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 TAL� key to begin 2-way communication. 
Only one handset can talk at a time. To do so, press and hold 
PUSH TO TAL�. 
You must release PUSH TO TAL�, so another person can respond.
Only one PTT session can be active at a time.
While PTT is in use between 2 handsets, other handsets cannot use the 
intercom feature but can access the answering system.
Turn PTT on or off
1. Press PUSH TO TAL� when the handset is not in use. The PUSH TO TAL� 
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 2-handset system, press and hold PUSH TO TAL�.
If you have more than 2 handsets, press PUSH TO TAL�. Then, press 
qCID or pDIR to highlight the destination handset number and then   
press MENU/SELECT or PUSH TO TAL�.
Your handset screen shows Connecting to HANDSET X... 
(HANDSET 
represents the handset name, 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 TAL� on your handset. A chirp indicates your 
microphone is on. Speak towards the handset. Your voice is broadcast to 
the destination handset.
3. Release PUSH TO TAL� after speaking. Both handsets beep once again. 
After the handsets beep, you can press and hold PUSH TO TAL� 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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