B2520 / B2540
SMS
Thanks to the SMS button, you can send an SMS to subscribers all over the world. An SMS (Short Message Service) is a service which permits short written messages to be sent to mobile phones or other SMS- compatible devices.
The number of characters you can send per message is dependent upon the service provider and the country you are sending your SMS from (e.g. France 160 characters, Italy 640 characters).
The SMS service is dependent upon the country and the service provider.
There is a special scale of charges for the
SMS service.
SMS Parameters
Presentation of the sender
This setting allows you to show the name or the number of the sender when sending an SMS.
41 - SMS SERVICE / SENDER
1Select the option WITH or WITHOUT presentation
of the sender using the | or | keys. |
2 Validate with OK. |
|
|
SMS Center transmission number
This setting allows you to enter the transmission number for the SMS Server. Your Internet provider will provide you with this number.
421 - SMS SERVICE / INIT. SMS / SERVER
1Enter the number of the transmission server using the digital keypad.
2Validate with OK.
Sending an SMS
1Press the 
key.
2Write your SMS using the alphabetical keypad. To do so, an editor is at your disposal:
•for upper case letters, use the Ï key,
•to move inside the data entry field, use
and ,
•to move in the text from one word to another, press CTRL and one of the navigator keys
( or ).
•to go to the next line, use 
,
•to delete a character (by moving the cursor to the left), use Í or C.
3Validate with OK.
4Dial the number of the recipient (mobile phone or any other
•dial the number using the digital keypad,
•enter the first letters of the recipient name,
•press the 
key until the required name appears (names are classified in alphabetical order).
Your SMS may be sent to only one person or to several people. To send an SMS:
•to only one person, press OK to confirm,
•to several people:
5Press the 
key and enter the next recipient's number.
6Repeat the operations as many times as required (10 persons max.). Press OK to validate the last recipient; "SENDING SMS" is displayed as the SMS is being sent.
•If SMS appears, then the SMS has been put on hold and a further attempt will take place a couple of minutes later. To immediately execute or cancel transmission, refer to paragraph Transmission waiting queue, page 19.
•To check the SMS has been sent properly, you may print the transmission/reception log (refer to paragraph Printing the logs, page 28).
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