Motorola V400 GSM Using Chat, Messages Sending and Receiving Instant Messages, Setting Up IM

Messages

Sending and Receiving Instant Messages

When you log in to IM, you can exchange messages with other IM users.

	Press	To
1	S	scroll to a name on the
		Contact List
2	SEND IM (+)	start a conversation with the
		person
	or
	VIEW (+)	open a conversation in
		progress
3	keypad keys	enter message text
4	SEND (+)	send the message

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:

Press	To
BACK (-)	return to the Contact List,
	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 New IM 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 > Add Contact	add the screen name to
	your Contact List
M > End Conversation	end the conversation

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:

	Press	To
1	S	scroll to My Status
2	SELECT (+)	select the option
3	S	scroll to Available, Busy, or
		Invisible
4	SELECT (+)	select the status setting

Setting Up IM

Adding and Removing Contacts

To add a name, open your Contact List or a conversation and press M > Add Contact. 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 Contact List, highlight the name and press M > Delete Contact.

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 > Set Online 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 Contact List. From the IM Online menu, select My Status > Busy.

To create or edit a busy message that is automatically sent to IM users attempting to contact you, select Busy Message from the IM Online menu.

Note: The IM Online menu displays when you log in, and when you press BACK (+) from your Contact List.

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 > Set Sounds from the IM Online menu.

Logging Out of IM

Select Log Out from the IM Online 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

Find the Feature		M > Chat
		M > New Chat
	Press	To
1	keypad keys	enter your Chat Name
2	OK (+)	submit your Chat Name
3	keypad keys	enter your chat partner’s
		phone number
	or
	BROWSE (+)	select a number from the
		phonebook or recent calls
		lists
4	OK (+)	store the number

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