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
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
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.

sliding Select S by turning sliding and sliding the COMAND controller and press  to the COMAND controller and press confirm. 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

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

the Select c and confirm by pressing COMAND controller. the COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to S in the data field.
been entered in full. Repeat the process until the name has been entered in full.
digits one by one in the corresponding data To enter a phone number: select the digits one by one in the corresponding data field by turning the and sliding COMAND controller and press  to the COMAND controller and press confirm. 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

in the character bar and Select in the character bar and or press  to confirm. in the character bar and press to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field selected.

1 Cursor in the next data field

1 Cursor in the next data field
2 To store an entry
3 icons to select a data field and Option 2 icons to select a data field

Option 2

repeatedly until the character bar Slide repeatedly until the character bar the COMAND controller repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
and Select the data field by sliding and and press Storing an entry to confirm.

Storing an entry

turning Select turning in the character bar by turning to confirm. the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.

Further functions available in the character bar

or To switch the character bar to upper/lower-case characters: select and press or to confirm. and press to confirm.
and press To switch the character set: select to confirm. and press to confirm.
The character set switches between upper/lower-case letters and digits.
character bar: select  and press To change the language of the character bar: select and press to confirm. to confirm.
the Select the language by turning the the COMAND controller and press confirm. to confirm.
field: select  or To reposition the cursor within the data field: select and press or to and press confirm. to confirm.

1 Cursor (repositioned)

1 Cursor (repositioned)
2 icon to reposition the cursor and Delete the character/entry. icon to reposition the cursor

Basic functions of COMAND Delete the character/entry.

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