COMBOX - Overview: Functions: Office

The Combox enables customers to access the SMS messages, calendar, notes, email, tasks and reminders stored on a supported cell phone. The "Office" menu item replaces the "Contacts" item in the central information display.

Although access to the cell phone is always read-only and the Combox does not modify existing data on the phone, once you open a new email via the iDrive, the status of the email on the phone will change to "read".

The "Current Office" menu item informs the user about the number of new messages, active tasks and upcoming appointments.

Fig 1: Display - Current Office

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Appointments of the last 30 and the next 90 days can be shown in the calendar.

If an appointment includes phone numbers or email addresses, they can be used directly or stored in the contacts.

Fig 2: Display - Appointment View

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Emails, SMS messages, calendar appointments, tasks and notes can be read aloud with the text to speech function available in combination with Voice Command (option 620).