Direct Mode; Direct Mode Basics - Nokia TMR880 User Manual

7. Direct mode

I Direct mode basics
In direct mode, the radio operates without the network, so the radios are
communicating directly with each other. Direct mode enables one-way calls both
in the network coverage area and outside the network coverage area. For details
and availability, contact your service provider.
Note: When direct mode is active, only those radio functions that do not require
the use of the network can be used. For example, in direct mode you cannot send
or receive status or text messages, make or receive network mode calls, use WAP
or the data connection or activate fast menu items that require the use of the
network. To use radio functions that require the use of the network, activate
network mode and return to the network coverage area.
Your radio has direct mode channels and each channel can have up to three
groups. To receive a direct mode call that is made to the selected or a scanned
group on the selected channel, the user must be in the coverage area of the
transmitting radio. The radio coverage areas of different users can vary; even if
you can hear a conversation, not all those speaking can necessarily hear you. For
communication to be efficient, all the users should be within each other's radio
coverage areas.
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