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176 Your HTC Wildfire user guide Date & time Language & keyboard Accessibility Text-to-speech About phone Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone settings, see "Setting the time zone, date, and time" in the Clock and Weather chapter. Set the operating system language and region. You can also set onscreen keyboard options. This option appears only after you've downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off. If you have installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this option to configure the text-to-speech settings.  Turn on or off scheduled checks for system software updates, or manually check for updates.  View different information about your phone, such as the mobile network type, signal strength, battery level, battery use of individual applications, software version of your phone, and more. See "Checking information about your phone" in this chapter. Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Brightness. 3. Clear the Automatic brightness check box. 4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Tap OK. Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings > Sound & display. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Screen timeout. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off. Turning automatic screen rotation off By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Not all application screens support automatic rotation. 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings > Sound & display. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then clear the Orientation check box.

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Your HTC Wildfire user guide
Date & time
Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off
auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone
settings, see “Setting the time zone, date, and time” in the Clock and
Weather chapter.
Language & keyboard
Set the operating system language and region. You can also set
onscreen keyboard options.
Accessibility
This option appears only after you’ve downloaded and installed
an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice
feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off.
Text-to-speech
If you have installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this
option to configure the text-to-speech settings.
About phone
Turn on or off scheduled checks for system software updates, or
manually check for updates.
View different information about your phone, such as the mobile
network type, signal strength, battery level, battery use of individual
applications, software version of your phone, and more. See
“Checking information about your phone” in this chapter.
Changing display settings
Adjusting the screen brightness manually
From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap
Settings > Sound & display
.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap
Brightness
.
Clear the
Automatic brightness
check box.
Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen
brightness. Tap
OK
.
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set
the idle time before the screen turns off.
From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap
Settings > Sound
& display
.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap
Screen timeout
.
Tap the time before the screen turns off.
Turning automatic screen rotation off
By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the
phone.
Not all application screens support automatic rotation.
From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap
Settings > Sound & display
.
Scroll down the screen, and then clear the
Orientation
check box.
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