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Setting Up Your Device 83
To set the backlight to dim after a time delay
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.
2. Tap the Battery power tab, or the External power tab.
3. Select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for check box, and
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 PC
• Connecting to a network
• Restoring information from a backup
Note If you synchronize multiple devices with the same PC, each device must have
a unique name.
To change the device name
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > About.
2. Tap the Device ID tab.
3. Enter a name.
Note The device name must begin with a letter, consist of letters from A to
Z, numbers from 0 to 9, and cannot contain spaces. Use the underscore
character to separate words.
Ringer settings
To change the ring type and ring tone
1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.
2. In the Ring type list, choose whether to be notified of incoming calls
by a ring, a vibration, or a combination of both.
3. In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use.
4.1 Basic Settings
Time and date
To set the time and date
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab.
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 PC.
To set the time and date 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 time or date.
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.
Note This does not change the Operating System language of your device.
3. The region you select determines which options will be available on
the other tabs.
4. To customize settings further, tap the appropriate tabs and select the
desired options.
Display settings
To adjust screen brightness
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight > Brightness tab.
2. Move the slider to adjust the brightness.