Symbol Technologies PDT 8000 Series PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
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Customizing Your Terminal
Introduction
This chapter provides basic instructions for customizing your terminal by adjusting settings
and installing additional software.
Adjusting Settings
To view available options for your terminal settings, tap Start - Settings. You can adjust
settings in either the Personal tab or the System tab at the bottom of the screen.
Personal Tab
Buttons: assign programs to the application hardware buttons
Input: select an input method and change desired options
Menus: customize what appears on the Start menu and enable a pop-up menu
from the New button
Owner Information: enter your contact information
Password: limit access to your terminal
Sounds & Notifications: select the type of actions you want tohear sounds for
and customize how you are notified about different events
Today: customize the information displayed on the Today screen.
System Tab
Backlight: customize when and for how long the backlight should stay on
Clock: change the time or set alarms
Power: set the terminal to turn off after a period of time to conserve battery
Remove Programs: remove programs installed in the storage memory
Screen: align the screen.
Flash Storage
Programs pre-installed on your terminal are stored in ROM (read-only memory). You
cannot remove, modify, or accidentally lose this software. You may add programs and data
files to RAM (random access memory).
In addition to the RAM-based storage standard on Pocket PC terminals, the terminal is also
equipped with a non-volatile Flash-based storage area which can store data (partitions) that