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Customizing the Terminal
Introduction
This chapter provides basic instructions for customizing your terminal by adjusting settings
and installing additional software.
Adjusting Settings
To view available options for your terminal settings, tap Start - Settings. You can adjust
settings in either the Personal tab, the System tab or the Connections tab at the bottom of
the screen.
• Personal Tab
• Buttons: assign programs to the application hardware buttons
• Input: select an input method and change desired options
• Menus: customize what appears on the Start menu and enable a pop-up menu
from the
New
button
• Owner Information: enter your contact information
• Password: limit access to your terminal
• Sounds & Notifications: select the type of actions you want to hear sounds for
and customize how you are notified about different events
• Today: customize the information displayed on the Today screen.
• System Tab
• About: view the software version, device ID and copyright information for the
terminal
• Backlight: customize when and for how long the backlight should stay on
• Clock: change the time or set alarms
• Memory: view information about the main and storage memory and see a list of
all running programs
• Power: set the terminal to turn off after a period of time to conserve battery
• Regional Settings: view and customize region, number, currency, time and date
settings.
• Remove Programs: remove programs installed in the storage memory
• Screen: align the screen
• Symbol Settings: configure terminal wake-up (see Configuring Wake-ups on
page 1-33).