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Polycom® VVX® 500 and Polycom® VVX® 600 Business Media Phones User Guide
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If your phone isn’t allowed to receive broadcasts during active calls, the broadcast displays as a
Pending broadcast. To listen to the broadcast, hold or end the call, or tap the broadcast, and
tap Accept.
If the broadcast is a Priority or Emergency broadcast, the broadcast immediately plays. You’ll hear both
the original call and the broadcast. To listen to only the broadcast, hold or end the call.
Replying to PTT Broadcasts
When a broadcast ends, the broadcast enters a 10 second waiting period. During this period, the
channel remains open to receive or send additional broadcasts.
During a waiting period, you can press and hold Talk and talk to all the people listening on the channel.
When you finish talking, release Talk. The broadcast will enter another waiting period until someone
broadcasts again. If no activity occurs within the waiting period, the channel closes and no more
broadcasts can take place.
Ending PTT Broadcasts
You can end a PTT broadcast by releasing Talk, or by tapping End PTT. After you end a broadcast, the
channel remains open so others can respond.
If you release Talk without tapping End PTT:
You can resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk, if the broadcast is in a waiting period.
You can’t initiate another broadcast on another channel until the waiting period ends.
If you tap End PTT:
You can’t resume the broadcast by pressing and holding Talk.
You can immediately initiate another broadcast on another channel.
Adjusting the Volume of PTT Broadcasts
You can adjust the volume of PTT broadcasts while they play. During a broadcast, press one of the
Volume keys,
, to raise or lower the volume of the broadcast.
If you adjust the volume of a non-emergency broadcast, your phone retains the adjusted volume for all
subsequent non-emergency broadcasts. However, only system administrators can adjust the volume
level of an Emergency broadcast.
Changing Where Broadcasts are Played
While you send a broadcast, you can pick up the handset, or press or , and continue speaking.
You can also press to mute your audio so that the people receiving your broadcast won’t hear
anything. This behavior is similar to a phone call.
When you listen to a broadcast, you can pick up the handset, or press or , and continue listening
to the broadcast.