User's Manual Part 3

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Character Entry
The FOMA terminal is provided with many functions that require to enter
characters such as creating the Phonebook or composing mail
messages.
On the Character Entry (Edit) display, the information of character input
method, input mode, and the remaining number of characters and others
are displayed.
1Character input method
：Mode 2 (2-touch)
：Mode 3 (NIKO-touch)
≥Not displayed in Mode 1 (5-touch).
2Input mode
abc：Alphabet input mode
123：Numeral input mode
漢：Kanji/Hiragana input mode
カナ ：Katakana input mode
3Full/Half-pitch
1
/
1
：Full-pitch input mode
1
/
2
：Half-pitch input mode
4Remaining/Maximum bytes that can be entered
≥“Number of entered characters” might be displayed depending on the function.
≥One half-pitch character is counted as one byte and one full-pitch character as two
bytes.
≥Half-pitch character “ﾞ” and “ﾟ” are counted as one character.
<Character Entry>
Entering Characters
Character Entry Display
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Three types of character input methods are available as shown below:
Mode 1 (5-touch) . . . . . . . . . See page 430
Multiple characters are assigned to a single key. Each time you press the key,
characters switch.
Mode 2 (2-touch) . . . . . . . . . See page 438
Enter characters by pairs of numerals.
Mode 3 (NIKO-touch) . . . . . . See page 438
Enter characters by pairs of numerals.
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m1Set./Service1Other settings
1Character input method1Input mode
1Put a check mark for modes to be used1l()
≥Select at least two modes.
2
Select a priority mode.
≥Select a mode you use preferentially from modes selected in step 1.
Press and hold l( ) for at least one second, or select “Character input” and
then select “Change input mode” from the Function menu.
In the step for entering characters, press l( ) to switch input
modes. You might not be able to switch to some modes depending on
the function you enter.
You can enter characters by using Prediction Conversion which converts
a few entered words into the predicted ones and by using Context
Forecast which displays the next conversion candidates inferred from
the relation between paragraphs.
≥The FOMA terminal increases prediction conversion candidates and context forecast
candidates by learning characters.
+m-3-5
Select Character Input Method
Switching modes on the Character Entry (Edit) display
<Mode 1 (5-touch)>
Entering Characters in Mode 1 (5-touch)
Enter Characters