Receiving Ptt Broadcasts; Receiving Ptt Broadcasts When You're Not In An Active Call; Receiving Ptt Broadcasts During Active Calls; Replying To Ptt Broadcasts - Polycom Integra VVX 500 User Manual

Polycom VVX 500 Business Media Phone User Guide

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
How you receive a PTT broadcast depends on the broadcast priority, whether you're in an active call, or
if you're allowed to receive broadcasts during active calls.
You'll receive broadcasts on the channels you're subscribed to as well as Channel 24 (the Priority
channel) and Channel 25 (the Emergency channel). If you've enabled Do Not Disturb on your phone,
you'll only receive Emergency broadcasts. Non-emergency broadcasts won't display or play on your
phone.
When a broadcast ends, your phone emits an end of transmission beep and enters a 10 second waiting
period. During this period, you can respond to the broadcast (see

Receiving PTT Broadcasts When You're Not in an Active Call

If you receive a broadcast and you're not in an active call, the broadcast immediately plays, regardless of
the broadcast priority.

Receiving PTT Broadcasts During Active Calls

How you handle a broadcast when you're in an active call depends on the broadcast priority and if
you're allowed to receive a broadcast when you're in an active call.
If the broadcast is a Normal broadcast:
If your phone is set to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast immediately plays.
You'll hear both the original call and the broadcast. To listen to only the broadcast, hold or end
the call.
If your phone isn't allowed to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast displays as a
held broadcast. To listen to the broadcast, hold or end the call, or select the broadcast, and
tap Accept.
If the broadcast is a Priority or Emergency broadcast, the broadcast immediately plays. You'll hear both
the original call and the broadcast. To listen to only the broadcast, hold or end the call.

Replying 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.
During a waiting period, you can press and hold Talk and talk to all the people listening on the channel.
When you finish talking, release Talk. The broadcast will enter 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.
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Updating Channel Subscriptions.
Replying to PTT Broadcasts).