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2. Tap the arrows at the top to select the current year.
3. Tap a month box to select the current month.
4. Tap the current date to set the date, close the Set Date screen and return to the
General Preferences screen.
Auto-Off
Your SPT 1700 terminal 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 your SPT 1700 terminal.
If you find that your SPT 1700 terminal shuts itself off before you finish reviewing the
information on the screen, increase the time setting of the automatic s hutoff feature.
To set the Auto-off delay:
1. Tap Auto-off After 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.
Stay On In Cradle
This option is used to control whether the SPT 1700 terminal stays powered on whi le it is
in the cradle. To force the terminal to stay on while it is seated in the cradle, check this box.
Trigger Wake
Your SPT 1700 terminal can be “awakened” or powered on by pressing any one of the
scanner buttons. If you want this feature enabled, tap the Trigger Wake pick list and select
the “On” option. If you set this option to “Off”, the scanner buttons will not awaken the
terminal.
Tap arrows to select year
Tap to select month
Tap to select date