Optimize Battery Life
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Optimize Battery Life
Tips and tricks to extend your battery performance.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
For charging and use times, see the Specifications tutorial.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• View battery usage
• LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: From the Display screen, press the up or down navigation key to highlight Brightness, then press the Select button. Press the left navigation key to lower screen brightness as desired, then press the Back button to return.
• DECREASE SCREEN TIMEOUT: From the Display screen, press the up or down navigation key to highlight Sleep, then press the Select button. Press the up or down navigation keys to highlight the desired option, then press the Select button to select. Press the Right Dynamic key to return.
• 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 Center Dynamic key to open the Menu. Press the navigation keys to highlight the Settings app, then press the Select button to select.
2. Press the down navigation key to highlight Battery, then press the Select button to select. Current battery level will be displayed.
Enable battery saver mode
From the Battery screen, press the down navigation key to highlight Battery Saver, then press the Select button. Press the Right Dynamic key to select Turn on.
Turn off unused services and activate airplane mode
From the home screen, press the left navigation key to access Quick Settings. Press the up or down navigation keys to highlight Bluetooth, then press the Select button to turn off. Press the navigation keys to highlight Wi-Fi, then press the Select button 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 navigation keys to highlight Airplane mode, then press the Select button to turn on.
Change display settings
1. To extend battery life, set the screen to a lower brightness and decrease screen timeout. From the Settings screen, press the up or down navigation keys to highlight Display, then press the Select button.
2. Select the desired option to adjust the desired display option.
2. Select the desired option to adjust the desired display option.
• LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: From the Display screen, press the up or down navigation key to highlight Brightness, then press the Select button. Press the left navigation key to lower screen brightness as desired, then press the Back button to return.
• DECREASE SCREEN TIMEOUT: From the Display screen, press the up or down navigation key to highlight Sleep, then press the Select button. Press the up or down navigation keys to highlight the desired option, then press the Select button to select. Press the Right Dynamic key to return.