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Messages
Messages
Text messages are brief messages that you
can send and receive.
Quick notes are prewritten text messages that
you can insert into a message and send
quickly.

Setting Up the Text Message

Inbox

Your message inbox must be set up before you can send
and receive messages.
Note:
Your service provider may have already set up the
message inbox for you.
To set up the message inbox, you must configure the
following settings. Contact your service provider to obtain
information, if necessary. Actual field names and values
may vary depending on the technologies available to your
service provider. Some settings may not be available for all
phone models.

Sending Messages, Pictures,

and Sounds

You can send text messages and pictures or sounds to
one or more recipients. You can manually enter each
recipient’s phone number, or select one or more numbers
from the phonebook.
Note:
Your message inbox must be set up before you can
send and receive messages (see page 4).
Shortcut:
While dialing (with digits visible in the display),
you can press
M
>
Send Message
to create a text message
addressed to the number entered.
When you manually enter multiple phone numbers in the
To
field, you must insert a space between each number.
Press and hold
1
to insert a space as needed.

Sending a Quick Note Text

Message

Quick notes are prewritten text messages that you can
insert into a message and send quickly (for example,
Meet me at ...
). You can also create new quick notes.
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
M
>
Text Msg Setup
Setting Description
Srvce Center No.
number of the service
center that handles your
outgoing text messages
Reply Type
standard type of replies you
want to send—text
messages or other formats
Cleanup
number of days you want to
keep messages in the
inbox, or number of
messages you want to keep
Email Gateway
port number for the email
gateway that handles your
outgoing email messages
(required to send a text
message to an email
address)
SMS Alert
turns the message alert
On
or
Off
for messages that
arrive while you are on a
voice call
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
>
Create Message
Press To
1
keypad keys enter the text message (see
your user’s guide)
To insert a picture, animation,
or sound file in the message,
press:
M
>
Insert
> object type
>object
Note:
Some files may not be
compatible with some brands
of phones.
2
OK
(
+
) store the message contents
and open the address editor
3
keypad keys enter one or more phone
numbers where you want to
send the message
Note:
Remember to press
and hold
1
to add a space
between numbers that you
enter manually.
or
PH.BOOK
(
+
) select one or more phone
numbers from the phonebook
4
OK
(
+
) store the number(s)
5
DONE
(
-
) finish the message
6
S
scroll to
Send Message
,
Message Details
,
Save to Drafts
, or
Cancel Message
7
SELECT
(
+
) select the option
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
>
Quick Notes