New 3gs isn't turning itself off

I had a 3G and just upgraded to the 3GS. I know this has to be something simple, but I'm not finding it in Settings. My new phone doesn't do the automatic shut off. It just stay on if I don't shut it off and if someone texts me or there is some kind of message, it comes on and stays on. Where do I find something to change this or is there something wrong in hardware with this phone?

From the way it sounds is that your phone isnt going into sleep mode. Go to Settings>General>Auto-Lock and change it to something low like 1 Minute or 2 Minutes, etc. Have you already checked this??

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I have been reading further into this wonderful forum and found a few helpful hints.
Thank you so much for you guys who post these great answers.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
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