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Accessing the Messaging submenu
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. 
2. Select a submenu.
New Message / Messages /Drafts /Voicemail / Mobile IM /Social 
Beat / Email /Chat
NOTES
From idle mode, pressing the Left Soft Key [Message] functions 
as a hot key to access the Messaging submenu. 
When By Contact is selected for Messages View in Message 
Settings, pressing the Left Soft Key [Message] displays the 
Messages folder if you have a received message(s).
When By Time is selected for Messages View in Message 
Settings, the Inbox folder and the Sent folder will appear in the 
Messaging submenu instead of the Messages folder. 
By Contact is the default setting. If By Time is selected, navigating 
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New Message Alert
There are two ways your handset alerts you to new messages: 
1.  The handset displays a message on the screen. 
2. The message icon (  ) appears on the idle screen. In the case of 
a high priority message, the 
 icon will be displayed. 
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New Message
Allows you to send messages (Text, Picture, Video, and Voice). Each 
message has a destination (Address) and information (Message). 
These are dependent upon the type of message you want to send.
NOTE
The voice dictation mode allows you to enter text into the Text 
or Subject field of a message, by speaking instead of typing 
characters. To use this mode, speak into the handset microphone 
while pressing and holding the Voice Commands Key . The 
spoken phrases will be converted into text. For more details about 
the voice dictation mode, see page 39. 
Sending a Text Message
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. Press  
New Message,  TXT Message.
2. Enter the phone number or e-mail address of the recipient.  
By pressing the Right Soft Key [Add] in the To field you can 
choose from the following: 
From Contacts: Search for a phone number or e-mail address 
which is stored in the Contact List. 
Recent Calls: Search for a phone number stored in Recent Calls. 
Groups: Search for a group stored in your Contacts. 
To Contacts: Stores the phone number in the Contact List. 
To PTT Contacts: Stores the phone number in the PT T Contact 
List. (This option is available only when the PT T feature is turned 
on.)
3. Press the Center Select Key [OK]. 
4. Type your message. 
5. Press the Center Select Key [SEND] to send the message.  
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NOTE
If you send a Text message to a phone without Text capabilities, 
you will still be notified that the message was sent, however the 
message will not be received. 
Sending a Picture Message
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. Press  
New
Message,  Picture Message. 
2. Enter the phone number or e-mail address of the recipient. 
  By pressing the Right Soft Key [Add] in the To field you can 
choose from the following: 
From Contacts: Search for a phone number or e-mail address 
which is stored in the Contact List.
Recent Calls: Search for a phone number stored in Recent Calls.
Groups: Search for a group stored in your Contacts.
To  O n l i n e  A l b u m : Send a picture and/or a sound to Online Album 
storage. 
To Contacts: Stores the phone number in the Contact List.
To PTT Contacts: Stores the phone number in the PT T Contact List. 
(This option is available only when the PT T feature is turned on.) 
3. Press the Center Select Key [OK]. 
4. Type your message in the Te x t: field. 
5. Scroll to the Picture field, then press the Left Soft Key [My Pics]. 
6. Select the picture you want to include in your message, then press 
the Center Select Key [OK]. 
7.  Scroll to and edit any additional fields as desired. 
8. Press the Center Select Key [SEND] to send the picture message.  
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Sending a Video Message
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. Press  
New Message,  Video Message. 
2. Enter the phone number or e-mail address of the recipient. 
  By pressing the Right Soft Key [Add] in the To field you can 
choose from the following: 
From Contacts: Search for a phone number or e-mail address 
which is stored in the Contact List.
Recent Calls: Search for a phone number stored in Recent Calls.
Groups: Search for a group stored in your Contacts.
To  O n l i n e  A l b u m : Send a video to Online Album storage. 
To Contacts: Stores the phone number in the Contact List.
To PTT Contacts: Stores the phone number in the PT T Contact List. 
(This option is available only when the PT T feature is turned on.)
3. Press the Center Select Key [OK]. 
4. Type your message in the Te x t: field. 
5. Scroll to the Video field and press the Left Soft Key [My Video]. 
6. Select the video you want to attach to your message, then press 
the Center Select Key [OK]. 
7.  Scroll to and edit any additional fields as desired. 
8. Press the Center Select Key [SEND] to send the video message.  
A sending screen appears. 
Sending a Voice Message
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. Press  
New Message,  Voice Message. 
2. The RECORD NEW screen appears. Press the Center Select Key 
[OK] to record a voice message. Press the Center Select Key 
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3. Enter the phone number or e-mail address of the recipient. 
  By pressing the Right Soft Key [Add] in the To field you can 
choose from the following: 
From Contacts: Search for a phone number or e-mail address 
which is stored in the Contact List.
Recent Calls: Search for a phone number stored in Recent Calls. 
Groups: Search for a group stored in your Contacts.
To  O n l i n e  A l b u m : Send a voice to Online Album storage. 
To Contacts: Stores the phone number in the Contact List.
To PTT Contacts: Stores the phone number in the PT T Contact 
List. (This option is available only when the PT T feature is turned 
on.) 
4. Press the Center Select Key [OK].
5. Type your message in the Te x t: field.
6. Scroll to and edit any additional fields as desired. 
7.  Press the Center Select Key [SEND] to send the voice message.  
A sending screen appears.
Customizing the Message Using Options
You can customize a new Text Message, Picture Message, Video 
Message or Voice Message, by pressing the Right Soft Key [Options] 
to access the following features.
NOTE
Available options vary depending on the field you selected or the 
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Insert Quick Text : Inserts Quick Text into a message. 
Add : Allows you to add a Graphic, Animation, Sound, Signature, 
Name Card or Contact.  
(The Add option only appears for a Text Message. The Signature 
option appears only when Signature is set to Custom in Message 
Settings and “No” is selected for the confirmation message “Insert 
Signature for all Messages?”.) 
Preview: Displays the Picture/ Video message as it would appear to 
the recipient. (This option only appears for a Picture/ Video Message)
Review: Plays back the recorded sound to hear the Voice message 
as it would be heard by the recipient. (This option only appears for a 
Voice Message)
Save As Quick Text : Saves the text to the Quick Text list. Quick Text 
can save up to 100 characters per phrase.
Format Text: Allows you to change the look of the text. You can 
select the following options: Alignment, Font Size, Font Style, Te x t 
Color or Background. (This option only appears for a Text Message) 
Save As Draft: Saves the message into the Drafts folder. 
Add Slide: Inserts multiple pictures into a message. (This option only 
appears for a Picture Message) 
Add Signature: Inserts the signature text into a message.  
(This option only appears for a Picture/ Video/ Voice Message, and 
only when Signature is set to Custom in Message Settings and “No” 
is selected for the confirmation message “Insert Signature for all 
Messages?”.)
Priority Level: Assigns a priority to the message. (High/Normal)
Callback #: Inserts a pre-programmed callback number in your 
message. (This option only appears for a Text Message)
Remove Picture: Removes the picture from the message.  
(This option only appears for a Picture Message)
Remove Sound: Removes the sound from the message.  
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Remove Slide: Removes the slide from the message.  
(This option only appears for a Picture Message)
Remove Video: Removes the video from the message.  
(This option only appears for a Video Message)
Remove Recording: Removes the recorded voice message.  
(This option only appears for a Voice Message)
Cancel Message: Cancels message editing and returns to the 
Messaging submenu. 
Using Contacts to Send a Message
To select an entry saved in your Contacts as the recipient instead of 
manually entering the address: 
1.  From idle mode, press the Center Select Key [MENU], select 
Messaging, then press the Center Select Key [OK]. Press  
New Message.
2. Press  TXT Message or  Picture Message or  
Video Message or  Voice Message.
3. Press the Right Soft Key [Add].
4. Press  From Contacts.
5. Scroll to the Contact entry containing the destination, then press 
the Center Select Key [MARK].
6. Press the Left Soft Key [Done] then press the Center Select Key 
[OK] to go to the Te x t field.
NOTE
You can send a message to up to ten people at a time. 
7.  Scroll to and edit any additional fields as desired. 
8. Press the Center Select Key [SEND] to send the message.  
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Messages
Your handset alerts you in the following 3 ways when you receive a 
new Text, Picture, Video, or Voice message:
By displaying a message notification on the screen.
By sounding a beep or vibrating (if Vibrate Mode is set).
The message icon 
 appears on the idle screen. In the case of a 
high priority message, the 
 icon will be displayed. 
The Messages menu displays all messages sent and received from a 
contact together. 
1.  From idle mode with the flip open, press the Center Select Key 
[MENU], select Messaging, then press the Center Select Key 
[OK]. Press  Messages. 
2. Select a contact. You can select one of the following options:
To view a list sorted by time of messages received from or sent to 
the selected contact, press the Center Select Key [OPEN]. 
Then the statuses of all messages in the list are changed to 
opened/read.
A new text message can be sent to the selected contact, by 
entering text in the text box “Type to send a message” above the 
message list and then press the Center Select Key [SEND]. 
To view contents of a message received from or sent to the 
selected contact, press the Center Select Key [OPEN], select a 
message, then press the Center Select Key [OPEN].  
When you press  while displaying a message, the handset 
reads out the message with a synthetic voice. 
To reply to the selected contact, press the Left Soft Key [Reply]. 
You can select one of the following options:  
TXT Message / Picture Message / Video Message / Voice 
Message
Press the Right Soft Key [Options] to select one of the following 
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Erase: Erases all messages sent to and received from the 
selected contact. (All Messages incluing Unread/All Except 
Unread Messages)
Add To Contacts: Stores the callback number, e-mail address, 
and numbers from the address of the sender/recipient into your 
Contacts. (This option is available only if the sender/recipient is 
not in your Contacts.)
Add To PTT Contacts: Stores the callback number and 
numbers from the address of the sender/recipient into your PT T 
Contacts. (This option is available only when the PT T feature is 
turned on.) 
Manage Messages: Manages the message selected from 
all messages sent to and received from the selected contact. 
(Erase/Lock/Unlock/Mark as Read/Mark as Unread)
Sort Alphabetically: Temporarily sorts the list of contacts in 
alphabetical order by sender/recipient name. When the list of 
contacts is sorted alphabetically, you can search the contact 
by entering a name or beginning letters of a name in the Go To 
Field at the bottom of the screen. (This option does not appear 
when the list of contacts in the Messages folder is displayed in 
alphabetical order.)
Sort by Time : Sorts the list of contacts by sent/received time. 
(This option does not appear when the list of contacts in the 
Messages folder is displayed by time.)
Messaging Menu: Returns to the Messaging submenu.
To create a new message, select New Message, then press 
the Center Select Key [OK]. You can select one of the following 
options: 
TXT Message / Picture Message / Video Message / Voice 
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NOTES
While a received message is being displayed, pressing the Send 
Key will display the list of phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and 
URLs included in the message.  
Using the list, you can perform the following actions:  
Select a phone number to make a call to that number. 
Select an e-mail address to store it in the Contact List 
Select a URL to access the website.
Locked messages cannot be deleted using Erase Messages and 
Erase All functions. 
If Auto Erase Inbox is set to Off, new messages cannot be 
received when the storage space becomes full. Even if Auto 
Erase Inbox is set to On, new messages cannot be received when 
the storage space becomes full, if all messages in Inbox are 
unread or locked. In that case, erase unnecessary messages. 
Storage space may be affected by the combined size and content 
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Reading out Unread Messages with the Flip Open
The handset reads out unread received messages one after another 
for you with the synthetic voice.
1.  From idle mode, press and hold the Voice Commands Key .
2. The handset reads out the unread received messages (if any) one 
after another. You can perform any of the following operations while 
the handset is reading out a message: 
Press the Directional Key  right to go to the next message for 
reading.
Press the Directional Key  left to go back to the previous 
message for reading.
Press the Left Soft Key [Again] to go back to the top of the 
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