• Block or unblock contacts.
• Disconnect from the chat service.
Opening the chat menu
To open the Chat menu while still offline, press Menu, and select Messages → Chat. If more than one connection settings set
for chat services is set, select the connection set of the desired chat service.
• To connect to the chat service, select Login. You can set the phone to automatically connect to the chat service when you
open the Chat menu.
• To view, erase, or rename the chat conversations that you have saved during a chat session, select Saved convers.. You can
select Saved convers. also when you have connected to the chat service.
• To edit the settings needed for chat messaging and presence connections, select Connect. settings. You can view Connect.
settings also when you have connected to the chat service.
Connecting to and disconnecting from the chat service
To connect to the chat service, open the Chat menu, select the desired chat service if needed, and Login. To disconnect from
the chat service, select Logout.
Tip: To set the phone to automatically connect to the chat service when you open the Chat menu, connect
to the chat service, and select My settings → Automatic login → On Chat start-up.
Starting a chat conversation
Open the Chat menu, connect to a chat service, and you can start a chat conversation in different ways.
• Select Conversations. The list of new and read chats or invitations to chats during the currently active chat session is
displayed. Scroll to a message or an invitation, and press Open.
indicates a new, unread message. indicates a
message that has been read.
indicates a new group message. indicates a read group message. indicates an
invitation. The icons and texts on the display may vary depending on the chat service.
• SelectChat contacts. The contacts that you have added are displayed. Scroll to the contact with whom you want to chat,
and press Chat.
indicates that you have received a new message from a contact. indicates an online contact.
indicates an offline contact in the contact memory of the phone. indicates a blocked contact. The icons may vary
depending on the chat service. You can add contacts to the list.
• Select Groups → Public groups (dimmed if the group functionality is not supported by the network). The list of
bookmarks to public groups provided by the network operator or service provider is displayed. To start a chat
conversation, scroll to a group, and press Join. Enter the screen name that you want to use as a nickname in the
conversation. When you have successfully joined in the group conversation, the phone displays Joined group: and the
group name, and you can start a group chat session. You can create a private group.
• Select Search → Users to search for other chat users by phone number, screen name, e-mail address, or name.
• SelectGroups, and you can search for public groups on the network if the group functionality is supported by the network.
You can search by a member in the group or by group name, topic, or ID. To start the chat session when you have found
the user or group that you want, press Options, and select Chat or Join group.
• You can start a chat session from Contacts.
Accepting or rejecting a chat invitation
In standby mode, when you have connected to the chat service and you receive a new chat invitation, New invitation
received is displayed. Press Read to read it. If more than one invitation is received, scroll to an invitation, and press Open.
• To join the private group conversation, press Accept. Enter the screen name that you want to use as a nickname in the
chat conversation. When you have successfully joined in the conversation, the phone displays Joined group: and the group
name.
• To reject or delete the invitation, press Options, and select Reject or Delete. You can key in an explanation for the rejection.
Reading a received chat message
In standby mode, when you have connected to the chat service and receive a new message that is not associated with the
active conversation, New instant message is displayed. Press Read to read it.
If more than one message is received, the number of messages, followed by new instant messages, is displayed. Press Read,
scroll to a message, and press Open.
New messages received during an active chat session are stored in Conversations in the Chat menu. When you receive a
message from someone who is not in Chat contacts, the sender ID is displayed. If the sender is in your Chat contacts, their
name is displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone memory, press Options.
• Save contact—Enter the name of the person, and confirm. The contact is saved in the phone memory.
• Add to contact —Select the contact to which you want to add the new details, and press Add.
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