Setting Up More Talkgroups
You can set up more Talkgroups in 3 ways:
•Using Group Connect Management* on MyNextel at nextel.com
*You must be an account administrator to use Group Connect Management.
•Contacting your Nextel Sales Representative at the time of activation
•Using Wireless Manager to create, manage, and delete Talkgroups
When you create your Talkgroups, you can select your own Talkgroup numbers.
You can join a new Talkgroup by pressing # and entering the number using the keypad. Then press A under Join.
Making Group ConnectTM Calls
1Press #. Then enter the Talkgroup number using the keypad.
Select the Talkgroup name from Contacts or recent calls list.
2Proceed as if making a Direct Connect call.
Receiving Group ConnectTM Calls
To answer a Group Connect call:
Call Timers
Proceed as if answering a Direct Connect call. Only one person at a time may speak on a Group Connect call.
The Direct Connect number or name of the person who is speaking will appear on the display below the Talkgroup number.
Turning off Group ConnectTM Calls
To control whether you hear Group Connect calls to your Talkgroup:
1From the main menu, select Settings > DC/GC Options > Tkgrp Silent.
2Press A under Change.
3Scroll to On if you do not want to hear Group Connect calls to your Talkgroup.
Scroll to Off if you want to hear Group Connect calls to your Talkgroup.
4Press A under Select.
Call Timers
Call timers measure the duration of your phone calls, Direct Connect or Group Connect calls, and circuit data use, as well as the number of Kilobytes sent and received by your phone:
•Last Call — displays the duration of your most recent phone call.
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