Each message can be up to 160 characters in length. The number of remaining
characters that can be entered is displayed above the message.
Text characters are entered using the keypad. Each keypad button is labelled with up
to 4 text characters (e.g. 7 = PQRS). The text characters are entered by pressing the
keypad once for the first character, twice for the second, and three times for the third,
and so on.
After a short delay, the cursor will advance to the next character entry. Entered
characters are inserted immediately to the right of the cursor.
Punctuation characters (full stop, comma, question mark, etc) are entered using the #
key. A space is entered with the * key.
Each line displays up to 12 characters. Up to five lines can be displayed at once. If more
than five lines of text are entered, the lines will be scrolled up.
The text used in the message is lowercase, left justified.
The ◄ and ► keys are used to scroll the cursor left or right.
A short press of the ‘E’ key will erase the character to the left of the cursor. A long
press on the ‘E’ key will erase the complete message.
Press the ‘B’ key to return to the previous screen.
Press the ‘S’ key to display the Send screen, which allows you to select a Contact from
the Contacts menu. See Para 6.10.6\\todo – Sending Status, Template and Text
Messages below for further information.
6.10.5. Sending Status, Template and Text Messages
To send Status, Template and Text Messages carry out the following:
1. When the message has been selected/created and is ready to be sent, press the
‘S’ key to display the Send screen (see Figure 23 below).
2. On the Send screen, use the ▲ and ▼ keys to select the ‘CONTACT’ option.
Press the ‘S’ key. An individual Contact Details screen from the Contact List will
be displayed (see Figure 11).
3. To select a different contact than the one displayed, use the ▲ and ▼ keys.
4. With the correct Contact displayed, press the ‘S’ key to send the message.
5. Short messages confirming that the message is being sent and that delivery has
been successful or that delivery has failed will be displayed.
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