Mitsubishi t255 User Manual

Entering Text

Text input screens appear in all functions that require the addition or
editing of text. These include storing new entries in the Phonebook and
setting up speed dialing and credit card calling. Below are the steps for
entering, editing and deleting text. An additional, quicker method –
T9

Quick Type – is described on page 36.

In the input screen you may select from four input modes:

• QUICK right softkey – for T9 Quick Type text input
• SYM1 right softkey – to enter symbols
• NUM right softkey – to enter numbers
• ALPHA right softkey – to enter alpha characters

Numeric Mode

In this mode, you enter numeric characters only, pressing 0-9 on the
keypad and pressing

for spacing between numbers.

Alpha Mode

To type each letter of a word, press the key one, two or three times,
corresponding to the letter’s sequence in the keypad.

For example, to add a new name and number in the Phonebook,
select New Entry.

Enter the new phone number and press OK softkey.
In the next screen, press the right softkey until ALPHA
appears.
To enter the name, select each letter by pressing one, two or
three times, corresponding to the letter’s sequence in the
keypad.
For capital (upper case) letters, press

, then press the

letter. This key toggles between upper and lower case.
For spaces between words, press

, then press the first

letter of the next word.
For hyphens, ampersands and other symbols in name
entries, press right softkey until SYM1 appears. The
symbols are arranged as the keys are arranged on the
keypad. Press the number corresponding to the symbol’s
location on the screen. For additional symbols, press More
softkey. (For more on symbols, see next page.)
Press OK softkey to store the name and number.

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