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148 Managing Your Device
12.6 Battery Saving Tips
How long your battery power lasts depends on battery type and how you use your device. Try the following to
help preserve battery life:
• When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch o the display.
• Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power to open the Power settings screen. On the Advanced tab
of the Power settings screen, you can specify when your device automatically turns o the display to
conserve battery power. For optimum conservation, specify 3 minutes or less.
• Use the AC adapter to plug your device into external power whenever possible, especially when using a
storage card or when using a modem or other peripherals.
• Adjust the backlight settings. For more information, see “To set the backlight to dim after a time delay”
in Chapter 4.
• Turn Bluetooth o when you are not using it. Make your device visible to other devices only when you
are trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership. For more information about Bluetooth, see Chapter 10.
• Lower the volume.
• Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you are done using them. Make sure the
programs are ended and are not continuously running in the background.