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34 3. Making and Answering Calls
Using Just the Member ID
If you are contacting someone sharing your network
and area IDs, you only need to enter the member ID
(the last part of the number).
1. Touch Dialer and enter a member ID.
2. Press and hold the DC button.
Making Direct Connect Calls From Contacts or
the Call Log
If you have numbers stored in Contacts (page 82) or
the Call log (page 78), you can use these numbers to
make calls.
1. Touch Contacts, or touch Dialer >
Call log.
2. Touch an entry and then press and hold the DC
button to call the entry’s Direct Connect number.
Answering Direct Connect Calls
When you receive a Direct Connect call, your phone
emits a tone or vibrates. You then hear the voice of
your caller.
1. Wait for the caller to finish speaking.
2. Press and hold the DC button. Continue as you
would on any Direct Connect call.
A Direct Connect call ends automatically after there is
no activity on the call for several seconds.
Direct Connect Timeout
You can extend the automatic timeout of a Direct
Connect call by about 30 seconds using the
Resume
DC setting.
ᮣ Touch > Settings > Call settings >
Direct Connect settings > Resume DC.
Tip: You can make Direct Connect calls while viewing entry
details on either list. Display the entry details or
My Info
from another phone (in the Call log) and press and hold
the DC button.