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Messages

Sending and Receiving Instant Messages

When you log in to IM, you can exchange messages with
other IM users.
Your phone displays the conversation history, where you
can see the text you sent and the person’s replies as they
arrive. In the conversation display, you can:
Note:
If you log out of IM, you can still view the
conversation text by pressing
M
>
IM
>
Offline Convs.
from
the home screen. Turning off your phone erases the
conversations.

Setting Your Online Status

When you log in to IM, your online status is visible to other
IM users. To set your online status:

Setting Up IM

Adding and Removing Contacts

To add a name, open your
ContactList
or a conversation and
press
M
>
AddCont act
. If you are not in a conversation,
enter the new screen name and press
OK
(
+
). IM returns
an error if it cannot verify the name on the server.
To remove a name from your
ContactList
, highlight the name
and press
M
>
DeleteContact
.

Setting an Alert for Offline Contacts

To receive notification when someone logs in to IM,
highlight the name in your
Contact List
and press
M
>
SetOnl ine Alert
.

Setting Your Busy Message

If you are logged in to IM but not responding to new
messages, you can set the
_
(busy) indicator to display
next to your name in everyone else’s
ContactList
. From the
IMOnline
menu, select
MyStatus
>
Busy
.
To create or edit a busy message that is automatically sent
to IM users attempting to contact you, select
BusyMessage
from the
IMOnline
menu.
Note:
The
IMOnline
menu displays when you log in, and
when you press
BACK
(
+
) from your
ContactList
.

Setting Your IM Alert

IM can sound an alert when new messages arrive, or
when a person for whom you have set an alert logs in to
IM.
To turn the IM alert on or off, select
Settings
>
SetSounds
from
the
IMOnline
menu.

Logging Out of IM

Select
LogOut
from the
IMOnl ine
menu.
Using Chat
You can exchange text messages in real time
with another wireless phone user in a chat
session. The messages you send display
immediately on your chat partner’s phone.

Start a Chat Session

Press To
1
S
scroll to a name on the
ContactL ist
2
SENDIM
(
+
)
or
VIEW
(
+
)
start a conversation with the
person
open a conversation in
progress
3
keypad keys enter message text
4
SEND
(
+
) send the message
Press To
BACK
(
-
) return to the
ContactL ist
,
where you can open more
conversations
O
return to the home screen,
without logging out of IM or
closing the conversation
Note:
Your phone displays
d
NewIM
if you receive a
message while on the
home screen or in another
application.
M
>
Contact Info
view the screen name and
online status of the person
in this conversation
M
>
AddContact
add the screen name to
your
ContactL ist
M
>
EndConversation
end the conversation
Press To
1
S
scroll to
MyStatus
2
SELECT
(
+
) select the option
3
S
scroll to
Available
,
Busy
, or
Invisible
4
SELECT
(
+
) select the status setting
Find the Feature
M
>
Chat
M
>
NewChat
Press To
1
keypad keys enter your
ChatN ame
2
OK
(
+
) submit your
ChatNa me
3
keypad keys
or
BROWSE
(
+
)
enter your chat partner’s
phone number
select a number from the
phonebook or recent calls
lists
4
OK
(
+
) store the number