Polycom IP 670 manual Broadcasting Messages Using Push-to-Talk and Group Paging

User Guide for the SoundPoint IP 670 Desktop Phone

	— If you were listening to the file through the headset, press
	, and then press the Answer soft key.
Note
	If you are using a digital headset with an answer button or an analog headset with a
	electronic switch, use those to answer the incoming call.
	When the call ends, the idle display appears.
	If you decide to reject the incoming call, press the Resume soft key, and
	playback will resume. For more information, refer to Playing Back Recorded
	Calls on page 4-12.

Broadcasting Messages Using Push-to-Talk and Group Paging

The Group Paging and Push-to-Talk (PTT) features enable you to broadcast a message to as many people as have subscribed to a channel or have been placed in a group. Your system administrator can set up both features on your phone.

Group Paging mode enables you to broadcast a one-way announcement to people subscribed to a paging group. The people receiving the announcement can’t respond to the message.

PTT mode enables you to broadcast a message to people subscribed to a channel. The people receiving the message can respond to the message by broadcasting a message over the same channel. In this way, PTT is a collaborative broadcast mode.

Your system administrator can define up to 25 Paging Groups (for Group Paging mode) or Channels (for PTT mode). Your system administrator may assign a label to each group or channel that easily identifies the phones in the group or channel (for example, All, HR Dept, Shipping Staff, or Executives). Each group or channel will have one of the following priorities:

•Normal (for Groups/Channels 1-23)—Broadcasts sent to Groups/Channels 1 to 23 are considered Normal broadcasts. When a phone receives more than one Normal broadcast, the first broadcast received is accepted, and all others are ignored (not played and not stored). By default, all phones receive broadcasts sent to Group/Channel 1.

•Priority (for Group/Channel 24)—Broadcasts sent to Group/Channel 24 are considered Priority broadcasts. All phones receive Priority broadcasts unless Do Not Disturb is enabled. If a phone receives a Priority broadcast while an Emergency broadcast is already playing, the Priority broadcast is

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