HP hw6500 Cingular manual Maximizing Battery Life and Checking Battery Charge Levels

Disabling the Application Buttons

Pressing the Contacts or Messaging Application buttons on the front of your HP iPAQ will turn your HP iPAQ on by default.

NOTE: To reduce incidence of accidentally powering on the HP iPAQ, you may choose to disable the Application and Record Buttons Auto Power On feature.

To disable the Auto Power On function of the Application buttons or the Record button:

1.Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Buttons > Lock tab.

2.Tap the Disable all buttons except power button check box.

3.Tap OK.

NOTE: If you disable the Auto Power On feature for the Application buttons, the Power button still turns on the unit. Once the unit is turned on, all buttons will function according to their programmed functions.

Maximizing Battery Life and Checking Battery Charge Levels

There are a number of ways to ensure your battery lasts as long as possible between charges. You can use as many as necessary to maximize your battery life.

•From the TodayPanel on the Today screen, tap the Battery icon > Advanced tab to set the HP iPAQ to turn off after a short time if it is not being used. For information on the TodayPanel, refer to the question “How Do I Use the TodayPanel to Monitor My System Resources?” located in the How Do I document in the box. An alternate way to access the same information is to tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Advanced tab.

•From the TodayPanel on the Today screen, tap the Light bulb icon to set the backlight to go off quickly after you stop using your HP iPAQ. An alternate way to access the same information is to tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight.

•Turn off Bluetooth power when not in use. To turn off Bluetooth, from the Today screen, tap the iPAQ Wireless icon in the Command bar, and then tap the Bluetooth icon.

•Leave your HP iPAQ connected to AC power at all times when you’re not using it.

•From the Today screen, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Beam, then uncheck the “Receive all incoming beams” checkbox to receive infrared beams manually.

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