Application Guide

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General Preferences
This setting controls the Day, Week and Month views in the Date
Book application and all other aspects of pdQ that display a
calendar.
4 Tap the Numbers pick list and select the format that you want for pdQ
smartphone.
General Preferences
The General Preferences screen is where you set the time, date, auto shut-
off interval and sounds for pdQ smartphone.
Auto-Off Delay
pdQ smartphone has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power
and backlight after a period of inactivity. This feature helps conserve battery
power in case you forget to turn off pdQ smartphone.
If you find that pdQ smartphone shuts itself off before you finish reviewing
the information on the screen, you should increase the time setting of the
automatic shutoff feature.
To set the Auto-off delay:
1 Tap the Auto-off after setting in the General Preferences screen to open
the pick list.
2 Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature. You
can choose a delay of 1 minute, 2 minutes or 3 minutes.
System, Alarm and Game Sounds
pdQ smartphone uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm and Game
Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the
volume level.
To set the system and alarm sounds:
1 Tap the System Sound pick list in the General Preferences screen and
select the sound level.
When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off the
“chime” tones associated with the HotSync operation.
2 Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level.
3 Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level.
The Game Sound setting works only with games that are
programmed to respond to this setting. Older games typically do
not respond to this setting.
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