Archos 400 14.5

14.5 Power Settings

These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a

longer battery autonomy.

You can set the Gmini 400 to conserve

power for both modes of operation

(when it is powered from the battery, or

when it is connected to the AC charger/

adapter (DC-Power operation).

Parameter Description

Power Off 1-9 minutes (and Never for DC operation). The number

of minutes of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the

Gmini 400 shuts off. During the playback of MP3 and AVI

ﬁles, this setting takes effect only after the ﬁles are ﬁnished

playing.

Backlight Off 10-90 seconds, Never. The time of user inactivity (no

buttons pressed) before the Gmini 400 turns off the screen to

conserve power. During playback of slideshows and AVI ﬁles,

this setting only takes effect once it is ﬁnished playing.

Hard disk 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of

the last ﬁle access before the Gmini 400 tells the internal hard

disk to stop spinning. The longer this time is set, the more

often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response

time when accessing ﬁles. However, as it is set longer, it will

quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should

only be changed by experienced users.

A typical use of these settings is to set the power off, screen off, and hard

disk to low values when used in battery mode. When the power adapter

is plugged in, you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping

the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the Gmini 400 more

agreeable. Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually

discharge the battery even when the Charger/adapter is plugged in. Note

also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard disk are on

for long periods of time.