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User's manual
PHL-7000 series
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Sending an SMS message
1. Starting from the main interface, select
New >
SMS
or click
.
2. Enter the recipients' numbers using one of the following methods:
●
Direct entry
: if you have a single recipient, enter the number directly then click the Next
button. If you have more than one recipient, enter their numbers then press the
Add
button
(arrow pointing downwards) to add them to the list.
●
From Phonebook
: if your message recipients are recorded in the Contacts folder of your
assistant, click the
Contacts
button and select your recipients and their numbers. Click
OK
next to add them to the Recipient list.
3. Enter the text of the message in the frame displayed. A character and SMS counter displays
the relevant sizes as entry proceeds. A typical message contains up to 160 characters but the
application can send content longer than this by linking more than one message together.
You can insert pre-recorded passages of text in your message using the
My text
menu.
4. The default setting is for transmission requests not to be carried out immediately. This
enables you to prepare your message off-line and to send it later on (to do this, select it in the
Outbox
, and select
Tools
>
Send
). Check the desired options:
●
Send now
: to send your message immediately.
●
High priority
: to display the content of your message directly on the recipient's mobile
phone screen.
●
Request return receipt
: to receive a return receipt.
●
UCS2 format
: to ensure compatibility with non-European language PDTs.
5. Click
OK
.
Note:
You can also send SMS from outside the application, such as follow:
●
From the
Contacts
folder of your PDT assistant, select the contact to whom you want to
send the SMS. You can either hold the click until a context menu is displayed and select
the
Send SMS
option, or click the
Tools
>
Send SMS
menu.
●
From the
Today
screen of your PDT assistant, click the
New
>
SMS
menu.