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Managing Your Device 131
13.3 Changing Basic Settings
Date and time
To set the date and time
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab.
Tip Tap the More tab and select the Display the clock on the title bar in all programs option to show the
clock on all screens.
2. Select the correct time zone and change the date or time.
Note During synchronization, the time on your device is updated with the time on your computer.
To set the date and time for a different location
If you visit or communicate with someone in a particular time zone often, you can select it as your visiting
time zone.
1. Tap
Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab.
2. Tap
Visiting.
3. Select the correct time zone and change the date or time.
Regional settings
The style in which numbers, currency, dates, and times are displayed is specified in regional settings.
1. Tap
Start > Settings > System tab > Regional Settings..
2. On the
Region tab, select your region from the list. The region you select determines which options
will be available on the other tabs.
Note This does not change the language of your device’s operating system.
3. To customize regional settings further, tap the appropriate tabs and set the desired options.
Display settings
To adjust the screen brightness
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Backlight tab.
2. Adjust the brightness by dragging the slider under
On battery power and On external power.
Tip Select Auto adjust backlight to automatically adjust the backlight brightness according to the ambient lighting.
To set the backlight to dim after a time delay
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Advanced tab.
2. In
On battery power and On external power, select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for
check box, then specify the time delay.
To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab.
2. Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.
Device name
The device name is used to identify your device in the following situations:
Synchronizing with a computer
Connecting to a network
Restoring information from a backup
Note If you synchronize multiple devices with the same computer, each device must have a unique name.
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