Optimize Battery Life
For charging and use times, see the Specifications tutorial.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• View battery usage
• Enable battery saver mode
• Turn off unused services and activate Airplane mode
• Change display settings
Use the original charger and battery to maintain optimal battery performance over the life of your device. The battery comes partially charged. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings.
View battery usage
1. From the home screen, press the OK key to open the App Menu. Press the navigational keys to highlight the Settings app, then press the OK key to select.
2. Press the right or left navigational keys to navigate to the Device tab. Press the down navigational key to highlight Battery then press the OK key to select. Current battery level will be displayed.
Enable battery saver mode
From the Battery screen, press the down navigational key to highlight Power saving mode then press the OK key. Press the up or down navigational keys to highlight On, then press the OK key to select.
Turn off unused services and activate airplane mode
From Home screen, press the up navigational key to access Quick settings. Press the navigational keys to highlight the Bluetooth icon, then press the OK key to turn off. Press the navigational keys to highlight the Wi-Fi icon, then press the OK key to turn off. If you are traveling and do not have access to mobile or Wi-Fi networks, enable Airplane mode. From the Quick settings screen, press the navigational keys to highlight the Airplane mode icon, then press the OK key to turn on.
Change display settings
To extend battery life, set the screen to a lower brightness and decrease screen timeout. From the Settings screen, press the right or left navigational keys to navigate to the Personalization tab. Press the down navigational key to highlight Display, then press the OK key to select.
Select the desired option to adjust the desired display option.
• LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: From the Display screen, press the down navigational key to highlight Brightness, then press the left navigational key to lower screen brightness.
• DECREASE SCREEN TIMEOUT: From the Display screen, press the down navigational key to highlight Screen Timeout then press the OK key. Press the up or down navigational keys to highlight the desired option, then press the OK key to select.