Broadcasting to a Group

You can use broadcast commands to initiate broadcast to a group, urgent broadcast, emergency broadcast group, cancel and reply to the broadcast.

Action	Recommended Commands
Initiate a broadcast to a group	Broadcast to Tech Support.
Initiate an urgent broadcast to a group	Urgently broadcast to Tech Support. *
Initiate an emergency broadcast call	Double-click the Call button.
Cancel a broadcast	Press the Call button while listening to the broadcast. Choose the Vocera Call Button command while listening to the broadcast. Tap End Call while listening to the broadcast.
Reply to everyone	Press and hold the Call button before the broadcast ends. When it is OK to talk, the device plays a chime. If somebody else has already started to reply, you hear a warning sound. Begin speaking. Everyone in the broadcast group hears you immediately. When finished, release the Call button. Everyone in the broadcast group hears a chime, letting them know they can now reply. Press any key from 1 through 9. When it is OK to talk, the device plays a chime. If somebody else has already started to reply, you hear a warning sound. To end your reply, press any key from 1 through 9 again. Not supported Touch and hold Push To Talk before the broadcast ends. If it is OK to talk, you hear a beep. Other users also hear a beep to indicate that a reply is starting. If somebody else has already started to reply, you hear a chirp. Begin speaking. Everyone in the broadcast group hears you immediately. When finished, release the Push To Talk button. Everyone in the broadcast group hears a chirp, letting them know they can now reply.

* = requires permission or telephony integration