Sprint Nextel i856 manual Joining a Talkgroup, Adding More Talkgroups, Making Talkgroup Calls

	Group	Talkgroup
Setup	Dynamically,	Predefined, via
	via your phone	Nextel administrator
		using Talkgroup
		Management
VoiceActivated	Yes	No
Dialing

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 / >PushToTalk> PTTOptions> TkgrpSilent 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.

– or –

Select the Talkgroup from Contacts or the Recent Calls list.

2.Press the DC button and continue as if making a Direct Connect call.

Receiving Talkgroup Calls

Answer it as you would a regular Direct Connect call. Only one person at a time may speak on a Talkgroup call.

40 3. Making and Answering Calls