Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode

To enter characters using Alphabet Mode (multi-tap key entry):

1.Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 38.)

2.Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter

appears. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press twice,

three times, three times, and three times again.) (If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press and hold to erase an entire word.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercased.After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.

Characters scroll in the following order:

Key

English Sequence

 

Upper Case

Lower Case

 

 

. , @ 1 ? ! * # /

 

 

ABC

A B C 2

a b c 2

 

 

 

DEF

D E F 3

d e f 3

 

 

 

GHI

G H I 4

g h i 4

 

 

 

JKL

J K L 5

j k l 5

 

 

 

MNO

M N O 6

m n o 6

 

 

 

PQRS

P Q R S 7

p q r s 7

 

 

 

TUV

T U V 8

t u v 8

 

 

 

WXYZ

W X Y Z 9

w x y z 9

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Space

Space

 

 

 

 

 

Shift

One-character- shifted

Caps Lock

Unshifted

 

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Sanyo M1 manual Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode, Characters scroll in the following order