Polycom VVX 300 User Manual page 135

Polycom VVX Business Media Phones User Guide
Send PTT Broadcasts
Before you can send a PTT broadcast, you need to choose a channel to broadcast on. Or, you can hold
the Talk soft key to immediately begin broadcasting on Channel 1, the default channel.
You can change your default channel to any channel you want (see
you change the default channel, you are automatically subscribed to the channel you selected.
While you send a broadcast, you can pick up the handset, or press
You can also press
anything. This behavior is similar to a phone call.
To send a PTT broadcast:
1 Select Talk.
2 From the PTT Channels screen, select a channel.
The list displays the default channel, the most recent channel you sent a broadcast on, and other
channels you can broadcast on.
3 Press and hold Talk to start the broadcast. Be sure to hold Talk throughout the entire broadcast.
You hear a transmitting beep, and then the phone displays the channel information such as the
channel label.
4 Begin speaking.
5 When you finish your broadcast, do one of the following:
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Release Talk.
When you release Talk while sending the broadcast, the broadcast temporarily stops and enters
a 10-second waiting period. During this period, the channel remains open to give others a
chance to reply. At any time during the waiting period, you can resume your broadcast by
pressing and holding Talk. If no one broadcasts during the waiting period, the channel closes
and the broadcast ends.
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Select End PTT.
After you select End PTT, you can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel, even if the
previous broadcast is in the waiting period.
Timesaver: Automatically sending a PTT broadcast
To automatically send a PTT broadcast on the default channel, press and hold Talk. After the
transmitting beep, begin speaking.
Receive PTT Broadcasts
To receive a broadcast sent on a particular channel, you need to be subscribed to that channel. To
subscribe to a channel, see
How you receive a PTT broadcast depends on the broadcast priority, whether you are in an active call,
and whether your phone is set up to receive broadcasts during active calls.
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to mute your audio so that the people receiving your broadcast do not hear
Update Channel Subscriptions.
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Change the Default Channel). When
or , and continue speaking.
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