User's Manual

Chapter 1: Getting Started
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words in an internal database to determine the word you are typing. T9 will select the
matching word that is most often used.
When in data entry mode and T9 appears in the bottom right of the display, you may
enter the word. If it is not displayed, press SOFT KEY 2 until the T9 mode indicator
appears. The following example demonstrates how you can practice using T9 mode.
1. Once you are in T9 mode, type the entire word, using one key press per letter.
The word “hello” is entered by pressing keys 4, 3, 5, 5, 6 in that order.
As you type, T9 matches the keys you pressed with words from its database.
Because T9 is working to match your keystrokes, different words may appear as
you are typing. Most likely, your desired word appears after you spell it
completely.
2. If the word you want is not displayed, press NEXT to display alternate word
choices.
Short words are more likely to share the same keystroke sequences. For
example, book and cool both use the sequence 2, 6, 6, 5. T9 displays the more
commonly used word book. To display “cool” - press NEXT. You may cycle
through all the choices for a keystroke sequence by pressing NEXT repeatedly.
3. Press SPACE when the word you desire appears in the display, to accept it and
continue typing the next word.
4. If your word is not one of the alternate word choices, adding words to the T9
database is easy.
Switch to Alpha mode, type the word using the multi-tap method, and then
switch back to T9. The word is saved automatically and will appear as a word
choice in T9, the next time you want to type it. You may need to press NEXT to
display the new word if other words share the same keystroke sequence.
5. In T9, “Smart Punctuation” is available on the 1 key. This enables you to type
e-mail domains, possessive forms, and contractions quickly and easily. At first,
T9 displays a period. However, T9 uses some simple rules to determine and
display the appropriate mark as you continue to type. In a message, try typing
“it's easy.”
Press the following keys in order: 4, 8, 1, 7, #SPACE, 3, 2, 7, 9, 1