User's Manual

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Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted
before charging your device. Repeating this process of a
complete discharge and recharge can over time reduce
the storage capacity of any battery.
• Turn off Automatic application sync.
• Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardware
functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization,
or LCD brightness setting.
• Check the Battery use screen to review what features or
functions have been consuming your battery resources.
• Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary
applications.
• Use the Task Manager feature to end/shutdown
background applications that are still running. These
minimized applications can, over time, cause your device
to “slow down”.
Power Control
Active applications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS,
Synchronization, Location consent, or the LCD
Brightness functionality all act to drain your battery.
The Power Control shortcut bar was designed to
quickly activate (turn on), or deactivate (turn off) those
functions or applications that use the most battery
power.
1. From the
Home
screen,
touch and
hold an
empty area
until the
Add to
Home
screen
menu
displays.
2. Tap Widgets ➔ Power control . The Power
Control shortcut is added to the current screen.
3. Tap any of the icons on the Power Control
shortcut bar to activate/deactivate the feature.
Note: A green bar displayed beneath the icon means the
application is active (turned on). The green bar is removed
from beneath the icon when the feature is deactivated
(turned off).