Palm 680 manual Turn down the screen brightness see Adjusting the brightness

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designed for another Treo can damage your Treo 680. For info on replacement

batteries, see Replacing the battery.

TIP You can buy an extra battery as a spare for long airplane trips or periods of heavy use. To purchase batteries that are compatible with your Treo 680, go to www.palm.com/ treo680gsm.

•Charge your smartphone whenever you can. Charge it overnight. The battery has a much longer useful life when it is topped off frequently, rather than charging it after it is fully drained.

•The wireless features (phone, email, messaging, and web) and media features (camera, media players, eBooks, and games) of your smartphone consume more power than its organizer features. Speakerphone usage also consumes more power than using the earpiece. If you use the wireless, speakerphone, and media features often, keep an eye on the battery icon and charge when necessary.

•If you don’t plan to use the wireless features on your Treo for a while, turn off your phone (see Turning your phone on and off) and let all calls be picked up by voicemail.

•As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage, your Treo searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you cannot move to an area of better coverage, temporarily turn off your phone. While your phone is off, you can continue to use the nonwireless features of your Treo.

•Turn down the screen brightness (see Adjusting the brightness).

•Decrease the settings in Power Preferences and turn off Beam Receive (see Optimizing power settings).

•Turn off the Bluetooth® feature if you’re not using it. See Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device.

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