Polycom 300 and 310 manual Ending PTT Broadcasts, Adjusting the Volume of PTT Broadcasts

Polycom VVX 300 and 310 Business Media Phones User’s Guide Version 5.0.0

During a waiting period, you can press and hold Talk and talk to all the people listening on the channel. When you finish talking, release Talk. The broadcast enters another waiting period until someone broadcasts again. If no activity occurs within the waiting period, the channel closes and no more broadcasts can take place.

Ending PTT Broadcasts

You can end a PTT broadcast by releasing Talk, or by pressing End PTT. After you end a broadcast, the channel remains open so others can respond.

If you release Talk without pressing End PTT:

∙You can resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk, if the broadcast is in a waiting period.

∙You can’t initiate another broadcast on another channel until the waiting period ends.

If you press End PTT:

∙You can’t resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk.

∙You can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel.

Adjusting the Volume of PTT Broadcasts

You can adjust the volume of PTT broadcasts by pressing one of the Volume keys, , to raise or lower the volume of the broadcast. If you adjust the volume of a non-emergency broadcast, your phone retains the adjusted volume for all subsequent non-emergency broadcasts. However, only system administrators can adjust the volume level of an Emergency broadcast.

Switching to Handset, Headset, or Speakerphone during Broadcasts

During a broadcast, you can switch to the handset, or press or , and continue speaking and

listening to a broadcast without holding Talk. You can also press to mute your audio so that the people receiving your broadcast don’t hear any audio.

Updating the Default Channel

If you press and hold Talk, your broadcast is automatically transmitted on the default channel, Channel 1. You can change the default channel for broadcasts on your phone.

To update the default channel:

1From Home view, select Settings > Basic > Preferences > Paging/PTT Configuration > PTT Push to Talk.

2From the PTT Channel Configuration screen, select Default Channel and select the number of the channel you want to use for your default channel.

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