Connectivity
8
Channels
You can join public preconfigured channels. Public
channels are open to anyone who knows the URL for the
channel.
When you are connected to a channel and talk, all
members joined to the channel hear you talking. Up to five
channels can be active at the same time. When more than
one channel is active, use Swap to change the channel
you want to talk to.
Select Options > PTT channels.
To connect to a public preconfigured channel for the first
time, select Options > New channel > Add existing.
When you join a preconfigured channel, you must fill in a
URL for the channel.
Create your own channels
To create a new preconfigured channel, select Options >
New channel > Create new.
You can create your own public channels, choose your
own channel name, and invite members. Those members
can invite more members to the public channel.
You may also set up private channels. Only users invited
by the host are allowed to join and use private channels.
For each channel, define the following: Channel name,
Channel privacy, Nickname in channel, and Channel
thumbnail (optional).
When you have successfully created a channel, you are
asked if you want to send channel invitations. Channel
invitations are text messages.
Talk to a channel
To talk to a channel after you log in to the push-to-talk
service, press . You hear a tone indicating that access
is granted.
Continue to press and hold the entire time you are
talking. When you finish talking, release .
If you try to respond to a channel by pressing while
another member is talking, Wait is displayed. Release ,
wait for the other person to finish talking, and press
again when the speaker has finished. Alternatively, keep
pressed and wait for Talk to be displayed.
When you are talking in a channel, the first person to press
when someone stops talking talks next.
When you have finished the push-to-talk call, select
Disconnect or press .
To view currently active members of a channel when you
have an active call to the channel, select Options > Active
members.