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Changing display settings

Adjusting the screen brightness manually

1.Press HOME   > MENU, and then tap Settings >Sound & display.

2.Scroll down the screen, and then tap Brightness.

3.Clear the Automatic brightness check box.

4.Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Tap OK.

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.

1.Press HOME   > MENU, then tap Settings >Sound & display.

2.Scroll down the screen, and then tap Screen timeout.

3.Tap the time before the screen turns off.

To quickly turn off the screen, press the POWER button.

Preventing automatic screen rotation

By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone.

Not all application screens support automatic rotation.

1.Press HOME   > MENU, then tap Settings >Sound & display.

2.Scroll down the screen, and then clear the Orientation check box.

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HTC HTC Desire Changing display settings, Adjusting the screen brightness manually, Preventing automatic screen rotation