4
Getting Started
Common causes of battery drain
The following functions drain the battery more quickly and adversely affect
talk and standby times:
•
You are often playing games or using the Web.
•
Backlighting is frequently on.
•
The phone is frequently used in analog mode. If you do not see a
on
the home screen, the phone is in analog mode. To set your phone to
operate in different modes, select
Menu
→
Settings
→
Network
→
Digital or Analog
and choose from the options available.
•
You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode.
•
Data cables or accessories, such as the Hands-free headset, are connected
to the phone.
•
No service is available or service is intermittent. The phone requires more
power to acquire service than to maintain consistent service.
•
Earpiece and ringer volume settings are high.
•
Voicemail notifications, pages, and text messages are not acknowledged
quickly. To use power most efficiently, acknowledge notifications and
messages immediately.
