Device Basics
February 12, 2002
T-Mobile Device Owner’s Manual
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Press the
up/down
and
left/right arrows
to move in those directions among characters in a text box. Press the
corners
of the D-pad (two adjacent arrows at the same time) to jump up/down one line and forward/backward
a character. Read more in
ALT Key
You type special characters (shown in red on some of the keys) by first pressing the ALT key, then the key
showing the special character. For example, if you need to type a semicolon (;), you would first press the ALT
key, then the J key. (This action is also represented in the user documentation as
ALT+J
.)
•
Lock the ALT key
to type a series of special characters by pressing the key twice.
•
Unlock the ALT key
by pressing it once again.
Note!
You can also lock the Shift key by pressing it twice. Unlock by pressing once again.
@ Key
When you type an email address, you use the “at” symbol (@) to separate the username from the domain; for
example, [email protected]. Use the @ key (located in the bottom row of keys) to insert the @ symbol in
an email address easily.
On/Off Button
Power off the device to conserve the maximum amount of power. While the power is off, your device will not
receive messages or phone calls. Incoming calls are forwarded to voice mail.
To power your device on and off, use the On/Off button. It is located just to the left of the “Z” key on the
keyboard.
Control Buttons
A T-Mobile Device comes with four main control buttons, which you can still use when the display lid is in the
closed position, as shown below:
Read more details about the control buttons in the topics below.
