40 3. Making and Answering Calls

participation in a Talkgroup is determined by an
administrator. Here are the ways Group Connect and
Talkgroup calls differ.

Joining a Talkgroup

To participate in a Talkgroup, the account administrator
must first add you to the membership and then you
must “join” the Talkgroup.
1. Press Contacts (right softkey) and highlight a
Talkgroup.
2. Press Join (left softkey).
You can now receive communications from other
members of this Talkgroup.
You will hear all active Talkgroup conversations on your
phone. To silence them, press / > Push To Talk >
PTT Options > Tkgrp Silent and then select On.

Adding More Talkgroups

You can be included in additional Talkgroups by doing
one of the following:
Using Talkgroup Management at www.nextel.com. You
must be an account administrator to use Talkgroup
Management.
Contacting your Nextel Sales Representative at the
time of activation.

Making Talkgroup Calls

1. Press # and then enter the Talkgroup number.
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Group Talkgroup
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Geography Nationwide Limited to local
market and network
(fleet)
Maximum
Group Size
21 (including
originator)
100
Setup Dynamically,
via your phone
Predefined, via Nextel
administrator using
Talkgroup
Management
Voice
Activated
Dialing
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