Selecting a Character Input Mode

Using One-Touch Speed Dialing

With this feature, you can dial Speed Dial entries using one key press for locations 2-9. (See page 59 for storing a Speed Dial number.)

To use speed dial for voice calls:

From standby mode, press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two seconds.

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From standby mode, press the appropriate key and press or Speaker (left softkey).

The display confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows “Connecting...”.

To use speed dial for 10-4 calls:

From standby mode, press the appropriate key then press and hold . (See “Setting Speed Dialing for 10-4 Entries” on page 107.)

The display confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows “10-4 calling...”.

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when sending Email messages).

1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Mode (right softkey).

2.Select a character input mode, highlight it and press .

T9 Word to enter characters using T9 Text Input (see next page).

Alphabet to enter characters by tapping the keypad.

SYMBOL to enter symbols.

NUMBER to enter numbers.

PRESET SUFFIX to enter a preset suffix.

SMILEYS to enter smiley pictures.

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 Word mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on the previous page.)

T9 Text Input analyses the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) If the word you want does not display after

you have entered all the letters, press to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a word and insert a space,

press .

If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press and hold to delete an entire entry.

Adding a Word to the T9 Database

If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.

1.Select the Alphabet input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on the previous page.)

2.Enter the word using multi-tap text entry. (See “Entering

Characters by Tapping the Keypad” on the next page.) Then press the right softkey, highlight T9 Word and press . The word will appear as an option the next time you scroll

through options during T9 Text Input.