Philips CT9A9R manual Messages, Create, edit and send SMS

8. Messages

SMS

SMS (Short Message Service) is a service that lets you to send text messages to another party. You can use the SMS menu on the phone to send messages to another mobile phone or a device that is capable of receiving SMS.

Your phone can store up to 500 messages. Once you have reached 500 messages, the screen will flash an icon to alert you. You need to delete some messages in order to receive new ones.

1.In idle mode, press , to enter the main menu.

2.Select Messages > Create message > SMS and press ,.

Create, edit and send SMS

You need to enter the correct message center number before you can send SMS. The number can be obtained from your network operator.

1.In idle mode, press , to enter the main menu.

2.Select Messages > Create Message > SMS and press ,. The SMS editing screen will appear.

3.Enter the SMS content in the SMS editor and press C Options to carry out the following operations:

Continue Enter the phone number of the recipient. You can also select it from the Contacts list or Groups. Press ,to send the SMS.

Save Save the SMS.

If your SMS is not sent successfully, you can resend it. If your SMS cannot be sent successfully after several attempts, please check if your SMS center number has been set correctly.

When editing SMS, for certain reasons (such as an incoming call, out of battery), you are forced to exit from the SMS editing screen before you managed to send or save your message successfully, the edited message will be saved automatically. The next time you enter the SMS editor, the message will be displayed on the screen.

36 Messages