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Direct Talk SM
Off-Network Walkie-Talkie
Direct Talk allows direct two-way phone-to-phone
communications between two or more phones
equipped with Direct Talk. You can make and
receive Direct Talk calls even when network
service is not available. You can talk to anyone on
your code and channel within your range.
Direct Talk allows you to:
• Use code or private mode operation
• Use up to 10 channels
Note: Direct Talk is not compatible with older
Family Radio Services products.
The following features and main menu items will
not be available while in Direct Talk mode:
• On-network phone calls
• On-network Direct Connect calls or Group
Connect Calls
• GPS
• NOL Services
• Data transmission
• Incoming message notification
• Musical ring tones
• Call forwarding
• Messages
• Call Timers
• Call alerts
• Voice records
Using Direct Talk SM
To set your phone to Direct Talk:
1 From the main menu, scroll to DirecTalk and
press A under Select.
2 Select Go To DirecTalk.
Switching to DirecTalk Please Wait displays.
After a few seconds, the Direct Talk idle screen
appears. DT Ready appears on the first line of the
display. The code you are set to appears on the
second line of the display. The channel you are set
to appears on the third line of the display.
Note: When switching from the network to Direct
Talk, the last channel and code that were
set appear on the idle screen.
While in Direct Talk, this icon m appears on the
display, indicating there is no network signal and
Direct Talk is active.