Microsoft Smartphone 2002 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 5 Messaging Features 37
Inbox Option Function
E-mail Setup Enables you to configure your phone to send and receive e-mail
messages. Your service provider or network administrator will
need to provide you with the necessary information to connect to
your e-mail server.
Automatic
Synchronization
Enables you to set up and change your synchronization schedule.
Import Messages from
SIM
Enables you to import SMS messages from a SIM card to your
Inbox. The messages are not removed from the SIM card after
they are imported.
Transport Options
(IMAP only)
Enables you to select mail transport options. For example,
IMAP4 allows you to download e-mail messages received during
a specified number of days.
Message notifications
Your phone makes a sound to alert you when new messages arrive. The number of unopened messages
is displayed on the Home screen, depending on your Home screen settings and an envelope icon is
displayed in the title bar. You are notified in different ways for the types of messages you receive.
SMS messages: These messages are delivered immediately to your phone. If your phone is turned off
when SMS messages arrive, you are notified the next time you turn your phone on. A closed envelope
icon , indicating an unopened e-mail message, is displayed in the title bar, accompanied by an SMS
sound alert. You can view new SMS messages in your Inbox.
E-mail messages: When you connect to your e-mail server, you are notified of new e-mail messages by
the closed envelope icon displayed in the title bar, accompanied by an e-mail sound alert. You can
view new e-mail messages in your Inbox.
Voice mail messages: You are notified of new voice mail messages available on the voice mail system
by the new voice mail icon displayed in the title bar. You can then listen to your new voice mail
messages by p ressing the Voice Mail soft key if it is displayed, or by calling your voice mail service
number.
4 To modify a sound alert for notifications
1. On the Home screen, press the Programs soft key, select Settings, select Sounds , and then press
the Action button.
2. Select the item to modify, press Left or Right to choose a new sound, and then press the Done
soft key.
SMS messages
You can send and receive SMS messages up to 160 characters in size over the phone network. If an
SMS message is longer, it will automatically be sent in chunks as several small SMS messages, and will
then be unified as one SMS message after all of the small SMS messages have been received.
The advantages of SMS messages include the following:
§ SMS messages are sent instantly.
§ SMS messages can be sent or received during a voice or data call.