Kyocera KX18 Cell Phone User Manual


 
PAGE 47
|
RECEIVING PTT CALLS AND ALERTS
|
USING PUSH TO TALK
Receiving PTT calls and alerts
Receiving a PTT call
When your phone receives a private or group
PTT call, the caller’s voice sounds through the
speakerphone and the phone makes the
“Open Floor” tone.
In a private call, “PTT Call” appears on the
screen with the caller’s contact name or
phone number.
In a group call, “PTT Group Call” appears with
the name of the group.
1. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button.
2. Listen for the “Ready to Speak” tone.
3. Speak while pressing the
walkie-talkie button.
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when
finished speaking. This allows another party
to reply.
5. Wait for the “Ready to Speak” tone, then
press the walkie-talkie button again
to speak.
6. To end the PTT call, press the End/Power
key or the Amp’d/OK key . If the
other party ends the call, no action
is required.
Receiving a Call me alert
When your phone receives a Call me alert, the
phone beeps. The name or phone number of the
caller appears on the screen with the message
“<name /phone number> requests a PTT call.
Please press the Walkie-Talkie button.”
To ignore the alert, press the left softkey
to select Ignore.
To accept the alert and call the person, press
the walkie-talkie button.
Saving, editing, and erasing
PTT contacts
Adding a PTT contact
You can add new PTT contacts and view their
presence in the PTT contacts directory using the
main PTT menu.
Note: The potential contact will be notified and
must give permission before you can save
their phone number as a contact.
1. Select Menu
Push to Talk
PTT Contacts.
2. Press the right softkey to select Options.
Note: When you are adding your first PTT
contact, you will be asked “No PTT
Contacts. Add New?” Press the left
softkey to select Yes.
3. Press the Amp’d/OK key to select Add
New Contact.
4. Enter the PTT contact number.
5. Press the Navigation key down and enter
the PTT contact name.
If you do not enter a contact name, the
contact phone number will appear on your
phone instead of a name.
6. Press the left softkey to select Save. The
message, “Sending request...” appears.
If the PTT contact number is valid and
the other party accepted your request to
be added, “Contact Name
Added” appears.