Nextel 6510 User Guide

1.

Click the trackwheel while in the Phone screen.

2.

Click Status. Your Walkie-Talkie number appears in the format: 
AreaID*NetworkID*MemberID.

Note: Your Walkie-Talkie number is also known as your DC#.

When you receive a new Walkie-Talkie Call, you are notified (as 

specified in your notification profile). The active call screen appears and 

displays Push to Talk at the top of the screen and In Use in the middle 

of the screen.

Note: If you are composing an email or PIN message or are using another 

device application when you receive a Nextel Walkie-Talkie Service 

call, the action is interrupted by the call. When the call is 

disconnected, you return to the last application that you were using 

before you received the call.

A Call Alert is a discreet method to notify recipients that you would like to 

talk with them using Walkie-Talkie Service. When you send an alert, the 

recipient will receive a series of beeps and your name or Nextel Walkie-

Talkie number will appear on the recipient’s display. If the recipient is on 

a phone call or transmitting data, you are notified with a return message 

indicating the user is unavailable.
To send a Call Alert:
1.

From the Phone screen, type a Walkie-Talkie number. 
(AreaID*NetworkID*MemberID) or select a Walkie-Talkie number 
from your contact list.

2.

Roll the trackwheel and click Alert.

3.

A dialogue screen appears. Press the Walkie-Talkie Button.