Mattel L7281 manual Logging, IM-me Menu, IM a Friend, Stand-by Mode

Logging In

Make sure everything’s ready on the computer. A little green flower icon in your taskbar will tell you that the IM-me program is running and your computer is connected to the internet.

•Press and hold the power button to turn on your IM-me handheld.

•After it starts up, enter your screen name and password.

•Your IM-me will talk to the computer & verify the name. NOTE: If more than one IM-me antenna is in range, you will be asked to choose which computer you want to use.

The first time you log on, you will be asked if you want to add a friend:

•Select New Friend from the menu and press enter

•Type in a friend’s IM-me Screen Name and press enter. The handheld will talk to the computer and add the new name to your friends list. You can have a max of 15 friends on your friends list at any time.

IM-me Menu

Press the Menu button to bring up these options:

IM a Friend	Start a one-to-one IM with a friend.
IM a Group	Host an IM group with a bunch of friends. As host, you can remove or add
	names to your IM session.
Friends List	Add or remove screen names from your friends list.
Log Off	Log off the IM-me network.
Reconnect	Use this to reconnect or change your PC connection. If you don’t know the
	PC’s name go to the PC, right-click on My Computer, select Properties & then
	select Computer Name.
Setup	Change setup features (Contrast, Password Lock to turn on/off your password,
	and Lock to lock your IM-me immediately)
Exit	Exit the menu

IM a Friend

Press the Who’s Online button to search for friends that are ready to IM. Both you AND your friends must have each other listed on your Friends List before you can IM each other. After the information is loaded:

• Press the Left or Right buttons to select a screen name.

•Press Enter to start an IM session. You can have up to 6 one-to-one sessions open at the same time.

•Start IM’ing!

You can send an IM by simply typing a message on your keyboard and pressing Enter to send it. When you get a new IM you will hear a tone and the new IM will show in the history.

Tip: Want to insert an Emoticon? Either type in the keys like :) for a	or press the Alt key
to turn the ‘Up/Down’ button into an Emoticon button!
EMOTICONS KEY:
Smile	Crying
Wink	Lips are sealed
Sad	Cool
Tongue out	Embarrassed
Yelling	Undecided
Laughing	Don’t tell
Foot in mouth	Kissing

If you receive a new IM in another open session, the LED will flash and arrows will flash on the side of the current session name. Press Left or Right to review the new message.

Tip: Having a problem reading the screen? Turn on the backlight! The backlight will turn off automatically if no buttons are pressed. Press any button to turn it back on.

To close your IM Session, press the Bye! button. Once you end a session, the history for that session will be erased.

Stand-by Mode

Your IM-me handheld will go into Stand-by mode if you leave it alone for 5 minutes. While in Stand-by mode, you are still logged on and can receive IM’s. To wake your IM-me, press the power button; you might have to re-enter your password as well, depending on if you have the password lock on your IM-me.