Operation Manual

Direct mode
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7. Direct mode
Q Basics
In the direct mode, the radio operates without the network, so that
the radios communicate directly with each other. The direct mode
enables one-way calls both in the network coverage area and
outside the network coverage area. For details and availability,
contact your service provider.
When the direct mode is active, only those radio functions that do
not require the use of the network can be used. In the direct mode,
you cannot send or receive text messages, make or receive network
mode calls, use the Web browser or the data connection, or activate
fast menu items that require the use of the network. To use radio
functions that require the use of the network, activate the network
mode, and return to the network coverage area.
Note that the radio supports both group and individual calls as well
as status messages in direct mode too. See Direct mode status
messages on page 62.
Your radio has direct mode channels, and each channel can have
up to three groups. To receive a direct mode group call that is made
to the selected or a scanned group on the selected channel, the user
must be in the coverage area of the transmitting radio. The radio
coverage areas of different users can vary; even if you can hear a
conversation, not all those speaking can necessarily hear you. For
communication to be efficient, all the users should be within each
other's radio coverage areas.
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