Palm Treo 500v User Manual page 20

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S E T T I N G U P
When your smartphone is on (see Turning
your Palm
®
the onscreen battery icon displays the
charging status:
This icon indicates that the battery
is being charged.
This icon indicates that the battery
is fully charged.
This icon indicates that the battery
needs to be charged immediately.
DID YOU KNOW
fully drained, your info remains safely stored
on your smartphone. Recharge the battery to
access your info.
You can also charge your smartphone
TIP
from your computer by connecting them with
the sync cable.
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C H A R G I N G T H E B A T T E R Y
Treo 500v smartphone on/off),
™
Battery
icon
If your battery ever becomes
?
Maximising battery life
Battery life depends on how you use your
smartphone. You can maximise the life of
your battery by following a few easy
guidelines:
Charge your smartphone whenever
•
you're at your desk, or charge
it overnight each day. The battery in
your smartphone has a much longer
useful life if you charge it frequently
instead of waiting until it's fully drained.
If you spend a lot of time using the
•
camera, games, media players
(including listening to music with
wireless headphones using the built-in
Bluetooth wireless technology), or
®
other applications, keep an eye on the
battery icon and charge when
necessary.
The wireless features (phone, email,
•
messaging, instant messaging, and
web) on your smartphone generally
consume more power than the
organiser features. If you don't plan to
use the wireless features on your
smartphone for a while, turn off your
wireless services (see Turning wireless
services on/off). You can forward calls