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Char
acter Input
Character Input
Character Entry Modes
When a character entry screen is displayed, you can select
a character entry mode if you press
&
(ChrTyp).
Menu Items
漢
: Kanji conversion mode
カ
: Double-byte katakana mode
カナ
: Single-byte katakana mode
Ａ
: Double-byte alphanumeric mode
ａＡ
: Single-byte alphanumeric mode
１
: Double-byte number mode
１２
: Single-byte number mode
Each time you press
(ChrTyp), the character entry
mode changes in following order: Alphanumeric
→
Number
→
Kanji conversion
→
Katakana
→
Alphanumeric...
The character entry mode that you can select is
different depending on the current character entry
screen.
Entering Alphanumeric Characters
You can use the keys
1
to
0
to enter characters.
More than one character is assigned to each key.
The following table shows the key assignment for entering
characters.
■
•
•
Number of Times to Press the Key
Key
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12
1
.
@
-
̲
/
:
˜
?
,
!
1
2
a
b
c
A
B
C
2
3
d
e
f
D
E
F
3
4
g
h
i
G
H
I
4
5
j
k
l
J
K
L
5
6
m
n
o
M N
O
6
7
p
q
r
s
P
Q
R
S
7
8
t
u
v
T
U
V
8
9
w
x
y
z
W X
Y
Z
9
0
Space
0
Inputs symbols
*
Inputs symbols (switches an unconfirmed
character between uppercase and lowercase).
#
Adds a line break (displays an unconfirmed
character in the opposite order).
When you change your e-mail address, you cannot use
the characters in
■
for the account name (part of the
address to the left of @).
