LG S5200 black: Messages

Messages: LG S5200 black

Messages

Press the Menu key ( ) and select Messages

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

Messages

using navigation keys.

text, refer to page 24 through 26 (Entering Text).

2. After you complete the message, to select the

New message Menu 5.1

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

The following options are available.

Write text message (Menu 5.1.1)

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Send: Enter the number or select the number from

Your phone receives voice mail notification messages

the phonebook or the recent numbers. You can

and Short Message Service(SMS) messages.

send a message up to 6 phone numbers at a time.

Voice mail and SMS are network services. Please

Press the left soft key [Options]. The following

contact your network operator for more information.

options will be displayed.

When the icon appears, you have received a

1 Send (It only shows after a phone number is

new voice mail. When the icon appears, you

entered)

have received a new text message. If the message

memory is full, a message is displayed, the icon

2 Recent numbers

flashes and you cannot receive any new messages.

3 Search

Use the Delete option in the Inbox menu to delete

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Save to drafts: Allows you to save the message so

obsolete messages.

that it can be sent later.

Once there is space in the message memory, any

undelivered SMS messages will be received (provided

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Font: Sets the font size and style.

sufficient space is available).

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Colour: You can also set colour of the text

(foreground) and the background.

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Alignment: You can set the position of the

message - Right, Centre or Left.

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Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own words.

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Contacts: You can add phone numbers in the

Messages

This menu will only be shown when the edit mode

message.

has been set to T9ABC/T9Abc/T9abc.

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Symbol: You can attach special characters.

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T9 languages: Select the desired language for T9

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My business card: You can attach your name card.

input mode. You can also deactivate the T9 input

mode by selecting ‘T9 off ’.

Write multimedia message (Menu 5.1.2)

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Exit: If you select this whilst writing a message,

A multimedia message can contain text, images,

you will be taken back to the message menu. Also

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

the written message will not have been saved.

is supported by your network operator or service

3. You can also send attachments with the message

provider. Only devices that offer compatible

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

multimedia message or e-mail features can receive

entering a message.

and send multimedia messages.

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Images: You can send and receive text messages

1. Key in the multimedia message. Using the right

that contain pictures, known as ‘picture messages’.

soft key, you can input symbols and numbers, or

Several preset pictures are available in the phone

use T9 input mode. After the multimedia message

and they can be replaced with new ones received

input, press the left soft key [OK].

from other sources.

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

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Sounds: If available, you can attach a sound

next section using the up/down navigation.

available for a short message.

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

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Text templates: You can use text templates already

soft key. If press the left key and select "Add slide"

set in the phone.

from the option menu, you can add the new slide.

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

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Add T9 dictionary: You can add your own word.

Messages

options are available.

This menu will only be shown when the edit mode

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has been set to T9ABC/T9Abc/T9abc.

Send: Supports multiple numbers and email

addresses.

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T9 languages: Select the language for T9 input

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mode. You can also deactivate the T9 input mode

Preview: Displays the multimedia message you

by selecting 'T9 off'.

wish to send.

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Exit: If you select this whilst writing a message,

Save: Saves the multimedia message in drafts or as

you will be taken back to the message menu. Also

a template.

the written message will not have been saved.

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Add slide: Adds a slide before or after the current

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

slide.

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

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Move to slide: Moves to the next or previous slide.

sound, template,My Business card and Contacts.

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Delete slide: Deletes the selected slide.

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Set slide format

- Set timer: You can set the 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 a picture or

sound in the slide. This option can be shown only

when any media file has been added.

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Messages

then need to delete messages, media or applications

Messages

Inbox Menu 5.2

to free up space.

You will be alerted when you have received messages.

They will be stored in the Inbox.

SIM message

In the Inbox, you can identify each message by icons.

SIM message means that the message is

For detail, see the icon directive.

exceptionally stored in the SIM card. You can

move this message to the phone.

Icon Icon directive

Multimedia message

When you are notified that you have received a

Short message

multimedia message, you have to wait for the

message to be downloaded before you can view it.

SIM message

To read a message, select one of the messages by

Read multimedia message

pressing the left soft key .

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Read text message

View: You can view the received messages.

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

Push message

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Reply: You can reply to the sender.

Read push message

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Forward: You can forward the selected message to

Notified multimedia message

another party.

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Return call: You can call back to the sender.

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

only have to delete the SIM messages from the Inbox.

If the phone displays ‘No space for message’, you will

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Information: You can view information about

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Load: Launches the WAP connection to the URL

Messages

received messages; Sender’s address, Subject (only

contained in the download message. The phone

for Multimedia message), Message date & time,

must be configured for WAP services to download

Message type, Message size.

messages.

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Delete all: You can delete all messages.

Outbox Menu 5.3

Specific MMS options

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You can see the sent and unsent messages here. For

Repeat: Allows you to repeat reproduction of the

sent messages, you can see the delivery status. The

selected multimedia message.

browsing is same as that for the inbox message.

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Receive: (for multimedia message notification

only). Multimedia messages, unlike text messages,

Icon Icon directive

must be downloaded from the server automatically

or manually. The network initially sends multimedia

MMS Sent

message notification: If the Auto retrieve option is

MMS Unsent

off or an error has occurred, receipt must be

MMS delivery confirmed

confirmed by selecting [Receive]. If the Auto

retrieve option is on, the message is automatically

SMS sent

downloaded after receipt of notification.

SMS unsent

Specific download message options

SMS delivery confirmed

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Information: Shows the content of the

downloaded messages.

When you already sent the message:

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View: You can view the sent messages.

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Messages

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Forward: You can forward the current message to

Messages

Drafts Menu 5.4

other recipients.

Using this menu, you can preset up to five

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

multimedia messages that you use most frequently.

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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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time, Message type, Message size.

View: You can see the multimedia messages.

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Delete all: You can delete all messages in the

Edit: Allows you to modify the chosen message.

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

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View: You can view messages you didn't.

message.

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Delete: You can delete the current message.

Delete all: Deletes all of the messages in the

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 accessing

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Send all: You can send all the messages that have

your voice mailbox (if provided by your network).

not been sent.

Before using this feature, you must enter the voice

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Delete all: You can delete all messages that have

server number obtained from your network operator.

not been sent.

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When new voice message is received, the

Topics (Menu 5.6.2)

Messages

symbol will be displayed on the screen. Please check

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

with your network provider for details of their service

then select Add new. If you already have topics, you

in order to configure the handset correctly.

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

soft key [Options].

Info message Menu 5.6

(Dependant to network and subscription)

Templates Menu 5.7

Info service messages are text messages sent by the

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

network to mobile phone users. They provide general

view and edit the template messages or create new

information such as weather reports, traffic news,

messages. Two types of templates are available: Text

taxis, pharmacies, and stock prices. When you receive

and Multimedia.

an info service message, a popup message will

indicate a new message receipt or the info service

Text templates (Menu 5.7.1)

message will be displayed directly. In standby mode,

the following options are available when viewing info

• Please call me back.

service messages.

• I’m late. I will be there at

Read (Menu 5.6.1)

• Where are you now?

When you have received broadcast messages and

• I am on the way.

select Read to view the message, it will be displayed

• Top urgent. Please contact.

on the screen.

• I love you.

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Messages

The following options are available.

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Set slide format: Sets the timer for slide, text, or

Messages

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to align the message contents right, left, top and

View: Views the selected message.

bottom.

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Delete: Deletes the template.

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Remove media: You can remove a picture or

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Add new: Uses this to create new template.

sound in the slide. This option can be shown only

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Send via: To send via Text message or Multimedia

when any media file has been added.

message.

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Add T9 dictionary: You can add our own word.

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Edit: Use this to edit the selected template.

This menu can be shown only when the edit mode

is Predictive.

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Delete all: Deletes all templates.

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T9 languages: Selects T9 input mode.

Multimedia templates (Menu 5.7.2)

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Exit: Exits the menu.

You can use the following options.

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My business card (Menu 5.7.3)

Preview: Displays the draft multimedia message.

This option helps you to make your own name card.

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Save: Saves multimedia messages as templates.

Key in the name, mobile phone number, office

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Edit subject: You can edit the subject.

number, Fax number, and E-mail address.

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Add Slide: Adds a slide before or after the current

slide.

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Move to slide: Moves to the next or previous slide.

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Delete slide: Deletes the highlighted slide.

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Settings Menu 5.8

Multimedia message (Menu 5.8.2)

Messages

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Priority: You can set the priority of the message

Text message (Menu 5.8.1)

you choose.

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Message types:

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Validity period: This network service allows you to

set how long your multimedia messages will be

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

stored at the message centre.

ERMES

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Delivery report: If it is set to Ye s in this menu,

Usually, the type of message is set to Te x t . You can

you can check whether your message is sent

convert your text into alternative formats. Contact

successfully.

your service provider for the availability of this

function.

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Auto retrieve: If you select on, you receive

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multimedia messages automatically. If you select

Validity period: This network service allows you to

Off, you receive only notification message in the

set how long your text messages will be stored at

inbox and then you can check this notification. If

the message centre.

you select Home network only, you receive

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

multimedia messages depends on Homenetwork.

whether your message is sent successfully.

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Network settings: If you select multimedia

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Reply charging:

When a message is sent, it allows

message server, you can set URL for multimedia

the recipients to reply and charge the cost of the

message server.

reply to your telephone bill. This feature is not

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Permitted message types

supported by some network operators.

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Personal: Personal message.

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

you can receive the address of SMS centre through

Advertisements: Commercial message.

this menu.

Information: Necessary information.

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Messages

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Alert

Messages

Voice mailbox number (Menu 5.8.3)

You can receive the voicemail if your network service

Ye s: Your phone will beep when you have received

provider supports this feature. When a new voicemail

Info service message numbers.

has arrived, the symbol will be displayed on the

No: Your phone will not beep even though you

screen. Please check with your network service

have received info service messages.

provider for details of their service in order to

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configure the phone accordingly.

Languages

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Home: You can listen to voice mails by selecting

You can select the language you want by pressing

Home.

[On/Off]. Then, the info service message will be

shown in the language that you selected.

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Roaming: Even when you are in abroad, you can

listen to voice mails if a roaming service is

Push messages (Menu 5.8.5)

supported.

You can set the option whether you will receive the

message or not.

Info message (Menu 5.8.4)

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Receive

Ye s: 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.

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