Specifications

Using HCO in Direct Connect
If you want to type to the other person and hear the reply, do the following:
1. Tell the other person you want to use HCO by typing ‘HCO PLEASE GA.’ Check
that they say ‘OK’ before continuing.
2. Pick up the telephone handset.
3. Hang up the Minicom 6000 Plus by Pressing the Hangup key
(+/
HANGUP ) and then pressing . You will not lose the call as
you have the telephone handset in your hand. You will see
MINICOM 6000+
on the display.
4. When the other person has finished speaking, put the handset onto the
acoustic cups on the Minicom 6000 Plus with the telephone lead going off to
the left.
5. Type your reply, unless you made the call to Typetalk. If you made the call to
Typetalk, wait for
MINICOM 6000+ to disappear from the display. You can
then type your reply.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 6 each time you want to listen.
7. Be sure to hang up both the telephone and the Minicom 6000 Plus when you
finish your call.
Using VCO or HCO in Acoustic Mode
If you do not have your Minicom 6000 Plus directly connected to the telephone
line, you can still make VCO and HCO calls in Baudot, Turbo Code or EDT by
doing the following:
1. Tell the other person that you want to use VCO (or HCO). Check that they say
‘OK’ before continuing.
2. Pick up the telephone handset and speak (or listen).
3. When you finish speaking (or listening), return the handset to the acoustic
cups on the Minicom 6000 Plus.
4. Wait for text to appear on the display (or type).
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 each time you want to speak (or listen).
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