Garmin Edge 800 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Charging the Edge, Maximizing Battery Life - not charging

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Maximizing Battery Life Extensive use of screen backlighting can significantly reduce battery life. Decreasing the Backlight 1. Press to open the status page. 2. Adjust the brightness. Adjusting the Backlight Timeout 1. Select MENU > > System > Display > Backlight Timeout. 2. Select a short backlight timeout. Turning On the Auto Power Down Feature This feature automatically turns the Edge off after 15 minutes of inactivity. 1. Select MENU > > System > System Setup > Auto Power Down. 2. Select On. Appendix Charging the Edge notice To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the mini-USB port, the weather cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. 1. Plug the AC charger into a standard wall outlet. 2. Pull up the weather cap ➊ from the mini-USB port ➋. ➊ ➋ Edge 800 Owner's Manual 47

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Edge 800 Owner’s Manual
47
Appendix
Maximizing Battery Life
Extensive use of screen backlighting
can significantly reduce battery life.
Decreasing the Backlight
1. Press
to open the status page.
2. Adjust the brightness.
Adjusting the Backlight Timeout
1. Select
MENU
>
>
System
>
Display
>
Backlight Timeout
.
2. Select a short backlight timeout.
Turning On the Auto PoWer DoWn
Feature
This feature automatically turns the
Edge off after 15 minutes of inactivity.
1. Select
MENU
>
>
System
>
System Setup
>
Auto Power
Down
.
2. Select
On
.
Charging the Edge
notice
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly
dry the mini-USB port, the weather
cap, and the surrounding area before
charging or connecting to a computer.
1. Plug the AC charger into a standard
wall outlet.
2. Pull up the weather cap
from the
mini-USB port
.