Messages HDC II Programming Guide
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EDIT CUSTOM MESSAGE

1. Press , then press until the display shows '. Press
the number of the message you want to edit. is displayed (X
represents the message number you pressed).
NOTE
Custom message 8 represents the message.
2. Press . The message text is displayed with the first character
flashing.
3. To view the message, press . The message scrolls across the
display. To stop the scrolling, press .
4. When the characte r you want to change i s flashing, either en ter it directly,
or use and to step through the character set until the desired
character is displayed. Use the arrow keys to highlight different charac-
ters. See the section on the next page for an explanation of special keys and
the character set.
SHORTCUT
Instead of stepping through the whole character set to enter a letter
that is not on your keypad, enter one close to the one you want, then
step to it. Example: If you want to enter an L, first press ,
then press six times. Your L should now be displayed.
THE END OF MESSAGE CHARACTER
T
his is the most important character in your message, because it
t
ells the machine when the message is ended. If you don't use this
c
haracter, your message will be followed by a bunch of zeros. This
c
haracter can be selected either from the charact er set or by a direct
k
ey entry (see "ENTERING YOUR MESSAGE", PAGE 50).