Personalizing the screen
Changing your banner
Your personal banner appears on the home screen above the time and date and can be up to 14 characters long.
1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner.
2.Select Edit.
3.Press 
to clear the screen.
4.Enter your new text. See Chapter 4, “Understanding text entry screens”
5.Select Save.
Choosing a menu view
You can change the appearance of your phone’s menus:
1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View.
2.Select an option and press 
.
–Graphic displays icons of each menu item, with its name written at the bottom of the screen.
–List displays a list of each menu item.
–Wheel displays a rotating graphic image of the menu items.
3.Press 
to return to the home screen. The next time you select Menu, you will see the menu view you selected.
Adjusting the backlighting
Your screen lights up while you are in a call or when you press a key on the keypad. However, you can set the duration and brightness of backlighting.
1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting → Duration.
2.Select an option and press 
:
–7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds turns backlighting on for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.
–7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. & in call turns backlighting on for the duration of a call and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.
Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery more quickly.
Using Power Save Mode
You can conserve battery life by activating Power Save mode. The backlighting appears for the selected duration, but is less bright than with Power Save off.
•Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting → Pwr Save Mode → On.
Setting power backlighting
You can set backlighting to remain on when an external power source, such as the AC adapter, is used with the phone.
Note: Power backlighting may not be available with the optional desktop charger or other accessories.
•Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Pwr Backlighting → Always On.
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