Turn The Phone On/Off - Verizon Wireless palm pixi plus User Manual

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As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage,
your phone continues to search for a signal, which consumes power. Turn
off your phone if you are outside a coverage area (see
services off (airplane
mode)).
The fewer wireless connections you have, the less power is required of the
battery. Turn on airplane mode when you don't need to be wirelessly
connected. Airplane mode turns off your connection to the Verizon
Wireless network, and it also turns off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You can turn
on Wi-Fi (see Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth (see
separately when airplane mode is on. You can also turn off GPS (see
Location
Services).
If you set up an email account in the Email application, set the interval to
automatically download email to every two hours or less frequently (see
Enter advanced account
settings).
Lower the screen brightness (see
Keep in mind that frequent use of instant messaging (IM) can reduce
battery life.
Turn the phone completely off if you won't be using it for an extended
period of time (see
Turn everything (the screen and wireless services)
on/off).
Buy an extra battery as a spare for long plane trips or periods of heavy use.
To purchase batteries that are compatible with your phone, go to
palm.com/store
and click Accessories for your phone.

Turn the phone on/off

Your Pixi Plus phone's screen can be turned on and off separately from its
wireless services (which are the Phone
Bluetooth
app). This means you can wake up the screen to use just the
organizer features of your device (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Memos, and so
on) without turning on the phone and other wireless features. Also, when
the screen is turned off, the phone can be on and ready for you to receive
phone calls or messages.
Turn wireless
Bluetooth
wireless
technology)
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Change screen
brightness).
app, Wi-Fi
app, and
Turn the screen on/off
Turn the screen on and leave the wireless services turned off when you want
to use only the organizer features, for example, when you're on a plane and
you must turn off all wireless services, but you want to look at your calendar.
To turn the screen on, press power
* Power
To turn the screen off, press power
To save power, the screen dims automatically after a period of inactivity and
then turns off. You can be on a call when the screen dims and turns off—this
does not affect the call. To brighten the screen after it dims, tap the screen.
You can set how long the screen stays on during a period of inactivity (see
TIP
Set the interval for turning the screen off
Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)
Airplane mode turns off your phone as well as the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
wireless technology features. Use airplane mode when you are on a plane or
anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services. You can't browse
the web, but you can still use apps like Calendar, Contacts, Photos, Music,
Doc View, and PDF View.
. Drag
up to unlock the screen.
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automatically).
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