Aastra A340w Quick Start Manual - Push to Talk
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Push to Talk
(if configured)
The PTT feature allows the Aastra A34xw handsets to operate
in a group broadcast mode, where a single handset can transmit
to multiple listeners, like a two-way radio.
To set Push to Talk (PTT) options, navigate to
Settings >
Basic Settings > Preferences > Paging/PTT Config.
Task Description/Function
Make a PTT broadcast
Press and hold the Talk button. Wait for the display to
show
Transmitting… and then speak into the microphone.
Answer a PTT broadcast
Press and hold the Talk button during the
10-second wait period.
End a wait period
Press the End key.
Select a different
Press and release the Talk button. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys
PTT channel
to highlight the desired channel. Press OK to select.
Hear a PTT broadcast
Place the telephone call on hold. Now you can hear the
while on a phone call
PTT broadcast.
End a PTT broadcast
Press the End key to exit the PTT broadcast and close the
session cell.
Change the PTT
Press the up/down volume buttons on the side of the
volume
handset while transmitting or receiving a PTT broadcast.
Start a telephone call
Press the Start key and dial the number. PTT
during a PTT broadcast
transmissions will not be heard during the telephone call.
Answer a telephone call
Press the Start key. PTT transmissions will not be heard
during a PTT broadcast
during the telephone call.
Turn off PTT
Disable PTT in the Settings menu accessed through the
Settings icon on the Home screen.
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Emergency Dial/Push-to-talk (PTT)
Emergency Dial
When Emergency Dial has been enabled, the handset will dial an emergency
number when it is pressed twice within two seconds. The number dialed may
be found under the
Config Menu>System Info
option.
Push-to-talk (PTT)
The PTT feature allows the SpectraLink 8030 handsets to operate in a
group broadcast mode, where a single handset can transmit to multiple
listeners, like a two-way radio.
The large button on the left side of the SpectraLink
8030 Wireless IP Telephone may provide you with
either Emergency Dial or PTT as determined and acti-
vated by the system administrator.
Press this button one time. If Emergency Dial is active,
an explanatory message will be displayed.
!
Caution! Emergency Dial will be inoperable if the wire-
less system or the call server fails for any reason. Do not
rely on it as your sole method of emergency notification.
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Receivers
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Additional PTT information is available in the User Guide.