There are several steps you can take to insure that you get maximum battery life from your PDA:
- Use the AC adapter!
Make sure you connect your PDA to the AC adapter (or put it in the cradle) whenever you are close to a power outlet. This will not only recharge the battery, but also help extend its life.
- If you don't use it, power it down!
You have the option of setting your device to turn off automatically after a specific period of time, if you do not use it. This specific period of time can vary from 1 to 5 minutes, or more, depending on your brand. On most PDA's, you can adjust this setting.
- Adjuest the PDA screen brightness.
Most of the PDA power is consumed by the screen. A very bright screen consumes a lot of power and it is probably more than you need. In most cases, you won't even notice the difference if you adjust the brightness down a little bit. This will work wonders on your battery though, it won't have to work so hard, therefore it will last longer!
- Do you really need that backlight on all the time?
When daytime, if it is possible to turn the PDA screen backlighting off, please. This is another way to save your PDA power.
- How about those PC and memory cards? Get rid of them when you don't use them!
If you are not using PC and memory cards, remove them from your system. This includes file storage cards and I/O cards like modems and wireless LAN cards.
Set your PDA on the lowest settings (or the lowest that is comfortable for you). Remove any unused devices, as they consume power that could be used otherwise. |
