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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: ■ Dim the backlight. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight > Brightness tab. Slide the Brightness Level slider under On Battery halfway down to the middle position. This position dims the backlight only when the Pocket PC is operating on battery power. IMPORTANT: Adjusting the Battery Brightness Level slider to a middle position is the single most important thing you can do to preserve battery life. Shortcut: On the Today screen, in the TodayPanel Lite, tap the Battery icon > Backlight Settings > Brightness tab and adjust the battery brightness level slider halfway down to the middle position. ■ Leave your Pocket PC connected to AC power at all times when you're not using it. ■ Set the device to turn off after a short time if not being used. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Advanced tab. On battery power, set the device to power off in the shortest acceptable time. Shortcut: On the Today screen, tap the Battery icon > Advanced tab and set the time for device to power off. ■ Turn off the backlight. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight > Battery Power tab; then set the backlight to go off quickly after you stop using your Pocket PC. 19

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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:
■
Dim the backlight. Tap
Start > Settings > System
tab >
Backlight > Brightness
tab. Slide the
Brightness Level
slider
under
On Battery
halfway down to the
middle
position. This position dims the backlight only when the
Pocket PC is operating on battery power.
IMPORTANT:
Adjusting the
Battery Brightness Level slider
to a
middle position is the single most important thing you can do to
preserve battery life.
Shortcut:
On the
Today
screen, in the
TodayPanel Lite,
tap
the
Battery
icon >
Backlight Settings > Brightness
tab and
adjust the battery brightness level slider halfway down to the
middle
position.
■
Leave your Pocket PC connected to AC power at all times
when you’re not using it.
■
Set the device to turn off after a short time if not being used.
Tap
Start > Settings > System
tab
> Power > Advanced
tab.
On battery power, set the device to power off in the shortest
acceptable time.
Shortcut:
On the
Today
screen, tap the
Battery
icon >
Advanced
tab and set the time for device to power off.
■
Turn off the backlight. Tap
Start > Settings > System
tab
>
Backlight > Battery Power
tab;
then set the backlight to go
off quickly after you stop using your Pocket PC.