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Battery power saving when using Wi-Fi, Check wireless LAN status

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Note Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your device to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It may be necessary to provide a username and password for certain closed wireless networks, however. Battery power saving when using Wi-Fi Using Wi-Fi consumes battery power fast. Turn off Wi-Fi when not in use. You can also enable power saving settings. To save battery power while connected to a wireless network 1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Wireless LAN to open the Wireless LAN Settings screen. 2. On the Power Mode tab of the Wireless LAN Settings screen, move the Power Save Mode slider to a position that 8 optimizes performance with the least power consumption. For example, move the slider to the left (Best Performance) to have the optimal WLAN performance; move to the right (Best Battery) to obtain the maximum battery usage. Getting Connected Check wireless LAN status You can check the current wireless connection status from the following three screens of your device: • Title bar. When you enable Wi-Fi on your device, the Wi-Fi ON icon ( ) will appear on the title bar of the Today screen. After Wi-Fi is turned on, your device scans for available wireless networks and the wireless signal icon ( ) appears on the title bar. The arrows in this icon will move back and forth while your device is scanning for a wireless LAN signal. Once your device successfully connects to a wireless LAN, the arrows stop moving. 138 Ch08_English_Manual.indd 138 2007/5/28 下午 06:27:

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8
Getting Connected
Note
Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are
required for your device to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It may be necessary
to provide a username and password for certain closed wireless networks,
however.
Battery power saving when using Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi consumes battery power fast. Turn off Wi-Fi when not in use. You
can also enable power saving settings.
To save battery power while connected to a wireless network
1.
Tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab >
Wireless LAN
to open the
Wireless LAN Settings screen.
2.
On the
Power Mode
tab of the Wireless
LAN Settings screen, move the
Power
Save Mode
slider to a position that
optimizes performance with the least
power consumption.
For example, move the slider to the left
(Best Performance) to have the optimal
WLAN performance; move to the right
(Best Battery) to obtain the maximum
battery usage.
Check wireless LAN status
You can check the current wireless connection status from the following
three screens of your device:
Title bar
. When you enable Wi-Fi on your device, the Wi-Fi ON icon
(
) will appear on the title bar of the Today screen.
After Wi-Fi is turned on, your device scans for available wireless
networks and the wireless signal icon (
) appears on the title bar.
The arrows in this icon will move back and forth while your device
is scanning for a wireless LAN signal. Once your device successfully
connects to a wireless LAN, the arrows stop moving.
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