User's Manual Part 2

Chapter 3: Get To Know The iKôn PDA
Adjusting Speaker Volume
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The volume can be adjusted using the [UP ARROW] and [DOWN ARROW]. The increase
volume key is labelled with a plus (+) symbol and the decrease volume key is labelled with
a minus (-) symbol.
3.7.1 Adjusting Speaker Volume
The [VOLUME] button is located on the left side of the PDA, just below the [SCAN]
button. It is a rocker button; pressing the top half of the button increases volume while press-
ing the bottom half of the button decreases it.
3.8 Monitoring The Battery And Maximizing Run Time
As Lithium-Ion batteries age, their capacity decreases gradually, and they are generally con-
sidered depleted after approximately 2 years of use (less than 60% of original capacity
remaining). Keep in mind however that heavy usage or operating the unit at temperature ex-
tremes will shorten the battery life.
Lithium-Ion batteries do not require conditioning cycles and the iKôn PDA battery system
(including chargers) requires no user interaction to maintain peak performance.
To maximize the run time of your batteries, consider the following:
• The display backlight is the largest drain on the battery. Try to keep its brightness as low
as possible.
• The unit is ‘event’ driven—that is, when the unit is not in use, it reverts to sleep mode
(even when it appears to be running), saving battery power. Events include a key press,
touchscreen taps and scan triggers. Power consumption is reduced if you avoid unneces-
sary events, and allow the unit to sleep as much as possible.
• The battery is a ‘smart battery’ with built-in intelligence.
Tapping on the Power icon under Start>Settings>System tab displays a dialog box that pro-
vides detailed information about the battery status of the battery installed in your unit.
• When the unit is switched off, it goes into a low-power, suspend state but continues to
draw a small amount of power from the battery. This should not be an issue unless the
unit is left in suspend state for more than a week—for long-term storage, the battery
should be removed from the unit.
Note: When the battery is at 50% capacity, a ‘low battery’ warning is displayed. When the
battery is at approximately 10% capacity, a ‘very low battery’ notification bubble
appears.