Nextel
iDEN
Digital Multi-service Data-capable Phone
i760 Phone User’s Guide
Contents
Get ti ng S tarted.... ........ .. .. ........ .. ... ....... .. ..... 1
Removing the Battery Door...............................2
Locating Your SIM Card....................................3
Battery...............................................................4
Powering On and Off.........................................6
Activating Service..............................................6
Nextel
®
Customer Care...................................18
Under stand in g Sta tu s Mess a ges ............. ....... 1 8
Making Calls .... .. ... ....... .. ... ....... .. ... ....... ... ..19
Phone Calls.....................................................19
Direct Connect
®
Calls .....................................19
Walkie-Talkie...................................................20
Grou p Con nect
SM
Calls...................................21
Talkgroup Calls...............................................26
Channel s and C odes... .... ........... .... .... .... .... .....3 5
Priva te D ire ct Talk
SM
Calls..............................36
Making Emergency Calls while in Direct Talk
SM
Mode...........................................................37
Setup Options..................................................38
Recent Calls............................................. 40
Calls and Call Alerts........................................40
My Info From Other Phones............................40
Viewin g Entr ie s ...... .... .... ... ............ .... .... ... .... ...51
Deleting Entries...............................................54
Checking Capacity ..........................................54
Creating Pauses and Waits.............................54
International Numbers.....................................55
Making Calls From Conta ct s ..... ............ ... .... ... 5 5
Call Forwarding ........................................57
Forward in g All Calls .......... .... .... .... ........... .... ...57
Using Your Phone as a Modem ......................65
Making TTY Calls............................................65
Special Dialing Codes .....................................67
Nextel® Phone Services.......................... 6 8
Caller ID ..........................................................68
Per-Call Blocking.............................................68
Per-Line Blocking ............................................68
Second Line ....................................................68
Message Center Options ................................73
Receiving Messages ................................74
Message Notifications.....................................74
Retrieving Messages.......................................75
Voice Mail Messages................................76
Receiving a Message......................................76
Accessing Voice Mail from
Sent Items .... .... ... ............ .... ... .... .... ............ ... .. 9 1
Receiving a Message......................................92
Navigating a Message.....................................93
Viewing Received Messages
From the Message Center..........................94
Actions for Received Messages......................94
Customizing MMS...........................................98
Manag ing Me mor y........... .... ... .... ............ .... ...100
Deleting Items ...............................................109
Managing Memory ........................................110
My Info.... .. ............... .. ... ....... ... .. ....... ... .....1 11
Viewin g My Info.............. ........... .... .... .... ........111
Editing My Info ..............................................111
Setting Sending Options ...............................112
Using Nextel Direct SendSM..................113
Ending Appli ca ti ons. ....................... .... .... .... ... 11 9
Downlo ad in g Appli ca tio n s .............. .... .... .... ...119
Deleting Applications.....................................119
Managing Memory.........................................120
Shortcu ts on the Ma in Menu .......... .... ...........120
Java Applications and GPS Enabled.............121
Digital Rights Management................... 123
Installing Applications....................................123
Datebook.................................................136
Viewin g Dat eb ook ............. ............ .... .... ... ..... 136
Creating Events.............................................137
Editing Events ...............................................139
Deleting Events.............................................140
Receiving Reminders....................................140
Making Calls From Datebook and Datebook
Reminders ................................................140
Editing Profiles ..............................................151
Deleting Profiles............................................151
Setting Cal l Fil teri ng .... ........... .... .... .... .... ....... 151
Shortcuts................................................ 153
Creating a Shortcut .......................................153
Using a Shortcut............................................153
Editing a Shortcut..........................................154
Deleting Shortcuts.........................................154
Electromagnetic I nterfe rence/C ompatibility...182
Medical Devices ............................................182
Operational Warnings ...................................183
Operational Cautions ....................................184
Accesso ry Saf et y Inform at io n ....... .... ........... .185
Hearing Aid Compatibility .....................187
MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY.......188
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible P arty Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard
Note: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against
harmful interfer ence in a residential
ins tallation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cau s e harmful inter ference to radi o
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur
Gettin g Started
retractable
antenna
earpiece
internal
display
Getting Started
c
Power button.
Navigation key — press the arrows to
t Acts like s when the flip is closed; turns
Direct Connect® / Group ConnectSM
speaker on and off; used with voice
Lo c atin g Your SIM Card
2 Slid e t h e re le as e b utt on ba ck un til i t re le as es t he
battery door.
Locating Your SIM Card
Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is a
small piece of plastic located in the SIM card
holder in the back of your phone, underneath the
battery.
release
button
SIM card
SIM card
holder
Getting Started
Battery
Inserting the Battery
Your phone comes with a Standard Lithium Ion
Battery.
1 Remo ve th e ba ttery door.
2 Insert the battery into the battery area. Press the
battery down to secure it.
Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with a rapid travel charger.
1 Plug the charger in to an elec trical outlet.
2 Open the connector cover.
connector
Battery
4 If you ha ve pur c ha s ed option al ba tt e ries or
chargers, see “Charging Times”.
Charging Times
Check your battery and charger type against the
grid below to determ ine app ropriate charging
times.
Removing the Battery
1 With the phone powered off, remove the battery
door.
2 Remove the battery by pushing it toward the
antenna and lifting it out.
Battery Charger
Getting Started
• The battery capacity is degraded if the battery is
stored for long periods while fully charged. If
long term storage is required, store at half
capacity.
Powering On and Off
To power your phone on:
1 Open the flip.
2 Press c.
A screen then appears prompting you to select Ok
to update your browser information, which enables
security. This screen will only appear during initial
activation.
Enabling Security
You must enable security the first time you power
on your ph one o r wi t hin 10 da ys of fi r st a ct i vati on o f
your phone.
1 Press A under Ok.
Phone Programming
Phone Pr og ramm i ng
Within 24 hour s of enabling security, you will
receive an alert noti fication containing your
Personal Telephone Number (PTN), Nextel
Customer Care number, Direct Connect number,
and Talkgroups.
1 When you receive an alert notification saying
New Browser Message - Receive
Program mi ng Info , press A under Goto.
4 Scroll to see your information:
Lin e 1 and Line 2 a re yo ur p hon e n umb ers . Direct
Connect is your Direct Connect number, the
number that others use to contact you us ing Dir ect
Connect walkie-talkie service. These numbers
appear when you receive your alert notification
after enabling security on your phone.
See “My Info” on page 111 for more information
abou t this feature.
Getting Started
Customizing Features
You can control many features of your phone,
includ ing th e size of the text on t he disp lay, th e way
you ac cess main menu ite m s, and the volume of
incoming sound, rings, and other tones. See
“Customizing Your Phone” on page 142.
Phone Basics
Display
The scre en sho w n ab ov e is th e id le sc reen. The
idle screen appears when your phone is on, but not
engaged in an y activity.
T ext Area
This area displays menus, messages, names,
phone numbers, and other info rmation.
Display Options
Two di splay op tions appear at the bottom of most
Phon e Basics
4 Press O to see the Security screen.
OK Key
Pressing O:
• Selects the highlighted menu item or list item
• Sets options
• Confirms actions
• Places and answ er calls
• From the idle screen, accesses Walkie-Talkie.
Main Menu
All your phone’s features can be accessed through
the main menu. You can set the main menu to
appear as a list or as lar ge icons (see “Set ting the
Menu View” on page 143).
a
Net Access to Wireless Data
Services. See page 102.
q
Java Apps Java applications on your
Getting Started
j
My Info View personal phone
inf orm a tion, including
phone number and Direct
Connect number. See
page 7.
M DirecTalk Launc h Direct Talk
SM
.
Access Setup and Help.
See page 34.
c
VoiceRecord Recor d and play audio
h
Call Timers Phon e usage information.
See page 64.
i
Recent Calls Lists recent call s. See
page 40.
s
Shortcuts Create shortcu ts to
screens. See page 153.
p
Profiles Groups of settings you
appl y together. See
page 149.
Phon e Basics
Status Icons
Status icons appear at the top of the display. Some
appe ar at all times. Others appear only when your
phon e is engaged in certain activities or when you
have activa te d ce r tai n f ea tu r es .
abcd
efgd
Battery Strength — A fu ller ba tte r y
ind ic at es a greater ch arge.
o p q
Signal Strength — More bars next
1 2
Activ e Phone Lin e — 1 indicates
phone line 1 is ready to make calls;
2 indicates phone line 2 is ready to
make calls.
G L
I
J
H K
Call Forw a rd — Your phone is set
to forward calls. See “Call
Forwarding” on page 57.
Q
RM
Ringer Off — Your phone is set to
not ri ng. See “Sett ing Your Ph one to
Getting Started
To pre ve nt unauth or i ze d us e of yo ur ph on e, your
SIM card is p rotected by a PIN that you enter each
time the phone is powered on. You can change the
PIN or turn off the requirement that it be entered.
Turning the PIN Requiremen t On and
Off
When the SIM PIN requirement is off, your phone
can be us ed without entering a PI N.
Important: When the SIM PIN requirement is off,
U
Airplane Mode — Your phon e is
set to Ai rpl an e Mode. Se e “Airpl an e
Mode—Temporarily Turning Off
Calls” on page 14 4.
Y Z
Packet Data — You are ready to
transfer packet data or are
transferring packet data. See “Using
Your Phone as a M odem” on page
65.
SIM Card Security
4 Press A un de r Ok.
Entering the PIN
1 When the Enter SIM PIN Code screen appears
after you power on your phone, enter your SIM
PIN.
2 Press A un de r Ok.
The message SIM Unlocked disp la ys .
Important: If you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times,
your SIM card is blocked. To unblock
6 At the Re-enter New SIM PIN screen, re-enter
the new SIM PIN to confirm.
7 Press A under Ok.
Changed: SIM PIN displays.
Unbl ocking the PIN
If you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times, your SIM
card is blocked. To unbl ock your SIM card, you
must contact Nextel Customer Care to get a PIN
Unblock Code (PUK).
Getting Started
5 Enter a new 4- to 8-dig it S IM PI N.
6 Re-e nt er yo ur S IM PI N.
Note: These steps must be performed in quick
succession.
If you entere d the code s proper ly, SIM Unlocked
appears on the display.
Inserting and Removing Your SIM
Card
• MMS messages
• Options set using the MMS Setup menu
• Informa t io n st ore d in Mem o
• Pictures and audio record ings in t he media
cen ter, except those that are forward locked
• 3 most recent GPS Enabled locations
• Voice records
• Voice name s
SIM Card Security
3 Open the SIM card holder.
.
5 Close the SI M card holder.
6 Slide the latch tow a rd t he SI M ca rd holder.
Getting Started
Locking the Keypad
Locking the phone’s keypad prevents its butto ns
from being pressed. When the keypad is locked,
you can only:
• Power the phone on an d off
• Unlo ck the keypad
• Respond to incoming calls, messages, and
alerts
Important: Emergency calls cannot be placed while
2 To lock the keypad immediately, select Lock
Now. Y o u wi ll be gi ve n th e o ptio n t o p res s m and
* to lock and unlock the keypad.
3 To set a specific time for the keypad to lock if
ther e has been no acti vity , sele ct Auto Lock and
then select a time.
The keypad can be set to lock in 5, 10, 15, or 20
minutes if the keypad is not touched during the
specified time. To turn the auto lock off, repeat
step 3 and select Off.
Accessories
Important: Failure to fully extend or retract the
antenna until the antenna clicks into
place causes severely degraded
performance, which may result in
missed calls, dropped calls, or garbled
audio.
Accessories
Your phone comes with a Standard Lithium Ion
Battery, rapid travel charger, and holster.
soon as you receive it. N extel will prov ide you with
a temporary ph one number so that you can begin
usin g your phone immed iately. Once the number
you have brought to Nextel is activated , your
temporary pho ne numbe r will be deactivated and
service with y our previous car rier will be cancelled
automatically. You wi ll receive a text m essage on
your Nextel phone letting you know that activation
is complete. Simply turn your phone off and back
on again to complete activation.
Here is additional information you need to be
Getting Started
911 Calls
Nextel continues to make efforts to ensur e that all
911 calls are minimally impacted by this process. If
you make a call to 911 from your temporary phone
number and the call fails, the 911 emergency
respon se cen ter wi ll not b e a bl e to c al l yo u bac k on
your Nextel phone if in the meant ime your N extel
phon e has be en pr ogr am med wit h y our p er ma ne nt
phone number. As with any wireless 911 call, if
your call is disconne cted before location an d
Understanding Status
Messages
You may receive status messages under certain
conditions. B efore contacti ng Nexte l Customer
Care, note the message, numeri c code, and the
conditions under which the message appeared.
You can go t o nex tel .c om f or a dd it ion al in fo rmat i on
about status me ssages.
Phone Calls
Making Calls
Your i760 phone makes two types of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and Direct Connect calls. With
Direct Connect calls, yo u use your phone as a
long -range, digital walkie-tal kie.
Phone Calls
With the Flip Open
With the Flip Closed
You can make phone calls w ith the fl ip closed
usin g a voice name or the recent calls list to select
the number you want to call. See “Using a Voi ce
Name” on page 29 and “Makin g Calls Fr om the
Recent Calls List” on page 43.
To end the call, press
..
Direct Connect® Calls
Making Calls
See nextel.com for more details on these Direct
Connect walkie-talkie s ervic es. Pricing f or each of
these services is based on your service contract.
To make a Direct Connect call:
1 If the flip is open, enter the Direct Connect
number you want to call. -or-
If the flip is closed, choose the number as you
would when making a phone call.
2 Press and hold the P TT button on the side of
Tip: When yo u stor e a Di r ect Con ne ct nu mber i n
Contacts, it is good practice to include the
whole Direct Co nnec t number, includ ing the
asterisks.
Walkie-Talkie
Wal ki e- T alkie let s you quic kl y ac ce ss any Dir e ct
Connect numbers on your phone so that you can
make a Direct Connec t call, or create a Group and
make a Gr oup Connect call. Sele ct one entry to
Group ConnectSM Calls
3 Press the PTT butto n.
To save your sele ctions as a Group:
1 Press m.
2 Select Store Group.
3 If you wa nt to ass ig n a na me to t he Gro up, ent er
the name.
Note: If you do not assign a name, the Group is
named “Group” followed by the number of
members in the Group. For example,
With this SIM card, a maximum of 25
group s ca n be ad ded to your i760. Group
entries created with your i760 phone are
not re ad able by an ol de r iD EN SI M-ba se d
phone.
Group Talkgroup
Group Icons
S
I
Geography Nationwide Limited to local
Making Calls
Note: If you do not assign a name, the Group is
named “Group” followed by the number of
members in the Group. For example,
“Group (8)” for a group with 8 members.
4 Add Group members. See “Adding Group
Members”.
5 If you want to create a voice name for the
Group, select [Options ] > Voic e Name. As
directed by the screen prompts, say and repeat
the voice name you want to assign to the Group.
2 Select [Add N um be r] and press A under
Browse.
Note: To move between Contacts, the recent
calls list, and Memo, scroll left or right, or
press * or #.
3 Scroll to the members you want fr om Contacts,
the recent ca lls list, or Memo an d press O. A
che ckmark appears next to each selected
member.
Note: T o de se le ct a m emb er, scroll t o a sele ct ed
Group ConnectSM Calls
From the idle screen, press the number on your
keypad assigned to the Group you want. See
“Shortcuts” on page 153. -or-
Enter or select a Dir ect Connect number and
add more Direct Connect numbers. See
“St arting a Group Co nnect Call with a Direct
Connect
®
Number”.
2 Press the PTT butto n.
With the Flip Closed
Starting a Group Connect Call with a
Direct Connect
®
Number
You can start a Group Connect call with any Direct
Connect number you want to call.
From t he main menu, select Walkie-Tal kie. See
“Walkie-Talkie” on page 20. -or-
1 Choo se t he f irs t D ir ec t Co nn ect n umb er t ha t you
want in the Group Connect cal l:
From the idle screen, enter the Direct Connect
Making Calls
Removing Membe rs or Group s
To remove a member from a Group:
1 From Contacts, scroll to the Group you want to
delete the member from.
2 Press A un de r Edit.
3 Scroll to the member you want to remove.
4 Press m.
5 Select Remove Member.
6 Select Save.
Storing Groups
From the Recent Calls List
1 From t he recent calls list, select the Group you
want.
2 Press A under Store.
3 If you want, add more information to the entry.
4 Press A under Save.
From an Active Group Connect Call
Group ConnectSM Calls
Group Connect Call Details
During a Group Connect call, yo u can view details
about the other group members, such as their
name or Direct Connect number, and their status
on the call.
To view Gro up Conn ec t c all d et a ils, pre ss A un de r
Details.
In the Details view, these icons appear next to
member names or Direct Connect numbers:
Sending Groups Using Nextel Direct
Send
SM
You can se nd a Gro up usi ng Nex te l D irec t Send so
that the person who receives the Group can use
the list.
1 From Contacts or the recent calls list, scroll to or
select the Group you want.
2 Press m.
3 Select Send Group.
Making Calls
Talkgr ou p C al l s
Using Predefined Talkgroups
A Talkgroup is a predetermined group that has
been provisioned by Nextel or an account
administrator. Talkgroups are limited by network
(fle et ) an d loc al marke ts . T he y ca n ac co m odate
grou ps up to 10 0 me m be r s in the loc al marke t.
Before you can m ake or receive Tal k group calls, a
Talkgroup must be established. After the Talkgroup
Setting Up More Talkgroups
You can set up more Talkgroups in 3 ways:
• Using Talkgroup Manage ment* on MyNextel at
nextel.com
* Y ou must be an account administrator to use Talkgroup
Management.
• Contacting your Nextel Sales Repr esentative at
the tim e of ac tiv ation
• Usin g W ire l ess Ma na ge r t o crea t e, ma na ge , and
Receiving Calls
Receiv ing Tal k g r oup Calls
To answer a Talkgroup call:
Proceed as if answering a Direct Connect call.
Only one person at a time may speak on a
Talkgroup call.
The D irect Connect number or na me of the
person who is speaking will appear on the
disp la y be lo w the T al kg r o up num be r .
Receiving Calls
Phone Calls
When you receive a phone call, your phone rings,
vibrates, or lights up its backlight.
Answering
If the flip is closed, press
t. -or-
Open the flip . -or-
Making Calls
Ending
If the flip is closed, press
.. -or-
Press e. -or-
Close the flip.
Direct Connect® Calls
When you receive a Direct Connect call, your
phone emits a chirping soun d or vibrates.
Answering
Choosing a Number to Call
You can choose the number you want to call in
many ways:
• Enter the nu mber on the keypad.
• Say a vo ic e n ame int o yo ur p hon e. See “Usin g a
Voice Name ” on page 29.
• Use Speed Dial or Turbo Dial
®
to mak e a phone
cal l. See “Using Speed D ial and Turbo D ial®” on
page 29 .
Missed Phone Calls
• Select the number in a text message you have
received. See “Calling a Number in a Message”
on page 95.
Usin g a Voice Name
If you have created a voice name in Conta cts for
the number you want to call, say the voice name
into your phone to enter the number. See page 51
for information on voice names.
You can use a voice name to enter a number with
Using Speed Dial and Turbo Dial
®
Each p ho ne nu mb er s tor ed i n C ont a ct s is ass ig ne d
a Speed Dial nu mber, which you ca n use to ca ll
that number.
Speed Dial
1 From the idle screen, use the keypad to enter
the Speed Dial number assigned to the phone
number you want to call.
2 Press #.
Making Calls
With the Flip Open
If you want to dismiss th e missed c all message,
press A under Back. -or-
If you want to view the missed call on the recent
calls lis t, pr es s A under View.
With the Flip Closed
If you want to dismiss th e missed c all message,
press
..
If you want to view the missed call on the recent
With the Flip Closed
When you make a call with the flip closed,
speak erphone is alwa ys on.
Openi ng the flip turns speakerphone off.
Using Mute
Muting calls lets you listen to incoming sound
without transmitting sound. Mute is available
whenever you are on an active call.
Making Emergenc y Pho ne Cal ls
When you make an emergency call, your phone’s
GPS Enabled feature can help emergency service
personnel find you , if you are in a location where
your ph on e' s GPS a nten na ha s est abl is he d a cl ear
view of the open sky and your local emergency
response center has the equipment to pr ocess
location information. See “GPS Enabled” on page
127, and particularly “IMPORTANT: Things to
Keep in Mind” on page 127 and “Making an
Emergency Call” on page 129, for more
inform at io n on the limita ti on s of this fea tu re.
Important: If you are bringing your phone number
to Nextel from your previous carrier,
you may receive a temporary telephone
number while your Nextel phone is
being programmed with your
permanent phone number. If you make
a call to 911 and the call fails, the 911
emergency response center will not be
able to call you back on your Nextel
phone if in the meantime, your Nextel
phone has been programmed with your
Call Alerts
Call Alerts
Sen din g a call alert let s the r ec ip ie nt kn ow you
want to talk to him or her on a Direct Connect call.
When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone
emits a series of beeps, or vibrates, and displays
your name or Direct Connect number.
The recipient can:
• Answer — begin a Direct Connect call with the
Receiving Call Alerts
When you receive a call alert, you must answer,
queue, or clear it. You cannot receive phone ca lls
or Direct Conn ect cal ls until you do.
To answ er a call alert:
Press the PTT button to make a Direct Connect
call to the sender.
To queue a call alert:
Using the Call Alert Queue
Viewing Call Alerts
1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Scroll through the list.
Viewing Date and Time
To view the date and time a call alert was received:
1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Select the call aler t you want information on.
4 Press the P TT button until Alert Su ccessful
appears on the display.
Deleting Call Alerts
To delete a call alert from th e queue:
1 From the call alert queue, scroll to the call alert
you want to delete.
2 Press m.
3 Select Delete.
Direct Talk
SM
Direct Talk
SM
Off-Network Walkie-Talkie
Direct Talk is an all-digital, off-network walkie-talkie
service that works anyw here, anytime between
compatible phones. You can make and receive
Direct Talk calls outside of network coverage or
when network service is not available*. You can
talk to anyone on your code and channel who has
incoming message notification; musical ring tones;
Dateb ook; the media center; ca ll forwarding; the
message center; call timers; call alerts; and voice
records.
Us ing Direct Talk
SM
To set your phone to Dire ct Talk:
1 From the main menu, select DirecTalk.
2 Select Go To DirecTalk.
Channels and Codes
2 Select DT Options.
3 Select Exit DirecTalk.
Switc hing t o Netwo rk Please Wait displays. After
a few seconds, the network idle screen appears.
Talk Range
Phones used in Direct Talk mode should be a
minimum of 6 feet apart to maximize perfo rmance
and im prove transmission range.
Note: When making a Di r ect T al k call , al l pa r ties
that are on your code and channel can
hear yo ur conve rsation .
To set a channel:
1 From the Direct Talk idle screen, press A under
Edit.
2 Scroll to Channel.
3 Press A under Edit.
4 Selec t a ch an ne l.
Direct Talk
SM
Making and Receiving Calls in Direct
Talk
SM
Mode
To make a call on a specific code an d channe l
usin g Direct Talk:
1 From the Direct Talk idle screen or the channel
and c ode edit screen, press and hold the PTT
button. Transmit appears on the display. Begin
speaking after your phone emits the Direct Talk
tone.
Receive All
You can set your phone to receive Direct Talk
transmissions from any phone that is set to the
same channel, regard less of the code (1-15), by
setting the c o de to Receive All. When you receive
transmissions with the code set to Receive All, the
display changes from Receive All to the code on
whic h the tr an smis s ion was rece iv ed .
Note: You cannot initiate a call when the code is
set to Receive All. If you press the PTT
Making Emergency Calls while in Direct TalkSM Mode
call, you must use the valid Nextel 10-digit
Personal Telephone Number (PTN) of the person
you are calling. The person you are calling must be
in Direc t Tal k mode and se t to t he same ch ann el to
receive your call.
If you receive an error message:
• You may not be using a valid PTN.
• The person that you are trying to reach may not
be in Direct Talk mode.
Making a Private Direct TalkSM Call
1 Ente r the 10 -d igi t P TN of th e pe rs on you wa nt t o
call on your channel. -or-
Scroll to a number or name in Contacts. -or-
Scroll to a number in the recent calls list.
2 Press and hold the P TT button. Begin speaking
after your phone emits th e Direct Talk tone.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
Direct Talk
SM
If you are out of network coverage, your phone will
not be able to make an emergency 911 cellular call
until you go back into the network coverage area.
You must wait until the phone reconnects to the
netwo rk before attempting to m ake an emergency
911 cellular call.
Setup Options
Direct Talk setup options are available in the DT
Opti o ns sc reen in both netw o r k an d Dir e ct Talk
Using Direct Launch
To set your phone to laun ch into Direct Talk when
you select DirecTalk from the main menu:
1 From the setup screen, select Direct Launch.
2 Select On.
Note: If Direct Launch is set to On, you will not
see DT Options when you select
DirecTalk from the main menu. In order to
have access to your setup options, Direct
Setup Options
For example, if you select 1 hour, you will be
notified every hour that you are in Direct Talk.
To turn off State Tone:
1 From the setu p screen, select State Tone.
2 Select Off.
Recent Calls
Recent Calls
The recent calls list displays information
associated with calls you have made and r eceive d
and call alerts you have received. It also displays
My In fo an d co ntact info r m at io n sent to you fr om
other phones.
The rece nt call s lis t di sp la ys up to 20 item s.
Calls and Call Alerts
The Direct Connect number Contacts type icon
appears when you receive a Direct C onnect call or
call alert, even if th e number is not stored in
Contacts.
Call alerts you have received appear as Direct
Connect calls. Like all items in the recent calls list,
they remain listed until you delete them or until
the y rea ch the end of the lis t.
For ph one calls, an additio n al ic on appea rs gi ving
information about the call:
Contact Information From Other Phones
This icon
j appea rs with My Info from oth er
phones on the recent calls list, along with the
Direct Connect number of the person who sent the
information.
When yo u se lect My I nfo f rom ot her p ho nes t o vi ew
its deta ils , yo u se e all th e in formatio n sent.
If you receive My Info from the same phone more
than once, only the most recently sent version
appears in the recent calls list.
• The Co ntacts type icon associated with the
number or address contained in the contact
information. If the item contains more than one
number or address stored,
<> surrounds the
Contac ts ty pe icon.
The name or Direct Connect number of the person
who sent the contact information appears as a
separate item on the r ecent calls list, above the
info r m at io n sent. If one p er so n sends yo u mo r e
than one item of contact information, all the items
appe ar b el ow t he per so n’ s n ame or Dir ec t C on nec t
Recent Calls
To view the details of an item on the list:
From the recent calls list, select the item you
want infor m ation on.
Tip: To view the details of more it ems, kee p
scrolling.
With the Flip Closed
1 Press
..
2 If you want to view the rest of the recent calls
lis t, press the volume controls.
2 Press A under Store. -or-
If Store is not one of your options: Press m.
Select Store or Update Contacts.
Tip: If the item yo u want to store is a call, Store
does not appear if the number is already
stored in Contacts.
3 To store the item as a new entry, select [New
Contact]. -or-
To store the number to an existing entry, select
Deleting Items
Deleting Items
To delete an item from the recent calls list:
1 From the recent calls list, scroll to or select the
item you want to delete.
2 Press A un de r Delete. -or-
If Delete is not on e of your optio ns: Press m.
Select Delete.
3 Press O or pr e ss A under Yes to confirm.
• If you scroll to My Info from another phone,
you can make a call to the Direct Connect
numbe r of the phone that sent t he
information.
• If you scroll t o contact informati on from
another phone, you can make a call to any of
the numbers in the contact information.
3 To place the call now, go to step 4. -or-
Scroll left or right to display the Contacts type for
the number you want to call.
Recent Calls
2 To make a phone call, press s. -or-
To make a Direct Connect call, press the PTT
button.
With the Flip Closed
1 Press
. to disp l a y the most re c e nt call.
2 Press the volume controls to scroll to the name
or number you want to call.
• If you scroll to a call, you can make a call to
the number tha t made the call.
Using Word Mode
Entering Te xt
You can enter text, numbers, an d symbols into
your phone using Alpha, Word, N umeric, or
Symbol text input modes.
Us in g Wo rd Mo de
In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters
on the ke ypa d but t on yo u pr es s and ar ra ng es them
to create words. As you type, T9 Text Input
matches your keystrokes to words in its database
and displays the most commonly u s ed matching
word. You can add your own words to this
database.
Enterin g a Word
l
Alpha — Press a key several times for each
character.
j
Word — Press a key once for each letter
while words likely to be the one you want are
Enteri ng Te xt
Ad di ng Words to the Database
1 Select Alpha as your text input mode.
2 Type the word using Alpha mode.
3 Select Word as your text input mode.
4 Press #.
The word you typed in Alpha text entry mode is
now in t he database.
Note: You cann ot store alphanumeric
com bi nations , su ch as Y 2K.
Capitalization
When you press and hold the # key, it acts as a
3-wa y toggle. Press an d hold # to make the next
letter typed uppercase (shift), to make all
subsequ en t l ett ers type d up pe rcas e ( ca ps lock ) , or
to go back to lowercase lett e rs.
These icons appear in the top row of your display:
m or X
Shift is on.
Using Numeric Mode
Using Numeric Mode
1 Select Numeric as your text in pu t mod e.
2 Press the number buttons on your keypad to
enter numbers.
Using Symbols Mode
1 Select Symbols as your text input mode.
A row of symbols appears along the bottom of
the phone’s display. Scroll right to view the
Contacts
Contacts
Contacts stores up to 600 numbers or addresses.
Each Contacts entry can store s everal numbers or
addresses.
Information stored in Contacts is saved on your
SIM card.
A Cont acts ent ry con tains:
• A name — A name is required if you are storing
• A Con tacts type — Each number or address
stored must be assigned a Cont acts type:
A
Mobile phone number
B
DC Direct Connect number
C
Work1 phone number
D
Work2 phone number
Accessing Contacts
• A number or address — Ea ch Contacts ent ry
must contain a number or address. Th is may be
any type of phone number, Direct Connect
number, Group, Talkgroup number, email
address, or IP address.
Note: You can store numbers up to 64 digits
long, but every 20 digits must be
separated by a pause or wait. See
“Creating Pauses and Waits” on page 54.
• A Speed Dial number — When you store a
Creating Entries
A number or address and a Contacts type are
required for all Contacts entries. Other information
is optional. You may enter the information in any
order by scrolling t hrough the entry details.
After you have entered the numbe r or address,
Contacts type, and any other information you want,
you can press A under Save to save the entry to
Contacts.
Contacts
Tip: Press A under Browse to sele ct a name
already in Contacts.
3 If you w ant t o ass ig n a ring ton e or pi ctur e to the
entry, select [Ring Tone/Pictur e ]. See
“Assigning a Ring Tone or Picture ”.
4 To assign a Contacts type to the number or
addre s s be ing stored :
Select the Contacts type field.
Select the Contacts type you want to assign.
7 If you want to add more numbers or addresses
to the entry:
Scroll past the inf ormation you already entered.
Enter the additional information for the entry
using step 3 through step 6. You must assign a
name to the entry, if you have not alread y.
8 Press A under Save.
Assig ning a Ring Tone or Pi ct ure
Editing Entries
Only pictures that can be assigned to Contacts
entries are displayed. Some large pi ctures
can not be ass igned.
Tip: If an entr y has a pi cture assigned and you
want the entry to have no picture, select
[No Picture] or press A under Unassign.
4 When you are fi nished, press A under Back.
Assigning a Speed Dial Number or
Voice Name
3 If you want to create a vo ice name for a phone
number, select Voice Name.
As directed by the screen prompts, say and
repeat the name you wa nt to assign to the
number. Speak clearly into the microphone.
4 When you are fi nished, press A under Back.
Editing Entries
1 From the Contacts list, scroll to or select the
Contacts
• A small version of the picture assigned to the
entry, if you have set Contacts to show pictures
in the Contacts list. See “Choosing Picture View
or List Vi ew ” on page 53.
• The types of numbers an d addresses store d in
the entry
To view entries from the Contact s list:
1 Access Contacts.
2 Scroll to view en tries.
To select an entry:
1 From the Contacts list, select the entry you want
to view.
2 Scroll to view the numbers and addresses
stored in the entry .
Tip: To select other entries: Scroll left or right.
Or, press # or *.
To return to the Contacts list, press A unde r Back.
Viewin g More Details
Viewing Entries
View ing a Large Pic t ure
To view a large version of the picture assigned to
an entry:
1 Select the entry.
2 Select the first item shown on the entry screen.
This item shows the name assigned to the entry
or No Name.
Note: You cannot make calls from t his view.
To return to the entry, press A under Back or
Searching for a Name
To search for a name in Contacts:
1 From the Contacts list, press A unde r Search.
-or-
If Search is not one of your options: Press m.
Select Search.
2 Enter the na me you want to see. See “Entering
Tex t” on page 45.
3 Press O.
Contacts
Deleting Entries
Delete an Entry
1 From the Contacts list, scroll to or select the
entry you want to delete.
2 Press m.
3 To delet e t he ent i re entr y, selec t Delete Contact
or Delete Group.
4 Press O or pr e ss A under Yes to confirm.
Checking Capacity
To see how many numbers are stor ed in Contacts:
1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Capacity.
Creating Pauses and Waits
When storing a number, you can program yo ur
phon e to paus e or wait between digits w hile
International Numbers
To program a wait:
Pres s and hol d * until t h e le tt e r W ap pear s. Th e
W means your phone waits before dialing
further.
If you store 17035551235W1234, when yo u select
this number and make a call, your phone dials the
first 11 digits and then waits. A message appears
aski ng if you want to send the rest of the digits.
Press A under Yes to dial th e last 4 digits .
Tip: You can create pause s an d w ai ts wh ile
Making Calls From Contacts
While Viewing the Contacts List
1 Access Contacts.
2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.
Tip: To find Contacts entries faster, use the
keypad to en ter th e first lett er of the name .
3 To place the call now, go to step 4. -or-
Scroll left or right to display the Contacts type for
Contacts
• If the Contacts type displayed is not a phone
number and you have more than one phone
number stored in the Contacts entry, your phone
prompts you to select the phone number you
want to place the call to.
After Selectin g a n Entry
1 Access Contacts.
2 Select the Contacts entry that contains the
number you want to call.
Forwarding All Calls
Call Forwarding
Call f orwarding sends calls to the phone numbers
you specify. Yo u can forward all calls to o ne
numbe r or forward missed calls to different
numbers depending on the reason you missed the
call.
You can forward phone lines 1 and 2
independently.
To forward all calls:
1 From the main menu, select Call Forward >
Forward > All Calls.
2 Select To.
If you specified a forwarding number for all calls
before, this number displays.
K
Phone line 2 is active; calls to phone lines 1
and 2 are being forwarded.
Call Forw a rdin g
Turning Off Call Forwarding
If you do not want all your calls forwar ded, turn the
feature off:
1 From the main menu, select Call Forward > To.
2 Set this option to Off.
All your calls are now sent to your phone.
Call s you miss are fo r w arded acc ord ing to the
options set for missed calls. By default, missed
Note: If you want a type of missed call sent to
voi ce mail, the call forwarding numb er for
that type of missed call must be your
voice ma il acce ss numbe r. In most cases ,
you r voice mail acces s number is your
area code + first 3 digits of your PTN +
MAIL (6245). To verify your voice mail
acces s nu m b e r, contact Nex t e l Cu st om e r
Care.
To for ward miss ed calls :
Vie wing Call Forwarding Sett ings
5 Press O.
6 Repeat step 2 through step 5 for If No Answer
and If Unreachable.
7 When you are fi nished, press A under Back.
Viewing Call Forwarding
Settings
1 From the main menu, select Call Forward >
Forward > All Calls.
Adva n c ed C al li ng Features
Advanced Calling
Features
Call Waiting
Call Waiting lets you receive a second call while on
an active call. Call Waiting is always available,
unless you turn it off for a specific call.
If you ar e on a call and receive a second call, your
Turn Off Call Waiting
To turn off Call Waiting during a call:
1 Press m.
2 Select In Call Setup > Ca ll Waiting.
3 Set this option to Off.
Tip: To turn Call Waiting back on while still on
the call, set this option to On.
To turn off Call Waiting for the next call you make
Putting a Call on Hold
Putting a Call on Hold
1 While on an active call, press m.
2 Select Hold.
If you want to make the call active again, press A
under Resume.
Calling 2 People
Putting a Call on Hold, Makin g a
Merging 2 Calls into a 3-Way Call
After you put a call on hold and place a second
cal l, you can com bi ne these ca ll s i nt o a 3- w ay ca ll:
1 Press m.
2 Select Join.
All 3 people in the call can speak to and hear each
other.
Making a 3-Way Call
Adva n c ed C al li ng Features
Creating Pauses and Waits
While Dialing
You can enter a pause or wait while dialing a
number. For more inform ation on pauses and
waits, see “Creating Pauses and Waits” on page
54.
To create a pause whil e dialing a phone number:
1 From the keypad, enter the digits you want to
occur befor e the pause.
Calls placed between the United States and
Canada do not require an international access
code.
Plus Dialing lets you place an international call to
most countries without entering the local
international ac c ess code.
1 Press and hold 0 for two seconds. A “0”
appears, then changes to a “+”.
Note: The network translates the “+” into the
appropriate international access code
Setti ng Fli p Act ion s
2 Set this option to Last Call.
To A Direct Connect Number
1 From the main menu, select Setting s > DC/GC
Options > One Touch DC > Assigned
Number.
2 To enter the Direct Connect number you want
you r phone to call every time you press the PTT
button:
Enter the number using your keypad. -or-
Setting Flip Actions
For Answering Calls
To set your phone to answer calls when you open
the flip :
1 From the main menu, select Se tting s > Phon e
Calls > Flip Activation > Flip to Ans.
2 Set this option to On.
To set your phone not to answer calls when you
Adva n c ed C al li ng Features
Note: If you are using your pho ne with a
head s et, and you have the Flip to End
option set to On, closing your fl ip sends
incoming sound to the headset and does
not end the c all.
Call Timers
Call t imers measure the duration of yo ur phone
calls, walki e-talkie calls, and circuit data use, as
well as the number of Kilobytes sent and received
•Kbytes Reset — keeps a running total of the
number of Kilobytes sent and received by your
phone, until you reset it.
To view or reset a timer:
1 From the main menu, select Call Timers.
2 Select the feature you want to view or re set.
3 To view a feature without resetting: Press O
when yo u ar e finished vie w in g. -or-
To rese t a feat ure : Pre ss A under Reset. Pr e ss
Using Your Phone as a Modem
Using Your Phone as a Modem
To use your phone as a modem with a laptop,
handheld device, or desktop computer:
1 Open the connector cover.
3 Insert the data plug into the data port of the other
device.
When used as a modem, your phone has these
data transfer modes:
• Cir c uit data — used for sendi ng and receivi ng
faxes and for tra ns fe rr ing larg e fil es
• Packet data — used for small file transfers such
as email
To use these services, you must install the iDEN
Adva n c ed C al li ng Features
When you mak e a TTY call, these icons appear on
the phone’s display:
TTY device features such as Turbo-Code,
High- Speed, and Interruption are not support ed by
your phone. These features must be turned off or
disabled to use your TTY device with your phone.
• HCO (Hearing-Carry-Over) — You type text on
your TTY device and listen to voice replies on
your phone speaker.
To change mode while not in a call:
1 From the main menu, select Settings > Phone
Calls > TTY > Type.
2 Select the TTY mode you want.
When you make a TTY call, the call begins in the
TTY mode you last selected .
N
Phone call is active.
O
Phone call is on hold.
Special Dialing Codes
Changing the TTY Baud Rate
By default, your phon e’s TTY baud rate is set to
45.45, the baud rate required for TTY calls within
the U .S. To make calls outside th e U.S., set your
TTY baud rate to 50.00.
To change the TTY baud rate:
1 From the m a in men u, sele ct Settings > Phone
Calls > TTY > Baud .
2 Select the baud rate for your location.
typed into a TDD/TTY device by a speech or
hearing impaired individual to you. The
Commun ic at ions Ass is ta nt t hen ty pes you r spo ke n
messages to th e hearing or speech impaired
individual . Telecommunication s Relay Service is
avai lable 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and
every call is s trictl y confidential.
Note: Using 711 to reach Telecommunications
Relay Se rv ic e ma y not be avai la bl e in all
areas.
Nextel® Phone Services
Nextel® Phone Servic es
Contact Nextel Customer Care to obtain these
services or for additional information:
Note: Some services are not available outside
of the continental United States.
Caller ID
Your phone can automatically display the phone
Per-Line Blocking
You can permanently block delivery of your phone
number on every call you make.
To show your number on a per-call basis:
Press * 8 2 before dialing the call.
Seco nd Li n e
You can have two diffe rent phone numbers on the
Call Restric t ion s
To set the active line (primary or alternate):
1 From the main menu, select Se tting s > P hone
Calls > Set Line.
2 Select the phone line you want to be the active
line.
When in co mi ng ca ll s a re m ad e t o a non - acti ve li ne,
these calls will be sent to voice mail without
ringing. See “Call Forwarding” on page 57.
Call Restrictions
Ring Ton es
Ring Tones
To set the ring tone your phone makes when you
receive phone calls, call aler ts, message
notifications, or Datebook reminders:
1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scro ll th r ough t he l is t of ri ng t o nes and se l ect th e
one you w ant to assi gn. Vibrate sets you r phon e
to vib r ate i ns t ea d of ma ki ng a s oun d; Silent sets
1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones >
VibeAll.
2 Set this option to On.
Tip: Pressing the volume controls to turn down
the volume as far as possible sets VibeAll
to On.
Note: You must press the volume up key twice
from VibeAll in order to restore ring tone.
To set your phone to vibrate instead of making a
Ring and Vibrate
These icons in dicate how the ringer is set.
Assigning Ring Tones to
Contacts
You can set the ring tone your phone makes when
you receive phone calls or call alerts from
someone you have stored in Contacts.
1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scro ll th ro ugh t he l ist of ri ng t ones a nd se l ect th e
one yo u want to assi gn .
Q The ph on e a l ways vi bra te s in st ea d o f ma ki ng
a sound.
R
The phone vib rates instead of makin g a
sound for phone calls.
u
Direct Connect calls , Group Connect calls,
and Talkgroup calls are heard through the
earpiece, not the speaker.
Ring Ton es
Downloading More Ring
Tones
If you want to use other ring tones you can
download them into your phone for a fee. Check
the Downloads menu option on your phone for a
catalog of additional items available for purchase
and download direc tly from yo ur phone.
Note: Ring tones may be dow nload ed only
once. If you delete a ring tone from your
Note: Ring tones are stored in your phone using
the same memory space used to store
mess ages, voice records, Java
application data, pictures, and wallpaper
images. Deleting some of these other
items frees memory for ring tones.
Deleting Custom Ring Tones
Deleting a ri ng tone from the list of r ing ton es
deletes it from all parts of your phone, including the
Accessing the Message Center
Message Center
The message center manages your m essages.
When you receive the following types of
me ss ag es , you can ac ce s s the m throug h the
me ss ag e ce nter:
• Voice mail mes sa ge s
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
messages
Message Center Options
After accessing the message center, select the
option you want:
• [Cr eate Message] — begin creating an MMS
message.
• Voice Mail — access vo ice mail messages you
have received.
• Inbox — access MMS messages you have
received.
Recei ving Messages
Receiving Mes sages
When you receive a voice mail mes s age,
Multimedia M essagin g Service (MMS) message,
Short Message Service ( SMS) mes sage, or Net
alert, you have 2 ways to access the messag e:
• Respond to the message notification that
appears when the message is received.
• Dismiss the message notification and access
the message later through the message center.
When you are on a phone call, you can receive
message notifications for all types of messages
excep t MMS messages. For other types of
messages , yo ur ph on e ma y sound a notif i c ati on
tone during the call or after you end the call,
depe nding on how you set your notification
options.
Setting Notification Options
To control whether your phone sounds message
notification tones while you are on phone calls:
Retrievin g Messages
Retrieving Messages
All your messages are stored in the message
center. The message center shows how many
messages you have of each type.
To ret rieve your messages through the message
center:
1 From the main menu, select Messages.
2 Scroll to the type of message you want to
access.
Voice Mail Messages
Vo ic e M a il M e ss ages
Receiving a Message
When you receive a voice mail mes s age, New
Voice Mail Message appear s on the display.
To call Nextel’s voice mail system and listen to the
message:
Press A un de r Call.
Sending Unanswered Calls to
Voice Mail
To send a phone call to voice mail instead of
answer ing it:
If the flip is closed, press
.. -or-
Press e. -or-
Press A under No.
Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box
Nextel® Voice Mail
Note: T o rece ive voic e mail messa ges, you must
first set up your voice mail box.
Note: I f yo u ar e bringing yo ur ph one numb er
from another carrier , we suggest you set
up your voice mail box after t he numbe r
you brought to Nextel is active on you r
Nextel phone and your temporary phone
number is deactivated. If you set up your
If you ar e call ing from a phone ot her than your
i760, dial your 10-digit Nextel PTN. When you hear
the greeting, press * to access your voice mail
box. The system w ill prompt you to enter y our
passwo rd. En te r t h e last s ev en dig it s of yo ur Ne xtel
PTN. For example: 5557777. This is y our
tem po r ary pass word.
You ar e in the main voice mail menu when you
hear the options listed below.
• To play your messages, press 1. (T his option
Nextel® Voice Mail
• Backup — press 1.
• Rewind to the beginning of the message —
press 11.
• Pause or con t in ue the cur re nt mess age — pre ss
2.
• Fast forward — press 3.
• Fast forward to the end of the message — press
33.
• Play the date and time stamp — pr ess 55.
Important: After exiting the voice mail session, you
cannot recover deleted messages.
Changing Your Password
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to
acces s pe r s on al options.
2 Press 4 to access personal preferences.
3 Press 1 to modify password.
4 Enter your new password. It must be 4- to 7-
Recording Your Active Greeting
2 Press 4 to acc es s pe r s on al pre fe rences.
3 Press 3 to access the record your name option.
4 Press 2 to record your name.
5 Press ** to return to the main menu.
Recording Your Active Greeting
You may want to include one or all of the following
options in your greeting so that callers will know
they are available .
Advanced Voice Mail Features
Multiple Greetings
You can create up to 5 different greetings and
designate which greeting will be your activ e
greeting at any given time. The greeting that was
recor ded during your i nitial voice mail box setup is
greeting 1. This is your default active greeting.
To access additional greetings, from the main
voice mail menu, press 3 and follow the prompts.
Nextel® Voice Mail
To activate the greeting sche dule, from the main
voic e mail men u, press 3, then press 9 to
activate your greeting sche dule.
Note: The greeting schedule, w hen on, will
ove rr ide any other greeting that you ma y
set as active. If a greeting is not recorded,
a system standard greeting will be played.
Automatic Playback and Playback
Order
Recording, Forwarding, and Replying
to Messages
These functions allow you to record and send,
reply to, or for ward a me ssage to an assigned
destination address or group list number. If you
record a complete or partial message, but do not
send it, Next el Voice Mail service will refer to this
message as an “ in prepara t io n” message.
To access additional greetings, from the main
voice mail menu, press 2 and follow the prompts.
Advanced Voice Mail Featur es
• Future Del ive ry — You ca n specif y a tim e a n d
date (up to three months in advance) for the
mess age to be delivered.
Note: All dates mu st have digits in the MM/DD
format (2 digits for the m onth and 2 digits
for the date). For example, January 2nd
would be 0102.
Important: Once a message has been sent for
future delivery, it cannot be retrieved or
deleted.
Message Fo rwar ding
Note: You can only forward messages to Ne xtel
customers in your home market.
This feature allow s you to program your phone to
automatically forward incoming messages t o
another mailbox. There are two types of
forwarding: notified and silen t. Noti fied forwarding
prompts the caller that the message wil l be
forwarded. Silent forwar ding do es not prompt the
caller that the message will be forwarded.
Mul ti m edia Mess ag es
Multimedia Messages
Multimedia Messag ing Service (MMS) lets you
send and receiv e messages that may include t ext,
pictures, and audio recordings. You can send and
receive these messages from your phone, through
any em ail acco unt, and from next el.com.
Your p hone's MM S address is your
PTN@m essaging.nextel.co m. Your PTN is your
Nextel 10-digit Personal Telephone Number.
To go to the next page:
Scroll right. -or-
Press #. -or-
Scroll to the end of the page and selec t MORE.
To go to the previous page:
Scroll le ft. -or-
Press *.
To open a messag e on the current page:
Creating and Sending Messages
•Attach — one or more attachments. These m ay
be pictures and audio recordings, including
pictures and voice records you create while
crea ting the mes s ag e.
•Cc — the phone numbers or email addresses of
more recipients
•Priority — sets the priority of the message to
normal or high.
•Report — lets you receive a report confirming
that yo ur me s sa ge was deliv ered.
Message Size
You can create and send messages of up to 100
KB, in cludin g attachments.
To see the size of a message you are creating:
1 Scroll to any field in the message.
2 Press m.
3 Select Me ss age Size .
Send i ng or Can c eling
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Cr eating a Message
1 To begin creating a message:
From the main menu, select Messages >
[Create Message]. -or-
Select [Create Message] from Inbox, Drafts, or
Sent Items. -or-
Begin creating a message from Contacts, the
recent calls list, or the idle screen. See “More
Ways to Begin a Message” on page 86. -or-
When you are finished addressing the message,
press A under Back.
3 To enter or edit the body of the messa ge:
Select Message.
Note: If you have created a signature, the
signature automatically appears in this
field. Text you enter a ppears before your
sig nature. See “Customizing MMS” on
page 98 .
Creating and Sending Messages
Adding More Message Options
1 To view more message fields in a m essage you
are creating, select MORE. -or-
Press A un de r More.
2 If you want to create or edit the subject line:
Select Subject.
Enter text from the keypa d. -or-
Sele ct a Qu ic k Not e. S e e “Qu ic k Not e s” on pa ge
When you are finished addressing the message,
press A under Back.
5 If you want to set the priority of the message:
Select Priority.
Select the priority you want.
6 If you want to receive a report confirming that
your message w as delivered:
Select Report > On Delivery.
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For information on vi ewing r eceived messages,
see “Rece iving a Message” on page 92 and
“Viewing Received Messages From the Message
Center” on page 94.
When you reply t o a message you received, some
of the fields in your reply mess age are filled in
automatically:
•To — the phone number or email address of the
sen der of the message you are r eplyin g to. If
you are sending a reply to all, some recipients
3 A list o f shor t ph r as es is d is pl ay ed. S el ec t any of
these phrases to add it to the body of your
messages. -or-
Select [C rea t e R ep ly] to begin the body of your
mess age without using any of these phrases.
4 Edit any message fields you want to change.
5 Send the message.
Tip: To create new reply phrases to use in later
reply message, see “Customizing MMS” on
Creating and Sending Messages
4 Cre ate and send the message. The message is
autom atic all y addr essed to th e phon e numbe r or
email address you chose.
From the Recent Calls List
1 From the recent calls list, scroll to the entry you
want to send a message to.
2 If the entry has more than one phone number
stor ed, vi ew the ph one numbe r you wan t to send
the message to.
3 Press A un de r Create. -or-
From the Media Center
You can send pi ctures and audio recordings in
MMS messages.
1 From th e me di a ce nter, scroll to or se lect the
item you want to include in a mes sage.
2 Press A under Send.
3 Cre ate and send the message. Th e item you
selected is automatically included as an
attachment.
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You can search for an entry name as you would
otherwise when viewing Contacts. See “Searching
for a Name” on page 53.
1 While you are creating a message, scroll to or
select To or Cc.
2 Press A un de r Contcs. -or-
If Contcs is not one of your options: Press m.
Select Contacts.
3 Sele ct the en tr y cont ai ni ng the ph on e nu mb er or
1 While you are creating a message, scroll to or
select To or Cc.
2 Press m.
3 Select Recent Calls.
4 Sele ct the en tr y cont ai ni ng the ph on e nu mb er or
email address you want to s end the message to.
5 If the entry contains more than one phone
number or email address, select the ones you
want to send the message to.
When yo u ar e fi ni sh ed sel ec ti ng it em s wit hi n the
Creating and Sending Messages
3 Sele ct the Qui ck Note yo u wan t t o inse rt in to th e
message.
Tip: To cre a te new Quick Not e s to us e in later
me ss ag e s, se e “C us t o mi zing MM S” on
page 98.
Inserting Pictures and Audio
Recordings Fr om th e Media Cente r
When you are filling in the Message field, you can
insert pictures and audio recordings from the
Tip: To view or listen to the item before inserting
it, highlight it and press A under P review.
Remo ving an Ins ert e d It em
To remove an item inserted into the body of the
message yo u are cr ea ting:
1 Highlight the item you want to remove.
2 Press A under Delete.
Attaching Pictures and Audio
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Tip: T o view or listen to the item before attaching
it, highlight it and press A under Preview.
4 If you want to attach more items, select [New
Attachment].
5 When you are fi nished, press A under Done.
Attaching New Voice Records
While you are cr eating a messag e, you can create
voice records and attach them to the message.
Removing an Attachment
To remove an attachment in a message you are
creating:
1 While you are creating a message, select
Attach.
2 Scroll to the attachment you want to remove.
3 Press m.
4 Select Unattach.
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