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i 550plus Phone Features Bookmark

You can use this fold-out diagram as a bookmark, making it easy to refer to while you learn to use your i550plus phone.

Learning to Use Your i 550plus Phone

Tear off the Quick Reference Card located on the back cover, complete the information and keep it handy.

Read Safety and General Information.

Familiarize yourself with the Table of Contents.

Read Getting Started, which includes a Quick Guide to i550plus Phone Functions.

View the i 550plus Phone Video included in the box.

NOTE: Remove the plastic film lens protector from the display.

NOTE: The display backlight is activated by pressing any key or

button.

Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................... 1

Welcome to Nextel® .......................................................................... 1

Questions? .................................................................................. 3

Driver Safety ...................................................................................... 3

Nextel Business Solutions.................................................................. 4

Getting Started .......................................................................... 5

About This Section ...................................................................... 5

Batteries............................................................................................. 5

Attaching the Battery ................................................................... 6

Detaching the Battery .................................................................. 6

Charging the Battery .................................................................... 6

Battery Charging Status.......................................................... 7

Turning Your i550plus Phone On/Off................................................. 7

Activating Your i550plus Phone......................................................... 8

Your Nextel Phone Status.................................................................. 8

Keypad Lock ...................................................................................... 9

Activating Keypad Lock ............................................................... 9

Receiving Incoming Calls........................................................ 9

Receiving New Message Mail ............................................... 10

Receiving Voice Mail............................................................. 10

Receiving Nextel Direct® Connect Calls............................... 10

Deactivating Keypad Lock ......................................................... 11

Display Icons.................................................................................... 11

Modes and Menus ........................................................................... 12

Quick Guide to i550plus Phone Functions....................................... 13

Phone Mode ............................................................................. 13

Private Mode ............................................................................ 14

Group Mode .............................................................................. 14

Net Mode ................................................................................... 14

Creating, Editing and Using Stored Lists ............................. 15

About This Section .................................................................... 15

Phone Based ................................................................................... 16

Storing Names and Numbers .................................................... 16

Pause Digit Entry ....................................................................... 17

Editing Stored List Entries ......................................................... 18

Edit a Phone Number or Associated

Name or Speed Dial Number .....................................................18

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Edit a Private ID or Associated Name ....................................... 19

Erasing List Entries .................................................................... 19

List Manager .................................................................................... 20

iDEN Organizer ............................................................................... 22

Phone Mode ............................................................................23

Digital Cellular.................................................................................. 23

About This Section .................................................................... 23

Making Domestic Phone Calls ................................................... 23

Direct Dial ............................................................................. 23

Making Phone Calls From the Stored List............................. 24

Automatic Redial .................................................................. 24

Emergency Calling................................................................ 25

Special Dialing Codes........................................................... 25

Placing International Phone Calls .............................................. 25

Plus Dialing ........................................................................... 25

Receiving a Phone Call ............................................................. 26

Missed Call Indicator............................................................. 26

Retrieving a List of Missed Calls ........................................... 26

Last 10 Numbers Received/Sent Calls List........................... 26

Quickstore of Phone Numbers ............................................. 26

Ending a Phone Call .................................................................. 27

Standard Features ..................................................................... 28

Call Hold ............................................................................... 28

Call Forwarding..................................................................... 28

Call Waiting........................................................................... 30

Additional Phone Services ......................................................... 31

Call Restrictions .................................................................... 31

Caller ID ................................................................................ 31

Directory Assistance ............................................................. 32

Nextel Voice Mail Service ................................................................ 33

About This Section .................................................................... 33

Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box .................................................33

Using Voice Mail ........................................................................ 34

Logging Into Voice Mail ....................................................... 34

Main Voice Mail Menu........................................................... 35

Playing Messages................................................................. 35

Saving and Deleting Messages............................................. 36

Changing Your Password ..................................................... 36

Recording Your Name........................................................... 37

Recording Your Active Greeting............................................ 37

Receiving Voice Mail Messages ................................................ 38

New Message Indicators....................................................... 38

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Transferring Calls to Voice Mail ............................................ 38

Alert Receipt ......................................................................... 38

Advanced Voice Mail Features .................................................. 39

Automatic Playback .............................................................. 39

Changing the Playback Order of Messages.......................... 39

Greeting Schedule ................................................................ 40

Working With Group Lists ..................................................... 41

Recording, Copying and Replying to Messages ................... 42

Recovering Deleted Messages............................................. 45

Message Forwarding ............................................................ 45

Pager Notification.................................................................. 46

Paging and Messaging Services...................................................... 48

About This Section .................................................................... 48

Nextel Online Two-Way Messaging

Text and Numeric Paging .......................................................... 49

Notification of New Pages .......................................................... 49

Alert Receipt .............................................................................. 50

Accessing New Pages ............................................................... 50

Viewing a Page Immediately................................................. 50

Viewing a Page Later............................................................ 50

Viewing Stored Pages........................................................... 50

Sending a Page ......................................................................... 51

Web Paging (Web Messaging) ............................................. 51

Email Paging......................................................................... 52

Numeric Paging .................................................................... 52

Operator Assisted Paging ..................................................... 52

Using Your Phone as a Modem ....................................................... 53

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Private/Group Mode ............................................................... 55

Nextel Direct Connect® ................................................................... 55

About This Section .................................................................... 55

Displaying Your Private ID ............................................................... 56

Using the Private/Group Speaker .................................................... 56

Turning the Speaker Off ...................................................... 56

Turning the Speaker On ...................................................... 56

Placing Private Calls........................................................................ 56

Entering the Private ID.......................................................... 57

Selecting a Name from a Stored List .................................... 57

Receiving Private Calls.................................................................... 57

Quickstore of Private IDs ................................................................. 57

Sending a Call Alert ......................................................................... 58

Receiving/Responding to a Call Alert............................................... 58

Call Alert Queuing............................................................................ 59

Group Calls ...................................................................................... 59

Naming a Talkgroup .................................................................. 60

Making a Group Call .................................................................. 60

Receiving a Group Call .............................................................. 60

Group-Silent Programming .............................................................. 61

Turning Group-Silent On/Off ...................................................... 61

Net Mode ..................................................................................63

About This Section .................................................................... 63

Net Mode Navigation Keys............................................................... 64

Changing the Phone Display ..................................................... 64

Launching the Microbrowser ............................................................ 65

Using T9® Text Input....................................................................... 66

Entering Characters, Numbers and Symbols ............................ 66

T9 Navigation Keys .................................................................... 66

Entering Text Using T9 Text Input (word mode) ........................ 67

Entering Text Using Alpha Mode & Adding

Words to the User Database ..................................................... 68

Entering Punctuation and Symbols ............................................ 69

Smart Punctuation ................................................................ 69

Symbols Mode (SYM)........................................................... 69

Numbers Mode (NUM) .............................................................. 70

Entering Email Addresses ......................................................... 70

Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services......................................... 71

MyApplications ........................................................................... 71

Shopping ................................................................................... 71

Sites ........................................................................................... 72

MSN Mobile ............................................................................... 72

NextelServices ........................................................................... 75

List Manager ......................................................................... 75

Bookmarks ................................................................................. 75

To Recall a Bookmark .......................................................... 76

To Delete a Bookmark ......................................................... 76

Search ....................................................................................... 76

Entering Internet Addresses ................................................. 77

Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................... 78

Customizing the i550plus Phone ..........................................81

About This Section .................................................................... 81

Changing the Display Language ...................................................... 81

Setting the Time and Date .............................................................. 82

Backlight Timer ................................................................................ 83

Setting the Ringer Volume .............................................................. 83

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Selecting a Ring Style ..................................................................... 84

Programming Menus........................................................................ 84

Programming Menus Shortcut and Options ............................... 85

Ordering Information ........................................................................ 89

Accessories...................................................................................... 90

Batteries .................................................................................... 90

Travel Chargers ......................................................................... 91

Cigarette Lighter Adapter .......................................................... 92

Desktop Dual-Pocket Charger ................................................... 93

Audio Adapter ............................................................................ 96

Dash Mount Holder .................................................................... 97

Swivel Belt Clip .......................................................................... 98

Leather Carry Case ................................................................... 98

Hands-Free Car Kit .................................................................... 99

Other Important Information ................................................ 101

Nextel Customer Care.................................................................... 101

Understanding Status Messages ................................................... 101

Nextel Terms and Conditions of Service........................................ 103

Safety and General Information ..................................................... 107

Use While Driving................................................................ 109

Cleaning and Drying Considerations................................... 110

Antenna Considerations...................................................... 110

Accessory Safety Information ........................................................ 111

Limited Warranty Motorola Communication Products.................... 112

Patent and Trademark Information ................................................ 118

Index ...................................................................................... 119

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Introduction

Welcome to Nextel

Thank you for choosing Nextel as your wireless communications provider. From virtually any state in the U.S., your i550plus phone enables you to enjoy crystal-clear connections through Nextel’s All Digital National Network. But that’s not all! The i 550plus phone also includes upgraded software that lets you make international calls through Nextel Worldwide

service. This means, whether you’re traveling to Canada, Mexico City, Manila or Brazil your Nextel phone will use iDEN networks to keep you in touch with business partners, colleagues or clients.

Before you get started, please refer to the “i 550plus Phone Features Bookmark”, attached to the front cover of this guide, which you can use as a placeholder. It has a picture of the i550plus phone with all of the components clearly labeled. Also, the back of this guide includes a topic Index to help you look up specific information throughout the guide.

This guide contains all the information you need to take full advantage of your Nextel service and i550plus phone, including:

Digital Cellular Calling—Nextel’s All-Digital National Network lets you enjoy a crystal-clear connection, with built-in call security, every time you place a phone call. Digital Cellular Calling includes features such as Call Hold, Call Forwarding, and Call Waiting. Find out more about placing calls in this section.

Nextel Direct Connect®—An innovative feature for communicating instantly with one or more co-workers at a fraction of the cost of cellular. Read more about Nextel Direct Connect in this section.

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Text and Numeric Paging—Lets you receive numeric pages and important, short messages right over the phone. Learn more about Paging in this section.

Vo ic e M ai l—Takes messages 24 hours a day and includes Message Forwarding, Automatic Playback, and more. Read more about Voice Mail in this section.

Additional Phone Services—Includes Call Restrictions, Caller ID, and Enhanced Directory Assistance. Find out more in this section.

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Page 31

Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services—Stay connected to the critical information you need to make business decisions and get business done.

Page 63

Dial-Up Service—Dial-Up capability without landline

Page 53 access. Also see “Nextel Online Dial-Up Service User’s Guide”.

International Roaming—Enables you to make phone

Page 25 calls, check Voice Mail, and more while traveling in select cities internationally.

Programming —At Nextel, we know one size doesn’t fit

Page 81 all—and this feature proves it! You can customize your i550plus phone and make it behave the way you want it to. Learn how in this section.

Quick Guide to i550plus Phone Functions—Enables

Page 13 experienced digital cellular phone and two-way radio users to get started right away!

Other Nextel Advantages—In addition to all of the previously mentioned benefits, there’s more... Nextel features also include the following:

• The guaranteed All-Digital Nextel National Network

• No Roaming Fees while traveling throughout the U.S.

• One-second call rounding after the first minute

• Flat-rate long distance pricing to anywhere in the continental U.S.

• No landline connection charges

NOTE: Are you an experienced digital cellular phone and two-way

radio user? Turn to the Getting Started section beginning on page 5. This section might be all you need to get started.

For more information about Nextel or to view this guide on our Web site, visit us at nextel.com.

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Driver Safety

Questions?

Domestically, for customer care issues including billing issues, general service needs, or to order additional services, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111, or dial 611 from your i550plus phone.

To complement the i550plus phone and Nextel Worldwide Service, Nextel has also launched International Roaming Customer Care support. When traveling outside of the U.S. and Canada, call 1 (201) 531-5202 for your Customer Care Service needs. This Customer Care number will be toll-free from your Nextel handset both domestically and internationally.

International and Domestic Coverage, Rates and other information is also available at nextel.com.

Driver Safety

Safe driving is far more important than anything else. So please follow these tips for using your wireless phone when you’re behind the wheel.

Give driving your full attention. Don’t let anything interfere with your concentration.

Assess road conditions before making or taking a call.

Let Voice Mail pick up when you’re in heavy traffic or hazardous road conditions.

Program your most frequently dialed numbers into your phone for Speed Dialing. When dialing manually, dial only when your vehicle is stopped—or have a passenger dial for you.

Position your phone where it is easy to see and reach.

Keep your eyes on the road. Never take notes while driving.

Consider using a hands-free speakerphone, which allows you to keep both hands on the wheel when speaking. Hands-free mobile accessories and car adapter accessories can be ordered by calling 1-800-914-3240, visiting nextel.com or contacting your Nextel Authorized Representative.

Be a Good Samaritan. Dial 9-1-1 in emergencies to report accidents, impaired or aggressive drivers, crimes or fires. It’s a free call. Know your Nextel phone number, so emergency services personnel can call you back if necessary.

Nextel Business Solutions

The i550plus phone and Nextel’s All-Digital National Network join forces to provide the only office small enough to fit in your pocket. Below is a list of Nextel’s all new innovative features developed for business people on the go!

Ever wish you could take your assistant with you? The i550plus phone has the right business solutions for you.

Personalized 24-hour Voice Mail, which takes messages when you’re not available and a whole lot more. (For details see “Nextel Voice Mail Service” on page 33.) Schedule a Page helps you remember those important dates by sending a text message directly to your phone. (See “Web Paging (Web Messaging)” on page 51.)

Ever head for a meeting and forget the company’s address?

Call Directory Assistance (For details see “Directory Assistance” on page 32) or have your assistant send a text page to your i550plus phone.

That’s right, you can receive text and numeric pages right to your

i550plus phone. (For details see “Text and Numeric Paging” on page

49.)

Need to remind everyone on the committee you chair about an upcoming meeting?

Create a Group List for any committee, project task force, etc. Then, create a voice message and send it to everyone in the group! It’s just that simple with the i550plus phone. (For details see “Using Group Lists”

on page 44.)

Responsible for keeping in touch with building maintenance workers or project team members?

You can use your i550plus phone as a two-way radio for a fraction of the cost of cellular calls. (For details see “Nextel Direct Connect®” on

page 55.)

Need to monitor phone call length for charging purposes?

You can with the i 550plus phone. Just turn on the Display Timer and the duration of the most recent phone call will display. (For details see “Display Timer: On/Off” on page 85.)

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Getting Started

In this section you will learn everything you need to know to begin using your i 550plus phone. This section also includes a Quick Guide portion so experienced digital cellular phone and two-way radio users can get started right away.

About This Section

This section includes instructions for the following tasks:

Batteries: Attaching, Detaching, and Charging Page 6

Turning Your i550plus Phone On/Off Page 7

Activating Your i550plus Phone

NOTE: Your phone must be activated before you

can use it.

Your Nextel Phone Status Page 8

Display Icons Page 11

Modes and Menus Page 12

Quick Guide to Using i550plus Phone Functions Page 13

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Batteries

Your i550plus phone comes with a standard NiMH-AA 1500 mAh battery. After attaching the battery, charge it for at least ten hours before you use it for the first time. After the initial charging, the battery can be charged more quickly.

Attaching the Battery

Remove the battery cover located on the back of the phone. To do so, release the lock at the bottom of the battery cover by pressing up on the latch.

Remove the cover by sliding it away from the antenna.

Insert the battery with the “+” and “-” at the top. Install the battery bottom first, then press down on the battery to secure it.

Replace the battery cover and lock by pressing down on the latch.

Detaching the Battery

Release the battery cover by pressing the battery cover latch upward.

Remove the cover by sliding it away from the antenna and lift the battery out of the phone.

Charging the Battery

Your i 550plus phone comes with the Standard Travel Charger. You can charge your battery with the phone on or off.

To charge your i550plus phone using the Standard Travel Charger:

Attach the charger to your phone’s Side Charging Jack. (See Features Bookmark on inside cover for jack location.)

Plug the charger into an electrical outlet.

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Turning Your i550plus Phone On/Off

Battery Charging Status

The battery strength indicator icon, found on your phone’s display screen, shows the charge amount remaining in the battery.

Charge Strength

Icon Flashes

Low Battery

Icon Displays

0-30% 31-60% 61-90% 91-100%

Icon Displays

Fully Charged

A short, chirp-like sound indicates a low battery. The icon flashes when you have 5 minutes of talk time remaining.

Turning Your i 550plus Phone On/Off

Phone On

Extend the antenna.

Press and hold f.

As your phone connects to the Nextel National Network, you will see a Welcome to Nextel message and a connecting message. When Phone Ready appears on the display, you are ready to use your i550plus phone!

Phone Off

Press and hold f until you see the message Powering Off.

Phone Ready

Nextel

Name

Mail

Push in the antenna.

Activating Your i 550plus Phone

Before using your i550plus phone, it must be activated.

• If you purchased your phone through a Nextel Sales Representative: Your phone should be active already.

• If you purchased your phone through an authorized dealer other than Nextel: Follow the step-by-step instructions on the

enclosed activation sheet to activate your Nextel service. If your display reads No Service or doesn’t change to the Phone

Ready screen when you turn on your phone—and you know you are in a Nextel coverage area, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800639-6111. (For details on Nextel coverage areas, visit Nextel at nextel.com.)

NOTE: To register for the first time on the Nextel National Network,

you must turn on your i550plus phone in your local calling area.

Your Nextel Phone Status

Your i 550plus phone has a “Status Light” indicator. The “Status Light” shows you, at a glance, the status of your connection (see Features Bookmark on inside cover).

Status Light

Indicator

Flashing Red Signing on to the network—Please Wait.

Solid Red No service or out of coverage area. If you are in a

coverage area, keep your phone on and it will attempt to connect every two minutes. If you cannot connect after 15 minutes or more, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111.

Flashing Green In service/Ready to use.

NOTE: Nextel Direct Connect calls are not avail-

Solid Green In use.

Nextel Phone Status

able outside of your home market area.

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Keypad Lock

The i550plus phone includes a Keypad Lock feature that enables you to quickly lock the phone’s keypad to avoid inadvertently pressing keys or placing calls. It is highly recommended that you activate your Keypad Lock while your phone is on but not in use to avoid inadvertent 911 emergency calls. Once Keypad Lock is activated, you can only perform the following tasks (unless you receive an incoming call, page, etc.):

• Turn your phone On/Off

• Unlock the keypad

NOTE: Before locking your phone’s keypad, you may want to read

Activating Keypad Lock

this entire section to learn how to respond to incoming calls, pages, etc.

From the Phone Ready screen, simultaneously press

*and #. The

message Keypad Locked displays on your phone.

Keypad Locked

NOTE: Whenever a key is pressed, while in Keypad Lock mode, the

“Keypad Locked” message displays as a reminder.

Receiving Incoming Calls

When you receive an incoming phone call (see“Phone Mode” on page 23 for more details), Keypad Lock will be temporarily disabled. You

may perform the following:

Press

e to answer the call.

Or, press

ounder “End” to send the call to Voice Mail and

reactivate Keypad Lock.

Receiving New Message Mail

When you receive new Message Mail (see“Notification of New Pages” on page 49 for more information), the Keypad Lock will be temporarily

disabled. You may perform the following:

Pressounder “Later” to return to Phone Ready and reactivate the lock.

Or, press Press

ounder “Now”. Pressounder “Read”.

ounder “Save” or “Erase”. Once you have finished,

pressounder “Exit” to return to Phone Ready and reactivate the lock.

NOTE: If you have disabled Message Mail Notification, only the

c icon will display. You will not receive the Read Now/

Later options.

Receiving Voice Mail

When you receive a new Voice Mail (see“New Message Indicators” on page 38 for more information), Keypad Lock will be temporarily

disabled. You may perform the following:

When New Voice Mail Waiting displays, press

ounder “Exit”

to return to Phone Ready and reactivate the lock.

Or, press finished, press

ounder “Dial” to access Voice Mail. Once you have

#to exit Voice Mail, return to Phone Ready

and reactivate the lock.

NOTE: If you have disabled Voice Mail Notification, only the g

icon will display. You will not receive the New Voice Mail Waiting message.

Receiving Nextel Direct® Connect Calls

When you receive an incoming Direct Connect call (see“Nextel Direct Connect®” on page 55 for additional information), the phone will

automatically activate the applicable mode (i.e., Group, Private, etc.). Once the call is terminated and the Display Timer (see “Display Timer: On/Off” on page 85) has expired, the phone will return to Phone Ready and reactivate the lock.

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Display Icons

Deactivating Keypad Lock

Simultaneously press * and #. The message Keypad Unlocked displays.

Or, press Keypad Unlocked displays.

* followed by #. The message

a b

Keypad

Unlocked

Display Icons

After you turn on your phone, the following icons may appear on the display:

Signal Strength Indicator: Shows the signal strength. Six

bars indicate the strongest signal. Calls and messages cannot be sent or received when there is no signal.

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Battery Strength Indicator: Shows the remaining charge in your battery.

Voice Mail Indicator: Indicates that you have messages in your Voice Mail box. A flashing Voice Mail icon indicates that you have new, unheard messages.

New Text and Numeric Paging Flashing Indicator: Indicates that you have new incoming pages.

Unread Text and Numeric Paging Indicator: Indicates that you have unread but saved pages.

Call Forward Indicator: Indicates that incoming phone calls have been forwarded.

Private/Group Speaker Indicator: Indicates that the Private/Group speaker is off. You will hear Nextel Direct Connect calls through the earpiece.

More Information Indicator: Indicates that there is more text to read above and/or below the current screen.

Disk Icon: Indicates that you have subscribed to Nextel Online. Arrows indicate when data is being transferred.

Modes and Menus

When you first turn on your phone, the display defaults to Phone mode. However, your i550plus phone operates in four different modes. To switch between modes, press m. The table below provides more details about the four modes:

Mode

What the Display

Looks Like

Function

Phone Mode To make digital cellular

a b

Phone Ready Nextel

Name Mail

phone calls.

Private Mode To make private two-

a b

Prvt Ready Bob Smith

Alert

Name

way radio calls using Nextel Direct Connect.

Group Mode To make group two-

a b

Group Ready Talkgrp 1

Alert Mail

way radio calls using Nextel Direct Connect.

Net Mode To access Nextel

ad b

Net Ready Nextel

Mail

Online services.

If the word Ready does not appear after the mode name in the display, that mode is either unavailable or it has not been activated. Once a mode is activated, there are various menu options (within each mode) that allow you to access different functions. To switch between menu options follow the steps below:

Press n.

Pressounder the displayed menu option that you want to select.

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Quick Guide to i550plus Phone Functions

Now that you understand different modes, here’s a quick way to get started using them. This Quick Guide highlights some of the most commonly used functions in Phone, Private, Group, and Net modes. These functions are described in more detail in later sections.

Phone Mode

You must be in Phone mode to perform the following functions:

Function Action

a b

Phone Ready Nextel

Name

Mail

Programming Your Own Phone Number

Displaying Your Phone Number

Making a Phone Call

Ending a Phone Call

Last Number Redial

Receiving a Phone Call

Press * then # then 1 then o under “OK”. After you program your phone number, this option will read “Edit”.

Enter your phone number and presso under “Store” thenounder “Exit”.

Press * then # then

Enter the phone number and press e .

Press e .

Press e , *, #, or any key 0 - 9.

Private Mode

You must be in Private mode to perform private two-way radio functions. Press m to switch from

Phone to Private mode.

Function Action

a b

Prvt Ready Bob Smith

Alert

Name

Sending a Private Call

From the Prvt Ready screen, your most recently used Nextel Direct Connect call displays. To scroll other names, press

lr. Select the

name of the individual you would like to call or enter the Private ID number.

To place the call, press and hold the Nextel Direct Connect Push-To-Talk button. Wait for the chirp, then speak into the microphone.

To listen, release the Nextel Direct Connect PushTo-Talk button.

Group Mode

You must be in Group mode to perform group twoway radio functions. Press m

to switch from

Private to Group mode.

Function Action

Sending a Group Call From the Group Ready screen, your most

recently used Talkgroup displays. To scroll other Talkgroups, press

lr.

To place a call to a Talkgroup, press and hold the Nextel Direct Connect Push-To-Talk button. Wait for the chirp, then speak into the microphone.

To listen, release the Nextel Direct Connect PushTo-Talk button.

a b

Group Ready Talkgrp 1

Alert

Mail

Net Mode

See “Net Mode” on page 63.

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Creating, Editing and

Using Stored Lists

A stored list is made up of names, phone numbers, Private IDs and Speed Dial numbers. Stored lists are convenient because you do not need to remember names and numbers. Instead, you simply scroll through your stored list, press a button and the number is dialed for you.

You can create and edit your lists using any of the following methods:

• Phone based using the Programming functions

• Web/Phone based using List Manager

• Computer based using Nextel’s iDEN organizer

About This Section

This section includes instructions for the following tasks:

Phone Based

• Storing Names and Numbers

• Pause Digit Entry

• Editing Stored List Entries

List Manager Page 20

iDEN Organizer Page 22

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Phone Based

NOTE: You may want to read “Pause Digit Entry” on page 17 and

Storing Names and Numbers

This programming function allows you to store up to 100 names, phone numbers and Private ID numbers. Your i 550plus phone will automatically assign the next available Speed Dial number, which you can change. Once you have stored an individual, you can call them by scrolling through the list and finding their name, using the Speed Dial number or using Nextel Direct Connect (see “Nextel Direct Connect®” on page 55). And, whenever the person calls you, your phone will display their name if you entered their 10-digit phone number. The display holds 12 phone-number characters. If the phone number exceeds 12 characters, you can pressounder “More” to see the remaining characters. To return to the start of the number, pressounder “Numbr”.

You can store up to 100 names, phone numbers and Private IDs using the following steps:

“Plus Dialing” on page 25 before you create a stored list from your phone. Using Pause Digit Entry and Plus Dialing will enable you to create stored lists that will save time when placing calls.

Press * then # then 2 then 0.

The message: 20=Phone / Prvt List displays. Pressounder “OK”. Another message will display with the remaining number of slots available. The phone will then display the Enter Name screen.

Enter the name of the individual you want to store. (Notice, each key has a number and several letters. To select different letters on a key, quickly press the key until the desired letter displays. For example, to enter the letter Y you must press quickly. Also, you can press and hold

# to change the case of

the letter you just entered (lower to uppercase and upper to lowercase). The default style is uppercase.)

NOTE: Press the left side of lr to backspace or delete a let-

ter. Press the right side of

lr to insert a space.

After you have entered the name, pressounder “Store”.

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9 3 times

Phone Based

Enter Phone Number displays. Enter the person’s area code and phone number and press

ounder “Store”.

Remember to add plus and pause entries if desired. See “Pause Digit Entry” on page 17 and “Plus Dialing” on page 25.

The name and Spd# = displays. The system automatically assigns a Speed Dial number, which you can change by entering a new number. Press

Enter PrvtID displays. Enter the person’s Direct Connect

ounder “Store”.

Private ID. Pressounder “Store”.

Repeat steps 2 through 6 to add additional names/numbers.

Pressounder “Exit” when you have finished.

NOTE: To see the name with Caller ID, enter the caller’s 10-digit

phone number (703-555-9999) in your phone list (see “Caller ID” on page 31).

Pause Digit Entry

When storing a number, you can program your phone so that it will not only dial a number but also pause and enter another series of numbers such as a personal identification number (PIN) or password. This feature is particularly useful for automated services such as voice mail and banking systems.

Here’s how it works! Let’s say you have a company voice mail account that you frequently check while traveling. And, to access that account you must do the following:

• Dial your work number;

• Press # while the voice mail greeting is being played; and

• Enter your PIN to access your messages.

You can program your i 550plus phone to enter all of the above information for you. All you have to do is separate each entry with a pause. If you were to program your phone to automatically input the above information, the stored data would look like this: 17035551234P#P1234. In this example, the first eleven digits represent the number that must be dialed to access your voice mail. The P represents a 3-second pause. The # interrupts your greeting. The second P represents another 3-second pause. The last four digits represent your PIN.

You can use this feature not only to enter PINs and passwords but also to have the phone automatically select menu options (i.e., press 1 to hear messages).

To create a three-second pause follow the steps below:

Press and hold

* for two seconds. The pause symbol (P) will

appear on the display screen.

NOTE: You can enter up to 20 numbers/characters in a single entry,

NOTE: If you use a system that will not let you enter an option until

stored or dialed.

the automated message has played in its entirety, you can program your phone to pause for more than 3 seconds. For example, performing the above step twice will program two pauses and cause your phone to wait 6 seconds before entering the next set of numbers.

Editing Stored List Entries

Once you have created lists, you can edit them as necessary. Select the applicable option below to edit a portion of a list.

Edit a Phone Number or Associated Name or Speed Dial Number

Press * then # then 2 then 1.

At the Phone List Edit screen, pressounder “OK”.

At the Edit Entry? screen, pressounder “OK”.

Press lr until the desired entry appears.

Pressounder “OK”.

Edit the desired information (Number, Name, Speed Dial Number) and pressounder “Store”. If you do not wish to edit one or more of the components, just pressounder “Store”.

Pressounder “Exit” until you see the Phone Ready screen.

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Edit a Private ID or Associated Name

Press * then # then 2 then 2.

At the Prvt ID List Edit screen, pressounder “OK”.

At the Edit Entry? screen, pressounder “OK”.

Press lr until the desired entry appears, pressounder “OK”.

Edit the desired information (Private ID, Name) and presso under “Store”. If you do not wish to edit one or more of the components, just press

Pressounder “Exit” until you see the Phone Ready screen.

ounder “Store”.

Erasing List Entries

Erasing stored list entries is as easy as creating them. To erase an entry item, follow the steps below:

Press * then # then 2 then 1 to erase a phone number entry or *#22 to erase a Private ID entry.

At the Phone (or Prvt ID) List Edit screen, pressounder “OK”.

Press lr at the Edit Entry? screen until you see Erase Entry?

Pressounder “OK”.

Press lr until the desired entry appears.

Pressounder “OK”.

Pressounder “Ye s” at the Erase? screen.

Pressounder “Exit” until you see the Phone Ready screen.

List Manager

With List Manager, you won’t have to enter each name and number using your phone’s keypad. Use the convenience of your computer keyboard to quickly generate phone lists from the Web. You’ll also have the ability to initiate changes from your phone and “Send” them to List Manager. Account Administrators can send lists to large groups of phones and synchronize the lists across multiple work groups.

NOTE: Use of List Manager requires the purchase of a Nextel Online

To use List Manager, you must first:

• register at nextel.com (see “Registration” on page 20)

• activate List Manager from your phone (see “Activate List

Registration

To register, go to nextel.com. You will need to provide your Nextel phone number and IMEI, the number found on the back of your phone underneath the battery. Account Administrators will also need the account number, billing address zip code, and last account balance.

Service Plan.

and then:

Manager from Your Nextel Phone” on page 20).

Activate List Manager from Your Nextel Phone

Activating List Manager on your Nextel phone sends essential information from your phone to the List Manager site.

NOTE: You must register at nextel.com before attempting to access

List Manager from your phone.

From the Net mode home page (see page 65), select “NextelServices” then select “List Manager”. Follow the prompts and enter your member name and password exactly as they are registered with nextel.com.

NOTE: The default to enter information is low-

ercase. To change to uppercase, press and hold

# until the word “alpha” changes to “ALPHA.”

After you complete the login, the List Manager main screen will appear.

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Send a Stored List from Your Phone to List Manager

To send a list from your phone to List Manager on your computer, follow the steps below:

From the List Manager main menu, scroll down to “Send” and press

Select the list you want to send from your phone to the Web site.

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2. Private ID

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You may select Speed Dial, Private ID, Talkgroup, or All.

Pressounder “OK”. A verification message, “Send changes from phone’s lists to the Web site?” will be displayed.

Pressounder “OK” to verify. The screen will briefly display “Sending)))))” at the bottom of the screen. When the transfer is complete, the Send menu will reappear.

To exit List Manager and return to your home page, press #.

List Manager User Tips

• If you have already created lists on your phone, to avoid losing your existing lists, send that information to List Manager before modifying your lists on the List Manager Web site.

• When sending lists from your phone, the transmission to the Web is immediate. It’s not necessary to confirm the transaction on the Web site.

• When sending information from the Web site to the phone, you must confirm the action on your phone.

• If you send information from the Web site to the phone and realize you have made a mistake, you can decline the update from the phone. When the New Net Mail message arrives on your phone, select “Later” then delete the message “*Receive List?” from your Net Mail Inbox.

• If you have more than one phone, you must register each phone individually with Nextel. Or, you can register as an Account Administrator and manage multiple phones.

For List Manager Account Administrators

Account Administrators can manage large groups of phones and synchronize phone lists across multiple workgroups. To do this, however, there are a few things you’ll want to know.

• You must register with Nextel as an Account Administrator. To do so, you will need to provide the following information:

– Account Number – Billing address zip code – Last account balance

• If you have registered as an Account Administrator on a master

account, you will have access to all accounts associated with the master account. If you do not have access to your company’s Nextel master account, you must register separately for each individual account you wish to access.

• Talkgroups cannot be created through List Manager. Please call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 to have your Talkgroups set up by a Nextel Customer Care Representative.

• Administrators may register as an individual user and/or an Account Administrator. However, you do not need to have a Nextel phone to act as an Account Administrator.

• Administrators can create master lists or templates to send to multiple users. When sent to a group of users, those templates will occupy certain positions on the user’s phone list and will overwrite information already in those positions. For example, an Account Administrator for the Marketing Department creates a template for the 30-employee group. If the employee accepts the Administrator’s template, it will occupy positions 71-100 on each employee’s phone list. Employees cannot edit, change, delete or modify information stored in those 30 positions (71-100).

• To avoid loss of information, individual users should be notified in advance which list positions a template will occupy.

iDEN Organizer

If you want to use your computer to create stored lists for your i 550plus phone, use Nextel’s iDEN Organizer. It’s available for programming names, phone numbers, and Private IDs into your phone. To order, call Nextel Nextday Authorized Representative.

Accessories at 1-800-914-3240 or contact your Nextel

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Phone Mode

Digital Cellular

In addition to making and receiving domestic and international phone calls in Phone mode, you can make emergency calls, be notified of a missed call, and more. To learn how to perform these functions review the following section.

NOTE: For most phone functions, you will need

to be in Phone mode. Press For more information, see “Modes and Menus” on page 12.

m until you see Phone Ready.

About This Section

This section includes the following:

Making Domestic Phone Calls Page 23

Placing International Phone Calls Page 25

Receiving a Phone Call Page 26

Standard Features Page 28

Additional Phone Services Page 31

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Making Domestic Phone Calls

There are four ways to make a phone call: Direct Dial, Scroll, Name Search, and Speed Dial.

NOTE: Keypad Lock must be deactivated in order to place a phone

call.

Direct Dial

From Phone Ready, enter the number using the keypad.

Press e to place the call.

Press e to end the call.

Press lr

If you make a mistake:

To Clear One Digit To Clear All Digits To Cancel

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Making Phone Calls From the Stored List

Before you can use the Scroll, Name Search or Speed Dial methods, you first must create a phone list. To learn how to create stored lists, see “Creating, Editing and Using Stored Lists” on page 15.

Scroll

Press lr to select the individual you want to call.

Press e .

Name Search

Pressounder “Name”.

Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the desired name.

Press lr to scroll names.

Press e .

Speed Dial

Press n until you see the “Spd#” option.

Pressounder “Spd#”.

Enter the Speed Dial number.

Press e .

Automatic Redial

Press e to redial the last number you called.

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NOTE: If you receive “System Busy, Try Later”, press e to redial the

number automatically. You will hear a ring-back tone when the call is successful.

Emergency Calling

Nextel phones fully support emergency calling. To place a call in an emergency, dial 911e. You will be connected to the nearest emergency dispatch center. If you are on an active call, you must end it before calling 911.

Special Dialing Codes

Nextel supports “non-emergency” numbers (such as #77, 311,...) provided by local and state governments. These numbers are used to report traffic accidents, motorist problems, careless drivers or any other non-emergency incidents. If the situation includes imminent danger or loss of life, you should dial 911. Nextel does not yet support all local and state non-emergency numbers but is continuously expanding support.

Placing International Phone Calls

Nextel Worldwide Service allows for International Roaming of your Nextel phone to other iDEN networks.

When dialing internationally, you can either enter the international access code (011 in the United States) directly or use “Plus Dialing”.

NOTE: Your phone’s default is “International Calls Restricted.” There-

fore, you must call Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 to obtain international dialing access.

Plus Dialing

This feature enables you to place an international call from most countries—without entering the local international access code.

Press and hold 0 for two seconds. A “0” appears, then changes to a “+”.

NOTE: The network translates the “+” into the appropriate interna-

Enter the country code, city code and phone number.

Press e.

tional access code needed to place the call.

Receiving a Phone Call

An incoming call is indicated by a ring or backlight illumination. You can answer the call by pressing any numeric key (0-9), or by pressing e, #, or *

Missed Call Indicator

Your i550plus phone notifies you of unanswered phone calls. If you subscribe to Caller ID, your i550plus phone temporarily stores the caller’s phone number in your Last 10 Received Calls list. Your screen displays a flashing message with the number of missed calls. Press any key to clear the flashing

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Retrieving a List of Missed Calls

Press n until you see the “Calls” option.

Pressounder “Calls”.

Press lr to scroll the list.

Last 10 Numbers Received/Sent Calls List

If you subscribe to Caller ID, you can view, dial, and store the last ten received and last ten sent telephone numbers. The most recently received or sent calls appear first in your call list (see “Caller ID” on page 31). If the name is not stored, the phone number displays.

Quickstore of Phone Numbers

Quickstore allows you to quickly store a received or sent phone number without going through the Programming menu.

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Reviewing/Storing/Dialing Received Calls

Press n until you see the “Calls” option.

Pressounder “Calls”. The Rcvd Calls screen appears.

Press lr to scroll entries. Pressounder “Store” to store the number in the first available storage space. Or press dial the number.

Enter the name using the keypad. (Notice, each key has a number and several letters. To select different letters on a key, quickly press the key until the desired letter displays. For example, to enter the letter Y you must press

Pressounder “Store” after you have entered the name.

Pressounder “Cancl” to close the Rcvd Calls screen.

Reviewing/Storing/Dialing Sent Calls

Press n until you see the “Calls” option.

Pressounder “Calls”.

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Press n until you see “Sent” if this option isn’t already visible.

Pressounder “Sent”.

Press lr to scroll entries. (To store an entry from the Sent list, press

ounder “Store” and follow steps 4-6 above). Or press

e to dial the number.

Ending a Phone Call

Press e to hang up.

Standard Features

Call Hold

When you are on an active call, you can place the call on hold and make a second call.

Pressounder “Hold”.

Place the second call. Repeat steps to toggle between calls.

Call Forwarding

Nextel’s Call Forwarding features forward calls to the number you designate. There are four versions of Call Forwarding available:

Using Call Forwarding For All Calls

When this service is turned on, all calls will be sent automatically to the number you select.

Using Call Forwarding When Busy

This service send calls to the designated number when your phone is engaged in other activities.

Using Call Forwarding When You Do Not Answer

This service sends calls to the designated number when you do not answer the call. The phone will ring 4 times before forwarding the call.

Using Call Forwarding When You Are Not Available

This service send calls to the designated number when your phone is not on the network. This includes when the unit is powered off or out of the coverage area.

NOTE: The default setting for all versions of Call Forwarding, except

All Calls, is the Voice Mail access number (NPA-NXX-6245) for your primary line.

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Turning On Call Forwarding For All Calls

Press n until you see “Forwd”.

Pressounder “Forwd”.

Enter the phone number you want incoming calls forwarded to. (Or, you may press

lr to select a number from your stored

list.)

Pressounder “On”.

Pressounder “Exit” after the Please Wait message displays.

Your calls will now be forwarded to the number that you selected and you will see the Call Forward icon w on your screen display.

Turning Off Call Forwarding For All Calls

Press n until you see “Forwd”.

Pressounder “Forwd”.

Pressounder “Off”.

Pressounder “Exit” after the Please Wait message displays.

NOTE: You must be in a coverage area to activate or modify Call

Changing Settings for Call Forwarding

Forwarding.

Press n until you see “Forwd”.

Pressounder “Forwd”.

Press n until you see the Call Forward version you want to modify:

•“Busy” for Call Forward When Busy

•“No Ans” for Call Forward No Answer

•“No Rch” for Call Forward Not Reachable

Enter the forwarding phone number.

Call Waiting

Call Waiting allows you to receive a second call while you are talking on the phone. With the i 550plus phone you can switch between calls so you never have to miss a call. By default, Call Waiting is always ON unless you turn it OFF for a specific call.

If you’re on a call and you receive a second call, you will:

• Hear a tone; and

• See a message on your display informing you of

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another incoming call.

Accepting Calls

Pressounder “Ye s ”.

Declining Calls

ounder “No”. If you’re a Nextel Voice Mail customer,

Press the call will be forwarded to your Nextel Voice Mail box.

Switching Between Calls

ounder “Hold”. Your phone will refer to the first call as

Press Call-1 and the second call as Call-2. If call 1 is on hold your display will read: Call 1 - Hold 7035551234.

Ending the Active Call

Press

Turning Call Waiting Off

If you do not want to be interrupted during a call, you can turn Call Waiting off prior to making/receiving a call.

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Press n until you see “Wai t”.

Pressounder “Wa it ”.

Pressounder “Off”.

Call Waiting is now disabled for the next call. It will automatically reset to “On” when you hang up.

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Additional Phone Services

In addition to the standard features that are included for all Nextel Digital Cellular subscribers, there are also several features that are available at an additional monthly fee or cost for each use. Contact Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 for more information on these services.

Call Restrictions

You can prevent your phone from making or receiving specific types of calls. Nextel currently offers three types of Call Restrictions:

• no long distance calls allowed

• no incoming calls

• no outgoing calls (except 911).

Caller ID

If you subscribe to Caller ID, your i 550plus phone automatically displays the phone number and/or name of the person calling (unless blocked by the caller), enabling you to decide whether to take the call or forward it to Voice Mail (purchase required).

NOTE: Caller ID information may not be received for all calls.

Displaying the Caller’s Name

A caller’s name is displayed on your Nextel phone if you previously programmed the person’s name into your phone list (see “Storing Names and Numbers” on page 16). Otherwise, the caller’s phone number will be displayed.

Maintaining Your Privacy with Per-Call/Per-Line Blocking

Nextel provides two methods to prevent those you call from seeing your number on their own Caller ID displays.

NOTE: Your Nextel phone number cannot be blocked from calls made

to 911, 800, 855, 866, 877, 888, or 900 phone numbers.

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Selectively blocks delivery of your phone number to other Caller ID units.

Permanently blocks delivery of your phone number on every call you make.

Press *67 before dialing the call.

You must order this feature by calling Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111. You can disable this feature on a per-call basis by pressing *82 before the call.

Directory Assistance

Nationwide White Page Listings, Yellow Page Listings and Call Completion are available by dialing 411 or (area code)-555-1212.

White Page Listings

You can request the telephone number for any person, business or government agency in the Continental United States plus Hawaii.

Yellow Page Listings

By providing basic information such as city and type of business, you can find a company anywhere in the Continental United States plus Hawaii.

Nationwide Call Completion

Operators will connect you to the listing you requested. There are no charges beyond normal airtime costs for this service (airtime will count against your bucket of minutes; overage charges will apply if the bucket of minutes has been exhausted). If you prefer, the operator will stay on the line while connecting to the number.

In the event you need another listing, you can return to an operator at any time during the call by pressing *. By pressing # you can hear the phone number dialed.

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Nextel Voice Mail Service

Nextel Voice Mail Service is a flexible, easy-to-use system that takes messages when you’re not available—so you never miss an important call!

About This Section

The main topics covered in this section are listed below:

Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box Page 33

Using Voice Mail Page 34

Receiving Voice Mail Messages Page 38

Advanced Voice Mail Features Page 39

This section covers the most commonly used Voice Mail features. Once you log into Voice Mail, there are a number of innovative features you can access. They are also covered in this chapter. After you access Voice Mail, an automated system tells you each menu option and which button to press to make a menu selection.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box

You must set up your Voice Mail box before you can retrieve messages. The following steps will tell you how to set up your mailbox. However, before proceeding you may want to read “Recording Your Active Greeting” on page 37, which provides information you may want to include in your greeting.

Using your Nextel phone, dial your 10-digit Nextel Personal Telephone Number (PTN).

If you are calling from a phone other than your Nextel i550plus phone, dial your 10-digit Nextel Personal Telephone Number (PTN). When you hear the greeting, press * to access your Voice Mail account.

When prompted, enter your password. (New users should enter the last seven digits of your phone number. This is your temporary password).

The first time you access Voice Mail, you will be prompted to follow a tutorial in order to:

• Create a new four- to seven-digit password (see “Changing Your P as s w ord” on page 36).

• Record your name (see “Recording Your Name” on page 37).

• Record a greeting (see “Recording Your Active Greeting” on

page 37).

When the system says, “Enjoy using Nextel Voice Mail,” your mailbox is set up.

Using Voice Mail

Logging Into Voice Mail

From the Phone Ready screen, pressounder “Mail” to open the Mail screen.

Voice Mail should be highlighted to indicate that it is selected. If it isn’t selected, press

1 to select it. An asterisk indicates new

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Pressounder “OK.” The Voice Mail screen appears.

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The screen displays the number of new messages and the total number of messages in the system. An exclamation point (!) indicates an urgent message.

Pressounder “Dial” to log into Nextel Voice Mail Service. Phone-In Use displays as you are connected to the network.

NOTE: If you hear a message that says, “Enter the phone number

When prompted, enter your password.

NOTE: You must receive a message before you can access Voice

of the subscriber you are trying to reach” enter your own Nextel Personal Telephone Number. When the greeting plays, press

Mail by pressing (Tip: You can leave yourself a message.)

* to interrupt it.

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Main Voice Mail Menu

You are at the main Voice Mail menu when you hear the options listed below.

• To play your messages press 1. This option plays only if you

have new or saved messages.

• To record a Message press

• To change your Greeting press

• To access your Personal Options press

If you press * while you are at a sub-menu, you will go to the previous menu. If you press **, you will go to the main Voice Mail menu.

From the main Voice Mail menu, press # to exit Voice Mail. At any time, of course, you may simply hang up.

Playing Messages

Once you have selected to play your messages from the main menu, Nextel Voice Mail Service will immediately start playing your messages. You have several options available during and after the playing of each message.

Options available while listening to your messages:

Replay previous six seconds. Press 1.

Rewind to beginning of message. Press 1 then 1.

Pause/continue the current message. Press 2.

Fast forward 6 seconds. Press 3.

Fast forward to end of message. Press 3 then 3.

Play the date and time stamp. Press 5 then 5.

Options available while a message is playing or after it has played:

Copy the message to another

Press 6.

subscriber. (See “Advanced Voice Mail Features” on page 39.)

Delete the message. Press 7.

Reply to the message. Press 8.

Save the message. Press 9.

Skip to the next message. Press #.

Saving and Deleting Messages

While a message is playing or after you have finished listening to it, you can save it or delete it. To save a message press 9 when prompted to do so. To delete a message press 7 when prompted to do so (see “Automatic Playback” on page 39 to have messages automatically saved).

NOTE: To retrieve deleted messages, press * then 3. This option

only applies to the current Voice Mail session. If you hang up, the messages will be permanently deleted. Messages that are not saved or deleted remain in your mailbox as new messages for 30 days. All messages are automatically deleted after 30 days.

C a u t i o n

After exiting the Voice Mail session, you cannot recover deleted messages.

Changing Your Password

To change your current password follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 4 to access Personal Preferences.

Press 1 to modify password.

Enter your new password (four- to seven digits).

Press ** to return to the main menu.

W A R N I N G

For security purposes, it is recommended that you do not choose sequential or repeated digits like 1-2-3-4 or 5-5-5-5 for your password.

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Recording Your Name

When you send, reply to, or copy a message, your name response precedes the message. To record or rerecord your name at any time, use

the following steps:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 4 to access Personal Preferences.

Press 3 to access the Record Your Name option.

Press 2 to record your name.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Recording Your Active Greeting

NOTE: Through the Nextel Voice Mail Service, there are a number of

ways people can reach you. You may want to include one or all of the following options in your greeting so that callers will know they are available. Also, in your greeting, you should tell callers to press the pound sign (#) after they have finished recording. This will prompt Nextel Voice Mail Service to play the list of menu options shown below:

• Press

1 to send a numeric page. 2 to send an operator assisted message.

(This option is available only if you are a subscriber of Operator Assisted Paging. Contact Nextel Customer Care for more information.)

9 for other options (after pressing 9 the caller

will need to press them to mark the message as Urgent, Private, etc.).

# to skip the greeting and record message

immediately.

5 for Delivery Options, which enables

Sample Greeting

Below is a sample greeting. You can add the above options as you see fit.

“Hello, you’ve reached _____________. I’m sorry I missed your call. If you leave a message at the tone, I’ll return your call as soon as possible. If you would like to bypass this greeting in the future, press pound. Thank you for calling.”

To record or alter your greeting at any time follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 3 to change your greeting.

Press 1 to play, 2 to record, or 3 to delete your active greeting.

Record your message and press # when you have finished.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Receiving Voice Mail Messages

New Message Indicators

When you receive a new message, the following occurs:

• New Voice Mail Waiting will display on the screen once your phone is turned on (if your phone is off when the call is received).

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listen now.

• Your i550plus phone will alert you every 30 seconds until you press “Exit” or “Dial”.

Transferring Calls to Voice Mail

ounder “End” while your phone is ringing to transfer

Press incoming calls directly to Voice Mail (purchase required).

Alert Receipt

Through your programming menu (*#15), you can delay Voice Mail and Message Mail alerts so that you are not interrupted by the alert tone while on a call. You can choose to receive all alerts, delay all alerts, or receive Message Mail alerts only.

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Advanced Voice Mail Features

Automatic Playback

By default, the Playback Mode of your Nextel Voice Mail Service is set to Normal. Nextel’s Automatic Playback feature enables Nextel Voice Mail Service to automatically play and save new messages, which saves you time. To activate Automatic Playback follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 4 to access Personal Preferences.

Press 2 to access Playback Preferences.

Press 2 to switch to Automatic Playback.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

NOTE: You can deactivate Automatic Playback (after it has been

activated) by following the above steps.

Changing the Playback Order of Messages

With Nextel Voice Mail Service, you can select the order you want unheard messages to be played in. You may listen to the last received message first. Or, you may listen to the first received message first. To select the order new messages should be played in, follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 4 to access Personal Preferences.

Press 2 to access Playback Preferences.

Press 1 to switch the playback order.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Greeting Schedule

Nextel Voice Mail Service allows you to record up to five separate greetings that can be played based on pre-determined time frames. After you have recorded a greeting for each time frame, you can then select any of those greetings as your active greeting (see the following table). For example, if you activate the greeting schedule after you record Morning and Afternoon Greetings, the system will automatically play greetings 2 and 3 at the appropriate times. See the list of pre-determined schedules—then refer to the steps in the following table to record your greetings:

Greeting 1 Generic

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Greeting 3 Afternoon

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Greeting 4 All Hours 24 hours a day/7 days a week

Greeting 5 All Hours 24 hours a day/7 days a week

24 hours a day/7 days a week. (This is the default setting if you haven’t activated your greeting schedule.)

7:30 am–11:59 am Monday–Friday

Noon–6:00 pm Monday–Friday

To record Greetings 2–4, your Greeting Schedule must be active.

To record your greetings, follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 3 to access the Greetings menu.

Press 4 to modify greetings.

Enter the greeting number you wish to create or modify.

Press 2 to record a greeting.

Record your greeting and press # when you have finished.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

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Activating Your Greeting Schedule

To activate your greeting schedule according to the pre-determined time frames (Morning, Afternoon, etc.) follow the steps below

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 3 to access the Greet-

ings menu.

Press 9 to activate your greeting schedule.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Working With Group Lists

The Group List feature enables you to create a list and assign it a unique name. Then, you can add mailbox numbers, group lists or individuals – by name – to the list. Once you create a list you can send a voice message to everyone on the list by simply entering the group list number. You can have up to 40 group lists. Each list can hold up to 50 addresses (see

Creating A Group List

“Using Group Lists” on page 44).

To set up a Group List follow the steps below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 2 to access your Group Lists.

Press 2 to create a Group List.

Enter the one- or two-digit group list number and press #.

Record a name for the list and press #.

Select group members by mailbox number, group list, or name.

Press # to save all entries added to the list.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Modifying a Group List

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 2 to access Group Lists.

Press 4 to modify a Group List.

Enter the number of the Group List you want to modify.

Press 1 to add a new recipient.

Press # to save your changes.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Deleting a Group List

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 2 to access Group Lists.

Press 3 to delete a group list.

Enter the number of the Group List you want to delete. The system will play the name of the group list.

Press # to delete the list.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Recording, Copying and Replying to Messages

These functions allow you to record and send, reply to, or copy a message to a mailbox number, a name in the Nextel Voice Mail Service directory, or a Group List number, to an assigned destination address.

NOTE: If you record a complete or partial message—but do not send

it, Nextel Voice Mail Service will refer to this message as an “in preparation” message. (Before sending messages you may want to see “Delivery Options” on page 43).

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To record and send a message, proceed to the table below:

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 2 to record a message.

Record your message and press # to end the message.

Press 9 at the prompt to indicate that you want to send the message or press

Enter the mailbox number and/or group list number(s).

Press # to send.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

5 for Delivery Options.

To send a message to another mailbox, enter the 10-digit Personal Telephone Number of the Nextel customer. The name response of the recipient plays if it is recorded.

You can only send messages using this method to other Nextel users in your home market.

Delivery Options

After you have created a message, you can assign delivery options before you send it. Below is a list of the options that can be applied to a message:

Urgent Recipient will hear this message before other

messages.

Private Recipient cannot copy the message to another

mailbox or phone number.

Notification of Non-Delivery

You will be notified if the recipient has not listened to your message by a certain date and time.

Future Delivery You can specify a time and date (up to three

months in advance) for the message to be delivered.

Important: Once a message has been sent for future delivery, it cannot be retrieved or deleted.

To set a special delivery option, follow the steps below:

After recording your message but before sending it, press 5 for Delivery Options.

Press the number that corresponds with the desired delivery option:

• Press

1 for Urgent. 2 for Private. 3 for Notification of Non-Delivery. At prompt,

specify time.

• Press

4 for Future Delivery of Messages. At prompt,

specify time.

• Press

The list of options will be presented again. Select another option or press

Enter the destination mailbox or group number of the

9 to send the message immediately.

9 to send the message.

recipient(s).

Press # to send.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Using Group Lists

Enter the one- or two-digit Group List Number. You must have previously created this list. (See “Working With Group Lists” on page

41.)

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Time and Date Charts

Time and Date Charts can be referenced for specific tasks throughout Nextel Voice Mail Service.

24-hour Clock

Nextel Voice Mail Service uses a 24-hour clock:

NOTE: To compute the 24-hour clock time for pm, add 1200.

Below is a list of hours translated into 24-hour time:

Hour

24-hour

Dates

12:00 am 4:00 am 8:00 am 12:00 pm 4:00 pm 10:00 pm 0000 0400 0800 1200 1600 2200

All dates must have 4 digits in the MM/DD format (2 digits for the month and 2 digits for the day). January is 01, February is 02, etc. The first day of the month is 01, the second day of the month is 02, etc.

Recovering Deleted Messages

To retrieve deleted messages, press * then 3. This option only applies to the current Voice Mail session. If you hang up, the messages will be permanently deleted.

C a u t i o n

After exiting the Voice Mail session, you cannot recover deleted messages.

Message Forwarding

This feature allows you to program your phone to automatically forward incoming messages to another mailbox. There are three types of forwarding: Immediate, Silent and Delayed.

• Immediate Forwarding - Caller is notified that the message will be forwarded.

• Silent Forwarding - Caller is not notified that the message will be forwarded.

• Delayed Forwarding - If a caller’s message is not retrieved after a certain amount of time, the message will automatically be forwarded to another mailbox or telephone number.

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 5 to modify Forwarding Options.

Select the applicable option below:

• To create a forwarding number, press

• If you have already created a forwarding number, press

2. 2

to modify the number.

• To enable or disable Message Forwarding, press

• To change the forwarding type, press

• Press

1 for Immediate Forwarding. 2 for Silent Forwarding.

• Press 3 for Delayed Forwarding.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Pager Notification

If you have purchased a pager and you would like your pager to notify you of incoming messages to your i 550plus phone when it is turned off, you can activate this feature. To do so, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 or dial 611 from your Nextel phone and provide them with the pager number.

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Enabling/Disabling Pager Notification

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 3 to change Pager Notification Options.

Select the applicable option below:

• If Pager Notification is enabled press

• If Pager Notification is disabled press

*Press

4 to enable notification of urgent messages only.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Limiting Notification to Specific Times

3 to disable it.

3 to enable it.

This feature allows you to choose the hours you want the Pager Notification feature to be enabled. By default, it is enabled for 24-hours a day. However, you can change this. For example, you can select to be paged between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm only. This enables you to control the time frame Pager Notification will be activated. If a call comes in after 5:00 pm, you will not be paged until 8:00 am the next morning. (Before using this option, you may want to refer to “Time and Date Charts” on page 45 since the phone will only accept times in a 24-hour clock format.)

From the main Voice Mail menu, press 4 to access Personal Options.

Press 3 to change Pager Notification Options.

Press 5 to modify your notification time window.

Enter the starting and ending times for your time window.

Press ** to return to the main menu.

Paging and Messaging Services

Your Nextel phone offers two choices in Messaging Services—Text and Numeric Paging and the ultimate messaging product, Nextel Online Two Way Messaging

Text and Numeric Paging allows others to send you a message that is displayed directly on your Nextel phone. Nextel Paging helps keep you in touch with co-workers and customers, regardless of where you travel on the Nextel National Network.

Building off the success of Text and Numeric Paging, Two-Way Messaging uses the flexibility and convenience of Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service to provide immediate contact with the people important to you, even when you can’t make or take a call. Two-Way Messaging allows you to send, receive and respond to text messages, quickly and discreetly.

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The main topics covered in this section are as follows:

Nextel Online Two-Way Messaging

Text and Numeric Paging Page 49

Notification of New Pages Page 49

Alert Receipt Page 50

Accessing New Pages Page 50

Sending a Page Page 51

Nextel Online Two-Way Messaging

Page 48

With Two-Way Messaging, you can:

• Receive messages (up to 500 characters in length) with built-in replies and respond to them at the touch of a button.

• Create and store your own frequently used responses that let you send informative answers without keying in text.

• Send messages to one individual from your phone or contact several at once from any email system or nextel.com.

• Respond to messages when you’re in a meeting or noisy location.

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Paging and Messaging Services

To activate this service, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 or dial 611 from your Nextel phone. For additional information on how to use this service, download the Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service User’s Guide from the nextel.com Web site.

Text and Numeric Paging

With Nextel Text and Numeric Paging, Nextel will:

• Allow numeric pages up to 20 characters in length and text pages up to 140 characters in length.

• Accept your pages even if you are unavailable, if your phone is turned off, or if you are busy on another call.

• Alert you of a new text or numeric page, even if you are on another call.

• Store a page if you are using Nextel Direct Connect and deliver it upon completion of the call.

• Store the page if you are outside of the coverage area and deliver it as soon as you are back in a coverage area.

• Attempt continuous delivery of pages until successful, for up to 7 days.

With Nextel Text and Numeric Paging, your Nextel phone will:

• Refer to text and numeric pages as Message Mail.

• Stamp the page with the time and date the page was left.

• Store up to 16 pages at a time that will remain until you delete

them.

• Allow for “Auto Call Back” of a phone number that is included within a page, by pressing

e. If the page contains two phone

numbers, Auto Call Back will dial the last number.

NOTE: “Mail Waiting, Memory Full” displays when 16 message regis-

ters are full. (Messages must be erased before you can receive others.)

Notification of New Pages

When a new page arrives:

• “New Mail Read?” displays.

•

c flashes at the top of the screen.

• Phone rings every 30 seconds as an alert/reminder.

Alert Receipt

Through your programming menu (*#15), you can delay Message Mail (and Voice Mail) alerts so that you are not interrupted by the alert tone while on a call. You can choose to receive all alerts, delay all alerts, or receive Message Mail alerts only.

Accessing New Pages

When you receive a page, you can view it immediately or later:

Viewing a Page Immediately

Pressounder “Now”. The number of new and saved pages is displayed briefly, followed by your first page.

Pressounder “Read”.

Use the on the side of the phone to scroll through messages.

Viewing a Page Later

ounder “Later”. The c icon will stop flashing but

Press the

sicon will remain on the display to remind you that

you have a page.

Viewing Stored Pages

While in Phone mode (see “Modes and Menus” on page 12)

ounder “Mail”.

press

If Mesg Mail isn’t highlighted already, press 2 to select it.

Pressounder “OK”.

Pressounder “Read”.

Use the on the side of the phone to scroll through messages.

Pressounder “Save” to Save the message.

Or, press

Pressounder “Exit” to exit Mesg Mail.

ounder “Erase” to delete the message.

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Paging and Messaging Services

Sending a Page

Nextel’s Paging feature includes four options: Web Paging (Web Messages), Email Paging, Numeric Paging and Operator Assisted Paging. To use these features review the following information.

Web Paging (Web Messaging)

Nextel’s Web Paging enables you to page yourself, someone else or a group of Nextel customers and includes “Schedule for Later” option, which allows you to send yourself reminders. To use Web Paging, follow the steps below:

From your computer’s Internet browser, go to nextel.com and click “Send a Message”.

The browser automatically opens to “Send an Individual Message”. To page an individual, or yourself, type the applicable 10-digit Nextel phone number (for example, 7035551234) in the

“To” field.

• To send a Group Page, select “Group Messaging”. In the “To”

field, type an individual’s 10-digit Nextel phone number. Next, click the “Add” button. The information is inserted in a new window and the “To” field is cleared so you can enter another 10-digit Nextel phone number. You can send a Group Message to up to 20 Nextel users at one time.

• To schedule a message for future delivery (up to 6 months in advance), click on “Schedule for Later”. A new page appears with the following fields: Month, Day, Year, Hour, Min. (Minutes) and AM/PM. Click the down arrows at the end of each field to select the desired month, day, etc. Then click on the “OK” button to store your selections. (The “Cancel” button closes the page without saving your selections.)

Type a Subject and a message in the message box.

You can click on the “Count Characters” button to have the system tell you the number of characters in your message. The total includes characters from the “To”, “From”, and “Subject” fields as well as system generated characters. You can send text messages up to 280 characters in length, sent as two sequential 140 character messages.

Click “Send Message” to send the message. (The “Clear” button removes the information from every field.)

A new browser page opens with a copy of your message, the recipient’s telephone number and a Claim Number. You can write down the Claim Number to check on the delivery status later.

Checking Delivery Status

To find out whether or not a message was delivered, and, if so—when— follow the steps below:

Visit Nextel’s home page at nextel.com.

Select “Message Center”.

Select “Message Status”.

Enter the Recipient Telephone Number and the Claim Number.

Click on the “Check Status” button. The system will display the requested information.

Email Paging

From any email account, type the 10-digit phone number, of a Nextel customer, in the “To” field and add @page.nextel.com (for example, 7035551234@page.nextel.com). The entire message can be up to 140 characters.

Numeric Paging

• The caller must press “1” during your Voice Mail greeting.

• Only numeric pages can be sent.

Operator Assisted Paging

• The caller can press “2” during your Voice Mail greeting. Or, call 1-800-NEXGRAM (1-800-639-4726).

• A text page can be sent immediately or for future delivery.

• The operator will send the page.

* The Operator Assisted Paging feature is required. There is also an additional

charge for each message sent. For more information you can visit Nextel at nextel.com or call 1-800-639-6111 or dial 611 from your Nextel phone.

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Using Your Phone as a Modem

With Nextel OnlineSM Dial-Up Service, you can use your i550plus phone as a wireless modem! You can connect your IBM™-compatible computer (using Microsoft® Windows 95/98 operating system), or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), such as a Palm™ Pilot or Windows® CE handheld computer, to your i 550plus phone and access your company’s network or the Internet—all without the hassle of locating a telephone jack for a landline connection.

From anywhere within the guaranteed All-Digital Nextel National Network, you can conveniently access the time-critical information you need when you’re on the go. With Nextel Online Dial-Up Service, simply connect the data cable (sold separately) to your i550plus and your computer or PDA to access email, field service reports, or the Internet.

NOTE: For coverage area and billing information, visit us at

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Private/Group Mode

Nextel Direct Connect

Nextel Direct Connect is a revolutionary way to communicate with your co-workers and clients…for a fraction of the cost of traditional cellular calls.

You may want to talk to a co-worker right away, but you don’t want to page that person or leave a lengthy message. Using Nextel Direct Connect’s Private Call feature in Private mode, you can find them wherever they are in your home coverage area. Or, maybe you need to communicate a last-minute schedule change to your sales people…all 100 of them. It’s easy using Nextel Direct Connect’s Group Call feature in Group mode. This digital two-way radio feature lets you contact all of them at once!

In addition, Nextel has created Nextel Business Networks

, which allows you to communicate with individuals outside as well as inside your company. These Networks link Nextel customers in similar industries or geographies. So, if you need to reach a client, vendor, or contractor instantly, work smarter by joining the Nextel Business Networks. For more information, call 1-888-NEXTEL2 (1-888-639-8352).

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This section includes everything you will need to know to take advantage of Nextel Direct Connect (two-way radio) service:

Displaying Your Private ID Page 56

Using the Private/Group Speaker Page 56

Placing Private Calls Page 56

Receiving Private Calls Page 57

Quickstore of Private IDs Page 57

Sending a Call Alert Page 58

Receiving/Responding to a Call Alert Page 58

Call Alert Queuing Page 59

Group Calls Page 59

Group-Silent Programming Page 61

Displaying Your Private ID

To display your Private ID:

Press * then # then 2.

Using the Private/Group Speaker

You can disable or enable the speaker on your i 550plus phone for Nextel Direct Connect use. (The default setting is Speaker On.) When the speaker is on, the caller’s voice can be heard over the speaker. When the speaker is off, the caller’s voice can only be heard through the earpiece of your phone.

Turning the Speaker Off

k. p will appear on your display. A brief alert tone will

Press notify you of incoming Private or Group calls.

Turning the Speaker On

Press

Placing Private Calls

From Private mode, there are also two ways to reach an individual using Nextel Direct Connect. You can enter the person’s Private ID number then press the Push-To-Talk button. Or, you can store the person’s name and Private ID number, then recall the number from a stored list. Whether you dial the person’s Private ID directly or store it in a list—you must have the individual’s Private ID to use Nextel Direct Connect. To learn how to store names and numbers, see “Storing Names

and Numbers” on page 16.

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Receiving Private Calls

Entering the Private ID

Press m until you see Prvt Ready.

Enter the Private ID.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button on the side of the phone to talk. Both phones will chirp before your voice can be heard.

Release the Push-To-Talk button to listen.

Selecting a Name from a Stored List

Press m until you see Prvt Ready.

Press lr to scroll through the names. Or, press

and enter the first initial of the name then press

n until “Name” appears. Pressounder “Name”

lr to scroll

through the names.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button on the side of the phone to talk. Both phones will chirp before your voice can be heard.

Release the Push-To-Talk button to listen.

NOTE: You may receive certain display messages when making a

Direct Connect call. See “Understanding Status Messages” on page 101.

Receiving Private Calls

When you receive a Direct Connect call, your phone will automatically switch to Private mode. You will hear a chirp indicating that someone is calling you. Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button to talk and release it to listen.

Quickstore of Private IDs

Quickstore allows you to quickly store the Private ID for a received or sent call without having to enter the Programming menu.

With the Private ID displayed:

Pressounder “Store”.

Enter the name associated with the Private ID.

Pressounder “Store”. The Stored message displays with the name that you entered.

Sending a Call Alert

You can send a call alert, which lets the recipient know that you would like to talk with them. When you send an alert, the recipient’s phone will chirp several times and your name/number will appear on their display, if they have stored your Private ID.

Press m until you see Prvt Ready.

Pressounder “Alert”.

Select the person you want to alert by entering their Private ID or selecting their name from a stored list. (See “Selecting a Name from a Stored List” on page 57.)

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button until “Alert-Sent Suc- cessful” displays. The alert plays intermittently until the individ-

ual clears it.

Receiving/Responding to a Call Alert

When you receive an alert, your phone will automatically change to Private mode. It will also chirp and you will see the name or the number (if you have not stored the individual in a list) of the caller.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button to answer the call alert.

Pressounder “Clear”, or any key, to clear the call alert.

NOTE: Call alert allows you to contact another Nextel Direct Connect

NOTE: Until you answer, clear or queue the call alert, you will not

subscriber at no cost, avoiding airtime charges.

receive any additional Phone, Private, or Group calls.

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Call Alert Queuing

Call alert queuing is a feature that allows you to save up to eight call alerts in a queue or list.

Placing/Clearing a Call Alert in the Queue

When you receive a call alert, you can either clear the call alert or save it to the list for later recall.

To clear a call alert, pressounder “Clear”.

To place a call alert in the queue, pressounder “Queue” or

NOTE: If you receive multiple call alerts, the last received call alert

Responding to a Call Alert within the Queue

displays and the remaining call alerts are stacked at the beginning of the queue.

You can respond to the call alerts in any order. To select a call alert for response:

Pressounder “Queue”.

Press lr to scroll to the desired call alert.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button to answer the call alert. After you respond to the alert, it is removed from the queue.

Group Calls

In a Group call, you can communicate instantly with a group of people that you have previously set up as a “Talkgroup”. Your Sales Representative or Nextel Customer Care must set up your Talkgroup by providing you with a Talkgroup number for each Talkgroup. After you have the number, you can assign each Talkgroup number a name and store it in your i550plus phone (see “Naming a Talkgroup” on page

60).

Talkgroups appear on your display as numbers or programmed names such as SALES TEAM or Talkgrp 5. Your Nextel phone can store up to 30 Talkgroups. You can receive Group calls only in the Talkgroups that you have predefined. Any communication activity within a Talkgroup automatically switches your phone to Group mode.

Naming a Talkgroup

Press * then # then 2 then 3.

Pressounder “OK”.

At Add New Entry?, pressounder “OK”.

At Enter ID, enter the desired Talkgroup number.

Pressounder “Store”.

At Enter Name, enter the desired Talkgroup name.

Pressounder “Store”.

Making a Group Call

From Group mode, press lr to scroll to the desired Talk- group.

Pressounder “OK”.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button to talk. Release the Push-To-Talk button to listen.

Receiving a Group Call

When you receive a Group call, you will hear a chirp. Your Nextel phone automatically switches to Group mode and the Talkgroup name displays. To join a Group call:

Wait for the caller to finish speaking.

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk button to talk. Release the Push-To-Talk button to listen.

NOTE: You can receive Group calls only in the Talkgroups that you

have predefined.

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Group-Silent Programming

Group-Silent Programming enables you to silence incoming Group alerts and communication:

Turning Group-Silent On/Off

Press * then # then 3 then 8.

Pressounder “On” or “Off”. (The available option depends on the current setting being used. For example, if “On” is the current setting, “Off” will be an option.)

Pressounder “Exit”. The Group Ready screen displays as Group-Silent.

Net Mode

Net mode uses your phone’s built-in microbrowser to access a new suite of wireless data products known as Nextel Online

. You can use your Nextel data-capable phone to access your itinerary, obtain driving directions, check weather and news updates, send and receive email, or even view the latest stock quotes from Wall Street. Access the specific information you need to get business done…easily…wirelessly!

To order Nextel Online Wireless Internet

Disk icon

Services, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800639-6111. Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service is activated if the disk icon appears and the phone display reads Net Ready when in Net mode.

Net Ready Nextel

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This section includes all the information you need to take advantage of the content and services available from Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service.

Net Mode Navigation Keys Page 64

Launching the Microbrowser Page 65

Using T9® Text Input Page 66

Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services Page 71

NOTE: Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services are part of the

dynamic environment of the World Wide Web. Images and home pages presented throughout this guide may change. Additionally, the appearance of screens depends on the features and services to which you have subscribed. The screens illustrated in this manual are shown as a guide only and may be different than the ones on your actual phone screen display.

NOTE: Transmission and reception speed may vary, based on your

relative position within the coverage area. If you are in a marginal location (close to the border of the coverage area), the throughput of your phone during data transmission may be affected. The maximum effective throughput for Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service is 19200 bps.

Net Mode Navigation Keys

Some keys and buttons assume different functions when you are in Net mode. You can quickly and easily navigate within the phone’s microbrowser by using the following keys:

Mode: Your data-capable phone operates in four different modes: Phone mode, Private mode, Group mode, and Net mode. Press

to switch between the four different modes.

Home: Press # to return to the home page.

Back: Press * to return to a previous page or screen.

Scroll: Arrows at the bottom of the phone screen ([:;) indicate that

additional text can be viewed. Press lr (scroll keys) or (volume

control/list buttons) to scroll one line at a time, or press and hold to scroll one page at a time.

Changing the Phone Display

You can change the phone display to enlarge the text on your screen. The factory default, and recommended setting, is 6 lines, 16 characters in length. To change the display to 4 lines with 12 characters in length, use the Programming Menu and follow the steps below:

Press *, #, 6, 5 to access the Lines per Screen Programming Menu.

Pressounder “OK”.

Press the right arrow key lr to change the setting.

Pressounder “OK”.

Pressounder “Exit”.

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Launching the Microbrowser

Just as you use Netscape Navigator® or Microsoft® Internet Explorer to browse the Web from your desktop, the microbrowser contained in your Nextel data-capable phone allows you to explore and use a variety of Internet services. Follow the steps below to begin using Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service:

Press m until the Net Ready screen displays.

Pressounder “OK”. A series of screens display in succession.

The first time you access your home page, you will be asked to enable security on your phone. Enabling this security feature ensures that the communications and transactions you complete on your phone and transmit over the Nextel National Network remain private and secure.

ounder “Ye s” to enable the phone’s network security

Press feature. The phone screen will display the following short messages: Generating key…, Computing key…, Sending))))).

After security is enabled, your home page displays and may appear similar to the one shown here. To return to this home page from anywhere within the various menus and sub-menus, press

NOTE: Home pages will vary depending on

the Wireless Internet Service package to which you have subscribed.

#, the home key.

1. MyApplications

2. Shopping

3. Sites

4. MSN Mobile

5. NextelServices

Inbox

;

Scroll to highlight the service you wish to access and presso under “OK”, or press the number shown to the left of your desired selection to automatically jump to that service.

You may press m at any time to return to another mode such as Phone mode, Private mode or Group mode.

Using T9® Text Input

As you compose email or enter street and Web addresses on your Nextel phone, you will need to type words, numbers and symbols. Your Nextel data-capable phone has embedded software, called T9 Text Input, that makes typing on a phone keypad much like typing on a computer keyboard: it eliminates the traditional “multi-tap” method of text entry. As you type, you press only one key per letter. As you type, T9 Text Input matches your keystrokes to words in its linguistic database of approximately 60,000 words and proper names. You may also store additional words you frequently use in your own User Database, which is incorporated into the entire T9 database.

Entering Characters, Numbers and Symbols

In applications that require text input, such as Hotmail, Two-Way Messaging, and Search, there are four text entry modes available: Word, Alpha, Number, and Symbol.

WORD or word—activates single-key-press T9 Text Input. ALPHA or alpha—activates standard keypad text entry called “multi-

NUM—allows entry of keypad numbers. SYM—allows entry of punctuation symbols such as “@” or “?”.

tap”.

The menu option in the lower right corner of the phone screen indicates your current text entry mode. If the option is “word,” you are in T9 Text Input mode. To change text entry modes, press the rightountil you see the desired text entry mode.

T9 Navigation Keys

Your phone keys assume different functions while in T9 Text Input mode just as they did when in Net mode. The following keys will be instrumental while using T9:

Backspace/Erase: Press once to backspace or to erase a single character. Press and hold to erase the entire message.

Space: Press once to accept a word and insert a space when

entering text.

Next: Press

0 to display more words that match the keystroke

sequence you entered. Words that you have added to your User Database will begin appearing after words stored in the T9 Database.

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Using T9® Text Input

Shift: Press and hold # until you see the text entry indicator change to reflect the desired case. For example, when in lowercase the text entry mode will appear as “word” or “alpha.” When in uppercase, the text entry mode will appear as “WORD” or “ALPHA.”

NOTE: The default for word and alpha mode is uppercase at the

beginning of a sentence, lowercase elsewhere.

Punctuation: Press 1 to automatically insert a period, a comma or an apostrophe. Press

to accept the punctuation and continue typing.

NOTE: Additional punctuation and symbols are available in SYM

0 to display additional punctuation choices. Press

mode (see Symbols Mode on page 69).

Entering Text Using T9 Text Input (word mode)

To learn how to enter text using T9 Text Input technology, follow the instructions below:

From any screen that displays one of the four text entry modes (word, alpha, SYM, NUM), press the right

ountil “word”

displays.

word

Type your word by using one key-press per desired letter. The displayed word may change as you type it. Do not try to correct the word as you go. Type to the end of the word before editing. T9 Text Input matches your key strokes to words in its database and will display the most commonly used matching word.

If the word that appears is not the desired word, press 0 to change the word on the display to the next most likely word in the database. Repeat until the desired word appears.

NOTE: If the phone is not able to guess the word you are attempt-

ing to spell, press to erase the current word on your screen. Press the right

enter the word using the standard multi-tap option (see

“Entering Text Using Alpha Mode & Adding Words to the User Database” on page 68). Do not add a space after your

word. Return to T9 Text Input (word mode) by pressing

ountil “word” displays. Then press to add a

space. The word you just typed is automatically added to the User Database.

ountil you see “alpha” and

Entering Text Using Alpha Mode & Adding Words to the User Database

Words that do not appear in the T9 Database may be added easily using multi-tap text entry in “alpha” mode. The “unknown” word is added to the User Database automatically so you can type it in “word” mode in the future. To add a word to the User Database, follow the steps below.

NOTE: The User Database cannot store alphanumeric combinations

(i.e. Y2K) or Web URLs.

From any screen that displays one of the four text entry modes (word, alpha, SYM, NUM), press the right

ountil “alpha”

displays.

@hotmail.com):

alpha

Enter the word using multiple key presses as required for the desired letters. For example, to type “test”: press twice,

7 four times, and 8 once. Do not add a space.

8 once, 3

Return to T9 Text Input (word mode) by pressing the right

ountil the T9 indicator “word” appears in the display. Press

to add a space. The word is automatically added to the

User Database.

NOTE: You must return to T9 mode to save your word in the User

Database for future use.

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Using T9® Text Input

SYM1

1=. 2=! 3=? 4=, 5=- 6=“ 7=” 8=( 9=)

Entering Punctuation and Symbols

There are two methods of entering punctuation: Smart Punctuation and Symbols Mode.

Smart Punctuation

T9 Text Input uses Smart Punctuation to quickly apply basic rules of grammar to insert the correct punctuation within a word and at the end of a sentence. To insert punctuation, press displayed is not the one you want, press

punctuation mark. Then press to accept the punctuation mark

1. If the punctuation mark

0 until you see the desired

and continue typing.

There are eight symbols available using Smart Punctuation (including . ,

- ’ @ : ? ; ). For additional symbols, see Symbols Mode (SYM) below.

Symbols Mode (SYM)

You can also enter punctuation and additional symbols using Symbols Mode (SYM). There are four screen pages within symbols mode, offering 32 different symbols.

1=@ 2=# 3=: 4=/ 5=$ 6=& 7=% 8=+ 9=*

SYM2

1=; 2=< 3=> 4== 5=[ 6=] 7=_ 8={ 9=}

SYM3

1=~ 2=’ 3=^ 4=| 5=\

From any screen that displays one of the four text entry modes (word, alpha, SYM, NUM), press the right

ountil “SYM” dis-

plays and the first page of symbols appears.

To select a symbol, press the number that corresponds with the symbol you want to enter. If the symbol you want to enter is not displayed, proceed to step 3.

Pressounder “More”. The SYM2 screen displays. Repeat to access additional symbol pages SYM3 and SYM4. To select the desired punctuation, press the number that corresponds with the symbol you want to enter.

SYM4

Numbers Mode (NUM)

From any screen that displays one of the four text entry modes (word, alpha, SYM, NUM), press the right

ountil “NUM”

displays.

Press the desired number on your phone’s keypad.

Entering Email Addresses

To enter an email address, you will need to toggle between the text entry modes. For example, to type the email address: john@company.com, follow the steps below:

In “word” mode, enter the username john by pressing

5646.

Press the rightountil “SYM” is displayed. Pressounder “More” until “SYM2” is displayed. Select “@” by pressing the

corresponding number on the keypad.

Use Smart Punctuation to add “@”. Press 1 then 0 until the “@” symbol appears.

The phone automatically returns to “word” mode. Enter the company name: company by pressing

Press the rightountil “SYM” is displayed. Pressounder

26672

“More” until “SYM1” is displayed. Select “.” by pressing the corresponding number on the keypad.

The phone automatically returns to “word” mode. Enter the word “com” by pressing

266. You may need to press 0

to display this word selection if necessary.

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Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services

Nextel Online extends the power of the Internet to your Nextel datacapable phone by allowing you to retrieve and send email, receive customized message alerts and access the specific Web information you need. Use of the following services requires the purchase of a Nextel Online Service Plan. This section gives you a general overview of the Internet services available on your Nextel data-capable phone.

To access any content or service, do the following:

Press lr or to scroll and highlight the service you wish to

access and press

ounder “OK”, or press the number shown to

the left of your desired selection to automatically jump to that service.

Follow the on-screen prompts in each individual sub-menu.

MyApplications

Nextel Online Two-Way Messaging is the ultimate messaging product—allowing you to reach people important to you quickly and discreetly without talking on the phone. Two-Way Messaging uses the flexibility and convenience of Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services to allow you to send, receive and reply to text messages. With Two-Way Messaging, it’s never been easier to stay connected, informed and in control. To activate this service, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800639-6111 or dial 611 from your Nextel phone. For additional information on how to use this service, download the Nextel Online Wireless Internet Service User’s Guide from the nextel.com Web site.

Internet-based business applications are available to assist you in getting your business done, faster and without wires. Visit us at nextel.com for information on the business applications that are currently available.

Shopping

Shop at the largest online stores with your Nextel data-capable phone, anytime it’s convenient for you. Search for product information and reviews; purchase business and personal merchandise, books and electronics, even construction tools and equipment—anything you need to get business done—from leading Internet shopping sites.

Sites

Access information from selected Web sites that fit your business needs in areas such as finance, leisure, sports, travel, weather, and news. Content and content providers within this menu option are dynamic and may change frequently.

MSN Mobile

MSN Mobile delivers customized content to you on your Nextel phone. For instructions on how to customize email filters and information that is important to you and your business, go to nextel.com and click on the Nextel Online button.

Email and more…

Access your existing Hotmail account or establish a new one from your phone. Read or delete your email, compose new

• MSN Hotmail

• MSN Hotmail Address Book

email, reply or forward mail to others. Define the critical information you need to know about by creating email filters. Email filters will notify you of specific new email that has been sent to your Hotmail account. You can filter by name, subject or sender address.

Access your Hotmail address book from your phone. View, create, edit and delete contact records including name, company name, phone numbers, Nextel numbers, and postal and email addresses. Dial directly from your phonebook by highlighting a contact’s phone number and pressing

ounder “Call”.

Find a… Find local businesses close to home, work

or other zip codes by entering a business name or searching by business category. Find a… also provides step-by-step driving directions from your point of origin.

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Travel Travel services include the following:

Itinerary: If you’ve booked travel arrangements through Expedia.com, you can access your itinerary, including flight and boarding information, as well as hotel and rental car accommodations and confirmations.

Directions: Obtain location specific directions on the quickest route possible from Sidewalk.com.

Headlines: View the latest travel, business and leisure headlines and excerpts from MSNBC.

Weather MSN AccuWeather displays an

abbreviated 5-day forecast for your zip code along with the option to change the city for which weather is displayed.

News View the top 3 local and national news

headlines from MSNBC.

Finance Obtain the latest financial information

from MoneyCentral. Options include:

Portfolio: View your personalized portfolio including individual stock quotes and market and trading activity.

Quotes: Enter a ticker symbol to obtain a stock quote as well as market and trading activity.

Indexes: Display the values of the top market indices and their respective market activity.

News: View the top business news headlines from MSNBC, WSJ, and MS Investor.

NOTE: Stock quotes and related informa-

tion are delayed up to 20 minutes.

Sports Obtain the latest sports scores and news

with MSNBC Sports:

Scoreboard: Follow your favorite professional and college sporting events. Personalized and displayed by individual league, the scoreboard will present realtime scores from games within a 24-hour window.

Headlines: View the top sports headlines. Additional league-specific headlines are provided for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, golf, college football, and college basketball.

Entertainment Access links to the top entertainment

information, including:

Lottery: Check the lottery results for your preferred zip code or change cities to view lottery results for additional areas.

Horoscope: Access your personal horoscope or display a list of all signs.

Headlines: View the top entertainment headlines and abstracts from MSNBC. Additional headlines are available specifically for books, movies, TV and health.

Personalize Customize the MSN Mobile information

you obtain on your Nextel phone. Enter your zip code for weather forecasts, news headlines and lottery results; identify your favorite sports teams for your scoreboard; choose stock ticker symbols for your portfolio display; and pick your zodiac sign for your daily horoscope.

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Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services

NextelServices

List Manager

Bookmarks

Bookmarks provide quick and easy access to your favorite Web sites and pages.

To add a bookmark, follow the steps below:

In Net mode, navigate to the Web page or menu that you wish to bookmark.

Push and hold n until the phone beeps and you are presented with the Browser SubMenu.

Browser Menu

1. Help

2. Home

3. Mark Site

4. Show URL

Scroll down to “Mark Site” and pressounder “OK”.

The bookmark name appears. Pressounder “Save” to save the bookmark.

The bookmark for that page will now be saved in the Bookmarks directory on your home page.

To Recall a Bookmark

From your home page’s Bookmarks direc- tory, scroll down and highlight the bookmark representing the site you wish to visit. You can also press the number to the left of your desired bookmark to jump to that

Bookmarks

1. MSN Finance

2. MSNBC News

3. [empty]

bookmark.

Pressounder “OK”.

To Del e t e a B o o kmar k

From your Bookmarks directory, scroll down and highlight the bookmark you wish to delete.

Pressounder “Menu”.

Scroll down to “Delete” and pressounder “OK”.

If you would like to delete the bookmark, pressounder “Yes ”; otherwise, press

ounder “No”.

Browse the Internet from your phone! Under Search, Go to Site allows you to access wireless-enabled (Wireless Application Protocol or WAP) Internet sites. These WAP sites are specially developed Web sites for wireless devices, such as your Nextel data-capable phone, and omit the large pictures and graphics of typical Web sites. The phone screen will display similar information as on your computer screen except in a streamlined text format. Hyperlinks embedded within the site are usually functional and can be accessed by scrolling to and highlighting the desired link, then pressingounder “Link”. Should you happen to access a non-WAP enabled site, your phone may display fragments of text or an error message. The list of wireless-enabled sites is constantly growing to provide you with more ways to get business done.

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Word

Go to Site: espn

Entering Internet Addresses

To access a commercial (.com) Internet site from the Go to Site screen, you need not type in the full Web site address. The microbrowser defaults to “.com” Web address categories, so all you need to type is the name of the organization. The microbrowser will automatically add the “http://www.” prefix and the “.com” suffix for commercial sites. If you would like to access other Web site categories such as education (.edu), government (.gov), or networks (.net), you must type the entire Web address, including the www. and the applicable extension (i.e., .gov, .org, or .net). (Before typing on your phone, you may want to review “Using T9® Text Input” on page 66.) Examples are as follows:

Commercial site Government site

To visit www.espn.com, type: to visit www.irs.gov, type:

Go to Site: www.irs.gov

NOTE: Search is not part of the basic Nextel Online pricing package.

Word

Frequently Asked Questions

Question Answer

What is a bookmark? A bookmark is a shortcut to a

Web page or pages that you plan to visit often. By creating bookmarks, you have an easy way to return to sites that you like, without having to remember the Web address.

Is there a limit to the number of sites I can bookmark?

Are entries such as passwords case sensitive?

When can I change the text input mode?

Is there a limit to the number of new words I can add to the User Database?

You can store 100 bookmarks.

Yes, passwords are case sensitive and must be typed exactly as originally entered.

You can change modes at any time during text entry. The current text entry mode is displayed in the lower right corner of your phone screen.

You may add approximately 150 words to the User Database before the database reaches capacity. At that point, any additional words that you add will replace the least used word in the database. Therefore, there is no actual limit to the number of new words you can add to the User Database.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question Answer

How long will my words be saved in the User Database?

Can words be removed from the T9 Database?

Is there a limit to the length of the word to be added to the User Database?

When entering text, how can I change cases?

All words are saved in the database until it becomes full. When the database becomes full, the word used least recently is removed to allow entry of an additional word.

Words cannot be removed from the database. When the database becomes full, the least used word is removed to allow entry of an additional word.

Words in the User Database are limited to 32 characters in length.

To create a capital letter, press and hold

# until the

text entry mode appears in all capital letters (i.e. “word” will change to “WORD”). The next letter you type will be a capital letter. The text entry mode will then return to the default, lowercase.

What’s the best way to synchronize existing lists on my phone with List Manager?

I don’t have phone numbers stored on my Nextel datacapable phone. What’s the quickest way to enter my frequently used numbers?

To avoid losing your existing lists, you must send them from your phone to the Web site first.

Use the convenience of List Manager to set up your Speed Dial, Private ID, or Talkgroup list. Once the names and numbers are entered, “send” the list(s) from the Web site to your phone.

Question Answer

List Manager data is not being transmitted from the Web to my phone. Why?

There are three potential reasons data sent from the Web site does not appear on your phone. 1. You may not have sent the data to your phone. Verify that you selected “send” from the Web site. 2. Your phone is not registered with List Manager. To register, on your phone, you must enter your member name and password (as originally registered with nextel.com). 3. You didn’t accept the transmission from the Web site.

Where is the IMEI number? The IMEI is the number

found on the back of your phone. To locate the IMEI, turn off your phone and remove the battery. The IMEI is the 15-digit number located underneath the barcode.

Why does an error message appear when I try to access a Web sit e ?

There are a number of reasons you may receive an error message when attempting to access a Web site, such as: the Web site is temporarily unavailable, the Internet is experiencing a heavy amount of traffic, or the page is having difficulty loading.

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Customizing the i550plus

Phone

About This Section

This section includes everything you will need to know to customize your i550plus phone:

Changing the Display Language Page 81

Setting the Time and Date Page 82

Backlight Timer Page 83

Setting the Ringer Volume Page 83

Selecting a Ring Style Page 84

Programming Menus Page 84

Changing the Display Language

You can customize the i550plus phone to display menus in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The default language is English. To change the display language:

Press * then # then 7 then 0.

Pressounder “OK”.

Press lr to scroll the language options.

Pressounder “OK” to select the desired language.

Pressounder “Exit”.

Setting the Time and Date

IMPORTANT: The Time and Date may not be available in your area and may not appear on your display. Once this feature becomes available, your

Phone Ready Nextel

Name

Mail

i550plus phone will automatically display the local time and date.

You have a choice of a 12- or a 24-hour clock format, as shown in the table below:

12-Hour Display 12:00 am 6:25 am 12:00 pm 10:25 pm

24-Hour Display 00:00 06:25 12:00 22:25

You have a choice of either a MM/DD (month/day) or a DD/MM (day/ month) date format as shown in the table below.

Date

Month/Day Format

(MM/DD)

Day/Month Format

(DD/MM)

January 2nd 01/02 02/01

December 31st 12/31 31/12

All of the modes (Phone, Private, Group, Net) display the time and date on the third line of the display. To set the time and date format once this feature is activated, follow the steps below:

Press * then # then 7 then 1.

Pressounder “OK”. The Time/Date Display screen appears. The default (preset) time and date format is “On”. However, the

time and date does not display until the Nextel National Network activates this feature. You may turn “off” this feature at this point.

Press lr until you see the Time Format: screen.

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Backlight Timer

The hour format currently being used appears under Time Format:. To keep the current setting, simply skip to the next step.

Or, press

ounder the available option. (For example, if “12

hour” format is the current setting, “24hr” will appear as an option.)

Press lr until you see the Date Format: screen. The format being used appears under Date Format:.

To keep your current format, pressounder “Exit”. Or, press

ounder the available date format. (For example, if

MM/DD is the current setting, “DD/MM” will appear as an option.)

Pressounder “Exit”. The Phone, Prvt, Group, and Net Ready screens display the selected time and date formats.

Backlight Timer

Your phone’s backlight is what illuminates the display when you, for example, first receive or make calls. Through your Programming Menu (*#16), you can customize the amount of time that your backlight remains illuminated, either 10, 20, or 30 seconds. See “Programming Menus Shortcut and Options” on page 85 for more information.

Setting the Ringer Volume

You can adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls.

a b

30=Ringer Volume

Exit

Press * then # then 3 then 0. The display shows your current ringer volume.

Press on the side of your phone to raise or lower the volume. The lowest setting is “Volume Silent.”

Once the desired level is found, pressounder “Exit”.

Selecting a Ring Style

With your i550plus phone, you even have a choice on how you’d like to be notified of incoming calls. Your Nextel phone has nine selectable ring styles.

Press * then # then 3 then 1. The display shows your

a b

Ring Style 4

Cancl

current ring style.

Pressounder “OK”.

Press lr to scroll through the available Ring Styles.

Press on side of phone to listen to selected ring style.

Once the desired Ring Style is found, pressounder “OK”.

Pressounder “Exit”.

Programming Menus

You can customize the settings on your phone using the Programming menus. Many of them have been discussed throughout this guide.

You can access this menu from the Phone, Private, or Group modes.

Press n until you see the “Prgm” option.

Pressounder “Prgm”.

Pressounder “OK”.

Press lr to scroll the Programming menu options. Or, enter the option using the Programming Menus Shortcut on page 85.

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Programming Menus

Programming Menus Shortcut and Options

Press *, # then enter the Option Number from the following table:

Option

Number

Menu Option Function

Own Ph# Store and display your Nextel handset’s

Own PvtID Display your Nextel handset’s Private ID. See

Mail Display Turn on or off the New Mail message that is

Manual Lock:On/Off

Auto Lock:On/Off

Auto Answer: On/Off

Last Call Timer

Display Timer: On/Off

telephone number. See “Programming Your Own Phone Number” on page 13 and “Displaying Your Phone Number” on page

13.

“Displaying Your Private ID” on page 56.

displayed with incoming Voice, Message, or Net Mail.

Lock your phone to prevent unauthorized use. You must enter a password to unlock it.

Automatically lock your phone each time it is powered off to prevent unauthorized use.

Turn on or off automatic answering of incoming phone calls after 1-4 rings.

Display the duration of the most recent phone call.

Turn on or off automatic display of the Last Call Timer at the end of each phone call.

Reset Timer Display cumulative airtime of all phone calls

Total Timer Display cumulative airtime of all phone calls.

1 Minute Beep:On/Off

Alert Receipt Delays Voice Mail and Message Mail alerts so

since the last time the timer was reset.

Automatically signal each minute of elapsed phone airtime with an audible beep.

that you are not interrupted by the alert tone while on a call. You can choose to receive all alerts, delay all alerts, or receive Message Mail alerts only.

Option

Number

Menu Option Function

Backlight Timer

Phone/Prvt List

Specify the duration of the Backlight Timer (10, 20, or 30 seconds).

Add phone and Private ID numbers in one procedure. See “Creating, Editing and Using Stored Lists” on page 15.

Phone List Edit

Edit or erase up to 100 frequently called phone numbers and associated names. See “Editing Stored List Entries” on page 18.

Prvt ID List Edit

Edit or erase up to 100 Private ID numbers and associated names. See “Editing Stored List Entries” on page 18.

Talkgrp List Program

Add, edit, or erase numbers and associated names for up to 10 pre-programmed Talkgroups. See “Naming a Talkgroup” on page 60.

Area List Program

Ringer Volume

Add, edit, or erase numbers and associated names for up to 50 targeted areas.

Set the ringer volume using the volume control keys, or lower the volume to silence the ringer.

Set Ring Style

Select a distinct ring style for incoming phone calls.

Mail Volume Set the volume of Message Mail, Voice Mail,

and Net Mail alert tones using the volume control keys. Or lower the volume to silence the mail alert tones.

Earpiece Volume

Keypad Volume

Set the default earpiece volume using the volume control keys.

Set the volume of the keypad tones using the volume control keys, or to silence the keypad tones.

Speaker Volume

Spkr Vol Set

Temporarily adjust the Private/Group speaker volume for noisy environments.

Turn the speaker volume set tones on or off.

Tone

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Programming Menus

Option

Number

Menu Option Function

Silent Group: On/Off

Change Passcode

Set Baud Rate

Data Ring Volume

Pgm Data# View your circuit data number. See Nextel

IP Address View the Internet Protocol (IP) Address-1 for

Reset KBytes Tx/Rx

Silence all incoming Group call alerts and voice activity. When set, your screen displays the message, “Group-Silent”. See “Turning Group-Silent On/Off” on page 61.

Change your secret four-digit password from the initial setting 0000.

Set the modem baud rate between the phone and the PC. See Nextel Online Dial-Up Service User’s Guide.

Set the default data ringer volume using the volume control buttons. See Nextel Online Dial-Up Service User’s Guide.

Online Dial-Up Service User’s Guide.

your microbrowser, as programmed in your phone. If your phone is cabled to a computer, view IP Address-2, the stored IP address of your computer. Use the scroll keys to view either one.

View the number of Kilobytes sent and received for data.

Lines per Screen

Language Select one of four languages for your display

Time/Date* Select the standard or 24-hour time and MM/

W A R N I N G

Select 4 lines, 12 characters or 6 lines, 16 characters (default).

text. The default is English. See “Changing the Display Language” on page 81.

DD or DD/MM date format. * Not available in all areas.

Do not try to program menus 41 through 51 as you could permanently damage your phone. They are for Nextel Customer Care use only and should never be programmed by customers.

Option

Number

Menu Option Function

Feature Reset Returns all feature settings to their original

defaults.

Master Clear Performs Feature Reset and erases all

stored lists.

Master Reset Resets the phone’s identification number.

Change Service Key

Changes or resets the fraud prevention service key.

NAM Selects alternate Numeric Assignment

Module (NAM).

Network ID Edits the pre-programmed Network number

list and select roaming options.

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Ordering Information

Nextel Business NetworksSM allow you to communicate with individuals outside as well as inside your company. These Networks link Nextel customers in similar industries or geographies. So, if you need to reach a client, vendor, or contractor instantly, work smarter by joining the Nextel Business Networks. Call 1-888-NEXTEL2 (1-888-639-8352).

Various accessories are available for use with your i550plus phone, including a Hands-Free Car Kit, Swivel Belt Clip, and Cigarette Lighter Adapter. To order accessories discussed in this guide, or for a brochure of additional accessories, call Nextel Nextday 914-3240 or contact your Nextel Authorized Representative.

Call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111 or 611 from your i550plus phone to order any of the services discussed in this guide, including Nextel Online Services, Direct Connect, Additional Phone Services, Voice Mail, Paging Features and much more!

For information on Direct Protect

Insurance protection for your

Nextel phone and more, call 1-888-352-9182 or contact your Nextel Authorized Representative.

Visit us at nextel.com to learn more about Nextel products and services!

Accessories at 1-800-

Accessories

Batteries

NOTE: For best results, charge the batteries within the temperature

Charging the Battery

To get the maximum use from the battery, charge it for at least 10 hours before you use it for the first time. See Table below for battery charging times. While your i 550plus phone is attached to a charger you can leave the phone off, turn it on, or use it. For best charging results, leave it off.

Attach the charger to the i550plus phone via the Side Charging Jack (see Features Bookmark), and plug the charger into an electrical outlet.

range of 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F). Prolonged charging is not recommended. See below for battery charging times.

Battery Charging Times

Motorola Battery Char gin g Time to 90% :

Description

Chemistry

Standard NiMH 7 hours 105 minutes

Standard Travel

Charger

Rapid Travel

Charger

Battery Operating Instructions

• Extreme temperatures will degrade battery performance. Do not store your battery where temperatures exceed 60°C (140°F) or fall below -20°C (4°F).

• The battery capacity will be degraded if stored for long periods while fully charged. If long term storage is required, store at half capacity.

• For optimal battery life, use a Motorola iDEN approved NiMH charger with your Motorola IDEN NiMH battery. Other chargers may not fully charge your NiMH or may yield reduced number of charge cycles.

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Accessories

Travel Chargers

Using a Travel Charger, you can charge a battery from an electrical outlet.

You can use:

• The Standard Travel Charger

• The Rapid Travel Charger with U.S. adaptor plug

Standard Travel Charger

Rapid Travel Charger

Using the Standard Travel Charger

Insert the Standard Travel Charger’s power supply plug into an electrical outlet (110V U.S.).

Insert the charger’s DC plug into the Side Charging Jack on your i550plus phone.

Using the Rapid Travel Charger (110V/220V/240V)

Insert the wall plug adapter into the Rapid Travel Charger’s power supply.

Insert the charger’s power supply into an electrical outlet (110V/ 220V/240V International).

Insert the DC plug into the Side Charging Jack of your i550plus phone. The power light (green LED) turns on when the Rapid Travel Charger is receiving power.

Standard Travel Charger Operating Specifications

Input voltage range: 110V - U.S. Operating temperature range: 0°C to +50°C.

Rapid Travel Charger Operating Specifications

Input voltage range: 110V/220V/240V - International. Operating temperature range: 0°C to +50°C.

Cigarette Lighter Adapter

The Cigarette Lighter Adapter enables in-vehicle communications by charging the NiMH battery and providing power to your i 550plus phone.

The power light (green LED) will light when the Cigarette Lighter Adapter is receiving power.

Using the Cigarette Lighter Adapter

To cigarette lighter receptacle

To i550plus phone

Insert the Cigarette Lighter Adapter’s DC plug into the Side Charging Jack of your i 550plus phone.

Push firmly until the plug rests securely in the accessory charger connector.

Remove the vehicle’s cigarette lighter plug (if one exists) from the cigarette lighter receptacle.

Plug the Cigarette Lighter Adapter into the cigarette lighter receptacle. The power light (green LED) will turn on.

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IDEN I550 PLUS User guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual