User Guide for the SoundPoint IP 550/560 Phone
3.To start the broadcast, press and hold the Talk soft key. (You need to press the Talk soft key throughout the entire broadcast.)
You’ll hear a ‘transmitting’ beep, and then the phone displays the channel you are using (‘To:Teachers (Channel 18)’, as shown next).
| 4. Start talking. |
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If you release the Talk soft key while you’re sending the broadcast, the broadcast | |
| temporarily stops and enters a 10 second ‘Waiting’ period. During this period, the |
| channel remains open to give people a chance to reply. At any time during the |
| waiting period, you can resume your broadcast by pressing and holding the Talk |
| soft key. If no one broadcasts during the waiting period, the channel closes and the |
| broadcast ends. |
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| 5. When you finish your broadcast, do one of the following: |
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| the broadcast. If no one responds during a waiting period, the channel |
| closes and the broadcast ends. |
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| replies, the channel closes and the braodcast ends. After you tap the |
| End PTT soft key, you can immediately initiate another broadcast on |
| another channel, even if the previous broadcast is still in its waiting |
| period. |
| 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 Updating Channel Subscriptions |
| on page |
| 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. |
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