LG T5100: Messages [Menu 5]

Each received message has the following options available.

Press the left soft key [Options].

• Reply: Replies to the received message.

• Forward: Forwards a received message to other recipients.

• Return call: Calls the sender’s phone.

• Extract: Extracts a picture, sound, text web page or email address

from the message. These will be saved in My folder, Phonebook, or

bookmarks.

• Delete: Deletes the selected message from the Inbox.

Outbox [Menu 5-1-3]

You can view the list and contents of sent messages in this menu

and can also verify if the transmission was successful.

Icon Description

Sent SIM message

Sent message

The following options are available.

• Forward: Forwards the current message to other recipients.

• Delete: Deletes the selected message from the Outbox.

Draft [Menu 5-1-4]

In this menu, you can see the message list saved as draft. Scroll

through the list using the up/down navigation keys. You can send

draft messages by pressing the left soft key [Options].

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Messages [Menu 5]

Settings [Menu 5-1-5]

This menu lets you set up the default SMS information.

• Message types: Sets the default message type (Text, Voice, Fax,

Paging, X.400, E-mail, and ERMES). The network can convert the

messages into the selected format.

• Validity period: Sets the length of time for which your text

messages will be saved at the SMS center while attempts are

made to deliver them to the recipient. Possible values are 30

minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week and the maximum

authorised by your network operator.

• Paper: You can insert one of 4 wallpaper images to a text

message.

• Delivery report: Activates or deactivates the report function. When

this function is activated, the network informs you whether or not

your message has been delivered.

• Pay for reply: Allows the recipient of your SMS message to send

you a reply via your message centre, if the service is provided by

the network.

• Message centre number: Saves or changes the number of your

SMS centre when sending text messages. You must obtain this

number from your service provider.

• Bearer setting: Selects GPRS or GSM. Contact your network

operator or service provider for information related to setting a

selected bearer, pricing and connection speed.

Multimedia messages (MMS) [Menu 5-2]

A multimedia message can contain text, images, and/or sound clips.

This feature can be used only if it is supported by your network

operator or service provider. Only the devices that offer compatible

multimedia message or e-mail features can receive and send

multimedia messages.

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Write [Menu 5-2-1]

1. Key in the text message. Using the right soft key, you can input

symbols, numbers and emoticons, or select the text input mode.

After the text message input, press the left soft key [Done].

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

using the up/down navigation.

3. You can add a slide by moving the cursor on , then pressing

the OK key or the left soft key [Select]. You can also add a slide

using the right soft key [Menu].

Note

• Up to 9 slides are affordable.

4. Press the right soft key [Menu]. The following options are

available.

• Send: Select this to send the multimedia message. This phone

supports multiple numbers and e-mail addresses.

• Preview: Displays the multimedia message you wish to send.

• Save: You can save the multimedia message in draft or as a

template.

• Delete: Deletes the message you’re been creating.

• Slide duration: Set the slide duration. Enter the desired

duration using the numeric keypad.

• Slide format: Select where to align the image.

• Add slide: Adds a slide before of after the current slide.

• Remove slide: Deletes the selected slide.

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Messages [Menu 5]

Inbox [Menu 5-2-2]

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

saved in the Inbox. You can identify each message by icons. For

details, see the icon description below.

Icon Description

Read normal message

Unread normal message

Read notification message

Unread notification message

Read high priority message

Unread high priority message

Read low priority message

Unread low priority message

If the phone has ‘No space for messages’, you can make space by

deleting messages, media and applications.

• Timer stop: The Timer stop menu is displayed when you receive a

message including various pictures. Usually, the pictures are

sequentially displayed automatically. However, if you select this

menu, you can see the next picture by pressing the left soft key

[Next] manually.

• Timer start: Select this to activate the slide show automatically

again.

• Previous slide: Displays the previous page.

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• Restart: Restarts the slide show from the first slide.

• Save message: Saves a multimedia message in draft form or as a

template.

• Save items: Extracts pictures or sounds. They will be saved in My

folder or Phonebook.

• Details: Displays information about received messages: Sender’s

address, Subject (only for Multimedia message), Message date &

time, Message type, Message size.

• Reply: Replies to the sender.

• Reply all: Replies to all senders.

• Delete message: Deletes the current message.

• Forward: Forwards the selected message to other recipients.

Outbox [Menu 5-2-3]

Use this to see sent messages. For each sent message, you can

see the delivery status.

Icon Description

Sent

• Timer stop: The Timer stop menu is displayed when you receive a

message including various pictures. Usually, the pictures are

sequentially displayed automatically. However, if you select this

menu, you can see the next picture by pressing the left soft key

[Next] manually.

• Timer start: Select this to activate the slide show automatically

again.

• Previous slide: Displays the previous page.

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Messages [Menu 5]

• Restart: Restarts the slide show from the first slide.

• Save message: Saves a multimedia message in draft form or as a

template.

• Save items: Extracts pictures or sounds. They will be saved in My

folder or Phonebook.

• Details: Displays information about received messages: Sender’s

address, Subject (only for Multimedia message), Message date &

time, Message type, Message size.

• Delete message: Deletes the current message.

• Forward: Forwards the selected message to other recipients.

Draft [Menu 5-2-4]

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.

• Send: Select this to send the multimedia message. This phone

supports multiple numbers and e-mail addresses.

• Preview: Displays the multimedia message you wish to send.

• Save: You can save the multimedia message in draft or as a

template.

• Delete: Deletes the message you’re been creating.

• Slide duration: Set the slide duration. Enter the desired duration

using the numeric keypad.

• Slide format: Select where to align the image.

• Add slide: Adds a slide before of after the current slide.

• Remove slide: Deletes the selected slide.

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Settings [Menu 5-2-5]

Via this menu, you can set up the default multimedia message

information.

The following options are available.

• Message title: Enter the message title.

• Slide duration: Set the duration of each slide.

• Alignment: Select where to align the image.

• Valid period: Set the duration for keeping messages on the

network server.

• Auto download

- On: If you select this, messages are downloaded automatically

on receipt.

- Confirm: Requires you to confirm you want to download the

message.

- Off: Defers downloading messages.

• Profiles: See page 94 for further information.

Voice messages [Menu 5-3]

This menu provides you with a quick way of accessing your voice

mailbox (if provided by your network).

Before using this feature, you must enter the voice server number

obtained from your network operator.

When a new voice message is received, the symbol will be

displayed on the screen. Please check with your network provider for

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

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Messages [Menu 5]

Listen to voice messages [Menu 5-3-1]

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

[OK] to listen to voice messages. You can also hold down the 1

key in standby mode to listen to voice messages.

Voice mail centre [Menu 5-3-2]

You can input and set the voice mailbox centre.

Info service [Menu 5-4]

Info service messages are text messages sent by the network to

mobile phone users. They provide general information such as

weather reports, traffic news, taxis, pharmacies, and stock prices.

Each type of information is associated with a number, which can be

obtained from the network operator. When you receive an info

service message, a popup message will indicate a new message

receipt or the info service message will be displayed directly. In

standby mode, the following options are available when viewing info

service messages.

Receive [Menu 5-4-1]

Use this to enable or disable the reception of broadcast messages.

Inbox [Menu 5-4-2]

The list of received broadcast messages can be searched and the

contents viewed.

Topics [Menu 5-4-3]

(Dependent to network and subscription)

To create new topics, press the left soft key [Options] then select

Add new. If you already have topics, you can deactivate, edit, or

delete them by using the left soft key [Options].

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Alert [Menu 5-4-4]

Set alert On or Off for a new broadcast message.

Auto display [Menu 5-4-5]

If you select this option On, all received broadcast messages will be

automatically displayed.

Languages [Menu 5-4-6]

(Dependent to network and subscription)

This option lets you select the preferred languages. Cell broadcast

messages will be displayed in the selected language. If you use all

the languages supported by the phone, select Automatic at the end

of the list.

Templates [Menu 5-5]

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

the template messages or create new messages. Two types of

templates are available: Text and Multimedia.

Text messages [Menu 5-5-1]

• Please call me back.

• I’m late. I will be there at...

• Where are you now?

• I’m on the way.

• Top urgent. Please contact.

• I love you.

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Messages [Menu 5]

The following options are available.

• Edit: Use this to write a new message or edit the selected template

message from the text template list.

• Delete: Deletes the selected template message from the text

template list.

• Send via text message: Use this to send the selected template

message by SMS.

• Send via multimedia message: Use this to send the selected

template message by MMS.

• Add new: Use this to create a new template.

Multimedia messages [Menu 5-5-2]

• Send: Sends the multimedia template. Supports multiple numbers

and email addresses.

• Preview: Displays the draft multimedia message.

• Save: Saves multimedia messages in draft form or as templates.

• Delete: Deletes the multimedia template.

• Slide duration: Set the slide duration. Enter the desired duration

using the numeric keypad.

• Slide format: Select where to align the image.

• Add Slide: Adds a slide before or after the current slide.

• Remove Slide: Deletes the highlighted slide.

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