36 Getting Started

Taking care of your battery

Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your battery
and prolong its life.

Safety precautions

Battery pack warning indicators
❖Always immediately turn the power off and disconnect the power
cable/ cord plug from the plug socket and stop using the battery
pack if you observe any of the following conditions:
❖Offensive or unusual odor
❖Excessive heat
❖Discoloration
❖Deformation, cracks, or leaks
❖Smoke
❖Other unusual event during use, such as abnormal sound
Do not turn on the device's power again until an authorized Toshiba
service provider has checked it for safety. Continued use could cause
a fire or rupture possibly resulting in serious injury or device failure
including but not limited to the loss of data.

Optimizing battery life

You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off
features you don’t need. You can also change and monitor the way
apps and system resources consume battery power.
Below are some of the things you can do:
❖To tu rn o ff Wi -Fi ® or Bluetooth® when you are not using them,
touch the Apps ( ) icon, swipe to the second screen, touch
the Settings ( ) icon, and then touch Wireless & networks.
For more information, see “Wireless and networks settings” on
page 69 and “Location and security settings” on page 73.
❖Turn down the screen brightness and set a shorter screen
time-out. For more information, see “Screen settings” on
page 72.
❖If you do not need them, turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail™, Calendar, Contact, etc. For more information, see
“Accounts & sync settings” on page76.