Nokia 8290 - Manual (Page 36)

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Entering letters and numbers
123 mode
To enter numbers, you can:
• Press and hold and switch to 123 mode. Your phone displays the
icon. Press the appropriate number key to enter a number.
OR
• While in ABC mode, press and hold the corresponding number key until
the number appears.
As with the ABC mode, if you make a mistake
• Press Clear to erase that character.
• To switch back to the ABC mode, press and hold again.
Use special characters in names and phone
numbers
In ABC mode
1 Press and hold . A screen appears with the following special
characters available:
. , ? ! : ; - + # * ( ) ‘ “ _ @ & $ £ % / < > ¿ ¡ § = ¤ ¥
2 Use scroll keys to select the character you want, then press Insert.
In 123 mode:
You can access the following special characters only in 123 mode:
* Use this character to send command strings to the network. Contact
your service provider for details.
+ Use this character as a prefix for dialing international numbers.
p Use this character to create a pause that occurs when dialing a
number. Numbers entered to the right of this special character are
automatically sent as touch tones after a 2.5-second pause.
w This character creates a wait; digits to the right of the w are not sent
until you press
.
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