Right I have now bought a Tmobile Vario II upgrade and so far the keyboard seems to be working okay.
Serial Number is a HT632
two questions
if you use the CAP Locks button by mistake how do you take it off from CAP locks? If I press the Cap locks and then again the C doesn't disapear.
Same for the the function button which looks like a bullet point in the bottom left section of the qwerty keyboard. To get it off it I have to double click the function button.
Press the blue dot and CAPS/SHIFT to get CAPS lock on, repeat the procedure to turn off.
Double press the blue dot to switch num lock on, one press to turn off.
Does that answer your question?
thats what i was looking for thanks bydandie.
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Just switched from 8125 to 8525.
On the 8125 you could douple press the Cap key to turn on caps lock. I cant firgure out how to do this on the 8525. A double press doesnt work!
Note: The double press to lock function works just fine for the blue dot! It locks on and stays on until you press it once more.
Holding the Cap key to type in all caps is ridiculous!...
Any way to enable this?
jberylec said:
Just switched from 8125 to 8525.
On the 8125 you could douple press the Cap key to turn on caps lock. I cant firgure out how to do this on the 8525. A double press doesnt work!
Note: The double press to lock function works just fine for the blue dot! It locks on and stays on until you press it once more.
Holding the Cap key to type in all caps is ridiculous!...
Any way to enable this?
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hit your blue dot then the caps lock key, this will keep caps lock on, then repeat the process to disable it
During typing I often get to a point where the 7500 thinks that I have pressed a combination of keys to get the Caps Lock on, only it won't stop. I can't find a combination of keys to turn Caps Lock off & can only reset the device.
Does this affect anyone else ?
Any help ?
The 'red dot' (bottom left on keyboard) and shift key turn caps ON or off.
Now, when it comes to the 7501, the red dot is 'blue'. Also, to set caps lock on and off, you have to hold down the Shift Key and touch the Blue Dot key!
Thanks for your tip on the combination, though, as it caused me to reverse what to me would be the normal procedure, ie hold the Blue Dot key down and touch the Caps Lock key which never would work for me.
Brad Miter
He who is still learning at age 74 shows true humility..
I found out the caps lock actived on the onschreen keyboard reverses the actions of the HW keyboard functionality!
Roelof
Confucious said:
The 'red dot' (bottom left on keyboard) and shift key turn caps ON or off.
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True (on mine a blue dot) but it only turns it off for one character and then goes back to Caps Lock, that's why I am saying it is stuck on, I have tried all key combinations to make it go away.
It may just be my machine.
cottinghamm said:
True (on mine a blue dot) but it only turns it off for one character and then goes back to Caps Lock, that's why I am saying it is stuck on, I have tried all key combinations to make it go away.
It may just be my machine.
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HOLD DOWN the shift key and then touch the Blue Dot key. Locks caps on and off alternately when you do it.
Once I managed to lock the numeric/special character keys on but can't find the combination again
roelof999 said:
I found out the caps lock actived on the onschreen keyboard reverses the actions of the HW keyboard functionality!
Roelof
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I just checked the User Manual and it is all messed up with respect to Upper Case/Lower Case. I do not find that having the soft keyboard set to caps does anything on my device.
Brad
This happens to me a lot too. It happens when I press shift and then quickly another key (also only when the Athena is reacting slow already because of whatever it's doing in the background or so). For some reason it sees the other key as that pressed the shift key again. After that it doesn't swith off easily.
I find that it switches back off when I double press the Shift key and then a regular key. That one is still in caps, but then the caps is off.
patrickl said:
This happens to me a lot too. It happens when I press shift and then quickly another key (also only when the Athena is reacting slow already because of whatever it's doing in the background or so). For some reason it sees the other key as that pressed the shift key again. After that it doesn't swith off easily.
I find that it switches back off when I double press the Shift key and then a regular key. That one is still in caps, but then the caps is off.
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This sounds like the same behavious I am getting (I am not dismissing the other posts here, but I am not new to XDAs and I know how to turn CL off under normal circumstances) - the 7500 simply keeps itself in CL even when you turn off on the keyboard. I also think it is when I am typing quickly (if that is really possible on this kb).
I'll try this solution next time it happens, but I am sure that this is a bug.
patrickl said:
This happens to me a lot too. It happens when I press shift and then quickly another key (also only when the Athena is reacting slow already because of whatever it's doing in the background or so). For some reason it sees the other key as that pressed the shift key again. After that it doesn't swith off easily.
I find that it switches back off when I double press the Shift key and then a regular key. That one is still in caps, but then the caps is off.
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Doesn't work for me. Strangely I had Transcriber mode on (I write a lot) and trying to change back to keyboard doesn't work. There is something wrong with the input somewhere, a re-flash is required over the weekend I think.
I get CAPS-lock when I pres shift and then quickly just about any other key (double shift or a letter). Seems like it has to be timed just right and then it happens. The same combination will switch it back off again. Although again, it seems to need to be timed just right. I only get it once in a while.
Have you tried "dot" and then "shift" to switch the caps lock off again?
If I need to press a key during phone call (e.g. do delete a voicemail, I need to press 7), how do I do that? My screen turns off when I talk.
Thanks
press the home button and I believe the keypad is the bottom left button
sorted
Jezwick said:
press the home button and I believe the keypad is the bottom left button
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When I talk, the screen turns off. Pressing home button does not turn it on. Is there a setting to turn the screen on if the home button is pressed?
during a call just press the power button on top and your hd goes on.
michael_r said:
If I need to press a key during phone call (e.g. do delete a voicemail, I need to press 7), how do I do that? My screen turns off when I talk.
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Please switch off your light sensor. I have just fixed the same problem, using HD Tweak utility. I have just posted details in my posting please seach posts by avaion99, you find the solution.
Even though I do not have the HD, I find that useful, since I usually move around when I am on the phone, and I do not want to press anything I do not want to press. Its the same on the iPhone, you press the power to snap it back on. Its just hard to get used to the first couple of days.
Is there any way to change the key to turn on the screen? The Power button is on the top and I bet most people hold the bottom of the phone, I can't reach the top button with one hand....
Thanks,
RayYung said:
Is there any way to change the key to turn on the screen? The Power button is on the top and I bet most people hold the bottom of the phone, I can't reach the top button with one hand....
Thanks,
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You can try mapping it with this program.
I haven't tested on power button though.
Although it would work if I map the 'END' button to "screen power toggle". I also lost the End funtion....
Do you guys use two hands to turn on the screen everytime you use? I was so used to My Treo Pro that I can use the END key to turn on the screen...
Thanks,
First, there's a never version of keyboardcontrol.
Second, you have to set end key normal standard and e.g. longpress to turn on.
A couple of quick questions for people who have actually got the phone:
1) Is there an easy way to turn the backlight/screen on/off (to save battery) at the press of a button as you can on most other touchscreen phones?
2) How easy/quick is it to lock/unlock the phone?
3) Approx how many seconds is it from when you press the power button to when the phone is fully loaded and ready to be used?
Thanks in advance!
hotlips69 said:
A couple of quick questions for people who have actually got the phone:
1) Is there an easy way to turn the backlight/screen on/off (to save battery) at the press of a button as you can on most other touchscreen phones?
2) How easy/quick is it to lock/unlock the phone?
3) Approx how many seconds is it from when you press the power button to when the phone is fully loaded and ready to be used?
Thanks in advance!
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1. Briefly press the Power Button.
2. To Unlock ~ Swipe your finger across the screen.
3. Depends:
Are you talking of from Powering On or from switching the screen back on?
If from Powering On:-
It really depends on how many Apps/Drivers installed but mine takes around 25 seconds from a long press on the Power button to fully loaded.
If from just switching on the screen:-
Instantly.... and can be switched on either with a brief press on the Power button or the Home key at the bottom of the screen.
Thanks for the reply!
I presume the power button is on the very top edge of the phone?
So would I be correct in saying that a brief press on the power button actually turns the display off (effectively locking the phone from the point of view of accidentally pressing something on screen if it's in your pocket for example) ?
But if the home button turns the screen back on in the same way as the power button, wouldn't THAT be prone to accidentally activating the phone when you don't want it to?
I've always found it much quicker to simply turn off the display instead of actually locking it.
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Thanks for the reply!
I presume the power button is on the very top edge of the phone?
So would I be correct in saying that a brief press on the power button actually turns the display off (effectively locking the phone from the point of view of accidentally pressing something on screen if it's in your pocket for example) ?
But if the home button turns the screen back on in the same way as the power button, wouldn't THAT be prone to accidentally activating the phone when you don't want it to?
I've always found it much quicker to simply turn off the display instead of actually locking it.
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The power button is on the side of the phone, on the right side.
If you press the power button on Android it will lock and shut off the screen yes.
and you press the home button on any android device it usually activated the screen and then you have to swipe to unlock.
Thanks...I was getting confused.
So when you briefly press the power button, it actually "locks" the phone and turns off the display and needs to be "unlocked" with another press of this button & a finger swipe.
Is this hard coded or can you stop the "home" button from also trying to lock/unlock the device, i.e. can I simply use the power button to lock/unlock and the home button doesn't do anything in this state??
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Thanks...I was getting confused.
So when you briefly press the power button, it actually "locks" the phone and turns off the display and needs to be "unlocked" with another press of this button & a finger swipe.
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Correct.
Is this hard coded or can you stop the "home" button from also trying to lock/unlock the device, i.e. can I simply use the power button to lock/unlock and the home button doesn't do anything in this state??
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It is hard coded.
However, to switch the phone on using the Home button does require a significant press and it is recessed.
Very quick to unlock the phone, whether you use the swipe to unlock or the Android 'join the dots' security. I actually prefer this as you have a decent sized clock on the screen.
I presume the Simcard PIN request on device startup works the same as it does on Windows Mobile devices?
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