Entering Information Using The Dial Pad - Polycom VVX Series User Manual

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Entering Information Using the Dial Pad

You can use the dial pad keys on VVX business IP phones to edit or update field information.
The following table describes how to enter different types of data on your phone using the dial pad.
Using the Dial Pad Keys to Enter Information
Task
Enter numbers or characters in uppercase,
lowercase, or title case mode
Enter only numbers
Enter text in another language
Enter a character
Enter a number
Enter a special character
Enter a space
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Encoding Options
ASCII (for regular text)
Latin (to enter accented characters)
Katakana (for Japanese characters)
Unicode (to store characters as double bytes)
Cyrillic (for Russian characters)
Action
Select Encoding or Mode, and select ABC,abc, or Abc.
Select Encoding or Mode, and select 123.
Select Encoding, and select one of the language options.
Press a dial pad key repeatedly to view the character options and
stop when the character you want to enter is displayed in the field.
Wait one second, and enter the next character.
Select Encoding or Mode, and select 123, or press a dial pad key
repeatedly to enter the number that displays on that key.
Select Encoding, and select Abc, ABC, or abc. Press either the
1, 0, asterisk, *, or pound # key one or more times to enter one of
the following special characters:
• 1 key: ! | ' ^ \ @ : 1
• * key: * - & % + ; ( )
• 0 key: / , _ $ ~ = ? 0
• # key: # > < { } [ ] " '
You cannot access special characters when you are in numerical
(123) mode.
Select Encoding, and select one of the alphabetic Abc, ABC, or
abc. Press the 0 key.
You cannot enter a space when you are in numerical (123) mode.
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