Nokia 6085 manual Push to talk, Connect and disconnect, Make and receive a PTT call

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12. Push to talk

Push to talk (PTT) over cellular is a two-way radio service

available over a GSM/GPRS cellular network (network service). PTT provides direct voice communication. To connect, press the volume up key.

You can use PTT to have a conversation with one person or with a group of people having compatible devices. When your call is connected, the people you are calling do not have to answer the phone. The participants should confirm the reception of any communication where appropriate, as there is no other confirmation whether the recipients have heard the call.

To check availability and costs, and to subscribe to the service, contact your service provider. Roaming services may be more limited than for normal calls. Before you can use the PTT service, you must define the required PTT service settings. See “PTT settings,” p. 69.

While you are connected to the PTT service, you can use the other functions of the phone. The PTT service is not connected to traditional voice communication; therefore many of the services available for traditional voice calls (for example, voice mailbox) are not available for PTT communication.

■Connect and disconnect

To connect to the PTT service, select Menu > Push to talk > Switch PTT on. indicates the PTT connection. indicates that the service is temporarily unavailable. The phone automatically tries to reconnect to the service until you disconnect from the PTT service. If you have added channels to the phone, you are automatically joined to the active channels.

To disconnect from the PTT service, select Switch PTT off.

■Make and receive a PTT call

Set the phone to use the loudspeaker or earpiece for PTT communication. When the earpiece is selected, use the phone normally by holding it to your ear.

Warning: Do not hold the device near your ear when the loudspeaker is in use because the volume may be extremely loud.

When connected to the PTT service, you can make or receive channel calls, group calls, or one-to-one calls. One-to-one calls are calls you make to only one person. Press and hold the volume up key the entire time you are talking, and hold the phone in front of you so that you can see the display. When you are finished, release the volume up key. Talking is allowed on a first come, first served basis. When someone stops talking, the first person to press the key used for PTT can talk next.

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