Sprint Nextel i856 User Manual

1.

In Direct Talk mode, press 

(left softkey) 

 

, and then select a channel.

2.

Select 

 and select a code.

3.

Press 

 (right softkey) to return to the Direct Talk 

standby screen.

Making and Receiving Code Calls in Direct Talk 
Mode

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In Direct Talk mode, press and hold the DC button. 
Your phone displays 

, 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:

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There may be no parties on your channel or code.

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You are out of range.

When you receive a Code call using Direct Talk, your 
phone displays 

, along with the channel and 

code selected. Reply as on a Direct Connect call. 

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. 

1.

In Direct Talk mode, press 

(left softkey) 

 

 

 

 

.

2.

Press 

 (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.