37EEnntteerriinngg TTeexxtt36EEnntteerriinngg TTeexxttPinyin ModePinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation inLatin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, youcan enter Chinese characters by keying in the pinyinstring from the phone keypad and the phoneautomatically presents the matching alternatives.This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characters withonly one key press per letter.Typing Characters in Pinyin Mode1. Press keys corresponding to the phonetic spelling,referring to the Roman letters printed on the keys.Notice that the choices in the Character SelectionMap change.Example: Typing in Pinyin mode2. If you cannot find the desired character from thedisplay, press or to scroll throughchoices in the Character Selection map.When the character you are typing appears in theCharacter Selection Map, you may select it,without completing the Pinyin spelling or enteringthe tone for the character.Press and to enter ‘mi’.Changing Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that allows character entry,you should notice the text input mode indicator in thebottom of the display.To change to another text input mode:1. Press the right soft key, indicating the text inputmode.2. Scroll to the desired mode with or .Note: If you want to exit the menu without changingto a new mode, press the right soft key.3. Press the Select soft key to select the displayedmode.4. You will find the selected text input modeindicator in the bottom of the display.