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RPX6500 P25 MOBILE RADIO - USER MANUAL
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5.16.3. SEND MESSAGE (SHORT OR TEXT)
This menu is used to send either a short message or a text message to another party.
Select Messages from the main menu and then choose either ‘
SMSG
’ (Short Message) or
‘
TXTMSG
’ (Text Message) from the Messages pop-up menu.
This screen allows the user to view and select a short message. It displays the selected short
message text.
The short message can be selected by using the and keys.
Press the ‘
Reset
’ function key (if configured) to return to the default screen without sending a
message.
Press the
Menu
or
Back
key to return to the Message Pop-up screen. When the
OK
key is
pressed, the Destination Pop-up screen is shown.
5.16.3.1. Text Message Screen
This screen allows editing and sending a free form text message. A text message can have a
maximum length of 210 characters. The number of characters entered is displayed in the top
right hand side.
The characters are entered via the keypad by pressing the relevant key one or more times to
choose each character.
The key is used to move the cursor to the left. The key is used to move the cursor to the
right.
A ‘
Reset
’ button press and hold for less than one second deletes the character to the left of the
cursor, and moves the cursor position to the left by one.
