LG KG800 pink User Guide - Page 26

Signal strength ABC mode General Functions You can check the strength of your signal by the signal indicator ( ) on the LCD screen of your phone. Signal strength can vary, particularly inside buildings. Moving near to a window may improve reception. This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed. 123 mode (Number mode) Entering text You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the phone's keypad. For example, storing names in the phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal greeting. The following text input methods are available in the phone. Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press the key until 123 mode is displayed. Changing the text input mode T9 mode This mode lets you enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares your keystrokes with an internal dictionary to determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode. 1. When you are in a text input mode field that allows Arwˆ characters to be entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator in the Options Insert top right corner of the LCD screen. This is sometimes known as predictive text. 25