Samsung Galaxy S III

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Set date and time

Follow these instructions to set the date and time.

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Find "Date and time"
- Press Apps.
- Press Settings.
- Press Date and time.
2
Select option
- Select one of the following options:
- Turn automatic date and time update on or off, go to 2a.
- Turn automatic time zone update on or off, go to 2b.
- Set the date, go to 2c.
- Set the time, go to 2d.
- Select time zone, go to 2e.
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2a - Turn automatic date and time update on or off
- Press Automatic date and time to turn the function on or off.
- When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
4
2b - Turn automatic time zone update on or off
- Press Automatic time zone to turn the function on or off.
- When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
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2c - Set the date
- Press Set date.
- Press arrow up or arrow down next to month and year to set the date.
- Press Set.
- The menu item is only available if you've turned off automatic date and time update, see step 2a.
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2d - Set the time
- Press Set time.
- Press arrow up or arrow down next to hours and minutes to set the time.
- Press Set.
- The menu item is only available if you've turned off automatic date and time update, see step 2a.
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2e - Select time zone
- Press Select time zone.
- Press the required time zone.
- The menu item is only available if you've turned off automatic time zone update, see step 2b.
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Exit
- Press the Home key to return to standby mode.