HANDPHONE SMS
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1. Creates a new message using the sender s phone number as the new destination Allows you to send a copy of this message to another recipient Removes this message from the list Using SMS 15 Outgoing sent messages When you write SMS messages you may store them into either the Outbox or the Draft folder Outbox All messages in the Outbox will be sent the next time you select Message Send All or Send amp Retrieve By tapping on a message in the Outbox you may edit move your message to the draft box or delete it HandPhone h15 we Outbox To Message Edit Delete Send amp Retrieve Draft Folder Messages in the Draft folder will not be sent and may be re edited at any time When you are ready to send a message from the draft folder you should move it to the Outbox You may also choose to edit the message edit a copy of the message or delete the message entirely Sent folder The Sent folder keeps copies of the messages you have sent whether or not they were successfully transmitted to the recipient In the Sent folder you may highlight a message in order to view it move it directly to the Outbox to send again move it to the Draft folder to send at a later time or delete it Note Remember to clean out the Sent folder from time to time to keep it from using memory unnecessarily 16 HandPHONE SMS 4 Troubleshooting Error messages An error occurred while encoding the message2. L Lookup 12 M Message length 13 Message type 6 11 Moving messages 15 O Outbox 13 P phonesms prc 5 Profile Setup 7 R Retrieve 8 20 HandPHONE SMS S Send amp Retrieve 13 Send All 13 Serial cable 7 Service center 7 11 Set 7 11 Short Messaging Service defined 4 SMS settings 6 Status report 7 11 14 T Telephone number 7 11 To 12 H Validity Period 6 11 Index 21
3. Indicates that non authorized characters were found in your message usually in the message center phone number or the recipient s phone number All invalid characters are replaced with An error occurred while saving this message to the database Your Palm handheld might be out of memory or the database has been corrupted If this message occurs frequently delete the HandPHONE SMS application and from your backup directory in the Palm handheld desktop on your PC or Mac Then re install the application An error occurred with the GSM connection Please make sure you are using the right Connector Mobile Phone combination and that they are connected Check your setup Menu Profile setup An error occurred while getting storage information Check to make sure that your cables and adapter are firmly attached and that the batteries are charged An error occurred while retrieving Check the connection and try again You may also refresh the display An error occurred while sending Check the connection and try again An error occurred while trying to delete message Check the connection and try again Refresh the display to make sure the entry is still really present Cannot establish connection with mobile phone This message indicates a cabling or infrared problem Check all connections from your Palm handheld to your mobile phone If you are using Infrared make sure that it is enabled on your phone Troubleshooting 1
4. Tap onthe Menu icon select Options gt Phone Options Graffiti stroke O to open the screen shown here Phone Options i O Leave messages on phone 2 Use this check box to specify whether or not to leave original SMS messages on your phone as you download them to your handheld Sending messages Configuration As mentioned in Chapter 1 Getting Started you may need to specify a few simple configuration options described here 1 Select Options gt Message Options Graffiti MI which opens the screen for configuring outgoing messages Default Message Options Y Validity period e 1 day Message type e Shs O Status report requested Service center No on phone O Always set before sending Using SMS 11 2 Assign message options accordingly Validity period Message type Status report Service center Specifies the maximum length of time for which your message will be allowed to sit at your carrier s message center before being deleted in case the recipient s mobile phone never picks it up Here you may choose between SMS Fax or E mail In most cases you should leave this on the default SMS unless your service provider explicitly supports e mail and fax services Indicates to the service center that you should receive notification on the status of your message Status reports are sent from the message center to your mobile phone and are not downloaded to your M P
5. Confirm your selection HandPHONE SMS will be copied to your Palm handheld next time you perform a HotSync operation 5 Next make sure the HotSync Manager application is active on your desktop computer and press the HotSync button on the unit s cradle to begin file transfer Overview 5 2 Getting started Starting HandPHONE SMS 4 Start HandPHONE SMS by tapping on the application ven ae icon Shown here on the left in your Palm handheld s Applications screen Basic settings The first time you start HandPHONE SMS you will be prompted to validate basic SMS settings as shown here Default Message Options Validity period e 1 doy Message type e Shs O Status report requested Service center No on phone O Always set before sending Default values will work fine in most cases though you may choose enter the Service Center Number at this time You can always come back to this screen by tapping on Options gt Message Options on your handheld Validity period Specifies the maximum length of time for which your message will be allowed to sit at the message center before being deleted in case the recipient s mobile phone never picks it up Message type Here you may choose between SMS Fax or E mail In most cases you Should leave this on 6 HandPHONE SMS Status report Service center the default SMS unless your service provider explicitly supports e mail and fax services Indicates to t
6. from your handheld s Address Book Read and write messages off line and connect when it s convenient 4 HandPHONE SMS Required equipment To run HandPHONE SMS you will need A Palm III or more recent handheld or compatible machine running Palm OS 3 0 or higher with around 105 KB of free storage space A Windows or Macintosh computer with a HotSync connection HotSync software and application installer software Installation This section describes manual installation of the HandPHONE SMS application file You may skip directly to Chapter 2 Getting Started if the software is already installed on your Palm handheld HandPHONE SMS operates entirely on your Palm handheld After installation there is no interaction with your desktop computer To install the software you will need to connect your Palm handheld to your PC or Macintosh computer in order to run HotSync software and upload the HandPHONE SMS program file The instructions given in this section are valid both for Windows and Macintosh systems To install HandPHONE SMS 1 Locate the phonesms prc file You may copy the file to your hard disk or install it directly from your distribution media 2 Place your Palm handheld in its cradle and make sure the cable is correctly connected to your Windows or Macintosh desktop computer 3 Use your mouse to double click on the phonesms prc file This will start the Palm application installer program 4
7. keeps track of how many characters you have written New Message Message Twill be arriving at the airport in 20 minutes Could you please come meet me at gate 77 Thanks Jim Message length 103 160 6 When you are done tap on the appropriate button to place the message in either the Outbox it is ready to send the Draft folder to send at a later time You may delete this message by tapping Cancel or re set configuration options for this message only by tapping on Details as described in the preceding section 7 To send messages currently in your Outbox make sure your mobile phone is turned on and properly connected then select Message gt Send All Graffiti x S or Send amp Retrieve Graffiti T 14 HandPHONE SMS Manipulating messages This section describes how to handle messages in HandPHONE SMS and how to use the various folders available to you Inbox Outbox Draft and Sent Context sensitive pop up menus present available options whenever you tap on a message in any list view Incoming messages When looking at the Inbox list of received messages you can tap on any message to open the pop up window as shown below HandPhone 5015 we Inbox amp From Message 33686557188 Here is the phone 336865567188 Arriving at 5 00 in 33686557 18 2 Traffic jam ahead amp Thank you for ta Send amp Retrieve View Reply Forward Delete Opens the message so you can read it
8. 7 Cannot set the Message Center phone number on your phone This command is not supported by all phones and is not always necessary Either your mobile phone is off or HandPHONE SMS cannot access its storage Check the connection Sorry there is not enough free memory to perform this operation There is not enough memory left in your Palm handheld for HandPHONE SMS to function Try deleting unused applications or cleaning out HandPHONE SMS message folders The text contained in this message cannot be saved This indicates that HandPHONE SMS encountered non standard text in your message or that there was not enough memory to proceed You must fill the recipient s phone number before saving this message Messages that you store in the Outbox need to contain the recipient s phone number You must fill the recipient s phone number before moving this message Before moving messages to the Outbox you need to make sure to enter the recipient s phone number You must fill the service center phone number before moving this message Before moving messages to the Outbox you need to make sure to enter the service center phone number To avoid this error use Options gt Message Options to set the Service Center number permanently You must fill the service center phone number before saving this message Messages that you store in the Outbox need to contain the service center s phone number To avoid this error use Options gt Message Optio
9. HANDPHONE SMS SMS text messaging for Palm Handhelds TGI SMARTCODE Copyright 1997 2000 Smartcode Software Inc All rights reserved No part of this documentation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording on any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from Smartcode Software Inc HandPHONE SMS was designed and engineered by Jerome Tredez Ludovic Ferrandis Ronald Tessier and R gis Nicolas QA and testing by Christophe Sureau Documentation by Michael Modjeska HandPHONE Smartcode Software and the Smartcode Software logo are trademarks of Smartcode Software Incorporated a Palm Inc company Graffiti HotSync and Palm OS are registered trademarks and Palm Palm III and Palm IlIx are trademarks of Palm Inc All other brands or product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners Specifications subject to change without notice HPSMS13 MMo 000719 Contents 1 oo OVOIVIOW MM What iS SMS Pariisiin deira dad ie orien 4 Required eoupmemt nn Installation iss atter net tated Getting started RE Starting HandPHONE SMS rerervrrnnnnvnrerrvrrrrrernnreneneerenr Basit Settings EE Connection types eeeeceeeeeceteeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeas CR E Retrieving messages murnnnrannnnnnrrnnnnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnrennrnenrrnnnnne Leaving originals on the pobone 11 Sending messa
10. alm handheld Enter the service center SMS C telephone number given to by your network carrier The Get button retrieves the current SMS C from your phone Set allows you to copy an SMS C number to your phone Note With some early model GSM phones it is important to enter the SMS service center number in this field and to place a check in the box Always set before sending You may either configure these options for all subsequent messages before creating any outgoing messages or specifically for a single message i e by editing message Details after you have created it HandPHONE SMS Writing and sending messages Follow these steps to write and send messages 1 Select Message gt New Message Graffiti N to create a message New Message Message Message length 07160 Enter a phone number directly on the To field or tap on To to lookup the recipient s phone number in your Address Book Recipient lookup 49 465 7654 54 011 32 4554454 33 465 7456 64 14415 383 0654 1 408 361 9334 Select a number and tap on Add to return to your message Note Remember that international phone calls require a plus sign in front of the recipient s phone number The Name field is for your own convenience and is not sent as part of the message Using SMS 13 5 Enter your message in the space below Name SMS messages may be up to 160 characters and the Message length counter
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12. ges either read directly on your phone using its own integrated software or using HandPHONE SMS which offers an interface that is much easier to manipulate Follow these steps to retrieve messages 1 Tap on the Menu icon Q select Message gt Retrieve or the Graffiti stroke RI 2 HandPHONE SMS will connect to your mobile phone and download all currently available messages displaying them in a list as shown here HandPhone 5515 e Inbox SA From Message 3365689q4563 Here is the phone 49654452365 Arriving at 5 00 in 33456665456 Traffic jam ahead 464654456544 Thank you for ta Send amp Retrieve Using SMS 9 3 Tap ona message to view it or perform other actions HandPhone SMS we Inbox SA From Message 33686557188 Here is the phone 33686557188 Arriving at 5 00 in 336865567188 Traffic jam ahead Vien amp Thank you for ta Send amp Retrieve 4 Anopened message looks like this View kessage From 33686557 368 Sent 7719700 at 10 57 am SMIT Thank vou for taking the time to read this message Message length 517160 Note HandPHONE SMS only downloads incoming messages not outgoing messages that you may have typed manually on your phone 10 HandPHONE SMS Leaving originals on the phone By default messages are removed from the mobile phone after they are downloaded to your handheld but you may choose to leave them intact on the mobile phone 1
13. he service center that you should receive notification on the status of your message Status reports are sent from the message center to your mobile phone Some phones permit the Palm handheld to check Status report Enter the service center SMS C number given to by your network carrier Get button retrieves the current SMS C from your phone Set allows you to copy an SMS C number to your phone Tap OK or Cancel when you are done Connection types To choose the type of connection between your Palm handheld and your GSM phone select Options gt Profile Setup and tap on the pull down menu as shown here Profile Setup Connect with e Recent phone Coble Old phone Cable Old phone Infrared Old phone Cable Old phone Infrared Recent phone Cable hone Infrared Serial cable to early model cell phones Infrared connection to early model cell phones Recent phone Cable Serial cable to telephones that use SMS Phase 2 Recent phone Infrared Infrared connection to telephones that use SMS Phase 2 Getting started Tap on OK to confirm your choice At this point you may test your connection by performing any of the operations that exchange data with your phone as described in the next sections 8 HandPHONE SMS 3 Using SMS Retrieving messages As mentioned earlier your mobile phone automatically receives messages when it is activated You may read those messa
14. ns to set the Service Center number permanently You must fill the service center phone number before saving this message to the Outbox You will receive this message if you try to transfer a message from the Draft box to the Outbox without specifying the service center phone number To avoid this error use Options gt Message Options to set the Service Center number permanently 18 HandPHONE SMS You must fill the recipient s phone number before saving this message to the Outbox You will receive this message if you try to transfer a message from the Draft box to the Outbox without specifying the recipient s phone number Your account does not allow you to send messages Check with your mobile phone carrier Your mobile phone is busy Exit SMS management before using HandPHONE SMS This message indicates that your mobile phone is currently performing SMS related tasks HandPHONE SMS cannot access the phone in this case so you need to exit SMS management and leave the phone in ready mode Your modem or phone does not support SMS Some early model GSM phones may not support SMS messaging Check the technical specifications for your phone Troubleshooting 19 5 Index A Address Book 12 Application installer 5 C Configuration 10 D Draft 13 E Error messages 16 F Folder Draft 15 Incoming 14 Outbox 15 Sent 15 G Get 7 11 GSM 4 H HotSync 5 I Infrared 7
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