Mitel 5212 - Manual (Page 43)

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Using the Dialpad Buttons to Enter Characters
You can use the dialpad buttons to enter text or numbers for features such as
Do-Not-Disturb (see
page 46 ) and Station Speed Dial (see page 24 ).
The following are guidelines when entering dialpad characters:
• Press (Message) to switch from Alpha Mode to Numeric Mode. The
(Message) button stays lit in Alpha Mode and is off in Numeric Mode.
• Press (Hold) to move the cursor to the left and delete characters.
• Press (Transfer) to move the cursor to the right.
• In Numeric Mode, press # for a hyphen (-).
• In Numeric Mode, press
*
for a colon (:).
• Press #, (Speaker), or lift and replace the handset to save entries.
To use the dialpad to enter characters:
Press the dialpad buttons as shown in the following table.
For example, to enter May 31, you could use the following sequence:
1. In Alpha Mode ( [Message] button is lit), press 6 once to enter an “M.”
2. Press 2 once to enter an “A.”
3. Press 9 three times to enter a “Y.”
4. Press
(Message) to switch to Numeric Mode.
5. Press 3.
6. Press 1.
7. Press (Speaker), #, or lift the handset to save the entry.
Button
Characters Represented
(in Alpha Mode)
0 @ : . , 0
1 - & ( ) 1
2 A B C ‘ 2
3 D E F ! 3
4 G H I * 4
5 J K L # 5
6 M N O ñ 6
7 P Q R S 7
8 T U V ? 8
9 W X Y Z 9