NEC e121 User Manual

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45From the main menu, select Message. Using this function, you can send and receive text messages with attached sound, image files, etc.Alternatively, you can press W navigation key to access the Message menu directly from the standby screen.The following folders in the Message menu have the following functions:• Inbox: The received messages are saved. (To enter, select Inbox from Message menu screen.)• Draft: The edited messages are saved.(To enter, select Draft from Message menu screen.)• Outbox: The sent messages are saved and specified. (To enter, select Outbox from Message menu screen.)When the storage memory is full, you cannot create a new message. Please delete unnecessary messages from time to time.Your phone supports the following messaging services:This number indicates thesize of the messageequivalent to the number ofSMS messages (maximumof 10).• SMS (Short Messaging Service) allows you to send short messages (maximum of 160 characters). To sendan SMS message, the destination phone number must be a mobile phone with an SMS service subscription.Long text messages (up to 1520 characters) can be transmitted and received via your phone. When long SMSmessages are sent or received by the phone, they are automatically broken down into a series of short SMSmessages. (Take note of the higher charges for these long messages sent). Animations, pictures and soundscan also be included inside the SMS.• EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service) is similar to SMS and allows you to send to another EMS capablemobile phone. In your EMS message, you can include formatted text, small graphics, animations and musicalsounds. If the destination phone is only capable of SMS, only the text part of the message will be received.The Short Messaging Service and linking of SMS messages are network dependent.• MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a service that allows you to send messages with multimedia filesattached. You can attach a sound file and an image file to an MMS message. When you receive an MMSmessage, you will be notified by a message from the MMS center. You can either automatically or manuallyreceive the contents of an MMS message.Message list screen options menuDepending on the type of message you are viewing, the available options menu may changeThe following options will be displayed when Left Softkey is pressed in the message list (Inbox/Draft/Outbox) screen:• View: Display the complete message, containing detailed information of the message such as the date, time and sender’s details. Ifthe highlighted message is a notification message, viewing it will download the MMS contents. (MMS only)• Reply via SMS: Display the SMS Edit screen to type a message to reply to the sender.(available for Inbox only)• Reply via MMS: Display the MMS New screen to compose a message to reply to the sender.(available for Inbox only)MessageMessage overview