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44 3. Making and Answering Calls
To set a channel and code:
1. In Direct Talk mode, press Edit (left softkey) >
Channel, and then select a channel.
2. Select Code and select a code.
3. Press Back (right softkey) to return to the Direct Talk
standby screen.
Making and Receiving Code Calls in Direct Talk
Mode
ᮣ In Direct Talk mode, press and hold the DC button.
Your phone displays
Transmitting, along with the
channel and code selected.
The tone emitted from your phone when making a
Direct Talk call sounds different from the tone heard on
Direct Connect calls conducted on the network.
If you receive an error message, this means:
ⅷ There may be no parties on your channel or code.
ⅷ You are out of range.
When you receive a Code call using Direct Talk, your
phone displays
Receiving, along with the channel and
code selected. Reply as on a Direct Connect call.
Private Direct Talk Calls
Private Direct Talk allows you to silence all the calls on
a channel that are not directed specifically at you. To
do this, you must first set your phone to Private Only.
To set your phone to Private Only:
1. In Direct Talk mode, press Edit (left softkey) >
Code > Pvt Only.
2. Press Back (right softkey) to return to the Direct Talk
standby screen.
To reach you, other Direct Talk callers must be on your
same channel and dial your ten-digit wireless phone
number to reach you.
Note
You do not need to set your phone to Private Only to
receive Private calls. If you are on the same channel as
your caller, you can receive Private Direct Talk calls.