Entering characters in the address and the phone book
Introduction
The following section describes how to enter characters in the phone book/address book when creating a new entry.
Creating a new entry in the phone book
Call up the input menu with data fields.
Phone book: input menu with data fields
1 Selected data field with cursor
2 Character bar
Creating a new entry in the address book
Call up the input menu with data fields.
Input menu with data fields
1 Selected data field with cursor
2 Character bar
Entering characters
The example describes how to enter the surname Schulz.
Select S by turning and
sliding
the COMAND controller and press to
confirm.
S is entered into the data field. All
characters are shown in black and can
always be selected in the character bar.
The character bar offers characters
corresponding to the respective data field
(letters or digits).
1 To switch the character bar to uppercase/lower-case letters
2 To switch the character bar from upper/lower-case letters to digits
3 To change the language of the character bar
4 To delete a character/an entry
Select c and confirm by pressing
the
COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to S in the data field.
Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning and sliding
the
COMAND controller and press to
confirm.
Switching data fields
If you want to enter a first name after you have entered a surname, for example, proceed as follows to switch between the data fields:
Option 1
Select or
in the character bar and
press to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected.
1 Cursor in the next data field
2 To store an entry
3 and
icons to select a data field
Option 2
Slide the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
Select the data field by sliding
and
press to confirm.
Storing an entry
Select in the character bar by
turning
the COMAND controller and press
to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Further functions available in the character bar
To switch the character bar to upper/lower-case characters: select
or
and press
to confirm.
To switch the character set: select
and press
to confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits.
To change the language of the
character bar: select and press
to confirm.
Select the language by turning
the
COMAND controller and press to
confirm.
To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select or
and press
to
confirm.
1 Cursor (repositioned)
2 and
icon to reposition the cursor
Delete the character/entry.
See also:
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