User Manual (ver.F6)

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Entering Text in Alpha (ABC) Mode
Note: See “Changing the Text Entry Mode” on page 47 for instructions on changing text entry modes.
1. Enter characters while in ABC (Alpha) mode by pressing the key with the
desired characters (such as, pressing once for “G”).
2. Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears in the display
(such as, pressing two times for “H”).
3. Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted and inserted into
your message.
4. Press the key to enter a space.
Entering Text in T9 Word Mode
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for a sequence of keypresses and
inserts the word into your message. Using T9 mode is much faster than the more
traditional method Alpha mode, since T9 requires only one key press per letter of the
word that you are spelling.
Note: See “Changing the Text Entry Mode” on page 47 for instructions on changing text entry modes.
1. While in T9 Word mode, press each key that corresponds to a desired
letter, in sequence, one time.
For example, if you press the key sequence , and the
word “bad” appears on the screen.
2. When you have completed pressing all the keys for the desired word,
review the word displayed in your text.
3. If the word is not the one you meant to enter, press the key to show
the next word that matches the sequence of keys that you pressed.
For example, when you press the key sequence , the
word “and” appears on the screen. Suppose the word you want is “cod”.
Just press the key until “cod” appears in the display.
Now, for practice, enter the work ‘Samsung’ into your message by
pressing each of the following keys only once:
SAMSUNG
ghi
ghi
ghi
ghi
abc abc
def
def
abc
mno
mno
def
def
pqrs
abc
mno
mno
pqrs
tuv
tuv
mno
mno
ghi
ghi