Calling (joining) a channel, 6 calling (joining) a channel – Clear-Com Concert for Newsroom User Manual

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2. If your invitation is:

Accepted by the contact, or you enabled Automatic Answering
(see 1.5 Configuring the General settings), the call/conference is established.

Not picked up after one minute, the attempt to connect is terminated. The
following message is displayed in the PC Task Bar: [Name of Contact] did not
answer your call.

If your invitation was rejected by the contact, the following message is displayed
in the PC Task Bar: [Name of Contact] rejected your call.

To acknowledge and clear a message, click the check-mark icon [

].

2.6 Calling (joining) a channel

A channel represents a potential connection with a hardware port on the PC, to which an audio device
(such as a public address (PA) system, program feed or additional intercom system) is connected.

Note:

You can only speak on channels to which an appropriate device is attached. (For example, you can

speak to [

] another intercom system, but you can only listen [

] to a program feed.)

For more information about configuring channels, see [Interfaces].

To call (join) a channel:

1. Click the Channels tab [

]. The Channels tab is visible if your system administrator

has granted you access to one or more channels.

2. Check that the channel is online (available to call/join). The status of a channel is

indicated by the icon to the left of its name:

Icon

Definition

Channel is online.

Channel is offline.

Table 11: Channel online/offline icons

3. To call (join), do any of the following:

Select the channel and then click the mic icon [

].

Drag-and-drop the channel into the Concert call pane (right-hand pane).

Double-click the channel name.

The connection is made immediately (no ringing).

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