Multiple handset use
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Push-to-talk (PTT)
You can directly broadcast messages to the speakerphone of any 
handset. Any handset you call can respond by pressing the  
PUSH TO TALK key to begin two-way communication. 
Only one handset can talk at a time. To do so, press and hold 
PUSH TO TALK. 
You must release PUSH TO TALK, so another person can respond.
Only one PTT session can be active at a time.
While PTT is in use between two handsets, other handsets cannot use the 
intercom feature but can access the answering system.
NOTE: The PTT function is not available when QUIET mode is on.
Turn incoming PTT on or off
1. Press PUSH TO TALK when the handset is not in use. The PUSH TO TALK 
menu displays.
2. Press qCID or pDIR to highlight 
>
PTT On/Off, then press MENU/SELECT.
3. Press qCID or pDIR to choose 
>On
 or 
>Off
, then press MENU/SELECT.
PTT call to a single handset
1. When the handset is not in use:
If you have a two-handset system, press and hold PUSH TO TALK.
If you have more than two handsets, press PUSH TO TALK. Press qCID or 
pDIR to highlight the destination handset number and then press MENU/
SELECT or PUSH TO TALK.
Your handset screen shows Connecting to HANDSET X... 
(X represents 
the destination handset number) 
for a few seconds. When the connection 
is made, both your and the destination handset screens display Press and 
hold [PTT] to talk.
 
2. Press and hold PUSH TO TALK on your handset. A chirp indicates your micro-
phone is on. Speak towards the handset. Your voice is broadcast to the desti-
nation handset.
3. Release PUSH TO TALK after speaking. Both handsets beep once again. After 
the handsets beep, you can press and hold PUSH TO TALK to 
 
continue speaking or the destination handset can respond (see Answer a 
PTT call on the next page).
4. To end the PTT call, press  OFF/CANCEL or place the handset in the  
telephone base or charger.
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