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1. With the notification displayed, press and hold the DC Button.
2. Continue with the Direct Connect call as previously detailed.
To place a voice call:
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Press the Speaker Button.
To dismiss a notification:
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Touch Ignore.
Answer Direct Connect Calls
When you receive a Direct Connect call, you hear an incoming tone or the phone vibrates,
depending on your settings. You will see the Direct Connect number and the caller’s name (if
available) on your screen. You may also hear the caller’s voice through the speakerphone. Default
for Direct Connect calls is speakerphone on. You can turn the speakerphone off and listen to Direct
Connect calls through the earpiece as you would a regular call, or you can listen through a headset.
1. Press the Speaker Button to either enable or disable the Direct Connect speakerphone
feature.
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If you enable the Direct Connect speakerphone (
), you will hear the caller’s voice
through the speakerphone on the front of the phone.
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If you disable the Direct Connect speakerphone (
), you will only hear the caller’s voice
through the earpiece.
2. Accept the incoming call. If available, the caller’s name and Direct Connect number also appear
on the display.
3. When the caller has finished speaking, you will hear a tone and see “Push to Talk” on the
display.
4. Press and hold the DC Button and wait for a tone to sound and a message (“Me”) to appear
onscreen. Continue the Direct Connect call as described previously.
Tip: Touch
to dismiss an incoming Direct Connect call.
Tip: Press Menu
> Bluetooth to route the audio through a paired Bluetooth device.
Convert a Direct Connect Call to a Phone Call
1. While on a Direct Connect call, touch Convert call.
2. Read the message, and then select a number (if more than two numbers are available) or touch
Convert call. Your phone ends the Direct Connect call and dials the selected number.
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Tip: Quieting incoming calls and increasing your privacy. When you are in an area where
incoming Direct Connect calls may disturb others, or if you wish to increase the privacy of your calls,
please set your speakerphone to “off” and your ringer to “vibrate.” When the speakerphone is off,
Direct Connect calls use the phone’s earpiece and microphone, while still utilizing the DC Button.
You may also use an earbud or other hands-free device for increased convenience.
End a Direct Connect Call
There are two ways to disconnect a Direct Connect call.
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Do nothing; the call will automatically end after several seconds if neither party presses the DC
Button.
– or –
Touch
.
Call Alerts
Call Alerts let you notify others that you want to communicate with them using Direct Connect. When
a user receives a Call Alert, the phone sounds a tone and displays your name or Direct Connect
number.
Send a Call Alert
Send a notification to start a Direct Connect call.
1.
Press Home
>
>
. Enter a Direct Connect number and press Menu
> Send
Call alert.
– or –
Touch
on the Contacts details screen, the Recent DC’s details screen, the DC Call list screen,
or the Quick contact screen.
Note: When sending a Call Alert, make sure you select the Direct Connect number for the person
you are trying to reach.
2. Touch Add text and select a text, if you want to attach a preset text to the alert.
Important: Preset text messages with Call Alerts can only be sent to and from Direct Connect users
with Sprint phones. If you send a Call Alert with text to another Direct Connect subscriber without
this capability, the user will receive the Call Alert but will not receive the text message.
Note: There is no additional charge to send preset text messages with Call Alerts.
3. Press and release the DC Button. (The receiving phone emits an incoming tone and displays
an alert.)
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Tip: If you get an error message saying that your contact “is not reachable via Direct Connect” or
“this number is not DC capable,” please check to see that you have entered or highlighted a valid
Direct Connect number.
Reply to a Call Alert
Call Alerts continue to repeat for a set amount of time or until you return the call or dismiss the alert.
See Call Alerts to adjust the settings. If you receive a Call Alert while in a DC call, touch Call back to
finish the current call and respond to the Call Alert.
To reply to a Call Alert:
1. With the Call Alert displayed, press and hold the DC Button to return the call.
2. Continue with the Direct Connect call as previously detailed.
To place a voice call:
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Press the Speaker Button.
To dismiss a Call Alert:
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Touch Dismiss.
Group Connect
A Group Connect call is a Direct Connect call made to up to 20 Direct Connect users with Sprint
phones nationwide at one time.
You can make a Group Connect call in several different ways:
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By setting up a group entry in Contact on your phone.
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By using the Sprint Mobile Sync tool at sprint.com. See Sprint Mobile Sync.
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By selecting or entering multiple numbers for a one-time call.
For information on creating groups and storing them in Contacts, see Add a Group Connect
Contact.
Important: When making a Group Connect call or creating a group list for Group Connect calls in
Contacts, you must select an entry’s Direct Connect–capable number. If you select a number that is
not Direct Connect–capable, the name will be added to the list, but Group Connect calls will not go
through to that group member.
Make Group Connect Calls
You can make Group Connect calls by selecting saved groups from your Contacts, selecting from
group calls saved in Call log, or by creating groups for one-time use.
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Make a Group Connect Call from Contacts
1.
Press Home
>
> People >
.
2.
Touch
next to the group entry you want to place a Group Connect call to.
3. Continue the Group Connect call in the same manner as a one-to-one Direct Connect call.
Note: Only one person at a time may speak on a Group Connect call.
4.
When you are finished, touch
to end the call. (By default, when you end a Group Connect
call that you initiated, all other participants are dropped from the call. To change this option, see
Group Call Options.)
Note: If you get an error message saying that your contact “is not reachable via Direct Connect” or
“this number is not DC capable,” please check to see that you have entered or highlighted a valid
Direct Connect number.
Make a Group Connect Call from Recent DC’s
1.
Press Home
>
>
.
2.
Touch
next to the group entry you want to place a Group Connect call to.
3. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously.
Make a Group Connect Call from the DC Call List
1.
Press Home
>
>
.
2. Touch a group entry to place a Group Connect call.
3. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously.
Make a Group Connect Call without Saving the Group
1.
Press Home
>
> People >
or
.
– or –
Press Home
>
>
or
.
2.
Press Menu
> DC Multiple.
3. Select entries from the People list.
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4. When you have finished selecting entries, press the DC Button.
5. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously.
Join or Rejoin a Group Connect Call
If you are not available at the beginning of a Group Connect call, or if you drop off the call
temporarily, you can rejoin the in-progress Group Connect call.
1.
Press Home
>
>
.
2.
Touch
next to the group entry you want to join or rejoin.
3. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously.
Tip: You may also join or rejoin a Group Connect call from your Contacts. Touch
next to the group
entry.
Note: If the Group Connect call has already ended, pressing the DC Button initiates a new Group
Connect call.
Note: If you do not want to participate in a Group Connect call, touch
.
Group Connect Call Information
Your phone’s display may show some useful information during a Group Connect call.
During a Group Connect call, the following information may appear on your screen:
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The name of the group.
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The name or Direct Connect number of the person speaking.
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The number of group members who are connected to the call out of the number invited (for
example, 4 out of 6).
TeamDC
TeamDC lets Direct Connect users make group calls to up to 200 other users nationwide. With
TeamDC, any Direct Connect or Sprint user can create a TeamDC group online, which the system
then automatically pushes to all the group members’ phones. Once a user creates and distributes a
TeamDC group, any member of the group can make a TeamDC call to the entire group. If the user
who created the group makes any changes to the group, the system automatically sends updates to
the members’ phones.
Set Up a TeamDC Group
Any Direct Connect subscriber on a Sprint phone can create TeamDC groups online. Only the
TeamDC group creator or an account administrator may modify a group member list once he or she
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has created it.
1. Sign on to your account at sprint.com/mysprint.
2. From your account summary page, click My services and device > Contacts > Launch
Mobile Sync > My Contacts > Add group > TeamDC.
3. Add TeamDC members directly (using Direct Connect numbers) or select individual members or
groups from your Contacts list.
4. (Optional) Click Set Talker Priority to select a Talker Priority for each group member (default
is Medium).
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You can assign a priority of Low, Medium, or High to each member.
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During a TeamDC call, members with a higher Talker Priority can “break in” when members
with a lower priority are speaking.
Note: Talker Priority: The optional TeamDC “Talker Priority” feature lets you define a priority level
(Low, Medium, or High) for each member of a TeamDC group. When a TeamDC call is active,
members with a higher priority may interrupt a member with a lower priority while that member is
speaking. By default, the system sets all members of a TeamDC group to a “Medium” priority level.
5. Click Save to save the TeamDC group and distribute it to the other group members.
Update TeamDC Groups
Connect to the network to keep your TeamDC groups’ list up-to-date.
1.
Press Home
>
> People >
.
2.
Press Menu
> List TeamDC Group.
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Your phone will connect to the network and retrieve a current list of TeamDC groups for your
account.
Make a TeamDC Call
Place a call to the members in a TeamDC group.
1.
Press Home
>
> People >
.
– or –
Press Home
>
>
.
2.
Touch
next to the TeamDC group you want to make a TeamDC call.
Tip: You can touch an entry from Home
>
>
.
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3. Continue the TeamDC call as any other Direct Connect or Group Connect call.
4.
When you are finished, press
to end the call. (By default, when you end a TeamDC call that
you initiated, all other participants are dropped from the call. To change this option, see Group
Call Options.)
Join or Rejoin a TeamDC Call
If you are not available at the beginning of a call, or if you drop off the call temporarily, you can rejoin
the in-progress TeamDC call.
1.
Press Home
>
>
.
2.
Touch
next to the TeamDC group you want to make a TeamDC call.
3. Continue the TeamDC call as described previously.
Tip: You may also join or rejoin a TeamDC call from your Contacts. Touch
next to the TeamDC
group.
Note: If the TeamDC call has already ended, pressing the DC Button initiates a new TeamDC call.
Remove Yourself from a TeamDC Group
You may have the option to remove yourself from a TeamDC group.
1.
Press Home
>
> People >
.
2. Touch an entry to display the TeamDC group details screen.
3.
Press Menu
> Remove Me.
4. Touch Remove.
Note: This action also deletes the TeamDC group you belonged to from your Contacts.
Note: TeamDC group membership can either be forced or non-forced. With a forced TeamDC
group, an end user on the same account cannot be removed from the group, whereas a user not on
the same account can.
TeamDC Call Information
Your phone’s display may show some useful information during a TeamDC call.
During a TeamDC call, the following information may appear on your screen:
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The name of the group.
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The name or Direct Connect number of the person speaking.
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