GE XL VU, Operating Manual

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XL Vu™ VideoProbe
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Common Tasks
Live Main Menu > Annotation
Input Method Editors
The XL Vu supports text entry with advanced input methods for Simplified
Chinese (Pinyin) and Japanese (Hiragana to Katakana/Kanji). To utilize
these input methods the user must have an external keyboard connected
to the VideoProbe. These input methods default as active when either
Chinese or Japanese are selected as the system language. To return to
an on-screen keyboard that does not utilize an input method, toggle the
button that reads “Input Method -/O”
Chinese
The XL Vu supports the Pinyin text entry method. For each word or
phrase that you wish to enter, please perform the following:
1. Using the external keyboard, type the Pinyin representation of
the character to be entered.
2. Use the numbers on the external keyboard to select the desired
character from the candidate list.
3. Press the enter key to confirm the selection.
Japanese
The XL Vu supports a text entry method that converts Hiragana to
Katakana and Kanji characters. For each word or phrase you wish to
enter, please perform the following:
1. Using the external keyboard, enter the Hiragana that make
up the word being entered.
2. When all of the Hiragana that make up the word is entered,
press the space bar on the external keyboard to get a
candidate list of characters.
3. Use the numbers on the keyboard to select the desired word.
4. Press the enter key to confirm selection.
Note: If the desired word is not shown in the candidate list, press Page
Up / Page Down on the keyboard to cycle through more options.
Note: A maximum of 6 Hiragana may be entered for each word or phrase
for Japanese text entry.