Topcom 5500 manual SMS Text Messages, Writing and Sending SMS Messages, How to write an SMS

Topcom Butler 5500

9 SMS TEXT MESSAGES

To use SMS, this service has to be activated on your phone line.

Normally you need to call a special number to get a subscription from your telephone company to activate this function. Please contact your telephone company for this service.

You can send and receive SMSs with your Butler 5500 telephone. This section tells you how to use the SMS feature.You can store a total of 50 SMS messages sent and received, each with up to 160 characters.

9.1WRITING AND SENDING SMS MESSAGES

•Press MENU then scroll to SMS and press OK.

OR

•Press the SMS key

•Select Write Message and press OK to confirm

9.1.1 How to write an SMS

There are two writing methods: Standard or Fast Text (Eatoni) method.

The standard method is the same method used to enter a name in the phonebook. The FAST TEXT methode is a Letterwise predictive text method which means that the software will predict the next character to be typed. This method requires less key press to form words/sentences than the standard method. When the FAST TEXT predicted letter is not the character you want to type, you can use the ‘#’-key to select a other character.

For example: when you want to enter the name ‘LUC’

Standard method:

Tap 5 three times to select ‘L’

Tap 8 two times to select ‘U’

Tap 2 three times to select ‘C’

Total keystrokes required = 8

To enter a space press ‘1’

To go quickly to the next letter, either press downwards on the navigator key , or wait for the cursor to move on automatically.

For each key, the available characters appears at the top of the screen.

Eatoni method:

To switch to Eatoni mode, press the “#”-key long. Eatoni or FastTXT appears on the display. (To return to standard mode, pres the “#”-key long again)

Tap 5 once for ‘L’

Tap 8 and then ‘#’-key to select ‘U’

Top 2 once for ‘C’ (FAST TEXT method immediately predicts the letter ‘C’) Total keystrokes required = 4

Press	or	to go to the next or previous line
Press	or	to go to the next or previous character

To change to upper case, press INT. To return to lower case press INT again.

You can also insert a symbole, Emoticon or template by pressing OPTION and select the desired option.

Remark:

-Emoticons are a fun, shorthand way of expressing your feelings.You can select the most appropriate Emoticon from the grid and add them to your message.

-Templates are a selection of common, ready to use statements which are easy to insert into your message. These are:Please call - I’ll be there at - What time will you be home? - I’ll call you - Happy Birthday! -

You can change these templates and replace them with your own.See (See § “9.9 Changing templates” )

9.1.2 How to send an SMS

•Enter the message to be send

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