Panasonic KX-FT71LA-B Service Manual page 19

1.14.4. TO SELECT CHARACTERS USING
Instead of pressing the dial keys, you can select characters using
1. Press or
2. Press to move the cursor to the next space.
- The character displayed in step 1 is inserted.
3. Return to step 1 to enter the next character.
until the desired character is displayed.
or
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