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Ezi Pinyin Mode
Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation
in Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method,
you can enter Chinese characters by keying in
the pinyin string from the phone keypad and the
phone automatically presents the matching
alternatives.
Typing Characters in Pinyin Mode
1. Press keys corresponding to the phonetic
spelling, referring to the Roman letters printed
on the keys. Notice that the choices in the
Character Selection Map change.
Example: Typing
力
in Pinyin mode
1.To find the candidates for the keypresses in
the Pinyin Area, press the <Navigation
Right>key.
Tomove back, press<Navigation Left> key.
2. If you cannot find the character you want,
press the <Navigation Down>key to scroll
through choices in the Character Selection map.
To move back, press the <Navigation Up> key.
When the character you are typing appears in
the Character Selection Map, you may select
it, without completing the Pinyin spelling for
the character.
3. To select a character, press the 1 key to
activate the Character Selection Map.
A number (1 to 6) is added above a
corresponding character.
4. With the Character Selection Map being
activated, a normal press on the 1 key to the
6 key selects the corresponding character.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to enter more characters
as required.
To insert a space, press the 0 key.
Scrolling through the Alternative Pinyin
or Characters
• The < or > key scrolls to alternative pinyin
strings for the keypresses.
• The <Navigation Up> or <Navigation Down>
key scrolls to the alternative characters
corresponding the entered pinyin spelling.
Clearing Pinyin Spelling and Characters
Press the Back soft key one or more times to
remove pinyin spelling to the left. Once the Pinyin
Area is empty, pressing the Back soft key
removes characters from the Text Area.
Rapid Character Entry
Rapid character entry is easy in any mode, using
the Character Selection Map. As you enter
characters, your phone predicts the next
character you might want and presents choices
in the Character Selection Map area. When a
desired character appears, you may select it as
described on [ ].
For example, when you type the word “zhong
guo (
中國
)”, if you enter the first character
using the following keystrokes; 9, 4, 6, 6, 4, 1,
1, you do not have to complete the Pinyin
spelling to include “guo (
國
)”. With no extra
typing, the letter is displayed conveniently in the
Character Selection Map for you to choose.