User's Manual

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Long messages
A short text message can consist of up to 160
characters. You can send a longer message, but it is
automatically divided into several shorter messages
(up to three messages) and depending on your service
provider, you can be charged for each message.
To turn long messages on or off
1. Scroll to Messages,
YES, Options, YES, Long
messages,
YES.
2. Select On or Off and press
YES.
Note: If the recipient’s phone does not support long
messages, the messages are received one at a time.
Templates
If you have one or more standard messages that you
use often, you can save these as templates in your
phone. You can save 10 templates consisting of up
to 160 characters each.
To create a template
1. Scroll to Messages,
YES, Templates, YES, Add new?,
YES.
2. Enter the message and press
YES.
3. To send the template now, press
YES when Send
message now? appears and proceed as described in
“To send a text message” on page 33.
Press
NO if you do not want to send the template now.
To use a template
1. Scroll to Messages,
YES, Templates, YES.
2. Select the template and press
YES. You may edit the
message before sending it.
3. When you have completed the message, press
YES.
4. Enter the recipient’s phone number.
5. Press
YES to send the template.
Tip: If you select a template in Templates and press
, you can see a list of options.
Area information
Area Information is a type of text message
that is sent to all subscribers in a certain
network area, for example, a local traffic
report. The message automatically appears in the
display. You cannot save area messages. When you
have read the message and press
YES or NO, it is
deleted.
Please consult your operator for more information
about the area information codes.
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