Push-to-talk group call
The
Push-to-Talk
feature is a group or conference call made to members of a predefined group . If
one of the group members wants to contact the others, the member must press and hold the
PTT
button to open the microphone. You can configure the
Multifunction
button to serve as the
PTT
button.
Because the multifunction button is larger than the
PTT
button and located on top of the handset,
the user can locate it easily. The smaller
PTT
button is at the side of the handset. Specifically, users
who need to wear gloves find the
Multifunction
button easier to use than the
PTT
button.
Some legacy systems or PBXs require that the handset sends a predefined DTMF tone when
pressing or releasing .
To participate in the conference, the group members must first accept the invitation received as an
incoming call. If a member declines the invitation, the member can rejoin the group or conference
later. A member can also invite a group of members to participate in the conference call by calling a
PTT group.
The support for the
Multifunction
button depends on the model of the handset used.
Accepting a push-to-talk invitation as an incoming call
About this task
There are two ways you can receive and accept a push-to-talk group call invitation:
• Invitation received as an incoming call (PTT Basic)
• Invitation received as incoming call during an ongoing call
If you receive an invitation during an ongoing call, it is displayed as an ordinary invitation. You
can either accept or decline the invitation by pressing
Accept
or
Decline
respectively.
Note:
You cannot accept or decline the invitation by pressing
or
respectively.
If you press
Accept
, the ongoing call is disconnected and the PTT call is connected.
Alternatively, you can disconnect the ongoing call and connect the PTT call if the following is
fulfilled:
- The handset is configured to answer invitations automatically
- The user does not respond to the invitation within 10 seconds
If you decline the invitation, then you can rejoin the PTT call later.
Procedure
1.
Press
Accept
or
.
By default, the handset starts in inverted mute and loudspeaker mode, but you can configure
it differently in the PTT group.
Menu operations
July 2017
Using Avaya 374x DECT handsets connected to Avaya Aura
™
Communication
Manager and IP Office
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