Chapter 4: Using the Commands

Changing the Character Set

Example

When an SMS messages with the following text: "Motorola G24-L OEM Module", is saved inside the G24-L at entry 128, you can read it using several character sets.

When the "ASCII" character set is used, the following is received by the terminal:

AT+CSCS?

//Read the current character set

+CSCS: "ASCII"

//Currently using ASCII character set

OK

 

AT+CMGR=128

//Read SMS entry 128

+CMGR: "STO UNSENT",""

 

Motorola G24-L OEM Module

//The content of SMS entry 128

OK

 

When the "USC2" character set is used, the following is received by the terminal:

AT+CSCS?

//Read the current character set

+CSCS: "UCS2"

//Currently using UCS2 character set

OK

 

AT+CMGR=128

+CMGR: "STO UNSENT",""

004D006F0074006F0072006F006C006100200067003200300020004F0045004D 0020004D006F00640075006C0065 //The content of SM entry 128

OK

The following is an ASCII translation of the SM contents:

004D

M

006F

o

0074

t

006F

o

0072

r

006F

o

006C

l

0061

a

0020

[space]

0067

g

0032

2

0030

0

0020

[space]

004F

O

0045

E

004D

M

0020

[space]

004D

M

006F

o

0064

d

0075

u

006C

l

0065

e

As this SMS was originally written in ENGLISH, meaning ASCII letters, each digit quadruplet starts with double zeros (00). When other languages are used, the quadruplets have different values.

April 15, 2008

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PIONEERPOS G24-LC manual Changing the Character Set, Following is an Ascii translation of the SM contents