5. Messaging
If you have subscribed to a message network service, you can
send and receive messages to and from compatible phones
that also subscribe to a message service. You can also send
and receive multimedia messages and e-mail. Messaging
features are network services.
Important: Exercise caution opening messages.
Messages may contain malicious software or
otherwise be harmful to your phone or PC.
Note: When sending messages, your phone may
display
MESSAGE SENT
. This is an indication that the
message has been sent by your phone to the message
center number programmed into your phone. This is
not an indication that the message has been received
at the intended destination. For messages that fail, the
network will create a new error message, explaining
why the message was not delivered. Contact Verizon
for more details about messaging services.
■ TXT messaging
When composing TXT messages (SMS) or enhanced messages
(EMS, messages that can contain graphics, sounds or
formatted text), the number of characters used (out of a
maximum per message) appears in the top left corner of the
message screen. Segments are created when the message
length exceeds the maximum allowed number of characters.
The number of segments used (out of a maximum of 7) appears
in the top right corner of the message screen. No additional
text can be entered when all segments and characters have
been used. Segments are delivered as individual messages.
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The use of special characters takes up more space than
standard characters.
E-mail addresses are counted as characters. Enhanced messages
cannot be sent to e-mail addresses.
For information on entering text into messages, see "Text
entry," p. 26.
■ PIX and FLIX messaging
PIX and FLIX messages are multimedia messages that can
contain text, sound, a picture, and a video clip. Your phone
supports PIX messages that are up to 350 KB and FLIX messages
that are up to 200 KB. If the maximum size is exceeded, your
phone may not be able to receive the message. Depending
upon your network services, you may receive a message that
includes an Internet address where you can go to view the
PIX and FLIX messages.
Pictures are scaled to fit the display area of the phone. Your
phone has a PIX and FLIX message viewer for playing messages.
Incoming messages reside in the inbox until the user deletes
or saves them. Once you save the PIX and FLIX message,
you can use the image as wallpaper or use the sound as a
ringtone, unless the content is protected by copyright.
See "PIX and FLIX," p. 31.
Only compatible devices that offer picture or video message
features can receive and display PIX and FLIX messages. The
appearance of PIX and FLIX messages may vary depending on
the receiving device.
Copyright protections may prevent some images, ringtones,
and other content from being copied, modified, transferred,
or forwarded. Contact Verizon for availability of and a
subscription to the multimedia messaging service (MMS).
PIX and FLIX messaging supports the following formats:
•
Picture: JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, BMP, WBMP, and PNG
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•
Sound: MIDI, SP-MIDI, QCP-13K, EVRC, SMAF, and MP3
•
Video: MPEG-4
If a received message contains unsupported elements, these
elements may be replaced with an alert such as
File format
not supported
.
You can receive multimedia message notification, but cannot
receive multimedia messages if you have a call in progress or
other applications running, or you are in an active browsing
session. Because delivery of multimedia messages can fail
for a variety of reasons, do not rely solely upon them for
essential communications.
Important: Exercise caution when opening messages.
Multimedia message objects may contain malicious
software or otherwise be harmful to your phone.
■ New messages
To compose a new message, select
Message
>
New Msg
>
TXT Msg
,
PIX Msg
, or
FLIX Msg
.
TXT message
To write and send a TXT message, do the following:
1. Select a recipient. To add an existing number or address,
select
Add
>
From Contacts
,
Groups
, or
Recent Calls
,
highlight the recipient, and select
MARK
>
Done
.
You may also use the keypad to manually enter a phone
number or e-mail address in the
To:
field. Scroll down to
the next available address field to enter each recipient.
The default entry mode for the
To:
field is 123 (number).
To switch to multi-tap mode for e-mail address entry,
select
123
>
Abc
or
ABC
. See "Text entry," p. 26.
To add a manual entry to your contact list, select
Add
>
To Contacts
. See "Create new contacts," p. 50.
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2. To open the text entry field, select
OK
.
3. Compose a message using the keypad. See "Text
entry," p. 26.
4. To send the message, select
SEND
.
To save the message as a draft, press the end key, and
select
Yes
>
OK
. Your message is saved in the
Drafts
folder.
TXT message options
To customize a new TXT message, select
Options
when the cursor
is in the text entry field, and select one of the following options:
Save As Draft
—Save your message into the
Drafts
folder.
Add Graphic
—Include a graphic icon in your message.
Enhanced messages cannot be sent to e-mail addresses.
Add Sound
—Include a sound in your message. Enhanced
messages cannot be sent to e-mail addresses.
Add Quick Text
—Insert text from the
Quick Text
gallery into
your document. See the
Quick Text
option under "All message
settings," p. 47.
Priority Level
—To set the priority level, select
Normal
or
High
.
Cancel Msg
—Close out of the message without sending, if a
recipient is entered in the
To:
field. Select
Yes
>
OK
to save
the message in the
Drafts
folder.
PIX message
To compose and send a PIX message, do the following:
1. Select a recipient. To add an existing number or address,
select
Add
>
Contacts
,
Groups
, or
Recent Calls
, highlight
the recipient, and select
MARK
>
Done
. To upload an
image to the online picture album, select
Add
>
To PIX Place
>
OK
.
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You may also use the keypad to manually enter a phone
number or e-mail address in the
To:
field. Scroll down to
the next available address field to enter each recipient.
The default entry mode for the
To:
field is 123 (number).
To switch to multi-tap mode for e-mail address entry,
select
123
>
Abc
or
ABC
. See "Text entry," p. 26.
To add a manual entry to your contact list, select
Add
>
To Contacts
. See "Create new contacts," p. 50.
2. To open the text entry field, select
OK
.
3. Enter text into the
Text:
field of the PIX message using
the keypad. See "Text entry," p. 26. When composing PIX
messages, the number of characters used (out of a
maximum of 1000 per message) appears in the top left
corner of the message screen. No additional text can be
entered when all characters have been used.
4. To add a picture, scroll to
PIX:
, select
My PIX
, the desired
picture, and
OK
. To add a new picture using the built-in
camera, select
Camera
>
TAKE
>
OK
.
5. To add a sound file, scroll to
Sound:
, select
Sounds
, a
recorded sound, and
OK
. To record a new sound, select
Sounds
>
Record New
. The new sound is added to the top of
the gallery list. Select
Play
to preview a recorded sound.
6. To add a message title, scroll to
Subject:
. Enter text
(up to 100 characters) using the keypad.
7. To send the message, select
SEND
.
To save the message as a draft, press the end key, and
select
Yes
>
OK
. Your message is saved in the
Drafts
folder.
PIX message options
To set PIX message options, select
Options
>
Text:
,
PIX:
,
Sound:
, or
Subject:
and from the following:
Preview
—View your message (after adding PIX file).
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Add Quick Text
—Insert text from the
Quick Text
gallery
(in
Text:
and
Subject:
only).
Save As Draft
—Save your message into the
Drafts
folder.
Priority Level
—To set the priority level, select
Normal
or
High
.
Remove PIX
—Remove picture from message (if previously added).
Remove Sound
—Remove sound file from message
(if previously added).
Add Slide
—Add a slide to the message.
Cancel Msg
—Close out of the message without sending, if a
recipient is entered in the
To:
field. Select
Yes
>
OK
to save
the message in the
Drafts
folder.
FLIX message
To compose and send a FLIX message, do the following:
1. Select a recipient. To add an existing number or address,
select
Add
>
Contacts
,
Groups
, or
Recent Calls
, highlight
the recipient, and select
MARK
>
Done
. Select
Add
>
To
PIX Place
>
OK
to upload to the online picture album.
You may also use the keypad to manually enter a phone
number or e-mail address in the
To:
field. Scroll down to
the next available address field to enter each recipient.
The default entry mode for the
To:
field is 123 (number).
To switch to multi-tap mode for e-mail address entry,
select
123
>
Abc
or
ABC
. See "Text entry," p. 26.
To add a manual entry to your contact list, select
Add
>
To Contacts
. See "Create new contacts," p. 50.
2. To open the text entry field, select
OK
.
3. Enter text into the
Text:
field of the FLIX message using
the keypad. See "Text entry," p. 26. When composing
FLIX messages, the number of characters used (out of a
maximum of 1000 per message) appears in the top left
corner of the message screen. No additional text can be
entered when all characters have been used.
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4. To add a picture, scroll to
FLIX:
, select
My FLIX
, the desired
video clip, and
OK
. To add a new video using the built-in
camera, select
Video
.
5. To add a message title, scroll to
Subject:
. Enter text (up to
100 characters) using the keypad.
6. To send the message, select
SEND
.
To save the message as a draft, press the end key, and
select
Yes
>
OK
. Your message is saved in the
Drafts
folder.
FLIX message options
To set FLIX message options, select
Options
>
Text:
,
FLIX:
, or
Subject:
and from the following:
Preview
—View your message (after adding FLIX file).
Add Quick Text
—Insert text from the
Quick Text
gallery
(in
Text:
and
Subject:
only).
Save As Draft
—Save your message into the
Drafts
folder.
Priority Level
—To set the priority level, select
Normal
or
High
.
Remove FLIX
—Remove video clip from message
(if previously added).
Cancel Msg
—Close out of the message without sending, if a
recipient is entered in the
To:
field. Select
Yes
>
OK
to save
the message in the
Drafts
folder.
■ Inbox
Your phone can receive text messages, enhanced messages,
PIX/FLIX messages, e-mails using SMS, WAP push messages,
and alerts in the inbox. This is a network service.
Upon receiving an incoming message, an alert is displayed.
You may open the message immediately or view it later. Select
View Now
to open the new message in the inbox. If you select
View Later
, the new message notification icon (
) is displayed,
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and you must open the inbox to view new messages. You may
receive a message that includes an Internet address where
you can go to view your messages.
To open the inbox and view or edit messages, select
Message
>
Inbox
.
If
Auto View
or
Auto Receive
are enabled for incoming
messages,
View Now
and
View Later
are not displayed.
See "Message settings," p. 46.
View the inbox
The number of messages in the inbox is shown in parentheses.
When you open the inbox, the list of messages is displayed.
The newest messages are displayed first. Select a message
and
Erase
>
OK
to delete the selected message, or select
Options
and from the following options:
Reply
—Send a
TXT Msg
,
PIX Msg
, or
FLIX Msg
reply.
Reply w. Copy
—Send a reply which includes the original
message text (TXT messages only).
Forward
—Forward the message to another phone number or
e-mail address or upload the message to
PIX Place
.
Lock
or
Unlock
—Protect or unprotect the selected message
from
Erase
and
Erase All
commands.
Add to Contacts
—Save the contact information to the
contact list.
Erase Inbox
—Delete all messages in your
Inbox
.
Message Info
—Display sender information and time stamp.
View or play messages
To view or play a message in the inbox, select the message
and
OPEN
. If necessary, scroll up or down to view the whole
message. You can scroll left or right to view the content of
the other messages in the inbox.
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With the message open, you can select from the following:
Forward
—Forward the message to another recipient.
Erase
—Delete the message (messages without sound or FLIX
files attached only).
Save FLIX
—Save the FLIX file. You can rename the FLIX file
before saving.
Save PIX
—Save the PIX file. You can rename the PIX file
before saving.
Save Sound
—Save the sound file. You can rename the sound
file before saving.
Save As Ringtone
—Save as a ringtone. You can rename the
ringtone file before saving.
Save Quick Text
—Save the message text in the
Quick
Text
gallery.
Lock
—Locks the FLIX file so that it cannot be deleted from
the
My FLIX
gallery.
Add To Contacts
—Save the contact information to the
contact list.
Message Info
—Display sender information and time stamp.
Mute
or
Unmute
—Turn on or off the sound of a sound object
(messages with sound or FLIX files attached only).
PLAY
—Start the FLIX playback (FLIX message with FLIX file
attached only).
REPLY
—Send a
TXT Msg
,
PIX Msg
, or
FLIX Msg
reply. This option
is not available if you are viewing a FLIX message with a FLIX
file attached.
Options
—Select from the available options.
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■ Sent messages
The
Sent
folder is used to store TXT, PIX, and FLIX messages
that have been delivered to their recipients. The number of
messages stored in the
Sent
folder is shown in parentheses.
To open the
Sent
folder, select
Message
>
Sent
.
The list of sent messages is displayed. The newest messages
are displayed first. Select a message, and from the following:
Erase
—Select
Yes
>
OK
to delete the sent message.
Options
—Select from the available options.
OPEN
—View the message. With the message open, you can
select from the following options:
•
Erase
—Delete the message (messages without sound or
FLIX files attached only).
•
Mute
or
Unmute
—Turn on or off the sound of a sound
object (messages with sound files attached only).
•
Play
—Start FLIX message playback.
•
RESEND
—Resend the message.
•
Options
—Select from the available options.
■ Draft messages
The drafts folder is used to store drafts of TXT, PIX, and FLIX
messages. The number of messages stored in
Drafts
is shown
in parentheses. To open the drafts folder, select
Message
>
Drafts
. The list of draft messages is displayed. The newest
messages are displayed first. Highlight a message, and select
from the available options.
■ Message settings
To configure settings for messages, select
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Settings
>
All Msg
,
TXT Msg
, or
PIX-FLIX Msg
>
OK
.
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All message settings
Select from the following options to apply settings to
all messages:
Auto Save
—Automatically save all sent messages to the
Sent
folder. Select
On
or
Off
to enable or disable
Auto Save
. Select
Prompt
to receive a prompt to save after each message is sent.
Auto Erase
—Automatically erase the oldest (unlocked) message
from your inbox if it is full. Select
On
or
Off
. If
Auto Erase
is set
to
Off
, a message is displayed when memory is full prompting
you to manually delete unwanted messages from your inbox.
Quick Text
—View and edit
Quick Text
entries, which are short,
prewritten messages that can be recalled and inserted into a
TXT message. The gallery of preloaded and user-defined
Quick
Text
entries is displayed. To add an entry, select
New
, enter
the text, and select
OK
. To erase a
Quick Text
entry, highlight
the entry, and select
Erase
>
Yes
.
Voicemail #
—Change the default voice mail speed dialing
number. Enter the new number, and select
OK
.
Entry Mode
—Change the default entry mode for the text entry
area in a TXT message and the text and subject entry areas in
PIX and FLIX messages. Select
Word
,
Abc
,
ABC
,
123
, or
Symbols
.
Callback #
—Change the default callback number that is sent.
Enter the new number, and select
OK
.
Signature
—Create or edit text that will automatically append
to each outgoing message. Select
Custom
, enter the signature
text, and select
OK
. Select
None
>
OK
to turn off the
Signature
function.
TXT message settings
To view the content of a received TXT message, select
Txt
Auto View
>
On
. The content of incoming TXT messages is
displayed when the phone is in the standby mode.
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To create or edit text that automatically appends to each
outgoing TXT message, select
Signature
. Select
Custom
,
enter the signature text, and select
OK
. Select
None
>
OK
to
turn off the
Signature
function. A signature for TXT
messages cannot be created if a signature is enabled using
the
All Msg
>
Signature
menu.
PIX or FLIX message settings
To download the content of a received PIX or FLIX message,
select
Auto Receive
>
On
.
To create or edit text that automatically appends to each
outgoing PIX and FLIX message, select
Signature
. Select
Custom
, enter the signature text, and select
OK
. Select
None
>
OK
to turn off the
Signature
function. A signature for PIX and
FLIX messages cannot be created if a signature is enabled using
the
All Msg
>
Signature
menu.
■ Message options
To erase messages, select
Message
>
Options
and from the
available options. Messages are permanently deleted.
■ Voice mail messages
Voice mail is a network service that allows you to listen to
voice messages recorded in the voice mailbox. When you
have a new voice message, your phone alerts you, and you
are prompted to listen now or listen later. If you select
Listen later
, the new voice mail icon (
) is displayed in
the standby mode.
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Listen to voice mail messages
When you have a new voice message alert, select
Listen now
>
OK
to access your voice mailbox. To reach the voice mail
screen to play back existing voice messages, select
Message
>
Voicemail
. To access voice mail using speed dial, press and
hold 1.
The voice mail screen displays the number of new messages
and the date and time of the last message received. To access
your voice mailbox, select
OPEN
.
To reset the voice mail counter, select
Clear
>
Yes
>
OK
. The
new voice mail icon will no longer appear on the screen.
The clear voice mail icon option does not delete voice mail from
your voice mailbox. To delete messages, you must access your
voice mailbox and use the voice mail system commands. If you
exceed the storage limit for your voice mailbox, old messages
may be overwritten.
■ E-mail messages
To launch the Internet browser and access the e-mail messaging
screen, select
Message
>
. This is a network service.
Important: Exercise caution when opening messages.
E-mail messages may contain malicious software or
otherwise be harmful to your phone.
■ Mobile instant messaging
To access instant messaging (IM), select
Message
>
Mobile
IM
>
Get New App
. This is a network service.
■ Chat
To launch a browser and chat with IM users, select
Message
>
Chat
. This is a network service.
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