Text Messaging From Your Phone

You can send and receive text messages using your phone. SIP Instant (Text) Messaging is supported in real-time. Received messages will be indicated by a flashing Message waiting Indicator LED on the front of the phone and optionally a visual notification on the graphic display.

Please note that to make this work business text messaging need to be enabled by your administrator or by contacting us.

To read text messages:

(Optional) If multiple lines are configured on your phone, select from which line messages are to be retrieved from the list using Up and Down.
Do one of the following steps:
- Press Messages and select Instant Messages.
- Press Menu and select Features > Messages > Instant Messages.
- Press the InstMsg soft key to read a message just received.
Messages appear first to last in sent order.

Press the Next or Prev soft keys to cycle through messages in order.
Press the More soft key to access the Delete, Reply, and New soft keys.
Press or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

To send a text message:

(Optional) If multiple lines are configured on your phone, select from which line messages are to be retrieved from the list using Up and Down.
Do one of the following steps:
- Press Messages and select Instant Messages.
- Press Menu and select Features > Messages > Instant Messages.
Press the New soft key
Enter the desired number. Use the 1/A/a soft key to alternate between numeric and upper/lower case alphanumeric modes.
Press the Ok soft key.
Do one of the following steps:
- Press the Select soft key to choose from various pre-scripted short messages.
- Or press the Edit soft key to compose a custom message.
  
  Use dial pad keys to cycle through the character set. Use keys 1, *, 0, and # to select special characters.
Press the Send soft key when finished.
Press or the Exit soft key repeatedly to return to the idle display.

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