Samsung SCH-R860ZKAMTR - Manual (Page 17)

Understanding Your Phone 14
• Information
– Example: “New Message”
• Error
– Example: “System Error!”
• Warning
– Example: “Low Battery,” “Memory Full!”
Backlight
The backlight illuminates the display. It goes off when the screen
and phone keys are not pressed within a period of time set in the
Backlight Time menu. The backlight turns on when you press a
key.
Note: During a phone call, the display backlight dims and turns off after 10
seconds to conserve battery power, regardless of the Backlight Time
setting.
(For more information, refer to “Backlight” on page 129.)
Your Phone’s Modes
Call Answer Mode
You can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except
or , or by pressing only the key. (For more
information, refer to “Call Answer” on page 132.)
Input Mode
Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and
symbols. While at any text entry screen, press the down arrow in
the upper left corner of the screen, then select the input mode
from the drop-down menu. Optional input modes are:
• 3X4Keypad (phone-style touch keypad)
• QWERTY (full touch keypad — changes display to landscape mode)
• Handwriting box (divided pallet)
• Handwriting full screen (undivided pallet)
(For more information, refer to “Changing the Text Entry Mode”
on page 51.)
Tip: When using the 3X4Keypad mode, you can also choose between Abc/
ABC, T9 Word, and 123 by pressing the Entry Mode soft key.
Lock Mode
When the phone is in Lock Mode, restrictions are placed on
phone use. You can receive calls and messages, but cannot place
outgoing calls (except for emergency numbers) until you unlock
the phone. Lock Mode also restricts access to menus and the
Volume key.