Sanyo VM4500 manual Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alphabet mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 91). Press the corresponding key until the desired character appears. By default, the first letter of a word is capitalized and following letters are lowercase.

Characters scroll in the following order:

Key	English Sequence
		Lower Case
Upper Case
. , @ 1 ? ! * # /		a b c 2
A B C 2
D E F 3		d e f 3
G H I 4		g h i 4
J K L 5		j k l 5
M N O 6		m n o 6
P Q R S 7		p q r s 7
T U V 8		t u v 8
W X Y Z 9		w x y z 9
0
Space
Unshifted	One-character- shifted		Caps Lock

In Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order.

Spanish Sequence
Key	Lower Case
Upper Case
. , @ 1 ¿ ? ¡ ! * # /	a á b c 2
A Á B C 2
D E É F 3	d e é f 3
G H I Í 4	g h i í 4
J K L 5	j k l 5
M N Ñ O Ó 6	m n ñ o ó 6
P Q R S 7	p q r s 7
T U Ú Ü V 8	t u ú ü v 8
W X Y Z 9	w x y z 9
0
Space
Unshifted One-character- shifted		Caps Lock

(See page 68 for changing to Spanish language mode.)

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.

Tip: The beginning of the word after the space is changed to upper/lower case

depending on the entry field. You can change the shift by pressing .

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