Using Chat - Motorola V400 Manual

Sending and Receiving Instant Messages
When you log in to IM, you can exchange messages with
other IM users.
Press
S
1
2 SEND IM ( +
)
or
VIEW (
+
)
3 keypad keys
4 SEND ( +
)
Your phone displays the conversation history, where you
can see the text you sent and the person's replies as they
arrive. In the conversation display, you can:
Press
BACK ( -
)
O
M > Contact Info
M > Add Contact
M > End Conversation
Note: If you log out of IM, you can still view the
conversation text by pressing
the home screen. Turning off your phone erases the
conversations.
Setting Your Online Status
When you log in to IM, your online status is visible to other
IM users. To set your online status:
Press
S
1
2 SELECT (
+
)
S
3
4 SELECT ( +
)
12
To
scroll to a name on the
Contact List
start a conversation with the
person
open a conversation in
progress
enter message text
send the message
To
return to the Contact List,
where you can open more
conversations
return to the home screen,
without logging out of IM or
closing the conversation
Note: Your phone displays
New IM if you receive a
d
message while on the
home screen or in another
application.
view the screen name and
online status of the person
in this conversation
add the screen name to
your Contact List
end the conversation
> IM > Offline Convs. from
M
To
scroll to My Status
select the option
scroll to Available, Busy, or
Invisible
select the status setting
Setting Up IM
Adding and Removing Contacts
To add a name, open your Contact List or a conversation and
M > Add Contact. If you are not in a conversation,
press
enter the new screen name and press OK (
an error if it cannot verify the name on the server.
To remove a name from your Contact List, highlight the name
M > Delete Contact.
and press
Setting an Alert for Offline Contacts
To receive notification when someone logs in to IM,
highlight the name in your Contact List and press
> Set Online Alert.
M
Setting Your Busy Message
If you are logged in to IM but not responding to new
_
messages, you can set the
next to your name in everyone else's Contact List. From the
IM Online menu, select My Status > Busy.
To create or edit a busy message that is automatically sent
to IM users attempting to contact you, select Busy Message
from the IM Online menu.
Note: The IM Online menu displays when you log in, and
when you press BACK ( ) from your Contact List.
+
Setting Your IM Alert
IM can sound an alert when new messages arrive, or
when a person for whom you have set an alert logs in to
IM.
To turn the IM alert on or off, select Settings > Set Sounds from
the IM Online menu.
Logging Out of IM
Select Log Out from the IM Online menu.

Using Chat

You can exchange text messages in real time
with another wireless phone user in a chat
session. The messages you send display
immediately on your chat partner's phone.
Start a Chat Session
Find the Feature
Press To
enter your Chat Name
1 keypad keys
2 OK ( + submit your Chat Name
)
3 keypad keys enter your chat partner's
phone number
or
BROWSE ( +
) select a number from the
phonebook or recent calls
lists
4 OK (
+
) store the number
+
). IM returns
(busy) indicator to display
> Chat
M
> New Chat
M