MonkeyMessenger Online Manual

This is the operating manual for MonkeyMessenger, from Primate Systems. The MonkeyMessenger application enables you to create, send and receive SMS (Short Messages) from your Palm Handheld. You send, or receive messages through the infrared connection between your Palm device and your MobilePhone. MonkeyMessenger also supports cable (serial) connections between your devices.

For a complete list of compatible MobilePhones, go to www.primatesystems.com. As of February 4th, 2001, MonkeyMessenger supports the following models:

Click here for a table of supported phones

 

Installation

To install the application on your Handheld, please follow these steps:

If you have purchased the application online:

  1. Download the MonkeyMessenger Delivery package. It comes in a ZIP format. You will need winzip (free from www.winzip.com) to open the file.
  2. Unzip the package you receive
  3. Double click on the MonkeyMessenger.prc file, this will pop up the Palm install tool.
  4. Choose "Ok" to have the application installed on your next Hotsync
  5. Hotsync your Palm (just as you would with any Palm application). Once the Hotsync is completed, you should see a MonkeyMessenger icon in the Palm applications list.

If you have purchased the application on a CDROM:

  1. Insert your CD ROM in your computer CD drive, Browse to the CD Content
  2. Double click on the MonkeyMessenger.prc file, this will pop up the Palm install tool.
  3. Choose "Ok" to have the application installed on your next Hotsync
  4. Hotsync your Palm (just as you would with any Palm application). Once the Hotsync is completed, you should see a MonkeyMessenger icon in the Palm applications list.

There are two versions, a demo application (MonkeyMessengerDemo.prc), and a commercial application (MonkeyMessenger.prc). The Demo version does not require any serial number. Using the Demo you can create, send and receive messages, but the only message you will be able to send to your MobilePhone will truncate your message and include the default test "MonkeyMessenger" message.

The full version requires that you enter the serial number, provided by your electronic retailer, or found on the inside of your CD Jacket.

   
 

Setup

Before using MonkeyMessenger, you need to perform a few simple setup steps. To access the setup, please launch the MonkeyMessenger application from your handheld computer main screen. You should now see the MonkeyMessenger main screen as shown below (probably without the Friends list).

Configuring your SMSC

The Short Message Service Center number of your carrier must be entered in the MonkeyMessenger setup.

To access this configuration, Tap Menu, the choose the Options Menu, and go to the Service Center Item.

Enter your operator SMSC beginning with a "+", then the country code and finally your Service Center Number. If you do not know your Service Center number, you can choose to retrieve it from your MobilePhone; call your carrier; or consult the Primate Systems web site. We keep a list of working Service Centers (SMSC) list at http://www.primatesys.com.

For Nokia Users

To retrieve your SMSC number on your MobilePhone, go to the Message application on your Nokia, then go to the submenu“Message Settings”, you will find the Message Center number there. (Text Messages->Message Center number option).

   
Setting up the Connection Type

You must tell MonkeyMessenger how you will connect to your MobilePhone. There are four options.

To access this configuration, Tap Menu, choose the Options Menu, then go to the Connection Menu Item. You then have to choose between one of three connection types.

  • If you have a Nokia 5100 or 6100 SERIES MobilePhone, and are connection the Palm and mobile over infrared, choose the “INFRARED CONNECTION TO 61xx” option.
  • If you have a Nokia MobilePhone 7100 6200 8200 8800, Siemens, Ericsson or Samsung phone with infrared choose the “IRCOMM” Options.
  • If you are connecting with a Cable to a Nokia 6100 , choose the “61xx Cable” Option.
  • If you are connecting with a Cable to any other MobilePhones, choose the “Serial Cable” option.
 

Sending Messages : The Basic Method

MonkeyMessenger has two methods of sending SMS messages from your Palm handheld. Using the Basic Method, you will be composing messages and adding Recipient information manually

  1. From the main MonkeyMessenger screen, tap on the NEW button.
  2. Enter the recipient’s name under the NAME prompt, and enter the recipient’s MobilePhone number at the PHONE prompt. We recommend that the phone number be entered in international format, e.g “+”, then country code, then phone number. (e.g +14155551212 for a US number, or +33690909090 for a french number)
  3. If you want to look the recipient’s phone number from your Palm address book, tap Menu->Options->LookUp, you have access to your entire Palm address book for a lookup (only the “Mobile” numbers are displayed). Choose a MobilePhone number from contact list and tap Paste button to select it as the recipient’s.
  4. Compose your message in the body of the Edit Message page. Depending upon carrier, your message can be up to 160 characters in length. The counter at lower left tallies your character total.
  5. Upon completion tap desired button to place message in appropriate folder. Tap Send to place message in outbox for delivery upon connection to MobilePhone, or Draft to hold message for later edit and delivery, or Cancel to start over, Tap In button to move message to inbox.
  6. The Messages you want to send have to be in the Outbox. The messages are not sent right away. (See “sending messages”) below.
   
 

A Faster way to compose and Send messages : The "Friends" List

The second method features a shortcut for sending messages to members of a Friends list. This Friends list provides a quick method of storing and accessing MobilePhone numbers for frequently accessed contacts without going through the entire Palm address book to obtain the number.

  1. Select Friends category from the categories list (in the upper right hand corner of screen). If you do not have any “Friends” entries, you can add some now.
  2. Tap on the Friend that you want to send message to
  3. Compose your message in the body of the Edit message page. Your message can be up to 160 characters in length. The counter at lower left of the form tallies your character total.
  4. Upon completion, tap the desired button (to immediately send the message, place message either in draft, or outbox).

Sending Messages

Once the messages are composed, you can send them immediately (pressing send button) or need to send them through your phone for delivery:

  1. Enable infrared on your MobilePhone (TIP: Disable infrared on your MobilePhone after sending and retrieving messages to prolong battery life.)
  2. Align the Palm infrared port with your MobilePhone infrared port.
  3. Tap “Send” from the "edit message" form for immediate send of current message.
  4. Tap Menu->Send to send all messages.

MonkeyMessenger will connect to your MobilePhone and send all the messages which are currently in your Outbox. The messages will be transmitted over the GSM network.

   
   

Receiving SMS Messages on your Palm

Your MobilePhone, with proper subscription plan, is enabled to receive messages via SMS into its memory. MonkeyMessenger can send and retrieve your messages via your MobilePhone for viewing, storage, editing and response via the popular and convenient Palm OS organizer.

  1. To move messages between your MobilePhone and your Palm organizer
  2. Enable infrared on your MobilePhone TIP Disable infrared on your MobilePhone after sending and retrieving messages to prolong battery life.
  3. Align the Palm infrared window (bezel) with your MobilePhone infrared window.
  4. Place the Palm between 10 and 15 cm (4 and 6 inches) from your MobilePhone.
  5. Tap on Send & Check button, in the lower left part of the LCD Screen
  6. MonkeyMessenger will connect to your MobilePhone and download all currently available messages, displaying sender and first few words of message.
  7. Tap on a message you want to view to view full contents of message.

 

Adding new Friends to your friends list

Friends can quickly be added to your Friend list for easy access for future messaging.

  1. Select Friends folder from category list in upper right hand corner of screen
  2. Tap Add Friend button in lower left hand corner of screen
  3. Enter name for Friend
  4. Enter MobilePhone number for Friend OR use convenient lookup to access your Palm address book.
  5. Tap OK to save Friend information
  6. Your Friend should be added in the Friends List. You can now send messages to this friend in only ONE tap.

Editing the phone number for a Friend in the Friends list

To Edit information on a Friends entry, do as follow:

From any MonkeyMessenger screen.

  1. Tap on Menu->Options->Edit Monkey Friends.
  2. From the Monkey Friends list, tap on the Friends entry to be editted.
  3. Edit Name or Number information from this pop-up box.
  4. Save, Cancel, or Delete your Friends Information from this pop-up box.

Removing Messages from your phone

MonkeyMessenger is configured to remove messages from your MobilePhone and thus free up memory on the MobilePhone to receive more messages via the SMS network. If you want to leave messages on your MobilePhone:

  1. From the Main MonkeyMessenger screen.
  2. Tap on Menu->Options->Preferences .
  3. From the Monkey Preferences screen, tap on the checkbox to leave messages on your MobilePhone.
  4. Alternatively to delete messages from MobilePhone, check the "Delete Messages after retrieve" box.

 


 
     

 

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