User guide
Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges
Whenyouaretravelingoutdoorswithyourtabletandtheacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthe
batterylifebydoingthefollowing:
•TurnoffBluetoothandWi-Fiwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffBluetoothandWi-Fi,dothefollowing:
1.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.
2.Touchanywhereinthepanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.
3.EithertouchAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessconnections,ortouchBluetoothandWi-Fi
todisablethetwofeatures.
•Manageyourwirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicytosavemorebatterypower.
Formoreinformationonhowtocongurethewirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy,see“Conguringthe
wirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy”onpage38.
•TurnoffautomaticsynchronizationforGmail,Calendar,Contacts,andotherapplicationsifyoudo
notneedthem.
Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,or
touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettings
screenopens.
2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Auto-synctodisablethisfunction.
•Lowerthebrightnessofyourscreen.
Followeitherofthefollowingprocedurestolowerthebrightnesslevelofyourscreen:
1.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.
2.Touchanywhereinthepanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.
3.Locatethescreenbrightnessiconandthendragtheslidertothelefttolowerthescreenbrightness.
-OR-
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,or
touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettings
screenopens.
2.TouchScreen➙Brightness.
3.Dragtheslidertothelefttolowerthescreenbrightness.
•Turnoffthescreenwhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnoffthescreen.
•Poweroffyourtabletifthetabletwillnotbeusedforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:
1.PressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthePoweroffmenuisdisplayed.
2.TouchOK.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthebatterystatusicononthesystembar.
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