Sprint Nextel i856 Cell Phone User Manual


 
40 3. Making and Answering Calls
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 /
> Push To Talk >
PTT Options > Tkgrp Silent 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.
Setup
Dynamically,
via your phone
Predefined, via
Nextel administrator
using Talkgroup
Management
Voice Activated
Dialing
Yes No
Group Talkgroup