Enterthe List menu
by pressing
Select »Messages«
Outbox
If you have entered a mes-
sage to be sent eitheras an SMS
message orvia IrDa, but do not
want to send it right away, you can
store it in the Outbox.
Sent items
The messages you
send are automatically stored
under»Sent items« from where
they can always be retrieved again.
Drafts
If you do not want to send
yourmessage right away and have
not yet decided how to send it,
select »Save message«,and your
message is automatically stored in
»Drafts«.
Options with yourmessages
In addition to reading yourmes-
sages,you can select the mes-
sage,press »OPTION« and:
• Delete it
• Send a reply (only in inbox)
•Forward it to another phone
number
• Edit it before sending it
•Extracta phone number, if any,
to call orstore in your address or
phone books.
• Call the sender (only in inbox)
• Send it via IrDA
Newmessage
To send a message
you have to specify certain parame-
ters if these have not already been
specified by yournetwork operator.
Enterthe Message setup menu to
set up these parameters once and
forall – otherwise you will be
asked to specify them each time
you wish to send a message.
By default,your phone is set to
use the built-in T9® text input fea-
ture,but you can also enter your
message using the keypad in the
conventional way known from your
address and phone books.
Once you have selected »New
Message«,you can start
entering yourmessage.
Press »OK« when you have
completed yourmessage.
Select whetheryou want to
send the message as an SMS
message orvia IrDA.
Press »YES« to send the mes-
sage.Press »NO« to store it
in yourOutbox.
Select »Save message« if you
want the unspecified message
to be stored in »Drafts«.
• Send as SMS
To be able to send SMS messages
you have to enteryour network
operator's telephone numberfor
this special service and to set up
different parameters foryour mes-
sages.Enter the Setup menu to set
up these parameters once and for
all.See p. 61.
• Send via IrDA
If you select »Send via IrDA«,your
phone will automatically activate
the IrDA port.If a connection is
established successfully,the IrDA
port will automatically be deactivat-
ed 1 minute afterthe end of the
transmission.
If no connection is established
within 1 minute,the IrDA port will
automatically be deactivated and
you will have to try again.
Facts & Tips
• If while writing a message you are
interrupted by an incoming call,your
message will be stored automatically
in
»Drafts«
.
• When communicating via IrDA,the
distance between yourmobile phone
and the receiving unit should not
exceed 40 centimetres.
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