Nokia N71 - Manual (Page 73)

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register to an IM service. Service providers may differ in
their support of features.
Select Conversations to start or continue a conversation
with an IM user; IM contacts to create, edit, or view the
online status of your IM contacts; IM groups to start or
continue a group conversation with multiple IM users; or
Record. chats to view a previous IM session that you
saved.
Check the availability of services, pricing, instructions, and
fees with your network operator or service provider.
Receive IM settings
You must save the settings to access the service that you
want to use. You may receive the settings in a special text
message from the network operator or service provider
that offers the IM service. See ‘Data and settings’, p. 41.
You can also enter the settings manually. See ‘Chat server
settings’, p. 14.
Connect to an IM server
1 To connect to the IM server in use, open IM , and select
Options > Login . To change the IM server in use and
save new IM servers, see ‘Chat server settings’, p. 14.
2 Enter your user ID and password, and press to log
in. You obtain the user ID and password for the IM
server from your service provider.
3 To log out, select Options > Logout .
Modify your IM settings
Select Options > Settings > IM settings and from the
following:
Use screen name (shown only if IM groups are supported
by the server)—To enter a nickname, select Yes .
IM presence —To allow others to see if you are online,
select Active for all .
Allow messages from —To allow messages from all, select
All .
Allow invitations from —To allow invitations only from
your IM contacts, select IM contacts only . IM invitations
are sent by IM contacts who want you to join their groups.
Msg. scrolling speed —To select the speed at which new
messages are displayed.
Sort IM contacts —To select how your IM contacts are
sorted: Alphabetically or By online status .
Availabil. reloading —To select how to update information
about whether your IM contacts are online or offline,
select
Automatic or Manual .
Offline contacts —To select whether IM contacts with an
offline status are shown in the IM contacts list.