T-Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide
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May 19, 2009
9
Managing Your Phone
9.1
Changing Basic Settings
Set the date, time zone, and time
By default, your phone automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time.
To manually adjust the date, time zone, and time
1
Press
HOME
, then press
MENU
, and then touch
Settings
.
2
Scroll down the screen, then touch
Date & time
.
3
Clear the
Automatic
check box.
4
Touch
Set date
. On the Change date window, touch
or
to adjust the date, month, and
year, then touch
Set
when finished.
5
Touch
Set time zone
, then select the time zone in the list. Scroll down the list to view more time
zones.
6
Touch
Set time
. On the time window, touch
or
to adjust the hour and minute, then touch
AM
to change to
PM
or vice versa. Touch
Set
when finished.
7
Select the
Use 24-hour format
check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or a 24-hour format.
8
Touch
Select date format
then select how you want dates to display on your phone. The selected
date format also applies to the date displayed in the Alarm Clock.
Note
For details on how to set an alarm, refer to “Using Alarm Clock” on page 49.
Display settings
To adjust the screen brightness
1
Press
HOME
, then press
MENU
, and then touch
Settings
.
2
Touch
Sound & display
, scroll down the screen, then touch
Brightness
.
3
Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness.
4
Touch
OK
.
To adjust 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
Press
HOME
, then press
MENU
, and then touch
Settings
.
2
Touch
Sound & display
.
3
Scroll down the screen, then touch
Screen timeout
.
4
Touch the time before the screen turns off.
Tip
To turn off the screen quickly, press the
END CALL/POWER
button.
To prevent the screen orientation from automatically changing
By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone.
1
Press
HOME
, then press
MENU
, and then touch
Settings
.
