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Instructions for the Talkback Pager User
Figure 28: ZbaseW — Subscriber | Status V | Mode1 set to “T” and Mode 2 set to “I”
For additional information on setting up subscribers with the ZbaseW programming tool,
see Subscribers on page 60.
Instructions for the Talkback Pager User
Keep your conversations short. If you are getting close to the maximum allowed call time,
keep your side of the conversation short, so as to be able to hear the warning tones.
When answering the ring-out, key up for a second or so, unkey, listen for the “answer
confirmation tone” (0.25 seconds of 1-kHz tone), and then key up again and speak your
greeting (“Hello, this is Bill”). Alternatively, you can key up, stay keyed, wait for a second
or two, and then speak your greeting.
When you hear two beeps every 1.6 seconds, you need to key up for a second or two. This
lets the paging terminal know you are still there. If you were about to key up and speak, go
ahead and do this.
When you hear four beeps every 1.6 seconds, you need to key up and tell your caller that
the call limit timer is expiring. Either conclude the conversation in a few words or instruct
the caller to call back.
Hint for your callers: if they hang up before they hear the 1-kHz tone you will never know
they tried to call. (Assuming “Send Empty Message” is set to no, and no voice message
was collected before the ringout.)
Another caller hint: if you have forward on no answer to another mode of operation, like
an insured page, the caller can enter a touch-tone *2 during the ringback and immediately
forward. Thus, the knowledgeable caller can leave a message quickly, when they do not
need to talk with you.