Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols for Passwords and Fax Setup - MX490 / MX492

Article ID: ART163980 | Date published: 12/10/2015 | Date last updated: 07/17/2023
 

Description

This article will show you how to use the keypad on the PIXMA MX490 / MX492 to enter numbers, letters, and symbols for passwords and fax setup.

Solution

Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols

Use the Numeric buttons to enter or edit such information as unit name, a recipient's name for the directory, entering passwords, etc.
 

Switching the Input Mode

Each time the Tone button is pressed, the input mode is switched in the following order: lowercase mode (:a), uppercase mode (:A), then numeric mode (:1).

The current input mode appears at the upper right corner of the LCD.


 

Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols

Press the Tone  button to switch the input mode.

The machine will start in lowercase (:a) mode:

Pressing Tone  will change to uppercase (:A) mode:

Pressing Tone  again will change to numeric (:1) mode:

Pressing Tone  again will change back to lowercase (:a) mode.

Use the Numeric buttons to enter the desired characters.

  • To insert a space

    Press the  button five times.

  • To delete the last entered character

    Press the Back  button.
     

Editing Entered Numbers, Letters, and Symbols

Press the or  button to move the cursor under the position you want to edit.

  • To insert a space

    Press the  button five times.

  • To insert a character

    Move the cursor under the character to the right of the insertion position, then enter the character. The character on the cursor will move to the right and the new character will be inserted.

  • To delete a character

    Move the cursor under the character, then press the Back button.
     

List of Characters Assigned to Each Numeric Button

Button Lowercase mode
(:a)
Uppercase mode
(:A)
Numeric mode
(:1)
Fax/Telephone no.
    1 1
abcåäáàãâæç ABCÅÄÁÀÃÂÆÇ 2 2
defëéèê DEFËÉÈÊ 3 3
gh i ï í ì î GH I Ï Í Ì Î 4 4
jkl JKL 5 5
mnoñøöóòõô MNOÑØÖÓÒÕÔ 6 6
pqrsþ PQRSÞ 7 7
tuvüúùû TUVÜÚÙÛ 8 8
wxyzý WXYZÝ 9 9
    0 0
. @ - _ SP*1 Asterisk# ! " , ; : ^ ` = / | ' ? $ % & + ( ) [ ] { } < > \*2 ~*2 #
Switch the input mode. Asterisk
 

*1 "SP" indicates a space.

*2 Displayed only when entering characters in the LAN settings.

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