Philips LFF6050/GBB User Manual

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Thanks to the SMS button, you can send an SMS to 
subscribers all over the world. An SMS (Short Message 
Service) is a service which permits short written 
messages to be sent to mobile phones or other SMS-
compatible devices.
The number of characters you can send per message is 
dependent upon the service provider and the country you 
are sending your SMS from (e.g. France 160 characters, 
Italy 640 characters).

This setting allows you to show the name or the number 
of the sender when sending an SMS.

1 Press  , enter 41 using the keypad.
2 Select the required presentation of the sender 

option, ON or OFF, using the    or   keys.

3 Validate with OK.

This setting allows you to enter the transmission number 
for the SMS Server. Your Internet provider will provide 
you with this number.

1 Press  , enter 421 using the keypad.
2 Enter the number of the transmission server using 

the numerical keypad.

3 Validate with OK.

1 Press the 

 key.

2 Write your SMS using the alphabetical keypad.

 

To do so, an editor is at your disposal:
• for upper case letters, use the Ï key,
• to move inside the data entry field, use   

and  ,

• to move in the text from one word to another, 

press CTRL and one of the navigator keys (  
or  ).

• to go to the next line, use 

,

• to delete a character (by moving the cursor to 

the left), use  

Í

 or C.

3 Validate with OK.
4 Dial the number of the recipient (mobile phone or 

any other SMS-compatible device) in one of the 
following ways:
• dial the number using the numerical keypad,
• enter the first letters of the recipient name,

• press the 

 key until the required name 

appears (names are classified in alphabetical 
order).

 

 

Your SMS may be sent to only one person or to 
several people. To send an SMS:

• to only one person, press OK to confirm.
• to several people:

5 Press the 

 key and enter the next recipient's 

number.

6 Repeat the operations as many times as required 

(10 persons max.). Press OK to validate the last 
recipient; "SENDING SMS" is displayed as the 
SMS is being sent.

 

• If SMS appears, then the SMS has been put on hold 

and a further attempt will take place a couple of 
minutes later. To immediately execute or cancel 
transmission, refer to paragraph Transmission 
waiting queue, page 26.

• To check the SMS has been sent properly, you may 

print the transmission/reception log (refer to paragraph 
Printing the logs, page 36).