Entering Characters

When you need to enter characters while you are setting an item, the following entry screen is displayed.

You can enter uppercase and lowercase alphabets, numbers, and symbols.

About the entry screen

The number of buttons in the entry screen differs depending on the input.

Item

Description

1

text entry field

Displays the entered characters.

2

The number of entered characters/the maximum number of characters that can be entered

Indicates the maximum number of characters that can be entered and the number of entered characters.

3

Back Space

Deletes a character just before the cursor.

4

Character panel

Enters characters.

The character type switches depending on the entry mode.

5

Return button

Puts a line break. This button appears when entering body text of an E-mail.

6

Left button/right button/up button/down button

Moves the cursor left, right, up, or down.

7

Capital Lock

Switches between the uppercase and lowercase characters.

8

Entry mode button

Switches the entry mode (types of characters) for entering text.

Entering Characters

  1. Press the touch panel.

  2. When the entry is complete, press [OK] or [Next].

Memo

To enter a diacritical mark, press and hold a character button with [...] shown. When a diacritical mark appears, press the character you want to enter.

The screen below shows an image when holding down the "a" button.

Switching the Entry Mode (Numbers Alphabetic Characters)

  1. Press [Alpha] or [Symbol].

Memo

[RU] may be shown in case of Russian, and [EL] in case of Greek. In case of other languages, only [Alpha] and [Symbol] may be shown.

Switching the Entry Mode (Uppercase Lowercase)

  1. Press the button to switch between the uppercase and lowercase characters.

Deleting an Entered Character

  1. Use the back space (tentative name) button on the touch panel or the (CLEAR) button.

    The character before the cursor () is deleted.

    Memo

    Press [ｌｅｆｔward], [Rightward], [upward], or [downward] to move the cursor () to the character next to the character to delete.

You can enter the numbers labeled on each key.

Note

It is impossible to enter the alphabet.

Please enter the alphabet from the touch panel.

Deleting an Entered Character

To delete the character to the left of the cursor, press the (CLEAR) button.

To clear characters you entered in a row, press and hold the (CLEAR) button.