Nextel iDEN i205 User Manual

Nextel

iDEN

Digital Multi-service Data-capable Phone

Contents

Get ti ng S tarted.. ....... ... ....... ....... ....... ... ....... 1

Removing the Back Phone Cover .....................2

Locating Your SIM Card....................................3

Battery...............................................................3

Powering On and Off.........................................6

Activating Service..............................................6

Nextel® Customer Care...................................17

Making Ca lls ......... .. ....... ........ .. ....... ........ ..19

Phone Calls.....................................................19

Direct Connect® Calls .....................................19

Receiving Calls ...............................................19

Call Icons ........................................................20

Ways to Enter Calls.........................................20

Using Mute......................................................22

Using Numeric Mode.......................................31

Using Symbols Mode ......................................31

Contacts ................................................... 32

Viewin g Con ta cts. ............ .... ........... .... .... ......... 3 3

Creating Entries...............................................34

Storing N umbe rs Fast er ...... ... .... .... ............ ... ..35

Editing Entries .................................................36

Deleting Entries...............................................36

3-Way Calling..................................................43

Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing.......44

Making International Calls...............................44

Setting One Touch Direct Connect

®.................... 44

Grou p Con nectTM Calls...................................45

Call Timers......................................................47

Using Your Phone as a Modem ......................47

Making TTY Calls............................................48

Downlo ad in g Mor e Rin g Tones.......... .... ......... 5 5

Managing Memory...........................................55

Deleting Custom Ring Tones ..........................55

Message Center....................................... 56

Accessing the Message Center.......................56

Message Center Options.................................56

Receiving Messages................................ 57

Advanced Voice Mail Features .......................62

Nextel® Voice Mail Tree..................................67

SMS a n d T wo -Way Me ss a ge s .. ... ....... ..... 68

SMS Messages...............................................68

Two-Wa y Mes sage s and Net Ale rts...... ... .... ...6 9

Wir el e ss Da ta Se r vi c e s .... .. ....... ... ....... ..... 72

Wireles s Dat a Serv ic es......... .... ............ ... ....... 7 2

Customizing Your Phone.......... ............ .. 84

Setting th e Volu m e...... .... .... ........... .... ........... .. 8 4

Setting Your Phone to Not Ring ......................84

Seeing the Display Better................................85

Using Settings .................................................85

Optional Features............................................87

Changing the Phone Covers...........................88

Usi ng a He a dse t..... .. ....... ... ....... ....... ........ 90

Electro Magnetic Interference/Compatibility..120

Medical Devices............................................120

Operational Warnings ...................................121

Operational Cautions ....................................122

Accesso ry Saf et y Inform at io n ... .... .... .... ... ..... 12 3

MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY.......125

Patent and Trademark Information...... .129

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party 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 design ed to
provide reasonable prot ection against
harmful in terference in a resi dential
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 interference to ra dio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur

Gettin g Started

audio jack

volume
controls

retractable
antenna

p Power button.

Navigation key — press the arr ows to

Getting Started

• Activate your service.

• Enable security.

Removing the Back Phone
Cover

1 Make sure the phone is powered off. See

“Pow eri ng On and Off ” on page 6.

2 Slide the releas e butto n forward unti l it releases

the back phone cover.

3 Remove the back phone cover from the back of

your phone.

Lo c ating Your SIM Card

Loca t ing Your SI M Ca rd

Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is a
small piece of plasti c locat ed in the SI M card
holder in the back of your phone, underneath the
battery.

Battery

Inserting the Battery

Your phone comes with a Standard Lithi um Ion
battery.

1 Remove the back phon e cover.
2 Insert the top of the battery into the battery area.

Press the bottom of the battery to secure it.

SIM card
holder

SIM card

Getting Started

3 Replace the back ph one cover and press it

gently until you hear a click.

3 Plug the other end of the charger into the

accessory connector.

Battery

Charging Times

Check your bat tery and charger type ag ainst the
belo w grid to determine appropriate charging
times.

Recommended charging times:

Removing the Battery

1 With the phone power ed of f, remove the back

phon e co v er.

2 Remove the battery by pushing the battery

toward the antenna and lifting it out.

Battery Charger

Rapid Standard

Getting Started

• The batter y 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:

Press p.

As your phone connects to the network, you will

Activating Service

The first time you power on you r phone, your
service is activated.

A screen then appears prompting you to select Ok
to update your browser information. This screen
will only appear during initial activation. See
“Enabling Security”.

Enabling Security

Phone Programming

Phone Pr og ramm i ng

Within 24 hours of enabling security, you will
receive a Net alert containing your Personal
Telephone Number (P TN), Nextel Cu stomer Care
num b er, Dir e ct Co nn ect

®

numb er, and Talkgroup

lists for Group Connect

TM

calls.

1 When you receive a Net alert saying New

Browser Message - Receive Programming
Info, press A under Goto.

•Name — Enter your name. See “Entering

Text” on page 29.

•Line 1 and Line 2 — your phone numbers for
phon e lines 1 and 2. These are filled in when
you receive your first Net alert af ter enabling
security o n yo ur phone.

•Direct Connect — Your Direct Connect
numbe r is the number that others use to
contact you using Direct Connect

®

service.It is
filled in when you receive your first Net alert
afte r en ab li ng se curi ty on y ou r phon e. To vie w

Getting Started

•Ckt — Your circuit data number is the number
you use if you want to use your phone to
transfer circuit data. See “Using Your Phone
as a Modem” on page 47. You receive this
number from Nextel.

Nextel® Voice Mail

You must set up your voice mail box before you
can retrieve messag es. See “Setting Up Your
Voice Mail Box” on page 60.

Phone Basics

Display

Any time your phone is powered on, the display
provides you with i nformation a nd optio ns.

status icons

text area

Phon e Basics

Display Options

Two di splay op tions appear at the bott om of most
screens. You select a display option by pressing
the option key below it.

Menus and Lists

Your phone’s features are arranged in menus,
submenus, and lists.

To access the items in a m enu or list, scroll using

Menu Key

Many features provide context-sensitive menus
that let you access re lated features and ac tions.
The S icon appears any time a context- sensit ive
menu is available. Press m to access the menu.

Main Menu

All your phone’s features can be accessed through
the main menu. When you are using a feature, the
icon for that feature appears in the upper left

Getting Started

j My Info View personal phone

information, in cluding
phone number and Dir ect
Connect number. See
page 7.

n Downloads Provides a catalog of ring

tones that you can
down load directly to your
phone. Browse through
the catalog, download a

e Messages

Voice Mail
SMS
Net Alert

Acce s s messa ges. Se e
page 56.

f Call Forward Set call for warding

options. See page 39.

g Memo Store a number to access

later. See page 38.

h Call Timers Phon e us ag e informa t io n.

Phon e Basics

Status Icons

Status icons appear in the tw o rows at the top of
the display. Some appear at all times. Others
appe ar o nl y whe n y ou r p hon e is e ng ag ed in c er tai n
activities or when you have activate d certain
features.

a b c d
e f g d

Battery Strength — More bars on
the ba ttery indi cate a gre at er
charge.

GHI

J K L

Call Forward — Your phon e is set
to forward calls. See “Call
Forwardin g” on page 39.

vR
M

Ringer Off — Your phone is set
not to ring. See “Setting Your
Phon e to V ib rate” on page 53.

u Speaker Off — Sets Direct

Connect and Group Connect
sound to come through the

Getting Started

Turning the PIN Requirement On and
Off

When the SIM PI N requir ement is off, your phone
can be us ed without entering a PIN.

Important: When the SIM PIN requirement is off,

the personal data on your SIM card is
not protected. Anyone can use your
phone and access your personal data.

When the SIM PI N requirement is on, you are

YZ Packet Dat a — You are ready to

transfer packet data or are
transferring packet data. See
“Using Your P hone as a Modem”
on pa ge 47.

NO TTY — You are ready to use your

phone to make calls using a
teletypewriter device. See “Making
TTY Calls” on page 48.

SIM Card Security

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 under Ok.

The message S IM Unlocked displays.

Important: If you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times,

your SIM card is blocked. To unblock
your SIM card, you must contact Nextel

Changed: SIM PIN displays.

Unbl ocking the PI N

If you enter your PIN inco rrectly three times, your
SIM card is blocked. To unblock your SIM ca rd,
you must contact Nextel Customer Care to get a
PIN Unblock Code (PUK).

Important: If you unsuccessfully enter the PUK

code 10 times, your SIM card is
permanently blocked and must be

Getting Started

If you entered the codes properly, S IM Unlocked
appears on the display.

Inserting and Removing Your SIM
Card

Import ant: Do not touch the gold-colored areas of

your SIM card.

The SIM card is designed for optimal Contacts
storage and feature use. For Nextel SIM card
compatibility information, visit nextel.com/sim.

* See “O ptional Features” on page 87.

Inserting Yo ur SIM Card
1 With your phon e po were d off, rem o ve the ba ck

phone cover and battery.

2 Hold your SIM car d as sh ow n .

Locking th e Keypad

Removi ng Your SIM Card

Importa nt : To avoid loss or da mage, d o not r emov e

your SIM card from your phone unless
absolutely necessary.

1 With your phon e po were d off, rem ove the ba ck

phone cover and battery.

2 Whil e hol ding the tab down, slid e your SIM card

out of the SI M card holder.

• Unlock the keypad

• Respond to incoming calls, messages, and

alerts

Important: Emergency calls cannot be placed while

the keypad is locked .

To lock the keypad:

1 From the idle screen, press m.
2 Press *.

If you press a key while the keypad is locked,

Getting Started

2 To lock the keypad immediately, select Lock

Now. Y o u w il l b e g iv en the opt i on to p r ess m and

* to loc k and unlo ck the ke ypad.

3 To set a specific time for the keypad to lock if

there has been no activity, scroll to Auto Loc k
and pre ss A unde r Change.

The keypad can be set to lock in 5, 10, 15 or 20
minutes if the keypad is not touche d during the
specif ie d time . To t u rn t h e auto l ock o ff, re pe at s tep
3 and select Off.

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 Lithi um Ion
Battery and a standard travel charger.

Nextel® Customer Care

soon as you receive it . Nextel will provide y ou with
a temporary phone number so that you can begin
usin g your phone immediately. Once the number
you have brought to Nextel is activated, your
temporary phone number wil l be deact ivate d and
service with your previous carrier will be cancelled
automatically. You will receive a text message 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 addit ional i nformation yo u need to be

911 Calls

Nexte l continues to make effor ts to ens ure that all
911 call s ar e mini mal ly imp ac ted b y th is proc es s. If
you make a call to 911 from your temporary phone
number and the call fails, the 911 emergenc y
respon se cent er wil l no t b e a ble t o ca ll yo u b ac k on
your Nextel phone if in the meantime your Nexte l
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 disconnected before location and

Getting Started

i205 Phone Menu Tree

 Recent Calls

 Recent Calls (if any)
 Store
 View
 Delete
 Delete All
 Alert Queue
 Call Setup

 Net

 Settings

 Display/Info
 Phone Calls
 DC/GC Options
 Volume
 Security
 Advanced

 Downloads

 GPS

 Position
 Privacy
 Interface

 Contacts

 [New Contact]

 Messages

 Voice Mail
 SMS
 Net Alert

 Call Forward

 All Calls

-To
 Retrieve Status

Making Calls

Your i205 phone make s tw o types of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and Dir ect Connect calls. Wit h
Direct Connect calls, you use your phone as a
long -range, digital walkie-t alkie.

Phone Calls

1 Enter the number you want to call.
2 Press s to place the call.

Dialing Direct Connect® Numbers

Every Direct Connec t numbe r has 3 pa rts — an
area ID, a network ID, and a member ID — with an
aster is k betw e en e ach of th ese p art s. Fo r exa mpl e:
999*999*9999.

When you place a Direct Connect call, you must
enter the whole Direct Connect number including
the asterisks.

Tip: When you st ore a Di r ec t C onne ct nu mb er i n

Making Calls

To answ er a call by pressing any number key, you
must have the Any Key Ans feature turned on ( see
“Phone Calls Features” on page 85).

Sending to Voice Mail

Press e. -o r-
Press A under No.

Ending

Press e.

Call Icons

When you make a call, call icons appear in the text
area of the phone’s display.

X Placing a ph one call.
W Receiving a phone call.
Y Phone call is active.
Z Phone call is on hold.

Ways to Enter Calls

• Use One Touch Dir ect Conn ec t to ma ke a Dir ect
Connect call

• Use a TTY device — see “Making TTY Calls” on
page 48 .

From the Keypad

To enter the number you want to call, press the
numbers on the keypad.

If you make a mistake:

From Contacts

If you have numbers stored in Contacts, you can
use these numbers to ma ke calls. For information
on entering numbers into Contacts, see “Creating
Entries” on page 34.

Calling from the Contacts List
1 From the main menu, select Contacts.

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.

Tip: To find Contacts entries faster, use the

Making Calls

• If the Contacts type displayed is not a phone
number and y ou have mor e 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.

Calli ng from a Contacts Entry
1 From the main menu, select Contacts.

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.
3 Press A under View. -or-

Speed Dial
1 From the idle screen, use the keypad to enter

the Speed Dial number assigned to the phone
number you wan t to call.

2 Press #.
3 Press s.

Turbo Dial

From the idle screen, press and hold the Speed
Dial number (1 through 9) assigned to the phone

Making Emergenc y Pho ne Cal ls

While mute is on, Unmute appe ars as a display
option.

To turn mute off:

Press A under Unmute.

Making Emergency Phone
Calls

Your phone supports emergency calling.
Emergency phone calls can be made even when

limitations of this fe ature, always provide your best
knowledge of your location to the emergency
response center when you make an emerge ncy
call.

Important: Emergency calls cannot be placed while

the keypad is locked .

Important: If you have not registered on the

network, emergency calls cannot be
placed while your SIM card is in your
phone.

Making Calls

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 pr ogrammed with your

Call Alerts

Sen din g a call aler t lets th e rec ip i e nt kn ow yo u
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 disp lays
your name or Direct Connect number.

The recipient can:

• Answer — begin a Dire ct Connect cal l with the

Receiving Call Alerts

When you receive a call alert, you mus t answer,
queue, or clear it. You canno t receive phone calls
or Direct Connect calls until you do .

To answer a call alert, press the PTT button to
make a Direct Connect call to the sender.

To queue a call alert, press A under Queue.
To clear a call alert, press A under Clear.

Call Alerts

Viewing Date and Time

To view the date and time a call alert was received:

1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Scroll to the call alert you want i nformation o n.
3 Press m.
4 Select View.

Responding to Call Alerts in the
Queue

Deleting Call Alerts

To delete a ca ll alert from the queue:
1 From the call alert queue, scroll to the call alert

you want to delete .

2 Press m.
3 Select Delete.
4 Press A under Yes to confirm .

To delete al l call al erts from the queue:

Recent Calls

The recent calls li s t stores the numbers of the 20
most recent calls you have made and received.

To view the recent calls list:
1 From the idle screen, press the down arrow on

the navigation key. -or-
From the main menu, select Recent Calls.

2 Scroll through the list.

Note: The recent calls list also stores call alerts

you have re ceiv ed . T hey appe ar as Di rect
Connect calls. Call alerts remain in your
recent calls list until you delete them or

until the y reach the end of the list.
To get more informat ion on a recent call:
1 From t he recent calls list, scro ll to the call you

want information on.

2 Press A under View. -or-

Recent Calls

3 To store th e n umb er a s a ne w en try, sele ct [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an existing entr y, select
the entry.

4 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll

left or right to display the Contacts type you want
to assign to the number. For informat ion on
Contacts types, see page 32.

5 If you want to add more information to the entry,

follow the applicable instructions in “Creating

Entering Te xt

You can enter text into your phone using th e
traditional method of pressing a key several times
for each character, or by pressing a k ey once f or
each letter while words likely to be the one you
want are chosen from a database. You can also
enter symbols and numbers into a text field.

In screens that require you to enter text, you see
the fol lo win g i con s ne ar th e top ri gh t cor ne r. Th es e

2 A checkmark appears ne xt to the current text

input mode. Scroll to the text input mode you
want to use.

3 Press A under Select.

Using Alpha Mode

• Press any key on the keypad to enter the letters,

number s, an d symbo ls on that key . Fo r exam ple,
to enter the letter Y, press 9 thre e tim e s.

• Type a letter then scroll up to make that letter

Enteri ng Te xt

2 Type a wor d by pressing on e key for each lett er.

For exampl e, to type “test” press 8 3 7 8.
The displayed word may change as you typ e it.

Do not try to correct the word as you go. Type to
the end of the word before editing.

3 If the word that appears is not the desired word,

press 0 to ch an ge the word on the displ ay to
the next most likely word in the database.

Repeat until the desired word appears.

Choosing a Language

To change the language of the database:
1 At a scr een t hat req ui res yo u to ente r text, pres s

m.

2 Select Languages.
3 Scroll to the language you want for your

database.

4 Press A under Select.

Using Numeric Mode

These icons appear in the top row of you r display:

Whe n ne ither of the s e ic on s ap pear, le tte r s ty pe d
are lo w erc as e .

Note: Your phone automatically makes the first

letter of a sentence uppercase.

Using Symbols Mode

1 Select Symbols as your text input mode.

A row of symbols appears along the bottom of
your phon e’s disp lay. Sc rol l r ig ht to vi ew the
complete row.

2 Scro ll lef t or r igh t to choo se t h e s ymb ol yo u wan t

to enter.

3 Press A under Select.

m

Shift is on.

n

Caps lock is on.

Contacts

Contacts stores up to 600 numbers or addresses.
Each Contacts entry can store several number s or
addresses.

Information stored in Contacts is saved on your
SIM card.

A Cont acts entry contains:

• A name — A name is required if you are storing

• A Con tacts type — Each number or addr ess

stored must be assig ned a Contacts type:

A Mobile phon e number
B DC Direct Connect number
C Work1 phon e number
D Work2 phone numbe r
E Home phone number

Vie wing Contacts

Note: You can store numbers up to 64 digits

long, but every 20 digits must be
separated by a pause or wait. See
“Creating Pause s and W aits” on page 37.

• A Speed D ial number — When yo u store a
phone number, it is assigned a Speed Dial
number. You can accept the default Speed Dial
number or change it.

• A voi ce na me — I f yo u cr ea te a voi ce na me for a
number, you can then dial that number by saying

2 If an entry ha s more than one number or

address stored, <> surrounds the Contacts type
icon. Scroll left or right to view the icon for each
number stored in the entry.

3 When the icon for the number or address you

want to view is displayed, press A under View.

-or-

If View is not one of yo ur options: Pr ess m.
Select View.

4 Scroll to view the other numbers and addresses

Contacts

Showing Only Direct Connect®
Numbers and Talkgroups

To set Contacts to show only entries that contain
Direct Connect numbers and Talkgroup entries:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Filter.
3 With Sho w DC highlighted, press A under

Select.

To set Contacts to show all entries:

Tip: In some fields that require you to enter

info rm ation, you can be gin enter i ng the
information from the keypad instead of

pressing A under Change.
To create a Contacts entry:
1 To access the entry details screen:

Select Contacts > [New Contact]. -or-
From the Contacts list, press m. Scroll to New.

Press A under Select.

Storing Numbers Faster

Scroll to the C o ntacts type yo u want to assign.
Press A under Select.

5 To store a number or address:

With the # field highlighted (or ID for a n email
address, or IP for an IP address), press A under
Change.

Enter the nu mber or address. For pho ne
numbers, us e the 10 -digit format. For email
addresses, see “Entering Text” on page 29.

Assigning Options

1 If you ha ve not alr ea dy, pres s A under Change

with the [Options] field highlighted

2 The default Speed Dial number assigned to a

phone number is displayed in the Speed # field.
This is always the next availabl e Speed Dial
location.

If you want to assign the phone number to a
different Speed D ial location:

Contacts

To stor e numbers to Cont acts from the idle screen:
1 Use the keypad to enter t he number you wan t to

store.

2 Press m.
3 Select Store Number.
4 To store th e n umb er a s a ne w en try, sele ct [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an existing entr y, select
the entry.

Deleting Entries

Delete an Entry

1 From the Contacts list, scroll to the entry you

want to delete.

2 Press m.
3 To delete the entire entry, scroll to Delete

Contact.

4 Press A under Select.

Checking Capacity

Checking Capacity

To see how many numbers are stored in Co ntacts :

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Capacity.

Creating Pauses and Waits

When storing a number, you can p rogram your
phon e to pause or wait between digits while

To program a wait:

Press and hold * until the letter W appears.
The W means your phone waits bef ore dialing
further.

If you store 1703 5551235W1234, when you select
this number and make a ca ll, you r phone dials the
first 11 digits and then waits. A message a ppears
asking if you want to send the rest of the digits.
Press A under Yes to dial the last 4 digits.

Tip: You can create pauses and waits whil e

Memo

Memo lets you store a number, make a call to that
number, and save it to Contacts.

To create a memo:

1 From the main menu, select Memo.
2 Enter the nu mber using your keypad.
3 Press A under Store.

To view the memo later:

To store the memo number to Contacts:

1 From the main menu, select Memo.
2 Press m.
3 Press A under Select.
4 To store the n umb er as a ne w en tr y, select [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an existing entr y, select
the entry.

5 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll

Call Forwarding

Call f orwarding sends calls to the phone numbers
you specify. You can forward al l calls to one
numbe r or forward missed cal ls to different
numbers depending o n the reason you missed th e
call.

You can forwa rd phone lines 1 and 2
independently.

To forward all calls:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forward.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Select All Calls.
4 Scroll to To.
5 Press A under Change.

L Phone line 2 is active; calls to phone lines 1

and 2 are being forwar ded.

Call Forw a rdin g

Tip: In some fields, you can select an option by

scrolling left or right instead of pressing A
under Change.

Turning Off Call Forwarding

If you don’t want all your calls forw arded, turn the
feature off:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forward.
2 Press A under Change.

• If No Answer — You do not answe r on the firs t

4 rings .

• If Unreachable — Your phone is out of

cove rage or powered off.
Note: If you want a type of missed call se nt to

voi ce mail, the call forwarding number for
that type of missed call must be your
voice ma il acce ss numbe r. In most cases ,
you r voice mail access number is you r
area code + first 3 digits of your PTN +

Vie wing Call Forwarding Set tings

7 To enter the number you want to forward this

type of call to:
Enter the nu mber using your keypad. -or-
Press A under Search. Select Conta cts,

Recent Calls, or Memo. Select the number you
want to enter.

8 Press A under Ok.
9 Repeat step 4 through step 8 for If N o An swe r

and If Unreachable.

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 cal l and receive a se cond call, your

Switching Between Calls

When you accep t a second call, the display shows
the name or number of each call, with an icon
indicating which call is active:

To make the call on hold active and put the active

Y Phone call is active.
Z Phone call is on hold.

Call Hold

To turn off Call Waiting for the next call you make
or receive:

1 From the main menu, select Setting s > Phon e

Calls > Call Waiting .
2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll to Off.
4 Press A under Select.

Call W aiting is turned back on when you end the
call.

To end the second call and make the call on hold
act iv e ag ai n:

Press e.

To make the call on hold active and put the active
call on hold:

Press A under Switch.

3-Way Calling

1 Place or receive a phone 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 mo re information on pauses and
waits, see “Cr eatin g Pause s and Wai ts” on page

37.
To create a pause while dialing a pho ne number:
1 From the keypad, enter the digits you want to

occur before the pause.

Calls placed between the United St ates and
Canada do not r equire an inte rnational access
code.

Plus Dialing lets you place an international call to
most countries without entering the local
international access code.

1 Press and hold 0 for two seconds. A “0”

appears, then cha nges to a “+”.
Note: The network translates the “+” into the

appropriate international access code

Group ConnectTM Calls

2 Scroll to Last Call.
3 Press A under Select.

To set your phone to call a Direct Conn ect nu mber
you choose:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > DC/GC

Options > One Touch DC > Assigned

Number.
2 To enter the Direct Connect number you want

you r phone to cal l every time you press the P TT

button:

Grou p C o nne ctTM Calls

A Group Co nnect call is similar to a Direct Connect
call, but is made to all members of a Talkgroup at
once. A Talkgroup is a predetermined group of up
to 25 Nextel cus tomers.

Before you can make or receive Group Connect
calls, a Talk group must be established. After the
Talkgroup is established, you must join the
Talkgroup.

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

Setti ng U p M ore Talkgrou ps

You can set up more Talkgroups in three ways:

• Using Grou p Connect Manag ement on

MyNextel at nextel.com

You must be an account administrator to use Group Connect

Management.

• Contacting your N extel Sales Representative at

the tim e of ac tiv ation

Receiv ing Group ConnectTM Calls

To answ er a Group Connect call:

Proceed as if answering a D irect Co nnect call.
Only one person at a time may speak on a
Grou p Con nect cal l.

The Di rect Co nnect nu mber or name of the
person who is speaking will appear on the
disp la y be lo w the T al k group num be r .

TM

Call Timers

Call Timers

Call t imers me asure the duration of your phone
calls, Direct Connect or Gro up Connect calls, and
circuit data us e, as well as the number of Kiloby tes
sent and received by yo ur phone:

•Last Call — displays the duration of your most

rece nt ph on e ca ll.

• Phone Reset — keeps a running total of your

phone call minutes, until you reset it.

To view or reset a timer:

1 From the main menu, select Call Timers.
2 Select the f eature you want to view or reset.
3 To view a feature without resetting: Press A

under Done when you are finished viewing.

-or-

To reset a feature: Press A under Reset. Press
A under Yes to confirm.

Note: The values displayed by Call Timers

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert a data

cable’s connector into the accessory connector,

until you hear a click.

Making TTY Calls

To use your phone to make phone calls using a
tele ty pe w ri t er (T TY) devic e:

1 Connect one end of a 2.5mm cable into the

audio jack on your ph one. Connect the other
end of the cable to your TTY device.

2 Make s ure that your phone’s TTY fea ture is on

and select the TTY mode you want to use.

3 Use your phone to enter phone numbers and

Maki ng TTY Cal ls

Tur ning On the TTY Featur e

Your p hone’s TTY featu re must be on if you want
to make TTY calls, set the TTY mode, or change
the TTY baud rate. To make sure the TTY feature
is on:

From the m a in men u, select Setting s > Phone

Calls > TTY. This field must say On.

Choosing a Mode

To change mode during a call usi ng your phone:

1 Press m.
2 Select In Call Setup > TTY > Type.
3 Select the mode you want.

To change mode during a call using your TTY
device, issue one of t he foll owing commands:

• “VCO please ” — to selec t VCO mode

• “HCO please” — to select HCO mode

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

2 Press A under Change
3 Scroll to the baud rate for your location.
4 Press A under Select.

Special Dialing Codes

Non-Emergency Numbers

Nexte l supports many “non-emergency ” numbers
(such as #77, 311,.. .) provided by local and state
governments. These numbers are used to report

Note: Using 711 to reach Telecommunications

Relay Se rv ic e ma y not be avai lable in all
areas.

Nextel® Phone Servic es

Contact Nextel Customer Care to obtain these
services or for additional information:

Note: Some services are not available out s ide

of the continental United States.

Caller ID

Your phone can automatically display the phone

Per-Line Blocking

You can permanently block de livery 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.

Alte rn ate Lin e Se rvi ce

You can have two different phone numbers on the

Nextel® Phone Services

Call Restrictions

You can prevent your phone from making or
receiving long distance, incoming, and outgoing
(ex ce pt 91 1) calls.

Nextel® 411

You can call Nextel 411 within the continental
United States and Hawaii. Services include white
and yellow page listings, driving directions,

Ring Tones

To set the ring tone your phone makes when you
receive phone calls, message notifications, or call
alerts:

1 From the m a in men u, sele ct Ring Tones.
2 Make sure Vibrate All 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

Sett i ng Your Pho n e t o Vibr at e

You can set your phone to vibrate instead of
ma ki ng a soun d w he n yo u rec e i ve all phone call s,
Direct Connect calls, Group Connect calls,
messages notifications, and call alerts.

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 With Vibrate All highlighted, scroll left or right to

set Vibrate All to On.
Tip: Pressing the volume controls to turn down

Ring Ton es

8 When you are finished, press A un de r Done.
These icons indicate how the ringer is set.

This icon S appears on the display.

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 Vibrate All is set to Off.

v The phon e al way s vi b rat es in stea d of ma king

a soun d.

R The phone vibrates instead of making a

sound for phone calls.

u Gro up Connect calls and Direct Conne ct

calls are heard through the earpiece, not the

Downloading More Ring Tones

5 Select Overview.
6 Scroll to view ring tones assigned to features

and Contact entries.

Downloading More Ring
Tones

If you wa nt to us e ot h er ring ton es , you can
download them into your phone for a fee. Check
the Downloads menu option on your phone for a

4 Press m.
5 Select Me m o r y U sa ge.

Deleting custom ring tones frees memory.

Deleting Custom Ring Tones

To delete a custom ring tone:

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure Vibrate All is set to Off.

Message Center

The message center manages you r messages.
When you receive the following types of

me ss ag es , you can ac ce s s t he m thr ou gh the
me ss ag e ce nter:

• Voice mail mes sa ge s

• Short Message Service (SMS) messages

• Two-Way messages

•Net Alert — access Two-Way messages you

have received.

Receiving Messages

When you receive a voice mail message , Short
Message Service (SMS) message, or Net alert ,
you have 2 ways to access the message:

• Respond to the message notification that

appears whe n the mess age is received.

• Dismiss the message notification and access

the message later through the message center.

Setting Notification Options

To control whether your phone sounds message
notification ton es while you are on phone calls:

1 From the main menu, select Setting s > Phon e

Calls > Notifications.

2 Choose the option you want:

• Receive All — Tones sound during calls for

all types of messages.

• Msg Mail Only — Tones sound during calls

Receiving Messages

Message Center

All your messages are stored in the message
center. The me ssage cen ter shows how many
messages you have of each type.

To access your messages through the message
center:

1 Press A under Mesgs. -or-

From the main menu, select Messages.

Vo ic e M a il M e ss ages

Receiving a Message

When you receive a voice mail message , New
Voice Mail Message appears on the display.

To call Nextel’s voice mail system and listen to the
message:

Press A under Call.

Sending Unanswered Calls to
Voice Mail

To send a phone call to voice mail instead of
answer ing it:

Press e. -o r-
Press A under No.

If the caller leaves a message, this icon

y

appears on the displ ay, reminding you that you

Nextel® Voice Mail

Note: T o r eceive vo ice ma il mes sages , you must

first set up your voice mail box.

Note: If yo u ar e bringing yo ur ph on e nu mber

from another carrier, we suggest you set
up your voic e mail box after the num ber
you brought to Nextel is active on your
Nextel phone and your temporary phone
number is deactivated. If you set up your

If you ar e calling from a phone other than your
i205, dial your 10-digit Nextel PTN. When you hear
the greeting , press the star key to access your
voice mail box. The system will prompt you to enter
your password. Enter the last seven digits of your
Nextel PTN. For example: 5557777. This is your
tem po r ary pass w ord.

You ar e in the ma in voice mail menu when yo u
hear the options listed below.

• To play your mess ages, press 1. (This option

Changing Your Pass word

• Backup — press 1.

• Rewind to beginnin g of messa ge — press

11.

• Pause or con t in ue the cur re nt mess age — pre ss

2.

• Fast forward — press 3.

• Fast forward to end of message — press 33.

• Play the date and time stamp — press 55.

These optio ns are av ailable whil e a message is

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 person al preferences.
3 Press 1 to modify password.
4 Ente r yo ur new pa ssw or d. It mu st be 4 to 7 di gi t s

Nextel® Voice Mail

2 Press 4 to access person al preferences.
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

4 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Advanced Voice Mail Features

Multiple Greetings

You can create up to five dif ferent greetings and
designate which greeting w ill be yo ur active
greeting at any given time. The greeting that was
recor ded during your initial voice mail box setup is
greeting 1. This is your default active greeting.

Advanced Voice Mail Features

3 Enter the number of the greeting that you would

like to be active. The system will confirm your

act ive gre eting number.

4 Press 1 to play your active greeting.
5 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Greetings Schedule

You can choose to have yo ur greetings
automatically activated based on a pre-determined
time schedule. By activating the Greeting
Schedule, Greeti ngs 1, 2, and 3 will automatically

Note: The greeting schedule, when on, will

ove rr ide an y other gr eeting that you may
set as active. If a greeting is not recorded,
a syst em stan da r d gre eting wi ll be play ed.

Automatic Playback

By default, the playback mode of your voice mail
service is set to normal. This feature automatically
play s and saves new messages when you log in.
To activate automatic playback:

Nextel® Voice Mail

3 Press 2 to access playback pref erences.
4 Press 1 to switch between the playback

orders.

5 Press ** to return to the main menu.
Recording, Forwarding, and Replying to

Messages

These functions allow you to record and send,
reply to, or forward a message to an assigned
dest i na tion address or group list numbe r. If you
record a complete or partial message, but do not

6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Note: You can only send messages usin g this

metho d to Next e l cust ome rs in your hom e
market.

Delivery Options

After yo u ha ve creat e d a mess age, yo u can ass ign
the message to a catego ry before you send it.
Below is a list of the options that can be applied to
a message:

Advanced Voice Mail Features

To set a special delivery option:
1 After recording your message, but before

send in g it, press 5 for delivery options.
2 Press the number that corresponds with the

des ired delivery option:

• Press 1 fo r urge nt.

• Press 2 for private.

• Press 3 for notification of non-delivery . At

prompt, specify time and date.

Workin g With Group Li sts

This fe at ure en ab les yo u t o cre at e a list an d a ssign
it a unique na me. Then , you can add mail box
numbers, group lists, or individuals. Once you
create a list you can send a voic e message to
everyone on the list by entering the group list
number. You can have up to 40 group lists. Each
list can hold up to 50 addresses.

To set up a group list:

Nextel® Voice Mail

3 Press 4 to modify a group list. Enter the

number of the group list you want to modify.

4 Press 1 to add a new recipient.
5 Press # to sa ve yo ur chan ge s.
6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Deleting a group list:
1 From the main voice mail menu , press 4 to

access personal options.
2 Press 2 to access group lists.

To modify forwarding options:
1 From the main voice mail menu , press 4 to

acces s pe r s on al options.

2 Press 5 to modify forwarding options.
3 Select the applicable option below:

• To create a forwar ding nu mber, press 2.

• If you have alre ady created a for wardin g

number, press 2 to modify the number.

• To enable or disable message for warding,

Next el® Voice Ma il Tree

Nextel® Voice Mail Tree

Play
Messages

Record
Messages

Personal

Change
Greetings

Main Menu

1

2

3

Backup

Replay

Play

Messages

1

Nextel Voice Mail Tree

®

SMS and Two-W ay
Messages

SMS Messages

Short Mess ag e S erv ice (S MS) mes sa ges are sh ort
text messages, also call ed text and numeric
messages. You can send SMS messages through
any em ail account or o n nextel .com.

Receiving a Message

When you receive a text and numeric message,
New Text Messag e appears on the display.

To view the mess age:

1 Press A under Read.
2 If the message fills more than one screen, scroll

to read it.

3 To keep the message, press A under Save. -or-

Two-Way Messages and Net A lerts

Calling and Storing Numbers

If an SMS message you receive contains a phone
num b er, yo u ca n ca ll that nu m be r by pre ss ing s
while viewing the message.

If an SMS message you receive contains a phone
number, Direct Connect number, or Talkgroup ID,
you can call or send a cal l alert t o that number, or
store that number to Contacts. Press m while
view in g t he mes s ag e to ac cess the s e options .

When you receive a Two-Way mess age, your
phone notifies you with a Net alert . Each Net alert
lets you view the Two-Way message associated
with it.

Net al ert s ap pear i n the me ssa ge ce nt er. T wo- Way
messages appear in the Wireless Data Services
browser.

Receiving a Message

When you receive a Two-Way mess age, a Net

SMS and Two- Wa y Messa ges

2 Select the message you want to view.
From the Message Center
1 From the main menu, select Messages > Net

Alert.
2 Press A under Goto.

This takes you to your Message Inbox and lets

you read messages through Wireless Data

Services.

3 Select the message you want to view.

Sending Two-Way Messages

To send a Two-Way message from yo ur phone:

1 From the main menu, select Net > Text

Mess aging > S end Mes sage.

2 If you are sending the message to a new

address, select New Address. -or-
If you are sending the message to an address

you already sent a message to, select Sent
Address.

Two-Way Messages and Net A lerts

To send a messag e to a sent address:
1 Scroll to the phone number or email address you

want to send t he mes sag e t o and p r ess A under

Ok.
2 Select Compose New to compose and send a

new me ssage. -or-

Select Sent to send a previou s ly sent message.

Scro ll to th e sen t me ssage yo u wan t to se nd an d

press A under Ok.

Wireless Dat a Services

You can use your phone’s Net feature to access a
suite of wireless dat a products known as Wireless
Data Services. Services include Text Messaging,
Instant Mess aging, Wireless Web, Address Book,
Mobile Email and more.

Most se rvices require th e ac ti vation of a rate plan
with Wireless Data Services or the separate
purchase of a Wireless Data Services plan. To

• Web Service — access the wireless Internet
from your Nextel phone for information and
services from over 80 top wireless web sit es.
Oth er services and features available include
acces s to any wire less Internet ad dress.
Conduct topic and ke y w or d sea r c he s, an d
bookmark sites and applications.

• Downloads - personalize your phone wit h
downloadable ring tones, appl ications, games,
and wal lpa pers.

Accessing Wireless Data Services From Your Phone

Accessing Wireless Data
Services From Your Phone

You must first enable security, on your phone, to
receive Wireless Data Services. Enabling security
secures your data dur ing over-the-air transmission
to and from your phone. See “Enabli ng Security”
on pa ge 6.

To access your office or corpo rate e-mail, address
book and other related services from your Nextel

To access the Web:

Select Web Sites, Downloads&Services, or

Search

To access Address Book:

Select Business Tools > Address Book

To access personal and office email accounts:

Select Email and IM > Ema il

To access Instant Messaging:

Wireless Data Services

Tip: While navigating through Wireless Data

Services screens, a number may appear to
the left of the application or topic you want
to acce ss . P ress t he cor resp on di ng n umb er
on the keypad for quicker access to that
application or to pic.

When tr ansmitting highly personal or sensitiv e
data, such as a credit card number, this iconE
appears, indicating that the data is encrypted
during transmission.

GP S Enabl e d

Your phone’s GPS Enabled feature uses
information from Global Positioning System (GPS)
satellites orbiting the Earth to determine the
approximat e geographical location of your phone,
expressed as latitude and longit ude. The
availability and accuracy of this location
information (and the amount of time that it takes to
calc ulate it ) wil l vary de pend ing on the env ironme nt
in which you are usin g the GPS feature. For

If your phone is connected to a laptop computer or
simila r devi ce , so ftwa re ru nn ing on tha t devi ce can
request your location. To protect your privacy, you
can control wh ether these requests are granted.

IMPORTANT: Things to Keep
in Mind

If you are using the GPS feature of you r phone
while driving, please gi ve full attention to drivin g

GPS Enabled

• When your GPS antenna is covered (for
exampl e, by your hand or other obje ct) or
facing the ground

• In temperature extremes outside the
operating limits of your phone

Walking or driving very slowly may also
substantially reduce GPS performance.

Even where location information can be
calculated in such situations, it may take muc h
longer to do so, and your location estimate may

information and t he time needed to obtain it will
vary dependi ng on circumstances, particularly the
abilit y to rec ei ve si gnal s f rom ad eq ua te numb er s o f
satellites.

On emergency ca lls, your phone uses assi stance
information from the phone n etwork to impr ove the
speed and accuracy of your phone’s location
calculation: if such assistance information
becom es unava i la bl e, i t m ay red uce the sp ee d a nd
accuracy of the location calculation.

Viewing Your Approximate Location

GPS satellit e signal s and network assi st data, it
may take 30 seconds or more to determine the
appro ximat e loca tion. This time w ill incr ease where
there is reduced access to satellite signals. When
your approximate location is determined, it is made
avai lable t o the appropriate emer gency re sponse
center.

In some cases, your l ocal 91 1 emergency
response center may not be equipped to
receive GPS location information. For this

reason, and because the GPS location inf ormation

If your phone does not have adequate access to
GPS satellites signals, the location of the nearest
cell tower in cont a c t wi th yo ur ph on e is
automatically made available to the emergency
response center, if the center has the capability to
receive such information.

See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 78 for
information on how to help your phone determine
your location.

GPS Enabled

• The number of satellites used to calculate the
location. In general, more satellites make for
better accuracy.

To calculate your location again:

Press A under Rfrsh.

It may t ake your phone several minutes to
complete the process of determining your location.
During this time, a message usu ally appears on
your phone’s display saying y our phone is
scanning for satellites. For tips on getting the best

If you received a phon e call or alert while
attempting to determine your location, the Position
screen will disappear, but your phone will continue
attempting to determine its location. If it is
successful, th e new loca tion information will be
displayed the next time you view the Position
screen.

Enhancing GPS Performance

Sometimes the GPS feature of your phone may be

Enhanc ing GPS Perfo rma nc e

• Stay in the op en. The GPS feature works best
where t he re is nothin g be t ween your phone an d
a large amou nt of open sky. If possible, go
outside, away from tall buildings and foliage.
Whil e performa nc e in a buildin g is imp r ov ed by
moving c lo ser to wi nd ows , gl ass wi th c er ta in su n
shielding films may block satellite signals.

• Hold yo ur ph on e t o en ha nc e r ec ep ti o n . Signals
from GPS satellites are transmitted to your GPS
antenna, which is inside the back of y our phone,
opposite the earpiece, above the label with your

• Stand still. If possible, stand still until your phone
is finished determining your location. Moving
your phone at a walking pace while your phone
is calculating your approximate location may
substantially decrease GPS performance.

• In a c ar. Whe n us ing t he GP S E nab led f eat u re i n
a car, posit io n yo ur ph on e so that the GP S
antenna has good access to GPS signal s
through the car’s windows. Typically, the GPS
antenna has best access to GPS signals in a car
when place d near a window.

GPS Enabled

Updating Satellite Almanac
Data

Another way to keep t he GPS feature of your
phon e working well i s to keep y our satellite
almanac data up to date.

The Un ited States government maintains an
almana c of da ta abo ut whe r e GP S sat el lit es ar e as
they orbit the Earth. This in forma tion i s available to
your phone. Keeping your satellite almanac up to

Setting Privacy Options

Your phone’s GPS privacy options con trol w hether
softw are ap plic at io ns may vi ew t he lo cat i on of you r
phone.You may set your phone to one of these
GPS privacy options:

• Restricted — No softw are applicat ions may
vie w the location of your phone. Ho wever,
location information may still be available to the
phone’s owner, fleet manager, or account
administrator.

Using GPS with Map Software

3 Scroll to the privacy setting you want.
4 Press A under Select.

Setting the GPS PIN Security Feature

To prevent your GPS pr ivacy settings from being
altered without your knowledge, your GPS privacy
option can be protected by a PIN.

When you receive your phone, the GPS security
feature is turned off, so you do not have to enter a
GPS PIN to acc ess your G PS priva cy option s . If

2 Enter the current GPS PIN.

Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS

PIN is 0000.

3 Press A under Ok.
4 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.
5 Press A under Ok.
6 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN to confirm.
7 Press A under Ok.

GPS Enabled

See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 78 for
more details on obtaining good location
information.

Note: Be ca us e your phone is con tin uously

determining your location, using the GPS
feature of your phone with map software
use s the phone’s battery power quickly.

Software Compatibility

Your phone sends loc ation information to your

2 With the phone ’s di spla y fac ing up , ins ert the

connector
cover

Using GPS with Map Software

Make su re no other application is usi ng the COM
port se lected.

Make sure the COM port settings of your laptop or
other device are set to the following:

• Bits per second: 4800

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: Hardware

Customizing Your Phone

Setting the Volume

To set the volume of the sound coming fro m the
phone’s earpiece or speaker:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Volume.
2 Scroll to Earpiece to set the earpiece volume.

-or-

vol ume of the phone’ s ring when you get a call
on that line.

See “Volume Featur es” on pa ge 86.

Setting Your Phone to Not
Ring

To set your phone to make no sound w hen you
receive phone calls, Direct Connect calls, Group
Connect calls, message notifications, and call

Seeing the Display Better

Seeing the Display Better

To set the contrast of the display:

1 From the main menu, select Settings >

Display/Info > Contrast.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll left or right to set the contrast.
4 Press A under Ok.

Using Settings

Phone Calls Features

The Phone Calls menu controls how your phone
handles phone calls:

• Set Line — sets phone line 1 or phone line 2 as
the active line for outgoing calls.

• Any Key Ans — If this feature is on, you can
answer calls by pressing any number key on the
keypad.

• Auto Redial — sets your phone to automatically

Customizing Your Phone

DC/GC Options Features

The DC/GC Options menu controls ho w your
phone handles Direct Connect calls and Group
Conn ect call s:

• Tkgrp Sile nt — controls whether you h ear
Group Connect calls to your Talkgroup. See
“Re c eiving Group Connect

TM

Calls” on page 46.

•Tkgrp Area — lets you define your Talkgr oup
area.

• Speaker — sets the volume of sound coming
out of the speaker.

•Keypad — set s th e vo lume of sou nd ass oci at e d
with pressing keys and buttons.

•Data — sets the volume of sounds that notify
you th at yo u ar e re ce iv in g a cir c u it data call.

Security Features

The Security menu lets you turn security features
on an d off and chan ge passwor d s:

Optional Features

• GPS PIN — enab les and dis a bles you r pho ne’s
GPS PIN security feature. See “Setting the GPS
PIN Sec ur it y Fea tur e ” on page 81.

• Change Passwords — changes your phone
unlock code, security code, S IM PIN, and GPS
PIN.

Advanced Features

The Ad va nc ed me nu co nt ains a dva nc ed and r arel y
used Settings features.

•Return to Home — controls how long the recent
call s list di sp la ys after calls.

• Phone Only — prevents your phone from
making or receiving Direct Connect or Group
Connect calls.

•Baud Rate — sets the baud rate at which your
phone communicates with a laptop computer,
PC, or similar device.

Optional Features

Customizing Your Phone

Changing the Phone Covers

To remove the phone covers:
1 Remove the back phone cover as described in

“Removing the Back Phone Cover” on page 2.

2 To loosen the front phone cove r, gently lift the

top tabs and pull the phone cover away from the
phon e sl ig htly.

3 To loosen the front phone cover further, gently

pull the sides outward at the side tabs.

tabs

Changing the Phone Covers

To replace the phone covers or put on new phone
covers:

1 Place the keypad inside the front phone cover.

Pres s the ke yp ad int o t he fr o nt ph on e c ove r un til
all the keys are in place.

2 Line up the bottom of the front phone cover with

the bottom of your phone. Tabs in the corners of
the front phone cover fit into slots in the corners
of y our phone.

3 Place the front phone cover on your phone and

Using a Headset

If you use a headset or similar device with your
phone, you can set your phone to send incoming
sound to the headset only, or to the headset and
the speaker at the same time:

1 From the main menu, select Settings >

Advanced > H eadse t/Spkr.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll to HdsetOnly to send incoming sound to

Using a Remote PTT Button

If you ar e using a headse t or other accesso ry with
a remote PTT button, you can use the remote PTT
button for phone calls and Direct Connect calls.

For phone calls, use the remote PTT button to
answer calls, switch between calls, and end ca lls.
Hold the remo te PTT bu tto n for less tha n 2
seconds to answer calls and switch between calls.
Hold the remo te PTT bu tto n for more than 2
seconds to end calls.

Nextel® Customer Care

There are a numbe r of features available with your
Nextel serv ic e and your new i205 phone, so you
may be overwhelmed at f irst. Relax! Nextel
Customer Care is here to help. If the feature
information and in structions i n this gu ide don’t
answer all your questions, or if you would like to
inquire about oth er Nexte l products and services,
please feel free to contact us. Should you need
assistance, please contact us from a landline

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