VTech A700 User Manual
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are in the same country - see ‘Making International
Call’ in the previous chapter for details on entering
the required prefix(es),
2
c twice - display shows Enter name,
3 Enter the name using the keypad as outlined below,
4
c to save the completed entry in your Phonebook.
To enter a name:
1 Press the keypad button that shows the required
letter - the first one of the letters printed on the
button will be displayed (other character choices
for that button are shown at the top of the display).
2 If the first letter is not the one required, press the
same button repeatedly until the required letter is
displayed – you may need to practice this
technique as the letter is selected one second after
the button was last pressed (
a to delete a
mistake).
3 Repeat the above process for each letter to build a
name, with the aid of the following special features:
•
Spaces -
1 to insert a space,
•
Move cursor - Click
e to move the cursor back/
forward through the text, hold
e to go to the
start or end,
•
Case shift - Press
* before a required button
to shift between upper and lower case (the arrow
in the lower left corner of the display shows the
case setting - down for lower case, up for upper
case). The initial letter is automatically capitalized,
•
Shift/number lock – Press and hold
* to
change between normal case (outline arrow in
lower left corner of the display), upper case shift
lock (solid arrow) and number lock (1 in a box)
for entering a series of numbers,
•
Delete - Click
a to delete a character, hold a
to delete the whole name,
•
International characters - Numbers and
International characters appear after the standard
characters shown on each button,
•
Punctuation characters - Use
0 and # to
provide special characters:
•
0 provides . , 0 ? ! ” : ; @ £ $ ¥ ( ) < > _
•
# provides . # * + / - = & %
•
Max. characters - The maximum number of
characters is determined by your smart (SIM)
card and the counter in the lower left corner
shows the characters used.
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Getting started and everyday use