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16 Getting started
Phone language
Select the language to use in the
phone menus or when writing text.
To change the phone language
• From standby select Menu } Settings
} the General tab } Language
} Phone language. Select a language.
From standby, you can also press:
• 8888 for automatic language.
• 0000 for English.
To select the writing language
1 From standby select Menu } Settings
} the General tab } Language
} Writing language.
2 Scroll to the language to use and mark
it. } Save to exit the menu.
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for example,
when writing messages:
• Multitap text input
• T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
• Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold to change the method.
To change the writing language
• Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold and select another
writing language.
Options when entering letters
} More for options when writing
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press - repeatedly until the
desired character appears.
• Press to shift between upper-
case and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold - to enter
numbers.
• Press to delete letters or
numbers.
• Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
• Press to add a space.
T9™ Text Input
The T9™ Text Input method uses
a built-in dictionary to recognize the
most commonly used word for each
sequence of key presses. This way,
you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first
letter on the key.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu language to the country where
you bought your SIM card. If not, the
predefined language is English.