Storing Phone Numbers; Text Input Methods; Entering Characters; Alpha Mode [Abc] - Audiovox CDM-8500 Owner's Manual

STORING PHONE NUMBERS

STORING PHONE NUMBERS
The CDM-8500 can store up to 300 contacts.
1. Enter the phone number, including area code, and
press [STO].
2. Press "Add New Entry".
3. Select the phone number type by pressing the
navigation key up or down (Home, Mobile, Office,
Pager, Fax) and press
4. Press [EDIT], enter the name for the contact and
press to store the name. (If you do not want to
enter a voice tag to this contact, skip step 5 and
proceed to step 6).
5.1 To save with a voice tag for voice activated dialing,
scroll the navigation key
It will say "Unassigned". Press the navigation key
left or right until the phone number type you
want to add the voice tag for in this contact appears
(Home, Mobile, Office).
5.2 Press [REC]. "Enter Voice Tag ?" will appear.
Press .
5.3 Follow the audible voice prompts. You will be asked
to say the name, then repeat the name.
6. To confirm your entry and save to your contacts,
press .
NOTE: "New entry saved" will appear.
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to select.
to the voice dial.

TEXT INPUT METHODS

TEXT INPUT METHODS

ENTERING CHARACTERS

For convenient entry of memory location names and text
messages, your phone offers several text input methods:
Alpha mode : Enter words by repeatedly tapping the
corresponding key until the desired character is
displayed.
T9 TM mode : Tap each corresponding key only once and the phone
predicts the word you are entering.
Numeric mode : Only enter numbers.
Symbol mode : Enter symbols like @, #, %.

ALPHA MODE [ABC]

To choose Alpha mode, press
choose [ABC]. The chart below outlines the key presses
needed to display each letter or number in this mode.
1 Repetition 2 Repetitions
Key Pad
1 .
1
A B
2ABC
D E
3DEF
G H
4GHI
: :
:
W X
9WXYZ
The cursor automatically moves to the next
space in two seconds after character input.
To erase one letter, press
To erase the entire entry, press and hold
To switch between lowercase to uppercase
letters, press
or [MODE] then
3 Repetitions
4 Repetitions
@
-
C 2
F
3
I
4
: :
Y
Z
.
.
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5 Repetitions
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:
9
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