Direct Connect

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Making a Group Connect Call On-the-Fly
1. Press Menu > Contacts > Add New > New Group.
2. Press Start (left softkey) to add Contacts entries with
DC-capable numbers to the group.
When adding a contact for the Group Connect
call, make sure you highlight the entry’s
DC-capable number (DC Only or Mobile + DC).
3. When you have finished selecting entries, press
the Direct Connect button.
4. Continue the Group Connect call as described
previously.
Joining or Rejoining a Group Connect Call
If you are not available at the beginning of a Group
Connect call, or if you drop off the call temporarily, you
can rejoin an in-progress Group Connect call.
1. Press Menu > History.
2. Select the call and press the Direct Connect
button.
3. Continue the Group Connect call as described
previously.
Setting Group Termination Options
1. Press Menu > Settings > Direct Connect > Group Call
Options.
2. Select an option and press .
End the call for everyone: terminates the call session
for all connected members.
Allow the call to continue: keeps the call active even
after you hang up. The call will remain active until
the last members disconnect.
Tip You can also join or rejoin a Group Connect call from
your Contacts list if the group has been stored.
Select the group entry and press the Direct Connect
button.
Note If the Group Connect call has already ended,
pressing the Direct Connect button initiates a new
Group Connect call.
If you do not want to participate in a Group Connect
call, press END.
To see an updated number of group participants
after rejoining a call, press the Direct Connect button.
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