3600 Series Wireless Phone User Guide
Using Push to Talk (PTT)
Call Period
The
The PTT mode controls the keypad during a PTT call period. Therefore, it is not possible to use the keypad for any other function (for example, accessing the
Note
In this section, Talk refers to the PTT button located on the right side of your 3626 phone.
To initiate a call:
Press Talk and wait briefly for the channel to activate. When Transmitting is displayed, begin talking.
Transmitting
When a call has been initiated, hold the phone two inches from your mouth and talk into the microphone. When Talk is released, the phone enters a waiting state, where it monitors the channel for up to ten seconds.
If no transmission occurs during the ten second countdown period, the phone reverts to idle state.
To initiate subsequent transmissions:
Using any 3626 phone using the same channel, press Talk and begin talking. The display shows the current active channel.
Receiving
When your phone receives a PTT transmission, a 'receiving alert'sound plays and the phone enters receive state.
In this state, the phone receives all conversations on the selected channel and ignores Talk. The display shows the current active channel, the caller ID information of the current transmitter and an indication that the phone is receiving a broadcast transmission.
The caller ID is protocol specific. In most cases, it is the extension number programmed in the phone from the
At the end of the transmission, the phone enters the waiting state where it monitors the channel for up to ten seconds and Waiting is displayed. If no other transmission occurs within ten seconds, the phone reverts to idle state.
To change the PTT volume:
Press Up or Down (on the left side of the phone). A separate volume is maintained for PTT calls with the current volume selection retained in memory.
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