Blackberry 7100I manual Walkie-Talkie

Walkie-Talkie

Find your Walkie-Talkienumber

Send call alerts

Make Walkie-Talkie calls

Turn on and off speakerphone

Join Talkgroups

Call Talkgroups

Respond to Walkie-Talkie calls

Respond to Talkgroup calls

Respond to call alerts

Queue call alerts

Reset Walkie-Talkie call timers

Walkie-Talkie shortcuts

Walkie-Talkie — frequently asked questions

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About call alerts (See page 47.)

Make Walkie-Talkie calls

In the phone, type a Walkie-Talkie number

(<AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>) or select a contact. To speak to your contact, hold the Walkie- Talkie button. Wait for the sound before you speak.

To listen to your contact, release the Walkie-Talkie button.

To end the call, press the End key. If you wait for a short period of time, the call should end automatically.

Note:

If a contact does not appear in the phone, click the trackwheel. Click Call From Address Book. Click a contact. Press the Walkie-Talkie button.

Find your Walkie-Talkie number

In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click Status. Your

Walkie-Talkie number (PTT#) appears in the following format: <AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>.

About call alerts

With Walkie-Talkie services, you can send a call alert to notify someone that you want to talk. Using a call alert allows the person to decide whether to respond.

Send call alerts

In the phone, type a Walkie-Talkie number

(<AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>). Click Alert. Press the Walkie-Talkie button.

About Talkgroup calls

A Talkgroup call is a group call between members of a group that is created by your account administrator. To make or receive a group call, you must be a member of the Talkgroup and your service provider must support group calls.

Note:

All members of the Talkgroup can speak or listen during a group call, but only one member can speak at a time.

Join Talkgroups

In the phone, type # and the Talkgroup number. Click Join.