Sony Ericsson K550im - Manual (Page 17)

17 Getting to know the phone
To change the phone language
} Settings }
the General tab
} Language } Phone language
.
Select a language.
In standby, you can also press:
•
8888 for automatic language.
•
0000 for English.
To select writing language
1 } Settings }
the General tab
} Language } Writing language
.
2
Scroll to the language to use and
mark it.
} Save
to exit the menu.
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for
example, when writing messages:
•
Multitap text input
•
T9™ Text Input
To enter text, you have to be in a
function where text input is possible,
for example,
} Messaging } Write new
} Text message
.
To change the text input method
Before or when entering letters, press
and hold down
to change the
method.
To change the writing language
Before or when entering letters, press
and hold down
and select another
writing language.
Options when entering letters
} More
for options when writing
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
•
Press – repeatedly until
the desired character appears.
•
Press to shift between capital
and lower-case letters.
•
Press and hold down – to
enter numbers.
•
Press to delete letters or numbers.
•
Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
•
Press to add a space.
T9™ Text Input
The T9™ Text Input method uses
a built-in dictionary to recognize the
most commonly used word for each
sequence of key presses. This way,
you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first
letter on the key.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu language to the country where
you bought your SIM card. If not, the
predefined language is English.
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