Getting Started

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Basic operations Back to top


You can use the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system on-screen keyboard for many functions, including entering a nickname, a website, or network setting information.

Keyboard control panel keys Back to top


The function keys displayed on the control panel section of the keyboard vary depending on what you are entering and where you are in your entry.


KEYBOARD KEYS
FUNCTION

Space Key
Enter a space.

History Key
When entering text in the internet browser address field, previously entered addresses will display. Addresses are displayed only when the input mode is set to "Web address shortcuts."

Enter Key
Confirm characters that have been typed, but not yet confirmed, and exit the keyboard, clearing it from the screen.

Cancel Key
Cancel characters that have been typed, but not yet confirmed, and exit the keyboard, clearing it from the screen.

Left Key Up Key Down Key Right Key
Move the cursor on the screen.

Backspace Key
Delete the character to the left of the cursor.

Help Key
Display the functions of the PSP® buttons.

Enter Key
Enter a line break.

Switching input mode Back to top


Input modes allow you to determine which characters are assigned to each key. Each time you switch input modes, a new set of characters is assigned to each key. For example, setting the input mode to "Web address shortcuts" makes ".com" and ".html" available on keys that were previously assigned other characters.

The number of input modes available varies depending on what language you selected as the System Language for your PSP®. Every time you press the select button, the input mode toggles between the following possible modes.


INPUT MODE DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
EXAMPLES OF CHARACTERS YOU CAN ENTER

a/0
Letters and numbers
a b c d e

�/0 keys
Letters (including accented letters) and numbers
é í ó ç ñ

blank/0
Numbers only
1 2 3 4 5

URL/0
Web address shortcuts
.com .net .html .gif

Entering characters Back to top


To enter characters, select the key the letter is assigned to, then press X Btn to scroll through the characters assigned to that key until you find the letter you want. Repeat this process until all the characters you want to enter are displayed, then press Enter. To switch between upper and lower case while entering characters, select the a/A key.

For example, to enter the word "PLAY:"

  1. Select PQRS7, and press X Btn until P is displayed.
  2. Select JKL5, and press X Btn until L is displayed.
  3. Select ABC2, and press X Btn until A is displayed.
  4. Select WXYZ9, and press X Btn until Y is displayed.
  5. To confirm the characters you entered, select Enter, and press X Btn.
  6. To exit the keyboard, select Enter again and press X Btn.