Kyocera KX444 - Manual (Page 14)

8 Using Push to Talk
Receiving a barge call
When your phone receives a barge call, the
“Barge” tone plays. You then hear the caller
speaking through the speakerphone. The caller’s
phone number will appear on the screen. If the
caller’s number is saved in your PTT Contacts list
or your phone’s contact list, the contact name
appears on the screen.
1. Press and hold the PTT button as you speak.
2. Release the PTT button to let the other party
speak.
3. To end the PTT call, press . If the other
party ends the call, no action is required. “Call
Ended” appears. The screen that was
displayed when the call came in appears.
Making an alert call
You can send an alert to any individual user with
Verizon Wireless PTT service. The user may
ignore or answer the alert.
Start at the home screen.
1. Press the PTT button , scroll through the list,
and highlight the contact you want to call.
-or-
Enter the phone number.
-or-
Select
Menu
→
Push to Talk. Scroll through
the list to highlight the contact to call.
2. Highlight Alert at the bottom of the screen and
press . If you don’t see the Alert option,
press right to find it.
3. Press and release the PTT button.
The “PTT Outgoing Alert” tone sounds, and
“Alerting” appears on the screen.
If the called party accepts the alert,
“Listening” appears on the screen and you
will hear the called party speaking.
If the called party chooses not to accept the
call, or if the phone is unavailable to accept a
PTT call, an “unavailable” message appears
on your phone screen.
4. Speak while holding down the PTT button.
5. Release the PTT button when finished
speaking. This allows the called party to reply.
6. Wait for the “Floor Available” tone, then press
the PTT button again to speak.
7. To end the PTT call, press . If the other
party ends the call, no action is required.
“Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns
to the home screen.
Receiving an alert call
When your phone receives an alert, the “PTT
Alert” tone plays. The message “Incoming Alert”
appears on the screen with the phone number or
contact name of the caller. The PTT Alert tone
repeats every 5 seconds until it is answered or
ignored, or until 20 seconds have passed.
1. Answer or ignore the alert:
– To answer and speak, press and hold the
PTT button, then speak.