Battery life :: 33Battery lifeBattery life depends on usage. When used as a phone, your Treo smartphone batteryprovides up to 5 hours of talk time or up to 300 hours of standby time.Maximizing battery lifeYou can increase the life of your battery by following a few easy guidelines.Remember that battery life depends on how you use your smartphone.• Charge your smartphone whenever you’re at your desk, or charge it overnight. TheLi-Ion battery in your smartphone has a much longer useful life when it is toppedoff frequently, versus charging it after it is fully drained.• The wireless features (phone, email, SMS, and web) of your smartphone generallyconsume more power than its organizer features. However, if you spend a lot oftime using the camera (if included), games, media players, eBooks, or other PalmOS applications, keep an eye on the battery icon and charge when necessary.• If you don’t plan to use the wireless features on your smartphone for a while, youmay want to turn off your phone (see “Turning your phone on and off” on page 14).You can let all calls be picked up by voicemail.• As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage, yourTreo smartphone searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you cannot moveto an area of better coverage, temporarily turn off your phone.• Turn down the screen brightness (see “Adjusting the brightness” on page 139).• Decrease the Auto-off setting in Power Preferences (see “Power Preferences” onpage 146). This turns off your screen automatically after a shorter period ofinactivity.• Turn off the Bluetooth ® wireless technology if it is not being used. See“Connecting to devices with Bluetooth® wireless technology.”IMPORTANT: You mustcharge your smartphonefully before using it the firsttime. Wait until theindicator light turns solidgreen, which may takeup to 4 hours.If the battery drains tothe point where yoursmartphone doesn’t turnon, the device stores yourinfo safely until yourecharge the battery. Toavoid draining the battery,charge and synchronizeyour smartphone every day,especially if you use yourphone often.If the battery is fullydrained, it may take a fewmoments for the indicatorlight to turn on whilecharging.OutkastUG.book Page 33 Wednesday, March 2, 2005 1:25 PM
