Samsung SCH A890 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Text entry mode
Enter content using any of the four text entry modes.
1. At any text entry screen, press left soft key ( ) Option.
A pop-up menu appears in the display with
ABC
highlighted.
2. Use the left/right navigation keys to display the optional
text entry modes of
Symbol, 123, and T9 Word.
3. Once the desired method of text entry appears, press
to use that mode of text entry in your message.
Standby mode
Standby is the state of the phone once it has found service
and is idle. The phone goes into standby:
After you power it on.
When you press after a call.
Anytime you press while browsing your phone’s
menus and sub menus.
Silent mode
Silence all tones and alerts normally made by the handset. In
this mode, the handset vibrates instead of making sounds.
Enter Silent mode
In standby mode, press and hold . Entering Silent
Mode
briefly appears in the display and your phone
returns to standby mode.
Exit silent mode
In standby mode, press and hold . Exiting Silent
Mode
briefly appears in the display and your phone
returns to standby mode.