Entering characters
FOMA terminal has many functions such as
phonebook and mail that require entering
characters.
・
There are "5-touch Input Method" and "Slot Input
Method" for entering characters.
In 5-touch Input Method, several characters are
assigned to each key, and at each press the
character switches. ☛P350
In Slot Input Method, select characters from the
upper and lower slots on the input board. ☛P337
・
The character types which can be entered varies
by each method:
○: Available ×: Unavailable − : No character
Input method 5-touch Input
One-
Character type
byte
Hiragana/kanji
ー
Katakana
○
Alphabets
○
Numeric
○
Symbols
○
Pictograms
ー
・
There are 2 character types: one-byte characters
and two-byte characters. 1 two-byte character, 1
two-byte blank or line feed is counted as 2 one-
byte characters. For one-byte characters, voiced
sound and semi-voiced sound characters are also
counted as 1 character.
・
Use KUTEN Code Input to enter characters
whose readings you do not know.
・
JIS level 1 and level 2 characters can be entered.
・
Complex characters may be displayed in a
changed or simplified form.
・
In this manual, to enter characters including the
operation of pressing o is referred to as "enter".
Character entry screen
There are 2 types of character entry methods:
"full-screen entry" and "in-line entry".
・
Some entry fields may only be able to use either
character entry method.
・
When pasted characters or fixed phrases are
entered exceedingly, they are truncated and fit to
the input characters limit.
330
Character Entry
Slot Input
Method
Method
Two-
One-
Two-
byte
byte
byte
○
ー
○
○
○
×
○
○
×
○
○
×
○
○
○
○
ー
○
Full-screen entry
Highlight the entry field and press o to display the
full-screen entry area.
Input area
In-line entry
Highlight the entry field and press 0 to 9, (
and # to enable character entry directly. In hiragana
or two-byte katakana mode, the character is fixed by
pressing o.
The guide row for the
character entry
Changing input modes
Example
Switching from one-byte alphabet mode
to two-byte alphabet mode
Press n on the character entry screen
1
Input mode (current status)
漢字: Hiragana/kanji
1
全カナ: Two-byte katakana*
全英: Two-byte alphabets*
1
全数: Two-byte numeric*
1
半カナ: One-byte katakana
半英: One-byte alphabets
1
半数: One-byte numeric*
*1 Switching cannot be made in Slot Input Method.
Input mode
Shows no further entry can
be made
Cursor (blinking at entry
position)
Use O to move the
cursor.
Guide row
Input mode (the input mode
being selected is highlighted)
漢 : Hiragana/kanji
1
ア : Two-byte katakana*
1
A : Two-byte alphabets*
1
1 : Two-byte numeric*
アァ : One-byte katakana
Aa : One-byte alphabets
1
12 : One-byte numeric*