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Date & Time Settings, Setting Local Date, Time Zone, and Time, Locale & Text Settings

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Date & Time Settings Setting Local Date, Time Zone, and Time By default, your device automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. However, you can set the date, time zone, and time manually if you need to. 1. Press > and tap Settings > Date & time. 2. Clear the Automatic check box. 3. Tap Set date. On the Change date window, adjust the date by scrolling the date wheel. Tap Done when finished. 4. Tap Select time zone, and then select the time zone in the list. Scroll down the list to view more time zones. 5. Tap Set time. On the time window, adjust the time by scrolling the time wheel. Tap Done when finished. 6. Select the Use 24-hour format check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or 24-hour format. 7. Tap Select date format, and then select how you want dates to display on your device. The selected date format also applies to the date displayed in the Alarm Clock. Locale & Text Settings Setting Onscreen Keyboard Settings 8. Press > and tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input. (See "Adjusting Touch Input Settings" on page 21 for details.) Power-Saving Tips Adjusting the Display Brightness and Screen On-Time ⅷ Press > , tap Settings > Sound & display > Brightness, and then modify the backlight setting as desired. For more information, see "Display Settings." - or - Add the Power Control widget to the home screen to easily adjust the screen brightness. Press and then tap > Add to Home > Widget > Power Control. ⅷ Set a shorter time before the screen turns off when the device is idle. Press > , tap Settings >  Sound & display > Screen timeout, and then select a timeout value. ⅷ To turn off the screen, press the power button. The device will continue to function. Settings 2B. Settings 37

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Settings
2B. Settings
37
Date & Time Settings
Setting Local Date, Time Zone, and Time
By default, your device automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. However, you can
set the date, time zone, and time manually if you need to.
1.
Press
>
and tap
Settings > Date & time
.
2.
Clear the
Automatic
check box.
3.
Tap
Set date
. On the Change date window, adjust the date by scrolling the date wheel. Tap
Done
when
finished.
4.
Tap
Select time zone
, and then select the time zone in the list. Scroll down the list to view more time
zones.
5.
Tap
Set time
. On the time window, adjust the time by scrolling the time wheel. Tap
Done
when finished.
6.
Select the
Use 24-hour format
check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or 24-hour format.
7.
Tap
Select date format,
and then select how you want dates to display on your device. The selected date
format also applies to the date displayed in the Alarm Clock.
Locale & Text Settings
Setting Onscreen Keyboard Settings
8.
Press
>
and tap
Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input
. (See “Adjusting Touch Input
Settings” on page 21 for details.)
Power-Saving Tips
Adjusting the Display Brightness and Screen On-Time
³
Press
>
, tap
Settings > Sound & display > Brightness
, and then modify the backlight setting as
desired. For more information, see “Display Settings.”
– or –
Add the
Power Control
widget to the home screen to easily adjust the screen brightness.
Press
and then tap
> Add to Home > Widget > Power Control
.
³
Set a shorter time before the screen turns off when the device is idle. Press
>
, tap
Settings >
Sound & display > Screen timeout
, and then select a timeout value.
³
To turn off the screen, press the power button. The device will continue to function.