BT 5100 manual Standard text entry, Receiving and reading text messages

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Send is highlighted		Press Select to send the message.	Symbols
		Enter the phone number or press
		Search to open the phonebook
		then scroll to the number you want
		and press Select. Now press Send.
Or scroll	or	to:

Save		Press Select to save the message in
							Emoticons
		the Drafts folder.
Insert Symbol		Press Select. The symbol table is displayed.
		Press	or	to highlight the symbol you
		want then press Insert.					Do you have two text phone bases connected to
		Press Select. The Emoticon table is displayed.					the same phone line?
Insert Emoticon							If you have two text phone base stations plugged
		Press	or	to highlight the Emoticon			into one line, you are likely to experience
		you want then press Insert.					problems receiving text messages. Normally, only
							one SMS enabled base unit (DECT or cordless) can
Insert Template		Press Select. The list of templates is displayed.					be plugged into any line.
							If you do want to use two base units and still
		Press	or	to highlight the Template you
							receive written text you must delete receive
		want then press Insert.					service centre number from one of the base
4. When sending a message, the display shows Sending Message then							stations. To do this on your BT Synergy 5100, see
							page 45. This will allow you to send text via either
Message Sent.							base station but texts will only be received on the
							product with the active receive centre number.
							If the base unit with the active receive centre
Standard text entry							number is a DECT product then all handsets
							registered to it will be able to receive text
With standard text entry you can enter a word by pressing each letter button a							messages.
number of times to display the character you want on the screen. For example,							Total number of messages
to write the word “Hello”, press			twice,	twice,	three times,	three	Your BT Synergy 5100 can store up to a total of
times and	three times.						50 short messages across all handset Outboxes,
							Drafts boxes and Inboxes.
							Memory full alert
Receiving and reading text messages							If the text mailboxes are full when you attempt to
							write a new message the display shows Memory
When you receive a new text message, the icon is displayed along with You							Full Delete Messages for 2 seconds. You
have X new messages.							must delete messages before you can write and
							send a new one.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0800 145 6789* or email bt.helpdesk@sgweurope.com