Basic settings
Owner information
Having owner information displayed on the Today screen makes
it easier for someone to return your phone to you if it is lost.
To enter owner information
1 Tap >Settings > the Personal tab > Owner Information.
2 On the Identification tab, enter your personal information.
If you don’t see owner information on the Today screen, tap
> Settings > the Personal tab > Today. On the Items tab,
mark the Owner Info check box and select ok.
To display owner information when the phone is turned on
1 Tap >Settings > the Personal tab > Owner Information.
2 On the Options tab, mark the Identification information
check box.
3 If you want additional text displayed, tap the Notes tab and
enter the text, for example, Reward if found.
4 On the Options tab, mark the Notes check box then tap ok.
Time and date
To set time and date
• Tap > Settings > the System tab > Clock & Alarms > the
Time tab.
To set time and date for a different location
1 Tap > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time
tab.
2 Tap Visiting.
3 Select the correct time zone and change the time or date.
Regional settings
The style in which numbers, currency, dates, and times are
displayed is specified in regional settings.
To change regional settings
1 Tap >Settings > the System tab > Regional Settings.
2 On the Region tab, select your region from the list.
3 To customize settings further, tap the appropriate tabs and
select the desired options.
Changing region does not change the Operating System
language of your phone.
The region you select determines which options will be available
on the other tabs.
Personalizing
Personalizing the Today Screen
The Today screen shows your upcoming appointments, active
tasks, and information about incoming messages. You can
customize what to display on the Today screen.
To customize the Today screen
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Today.
2 On the Appearance tab, select the desired theme for the
background of the Today screen.
3 On the Items tab, select the items you want to appear on the
Today screen.
To change the order of items displayed on the Today screen, tap
the item, and tap Move Up or Move Down.
To use a custom background image
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Today.
2 Mark the Use this picture as the background check box, and
tap Browse to view a list of your picture files.
3 Tap the file name of the picture you want to use.
4 Tap ok.
To set options for displaying appointments on the Today
screen
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Today.
2 Tap the Items tab.
3 Select Calendar and tap Options….
4 Do any of the following:
• Select Next appointment to show only the next
appointment in your schedule, or Upcoming
appointments to show multiple appointments.
• Unmark the Display all day events check box if you do not
want to display all-day events.
To set options for displaying tasks on the Today screen
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Today.
2 Tap the Items tab.
3 Select Tasks and tap Options….
4 Do any of the following:
• Under Display number of, mark check boxes for the type
of tasks you want to appear on the Today screen.
• In the Category list, select whether to display only tasks
assigned to a specific category or to display all tasks.
Customize the Start menu
You can choose which items appear in the Start menu.
To customize the Start menu
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Menus.
2 Mark the check boxes of the items you want to appear in the
Start menu. You can select up to seven items.
Customizing phone settings and services
You can customize phone settings, such as the ring type and ring
tone to be used for incoming calls, and the keypad tone to be
used when entering phone numbers. You can also set up your
phone to use phone services such as Call Waiting, Call
Forwarding and more.
To access phone settings and services
• Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Phone.
Ringer settings
To change ring type and ring tone for an incoming call
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Sounds &
Notifications > the Notifications tab.
2 Select Ring type.
3 Select Ring tone.
Keyboard tone
You can change the tone you hear when entering a phone
number on the keyboard. If set to Long tones, the tone is heard
continuously for as long as the number on the keyboard is
pressed. Use this setting if you are having trouble accomplishing
tasks that rely on tones from your phone such as accessing
messages from an answering machine. If set to Short tones, the
tone is heard only for one or two seconds. If set to Off, no tone
is heard.
To set keyboard tone
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > the Phone >
Phone tab.
2 In the Keypad list, tap the option you want.
Phone services
Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and
allow you to access and change the settings of various phone
services.. Phone services may include Call Forwarding, Call
Waiting, Voicemail and more. You can contact your wireless
service provider to find out about the availability of phone
services for your phone.
To access and change settings of phone services
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Phone > the
Services tab.
2 Select the service you want to use, then tap Get Settings....
3 Choose your desired options, then tap ok.
Networks
You can view which mobile phone networks are available and
arrange them in the order that you want your phone to access
them. For example, if your first preferred network is unavailable,
your phone will try to access your second preferred network.
To view available networks
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Phone > the
Network tab.
2 Under Network selection, select Manual. The list of available
networks is then displayed.
To set preferred networks
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Phone > the
Network tab.
2 Tap Set Networks and follow the instructions on the screen
to arrange the networks according to your preference.
3 After arranging the networks in the preferred order, tap ok to
return to the Network tab.
4 In the Network selection list, select Automatic.
5 Tap ok.
Protecting the phone
You can protect the phone from unauthorized or accidental use
by activating locks.
To activate the SIM card lock
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Phone > the PIN/
PIN2 tab.
2 Mark the Require PIN when phone is used check box.
3 Tap ok.
Your PIN is supplied by your network operator.
To activate the phone lock
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Lock.
2 Mark the Prompt if device is unused for check box, and tap
a time.
3 Select Password type, confirm the password and tap ok.
To use the key lock
1 Press the power button to turn off the screen temporarily and
switch the phone to sleep mode.
2 To wake up the phone, press the power button. The phone is
also awakened by opening the keyboard, or by receiving a
call or a message.
Alternatively, you can lock the keys by pressing and holding
. To unlock the keys, tap Unlock.
IMEI number
Keep a copy of your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment
Identity) number in case your phone is stolen.
To view your IMEI number
1 Press .
2 Tap .
To encrypt data on your storage card
1 On the Today screen, tap > Settings > the System tab
> Encryption.
2 Mark the Encrypt files placed on a storage card check box.
• Encrypted files can be read only on the phone that encrypted
them.
• Encrypted files are opened just like other files, provided you
are using the phone that encrypted them. There is no separate
step for you to take to read these files.
If Encrypt files placed on storage cards is or was enabled before,
then backup all files from the storage card before using Clear
Storage, hard reset or updating the ROM system software.
Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the encrypted files
on the storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device
Center to transfer files between your storage card and computer.
After the procedure, copy your files back to the storage card.
Other settings
Phone name
The phone name is used to identify your phone in the following
situations:
• Synchronizing with a computer
• Connecting to a network
• Restoring information from a backup
If you synchronize multiple phones with the same computer, each
phone must have a unique name.
To change the phone name
1 Tap > Settings > the System tab > About.
2 Tap the Device ID tab.
3 Enter a name.
The phone 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 increase or decrease the size of text on the screen
1 Tap > Settings > the System tab > Screen > the Text
Size tab.
2 Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.
Button settings
Your phone might 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.
To reassign programs or shortcuts to program buttons
1 Tap > Settings > the 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.
To reassign a program button for switching between
Portrait and Landscape modes
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Buttons.
2 On the Program Buttons tab, in the Select a button box, tap
the button you want to reassign, for example, Left key.
3 In the Assign a program box, select Rotate Screen.
4 Tap ok.
You can now use your left program button (hardware button) to
switch between Landscape and Portrait modes. Note that you
cannot use it to control corresponding software keys any more.
Word completion options
Word completion helps you enter text faster by suggesting words
as you enter letters using the hardware keyboard or input
methods. You can set the number of suggested words to display,
when to show the word list and more.
To set Word completion on
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Input > the Word
Completion tab.
2 Make sure the Suggest words when entering text check box
is marked.
3 By default, the suggested word list appears whenever you
enter a space. To make the word list appear after letters are
entered, select the number of letters that you want to be
entered before displaying the word list.
4 The suggested word list shows up to four words by default.
You can change the number of words to display in the
suggested list.
5 Make sure the Enable Auto Correct check box is marked if
you want mistyped words to be corrected automatically.
The word database learns and adds more words as you enter new
words during text entry. To delete the added words and reset the
database back to the default, tap Clear Stored Entries.
Alarms and notifications
To set an alarm
1 Tap > Settings > the System tab > Clock & Alarms >
the Alarms tab.
2 Tap
3 Tap the day of the week for the alarm. You can select multiple
days by tapping each desired day.
4 Tap the time to open a clock and set the time for the alarm.
5 Tap the alarm icon to specify the type of alarm you want. You
can choose a flashing light, a single sound, a repeating sound,
or vibration.
6 If you choose to play a sound, tap the list next to the Play
sound check box and tap the sound you want.
To choose how to be notified about events or actions
1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Sounds &
Notifications.
2 On the Sounds tab, choose how you want to be notified by
marking the appropriate check boxes.
3 On the Notifications tab, in Event, tap an event name and
choose how you want to be notified by marking the
appropriate check boxes. You can choose from several
options, such as a special sound, a message, or a flashing
light.
