Motorola V66 User Guide

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MessagesÑText
Text messages are brief messages that you can send 
and receive (such as 
Where are we meeting?). 
Received messages appear on your phone display or 
in your text message inbox.
You must set up the text message inbox 
before you can send and 
receive these messages. The total number of messages the inbox 
can hold depends on the length of the messages, and the 
number of other messages and drafts stored in your phone.
Note: Your service provider may have already programmed the 
text...

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6OK (+) store the expiration period
7CHANGE (+) change the Reply Type
8S scroll to the default type of replies 
you want to sendÑtext messages, or 
other formats
9OK (+) store the reply type
10CHANGE (+) change the Cleanup setting
11S scroll to the period of time that 
messages stay in your inbox
12SELECT (+) select the cleanup period
If you select 
Custom, continue. 
Otherwise, the procedure is 
complete.
13S change the entry for the number or 
label
14S left or rightswitch between the...

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MessagesÑText 
Receiving a Text Message
Note: You must set up the text message inbox before you can 
receive text messages. See ÒSetting Up the Text Message InboxÓ 
on page 109.
When you receive a new message, your phone displays the 
X 
(message waiting) indicator and a 
New Message notiÞcation, 
and gives an alert. If reminders are turned on, your phone sends 
a reminder every Þve minutes until you close the new message 
notiÞcation, read the message, or turn off your phone. (See 
ÒRemindersÓ on...

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112Messages in the text message inbox are sorted from newest to 
oldest. The oldest messages are deleted as new ones are added. 
If you want to save a message, you should lock it to prevent it 
from being overwritten as new messages are received.
The 
Text Msg Menu includes the following options:
Find the FeatureM> Messages > Text Msgs
PressTo
1
S scroll to the message you want
(
d = unread and urgent,
n = read, f = read and locked)
2READ (+) open the message
3SAVE (-)
or
DELETE
 (+)
or
M...

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MessagesÑText 
Sending a Text Message
You can create and send a text message to one or more 
recipients. The text message feature lets you manually enter each 
recipientÕs phone number, or select one or more numbers from 
the phonebook or recent calls lists.
Note: When you manually enter phone numbers in the 
To Þeld, 
you must insert a space between each phone number. Press and 
hold 
1 to insert a space as needed.
Reply  Open a new text message, with the 
messageÕs 
Reply To number in the To...

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PressTo
1
CHANGE (+) select To
2keypad keys enter one or more phone numbers 
where you want to send the message
Tip: Remember to press and hold 
1 to insert a space between each 
phone number that you enter 
manually.
or
BROWSE
 (+) select one or more phone numbers 
from the phonebook or recent calls 
lists
3OK (+) store the number(s)
4CHANGE (+) select Msg
5keypad  keys enter the text message (see ÒEntering 
TextÓ on page 51)
Note: Message length is limited. 
When 40 or fewer...

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MessagesÑText 
Viewing the Status of Sent Text 
Messages
Text messages that you send are stored in the outbox. To view 
the contents of your outbox:
Messages are sorted from newest to oldest.
The following icons indicate message status:
8YES (-)
or
NO
 (+)send the message
cancel the message or save it as a 
draft
A saved message is stored in the 
drafts folder, where you can edit it 
and send it at a later time.
Find the FeatureM> Messages > Outbox
‡ = sending in progressY = delivered
m = sending...

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Shortcuts
Your phone includes several pre-programmed shortcuts. You can 
create additional shortcuts, if you like, to mark frequently used 
menu items.
Standard Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are pre-programmed in your phone. You 
cannot edit or delete these shortcuts.
User-Settable Shortcuts
You can create shortcuts to many menu features and 
applications. A shortcut takes you directly to the menu item, or 
performs the menu action (if applicable).
Do ThisTo
Press M, then press 
and hold 
M...

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Shortcuts 
Creating a Shortcut
You can assign a keypad shortcut, or both a keypad shortcut and 
a voice shortcut to a menu item.
A voice shortcut lets you go directly to a menu item by saying its 
shortcut name.
Tip: Make your voice recording in a quiet location. Hold the 
phone about four inches (10 centimeters) from your mouth, and 
speak directly into the phoneÕs microphone in a normal tone of 
voice.
Do ThisTo
1
Press Menter the menu system
2Scroll to the item to 
which you want to 
assign a...

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5Press CHANGE (+)
or
Press DONE (-)
or
Press S
change the keypad shortcut 
number, if necessary
select the default keypad 
shortcut number and close the 
shortcut editor if you do not 
want to assign a voice shortcut
scroll to 
Voice if you want to 
assign a voice shortcut
6Press RECORD (+) begin the recording process
The phone displays 
Press Voice 
key then say voice shortcut
.
7Press and release the 
voice key on the right 
side of your phone and 
say the shortcutÕs name 
(in two...