Sending And Receiving Ptt Broadcasts; Send Ptt Broadcasts; Receiving Ptt Broadcasts - Polycom VVX 101 User Manual

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Sending and Receiving PTT Broadcasts

By default, you are subscribed to Channels 1, 24, and 25. This means that you can send and receive PTT
broadcasts on Channels 1, 24, and 25.
When you end a PTT broadcast, the channel remains open and enters a 10-second waiting period. This
waiting period gives people who received the broadcast a chance to respond. If no one responds within the
waiting period, the channel closes.

Send PTT Broadcasts

You can choose a channel to broadcast on before you send a PTT broadcast, 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 other channel (see
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 the Speakerphone
key, and continue speaking. You can also press the Mute key
receiving your broadcast do not hear 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.
A list is displayed with 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.
A transmitting beep is played then the phone displays the channel information.
4 Begin speaking.
5 When you finish your broadcast, do one of the following:
 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.
 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.
Tip: 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.

Receiving 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 Update Channel
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Subscriptions.
Change the Default Channel). When you
to mute your audio so that the people
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