Connectivity16Create your own channelsTo create a new preconfigured channel, select Options >New channel > Create new.You can create your own public channels, choose yourown channel name, and invite members. Those memberscan invite more members to the public channel.You may also set up private channels. Only users invitedby the host are allowed to join and use private channels.For each channel, define the following: Channel name,Channel privacy, Nickname in channel, and Channelthumbnail (optional).When you have successfully created a channel, you areasked if you want to send channel invitations. Channelinvitations are text messages.Talk to a channelTo talk to a channel after you log in to the push-to-talkservice, press . You hear a tone indicating that accessis granted.Continue to press and hold the entire time you aretalking. When you finish talking, release .If you try to respond to a channel by pressing whileanother member is talking, Wait is displayed. Release, wait for the other person to finish talking, and pressagain when the speaker has finished. Alternatively,keep pressed and wait for Talk to be displayed.When you are talking in a channel, the first person to presswhen someone stops talking talks next.When you have finished the push-to-talk call, selectDisconnect or press .To view currently active members of a channel when youhave an active call to the channel, select Options > Activemembers.To invite new members to a channel when you areconnected to it, select Options > Send invitation to openthe invitation view. You can only invite new memberswhen you are the host of a private channel, or when thechannel is a public channel. Channel invitations are textmessages.Respond to a channel invitationTo save a received channel invitation, select Options >Save PTT channel. The channel is added to your PTTcontacts, channels view.After you save the channel invitation, you are asked if youwant to connect to the channel. Select Yes to open thepush-to-talk sessions view. Your device logs in to theservice if you are not logged in already.