5 or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below
Sel to select the required message.
The message appears on the Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the end of it. Use the
keypad to edit the message, if required.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn .
7 or to Send and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel .
8 Perform one of the following actions to send the message:
• or to scroll through the address list and select the required address. The message is
sent after the address is selected.
• or to [Other Recpnt] and press the Menu Select button below Edit. When a
blinking cursor appears on the Enter Address screen. Use the keypad to type the address
entry. Proceed to step 10 to send the message.
9 or to scroll through the address list and select the required address.
The message is sent after the address is selected.
10 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button to send the
message.
The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.
If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent.
If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone, the display shows Send failed and returns to
the main TMS screen.
NOTICE: You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See
Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 77 for more
information.
2.10.4
Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message
Before sending your message, you can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your
message.
2.10.4.1
Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
Prerequisites: Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure.
See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 75 for more information.
When and where to use:
NOTICE: The Priority Status icon on a message does not imply that the message gets higher
priority over the other messages when it is being transmitted. It is just an indication that can be
embedded into a message to let the receiver know that the message is important.
Procedure:
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn .
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