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Extending the battery life between charges
With the battery fully charged, your tablet offers up to 8 hours while playing
local 1080p video.
You can extend the battery life by doing the following:
• Turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when not in use.
To turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi do the following:
1. Touch the time area from the system bar to open the Status Details panel.
2. Touch anywhere in the panel. The Quick Settings panel is displayed.
3. Either switch on
Airplane mode
to disable all wireless connections, or switch
off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to disable the features.
• Turn off automatic synchronization for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications if you do not need them.
To turn off the automatic synchronization function, open the Settings screen
and touch Google, Email, or Corporate under
Accounts
category. Then, in the
top right corner, touch the menu button and select
Cancel sync
to suspend the
auto-sync function.
• Reduce the brightness of your screen.
Follow either of the following procedures to reduce the brightness of your
screen:
– Open the Quick Settings panel. Locate the screen brightness icon and then
drag the slider to the left to reduce the screen brightness.
– Open Android Settings and touch Display
➙
Brightness. Drag the slider to
the left to reduce the screen brightness.
• Turn off the screen when the tablet is temporarily not in use.
Press the power button to turn off the screen.
• Power off your tablet if the tablet will not be used for a while.
1. Press and hold the power button until the Power off menu is displayed.
2. Touch
OK
.