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3. Scroll to the contactyou want to call, and press and
hold to place the call and getthe floor. (You will see
“R-Link calling...”and “Connecting...”followed by “You
have floor.”You can now begin speaking.)
–or –
Scroll to the contactyou want to call and press and
release to place the call. (The call will connectas
described above, but“Floor is open”will be displayed on
the screen. Either you or your contactmay press and
hold to take the floor and speak.)
4. Continue holding as you speak. (When you have
finished speaking, release to allow the other party
to speak. When the other party takes the floor, you will
see the speaker’s name, phone number, and the text
“has floor.”)
5. When you are finished, press .
Tip: If you press TALKor SPEAKERduring step 3 above,you can
makeastandardvoice call.
Note: When neither party has the floor during a SprintReady Link
call, “Floor is open”is displayed. If no one takes the floor for 20
seconds, the SprintReady Link call ends automatically.
Note: During a SprintReady Link call, the “floor”is the right to
speak. When you see “Floor is open,”the firstperson to press
the Ready Link/Voice Memo key can speak (while holding the
key). Only the person who has the floor can speak. The phone
beeps if you press the Ready Link/Voice Memo key when
another contacthas the floor.