Philips XENIUM 9@9K CT9A9KBRN - Manual (Page 38)

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7. Messages
SMS
SMS enables you to send text messages to the other
party, which is a convenient and affordable mode of
communication. You can use the
SMS menu to send
messages to another handphone or a device that is
capable of receiving SMS.
Your phone can store up to 300 messages. Once you
have reached 300 messages, the screen will flash an
icon to alert you. You need to delete some messages in
order to receive new ones.
Create, edit and send SMS
You need to enter the correct message centre number
before you can send SMS. The number can be
obtained from your network operator.
1. In idle mode, press , to enter the main menu.
2. Select Messages > Create Message > SMS and press
,. The SMS editing screen will appear.
3. Enter the SMS content in the SMS editor and
press L
Options to carry out the following
operations:
If your SMS is not sent successfully, you can resend it.
If your SMS cannot be sent successfully after several
attempts, please check if your SMS centre number has
been set correctly.
When editing SMS, for certain reasons (such as an
incoming call, out of battery), you are forced to exit
from the SMS editing screen before you managed to
send or save your message successfully, the edited
message will be saved automatically. The next time
you enter the SMS editor, the message will be
displayed on the screen.
Continue Enter the phone number of the
recipient by selecting
Phone number .
You can also select it from Contacts list
or Groups . Press , to send the SMS.
Save as draft Save the SMS as draft.
Save as
template Save the SMS as template.