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How Do I Maximize Battery Life?, Today, TodayPanel Lite, Backlight Brightness Level, Light bulb

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How Do I Maximize Battery Life? To help your battery last as long as possible between charges, you can change the battery settings on your Pocket PC. Adjusting these settings will maximize your battery life: ■ Leave your device connected to AC power at all times when not using it. ■ On the Today screen, in the TodayPanel Lite, use your stylus to adjust the Backlight Brightness Level slider, located under the Light bulb icon, halfway across to the middle position. IMPORTANT: Adjusting the Backlight Brightness Level slider to the lowest level that is still useable for the given lighting conditions can be the single most important thing you can do to preserve battery life. ■ Turn off the backlight. On the Today screen, tap the Light bulb icon > Battery Power tab; then set the backlight to turn off soon after you stop using the device. ■ Leave the device set to turn off after not being used for a short time. On the Today screen, tap the Battery icon > Advanced tab. On battery power, set the device to power off in the shortest acceptable time. ■ Turn off Wi-Fi power when not in use. To turn off Wi-Fi, tap the iPAQ Wireless icon in the lower right corner of the Today screen, then, on the iPAQ Wireless screen, tap the Wi-Fi icon to turn it off. ■ Turn off Bluetooth power when not in use. To turn off Bluetooth, tap the iPAQ Wireless icon in the lower right corner of the Today screen, then, on the iPAQ Wireless screen, tap the Bluetooth icon to turn it off. 20

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How Do I Maximize Battery Life?
To help your battery last as long as possible between charges, you
can change the battery settings on your Pocket PC.
Adjusting these settings will maximize your battery life:
■
Leave your device connected to AC power at all times when
not using it.
■
On the
Today
screen, in the
TodayPanel Lite
, use your
stylus to adjust the
Backlight Brightness Level
slider,
located under the
Light bulb
icon, halfway across to the
middle
position.
IMPORTANT:
Adjusting the
Backlight Brightness Level
slider
to the lowest level that is still useable for the given lighting
conditions can be the single most important thing you can do to
preserve battery life.
■
Turn off the backlight. On the
Today
screen, tap the
Light
bulb
icon
> Battery Power
tab;
then set the backlight to turn
off soon after you stop using the device.
■
Leave the device set to turn off after not being used for a short
time. On the
Today
screen, tap the
Battery
icon >
Advanced
tab. On battery power, set the device to power off in the
shortest acceptable time.
■
Turn off Wi-Fi power when not in use. To turn off Wi-Fi, tap
the
iPAQ Wireless
icon in the lower right corner of the Today
screen, then, on the iPAQ Wireless screen, tap the
Wi-Fi
icon
to turn it off.
■
Turn off Bluetooth power when not in use. To turn off
Bluetooth, tap the
iPAQ Wireless
icon in the lower right
corner of the Today screen, then, on the iPAQ Wireless
screen, tap the
Bluetooth
icon to turn it off.