Samsung SGH-T769 User Manual Ver.uvlb4_f7 (English(north America)) - Page 118

Emergency Alert Configuration This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS); which may also be known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). If your wireless provider has chosen to participate in CMAS/PLAN, alerts are available while in the provider's coverage area. If you travel outside your provider's coverage area, wireless emergency alerts may not be available. For more information, please contact your wireless provider. Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive geographicallytargeted messages. Alert messages are provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and will alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert message. There are three types of Emergency Alerts: • Alerts issued by the President • Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life • AMBER Alerts (missing child alert) Customers may choose not to receive Extreme Alerts, Severe Alerts, and AMBER Alerts. Important!: Alerts issued by the President can not be disabled. To disable IExtreme, Severe, and AMBER Alerts: 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. Press and then tap Settings. 3. Scroll to the bottom and select CMAS alerts. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing). 4. Tap on an alert option to disable the alert and remove the checkmark. Text Templates This screen displays your available text message reply templates. This is a readily accessible list of both default and user-defined text snippets that can be used to quickly reply to incoming messages. 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. From the Messaging list, press templates. and then tap Text 3. Tap a message to immediately insert it into your current message conversation. 114