58 Section 2A: 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.
To join a Talkgroup:
1. Press Contacts (right softkey).
2. Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join.
3. 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, go to
O
> Settings/Tools > Settings >
Walkie-Talkie > Talkgroup Silent and then select On. See
“Silencing Talkgroup Calls” on page 91 for more information.
Adding More Talkgroups
You can be included in additional Talkgroups by doing one of
the following:
ⅷ Using Talkgroup Management at www.nextel.com. You
must be an account administrator to use Talkgroup
Management.
ⅷ Contacting your Nextel Sales Representative at the time
of activation.
Note:
You can create a Contacts entry for the Talkgroup or save a
Talkgroup from Call History. See “Creating Talkgroup Entries”
on page 131 for more information.
Note:
You can only in participate in (“join”) one Talkgroup at a time.