User Guide

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About Direct Connect
Direct Connect allows you to use your BlackBerry smartphone like a walkie-talkie to talk to individuals or groups. And you
can even switch from a Direct Connect call to a phone call, while in the middle of a conversation.
Find your Direct Connect number
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Call Management > DC Settings.
Your Direct Connect number appears in the format <AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>.
Send an Alert
You can send an Alert to notify a contact that you want to start a Direct Connect call. When users receive an Alert, a tone is
played on their BlackBerry smartphone.
1. In the Contacts application, highlight a contact.
2.
Press the key > DC Alert <Direct Connect contact name>.
Make a Direct Connect call
You can make a Direct Connect call using the PTT button, from the Contacts application, or from Call logs in the Phone
application. You can also add additional participants to a Direct Connect call. If you receive a phone call during a Direct
Connect call, you answer or ignore the phone call.
1.
In the Contacts application, highlight a contact and push the button on the left side of your BlackBerry
smartphone.
• To speak, push and hold the button. Wait for the sound before you speak.
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