Telephone Reader Instructions

This is the standard set of keypad commands used in the Telephone Reader system. Some systems use custom commands, so this chart will not be totally accurate for all systems. In any case, you can always press 5 for Help (except within the Extended Function menu), and you will be given a list of available commands.

(Synthesized speech commands in italics)

  • [1] RESTART article or hour
  • [2] NEXT article or hour
  • [3] BACK 10 seconds / 1 sentence
  • [4] FORWARD 10 seconds / 1 sentence
  • [5] HELP
  • [6] SKIP TO LAST article in category
  • [7] SPEED, 3 faster speeds, 1 slower
  • [8] VOLUME, louder, back to normal
  • [9] PAUSE / Extended Functions
  • [*] EXIT PUBLICATION
  • [0] EXIT CATEGORY
  • [#] EXIT TELEPHONE READER

Extended Functions, used with synthesized speech only:

  • [1] BACK 1 WORD, with word count
  • [2] SAY CURRENT WORD
  • [3] FORWARD 1 WORD, with word count
  • [4] SAY PREVIOUS WORD
  • [5] SPELL CURRENT WORD
  • [6] SAY NEXT WORD
  • [7] CHANGE VOICE (8 DEC-Talk voices)
  • [8] RETURN TO ARTICLE, normal mode
  • [9] PAUSE
  • [*] EXIT PUBLICATION
  • [0] EXIT CATEGORY
  • [#] EXIT TELEPHONE READER

Telephone Reader is a part of the Audio Reader network, a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri.