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Multiple handset use
Push-to-talk (PTT)
Using the telephone base:
1. There are a few ways to begin a PTT call to a single handset. When the
telephone base is not in use:
f
If you have one handset, press and hold
PTT/
FLASH
in idle mode.
f
If you have more than one handset, press
PTT/
FLASH
in idle mode:
Use the dialing keys to enter the destination handset number (
1
-
9
for
handsets 1-9,
TONE
and
0
for handset 10,
TONE
and
1
for handset 11
or
TONE
and
2
for handset 12).
-OR-
Press
CID
or
DIR
to scroll to the destination device, then press
SELECT
or
PTT/
FLASH
.
Your telephone base displays
Connecting to HANDSET X...
(
HANDSET
represents the handset name,
X
represents the destination handset number)
for a few seconds. When the connection is made, both the telephone base
and the destination handset display
Press and hold [PTT] to talk
and beep
once.
2. Press and hold
PTT/
FLASH
. A chirp indicates your microphone is on. Speak
towards the telephone base. Your voice is broadcast to the destination
handset. While you are speaking, the telephone base displays
PTT To
HANDSET X
(
X
represents the destination handset number).
3. Release
PTT/
FLASH
after speaking. Both devices beep once again and the
screens show
Press and hold [PTT] to talk
, then you can press and hold
PTT/
FLASH
to continue speaking or the destination handsets can respond
(see
Answer a PTT call
4. To end the PTT call, press
CANCEL
or
END
. The telephone base shows
Push
to talk Ended
for a few seconds.
Note:
After
PTT/
FLASH
is released, the PTT call remains open for a short time. If no one presses
PTT/
FLASH
within 10 seconds, the PTT call ends automatically.