Battery Information
IMPORTANT: Always use the battery charger that came with your device. Any other charger may damage your batteries.
How long your batteries last depends on how you are using your device.
If you are talking, listening to MP3s, using a cell phone and/or the computer nearly simultaneously or for most of the day, your batteries will not last as long as they would if you were just doing one or two things. You may find that you can get about 8 hours of use out of one charge or you may discover that you use your device so heavily that you only get 2-4 hours from a charge.
You will have to spend a few days or a week using your device everyday in different ways to learn how much battery life you will get from a single charge.
Ways to help conserve the battery life daily includes: setting your Auto Backlight and Auto Sleep in Maintenance Menu under Windows Power Management to the minimal settings. Auto Backlight Dim default is 1 minute, Auto Backlight Off default is 2 minutes and Auto Sleep default is 20 Minutes. You can also turn down the Backlight Intensity located in the Feedback menu. Default is set to 6 which is the brightess setting. Also turn OFF your Camera option when not in use within the Maintenance Menu under Built-in Devices.
A full charge could take anywhere from 8 to 15 hours depending on how many batteries you have in your device and how low they are.
TIP: The best practice is to plug in your battery charger any time the Low Battery LED comes on, and every night when you go to bed.
NOTE: The Status Area on your display and the Battery Menu in the MAINTENANCE MENU are places to check for battery information.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Battery Disposal If the batteries in your device need to be replaced, dispose of the old batteries properly. Follow your local, state and/or country regulations for the disposal of batteries. If the batteries are only lasting 2 hours on a new device:
You may be experiencing a setting change under the Battery Menu. Go to the Toolbox to Battery Menu. On the right of screen, you will see the Battery Mode option. This setting must be set to 0. If set to 1, both Accent batteries will not be in use, cutting your battery life short. |
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