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Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld
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Prolonging battery life
Note the following considerations for the battery in your handheld:
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Under normal conditions your handheld battery should remain charged when
you connect it to a power source using the power adapter cable for just a few
minutes each day. You can conserve battery life by doing any of the following:
– Reduce the brightness of the backlight feature. See “Adjusting brightness” in
Chapter 2 for more information.
– Change the Auto-off setting that automatically turns the handheld off after a
period of inactivity. See “Auto-off after” in Chapter 16 for more information.
– Minimize accessing the expansion card slot.
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If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use, an alert appears on the
handheld screen describing the low battery condition. If this alert appears,
perform a HotSync
®
operation to back up your data; then connect your
handheld to a power source using the power adapter cable to recharge the unit.
This helps prevent accidental data loss.
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If the battery drains to the point that your handheld does not operate, it stores
your data safely for about a week. In this case, there is enough residual energy
in the battery to store the data, but not enough to turn on your handheld. If your
handheld does not turn on when you press the power button, you should
recharge the unit immediately.
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If your battery drains and you have the unit in an uncharged state for an
extended period of time, you can lose all your stored data.
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There are no serviceable parts inside your handheld, so do not attempt to open
the unit.
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If you ever dispose of your handheld, please dispose of it without damaging the
environment. Take your handheld to your nearest environmental recycling
center.
Resetting your handheld
Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button. On rare
occasions, however, your handheld may no longer respond to buttons or to the
screen. In this case, you need to perform a reset to get your handheld running
again.