LG Electronics KU380 manual T9 mode, ABC mode, Mode Number mode, Changing the text input mode

General Functions

G e n e ra l Fu n c t i o n s

T9 mode

This mode lets you enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares your keystrokes with an internal dictionary to determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode. This is sometimes known as

predictive text. If you press key for a long time, you can activate or cancel T9 mode.

ABC mode

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed.

123 mode (Number mode)

Type numbers using one keystroke per number.

Changing the text input mode

1.When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator

in the upper right corner of the LCD screen.

2.If T9 is on, you can change the

mode to T9Abc, T9ABC, 123, T9abc

by pressing . When T9 is off, the mode will be changed to Abc, ABC, 123, abc.

Using the T9 Mode

The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily with a minimum number of key presses. As you press each key, the handset begins to display the characters that it thinks you are typing based on a built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the word changes to reflect the most likely candidate from the dictionary.

1.When you are in the T9 predictive

text input mode, start entering a

word by pressing to . Press one key per letter.

]The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore what’s on the screen until the word is typed completely.

]If the word is still incorrect after

typing completely, press once or more to scroll through the other word options.

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