20 2A. Device BasicsCharging the BatteryKeeping track of your battery’s charge is important. Ifyour battery level becomes too low, your deviceautomatically turns off and you will lose any informationyou were just working on.Always use a Sprint-approved or Samsung-approveddesktop charger, travel charger or vehicle poweradapter to charge your battery. Plug the flat end of the charger into the device’scharger jack and the other end into an electricaloutlet. The device turns on in with the screenlocked and indicates both its charge state andpercent of charge.With the Sprint-approved Li-Ion battery, you canrecharge the battery before it becomes completely rundown.Extending Your Battery LifeActive applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage andGPS functionality all act to drain your battery. Thefollowing is a list of helpful tips that can help conserveyour battery power: Reduce your backlight on time. See “Changing theBacklight Time Length” on page 53. Turn Bluetooth off when not is use. See “TurningBluetooth On and Off” on page 114. Turn Wi-Fi off when not is use. See “Turning Wi-Fi Onand Off” on page 149. Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Mostapplications using this function will periodically querythe GPS satellites for your current location; eachquery drains your battery. See “Activating LocationMode” on page 175. Delete the Weather Widget from your Desktop. ThisWidget updates information every 30 minutes; eachupdate drains your battery. See “Adding andRemoving Widgets” on page 28. When taking pictures, do not use a flash unless youhave to. See “Camera Settings” on page 108. Do not wait until your battery is completely depletedbefore charging your device. Repeating this processof a complete discharge and recharge can over timereduce the storage capacity of any battery.SPH-M900.book Page 20 Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:36 PM
