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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