Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending An Sms - Gigaset C460 User Manual

SMS (text messages)

SMS (text messages)
Your unit is supplied ready for you to send text
messages immediately.
Requirements:
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Calling Line Identification (CLIP, page 9) is
enabled for your phone connection.
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Your network provider supports SMS in the
fixed network (information on this can be
obtained from your network provider).
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You are registered with your service pro-
vider to send and receive SMS.
Text messages are exchanged between SMS
centres that are operated by service providers.
You must enter the SMS centre in the unit
through which you wish to send and receive.
You can receive SMS from every SMS centre
that is entered if you have registered with your
service provider.
Your text message is sent through the SMS cen-
tre that is active (page 18). Only one SMS cen-
tre can be active at any one time.
If no SMS centre is entered, the SMS menu only
consists of the entry Settings. Enter an SMS cen-
tre (page 18).
Please remember:
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If your phone is connected to a PABX, please
read page 18.
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You must be registered with your service
provider to receive SMS text messages.
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Each incoming SMS is signalled by a single
ring (ringtone as for external calls). If you
accept such an SMS call on the first ring, the
SMS will be lost. To prevent this, suppress
the first ringtone for all external calls
(page 23).

Writing/sending an SMS

An SMS may contain up to 160 characters.
Writing/sending an SMS
¢ ¢
SMS Write Message
§Menu§
~
Write an SMS. For how to enter
the text, see page 29.
Send Text
§Menu§
Select and press
16
.
§OK§
s ~
/ Enter the number with prefix
(including your local area code)
from the directory or key it in
manually, and press
For SMS to an SMS mailbox: put
the mailbox ID at the end of the
number.
The SMS is sent.
Please note:
If you are interrupted by an external call while writing
an SMS, the text is automatically saved in the draft
message list.
Draft message list
In the draft message list, you can save, edit later
and send an SMS.
Saving an SMS in the draft message list
You are writing an SMS (page 16).
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Save Text
§Menu§
Opening the draft message list
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SMS Outgoing
§Menu§
The first entry in the list is displayed, e.g.:
Saved 01/02
11.11.05 19:27
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§Back§ §Menu
01/02: Current number/total number of SMS text mes-
sages
Reading or deleting individual SMS messages
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Open the draft message list.
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Select SMS.
Read SMS
§Menu§
Select and press
message. Scroll in the SMS using
q
.
Or:
Delete Entry
§Menu§
Select and press
message.
Writing/editing an SMS
You are reading an SMS in the draft message
list.
Press the display key.
§Menu§
You have the following options:
.
§OK§
to read the
§OK§
to delete the
§OK§