Messaging
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Messaging settings
The Messaging settings have been divided into groups 
according to the different message types. Scroll to the 
settings you want to edit and press  .
Settings for text messages
Options when editing text 
message centre settings: New msg. centre, Edit, Delete, 
Help, and Exit.
Go to Messaging and select Options→ Settings→ Text 
message to open the following list of settings:
• Message centres - Lists all the text message service 
centres that have been defined. See ‘Adding a new text 
message centre’, p. 85.
• Msg. centre in use (Message centre in use) - Defines 
which message centre is used for delivering text 
messages and smart messages such as picture 
messages.
• Receive report (delivery report) - When this network 
service is set to Yes, the status of the sent message 
(Pending, Failed, Delivered) is shown in the Log. When set 
to No, only the status Sent is shown in the log. See p. 
21.
• Message validity - If the recipient of a message cannot 
be reached within the validity period, the message is 
removed from the text message service centre. Note 
that the network must support this feature. Maximum 
time is the maximum amount of time allowed by the 
network.
• Message sent as - The options are Text, Fax, Paging, and 
E-mail. For further information, contact your network 
operator.
Note: Change this option only if you are sure 
that your service centre is able to convert text 
messages into these other formats.
• Preferred connection - You can send text messages via 
the normal GSM network or via GPRS, if supported by 
the network. See ‘Packet data (General Packet Radio 
Service, GPRS)’, p. 42.
• Reply via same ctr. (network service) - By setting this 
option to Yes, if the recipient replies to your message, 
the return message is sent using the same text 
message service centre number.
Adding a new text message centre
1 Open Message centres and select Options→ New msg. 
centre.
2 Press  , write a name for the service centre and 
press OK.
3 Press  , press   and write the number of the text 
message service centre (Must be defined). Press OK. 
You need the message centre number to send text and 
picture messages. You receive the number from your 
service provider. 
• To take the new settings into use, go back to the 
settings view. Scroll to Msg. centre in use, press   and 
select the new service centre.