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150 Managing Your Device • Tap Connections to change how the device connects to the Internet when checking for updates. • Tap Change Schedule to change how Windows Update checks for Windows Mobile® updates. 13.9 Battery Saving Tips How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the following to help conserve battery life: How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the following to help conserve battery life: • When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch off the display. • On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On the System tab, tap Power > Advanced tab of the Power settings screen. Here, you can specify the time before your device automatically turns off the display and backlight to conserve battery power. For optimum conservation, specify 3 minutes or less. • On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On the System tab, tap Power > Backlight tab to adjust the backlight brightness settings. • Use the AC adapter to plug your device into an external power outlet whenever possible, especially when using a storage card or when using a modem or other peripherals. • Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible to other devices only when you are trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership. For more information about Bluetooth, see Chapter 9. • Lower the volume. • Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you are done using them. Make sure the programs are ended and are not continuously running in the background. Refer to "Using Task Manager" in this chapter for information on closing programs.

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150 Managing Your Device
Tap
Connections
to change how the device connects to
the Internet when checking for updates.
Tap
Change Schedule
to change how Windows Update
checks for Windows Mobile® updates
.
•
•
13.9 Battery Saving Tips
How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the
following to help conserve battery life:
How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the
following to help conserve battery life:
When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch off the display.
On the Home screen, slide to the
Settings
tab and then tap
All Settings
. On the
System
tab, tap
Power > Advanced
tab of the Power settings screen. Here, you can specify the time before your device
automatically turns off the display and backlight to conserve battery power. For optimum conservation,
specify 3 minutes or less.
On the Home screen, slide to the
Settings
tab and then tap
All Settings
. On the
System
tab, tap
Power
> Backlight
tab to adjust the backlight brightness settings.
Use the AC adapter to plug your device into an external power outlet whenever possible, especially
when using a storage card or when using a modem or other peripherals.
Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible to other devices only when you
are trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership. For more information about Bluetooth, see Chapter 9.
Lower the volume.
Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you are done using them. Make sure
the programs are ended and are not continuously running in the background. Refer to “Using Task
Manager” in this chapter for information on closing programs.
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