Making Emergency Calls While In Direct Talk Mode; Setup Options - Motorola Nextel iDEN i870 User Manual

Ending a Private Direct Talk
A private Direct Talk call will end if there is no
communication for 6 seconds.
Making Emergency Calls
while in Direct Talk
If you attempt to make an emergency 911 call
while in Direct Talk SM mode, your phone will
automatically exit Direct Talk
to find a network signal.
If you are out of network coverage, your phone will
not be able to make an emergency 911 cellular call
until you go back into the network coverage area.
You must wait until the phone reconnects to the
network before attempting to make an emergency
911 cellular call.

Setup Options

Direct Talk setup options are available in the DT
Options screen in both network and Direct Talk
modes.
To access Setup Options in network:
1 From the main menu, select DirecTalk.
2 Select Setup.
SM Call
Mode
SM
mode and attempt
SM
Making Emergency Calls while in Direct Talk
To access Setup Options in Direct Talk:
1 From the main menu, select DT Options.
2 Select Setup.
You can set your phone to:
• Launch directly into Direct Talk when you select
DirecTalk from the main menu.
• Notify you periodically with a tone that you are in
Direct Talk.
Using Direct Launch
To set your phone to launch into Direct Talk when
you select DirecTalk from the main menu:
1 From the setup screen, select Direct Launch.
2 Select On.
Note: If Direct Launch is set to On, you will not
see DT Options when you select
DirecTalk from the main menu. In order to
have access to your setup options, Direct
Launch must be set to Off. Or you can
access setup options while in Direct Talk
mode by pressing m and selecting DT
Options.
To turn off Direct Launch:
1 From the setup screen, select Direct Launch.
2 Select Off.
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