USING PUSH TO TALK
Receiving PTT calls and alerts
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Receiving PTT calls and
alerts
Receiving a PTT call
When your phone receives a private or
group PTT call, the caller’s voice sounds
through the speakerphone and the phone
makes the “Open Floor” tone.
In a
private call,
“PTT Call” appears on the
screen with the caller’s contact name or
phone number.
In a
group call,
“PTT Group Call” appears
with the name of the group.
1.
Press and hold the walkie-talkie button.
2.
Listen for the “Ready to Speak” tone
(three rapid chirps).
3.
Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie
button.
4.
Release the walkie-talkie button when
finished speaking. This allows another
party to reply.
5.
Wait for the “Ready to Speak” tone,
then press the walkie-talkie button
again to speak.
6.
To end the PTT call, press the End/Power
key
or the Amp’d/OK key
. If the
other party ends the call, no action is
required.
Receiving a Call me alert
When your phone receives a Call me alert,
the phone beeps. The name or phone
number of the caller appears on the screen
with the message “<name /phone
number> requests a PTT call. Please press
the Walkie-Talkie button.”
• To ignore the alert, press the left softkey
to select
Ignore.
• To accept the alert and call the person,
press the walkie-talkie button.
Saving, editing, and erasing
PTT contacts
Adding a PTT contact
You can add new PTT contacts and view
their presence in the PTT contacts directory
using the main PTT menu.
Note:
The potential contact will be notified
and must give permission before you can
save their phone number as a contact.
1.
Select
Menu
→
Push to Talk
→
PTT Contacts
.
2.
Press the right softkey
to select
Options
.
Note:
When you are adding your first
PTT contact, you will be asked “No PTT
Contacts. Add New?” Press the left
softkey
to select
Yes
.
3.
Press the Amp’d/OK key
to select
Add New Contact
.
4.
Enter the PTT contact number.
5.
Press tne Navigation key
down
and
enter the PTT contact name.
