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5 - SMS
SMS
Thanks to the
SMS
button, you can send an SMS to
subscribers all over the world. An SMS (Short Message
Service) is a service which permits short written
messages to be sent to mobile phones or other SMS-
compatible devices.
The number of characters you can send per message is
dependent upon the service provider and the country you
are sending your SMS from (e.g. France 160 characters,
Italy 640 characters).
SMS Parameters
Presentation of the sender
This setting allows you to show the name or the number
of the sender when sending an SMS.
41 - SMS SERVICE / SENDER
1
Press , enter
41
using the keypad.
2
Select the required presentation of the sender
option,
ON
or
OFF
,
using the or
keys.
3
Validate with
OK
.
SMS Center transmission number
This setting allows you to enter the transmission number
for the SMS Server. Your Internet provider will provide
you with this number.
421 - SMS SERVICE / INIT. SMS / SERVER
1
Press , enter
421
using the keypad.
2
Enter the number of the transmission server using
the numerical keypad.
3
Validate with
OK
.
Sending an SMS
1
Press the
key.
2
Write your SMS using the alphabetical keypad.
To do so, an editor is at your disposal:
• for upper case letters, use the
Ï
key,
• to move inside the data entry field, use
and ,
• to move in the text from one word to another,
press
CTRL
and one of the navigator keys (
or ).
• to go to the next line, use
,
• to delete a character (by moving the cursor to
the left), use
Í
or
C
.
3
Validate with
OK
.
4
Dial the number of the recipient (mobile phone or
any other SMS-compatible device) in one of the
following ways:
• dial the number using the numerical keypad,
• enter the first letters of the recipient name,
• press the
key until the required name
appears (names are classified in alphabetical
order).
Your SMS may be sent to only one person or to
several people. To send an SMS:
• to only one person, press
OK
to confirm.
• to several people:
5
Press the
key and enter the next recipient's
number
.
6
Repeat the operations as many times as required
(10 persons max.). Press
OK
to validate the last
recipient; "
SENDING SMS
" is displayed as the
SMS is being sent.
• If
SMS
appears, then the SMS has been put on hold
and a further attempt will take place a couple of
minutes later. To immediately execute or cancel
transmission, refer to paragraph
Transmission
waiting queue
, page 27.
• To check the SMS has been sent properly, you may
print the transmission/reception log (refer to paragraph
Printing the logs
, page 40).
Important
The SMS service is dependent upon
the country and the service provider.
Note
There is a special scale of charges for
the SMS service.
