VTech A700 - Manual (Page 27)

Activating cell broadcast involves three main steps:
• [1] Define your channel list,
• [2] Switch each channel on,
• [3] Enable the cell broadcast feature.
Note: Monitoring cell broadcasts reduces standby battery
time.
[1] To define your channel list:
Before you can receive cell broadcast information, you
need to select which channel(s) to monitor. To do this:
1 From standby,
c to enter the menu,
2
e to select Messages, then Cell broadcast, then
Channel list
,
• the display will show an Add entry option and also
list any current channels.
3
e to select Add entry, c to enter.
• If channel 50 (the most common channel) is not
already in the list, it will be proposed,
4
e to select the proposed channel, or a to reject it
and type a different channel number as advised by
your network,
c to enter.
Note: You now need to switch on the chosen channel(s):
[2] To switch a cell broadcast channel on (or off):
1 From standby,
c to enter the menu,
2
e to select Messages, then Cell broadcast, then
Channel list
,
3
e to select the required channel, c to enter,
4
e to select On (or Off, or Delete to remove), c to
confirm.
• a symbol is shown next to each enabled
channel.
Note: You now need to enable the cell broadcast feature:
[3] To enable (or disable) the cell broadcast feature
1 From standby,
c to enter the menu,
2
e to select Messages, then Cell broadcast, then
Receive CB
,
3
e to select On (or Off), c to confirm.
Saving and forwarding broadcast messages
Your phone retains the first page of the most recent
broadcast per channel, however, this data is erased when
you switch off. As with any other text message, you can
save broadcast messages or send (forward) them to
someone else.
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