46 Making and receiving different types of calls
Sending and receiving text messages
Your radio may be able to send and receive text messages.
Reading text messages
When your radio receives a message,
SDM
(short data
message) flashes in the lower left-hand corner of the display
and the radio gives three short, medium-pitched beeps.
■
To read
a message, long press the menu key
. The
message appears across both rows of the display.
■
To scroll through the message, use the arrow keys
.
■
To display a message from the start, hold down the PTT
key and press the left arrow key .
■
To display a message from the end, hold down PTT and
press the right arrow key .
Exiting message mode
When you have finished reading a message:
■
Long press the menu key
to exit.
OR
■
Press the clear key
to delete the message (the radio
reverts to the mode it was in before you viewed the
message).
Sending a text message
Note:
This feature is only available for radios with an
alphanumeric keypad.
To send a message:
1
Long press the menu key
to enter menu mode (if the
radio displays a submenu option, press the clear key
to
enter the main menu).
2
Scroll through the main menu options using the arrow
keys
until
SEND SDM
is displayed, then short press
the menu key to display
ENTER SDM
.
