Prolong battery life
Many features in your device increase the demand on battery power and reduce the
battery life time. To save battery power, observe the following:
Always charge the battery fully.
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Activate power saving mode. Press the power key, and select
•
saving. The device settings, such as Network mode and the screen saver, are
optimized. To deactivate power saving mode, press the power key, and select
Deactivate power
Set your device to retrieve mail less frequently. Select
•
Mail
> Settings, your mailbox, and
have additional mailboxes, you may need to set the retrieval frequency separately
for each mailbox.
Mute unnecessary tones, such as keypad tones.
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Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.
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Deactivate the background animation effects. Select
•
Themes
General
>
Deactivate the Big clock screen saver. Select
•
Screen saver
Activate a dark theme. Select
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Change the length of the time-out period after which the device display switches
•
off. Select
Menu
light sensor that observes lighting conditions and adjusts the display brightness, in
the display settings, select
If the signal strength of the cellular network varies in your area, it increases the
•
demand on battery power.
If the network mode is set to use both GSM and 3G (dual mode) networks, the device
•
searches for the 3G network. To set your device to use only the GSM network, select
Menu
Settings
>
Deactivate Bluetooth when not needed. Select
•
Connectivity
Stop your device from scanning for available Wi-Fi networks in the background.
•
Select
Menu
>
Wi-Fi availability
When connecting to the internet, use a Wi-Fi connection, rather than a packet data
•
(GPRS or 3G) connection.
Set the packet data connection to be established only when needed. Select
•
Menu
Settings
>
data connection
When you are listening to music, and do not want to make or receive calls, activate
•
the offline profile.
saving.
Options
>
> None.
Menu
Settings
and
>
Light
and
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
>
>
Settings
and
Connectivity
> Never.
and
Connectivity
When
needed.
>
Synchronization
Theme effects
>
Menu
Settings
and
>
Phone
Display
>
sensor.
Network
>
Menu
> Off.
Wi-Fi
>
Admin. settings
>
Basic use
Activate power
Menu
Applications
>
Fetch
frequency. If you
>
Menu
Settings
>
> Off.
Settings
and
Themes
>
Themes
> General.
Light
time-out. To adjust the
>
Network mode
>
Settings
and
>
Options
Settings
>
>
Packet data
>
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>
and
>
> GSM.
Show
>
Packet
>