Button Operation
Push to talk operation
Press a Push to Talk button to call the help desk or another console. That enables the microphone, causes the Mic On LED to light, and enables communication to the location associated with that button. When pressed, the button lights bright amber.
•If the console PC being called is busy, the IPI plays a .wav file to tell the caller that the line is busy. A “call received” message appears at the help desk console PC to indicate that the intercom is calling. For informaton about .wav files, see page
•If the console PC being called is not connected to the network, the IPI plays a
.wav file stored on its local MLC to notify the intercom user that the connection is not available. Also, the button lights red instead of amber.
•Once a call is successfully connected, press and hold the button when you speak, and release it to allow the other party to speak.
NYou must press and hold an IPI’s button to speak and to call the help desk or another intercom. When you release the button, the intercom’s microphone turns off unless the help desk is listening (see page 510).
Indication (lighting\⤀
Button Color | Indication |
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Amber (dim\⤀ | • The button is in standby. |
| • The device at the IP address associated with |
| that button is turned on and is connected |
| to the network. If that device gets |
| disconnected or if the help desk software |
| is not running on that PC, the button lights |
| red. Once it is reconnected, the button |
| returns to dim amber lighting. |
Amber (bright\⤀ | • The IPI is communicating with the location |
| the button is configured to call. This |
| happens during a call, a page, or when |
| receiving an announcement from the |
| console PC. |
Red | • The device (console) associated with the |
| button is disconnected from the network or |
| is turned off. |
| • The software is not running or has been |
| closed. |
IPI 100 and IPI 200 Series • Operation |
