MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2005 R230 Comand Manual

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Service
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
With the SMS Inbox Folder you can receive
SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the Service main menu
(
page 168).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Inbox will appear. The message
Now Downloading... will appear in
the status bar while SMS are reading
in, e.g. after the telephone is switched
on (
page 92). The message
Empty appears
during download process - the
status bar displays
Now
downloading...
if no SMS messages are stored on
the mobile phone* - the status bar
displays
No message
Otherwise the Inbox is sorted in
chronological order, the most recent
message is at the top of the list. The
status bar shows date and time of the
message.
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
Long/combined SMS which contains
more than 160 characters are not
supported. Only the first 160
characters from a combined SMS will
be downloaded.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window appears when SMS mail is
coming in. The message New
message(s) will appear. Press E to
confirm.
SMS Inbox
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SMS (Mail)
One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol z = SMS message
Scrolling through the SMS Inbox:
If enough messages are shown in the
list, press the
Page V or Page v
soft key.
In the SMS Inbox, you can:
switch between subject and sender
read a message (page 171)
delete a message (page 175) Switching between subject and sender
In the SMS Inbox (page 169), press
the
Subject soft key.
The first characters of the message
text are displayed.
Press the Display soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
....
or
In the SMS Inbox, press the Sender
soft key.
The senders of the messages are
displayed.
Press the Display soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
....
Back to the Service main menu:
Press the Back soft key.
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If a sender is already saved in the
phone book, the name is shown in the
inbox
when you read the message
(
page 171).
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Service
SMS (Mail)
In the SMS Inbox Folder (page 169),
press g or G to select a message.
Press E.
Text display
Scrolling through the message text:
If the message is long enough, press
the
Page V or Page v soft keys.
Line-by-line scrolling through the message
text:
Press g or G . Switching between text and sender
Press the Sender soft key.
Sender display
The sender is displayed. If the name of
the sender is saved in the phone book,
the name is displayed. If not, the phone
number is displayed.
Returning to text display
Press the Text soft key.
If the name of the sender is saved in
the phone book, the name is displayed.
If not, the phone nu mber is displayed.
Reading SMS message received
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SMS (Mail)
You can save a phone number
in the mobile phone internal memory*
or
in the address book.
In the Sender display (page 171),
press the
Save soft key.
Save number selection menu
In the mobile phone internal memory*
Press E to confirm Cell Phone.
An entry menu will appear.
If a sender is already saved in the address
book, the name is shown in the number
text field. If not, the number will appear.
Press g or G to switch between the
data fields
Surname and Number.
You can enter data in a field using the
12-keys keyboard ( 1 - # ) or the
selection menu. Input via selection menu
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 193).
After you have entered the data, the
entry menu is displayed again. You can
select the next data field and enter
data.
Confirming the entry
Press E or press the OK soft key.
The system exports the surname, the
name and the telephone number. The
message
Transmitting Data to
Telephone
is displayed.
If transmission is succesful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved will
appear and the Sender display is
displayed again.
Saving a sender phone number
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SMS (Mail)
If transmission is not succesful, the
message
Error Occured While
Saving Data
appears.
Press E to confirm.
The Sender display is displayed
again.
In the address book
You can create a new address book entry
or add the phone number to an existing
address book entry.
In the Save number selection menu
(
page 172), use G to select
Address Book.
Press E. Option
New entry:
Press
E.
Use g or G to select a desired
phone number type.
Press E.
A list with three data fields is displayed.
If a sender is already saved in the
phone book, the name is shown in the
Surname text field. The number will
appear in the
Number field.
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Press g or G to select a data field.
You can enter data in a field using the
12-keys keyboard ( 1 - # ) or the
selection menu.
Input via selection menu
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 193).
After you have entered the data, the
entry menu is displayed again. You can
select the next data field and enter
data.
Confirming the entry
Press E or press the OK soft key.
The system exports the surname, the
name and the telephone number. The
message
Transmitting Data to
Telephone
is displayed. If transmission is successful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved will
appear and the Sender display is
displayed again.
If transmission is not successful, the
message
Error Occured While
Saving Data
.
Press E to confirm.
The Sender display is displayed
again. Option
Addition:
Use
G to select Addition.
Press E.
The address book will appear.
Selecting an address book entry
(
page 177).
Press E.
The selection list with the phone num-
ber types is displayed.
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If you do not enter a surname or name,
the system saves the senders number
in the address book under the
Other
category.
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SMS (Mail)
Use
g or G to select Cell, Work or
Home.
Press E.
If the address book entry does not con-
tain a phone number of the previously
selected number type, then the system
will add the number to the entry and
the message
Data Has Been Saved
is displayed and the Sender display will
appear.
If the address book entry already
contains a phone number of the
previously selected number type, the
inquiry
Do you want to Overwrite
Entry?
will appear. Overwriting an entry:
Press
E.
The system overwrites the existing
number and the message
Data
Has Been Saved
is displayed and
the Sender display is displayed
again.
If you do not wish to overwrite the entry
Use h to select No.
Press E.
The Sender display is displayed
again.
In the SMS Inbox Folder (page 169),
use g or G to select a message.
Press the Delete soft key.
The Delete dialog will appear.
Press E to confirm with Yes.
The message is deleted.
If you do not wish to delete the message
Press h to highlight No and then
press E.
or
Press the Back soft key.
The SMS Inbox Folder will appear and
the sender is still marked.
Deleting a SMS message*
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Address book

Address book
The address book contains the entries
saved on the mobile phone internal
memory and in the address book.
Activate the Service main menu
(
page 168).
Press the Addr.Bk soft key.
The Address book menu will appear.
You can use the following functions in the
Address book menu:
Select entry (page 177)
View details of address book entry
(
page 178)
View details of mobile phone internal
memory entry (
page 182)
New address book entry (page 185)
Delete address book entry
(
page 186)
Open the Address book menu.
Address book menu
Above is a sample display. It shows a
list of entries with names starting with
the letter
A. The list is sorted in
alphabetical order.
Activating the Address book menu Entries in the address book
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Entry with symbol :
A spoken name is assigned
(
page 180).
Entry with symbol :
This is a mobile phone internal memory
entry. Such entries have a maximum of
one name and one telephone number.
Entry without symbol:
Entry which you have manually entered
into the address book or imported from
the mobile phone internal memory.
These entries are called “address book
entries” in this description.
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Address book
Selecting an initial letter
With
H and h
Press H or h one or several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Additional.
Here, all entries with out names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. +, !, * etc.) are put together.
After that use g or G to select the
desired entry.
A
With the number keys
The number keys are labelled with the let-
ters which can be selected.
Press, e.g. 4.
The system displays a window above
the status bar which shows the letters
G, H and I. After that, the address book
list with the letter
G is displayed.
To select, e.g. the letter H, press 4
twice in quick succession.
After that use g or G to select the
desired entry.
Selecting an entry
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If you hold H or h , scrolling is
accelerated.
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If you hold g or G , scrolling is
accelerated.
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If you hold g or G , scrolling is
accelerated.
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Address book
Select an address book entry
(
page 177).
Press the Details soft key.
The detail view will appear.
Detail view
Press g or G .
You move through the data fields line
by line. You can use the soft key to use additional
functions for the address book entry.
GenInfo, Co. (Company),
PrivInfo soft key:
You can view and change the contents
of the address book entry
(
page 179).
Keypad soft key:
Brings you to the input via selection
menu (
page 179).
Note soft key:
You can add a note (
page 180).
New and Del. soft keys:
You can add/delete a spoken name
to/from the address book
(
page 180).
Play soft key:
Plays back a spoken name
(
page 181).
Export soft key*:
Exports parts of the address book entry
to the mobile phone internal memory
(
page 181).
Delete soft key:
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
Back soft key:
Brings you to the selected address
book entry.
Details on an address book entry
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If the detail view is left by calling up
another main function, e.g. by pressing
A and then restarted by pressing
C , the previously shown detail view
is displayed again.
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