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Chapter 7 Settings and Experimental
To change your password, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Use the 5-way to underline “Settings” and press to select.
4. Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings.
5. Use the 5-way to underline “edit” next to the “Device Password” setting and press to select.
6. Enter your old password, and select “submit.”
7. Type the new password. The maximum password length is twelve characters.
8. Navigate down using the 5-way and type in your new password again to confirm.
9. Navigate down using the 5-way and type in a hint. This hint can be displayed on the password
entry screen to help you remember your password.
10. Navigate down using the 5-way and select “submit.”
To turn off password protection, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Use the 5-way to underline “Settings” and press to select.
4. Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings.
5. Use the 5-way to underline “turn off” next to the “Device Password” setting and press
to select.
6. Enter your password, and select “submit.”
Setting the Device Time
You can set the device time on your Kindle to match your local time.
Tip: On Kindle models that include 3G, you can have Kindle automatically set the device time to
the correct local time by choosing “set automatically.”
To set the device time, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way to underline “Settings” and press to select.
4. Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings.
5. Move the 5-way to underline “set“ (Kindle Wi-Fi models) or “set manually” (Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi models)
next to the “Device Time” setting and press to select.
6. Use the 5-way controller to adjust the hour, minutes, and am/pm setting.
7. Navigate to “save” and press to select.
On Kindle models that include 3G, after you set the time manually, you can select “edit” to change
the device time.