Sprint Nextel i856 manual Receiving All Calls on a Channel, MakingaPrivateDirectTalkCall

MakingaPrivateDirectTalkCall

You can make Private Direct Talk calls to any person on your same channel. You do not need to set your phone to Private Only.

TomakeaprivateDirectTalkCall:

1.In Direct Talk mode, enter a ten-digit wireless phone number. (You can also select a number from Contacts or Recent Calls.)

2.Make the call in the same way you make a regular Direct Connect call.

If you receive an error message, it means:

You may not be using a valid wireless phone number.

The person that you are trying to reach may not be in Direct Talk mode.

The person that you are trying to reach is set to a different channel, or is out of range.

Receiving All Calls on a Channel

You can set your phone to receive all Direct Talk transmissions that are within range and set to the same channel. Do this by selecting ReceiveAll, instead of a code.

You cannot initiate a call when the code is set to Receive All. If you press the DC button to initiate a Direct Connect call and your code is set to Receive All, you receive an error message.

TosetthecodetoReceiveAll:

1.In Direct Talk mode, press Edit (left softkey) > Code > ReceiveAll.

2.Press Back (right softkey) to return to the Direct Talk standby screen.

Making Calls

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