Sprint Nextel i856 manual Call Alerts, Sending CallAlerts, Responding to a Call Alert

During and immediately after a Talkgroup call ends, press Options (right softkey) to display any available options.

Call Alerts

Call Alerts let you notify others that you want to communicate with them using Direct Connect. When a user receives a Call Alert, the phone sounds a tone and displays your name or Direct Connect number.

Sending CallAlerts

1.Enter a Direct Connect number and press Alert (left softkey).

2.When “Ready to Alert” appears, press the DC button to send the Call Alert.

Note	You can send a Call Alert from Recent Calls or
	Contacts. Select a Direct Connect number and
	continue as explained above.

Responding to a Call Alert

Note You can set a distinctive ringer for Call Alerts. See “Ring Tones” on page 70.

ToansweraCallAlert:

Press the DC button to make a Direct Connect call to the sender.

ToclearaCallAlert:

Press Clear(right softkey).

TostoreaCallAlertintheCallAlertqueue:

Press Queue (left softkey).

Note The Recent Calls list also stores Call Alerts you have
received. They appear as Direct Connect calls. Call
Alerts remain in your Recent Calls list until you delete
them or until they reach the end of the list.
Using the Call Alert Queue	Calls
queue until you make a Direct Connect call to the	Making
When you queue a Call Alert, it remains in the Call Alert
sender or delete it.

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