Nextel iDEN i550plus User manual

Nextel®
iDEN®
Digital Multi-Service Data-Capable Phone
i550plus™Phone User’s Guide
@NTN9310A@
NTN9310-A
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i550plus Phone Features Bookmark
You can use this fold-out diagram as a bookmark, making it easy to
refer to while you learn to use your i550plus phone.
Learning to Use Your i550plus Phone
NOTE: Remove the plastic film lens protector from the display.
NOTE: The display backlight is activated by pressing any key or
button.
1 Tear off the Quick Reference Card located on the back cover,
complete the information and keep it handy.
2 Read Safety and General Information.
3 Familiarize yourself with the Table of Contents.
4 Read Getting Started, which includes a Quick Guide to i550plus
Phone Functions.
5 View the i550plus Phone Video included in the box.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................... 1
Welcome to Nextel® .......................................................................... 1
Questions? .................................................................................. 3
Driver Safety ...................................................................................... 3
Nextel Business Solutions.................................................................. 4
Getting Started .......................................................................... 5
About This Section ...................................................................... 5
Batteries............................................................................................. 5
Attaching the Battery ................................................................... 6
Detaching the Battery .................................................................. 6
Charging the Battery .................................................................... 6
Battery Charging Status.......................................................... 7
Turning Your i550plus Phone On/Off................................................. 7
Activating Your i550plus Phone......................................................... 8
Your Nextel Phone Status.................................................................. 8
Keypad Lock ...................................................................................... 9
Activating Keypad Lock ............................................................... 9
Receiving Incoming Calls........................................................ 9
Receiving New Message Mail ............................................... 10
Receiving Voice Mail............................................................. 10
Receiving Nextel Direct® Connect Calls............................... 10
Deactivating Keypad Lock ......................................................... 11
Display Icons.................................................................................... 11
Modes and Menus ........................................................................... 12
Quick Guide to i550plus Phone Functions....................................... 13
Phone Mode ............................................................................. 13
Private Mode ............................................................................ 14
Group Mode .............................................................................. 14
Net Mode ................................................................................... 14
Creating, Editing and Using Stored Lists ............................. 15
About This Section .................................................................... 15
Phone Based ................................................................................... 16
Storing Names and Numbers .................................................... 16
Pause Digit Entry ....................................................................... 17
Editing Stored List Entries ......................................................... 18
Edit a Phone Number or Associated
Name or Speed Dial Number ..................................................... 18
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Edit a Private ID or Associated Name ....................................... 19
Erasing List Entries .................................................................... 19
List Manager .................................................................................... 20
iDEN Organizer ............................................................................... 22
Phone Mode ............................................................................23
Digital Cellular.................................................................................. 23
About This Section .................................................................... 23
Making Domestic Phone Calls ................................................... 23
Direct Dial ............................................................................. 23
Making Phone Calls From the Stored List............................. 24
Automatic Redial .................................................................. 24
Emergency Calling................................................................ 25
Special Dialing Codes........................................................... 25
Placing International Phone Calls .............................................. 25
Plus Dialing ........................................................................... 25
Receiving a Phone Call ............................................................. 26
Missed Call Indicator............................................................. 26
Retrieving a List of Missed Calls........................................... 26
Last 10 Numbers Received/Sent Calls List........................... 26
Quickstore of Phone Numbers ............................................. 26
Ending a Phone Call .................................................................. 27
Standard Features ..................................................................... 28
Call Hold ............................................................................... 28
Call Forwarding..................................................................... 28
Call Waiting........................................................................... 30
Additional Phone Services ......................................................... 31
Call Restrictions .................................................................... 31
Caller ID ................................................................................ 31
Directory Assistance ............................................................. 32
Nextel Voice Mail Service ................................................................ 33
About This Section .................................................................... 33
Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box ................................................. 33
Using Voice Mail ........................................................................ 34
Logging Into Voice Mail ....................................................... 34
Main Voice Mail Menu........................................................... 35
Playing Messages................................................................. 35
Saving and Deleting Messages............................................. 36
Changing Your Password ..................................................... 36
Recording Your Name........................................................... 37
Recording Your Active Greeting............................................ 37
Receiving Voice Mail Messages ................................................ 38
New Message Indicators....................................................... 38
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Transferring Calls to Voice Mail ............................................ 38
Alert Receipt ......................................................................... 38
Advanced Voice Mail Features .................................................. 39
Automatic Playback .............................................................. 39
Changing the Playback Order of Messages.......................... 39
Greeting Schedule ................................................................ 40
Working With Group Lists ..................................................... 41
Recording, Copying and Replying to Messages ................... 42
Recovering Deleted Messages ............................................. 45
Message Forwarding ............................................................ 45
Pager Notification.................................................................. 46
Paging and Messaging Services...................................................... 48
About This Section .................................................................... 48
Nextel Online Two-Way MessagingSM ...................................... 48
Text and Numeric Paging .......................................................... 49
Notification of New Pages .......................................................... 49
Alert Receipt .............................................................................. 50
Accessing New Pages ............................................................... 50
Viewing a Page Immediately................................................. 50
Viewing a Page Later............................................................ 50
Viewing Stored Pages........................................................... 50
Sending a Page ......................................................................... 51
Web Paging (Web Messaging) ............................................. 51
Email Paging......................................................................... 52
Numeric Paging .................................................................... 52
Operator Assisted Paging ..................................................... 52
Using Your Phone as a Modem ....................................................... 53
Private/Group Mode ............................................................... 55
Nextel Direct Connect® ................................................................... 55
About This Section .................................................................... 55
Displaying Your Private ID ............................................................... 56
Using the Private/Group Speaker .................................................... 56
Turning the Speaker Off ...................................................... 56
Turning the Speaker On ...................................................... 56
Placing Private Calls ........................................................................ 56
Entering the Private ID.......................................................... 57
Selecting a Name from a Stored List .................................... 57
Receiving Private Calls .................................................................... 57
Quickstore of Private IDs ................................................................. 57
Sending a Call Alert ......................................................................... 58
Receiving/Responding to a Call Alert............................................... 58
Call Alert Queuing ............................................................................ 59
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