For this week, Dr. Z is putting up tips about the fantastic feature that everyone is talking about–the Z4 and its answering machine (My Mail)!

The new answering machine (My Mail) that is part of the Z4 and all the Z-phones (Z-150, Z-340 and Z-Ojo) has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The first thing to do to enable the answering machine (My Mail) feature is to go to the www.zvrs.com website and click on “My Profile” at the top. After you enter your name and password, click on “My Videophones” to your left. Select the videophone you are using (Z4, Z-150, Z-340 or Z-Ojo), and check and fill out the “Z-Alert” and “Enable My Mail”. You should enter your smartphone or pager address in the email box (It only works for Blackberry and iPhones.) Also read the VRS Video Mail Custom Greeting to be sure that would be the message for the interpreter to convey when they answer your number when you are not available. Then click “Save”. To create your message for point-to-point calls, you need to do it on your Z4 (or Z-Phones.)

To access videomail (My Mail) on the Z4, call the same number you were assigned for the Z4. (It works the same way for the Z-phones (Z-150, Z-340 and Z-Ojo.)

Most of the other VRS providers have the answering machine feature, but it is usually just for VRS calls OR for point to point calls. The Z4 (and all Z-phones) feature handles BOTH VRS and point-to-point calls. We call this the My Mail feature. Messages are forwarded to your pager or smartphone. Messages can be picked up on the Z4 or checked on the web.

Try it! This gets you close to full functional equivalence. All the hearing folks out there have voicemail and we now have our own videomail which works even better.

To sign up for a class on “My Mail”, go to this link: https://www.drzvrs.com/school/

To download the User’s Guide for “My Mail”, go to this link: https://www.zvrs.com/uploads/Image/QuickStartGuides/MyMail_UserGuide.pdf

Cool. isn’t it? Dr. Z will cover features about My Mail (answering machine) this week on this website..

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

Since the new answering machine feature for the Z4 is going to be popular, Dr. Z is adding 4 new classes for everyone out there to learn more about the answering machine (My Mail) feature.

Signing up for class is simple! Just go to www.drzvrs.com/school and click on the class you want to enroll. You will receive a confirmation and the day before the class, you will receive some materials. At the time of the class, Dr. Z will call you to have you join the class.

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For this week, Dr. Z is putting up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The sixth cool feature about the Z4 is the answering machine feature—it allows both deaf and hard of hearing and hearing people to leave a message on your Z4 (and all other Z phones-Z150, Z340 and ZOjo)

Most of the other VRS providers have the answering machine feature, but it is usually just for VRS calls OR for point to point calls. The Z4 (and all Zphones) feature handles BOTH VRS and point-to-point calls. We call this the My Mail feature. Messages are forwarded to your pager or smartphone. Messages can be picked up on the Z4 or checked on the web.

For more information on the My Mail (answering machine) feature, check this website: http://www.zvrs.com/z-services/my-mail

For a video of the My Mail feature, check this link: http://www.zvrs.com/z-services/my-mail/mymailtutor

To access videomail (My Mail) on the Z4, call the same number you were assigned for the Z4.

Try it! This gets you close to full functional equivalence. All the hearing folks out there have voicemail and we now have our own videomail which works even better.

Cool. isn’t it? Dr. Z will cover features about My Mail (answering machine) next week on this website..

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For this week, Dr. Z is putting up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The fifth cool feature about the Z4 is the multiparty feature—it is the “A” “B” and “3-face” buttons on the upper right side of the Z4 screen. It allows you to do 2 things:

1) switch between two parties, putting one on hold while you talk to the other
2) talk to 2 people at the same time, including yourself (to make it a 3-party call).

To make it work, click “A” and call the first party; then click “B” and call the second party. The first party will be put on hold when you call the second party. When you click “A”, the “B” party is put on hold. When you click the “3-face” button, both “A” and “B” parties appear on your screen, plus the screen where you see yourself. To make the screen clearer, hit the “ESC” button to go into full screen mode.

Try it! It only works when you are connected to someone in a conversation.

Cool. isn’t it? Check in with Dr. Z every day of the week this week (March 22-26) for more hints about the power of the Z4!

A reminder about Dr. Z’s class schedule on the Z4 next week–go to https://www.drzvrs.com/school/. Dr. Z will conduct classes with the Z4 and the new My Mail answering machine function.

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For this week, Dr. Z is putting up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The fourth cool feature about the Z4 is the “record” button—it is the RED button on the right side of the screen, where the “self-view” screen appears. When you hit it during a connected conversation, you will be recording the conversation that is taking place. It will be a great way to record your grandchildren or your little nephews and nieces when they are on the other side of the videophone conversation. You can then save it and export it to be attached to an email by using the other “record” key on the left side of the screen (in the middle of the 4 buttons.) Try it! It only works when you are connected to someone in a conversation. To be fair to the other party, they will see a RED bar on the bottom of the screen to indicate that the conversation is recorded.

RED BUTTON = RECORDING CONVERSATION!!

Cool. isn’t it? Check in with Dr. Z every day of the week this week (March 22-26) for more hints about the power of the Z4!

A reminder about Dr. Z’s class schedule on the Z4 this week–go to https://www.drzvrs.com/school/

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For this week, Dr. Z will put up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The third cool feature about the Z4 is the first letter of the name in the contact list. When you bring up the contact list to the left of your Z4 screen, a list of names appear. You can scroll it down with the keyboard or the mouse. BUT, there’s a much quicker way to go through the list–hit the first letter of the name on the list and it will JUMP right to the name with the same letter. Try it–you will like it!

Hit letter of NAME = JUMPS TO NAME ON LIST!!!

Cool. isn’t it? Check in with Dr. Z every day of the week this week (March 22-26) for more hints about the power of the Z4!

A reminder about Dr. Z’s class schedule on the Z4 this week–go to https://www.drzvrs.com/school/

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For this week, Dr. Z will put up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The second cool feature about the Z4 is the spacebar—it is the “longest” key on the keyboard. When you hit it during a connected conversation, your screen is covered with a screen saying “video privacy enabled”. Try it! It only works when you are connected to someone in a conversation–with your video interpreter or with your friend…you can use it for moments where you do not want your screen to be visible to the person you are talking to.

SPACEBAR = VIDEO PRIVACY SCREEN!!!

Cool. isn’t it? Check in with Dr. Z every day of the week this week (March 22-26) for more hints about the power of the Z4!

A reminder aboput Dr. Z’s class schedulle on the Z4 this week–go to https://www.drzvrs.com/school/

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.

For next week, Dr. Z will put up features about the fantastic videophone that everyone is talking about–the Z4!

The Z4 has so many cool features and by giving it to you piece by piece will allow you to appreciate the power of the Z4! Some of these features may be documented, some may be hidden and some may not be documented–but don’t let this bother you–as a software pioneer himself, Dr. Z has found it best to not “read the stuff”, but play with the stuff–the actual experience is usually the best way to learn.

The first cool feature about the Z4 is the magic button—it is the “ESC” key. When you hit it during a connected conversation, something miraculous happens. Try it! It only works when you are connected to someone in a conversation–with your video interpreter or with your friend…

“ESC”=FULL SCREEN!!!!

Yes, when you hit the “ESC” key, the screen showing your friend of the video interpreter goes to full screen and you can see them so clearly–hopefully you won’t see if your friend has shaved or not. If that bothers you, just hit “ESC” again and the screen will get smaller…

Cool. isn’t it? Check in with Dr. Z every day of the week next week (March 22-26) for more hints about the power of the Z4!

In addition to the information on this blog, Dr. Z will put up a schedule of classes over the weekend and they will be offered several times a week, several times a day and in the evenings for those who work during the day. Dr. Z will remind you when he puts up the schedule of classes. At the beginning, all the classes will focus on the Z4, before going into other subjects.

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.