Nextel comm i365 Setting Your Phone to Direct Talk, Code Direct Talk Calls, Tosetachannelandcode

The following features are not available while in Direct Talk mode:

⬤On-network phone calls.

⬤On-network Direct Connect, Group Connect, Talkgroup calls, and Call Alerts.

⬤Data services.

⬤Sending and receiving messages.

⬤Call timer.

⬤Sending Call Alerts.

⬤Call forwarding.

Setting Your Phone to Direct Talk

Before you and another caller can use Direct Talk, both of your phones must be set to Direct Talk mode.

1.Press M>DirectTalk.

2.Select Go ToDirectTalk.

After a few seconds, your channel and code appear on the display screen. Your phone displays the last channel and code used for Direct Talk.

Toreturntonetwork mode from DirectTalk:

1.Press M>DTOptions.

2.Select ExitDirect Talk.

After a few seconds, your phone returns to network service.

Code Direct Talk Calls

Your phone has 10 channels and 15 codes within each channel. Channels represent the radio frequencies on which you make and receive Nextel Direct Talk calls.

Codes allow you to minimize interference from others using the same channel as you.

To make Direct Talk Code calls, both parties must be on the same channel and code and have their phones set to Direct Talk. Be aware that others using both your same code and channel can hear your conversation. And, you can hear their conversations as well.

Tosetachannelandcode:

1.In Direct Talk mode, press Edit- (left softkey).

2.Select Channel.

3.Select a channel.

54 Section 2A. Making and Answering Calls