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About the Settings Screens

You customize your device by selecting options listed on the settings screens. There are two types of settings screens:

We recommend you step through the device Settings screens and then the application-specific Settings screens to completely customize your device for your personal use. The device-wide settings are described in detail in this chapter. Settings for the applications are described in their own chapters.

System Info

Use the System Info screen to look up information you may need when contacting Customer Care. You can also look up your phone number from this screen, in case you ever forget it.

To open the System Info screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > System Info.

  1. Rotate the wheel to scroll down the screen to read all the information.

  2. To dismiss the System Info screen, press Done .

AutoText

To help you type accurately, the AutoText screen includes rules that automatically correct common typing errors. You can add to or discard rules that are included by default.

To open the AutoText screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > AutoText.

  1. If you want the first letter in new sentences to be capitalized automatically, rotate the wheel to highlight the Capitalize first letter of sentences check box, then press the wheel to select it (a check will appear in the box).

  2. If you want the replacement rules listed on the screen to be in effect, use the wheel to highlight then select the Automatic Word Replacement check box.

  3. To discard any of the replacement rules, rotate the wheel to highlight the rule, press Menu then select Discard [ ]. You are prompted to confirm that you really want to remove the rule. Select Discard to remove the rule or Back to keep the rule after all.

  4. To add a new replacement rule, press Menu then select New Rule [ N]. The New Replacement Rule dialog box opens. Type the word or phrase that you commonly misspell in the first text box, then type the correct spelling in the second box.

  5. Select Done to save the replacement rule, or Cancel if you don't want to save it after all.

  6. To return all AutoText settings to those set when you first received your device, press Menu then select Restore Defaults. You'll be asked to confirm this decision. Note that this action will not remove any custom rules you may have defined.

Battery & Display

You can see how charged your battery is by checking the Battery & Display screen. You'll also be able to set how long backlighting stays on after you press one of the control buttons or keyboard keys, or set it so that the backlight only turns on when needed (saving battery). From this screen you can also adjust the brightness of your display.

To open the Battery & Display screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Battery & Display.

  1. In the first group box, Battery, you can observe the percentage of charge remaining in your battery (this number is approximate). If your battery is connected to the charger, however, you'll see a lightning bolt on top of the battery icon and the word "Charging" instead of the charge-remaining percentage.

  2. In the second group box, Automatic Backlighting, you can set your backlighting options:

  3. When backlighting turns on (either automatically or if you turn it on manually), the backlight will stay on for the amount selected in the Turn off after pop-up menu. To open the pop-up menu, rotate the wheel to highlight the menu, then press the wheel to open it. You can select from:

  4. Scroll to highlight the time you want, then press the wheel to select it.

    Tip: As long as you press a key or button before the set time elapses, the backlight will stay on.

Date & Time

The service knows the Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC. (Note that UTC is also known as Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT.) UTC reflects the mean solar time along the Earth's prime meridian. The prime meridian is arbitrarily based on the meridian that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, where the present system originated.

To set your device time correctly, you must select your time zone. Note that you cannot change the Date and Time field settings unless you are disconnected from the network.

To open the Date & Time screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Date & Time.

  1. To open the Time Zone pop-up menu, rotate the wheel to highlight the menu, then press the wheel to open it. Use the wheel to highlight the time zone you want your device to reflect, then press the wheel to select it.

  2. You can set the time format displayed on your device from the Format pop-up menu. You can select from either 12-hour or 24-hour clock formats.

  3. Press Done to save your settings.

Override System Date & Time Settings

If you are not connected to the network, you can override the system-set date and time settings by doing the following:

  1. On the Date & Time Settings screen, highlight either the date or time box then press the wheel to activate the pop-up date selector. The first selectable field expands into a pop-up.

  2. Rotate the wheel until you see the correct value, or simply type it.

  3. To select the value, press the wheel. The date selector collapses.

  4. Rotate the wheel to move to the next selectable field, then press to open the date selector.

  5. Proceed until all fields are set as you wish.

  6. Press Done to save your settings.

Jump Shortcuts

You can always press Jump to return to the Jump screen, where you can then select one of the applications. However, if you want to jump to a specific application quickly, you can set a shortcut key. Your device comes with a default set of shortcut keys, but you can change them, as described below.

To open the Jump Shortcuts screen, press Menu then select Settings > Jump Shortcuts.

Change Default Shortcuts

  1. Scroll to highlight the application for which you want to change a Jump shortcut, then press the wheel. The Key Mapping dialog box appears.

  2. Press the key you want to use to jump to the application you've highlighted. The Key Mapping dialog box disappears and your shortcut is saved.

  3. Now, to use a Jump Shortcut from any screen at any time, press Jump plus the shortcut key to open that application.

  4. To delete a shortcut key mapping, rotate the wheel to highlight the application name, then press the DEL key .

Key Guard & Security

The device's Key Guard and Security screen allows you to do the following:

Set Up Key Guard

Key guard is a feature that allows you to protect the device's control buttons from being pressed accidentally while your device is in your pocket or bag. While in key guard mode, your device is also in a power-saving mode, so you save battery power.

To open the Key Guard & Security screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Key Guard & Security.

Enter Key Guard Mode Manually

You can turn on key guard manually in two ways:

Enter Key Guard Mode Automatically

You can set key guard to turn on automatically by doing the following from the Jump screen Settings > Key Guard & Security screen:

  1. In the Key Guard group box, rotate the wheel down to highlight the pop-up menu.

  2. If you want to change the default setting, press the wheel to open the pop-up menu and reveal all the choices:

  3. Rotate the wheel to select the option you want, then press the wheel to select it.

  4. Press Done to save your setting.

To prevent device damage, after your device has been in key guard mode for 2 hours, a screen saver will appear. The screen saver is a small image that moves according to the time. To dismiss the screen saver, press any key or open the device.

Unlock Your Device

To unlock your device (take it out of key guard mode), simply press Menu + Done .

Set a Key Guard Display Message

You can display a one-line personal message that displays on the screen while the device is in key guard mode:

  1. From the Key Guard & Security screen, scroll down to highlight the Key Guard Display Message text box.

  2. Type your message. Your message must fit on one line, which is approximately 20-30 characters.

  3. Your settings are saved as soon as you make them.

  4. To remove your message, simply delete the text from the Key Guard Display Message box by pressing
    .

About Privacy Lock and Key Guard

If you have set a privacy lock (as described below), then you will be prompted to enter your 3-digit code before your device will unlock from key guard mode.

Turn On/Off Privacy Lock

If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code:

  1. Scroll down to the Privacy Lock group box.

  2. Using the wheel, select the Turn On Privacy button. The combination dialog box opens.

  3. Enter a three-digit code using the keyboard or the dial. Immediately after you do so, a Verify Your Combination dialog box will appear.

  4. Re-enter the three digits to verify.

  5. A "new combination enabled" message appears. After reading the confirmation message, select OK .

  6. You are returned to the Key Guard & Security screen with the Turn Off Privacy button highlighted.

  7. If you want to turn off Privacy Lock at any time, simply highlight then select the Turn Off Privacy button.

  8. At the prompt, enter your three-digit code using the keyboard or dial.

  9. You are returned to the Key Guard & Security screen, where you can Turn On Privacy again at any time.

Note: If you accidentally lock yourself out of your device, you can still make an emergency phone call by pressing Menu + Jump .

Fill in Your Identification Tag

Use your device's Identification Tag as a device identifier if someone types an incorrect privacy code when attempting to unlock your device from key guard. This can be important if you lose your device and another person tries to use it. Your device may come with the ID Tag pre-filled in with information about contacting your wireless operator's Customer Care department if the device is found, but you can create your own message by doing the following:

  1. From Key Guard & Security screen, scroll down to the Identification Tag group box.

  2. Use the wheel to highlight the Identification Tag text box. If there is default text, delete it by pressing
    repeatedly.

  3. Type identifying information about yourself, such as:

    Note that you can only type four lines in your Identification Tag.

  4. If, for some reason, you do not want to display your Identification Tag, delete the text in the Identification Tag box by pressing repeatedly.

  5. Press Done to save your settings.

Keyboard

You can set how the keyboard responds to your touch:

To open the Keyboard settings screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Keyboard.

  1. You set your keyboard preferences by using "slider bars". Rotate the wheel to highlight the slider you want adjust, then press the wheel to "open" the slider bar.

  2. Rotate the wheel up to increase the setting; rotate the wheel down to decrease the setting. This means that to:

  3. When the slider is where you want it to be, press the wheel. The settings are saved as soon as you make them.

Locale

If you must change the default locale used on your device at any time, you can do so from the Locale screen.

To open the Locale screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Locale.

  1. All available languages (locales) are listed in the Language pop-up menu. Select the language that you wish to set as your default. If your pop-up menu is dimmed, then you have no other languages available.

    Note: Your device will restart before a language change takes effect!

  2. In the Keyboard Mapping pop-up, select a locale to which you want your keyboard mapped.

    Note: If you change your keyboard mapping to a different locale, what appears on the screen when you type may no longer correspond to the characters printed on your keyboard.

  3. Press Done to save your setting.

Network

If you wish to change the network to which your device is connected, you can do this from the Networks screen. (You can always tell what network you're currently on by pressing Jump . The current network is shown on the Phone splash screen.) You can also change your APN setting from this screen. The Network Band is selected automatically. (The device supports 1900 MHz (North America), 900/1800 (Asia, Europe).

Note: If you change your settings on the Network screen and want to restore them to factory default settings, simply open the menu and select Restore Defaults. Doing so will reset all settings on this screen!

To open the Network screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Network.

Network Selection

You have two methods of selecting a network: automatic and manual. By default, your device is set to select a network automatically, but you can use the Network screen to select one manually.

  1. Go to the Network Selection group box. The Scan and Select Manually button is highlighted by default. Simply press the wheel to start the scan.

  2. When the available network(s) have been located, you'll see the Choose Network dialog box. Press the wheel to open the pop-up menu.

    Scroll to highlight the network you want to switch to, then press the wheel to select it. Select Done .

    Note: It is also from this screen that you set your device to scan for networks automatically.

  3. Once your device has connected to the network you selected, the Network screen will reflect your selection.

Network APN

In some cases, you will be required to set the APN (Access Point Name) on your device, which is how your device knows which network to connect to. Important! Do not change your APN settings unless directed to by your wireless operator.

  1. Scroll down to the Network APN group box and select the Change Network APN button. The Change Network APN dialog box appears.

  2. Rotate the wheel to highlight the APN text box. Type the APN as instructed by your wireless operator. Repeat for Username and Password text boxes, using the values provided by your operator.

  3. Select Set APN when finished.

Network Band

The Network Band is selected automatically. The device supports 1900 MHz (North America), 900/1800 (Asia, Europe).

SIM Center

SIM Card Contacts

You can store contact information on your SIM card as well as on your device. To view the contacts on your SIM card, do the following:

  1. From the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > SIM Center to open the SIM Center screen.

  2. In the first group box, SIM Card Contacts, select the View SIM Card Contacts button.

  3. The contacts stored on your SIM card load from your Address Book (this can take a minute).

  4. Once the contacts are loaded, you can copy contacts to your device if you wish. The capacity of the SIM card is shown in the title bar. For example, this user has stored 5 contacts on their SIM card, which has a capacity for 250 contacts: .

Note: Contacts on your SIM card can only hold a name and phone number.

Lock Your SIM Card

By locking your SIM card, you ensure that no one except yourself can use your device while your SIM card is in place (assuming you are the only person who knows the SIM PIN). Note that your SIM card may be installed with a default PIN (ask your wireless operator's Customer Care department if you don't know the default SIM PIN).

To lock your SIM card, do the following:

  1. From the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > SIM Center to open the SIM Center screen.

  2. Scroll down to the SIM Card Lock group box.

  3. Highlight and press the Enable SIM Card Lock button. The Enable SIM Card Lock dialog box appears.

  4. Type your PIN and select Enable . You'll receive a confirmation dialog box that your SIM card is locked. Now, you will be prompted to type your SIM PIN whenever you unlock key guard.

Unlock Your SIM Card

  1. To unlock your SIM card, from the SIM Center screen, press the Disable SIM Card Lock button.

    The Unlock SIM Card dialog box appears.

  2. Type your PIN, then select Disable . Your SIM card is unlocked.

Change Your SIM PIN

If you have SIM Card Lock enabled, then you can change your SIM PIN. (Check with your wireless operator's Customer Care department to determine if there is a default SIM PIN.)

  1. From the SIM Center screen, scroll to the SIM Card Lock group box.

  2. Select the Change SIM PIN button. The Change SIM PIN dialog box opens.

  3. In the text boxes, type your old PIN, the new PIN (4-8 digits), and then your new PIN again to confirm.

  4. Select Submit to dismiss the dialog box and save your new PIN. You will receive a confirmation dialog box to let you know your PIN was changed successfully.

Fixed Dial Number (FDN) Phone Lock

Using the fixed-dial number feature, you can restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers.

Note! You must know your SIM PIN2 number before you can "enable" this feature. If you do not have the number, contact your wireless operator.

  1. From the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > SIM Center to open the SIM Center screen.

  2. Scroll down to the Fixed Dial Numbers (FDN) Phone Lock group box.

  3. Enable (turn on) FDN Phone Lock by selecting the Enable FDN Phone Lock button. You will be prompted to type your SIM PIN2. After doing so, select Enable .

    To disable (turn off) the feature, on the SIM Center settings screen, select the Disable FDN Phone Lock button. Again, you'll be asked to type the SIM PIN2, then select Disable .

  4. If you want to change your SIM PIN2, you can do so by selecting the Change SIM PIN2 button. You must first type your existing SIM PIN2 in the dialog box before you can change it.

  5. To view your list of fixed dial numbers, select View FDN Contact List. Your list appears.

  6. To add a number to the list, press Menu then select New FDN Contact [ N]. You will be prompted to enter your SIM PIN2 number if you have not enabled FDN Phone lock. Type a name and number. You can use a wildcard in phone numbers if you want to restrict dialing to certain area codes or prefixes; use the wildcard shown in the dialog box. Select Done to add the contact.

  7. To edit or discard any of the contacts in the list, highlight the contact then press Menu and select either Edit or Discard FDN Contact.

  8. To move contacts in your FDN list to your Address Book, first highlight the contact then press Menu and select Export to Address Book. The Add to Address Book dialog box appears. Type more information in the dialog box or simply select Add .

Sound Profiles

You control your device's sound on the Sound Profiles screen. From this screen you can select and define the sound profiles that govern the way system and application sounds are played, if at all. On this screen you can also select a default pending message alert ringtone and schedule regular times when you want your device to switch to a certain profile.

To open the Sound Profiles screen, from the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Sound Profiles.

About Sound Profiles

Your device will make three categories of sounds in response to specific system or application events:

Your system comes with seven default sound profiles. The profiles have editable names and settings for each of the sound types.

You can add one more profile to make a total of eight sound profiles.

Select and Edit Sound Profiles

  1. In the Sound profile currently selected group box of the screen, you can see which profile is currently active. To the right of and just below the profile name, the attributes of the profile are represented by icons:

    - Vibrate

    - Flashing Lights

    - Silence

    - Volume on (level indicated by number of bars)

  2. To select a different profile, highlight the Sound Profile pop-up menu then press the wheel to open the pop-up menu. Rotate the wheel and highlight the profile you want, then press the wheel to select it.

    To add a new profile, open the Sound Profile pop-up menu and select New Profile. The edit profile screen opens. By default, none of the profile attributes are selected and the volume for all sounds is set to 0%. Make your edits just as you would an existing profile.

  3. To edit the profiles' attributes, select the Edit button. The profile edit screen opens.

  4. Select the profile you want to edit from the pop-up menu. You can change the following profile attributes:

  5. To change the order in which the profiles to display in the Sound Controls dialog box, select the Reorder button. To use the reorder dialog box, first highlight the sound profile you want to move, then press the wheel and release. Rotate the wheel to position the profile where you want it. Then press the wheel to lock its position.

  6. To restore default settings for all sound profiles, press Menu then select Restore Defaults.

  7. To save your settings, press Done .

Select a Ringtone for Pending Message Alerts

Your device will remind you if you have a pending message alert (for a new email message, voice mail message, etc.) with a ringtone that you can select from the Sound Profiles screen.

  1. From the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Sound Profiles to open the Sound Profiles screen. Scroll down to the Pending message alert group box.

  2. Select a ringtone from the Play pop-up menu, then select how frequently you want the reminder to play from the time pop-up menu. You can select from 2, 5, and 10 minutes. If you want no pending message reminder, then select None from the Play pop-up menu.

  3. Now when you receive a new message notification, until you check your message, a reminder ring will play every few minutes. If you don't want to include an application's message alerts in this reminder ring, then you must set that application's notification ringtone to "None".

  4. To save your settings, press Done .

Schedule Sound Profiles

You can schedule your device to switch sound profiles at regular times, either on a daily or weekly basis, from the Sound Profiles screen.

  1. From the Jump screen, press Menu then select Settings > Sound Profiles to open the Sound Profiles screen. Scroll down to the Schedule Sound Profiles group box.

  2. Use the every day settings to reset your sound profiles up to twice each day. Use the every week settings to change your sound profile at midnight every weekday or weekend day.

  3. To save your settings, press Done .

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