Making Ptt Calls And Alerts - Kyocera KX12 User Manual

• A sends the receiving party a text
PTT alert
message and a message alert beep to indicate
that someone wants to speak with them. The
receiving party has the option to either answer or
ignore the call. PTT alerts

Making PTT calls and alerts

Making a private PTT call
There are six ways to start a private PTT call:
1.
– Enter a 10-digit phone number
(including area code), then press the
walkie-talkie button.
– From the home screen, press the walkie-
talkie button to open the Push to Talk
menu. Highlight a contact or group, then
press the walkie-talkie button.
– Press the walkie-talkie button to access
Push to Talk and then press the scroll
button up or down to scroll through the
PTT menu.
→
– Select
Menu Push to Talk
and search for a saved PTT
PTT Contacts
contact. Highlight the contact and press
the walkie-talkie button.
→
– Select
Menu Contacts
. Highlight the contact and
PTT Contacts
press the walkie-talkie button.
8
are calls only.
private
→
→
→
– Select
Menu Recent Calls,
( ,
Incoming Calls
) highlight a call, and press
Missed Calls ,
the walkie-talkie button.
Listen for the "Ready to Speak" tone
2.
(three rapid chirps).
If the contact is unavailable or offline, a
Note:
message appears on the phone's screen.
Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button.
3.
Release the walkie-talkie button when finished
4.
speaking. This allows the called party to reply.
Wait for the "Ready to Speak" tone, then press
5.
the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
To end the PTT call, press
6.
other party ends the call, no action is required.
If you originate a call to a person who is
Tip:
actively engaged in a cellular call or a PTT
call, you hear the "Ready to Speak" tone and
your voice message is stored. The other party
can choose to answer or ignore the new
incoming call. If they answer the call, they will
hear your voice message, and then you and
the other party will hear the "Floor Free" tone
(a single high-pitched beep).
Making a group PTT call
A group must be saved before you can call it. To
save a group, see page 11.
→
Select
1. Menu Push to Talk
Highlight the group you want to call.
2.
select a list
, or
Outgoing Calls
or . If the
→
.
PTT Groups
Using Push to Talk