BT 5500 manual Standard text entry, Receiving and reading text messages

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

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