Motorola Nextel iDEN i1000plus User manual

Nextel®
Digital Multi-Service Data-Capable Phone
i1000plus User’s Guide
Final Draft
March 22, 1999

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CONTENTS
Welcome to Nextel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features of Your i1000plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Learning to Use Your i1000plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Activating Your i1000plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Attaching and Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Disconnecting the Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Battery and Charging Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Detaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Turning On Your i1000plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Your Nextel Phone Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Turning Off Your i1000plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
About Modes and Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Setting the Time and Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Phone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Programming Your Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Making Phone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using Other Dialing Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Last Number Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Turbo Dial™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Automatic Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Emergency Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Non-Emergency Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hands-Free Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Receiving a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Missed Call Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting the Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Selecting a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Selecting a Ring Style for the Alternate Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
VibraCall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Creating, Editing and Using Stored Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Combined Phone Number and Private ID List Programming 21
Editing and Erasing Phone List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Editing and Erasing Private ID List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Last 10 Numbers Received/Sent Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Quickstore of Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Quickstore of Private IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Additional Phone Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Call Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3-Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Transferring Calls to Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using an Alternate Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Nextel Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting Up Your Voice Mailbox for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . .32
Sample Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Accessing the Voice Mail Service After Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Receiving New Voice Mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Viewing Voice Mail Message Status in Your Mailbox . . . . . . . .34
Nextel Voice Mail Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Playing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Acceptable Destination Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Recording and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Special Delivery Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Urgent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Private Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Notification of Non-delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Future Delivery of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Group Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Pager Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Personal Password and Name Response Options . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Changing your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Name Response Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Message Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Caller Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Voice Mail Time and Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using Text and Numeric Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
The Nextel Paging Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Page Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
How to Use Nextel Text and Numeric Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
To Send a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Notification of New Text and Numeric Pages . . . . . . . . . . .52
Retrieving New Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Viewing Your Text and Numeric Pages Status . . . . . . . . . .53

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Auto Call Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Nextel Direct Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Programming Your Own Private ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Nextel Direct Connect Private/Group Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Making Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Cover Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Cover Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Receiving a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Call Alert™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Call Alert Queuing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Receiving a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Adding and Storing a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Group-Silent Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Using Your Phone as a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Programming Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Cigarette Lighter Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Desktop Dual-Pocket Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Audio Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Other Useful Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Nextel Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Understanding Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Terms and Conditions of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety and General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Accessory Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Owner’s Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Private Call Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Talkgroup Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

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Patent and Trademark Information
This product is protected under one or more of the following
patents:
4817157, 4896361, 4857928, 5041793, 5060294, 5066923,
5134718, 5140156, 5239963, 5257411, 5287387, 5265219,
5289504, 5316168, 5317247, 5338396, 5389927, 5406588,
5424921, 5457376, 5460906, 5551063, 5557079, 5596487,
5615412, 5638403, 5559468, 5469465, 5170413, 5140615,
5519730, 5241544, 5584059, 5574992, 5396656, 5487091,
5533004, 5299199, 5343499, 5369501, 5509031, 5515379,
5528723, 5598417, 5066923, 5241650, 5278833, 5359696,
5548631, 5410632, 5440582, 5457735, 5457818, 5471670,
5477550, 5481537, 5566181, 5229767, 5208804, 5295140,
5381449, 5440590, 5467398, 5490230, 5620242, 5623523,
5655913, 5715240, 5771440, 5854578, 5675281
Additional patents are pending.
© 1999 Nextel Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Nextel,
the Nextel logo, Nextel Direct Connect, NexNote, NexNote Plus,
and Nextel Business Networks are trademarks and/or service marks
of Nextel Communications, Inc. www.nextel.com
, Motorola, iDEN, Call Alert, i1000plus, TurboDial, VibraCall, and
Message Mail are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola,
Inc.
®Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.
All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their
respective companies.
© Copyright 1999, Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.
Important!
Be sure to read “Safety and General Information” on page 79
before using your Nextel phone.

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WELCOME TO NEXTEL
hank you for choosing Nextel as your wireless communications
provider. The i1000plus is one of the most sophisticated digital
cellular phones available today, offering you a range of unique, state-
of-the-art features.
This guide contains all the information you need to take full advantage of
your Nextel service, including:
• Digital cellular calling for crystal-clear connections and built-in call
security on the all-digital Nextel National Network
• Nextel Direct ConnectSM, an exclusive feature for communicating
instantly with one or more co-workers at a fraction of the cost of cellular
• Voice Mail to keep you from missing important calls
• Text and Numeric Paging to help you stay connected — even when you
don’t have time to talk on the phone
• Speakerphone feature for hands-free communication
• Alternate Line capability to help you better manage your business,
personal and most important calls
• 3-Way Calling to easily conference with two other parties
• Dial-up Services capability without Landline Access (see the Nextel
Online Dial-up Services User’s Guide)
• Net mode to access Nextel Online Internet Services (future availability)
• You’ll also find details on other Nextel features:
• The all-digital Nextel National Network
• No roaming fees
• One-second call rounding after the first minute
• Flat-rate long distance pricing anywhere in the continental U.S.
• No landline connection charges
You can use various features of your i1000plus with the cover open or
closed. Look for special operating instructions in this guide.
For more information about Nextel or to view this guide on our web site,
visit us at www.nextel.com.
TTY access for hearing-impaired users is available with your i1000plus. See
the Nextel Online Dial-up Services User’s Guide for complete instructions.
Questions?
Call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111, or dial 611 from your
i1000plus.
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i1000plus User’s Guide
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Features of Your i1000plus
NOTES: • Remove the three plastic film lens protectors from
the display and cover before you use your
i 1000 plus
for the first time.
• The display backlight is activated bypressing any key
or button.
1. Antenna
7. Option Keys
2. On/Off Button
3. Status Light
4. Speaker/Home/
Back Button
8. Cover
(Closed)
6. Nextel Direct
Connect
(Push-To-Talk)
PTT Button
5. Volume
Control/
List Buttons
18. Alphanumeric
Keypad
13. Speakerphone
10. Mode Key
9. Menu Key
8. Cover
(Open)
14. Earpiece
15. Alphanumeric
Display
7. Option Key
7. Option Key
17. Scroll Key
16. Send/End Key
20. Microphone
22. Accessory and
Data Cable
Connector
*11. Punctuation
Key
*12. Back Key *19. Home Key
*21. Next Key
*Applies to Nextel Online Internet Services; future availability
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Welcome to Nextel
1. Antenna Extend for optimal signal.
2. On/Off Button Press and hold to turn your
i 1000 plus on or off.
3. Status Light Check the status of your connection. See
Table 2 on page 7 for more information.
4. Speaker/Home/
Back Button Press to listen to Nextel Direct Connect calls through either the earpiece or the speaker
during Private and Group calls.
5. Volume Control/
List Buttons Press to adjust volume levels in Phone, Private, and Group modes and to scroll through lists.
6. Nextel Direct
Connect
(PTT) Button
Press to transmit a Private or Group Call, or a
Call Alert™. Press and hold to talk; release it to
listen.
7. Option Keys Press to select a menu option on the display
that appears directly above the left or right
option key.
8. Cover Close the cover to protect the keypad or end a
phone call.
9. Menu Key Press to scroll through menu options.
10. Mode Key Press to change modes (Phone, Private,
Group, Net (for future functionality)).
11. Punctuation Key For future functionality.
12. Back Key For future functionality.
13. Speakerphone Listen to calls during speakerphone or Nextel
Direct Connect calls.
14. Earpiece Listen to calls when the speakerphone or the
Nextel Direct Connect speaker is off.
15. Alphanumeric
Display View up to four lines (12 characters per line) or six lines (16 characters per line) on the display
in Mail Services and Net Mode (future
availability).
16. Send/End Key After entering a phone number, press to make a
phone call or redial the number. Press to
answer incoming phone calls. Press to end
phone calls.
17. Scroll Key Press the left side to scroll backward or the
right side to scroll forward through menu
options and lists. When entering text, press to
erase text or add a space.
18. Alphanumeric
Keypad Enter telephone numbers, Private Call IDs, and alphanumeric characters.
19. Home Key Use to change lettercase when entering text.
Also, for future functionality in Net Mode.
20. Microphone Speak into during calls.
21. Next Key For future functionality.
22. Accessory and
Data Cable
Connector
Connect accessories and the data cable.

i1000plus User’s Guide
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Learning to Use Your i1000plus
This User’s Guide is designed to help you learn about the features of your
new i1000plus. By reading it now, you’ll be able to take full advantage of all
the benefits your Nextel service provides for you and your company.
You will find a handy Quick Reference Guide attached to this manual to
help you get started on your i1000plus right away.
Or, you can view the short video to learn the basics of using your i1000plus,
then refer to the User’s Guide later for more in-depth information.
Activating Your i1000plus
Before you can begin using your i1000plus, it needs to be activated.
• If you purchased your phone through a Nextel Sales Representative,
your phone should be active already.
• If there is a separate activation sheet in this package, simply follow the
step-by-step instructions included.
If your display reads “No Service” or doesn’t change to the “Phone Ready”
screen when you turn on your phone and you know you are in a Nextel
coverage area, call Nextel Customer Care at 1-800-639-6111.
NOTE: For first time users:
To properly register for the first time on the network,
you must turn on your
i 1000 plus in your local calling
area prior to traveling.

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Welcome to Nextel
Attaching and Charging the Battery
To get the maximum use from the battery, charge it for at least three hours
before you use it for the first time. After the initial charging, the battery can
be charged more quickly.
Remove the battery from the protective case provided in the original
packaging. When the battery is not attached to the phone or being charged,
store it in this case.
Attaching the Battery
To attach the battery to your i1000plus, align the
battery as shown. Press down on the battery until
you hear a click.
Charging the Battery
To charge the battery using the Travel Charger:
1. Make sure your i1000plus is facing you.
2. With the logo on the accessory
connector facing you, plug the accessory
connector into the bottom of the i1000plus.
3. Flip open the prongs and plug the charger
into an AC outlet.
Disconnecting the Travel Charger
To disconnect the Travel Charger, squeeze the side tabs of the accessory
connector and pull out.
NOTE: The battery can be charged
with the
i 1000 plus either
turned on or off. For best
results, charge it with the
phone turned off. Latc
h
Accessory Connector
(Connect to i1000plus)
Charger
(Plug into AC outlet)