Getting to know your telephone
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1.13 Alphanumeric keyboard (ALE-400, ALE-300)
Alphanumeric key
An alphanumeric keyboard is built into your desk phone, using its own keys. It is not necessary
to install a physical keyboard to input text.
You can switch between numeric keyboard to dial number, and alphabetic keyboard to enter
text by pressing the alphanumeric key.
When activated, the key is lit blue.
Select the same key which is lit in blue to switch to the numeric keyboard (the key switches off).
Your desk phone can also be equipped with a magnetic alphabetic keyboard: ALE-100 keyboard
(sold separately). In this case, the alphanumeric key is disabled and can be programmed.
• Enter alphabetic characters.
The number pad keys have letters that you can display by successive presses. The number is
the last character in the series. Some special characters can be displayed by successively
pressing the key:
• Press and hold the '*' key to switch from lowercase to uppercase mode, and vice versa.
• Use navigation keys to move the cursor into the text (except in dial by name feature).
• or Use this key to delete the last entered character. The alphabetic mode
remains activated.
Use cases:
: '1' is displayed.
+ : 'space' is displayed.
+ : 'd' is displayed.
+ (2 successive presses): 'e' is displayed.
+ (3 successive presses): 'f' is displayed.
+ Long press + (3 successive presses): 'F' is displayed.
+ (5 successive presses): ':' is displayed.