Motorola TALKABOUT T900 Guide De L'utilisateur page 6

• If you have one or more unread messages, 1 flashes on the Standby screen.
Turning Your Communicator (PIC) Off
You can turn off your communicator (PIC) to save battery power. (The communicator
(PIC) receives messages stored by the system when the unit is turned back on within
the coverage area.)
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Setting Transmitter Mode
When the transmitter is turned off, the communicator cannot send messages or replies.
However, your communicator (PIC) can receive messages.
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From the Main menu, press or to highlight
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Press or to highlight Transmitter Off
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Press or to highlight Yes or
Messaging Service Instructions
To begin messaging service, contact your service provider for activation instructions. The
phone number of the messaging service can be found in the literature provided by the
service provider.
Sending a Test Message to Yourself
After you have activated your service, it's a good idea to test your communicator (PIC) and
service by sending a message to yourself. Start by using the telephone number, web site, or
email address (and a wireless address) provided by your service provider. Then, enter a
short message. If you are sending a word message from a telephone, an operator will assist
you; otherwise, press the telephone buttons to enter a numeric message or type a message
and send it. While you are waiting for the message to reach your communicator (PIC),
refer to "Reading Messages" on page 29 for information about how to read a message. If
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Creating a Signature
Your TalkAbout T900 Personal Interactive Communicator's messaging features allow
you to create a signature for your messages and automatically append your signature
to each message you send. To do so, proceed as follows.
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From the Main menu, press or to highlight
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Press or to highlight Signature
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Using the keyboard, type your signature as you want it to appear in your messages and
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Time and Date
Setting the Time and Date
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From the Main menu press or to highlight
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Press to highlight Set Time & Date
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Press or to change the hour, minutes, and date. Press
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When you are finished setting the time and date, press
return to the Preferences menu. Press
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Alerts
Setting the MailBox Alert Mode
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From the Main menu press or to highlight
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Press or to highlight MailBox Alert
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Press , , , or to highlight the desired alert and press
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your communicator (PIC) does not receive the message within a few minutes, contact
your service provider. After you have tested the communicator (PIC), read the rest of
this guide to learn about the many useful features of your new communicator (PIC).
Backlight
In low-light conditions, press and hold
illuminated until the communicator (PIC) times out and returns to the Standby screen.
To manually turn the backlight off, press and hold
Setting Up Your Communicator (PIC)
This section explains how to set the time and date, alarm time, alert mode, News/Info
Inbox alerts, and other features via the Preferences menu.
. Using the Main Menu
Use the Main menu for the following features:
• Access the MailBox
• Access the New/Info InBox
• Send Messages
• Access Info-On-Demand (If Info-On-Demand services are available)
• Access the Address Book
• Access the Personal Folder
• Access the News/Info Folder
• Delete all read messages in the InBoxes
• Change Preferences
• Display Vital Signs
• Turn the communicator (PIC) Off
From the Standby screen, press
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• Alert durations are shortened when the battery is low.
Setting the News/Info Alert Mode
Your communicator (PIC) provides the capability to set the alert modes for information
messages differently than for personal messages to distinguish between message types.
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You can set a unique alert for News/Info InBox messages that have not been assigned to an
InBox.
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Setting News/Info InBox Alerts
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Your communicator (PIC) provides the capability to set an alert for each information
inbox.
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Setting the Alert Volume
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From the Main menu press
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or to highlight News/Info InBox
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to highlight the desired alert option and press
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