3. Making and Answering Calls 45

Making Calls
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.
When you receive a Code call using Direct Talk, your
phone displays Receiving, along with the channel and
code selected. Reply as on a Direct Connect call.

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. In Direct Talk mode, press Edit (left softkey) >
Code > Pvt Only.
2. Press Back (right softkey) to return to the Direct Talk
standby screen.
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.
To make a private Direct Talk Call:
1. In Direct Talk mode, enter a ten-digit wireless
phone number. (You can also select a number
from Contacts or Recent Calls.)
2. Make the call in the same way you make a regular
Direct Connect call.
If you receive an error message, it means:
䢇You may not be using a valid wireless phone
number.
䢇The person that you are trying to reach may not be in
Direct Talk mode.
䢇The person that you are trying to reach is set to a
different channel, or is out of range.
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.