Receiving Ptt Broadcasts When Not In An Active Call; Reply To Ptt Broadcasts; End Ptt Broadcasts; Push-To-Talk Settings - Polycom VVX 201 Series User Manual

● When your phone is not set up to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast is displayed
as a Pending broadcast.
● When the broadcast is a Priority or Emergency broadcast, the broadcast plays immediately. You hear
the active call and the broadcast.
» Do one of the following,
For broadcasts that play automatically during a call, hold the call to hear only the broadcast.
For Pending broadcasts, select Accept or hold the call.

Receiving PTT Broadcasts When Not in an Active Call

When you receive a broadcast and you are not in an active call, the broadcast immediately plays, regardless
of the broadcast priority.
When you adjust the volume of a non-emergency broadcast, your phone retains the adjusted volume for all
subsequent non-emergency broadcasts. However, only system administrators can adjust the volume level
of an Emergency broadcast.

Reply to PTT Broadcasts

When a broadcast ends, the broadcast enters a 10-second waiting period. During this period, the channel
remains open to receive or send additional broadcasts.
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ASK
1 During the 10-second waiting period, press and hold Talk
2 Begin talking.
The broadcast is sent to all people listening on the channel.
3 When you finish talking, release Talk.
The broadcast enters another waiting period until someone broadcasts again. If no activity occurs
within the waiting period, the channel closes and no more broadcasts can take place.

End PTT Broadcasts

After you end a broadcast, the channel remains open so others can respond.
» Do one of the following:
Release Talk:
The broadcast enters a waiting period, and you cannot initiate another broadcast on another
channel until the waiting period ends.
Select End PTT:
The broadcast ends, and you cannot resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk on the
same channel. You can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel.

Push-To-Talk Settings

This section provides information on the changing your default channel, updating channel subscriptions,
and enabling broadcasts to play during active calls.
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