Chapter 6 Page 152General preferencesThe General Preferences screen enables you to set the auto shutoffinterval, the sounds for your handheld, and the beam receive feature.Auto-off delayYour handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off thepower after a period of inactivity. This feature helps conserve batterypower in case you forget to turn off your handheld. If you find thatyour handheld shuts itself off before you finish reviewing theinformation on the screen, you should increase the time setting of theautomatic shutoff feature.To set the Auto-off delay:1. Tap the Auto-off after pick list.2. Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature:30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes.System, alarm, and game soundsThe System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings enable you to turn thesounds on or off, and to adjust the volume level.To set the system and alarm sounds:1. Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level.Note: When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn offthe “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.Note: The Game Sound setting works only with games that areprogrammed to respond to this setting. Older gamestypically do not respond to this setting.
