Cell broadcast viewer
Tip:Check with your
network service provider to
see whether CBS is
available.
Cell Broadcast viewer is an application which you use with the Cell Broadcast
Service (CBS) to view the messages and to subscribe to topics of interest. In areas
where CBS is provided, you can receive short messages on various topics such as
taxis, weather, service provider services, and directory enquiries.
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To start or stop receiving CBS messages, in the main view of CBS viewer, press
Reception on or Reception off.
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Tip: You can search for
different topics. Enter a
name of a topic in the
search field.
Press Read to read messages and press Next or use the commands in the View
menu to browse for more messages.
To subscribe, scroll to a topic and press Subscribe. A check mark is displayed in the
box on the left-hand end of the topic. To unsubscribe, press Unsubscribe.
To add, edit, or remove topics when the reception is off, press the Menu key and
select > Topic > Add topic/Edit topic/Delete topic(s).
Tip: You can quickly mark
a topic as a hot topic by first
selecting the topic and then
pressing Ctrl + M.
If you want to be notified with a dialog displaying a message on a particular topic
when a new topic message is received, press the Menu key and select Topic > Mark
as hot topic. The hot topic is marked with an exclamation mark “!”.
To create or rename topic lists
To create a new list, press the Menu key and select List > New blank list… or New list
with selected topics…
Tip: You can sort the
topics by pressing the Menu
key and selecting a sorting
command in the View menu.
To change the name of the list that is open, press the Menu key and select List >
Rename list…
Note that the reception must be turned off.
To open topic lists
To open a different list, press the Menu key and select List > Select topic list.
In different topic lists, you can still subscribe and unsubscribe topics and set them
as hot topics.
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To detect new topics
To add new topics automatically, press the Menu key and select Tools > Settings….
Define the following:
Add new topics to list - The options are Yes/No. If you select Yes, all new topics are
added automatically to your current list of topics. If you select No, you will receive
only the messages concerning subscribed or hot topics that you already have in
your topic list.
Language - Select the language of the topics you want to receive. Select All to
receive topic messages in all languages.
Tip: Create a new empty
topic list and select the Yes
and All options in the
settings to receive a
complete list of topics
available in that area.
Note: You will receive only the messages that are in the language you have
chosen. To make sure you receive all messages, select All.