Samsung Convoy 4 User Guide

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• 
Multimedia auto receive: Press On to 
automatically accept new multimedia messages. 
Press O� to have the phone prompt you to 
download new multimedia messages. 
• Group messaging: Con�gure default settings 
for messages sent to multiple contacts. Press 
Individual messages to allow recipients to only 
reply to you (not the group) , or press Group 
conversation to allow recipients to reply to the 
whole group. 
• Domain extensions: Create and manage a list 
of web and Email extensions for the Domain 
Extensions entry mode. Press 
 Erase to
  
delete extensions. Press 
  New to create new 
extensions. To modify an extension, highlight the 
extension and press   Edit. 
• Quick text: Create and manage preloaded 
phrases to add to messages. Press   Erase to  
delete phrases. Press   Options > New to add 
new phrases. To modify a phrase, highlight the 
phrase and press   Edit. 
• Emergency alerts: This device is designed 
to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from 
the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) , 
including Presidential Alerts, Imminent Alerts 
(Severe or Extreme) , and Amber Alerts (missing 
persons) . You may choose not to receive 
Imminent and Amber alerts, but Presidential 
Alerts cannot be disabled. 
• Voicemail #: Enter a new Voicemail speed dial. 
The default is *86. 
• Callback #: Press On to add a callback phone 
number to your messages and set the phone 
number. Press O� to omit a callback number 
(you can manually add a callback number to 
individual messages) . 
• Signature: Press Custom to add a signature 
to all messages, then use the   Directional  
keys to move to the signature �eld to create the 
signature. Press None to disable signatures.  
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Delivery receipt: Choose whether you are 
noti�ed when a message you send is delivered. 
Press On to be noti�ed for every message or O� 
to disable noti�cation (you can set an optional 
delivery receipt for individual messages when 
you create them) . 
• Social networks: Select your preferred social 
network as the default. Press 
Facebook, Twitter, 
or Let me choose. 
Receive Messages 
When you receive a message, you can choose to: 
• View now: Open the message for viewing. 
• View later: Dismiss the alert and save the message 
in the Messages folders. 
View Text Messages 
When you receive a text message, the alert sounds 
(unless turned o�) and New text message displays on 
the screen. 
1.  At the New Text Message prompt, press   OK to  
View now. 
2.  Press   Reply to respond to the message with a 
new Text, Picture, Video or Voice message. 
3.  Pr

ess   Erase to delete the message. 
4. W

hile viewing the message, press   Options for 
these message options: 
• Forward: Send the message to another 

recipient.
 
• Reply w. copy: Reply to the sender, plus other 
recipients, if desired, and include a copy of the 
original message. 
• Save as Quick text: Save the message text to 
the Quick Text list.  
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• Lock/Unlock: Lock or unlock the message to 
prevent deletion. 
• Add to contacts: Save the number of the sender 
to Contacts as a new entry or update to an 
existing entry. 
• Messaging font size: Select the font size, 
Normal or Large. 
• Extract addresses: Display all Contact 
Numbers, Email Addresses, and URLs extracted 
from the message, to call, send an email, or 
open the web page. 
• Message info: Display details about the 
message. 
View Multimedia Messages 
When you receive a multimedia message, an alert 
sounds (unless turned o�) and New multimedia 
message  displays on the screen. 
Note : This procedure describes default behavior. If you 
make changes to Message Settings, options or steps 
may be di�erent. 
1.  At the New Message prompt, press   OK to  
View now. 
2.  After loading, the attachment (and text, if any) 
displays. Use the   Directional keys to scroll to 
see the entire message, if necessary. 
3.  Pr

ess   Reply to respond to the message with a 
new Text, Picture, Video or Voice message. 
4.  Pr

ess   Erase to delete the message.  
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5. 
While viewing the message, press   Options for 
these message options: 
• Play again: Play the attached video or sound 
again. 
• Forward: Send the message to another 

recipient.
 
• Reply w. copy: Reply to the sender, plus other 
recipients, if desired, and include a copy of the 
original message. 
• Erase: (Voice or Picture message with attached 
Sound) Delete the message. 
• Save picture: (Picture messages only) Save the 
attached picture to My Pictures. 
• Save video: (Video messages only) Save the 
attached video to My Videos. 
• Save sound: (Voice or Picture message with 
attached Sound) Save the attached sound to My 
Sounds. 
• Save as ringtone: (Voice or Picture message 
with attached Sound) Save the attached sound 
as a ringtone. 
• View name card: (If Name card is attached) 
Display the attached name card. 
• Save name card: (If Name card is attached) 
Save the attached name card to Contacts. 
• Set as : Assign the attached picture as Wallpaper 
or Picture ID. 
• Save as Quick text: Save the message text to 
the Quick Text list. 
• Lock/Unlock: Lock or unlock the message to 
prevent deletion. 
• Add to contacts: Save the number of the sender 
to Contacts as a new entry or addition to an 
existing entry. 
• Extract addresses: Display all Contact 
Numbers, Email Addresses, and URLs extracted 
from the message, to call, send an email, or 
open the web page. 
• Message info: Display details about the 
message.  
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Emergency Alerts 
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive 
geographically-targeted Wireless Emergency Alerts. 
Alerts alert customers of imminent threats to their 
safety within their area. There is no charge for 
receiving an Emergency Alert. 
There are three types of Emergency Alerts: 
• Presidential 
• Imminent (Severe or Extreme) 
• Amber Alerts (missing person alert) 
Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts 
and Amber Alerts. 
Note : Presidential Alerts can not be disabled.  To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and 
Severe) and Amber Alerts, follow these instructions: 
1. 
From the Home screen, press   Menu > 
 Messaging. 
2.  Press   Settings  > Emergency alerts for the 
following options: 
• Receive alerts: All alerts are enabled by default 
(checkmark showing) . 
To disable alerts, highlight an alert and press 
Unmark, then press Done. 
• Alert reminder: Set alerts to repeat Once, 
Every 2 minutes, Every 15 minutes, or 
O� (no repeats) . 
• Alert vibrate: Press On to have the phone 
vibrate when new messages arrive. Press O� to 
disable this feature.  
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Message Folders 
Messages are stored in the message folders. You can 
choose how messages appear with the Inbox View 
setting in Message Settings. 
Note : To scroll through all messages in the Messages, 
Sent or Drafts folder, open one message, then press the   Directional keys left or right to scroll through the 
folders. 
View Messages by Contact 
By default, the Inbox View setting is set to Contact. 
All incoming and sent messages are stored in the 
Messages folder, grouped by contact name (if the 
sender/recipient is stored as a contact) , or phone 
number, to provide a threaded view of the message 
exchange. 
1.  From the Home screen, press   Message
. 
• The most recent message from each contact 
displays. The icon shows whether the message 
is new or already opened, and a number to the 
right indicates the number of unread messages 
from this contact/number.  2. 
Highlight New message to create a new message. 
3.  To view a message thread, use the   Directional  
keys to highlight a contact/number, then press   Open. 
4. To send a repl

y message, press   Reply. 
5.	 While vie

wing the list of contacts/messages, 
use the   Directional keys to highlight a 

contact/number, then press 
  Options for these 
options: 
• Erase: Delete the highlighted message thread. 
• Add to contacts: Save the sender or recipient’s 
number to a contact record (available If the 
number is not already saved) . 
• New message: Create a new message 

addressed to the contact/number.
  
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• 
Manage messages: Perform actions on multiple 
messages, including Erase, Lock, Unlock, Mark 
as Read, Mark as Unread, and Copy to Card 
(available if the memory card is inserted) . 
• Sort alphabetically: Display message threads 
by contact/phone number. 
• Messaging menu: Return to the Messaging 
menu. 
• Social networks: Update your networks by 
message. 
View Messages by Time 
When the Inbox View setting is set to Time, incoming 
messages are stored in the Inbox and sent messages 
are stored in the Sent folder, sorted by time. 
Note
: The Inbox folder is only present when the Inbox 
View setting is set to Time. 
Inbox Folder 
1.  From the Home screen, press   Message > 

Inbox.
 
2.  Use the   Directional keys to scroll the list 
of messages. Highlight a message, then press   Erase to delete the message, or press  Open to view the message. 
3.  Highlight a message, then press   Options  for 
message options: 
• Reply: Reply to the sender with a new message. 
• Reply w. copy: Reply to the sender, plus other 
recipients, if desired, and include the �rst 
100 characters of the original message in the 
Text �eld. 
• Forward: Send the message to another 

recipient.
 
• Add to contacts: Save the number of the sender 
to Contacts as a new entry or additional to an 
existing entry (available if the number is not 
already saved) .  
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From the Home screen, press   Mes sage > Sent. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• Extract addresses: Display numbers, Email 
Addresses, and URLs from the message, to call, 
send an email, or open the web page. 
• Message info: Display details about the 

highlighted message.
 
• Manage inbox: Perform actions on multiple 
messages, including Erase, Lock, Unlock, 
Mark as read, Mark as unread, and Copy to 
card (available if the memory card is inserted) . 
• Sort by sender: List all messages in the Inbox 
by Sender. 
• Sort by size: List all messages in the Inbox by 
Size. 
Sent Folder 
When the Inbox View setting is set to Time, outgoing 
messages are stored in the Sent folder by date and 
time. 
Note: The Sent folder is only present when the Inbox 
View setting is set to Time. 
1. 
2.  Use the   Dir
 ectional keys to scroll the list of 
messages. Highlight a message, then use these 
options: 
• Press   Erase to delete the message. 
• Press   Open to view the message. 
• Press  Options for message options: 
-Forward: Send the message to another 
recipient. 
-Resend: Send the message again, to the 
original recipients, plus new recipients if 
desired. 
-Add to contacts: Save the number of 
the sender to Contacts as a new entry or 
additional to an existing entry (available if the 
number is not already saved) . 
-Message info: Display details about the 
highlighted message. 
-Manage sent: Perform actions on multiple 
messages, including Erase, Lock, Unlock, and 
Copy to Card (available if the memory card is 
inserted) .  
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-Sort by recipient: List messages by the �rst 
addressee. 
-Sort by time/type: List messages by type 
(Text, Picture, Video or Voice) or by time 
received. 
Drafts Folder 
Drafts are messages you have created, but have not 
yet sent. You can review, edit or send a draft message. 
1. 
From the Home screen, press   Menu > 
 Messaging > Drafts. 
2.  Use the   Directional keys to scroll the list of 
messages. While viewing the list of messages, 
press   Options for message options: 
• Send: Send the message, as-is, to the listed 
recipients. 
• Add to contacts: Save the number of the sender 
to Contacts as a new entry or additional to an 
existing entry (available if the number is not 
already saved) . 
• Manage drafts: Perform actions on multiple 
messages, including Erase, Lock, Unlock, and 
Copy to card (available if the memory card is 
inserted) . 
• Sort by recipient: List all messages by the �rst 
addressee. 
• Sort by time/type: List messages by type (Text, 
Picture, Video or Voice) or by time created. 
3.  Highlight a message, then press   Erase
  to delete 
the message or press   Edit to edit the message 
before sending.  
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Voicemail 
From the Messaging menu, you can view the total of 
new voicemail messages, clear the voicemail counter, 
and call voicemail to check messages. 
1.  From the Home screen, press   Menu > 
 Messaging > Voicemail. 
2.  On the Voicemail screen, view the number of new 
messages. Press   Call to dial voicemail to check 
messages, or press   Clear to clear the voicemail 
counter. 
Social Networks 
Update your social networking sites from your phone. 
After setting up your accounts on your phone, you can 
update your status and upload media right from your 
phone. 
Note : You must add your phone number to your social 
networking accounts before accessing them with your 
phone. For more information, press   Help. 
1. From the Home screen, press   Menu > 
  Messaging > Social networks. 
2. 
Use the 
 Directional keys to highlight an option: 
• Update status: Enter text, then press 
 Send  
to select sites to update. 
• Facebook: Access options for updating and 
accessing your account. 
• Twitter: Access options for updating and 

accessing your account.
  
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