Avaya 3616 Manuel D’Utilisation

The WT uses different amounts of power and bandwidth in 
different modes of operation. Bandwidth is provided by access 
points located throughout your facility. Bandwidth availability 
varies by type of access point. The Battery Pack in your WT 
provides about four hours of talk time or 80 hours in the standby 
mode (see below).  

If push-to-talk (3626 WT only) is allowed in the Admin menu 
and enabled by the user, standby Battery Pack life is decreased to 
about 30 hours. 

Conservation of battery life and bandwidth is possible when you 
understand the modes and use them appropriately. 

Standby mode  In the standby mode the WT is waiting for an incoming call or for 

the user to place an outgoing call. The extension number is shown 
on the display and there is no dial tone. In this mode, the WT is 
conserving battery power and bandwidth. 

You may set certain preferences in the user option menu 
described later. This menu is accessed from the standby mode. 

It is important to return to the standby mode after finishing a call 
by pressing the 

 key. Unless otherwise directed, the 

following instructions for using the WT assume that it is in 
standby mode. 

Active mode  To place a call, press the 

 key. This transitions the WT 

to active off-hook mode. There is a dial tone, the WT is in 
communication with the PBX, and the display shows information 
as it is received from the PBX. 

The WT is also in the active mode when you receive a call. 

In certain PBX integrations, some features are designed to be 
accessed from an active on-hook mode. To go on-hook while still 
active, you may be directed to press the 

 key or a Release 

feature key. 

. 

Whenever you are in active mode, whether off-hook or not, the 
WT requires the most bandwidth of any mode. 

To conserve bandwidth and battery power, when you have 
completed a call or are finished accessing active mode menus and 
features, press the 

 key to exit the active mode and return 

to the standby mode. 

The push-to-talk mode utilizes a common channel for incoming 
and outgoing radio communication. Outgoing communication 
uses the same amount of bandwidth as the off-hook mode. 
Incoming communication uses about half as much. 

 

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