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Helpful Hints

Power Saving

Leave your device connected to AC power at all times when not using it.

Dim the backlight. On the Today screen, in the TodayPanel Lite, use your stylus to adjust the Backlight Brightness Level slider, located under the Light bulb icon, halfway across to the middle position.

Turn off the backlight. On the Today screen, tap the Light bulb icon > Battery Power tab; then set the backlight to turn off soon after you stop using the device.

Leave the device set to turn off after not being used for a short period of time. On the Today screen, tap the Battery icon > Advanced tab. On battery power, set the device to power off in the shortest acceptable time.

Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth power when not in use. Tap Start > iPAQ Wireless > ALL OFF button.

Set the device to receive incoming infrared beams manually. On the Today screen, in the TodayPanel Lite, tap the Battery icon > Adjust beam settings to conserve power, then uncheck Receive all incoming beams.

Assign a program button to turn off the screen display while listening to music. Tap Start > Programs > Windows Media > Tools > Settings > Buttons. From the Select Function dropdown list, tap Screen Toggle. Press a program button and tap OK. Then, when listening to music, press that program button to turn off the screen display.

Tap Start > ActiveSync > Tools > Options > Mobile Schedule tab. Select Manually for both Peak times and Off-peak times. Selecting automatic synchronization can cause your iPAQ Pocket PC to “wake up” regularly causing your battery to drain.

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