Sprint Nextel M500 Cell Phone User Manual


 
56 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Display Settings
Changing the Text Greeting
The text greeting can be up to 14 characters and is displayed
on your phone’s screen in standby mode. You may choose to
keep the phone’s default greeting (“Sprint”), or you may enter
your own custom greeting.
To display or change your greeting:
1. Select Menu > Settings > Display > Greeting > Custom.
2. Enter a custom greeting using your keypad and press
. (See “Entering Text” on page 44.) (To erase the
existing greeting one character at a time, press . To
erase the entire greeting, press and hold .)
Changing the Backlight Time Length
The backlight setting lets you select how long the display
screen and keypad are backlit after any key press is made.
To change the backlight setting:
1. Select Menu > Settings > Display > Backlight > Main
Display.
2. Select a time setting and press .
To change the keypad setting:
1. Select Menu > Settings > Display > Backlight > Keypad.
2. Select a time setting and press .
Note:
Long backlight settings affect the battery’s talk and standby
times.