Improving Battery Life; Battery Maintenance - HP Hw6510 - iPAQ Mobile Messenger Smartphone 55 MB Maintenance Manual

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Improving Battery Life

Your HP iPAQ's battery is used often throughout the day as it performs
tasks, such as phone calls, Bluetooth connections, GPS navigation and
Infrared (IR) connections; therefore, you may need to plug your device into
a power supply periodically throughout the day to ensure optimal charge
levels.
Adjusting the following settings on your HP iPAQ improves your battery life
and allows it to last as long as possible between charges. Following are
some recommendations for how to conserve battery life:
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Dim the Backlight—Keep the display only as bright as required to
view the screen easily. On the Today screen, use your stylus to
adjust the Backlight Brightness Level slider, under the Light Bulb
icon.
•
Auto Turn Off the Backlight—On the Today screen, tap the Light
Bulb icon and make sure the first box is checked. Specify a short
amount of time to wait before turning off the backlight.
• Auto Turn Off Device—On the Today screen, tap the Battery
icon > Advanced tab. Make sure the first box is checked, so the
device automatically powers off when not in use. Specify a short
amount of time to wait before automatically powering off your
HP iPAQ.
• Keep Bluetooth Off—Always turn off the Bluetooth power when you
are not using it. On the Today screen, tap the iPAQ Wireless
icon > Bluetooth button to turn Bluetooth ON and OFF.
• Keep GPS Off—If you installed GPS software, turn it off when you
are not using it. Make sure it is not running by tapping on Start
menu, tap Settings > System Memory > Running
Programs.
Select the application and tap Stop.
• Turn Off IR—Set the device to receive incoming infrared beams
manually. On the Today screen, tap the Start > Settings >
Connections tab > Beam, then uncheck the Receive all
incoming beams check box.
• Sounds & Notifications—Every time you are notified of an event,
battery power is consumed. Go to Start > Settings > Sounds
& Notifications > Notifications tab and turn off any
notification types that are unnecessary.

Battery Maintenance

There are many ways for you to improve battery life. In addition to
changing settings to improve battery life, you should also monitor the
battery, so you will know when it is time to recharge your device.
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