Sony Ericsson T18LX Status of Text Messages, Reading Text Messages, Reading Unread Text Messages

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Status of Text Messages

A text message can have the following status:

•Unread ( ) - The text message has not been read. Existing unread text messages will not be overwrit- ten by a new message.

•Read () - The text message has been read, but has not been saved. If your phone’s text message

memory is full, this message will be overwritten by new text messages.

•Saved () - The text message has been read and saved. Existing saved text messages will not be over-

written by a new message. If your phone’s text mes-

sage memory is full, the text message icon ( ) will flash. You must delete one or more saved messages before your phone can receive a new text message.

Reading Text Messages

Reading a Text Message Immediately

Upon Receipt

When a text message is received by your phone, one or more tones sound, and a message appears in the display that notifies you that an emergency, urgent, or normal message has been received.

To read the text message:

Press <(6 to read the message, or press 12 to skip the message. The message is skipped and is kept as an unread message. It can be reviewed later.

Message Services

Display the message line by line by pressing Ñ or Ô.

Display the message three lines at a time by pressing and holding Ñ or Ô.

Reading Text Messages During a Call

When you receive a message during a call, your phone sounds a brief tone and a message appears in the display prompting you to read the text message (the ability to receive a text message during a call is operator depen- dent). To read the text message, do one of the following:

•Press <(6 to display the incoming message

•Press 12 to continue talking and have the message treated as an unread message ( ).

Note! You cannot receive messages during a call if the text mes- sage memory is full.

Reading Unread Text Messages

If you have messages that you have not read, a number and the text message icon appear in the display.

To read the text messages:

Press Ñ or Ô from the Standby screen to access the main menu.

Press Ñ or Ô until the MESSAGES menu is high- lighted.

Press <(6 to open the MESSAGES menu.

Press Ñ or Ô until the New Messages submenu is highlighted.

Press <(6 to open the New Messages submenu.

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