Emergency Alerts - Samsung SCH-U680 User Manual

• Save As Quick Text: Save the message text to the
Quick Text list.
• Lock/Unlock: Lock or unlock the message to prevent deletion.
• Add To Contacts/Add To PTT Contacts: Save the number of
the sender to Contacts as a new entry or addition to an existing
entry, or as a new PTT Contact.
• Extract Addresses: Display all Contact Numbers, Email
Addresses, and URLs extracted from the message, to call, send
an email, or open the web page.
• Message Info: Display details about the message.

Emergency Alerts

Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted Wireless Emergency Alerts. Alerts
will alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within
their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency
Alert.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
•
Presidential
•
Imminent (Severe or Extreme)
•
AMBER Alerts (missing person alert)
Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts and
AMBER Alerts. Presidential Alerts can not be disabled.
To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and Severe) and
AMBER Alerts, follow these instructions:
1. From the Home screen, press
Messaging.
2. Press the Left Soft Key
Alerts) (Receive Alerts).
3. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing).
To disable alerts, highlight an alert and press UNMARK,
then press Done.
4. Press Alert Reminder to have alerts repeat Once, Every
2 minutes, Every 15 minutes, or Off (no repeats).
5. Press Alert Vibrate and press On to have the phone
vibrate when new messages arrive. Press Off to disable
this feature.
MENU
(Settings) (Emergency
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