Your Phone's Modes - Samsung FINNESSE SCH-R810 User Manual

Note: During a phone call, the display backlight dims and turns off after 10
seconds to conserve battery power, regardless of the Backlight Time
setting.
(For more information, refer to "Backlight" on page 136.)

Your Phone's Modes

Call Answer Mode
You can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except
or , or by pressing only the
information, refer to "Call Answer" on page 140.)
Input Mode
Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and
symbols. While at any text entry screen, press the down arrow in
the upper left corner of the screen, then select the input mode
from the drop-down menu. Optional input modes are:
3X4Keypad (phone-style touch keypad)
•
QWERTY (full touch keypad — changes display to landscape mode)
•
Handwriting box (divided pallet)
•
Handwriting full screen (undivided pallet)
•
(For more information, refer to "Changing the Text Entry Mode"
on page 56.)
key. (For more
Tip: When using the 3X4Keypad mode, you can also choose between Abc/
ABC, T9 Word, and 123 by pressing the Entry Mode soft key.
Lock Mode
When the phone is in Lock Mode, restrictions are placed on
phone use. You can receive calls and messages, but cannot place
outgoing calls (except for emergency numbers) until you unlock
the phone. Lock Mode also restricts access to menus and the
Volume key.
To enter Lock Mode:
In standby mode, press
on the top of the
phone. The lock mode screen
appears momentarily in the
display, then the screen goes
dark.
To exit Lock Mode:
While in Lock mode, press
and hold until the
standby mode screen
appears in the display.
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