User guide

MESSAGES
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Your Vertu phone provides extensive messaging functionality to
allow you to send and receive messages of many types, where
supported by your service provider.
Text messages
Text messages (also known as SMS) are basic messages
containing only text, of up to 160 characters. This is the most
common form of messaging, is compatible with the widest range of
phones and is available in most countries.
Flash messages
Flash messages are text messages that are instantly displayed upon
receipt. Flash messages are not automatically saved.
Multimedia messages
Multimedia messages allow pictures, videos and audio files to be
sent in addition to text in the body of the message. MMS is
supported by most modern phones however the recipient must
have a correctly configured phone to be able to receive the
message.
Audio messages
You can use the Multimedia message service to create and send an
audio message. Multimedia messaging service must be activated
before you can use audio messages.
E-mail messages
E-mail messages can be sent to and received from other devices,
for example PCs. E-mail messages can be received by some mobile
phones, provided the recipient has a correctly configured phone.
WV chat
With Wireless Village chat messaging (WV chat) you can send
short, simple text messages to online users. You have to subscribe
to a service and register with the IM service you want to use.
Voice messages
Voice messages are stored by your network operator. If your
network operator provides a voice message service, people calling
you may have the option to record a message for you if your Vertu
phone is turned off, or if you do not answer your phone.
Tex t e ntry
You can enter text using traditional or predictive text input. When
using traditional text input, press the
NUMBER keys repeatedly until
the desired character appears. In predictive text input you can enter
a letter with a single keypress.
When you enter text, the icon will appear at the top of the
display if predictive text input is turned on (see “Predictive text
input” on page 24). If traditional text input is enabled the
icon will
be displayed.
One of the following icons will appear next to the text input icon to
signify which character case is enabled:
Indicates upper case is used in editing
Indicates mixed case is used in editing
Indicates lower case is used in editing
To scroll through the character case options, press the # key
repeatedly.
To change between letter mode and number mode, press and hold
the
# key and select the appropriate mode.
Traditional text input
Press a NUMBER key, 1 to 9, repeatedly until the desired character
appears. Not all characters available under a number key are printed
on the key. The characters available depend on the selected writing
language. See “Language settings” on page 46.
If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present
one, wait until the cursor appears, or briefly press any of the
navigation keys and enter the letter.
The most common punctuation marks and special characters are
available under the 1 key. For more characters, press
* .
Predictive text input
To turn predictive text on or to revert to traditional text input:
1. With the cursor in the Tex t: field, press Options.
2. Select Prediction options » Prediction.
3. Select On for predictive text or select Off to turn predictive text off.
To select the prediction type:
1. With the cursor in the Tex t: field, press Options.
2. Select Prediction options » Prediction type.
3. Scroll to one of the following options and then press Select:
Normal causes your Vertu phone to predict the word you require,
based on the characters that you have entered prior to a space
Word suggestions causes your Vertu phone to predict the word
you require and complete the word, based on the characters you
have entered so far.
Using predictive text input
Predictive text input allows you to write text quickly using the phone
NUMBER keys and a built-in dictionary.
Start writing a word using the NUMBER keys. Although the key has a
number of letters associated with it, press each key only once for
Because delivery of messages can fail, you should not rely
upon them for essential communications.
To quickly set predictive text input to On or Off when writing
text, press and hold Options or press and hold # and select
Prediction on or Prediction off.