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Pinyin, Stroke, ABC, T9 Word, 123, and Symbol mode
You can enter text for some features such as
messaging, Phonebook, or Organiser, using Pinyin and
Stroke modes for Chinese, and T9 Word and ABC
mode for English. You can also use 123 mode and
Symbol mode.
Changing the text input mode
Example
: Writing a text message
1. In the text entry screen, press <
Mode
>.
2. Select the mode you want.
Using Chinese pinyin mode
Pinyin is a system to enter Chinese words by spelling
them phonetically (how they sound) using the Latin
alphabet. With the Pinyin input method, you can enter
Chinese characters by keying in the Pinyin string using
the phone’s keypad.
Entering characters in Pinyin mode
1. Press the keys corresponding to the phonetic
spelling, referring to the letters printed on the
keys.
Example
: To enter “
,” press [
6
] and [
4
] to
enter “ni.”
2. press [Left] or [Right] to select alternative pinyins
for the keys you have pressed.
3. If you cannot find the character you want from the
display, press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through the
word choices.
4. Press [
1
] to activate the character selection field. A
number, from 1 to 6, is added to each character.
5. Press the number key corresponding to the
character you want.
Text input mode
indicator
Message
Mode OK
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