3. Making and Answering Calls 45

Making Calls

Making Code Calls in Direct Talk Mode

䊳In Direct Talk mode, press and hold the DC button.
Begin speaking after you hear the Direct Talk tone.
Release the DC Button to listen for a response.
The tone emitted from your phone when making a
Direct Talk call sounds different from the tone heard on
Direct Connect calls conducted on the network.
If you receive an error message, this means:
䢇There may be no parties on your channel or code.
䢇You are out of range.

Receiving Code Calls in Direct Talk Mode

After hearing the Direct Talk tone, you have six seconds
to reply before the call times out.
To reply to the call, press and hold the DC Button.
Private Direct Talk Calls
Private Direct Talk allows you to silence all the calls on
a channel that are not directed specifically at you. To
do this, you must first set your phone to Private Only.
To set your phone to Private Only:
1. From the home screen, press Menuh > Tune
Direct Talk.
2. select the Code field, scroll to Private Only and
press r to select it.
3. Select Done.
To reach you, other Direct Talk callers must be on your
same channel and dial your ten-digit wireless phone
number to reach you.

Making a Private Direct Talk Call

You can make Private Direct Talk calls to any person on
your same channel. You do not need to set your phone
to Private Only.
Note: A Direct Talk can be ended at any time by pressing
End/Power.".
Note: You do not need to set your phone to Private Only to
receive Private calls. If you are on the same channel as
your caller, you can receive Private Direct Talk calls.