Conserving Battery Power - Texas Instruments 600 Series User Manual

Conserving Battery Power

The following tips can help you prolong the life
of a battery charge:
Keep the display at the lowest comfortable
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brightness and contrast level. Reducing
brightness and contrast even a small
amount can significantly reduce power
consumption and increase operating time.
Set the power management settings in
q
Setup to optimize the time-outs.
You can minimize the number of times the
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computer needs to access the hard disk
drive by using disk caches or
Disconnect or turn off external options that
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you are not using.
Use only Texas Instruments options. These
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options are designed to operate with the
least possible energy consumption. Third-
party options (such as
devices) can drain the battery more quickly.
disks.
RAM
and mouse
RAM
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