KYOCERA 2001832 User Manual

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When you have finished charging, slide the switch 
on the charger to the 
DC IN 5V
 position to conserve 
energy.
Extending Your Battery Life
Active applications, backlight levels, Bluetooth, and 
GPS use all contribute to draining your battery. The 
following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve 
your battery’s charge:
Reduce your backlight on time. See “Changing the 
Backlight Time Length” on page 51
.
Turn Bluetooth off when not in use. See “Turning 
Bluetooth On and Off” on page 99.
Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use. See “Turning Wi-Fi On 
and Off” on page 122.
Turn GPS off when not needed. Most applications 
using this function will periodically query the GPS 
satellites for your current location; each query drains 
your battery. See “Location Settings” on page 53.
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted 
before charging your device. Repeated complete 
discharging and recharging can reduce the storage 
capacity of any battery over time.
Turn off Automatic application sync. See 
“Synchronizing Accounts” on page 53.
Add a Power Control Widget to your Home screen to 
deactivate features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 
and synchronization and to reduce the screen’s 
brightness setting.
Check running services and close any unnecessary 
applications. See “To view and control currently 
running services:” on page 62
.
Note:
After use, make sure you slide the switch to the 
DC IN 5V
 position to prevent battery drain.
It will take much longer to charge the device using the 
battery charger than with the AC charger. If you need 
the use of your device right away, replace the original 
battery with a fully charged battery when your primary 
battery becomes discharged.
Tip:
You can also charge your battery by plugging the USB 
cable into your computer. Simply plug the smaller end of 
the micro-USB cable into the micro-USB jack on the 
charger and plug the other end into a free USB port on 
your desktop or laptop computer. Charging through USB 
will take twice the time as the wall charger. Charging from 
a computer will take about twice as long as the electrical 
outlet.