacturing
stands for.

Your new Porta Printer is the very latest in Krown technology. The unit is
compact, lightweight, portable and easy to use. This manual is
set up so that you are able to begin using your Porta Printer
immediately, while you take your time and become familiar with its many
unique features.

A Quick reference Guide is for your convenience. It provides a summary
of the features that your Porta Printer offer. For quick reference, you may
also consults your Porta Printer’s built-in Help Menu. If you have any
questions that this manual does not answer, feel free to call our Customer
Service Department toll-free at [phone].

Your Porta Printer comes with:

• Porta Printer PP2000

• Power Cord with AC Adapter

• Modular Cord (PP2000D)

• Instruction Manual

• Warranty Card

KROWN MANUFACTURING

Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for people who are deaf and
hard of hearing by providing excellent telecommunication equipment for
individuals,businesses, and professionals in any place including the homes,
work place, and in all public facilities.

Who are we?
We are the world’s largest and leading Deaf-owned manufacturer of
telecommunications devices for the Deaf (TDD). Our headquarters are in
Fort Worth, Texas. (USA)

Krown Manufacturing, Inc. has earned an excellent reputation for
providing consumers, corporations, health care centers, governments,
hotels, schools, universities and many other organizations with outstanding
value and services.

At Krown, we...

• Sell • Rent/Lease

• Repair • Train

• Provide toll-free ordering and a support department

• Include a first rate warranty

Krown Manufacturing will serve you better.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ................................................................................................................................1

i. Krown Keyboard ........................................................................................................................4

I. Getting Started ...........................................................................................................................7

• To setup your Memory Printer

• The Lights and Switches

• Electronic Voice

• Auto ID

• Battery Power Information

II Using Your Porta Printer ..........................................................................................................9

• Help Menu

• How to make and answer a TDD call

• Telephone Conversations

• To Answer a TDD Call

• Auto Alert Tone

• Printer ON/OFF (PP2000DLD Only)

• Emergency Call

• Making an Overseas call

• Auto Dial Texas Relay (PP2000D-TX Only)

III. Direct Connect Option - PP2000D...........................................................................................12

• Keyboard Dialing

• Tone/Pulse Dialing

• Acoustic/Direct Connect Mode Selection

• Using the Memory Printer Auto-Answer Feature

• Using the clock and calendar

IV. How to use VCO and HCO ......................................................................................................16

V. Multi-Wide Printing Feature...................................................................................................17

• Test Message

VI. Loading and Changing the Paper Roll....................................................................................18

VII. Using your Porta Printer 2000D with a Wireless Phone........................................................19

VIII. Take your PortaPrinter 2000 with you....................................................................................21

IX. Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................................22

X. Important Information.............................................................................................................23

• Taking Care of your TDD

• Troubleshooting

XI. Miscellaneous Information.......................................................................................................24

• Commonly Used TDD Abbreviations

• Special TDD/TYY Operator Services

XII. FCC Required Information .....................................................................................................25

Most of the keys on your Porta Printer are same as the keys used on a typewriter, but some are
special and easily identified and understood.

SPECIAL PURPOSE KEYS

Used with another key to tell the Porta Printer to
perform or set a particular feature. The key must be
pressed first and held while another key is pressed.

Controls the typing of an upper case figure show on the
key (only upper case letters will appear on the display.)

Moves the cursor (pointer) to the left or right, one
character at a time, for reading and changing stored
messages. During conversations, those keys are also
used to generate GA and SK

Moves the cursor (pointer) one space forward.

Signals the printer or a TTY to begin a new line on the
paper. Also used to advance the paper.

Moves the cursor one space backward.

CONTROL

SHIFT

ARROW KEYS

SPACE BAR

RETURN

BACK SPACE

KEY NAME OPERATION DUTIES

SK GA

RETURN

SPACE BAR

BACK

SPACE

SHIFT

CTRL

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PORTA PRINTER 2000 KEYBOARD

KEY USED WITH CONTROL KEY (Found at top, bottom, and right side of keyboard.)

NOTE: The CONTROL, SHIFT function keys must be pressed at the same time. Hold the
CONTROL, SHIFT key down first and press the special purchase key at the same time.

Allows you to call a phone number typed on the
keyboard or stored in the Directory
(PP2000D, PP2000DLD).

Automatically dials 911 and allows you to communicate
with 911 operator.

Turns the Auto Answer feature on and off.

Used to change the PortaPrinter 2000 to International
(50 Baud) Operation.

Used to select Pulse or Tone dial, when available
(PP2000D).

Turns electronic voice on and off.

Set Date and Time
.

View Date and Time

If you live in Texas, you can call direct to Relay Texas
by using this feature. (Only use for PP2000DTX.)

Turn on VCO mode or HCO mode.

DIAL*

EMERGENCY
DIAL

AUTO ANSWER

INTERNATIONAL
(LEFT ARROW)

TONE/PULSE
(RIGHT ARROW)

VOICE ON

SETS CLOCK

CLOCK &
CALENDAR

CALL RELAY
TX ONLY

VCO CALL

KEY NAME OPERATION DUTIES

+

DIAL

CTRL

CTRL

+

+

SHIFT E

SHIFT

+

0

5

CTRL

+

CTRL

CTRL SHIFT

+

+

+

RETURN

RETURN

CTRL

+

SPACE BAR

+

CTRL

CTRL R

+

CTRL V

+

TO SETUP YOUR PORTA PRINTER 2000D

Place your Porta Printer near your telephone. The power unit is connected to a regular power outlet and
the Porta Printer is used with your telephone.

• Be sure that the ON/OFF switch on the TDD is OFF.

• Plug small end of adapter cord into small hole at back of TDD.

• Plug AC Adapter/Charger into an electrical wall-outlet.

• Keep both ends plugged in even when machine is not being used for a telephone call.

If your PortaPrinter 2000D has the Direct Connect option, plug one end of your modular cord into the
telephone wall jack. Plug the other end into either jack on the back of your TDD. The second jack can
be used to connect your telephone set or signaling device to the PortaPrinter 2000D.

THE LIGHTS AND SWITCHES

Phone Light Shows sounds heard on the telephone line.

Power Light Show status of power. When the light shows:

STEADY = Power is ON
FLASHING = Low battery power
NO LIGHT = Power is OFF

Power Switch This switch turns the power ON and OFF

Print Switch This switch turns the printer ON and OFF.

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GETTING STARTED

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