User's Manual

Polycom SpectraLink 8400 Series Wireless Handset
20 April, 2011 | 1725-36720-001_RevB
Entering and Editing Data
Data entry fields display an Entry Mode soft key so you can specify how you want your entry to display.
To enter letters and numbers:
Press the Mode soft key to display a shortcut menu of the available data entry options:
o Uppercase (ABC)
o Numerical (123)
o Leading caps (Abc Def)
o Lowercase (abc)
Press a keypad key one or more times to enter the characters or numbers that display on the key.
For example, if you’re in ABC mode:
o To enter A, press 2
o To enter B, press 22
o To enter C, press 222
o To enter 2, press 2222
For example, if you’re in 123 mode:
To enter 2, press 2.
To enter special characters:
1 Select one of the alphabetic options from the Mode soft key menu. You cannot access special
characters when you are in Numerical (123) mode.
The mode you select displays in the screen title.
2 Use the asterisk (*) or zero (0) to enter characters:
* = . * # - & % + ;
0 = / , _ $ - = ? 0
To enter text in a special language:
Press the Encoding soft key to display a shortcut menu of the available language options:
o ASCII Regular text
o Latin To add accented characters, for example é.
o Katakan Japanese characters