250 Managing Your Device
13.10 Battery Saving Tips
How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how
you use your device. Try the following to help conserve battery life:
• When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch off the display.
• On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All
Settings. On the System tab, tap Power > Advanced tab of the
Power settings screen. Here, you can specify the time before your
device automatically turns off the display and backlight to conserve
battery power. For optimum conservation, specify 3 minutes or less.
• On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All
Settings. On the System tab, tap Power > Backlight tab to adjust the
backlight brightness settings.
• Use the AC adapter to plug your device into an external power
outlet whenever possible, especially when using a modem or other
peripherals.
• Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible
to other devices only when you are trying to establish a Bluetooth
partnership. For more information about Bluetooth, see Chapter 9.
• Lower the volume.
• Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you
are done using them. Make sure the programs are ended and are
not continuously running in the background. Refer to “Using Task
Manager” in this chapter for information on closing programs.