GE Everest XLG3 VideoProbe Operating Manual page 72

64 Chapter 5 Capturing Images and Videos
Annotating with Alternate Input Methods
The XLG3 VideoProbe supports text entry with advanced input methods for Simplified
Chinese (Pinyin) and Japanese (Hiragana to Katakana/Kanji). To utilize these input
methods the user must have an external keyboard connected to their VideoProbe. These
input methods default as active when either Chinese or Japanese are selected as the
system language. To return to an on-screen keyboard that doesn't utilize an input method,
toggle the button that reads "Input Method -/O".
Chinese
The XLG3 VideoProbe supports the Pinyin text entry method. For each word or phrase
that you wish to enter, follow the steps below:
1. Using the external keyboard, type the Pinyin representation of the character to be
entered.
2. Use the numbers on the external keyboard to select the desired character from the
candidate list.
3. Press the enter key on the external keyboard to confirm the selection.
Japanese
The XLG3 VideoProbe supports a text entry method that converts Hiragana to Katakana
and Kanji characters. For each word or phrase that you wish to enter, follow the steps
below:
1. Using the external keyboard, type the Hiragana that make up the word being entered.
2. When all of the Hiragana that make up the word are entered, press the space bar on
the external keyboard to get a candidate list of Katakana and Kanji characters.
3. Use the numbers on the external keyboard to select the desired word or phrase from
the candidate list.
4. Press the enter key on the external keyboard to confirm the selection.
Note • If the desired word or phrase is not shown in the candidate list, press Page
Up/Page Down on the external keyboard to cycle through more candidates.
• A maximum of 6 Hiragana may be entered for each word or phrase for
Japanese text entry
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