Samsung Finesse SCH-R810C - Manual (Page 19)

Understanding Your Phone 15
Dialogue Boxes
Dialogue boxes prompt for action, inform you of status, or warn of situations such
as low battery.
Backlight
The backlight illuminates the display. It goes off when the screen and phone keys
are not pressed within a period of time set in the Backlight Time menu. The
backlight turns on when you press a key.
Note: During a phone call, the display backlight dims and turns off after 10 seconds to conserve
battery power, regardless of the Backlight Time setting.
Phone Modes
Call Answer Mode
You can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except or , or
by pressing only the key.
Input Mode
Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and symbols. While at any text
entry screen, press the down arrow in the upper left corner of the screen, then
select the input mode from the drop-down menu. Optional input modes are:
• 3X4Keypad (phone-style touch keypad)
• QWERTY (full touch keypad — changes display to landscape mode)
• Handwriting box (divided pallet)
• Handwriting full screen (undivided pallet)
Tip: When using the 3X4Keypad mode, you can also choose between Abc/ABC, T9 Word, and 123
by pressing the Entry Mode soft key.