LG M6100: MESSAGES

MESSAGES: LG M6100

MESSAGES

Press the Menu key (<) and select Messages

2. After you complete the message, to select the

using navigation keys.

required option, press the left soft key [Options].

Your phone receives voice mail notification messages

The following options are available.

and Short Message Service (SMS) messages.

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Send: Enter the number or select the number

Voice mail and SMS are network services. Please

from the phonebook or the recent numbers. You

contact your network operator for more information.

can send a message up to 6 phone numbers at a

time. Press the left soft key [Options]. The

When the icon appears, you have received a new

following options will be displayed.

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voice mail. When the icon appears, you have

received a new text message. If the message memory

1. Send (It only shows after a phone number is

is full, a message is displayed, the icon flashes and

entered)

you cannot receive any new messages. Use the Delete

2. Recent list

option in the Inbox menu to delete obsolete messages.

3. Contact list

Once there is space in the message memory, any

• Save to drafts: Allows you to save the message

undelivered SMS messages will be received (provided

so that it can be sent later.

sufficient space is available).

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Font: Sets the font size and style.

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Colour: You can also set colour of the text

New message Menu 5.1

(foreground) and the background.

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Alignment: You can set the position of the

Write text message Menu 5.1.1

message – Right, Centre or Left.

1. Key in your message. For details on how to enter text,

refer to page 24 through 26 (Entering Text).

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• Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own

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Text templates: You can use text templates

words. This menu will only be shown when the

already set in the phone.

edit mode has been set to T9ABC/T9Abc/T9abc.

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Contacts: You can add phone numbers in the

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T9 languages: Select the desired language for

message.

T9 input mode. You can also deactivate the T9

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Symbol: You can attach special characters.

input mode by selecting ‘T9 off ’.

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My business card: You can attach your name

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Exit: If you select this whilst writing a message,

card.

you will be taken back to the message menu.

Also the written message will not have been

Write multimedia message Menu 5.1.2

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saved.

A multimedia message can contain text, images,

3. You can also send attachments with the message

and/or sound clips. This feature can be used only if

by pressing the right soft key [Insert], while you’re

it is supported by your network operator or service

entering a message.

provider. Only devices that offer compatible

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Images: You can send and receive text

multimedia message or e-mail features can receive

messages that contain pictures, known as

and send multimedia messages.

‘picture messages’. Several preset pictures are

1. Key in the multimedia message. Using the right

available in the phone and they can be replaced

soft key, you can input symbols and numbers, or

with new ones received from other sources.

use T9 input mode. After the multimedia message

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Sounds: If available, you can attach a sound

input, press the left soft key [OK].

available for a short message.

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2. Add an image and/or sound. You can move to the

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Set slide format

next section using the up/down navigation.

- Set timer: You can set the timer for slide, text,

3. You can add a slide by option menu using the

picture and sound.

left soft key. If press the left key and select

- Swap text and picture: You can switch the

“Add slide” from the option menu, you can add

position of picture and text of the message.

the new slide.

• Remove media: You can remove a picture or

4. Press the left soft key [Options]. The following

sound in the slide. This option can be shown

options are available.

only when any media file has been added.

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Send: Supports multiple numbers and email

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Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own word.

addresses.

This menu will only be shown when the edit

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Preview: Displays the multimedia message you

mode has been set to T9ABC/T9Abc/T9abc.

wish to send.

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T9 languages: Select the language for T9 input

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Save: Saves the multimedia message in drafts

mode. You can also deactivate the T9 input

or as a template.

mode by selecting ‘T9 off’.

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Add slide: Adds a slide before or after the

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Exit: If you select this whilst writing a message,

current slide.

you will be taken back to the message menu.

Also the written message will not have been

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Move to slide: Moves to the next or previous

saved.

slide.

5. Press the right soft key [Insert]. You can insert a

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Delete slide: Deletes the selected slide.

symbol, photo, or create a new photo, sound, new

sound, template, my Business card and contacts.

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Inbox Menu 5.2

SIM message

You will be alerted when you have received

SIM message means that the message is

messages. They will be stored in the Inbox.

exceptionally stored in the SIM card. You can

move this message to the phone.

In the Inbox, you can identify each message by

icons. For detail, see the icon directive.

When you are notified that you have received a

Icon Icon directive

multimedia message, you have to wait for the

message to be downloaded before you can view it.

Multimedia message

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To read a message, select one of the messages by

Short message

pressing the left soft key

<.

SIM message

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View: You can view the received messages.

Read multimedia message

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

Read text message

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Reply: You can reply to the sender.

Push message

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Forward: You can forward the selected message

Read push message

to another party.

Notified multimedia message

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Return call: You can call back to the sender.

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

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Information: You can view information about

you only have to delete the SIM messages from the

received messages; Sender’s address, Subject

Inbox. If the phone displays ‘No space for message’,

(only for Multimedia message), Message date &

you will then need to delete messages, media or

time, Message type, Message size.

applications to free up space.

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Delete all: You can delete all messages.

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Specific MMS options

Outbox Menu 5.3

• Repeat: Allows you to repeat reproduction of the

You can see the sent and unsent messages here.

selected multimedia message.

For sent messages, you can see the delivery status.

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Receive: (for multimedia message notification

The browsing is same as that for the inbox message.

only). Multimedia messages, unlike text

messages, must be downloaded from the server

Icon Icon directive

automatically or manually. The network initially

MMS sent

sends multimedia message notification: If the Auto

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retrieve option is off or an error has occurred,

MMS unsent

receipt must be confirmed by selecting [Receive].

MMS delivery confirmed

If the Auto retrieve option is on, the message is

SMS sent

automatically downloaded after receipt of

notification.

SMS unsent

SMS delivery confirmed

Specific download message options

• Information: Shows the content of the

When you already sent the message:

downloaded messages.

• View: You can view the sent messages.

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Load: Launches the WAP connection to the URL

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Forward: You can forward the current message to

contained in the download message. The phone

other recipients.

must be configured for WAP services to download

messages.

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

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• Information: You can view information about

This menu shows the preset multimedia message list.

outbox messages; Recipient’s address, Subject

The following options are available.

(only for Multimedia message), Message date &

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View: You can see the multimedia messages.

time, Message type, Message size.

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Edit: Allows you to modify the chosen message.

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Delete all: You can delete all messages in the

outbox.

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Delete: Deletes the message you choose.

When you didn’t send the message:

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Information: To view the information of the

message.

• View: You can view messages you didn't.

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Delete all: Deletes all of the messages in the

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

folder.

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Send: You can send the message.

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Information: You can view information about

Listen to voice mail Menu 5.5

outbox

This menu provides you with a quick way of

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Send all: You can send all the messages that have

accessing your voice mailbox (if provided by your

not been sent.

network). Before using this feature, you must enter

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Delete all: You can delete all messages that have

the voice server number obtained from your

not been sent.

network operator.

When new voice message is received, the

Drafts Menu 5.4

symbol will be displayed on the screen. Please

Using this menu, you can preset up to five multimedia

check with your network provider for details of their

messages that you use most frequently.

service in order to configure the handset correctly.

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Info message Menu 5.6

Templates Menu 5.7

(Dependant to network and subscription)

There are pre-defined messages in the list. You can

view and edit the template messages or create new

Info service messages are text messages sent by

messages. Two types of templates are available:

the network to mobile phone users. They provide

Text and Multimedia.

general information such as weather reports, traffic

news, taxis, pharmacies, and stock prices. When

Text templates Menu 5.7.1

you receive an info service message, a popup

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message will indicate a new message receipt or the

• Please call me back.

info service message will be displayed directly. In

• I’m late. I will be there at

standby mode, the following options are available

• Where are you now?

when viewing info service messages.

• I am on the way.

Read Menu 5.6.1

• Top urgent. Please contact.

When you have received broadcast messages and

• I love you.

select

Read to view the message, it will be displayed

on the screen.

The following options are available.

Topics Menu 5.6.2

• View: Views the selected message.

To create new topics, press the left soft key [Option]

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Delete: Deletes the template.

then select

Add new. If you already have topics, you

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Add new: Uses this to create new template.

can deactivate, edit, or delete them by using the left

soft key [Options].

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• Send via: To send via Text message or Multimedia

Settings Menu 5.8

message.

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Edit: Use this to edit the selected template.

Text message Menu 5.8.1

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Delete all: Deletes all templates.

• Message types: Text, Voice, Fax, Natl. paging,

X.400, Email, ERMES

Multimedia templates Menu 5.7.2

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

You can use the following options.

can convert your text into alternative formats.

Contact your service provider for the availability of

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View: Views the selected message.

this function.

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Delete: Deletes the template.

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Validity period: This network service allows you to

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Add new: Uses this to create new template.

set how long your text messages will be stored at

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Send via: To send via Text message or Multimedia

the message centre.

message.

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Delivery report: If you set to Yes, you can check

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Edit: Use this to edit the selected template.

whether your message is sent successfully.

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Delete all: Deletes all templates.

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Reply charging: When a message is sent, it

allows the recipients to reply and charge the cost

My business card Menu 5.7.3

of the reply to your telephone bill. This feature is

This option helps you to make your own name card.

not supported by some network operators.

Key in the name, mobile phone number, office

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

number, Fax number, and E-mail address.

you can receive the address of SMS centre

through this menu.

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Multimedia message Menu 5.8.2

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Permitted message types

• Priority: You can set the priority of the message

Personal

: Personal message.

you choose.

Advertisements: Commercial message.

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Validity period: This network service allows you to

Information: Necessary information.

set how long your multimedia messages will be

stored at the message centre.

Voice mailbox number Menu 5.8.3

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

You can receive the voicemail if your network

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can check whether your message is sent

service provider supports this feature. When a new

successfully.

voicemail has arrived, the symbol will be displayed

on the screen. Please check with your network

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Auto retrieve: If you select On, you receive

service provider for details of their service in order

multimedia messages automatically. If you select

to configure the phone accordingly.

Off, you receive only notification message in the

inbox and then you can check this notification. If

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Home: You can listen to voice mails by selecting

you select

Home network only, you receive

Home.

multimedia messages depends on Homenetwork.

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Roaming: Even when you are in abroad, you can

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Network settings: If you select multimedia

listen to voice mails if a roaming service is

message server, you can set URL for multimedia

supported.

message server.

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Info message Menu 5.8.4

• 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

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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.

Push messages Menu 5.8.5

You can set the option whether you will receive the

message or not.

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