STORING PHONE NUMBERS

The CDM-8500 internal phonebook stores up to 300 frequently dialed numbers.

1.Enter the phone number, including area code and

press .

The next available empty memory location number appears. If there are no empty locations, “MEMORY IS FULL!” is displayed with a warning sound.

If you wish to save the phone number into a specific memory location, enter that number when the location number is highlighted.

2.To select add new entry and press .

3.To select phone type and press .

4.Press then enter the person’s name and

press .

5.To confirm it, press .

TEXT INPUT METHODS

ENTERING CHARACTERS

For convenient entry of memory location names and text messages, your phone offers several text input methods:

Alpha mode : Enters words by repeatedly tapping the corresponding key until the desired character is displayed.

T9TM mode : Tap each corresponding key only once and the phone predicts the word you are entering.

Numeric mode : Only enters numbers.

Symbol mode : Enters symbols like @, #, %.

Alpha Mode [ABC]

To choose Alpha mode, press then choose [ABC]. The chart below outlines the key presses needed to display each letter or number in this mode.

Key Pad

1 Repetition

2 Repetitions

3 Repetitions

4 Repetitions

5 Repetitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

.

@

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ABC

A

B

C

2

...

 

 

 

 

 

 

3DEF

D

E

F

3

...

 

 

 

 

 

 

4GHI

G

H

I

4

...

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

:

:

:

:

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

9WXYZ

W

X

Y

Z

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically moves the cursor to the next space two seconds after character input.

To erase one letter, press .

To erase the entire entry, press and hold .

To switch between lowercase and uppercase

letters, press .

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Chapter 3 - Page 33

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Bretford CDM-8500 owner manual Storing Phone Numbers, Text Input Methods, Entering Characters