Motorola P930 Reading Incoming Messages, Setting a Reminder Message Alarm, Sending Responses

Read

The Read application enables you to read and respond to incoming messages, forward or file messages, and delete messages. It also allows you to manage the inboxes, folders, Outbox, and Trashcan accessible from the Message Area.

Reading Incoming Messages

Incoming messages can be read as they are received or held in the appropriate inbox to be read at a later time. The New Messages screen takes you directly to the new message, or you can access unread messages from the Message Area screen.

To read an incoming message:

Select at the New Messages announcement screen to display the message.

TIP The top of the Message screen displays the quantity of new messages waiting to be read (e.g., Message 1 of 4).

Press down or up to scroll within the message text. Press right or left to scroll between the messages.

ÄMessages that have already been read cannot be accessed from this list of new messages. Use the Read application to view previously read messages. See the next procedure for viewing messages from the Message Area screen.

To read a message from the Message Area screen:

1.On the menu wheel, select .

2.Select the inbox containing the message.

Ä indicates an inbox containing at least one unread message.

indicates an inbox that contains only messages that have already been read.

3. Select the message.

Äindicates a new, unread message.

indicates that you have already read the message.

indicates messages with alarms.

4.Select to return to the Messages list, or press to return to the menu wheel.

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Setting a Reminder Message Alarm

Send yourself a reminder for meetings, special events, and other important To Do’s. Reminder messages can be sent once or on a regular basis (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). When it’s im- portant that you remember, send yourself a reminder message on your Timeport P930 Two-Way Pager.

To set a reminder message alarm:

1.On the menu wheel, select .

2.Type your reminder message, then select .

3.Press up or down to highlight the folder to which you want

to save your reminder message, then select .

4.From the Time field, select the time when you want the alarm

to remind you. Press up or down in each field to change the

hour, minute, or AM/PM. Press right or left to move between Time fields.

5.Press to access the Date field. Select the date when you want the alarm to remind you. Press up or down to change

the numbers for the date. Press right or left to move between Date fields.

6.Press to access the alert frequency field. Press up or down to highlight how often you want this message to remind you, then press .

7.Press to access the button field, then select to accept the schedule.

8.Select . At the scheduled time, your reminder message is sent to you.

Sending Responses

Responding to messages is quick using pager-provided (canned) text or the QWERTY keyboard.

To send a custom reply:

1.From the Message screen, select . The Custom response is highlighted at the top of list.

2.Press and write your reply. to send and press to send your response.

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