5 other settings, Device name, Display settings – TAO PDA Phone User Manual

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Setting Up Your Device 41

4.5 Other Settings

Device name

The device name is used to identify the device in the following situations:

Synchronizing with a PC

Connecting to a network

Restoring information from a backup

Note

If you synchronize multiple devices with the same PC, each device must have a unique name.

To change the device name

1.

Tap Start > Settings > System tab > About.

2.

Tap the Device ID tab.

3.

Enter a name.

Note

The device name must begin with a letter, consist of letters from A to Z, numbers from 0 to 9, and cannot contain

spaces. Use the underscore character to separate words.

Display settings

To adjust brightness

1.

Tap the Backlight icon ( ) on the Today screen, or tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.

2.

On the Brightness tab, move the slider right to increase the brightness, or left to decrease the

brightness.

To set the backlight to dim after a time delay

1.

Tap the Backlight icon ( ) on the Today screen, or tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.

2.

Tap the Battery power tab, or the External power tab.

3.

Select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for check box, and specify the time delay.

To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen

1.

Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab.

2.

Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.

Button settings

To reassign programs or shortcuts to program buttons

Your device may come with programs already assigned to hardware buttons. You can customize these buttons

to open the programs you use most, or to perform certain shortcuts such as changing the screen orientation,

opening the Today screen, or opening Input Panel.

1.

Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Buttons.

2.

A list of buttons and their current assignments are displayed on the Program Buttons tab.

3.

Tap the button you want to reassign. To help you identify the buttons, there are numbers and icons

representing the original function of the button.

4.

In the Assign a program box, tap the program or shortcut you want to assign.

5.

Tap OK.

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