Manual - Virgin Mobile

ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS & SYMBOLS
ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS & SYMBOLS
STANDARD INPUT MODE
Use the digit keys to enter letters, numbers and characters.
1 Enter letters using the keypad as follows:
T9 INPUT MODE
The T9 input mode incorporates a built-in-dictionary to determine a
word based on the entered characters. A word can be entered more
quickly by pressing a key once per character.
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Repetitions
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Repetitions
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1 Press [MODE] then select the “T9Word”.
2 Press a digit key once to enter the character
you want and enter all the characters to input
the word you want.
3 To view the next matching word, press .
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To change the input mode, press [MODE]
and select the mode.
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4 To accept matching word and enter a space,
press .
2 To enter a space, press . After two seconds,
the cursor will automatically move to the next
column.
To enter a compound word.
l Enter the first part of the word and press [ ] to accept it.
l Enter the last part of the word and press [ ] to enter the
word.
3 Repeat until letters are entered.
There is a 160 character limit.
To enter “phone book” in the T9 input mode.
4 To delete one digit, press . To delete the
entire entry, press and hold .
- Press [ ][MODE] and select the “T9Word” mode to select the
T9 input mode and [ ] to choose the small letter case (T9Word).
5 To change from lowercase to uppercase,
press .
- Press [ ] and you will see “phone” highlighted.
Press [ ] to see the next matching word and [ ] to select it.
Select Abc mode, by pressing [ ][MODE].
When you select this mode, the Abc icon appears as a visual
confirmation.
- Find the key that corresponds to the letter you want to enter.
- Press it as many times as needed for the letter to appear on the
screen.
- To enter the name “John”:
Press [ ]
J
Press [ ]
o
Press [ ]
h
Press [ ]
n
- Press [ ] and you will see “book” highlighted.
Press [ ] to move to the next matching word and [ ] to
select the compound word and enter a space.
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