Introduction

The following section describes how to enter characters in the phone book/address book when creating a new entry.

Creating a new entry in the phone book

Call up the input menu with data fields.

Phone book: input menu with data fields

1 Selected data field with cursor
2 Character bar

Creating a new entry in the address book

Call up the input menu with data fields.

Input menu with data fields

1 Selected data field with cursor
2 Character bar

Entering characters

The example describes how to enter the surname Schulz.

Select S by turning and sliding the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
S is entered into the data field. All characters are shown in black and can always be selected in the character bar.
The character bar offers characters corresponding to the respective data field (letters or digits).

1 To switch the character bar to uppercase/lower-case letters
2 To switch the character bar from upper/lower-case letters to digits
3 To change the language of the character bar
4 To delete a character/an entry

Select c and confirm by pressing the COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to S in the data field.
Repeat the process until the name has been entered in full.
To enter a phone number: select the digits one by one in the corresponding data field by turning and sliding the COMAND controller and press to confirm.

Switching data fields

If you want to enter a first name after you have entered a surname, for example, proceed as follows to switch between the data fields:

Option 1

Select or in the character bar and press to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field selected.

1 Cursor in the next data field
2 To store an entry
3 and icons to select a data field

Option 2

Slide the COMAND controller repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
Select the data field by sliding and press to confirm.

Storing an entry

Select in the character bar by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.

Further functions available in the character bar

To switch the character bar to upper/lower-case characters: select or and press to confirm.
To switch the character set: select and press to confirm.
The character set switches between upper/lower-case letters and digits.
To change the language of the character bar: select and press to confirm.
Select the language by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
To reposition the cursor within the data field: select or and press to confirm.

1 Cursor (repositioned)
2 and icon to reposition the cursor

Delete the character/entry.