Sony Ericsson T18LX Status of Text Messages, Reading Text Messages, Reading Unread Text Messages

Status of Text Messages

A text message can have the following status:

•Unread ( ) - The text message has not been read. Existing unread text messages will not be overwrit- ten by a new message.

•Read () - The text message has been read, but has not been saved. If your phone’s text message

memory is full, this message will be overwritten by new text messages.

•Saved () - The text message has been read and saved. Existing saved text messages will not be over-

written by a new message. If your phone’s text mes-

sage memory is full, the text message icon ( ) will flash. You must delete one or more saved messages before your phone can receive a new text message.

Reading Text Messages

Reading a Text Message Immediately

Upon Receipt

When a text message is received by your phone, one or more tones sound, and a message appears in the display that notifies you that an emergency, urgent, or normal message has been received.

To read the text message:

￿￿Press <(6 to read the message, or press 12 to skip the message. The message is skipped and is kept as an unread message. It can be reviewed later.

Message Services

￿￿Display the message line by line by pressing Ñ or Ô.

￿￿Display the message three lines at a time by pressing and holding Ñ or Ô.

Reading Text Messages During a Call

When you receive a message during a call, your phone sounds a brief tone and a message appears in the display prompting you to read the text message (the ability to receive a text message during a call is operator depen- dent). To read the text message, do one of the following:

•Press <(6 to display the incoming message

•Press 12 to continue talking and have the message treated as an unread message ( ).

Note! You cannot receive messages during a call if the text mes- sage memory is full.

Reading Unread Text Messages

If you have messages that you have not read, a number and the text message icon appear in the display.

To read the text messages:

￿￿Press Ñ or Ô from the Standby screen to access the main menu.

￿￿Press Ñ or Ô until the MESSAGES menu is high- lighted.

￿￿Press <(6 to open the MESSAGES menu.

￿￿Press Ñ or Ô until the New Messages submenu is highlighted.

￿￿Press <(6 to open the New Messages submenu.

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