LG F2300: Messages

Messages: LG F2300

F2300 USER GUIDE

Messages

Menu 5

This menu includes functions related to SMS (Short Message

Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), voice mail, as well

as the network’s service messages.

Write text message

Menu 5.1

You can write and edit text message, checking the number of

message pages.

1. Enter the Messages menu by pressing the left soft key

[Select].

2. If you want to write a new message, select Write text message.

3. To make text input easier, use T9.

4. Press [Insert] to attach the followings.

5. If you want to set option for your text, or to finish your writing,

press the left soft key [Options].

n Note The phone which supports EMS release 5 is available to send

colour pictures, sounds, text styles, etc.. The other party may not

receive pictures, sounds or text styles you sent properly if the

phone does not support such options.

Insert

] Symbol: You can add special characters.

] Picture: You can insert the Default graphics or graphics in My

pictures that are available for short messages.

] Sound: You can insert sounds that are available for short

messages.

] Text templates: You can use Text templates already set in the

phone.

] Contacts: You can add phone numbers or e-mail addresses in

address book.

] Signature: You can add your signature to the message.

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Options

] Send: Sends text messages.

1. Enter numbers of recipient.

2. Press key to add more recipients.

3. You can add phone numbers in the address book.

4. Press the left soft key after entering numbers.

All messages will be automatically saved in the outbox folder,

even after a sending failure.

] Save: Stores messages in Drafts.

] Font: You can select Size and Style of fonts.

] Colour: You can select Colour of foreground and background.

] Alignment: You can make the message contents aligned Left,

Center or Right.

] Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own word. This menu can

be shown only when edit mode is Predictive (T9Abc/T9abc

/T9ABC).

] T9 languages: Select a T9 input mode.

] Exit: If you press Exit while writing a message, you can end the

writing message and back to the Message menu. The message

you have written is not saved.

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Write multimedia message

Menu 5.2

You can write and edit multimedia messages, checking message

size.

1. Enter the Message menu by pressing the left soft key

[Select].

2. If you want to write a new message, select Write multimedia

message.

3. You can create a new message or choose one of the multimedia

message templates already made.

4. Press Insert to add Symbol, Photo, Take photo, Picture, Sound,

Voice memo, Text templates.

Options

] Send: You can send multimedia messages to multiple

recipients, priorities your message, and make it sent later as

well.

n Note All messages will be automatically saved in the outbox folder,

even after a sending failure.

Check with your service provider if the Priority service is

available.

] Preview: You can preview multimedia messages you wrote.

] Save: You can save multimedia messages In drafts or As

template.

] Add slide: You can add a slide before or after current slide.

] Move to slide: You can move to previous or next slide.

] Delete slide: You can delete current slides.

] Set slide format

- Set timer: You can set timer for slide, text, picture and sound.

- Swap text and picture: You can switch the position of picture

and text of the message.

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] Remove media: You can remove picture, sound or video in the

slide.

n Note This option can be shown only when any media exists.

] Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own word. This menu can

be shown only when edit mode is Predictive (T9Abc/T9abc

/T9ABC).

] T9 language: Select a T9 input mode.

] Exit: You can back to the Message menu.

n Note If you select the picture (15K) on writing multimedia message,

loading duration will take around 15 seconds at least. Furthermore,

you can’t activate any key during loading time. After 15 seconds, it

is available to write multimedia message.

Inbox

Menu 5.3

You will be alerted when you have received messages. They will be

stored in Inbox.

In Inbox, you can identify each message by icons. For detail, see

the icon directive.

Icon Icon directive

Multimedia message

Short message

SIM message

Read multimedia message

Read text message

Push message

Notified multimedia message

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If the phone shows ‘No space for SIM message’, you have to

delete only SIM messages from Inbox. If the phone displays ‘No

space for message’, you can make space of each repository as

deleting messages, media and applications.

SIM message

SIM message means the message exceptionally stored in SIM

card. You can move this message to the phone.

For notified multimedia message, you have to wait for downloading

and processing of the message.

To read a message, select one of the messages by pressing the

left soft key .

] View: You can view the received messages.

] Reply: You can reply to the sender.

] Forward: You can forward the selected message to another

party.

] Return call: You can call back to the sender.

] Delete: You can delete the current message.

] View information: You can view information about received

messages; Sender’s address, Subject (only for Multimedia

message), Message date & time, Message type, Message size.

] Delete all: You can delete all messages.

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Outbox

Menu 5.4

You can see sent and unsent messages here. For sent message,

you can see the delivery status.

The browsing is same as that for the inbox message.

Icon Icon directive

MMS Sent

MMS Unsent

MMS delivery confirmed

SMS sent

SMS unsent

SMS delivery confirmed

When you already sent the message:

] View: You can view the sent messages.

] Forward: You can forward the current message to other

recipients.

] Delete: You can delete the current message.

] View Information: You can view information about outbox

messages; Recipient’s address, Subject (only for Multimedia

message), Message date & time, Message type, Message size.

] Delete all: You can delete all messages didn’t send.

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Drafts

Menu 5.5

Using this menu, you can preset up to five multimedia messages

that you use most frequently. This menu shows the preset

multimedia message list.

The following options are available.

] View: You can see the multimedia messages.

] Edit: Modifies the massage you choose.

] Delete: Deletes the message you choose.

] Information: To view the information of the message.

] Delete all: Deletes all of the messages in the folder.

Listen to voice mail

Menu 5.6

Once this menu has been selected, simply press the left soft key

[OK] to listen to voice mail. You can also hold down the

key in standby mode to listen to voice mail.

n Note When you receive a voice mail, your phone displays the icon and

you hear an alert. Please check with your network provider for

details of their service in order to configure the handset correctly.

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Info message

Menu 5.7

(Dependent to network and subscription)

Info service messages are text messages delivered by the network

to GSM. They provide general information such as weather reports,

traffic news, taxis, pharmacies, and stock prices. Each type of

has the number; therefore, you can contact service provider as long

as you have input the certain number for the information. When you

have received an info service message, you can see the popup

message to show you that you have received a message or the

info service message is directly displayed. To view the message

again or not in standby mode, follow the sequence shown below;

Read

Menu 5.7.1

1. When you have received an info service message and select

Read to view the message, it will be displayed on the screen.

You can read another message by scrolling , , or

[Next].

2. The message will be shown until another message is reached.

Topics

Menu 5.7.2

(Dependent to network and subscription)

] Add new: You can add Info service message numbers in the

Phone memory with its nickname.

] View list: You can see Info service message numbers which you

added. If you press [Options], you can edit and delete info

message category which you added.

] Active list: You can select info service message numbers in the

active list. if you activate an info service number, you can receive

messages sent from the number.

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Templates

Menu 5.8

Text templates

Menu 5.8.1

You have 6 text templates as below;

Please call me back

I'm late. I will be there at

Where are you now?

I am on the way.

Top urgent. Please contact.

I love you.

Multimedia templates

Menu 5.8.2

You can use the following options.

] View: You can see multimedia templates.

] Edit: You can edit multimedia templates.

] Add new: Allows you to add new multimedia templates.

] Write messages: You can write and send multimedia

messages.

] Delete: You can delete multimedia templates.

] Delete all: Allows you to delete all multimedia messages.

Signature

Menu 5.8.3

You can make your Signature.

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Settings

Menu 5.9

Text message

Menu 5.9.1

] Message types:

Text, Voice, Fax, Natl. paging, X.400, Email, ERMES

Usually, the type of message is set to Text. You can convert

your text into alternative formats. Contact your service provider

for the availability of this function.

] Validity period: This network service allows you to set how long

your text messages will be stored at the message centre.

] Delivery report: If you set to Yes, you can check whether your

message is sent successfully.

] Reply via same service centre: When a message is sent, it

allows the recipients to reply and charge the cost of the reply to

your telephone bill.

] SMS centre: If you want to send the text message, you can

receive the address of SMS centre through this menu.

Multimedia message

Menu 5.9.2

] Priority: You can set the priority of the message you choose.

] Validity period: This network service allows you to set how long

your text messages will be stored at the message centre.

] Delivery report: If it is set to Yes in this menu, you can check

whether your message is sent successfully.

] Auto download: If you select on, you receive multimedia

messages automatically. If you select Off, you receive only

notification message in the inbox and then you can check this

notification. If you select Homenetwork only, you receive

multimedia messages depends on Homenetwork.

] Network settings: If you select multimedia message server, you

can set URL for multimedia message server.

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] Permitted types

Personal: Personal message.

Advertisements: Commercial message.

Information: Necessary information.

Voice mail centre

Menu 5.9.3

You can receive the voicemail if your network service provider

supports this feature. When a new voicemail is arrived, the symbol

will be displayed on the screen. Please check with your network

service provider for details of their service in order to configure the

phone accordingly.

] Home: You can listen to voice mails by selecting Home.

] Roaming: Even when you are in abroad, you can listen to voice

mails if roaming service is supported.

Info message

Menu 5.9.4

] Receive

Yes: If you select this menu, your phone will receive Info service

messages.

No: If you select this menu, your phone will not receive Info

service messages any more.

] Alert

Yes: Your phone will beep when you have received Info service

message numbers.

No: Your phone will not beep even though you have received

info service messages.

] Languages

You can select the language you want by pressing [On/Off].

Then, the info service message will be shown in the language

that you selected.

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Push messages

Menu 5.9.5

You can set the option whether you will receive the message or not.

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