General preferences147To set the country default:1. Tap the country name pick list.2. Tap the setting you want to use.Time, date, week start, and numbers formatsThe Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that youselect appears in all applications on your handheld.To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format:1. Tap the Time pick list and select a format.2. Tap the Date pick list and select a format.3. Tap the Week starts pick list, and select whether you want the first day of theweek to be Sunday or Monday.NOTE This setting controls the Day, Week, and Month views in Date Book andall other aspects of your handheld that display a calendar.4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point andthousands separator.General preferencesThe General Preferences screen enables you to set the auto shutoff interval, stay onin cradle option, alarm options, sounds for your handheld, and the Beam Receivefeature.Auto-off delayYour handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power after aperiod of inactivity. This feature helps conserve battery power in case you forget toturn off your handheld.If you find that your handheld shuts itself off before you finish reviewing theinformation on the screen, you should increase the time setting of the automaticshutoff feature.
