Messages; Short Message (Menu 5.1) - Samsung SGH-D600 User Manual

Messages

Using the Messages menu, you can use various
message formats, such as:
• text messages
• multimedia messages
• E-mail messages
• WAP push messages
• voice mail
• cell broadcast messages
Short message
(Menu 5.1)
Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and
receive short text messages to and from other GSM
mobile phones. In addition, your phone supports the
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), which enables you
to include pictures, melodies, and animated images in
your messages. To use this feature, you must subscribe
to your service provider's message service.
The Text Message icon ( ) appears when you have
received new text messages. If the memory is full, an
error message displays and you will be unable to receive
any new messages. Use the Delete option in each
message box to delete unwanted messages.
Create
(Menu 5.1.1)
In this menu, you can write and send text messages.
Creating a simple text message
1. Create your message.
You can create a message using standard Alphabet
characters or special Unicode characters, depending
on the setting in the Character support menu; see
page 96.
Notes:
• For further details about entering characters, see
page 30.
• You can enter up to 160 standard Alphabet characters
in your message. When you enter text using Unicode
characters, the maximum number of characters in a
message is reduced by approximately half.
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2. When you finish entering the message, press the
Options soft key. The following options are
available:
Note: when you press the key, the phone
automatically selects the Send and save
option. Skip to step 4.
• Send and save: allows you to first save a copy of
the message and then sends the message. You can
read the message in your Outbox.
• Send only: allows you to send the message. The
message is then deleted after sending.
• Save message: allows you to save the message in
the Draft box (Menu 5.1.4).
• For further details about Text style, Add media,
Text template, and Language select options,
see page 91.
3. Select Send and save, Send only, or Save
message, and press the Select soft key.
If you want to just save the message, select Save
message.
4. Enter a destination number.
5. If you want to send the message to more than one
person, press the Down and fill in another
destination field.
6. If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more phone
numbers. You can enter up to 10 numbers.
7. Press the Options soft key and then select Send. Or,
press the key.
The message is sent.
Note: when the phone fails to send the message, it asks
you if you want to retry. Press the Retry soft key or
the key to confirm. Otherwise, press the No
soft key and press the Save soft key to save the
message in the Outbox.
Creating a message using options
1. Create a message.
2. Press the Options soft key.
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