Opening The Buddy List - Gigaset S540 IP User Manual

Opening the buddy list

Precondition: you are
already created a buddy list (using the PC)
on your provider's messenger server.
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Messaging
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Buddies
Only the first 20 (maximum) buddies on
the buddy list will be read by the messen-
ger server and displayed on the handset.
The number depends on the available
memory space.
The buddies that are displayed depend on
which buddies were transferred from the
messenger server first.
Note:
You can also receive and respond to messages
from buddies who are not on the list displayed
on the handset.
Example:
Buddies
Mark
Julian
Lisa
Herbert
Chat
The Web names (nicknames) of your bud-
dies are displayed on the list. If they do not
have a Web name, the user ID is displayed.
If the name of a buddy is longer than one
line, it will be abbreviated. You can navi-
gate the list with the control key q.
The buddies appear on the list in the fol-
lowing order. You can interpret their sta-
tus by means of the colour of the % icon
next to the buddies (page 50):
1. Buddies with
Online
in alphabetical order. The % icon is
chat
green.
2. Buddies with Away,
status in alphabetical or-
Do not disturb
der. The % icon is orange.
and have
Online
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Messenger
%
%
&
&
Info
status or
Ready for
or
Extended Away
3. Buddies with
Offline
alphabetical order. The % icon is red.
Note:
The buddy list will remain open until you exit it
(press and release or press and hold a).
The handset will not automatically return to
idle status.
Changes in the status of buddies
You have opened the buddy list and one of
the buddies changes their status. The fol-
lowing distinctions are made:
u
A buddy changes to status
Ready for chat:
You are informed via a message on the
display. The buddy list is updated.
u
In the event of another status change,
the buddy list is updated. No message
is displayed.
Note:
If the buddy changes to
messages are no longer sent to them. Whether
the messenger server stores the messages
until the buddy is
Online
depends on the provider.
Requesting information about buddies
You have opened the buddy list (page 51).
q
Select buddy..
Press the display key.
§Info§
The display depends on the provider.
Example:
Info
Julian
Online
Julian.Reeves@jabbe
r.com
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1 Web name (nickname, abbreviated if neces-
sary)
2 Status
3 User ID (format: userid@provider-domain;
abbreviated if necessary). (Resource names
are not displayed.)
Messenger
or status in
Invisible
Online /
Offline status, your
again or deletes them
1
2
3
Chat
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