Accessing The Messaging Features; Composing And Sending A New Text Message - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

• A predefined message (quick text message).
• An edited quick text message.
The main menu consists of the following options:
• Inbox
• Compose
• Drafts
• Sent
NOTICE: See Status Icons on page 32
Options on page 35
2.10.1

Accessing the Messaging Features

Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the
TMS feature screen.
• Press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to
access the Inbox.
• Follow the procedure described next to access this feature using the radio menu.
2 or to TMS.
3 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.
4
or to scroll through the main menu options.
NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is
enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive
Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous
screen.
2.10.2

Composing and Sending a New Text Message

When and where to use:
During the uppercase and lowercase mode, multi-tapping the keys only scrolls through the letters. For
example, A->B->C, a->b->c.
During the numeric mode, except for
Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the same digit to the text message (no multi-tap).
Procedure:
1 or to TMS.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.
3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Comp to see the compose options.
4 Press the Menu Select button directly below New to compose a new message.
A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen.
for more information on the TMS icons and
for more information on each menu option.
, pressing the keypad only enters the numeric digits.
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