Mitel 5320e Using the Dialpad Buttons to Enter Characters, To use the dialpad to enter characters

Personalizing Your Phone

Using the Dialpad Buttons to Enter Characters

You can use the dialpad buttons to enter text or numbers for features such as Do-Not-Disturb (see page 83) and Station Speed Dial (see page 48).

The following are guidelines when entering dialpad characters:

•Press (Message) to switch from Alpha Mode to Numeric Mode. The (Message) button stays lit in Alpha Mode and is off in Numeric Mode.

•Press (Hold) to move the cursor to the left and delete characters.

•Press (Transfer) to move the cursor to the right.

•In Numeric Mode, press # for a hyphen (-).

•In Numeric Mode, press * for a colon (:).

•Press #, (Speaker), or lift and replace the handset to save entries.

To use the dialpad to enter characters:

Press the dialpad buttons as shown in the following table.

Dialpad Characters — American English and British English

Number of Times Dialpad Button is Pressed

Button 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1

:

-

/

,

.

;

(

)

&

+

*

!

?

#

1

2

A

B

C

2

a

b

c

3

D

E

F

3

d

e

f

4

G

H

I

4

g

h

i

5

J

K

L

5

j

k

l

6

M

N

O

6

m

n

o

7

P

Q

R

S

7

p

q

r

s

8

T

U

V

8

t

u

v

9

W

X

Y

Z

9

w

x

y

z

00

For example, to enter May 31, you could use the following sequence:

1.In Alpha Mode ( [Message] button is lit), press 6 once to enter an “M.”

2.Press 2 five times to enter an “a.”

3.Press 9 eight times to enter a “y.”

4.Press (Transfer) to enter a space.

5.Press (Message) to switch to Numeric Mode.

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