Section 1A: Setting Up Your Palm
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Treo™ 800W Smart Device 31
Device Setup
ⅷ Partial battery : Battery has power but is partially drained.
ⅷ Exclamation point : Battery needs to be charged immediately
Maximizing Battery Life
Battery life depends on how you use your Treo. Consumption factors include signal strength,
use of accessories with Bluetooth
®
wireless technology, speakerphone usage, and the type of
calls you make (data or voice). Increase battery life by following these easy guidelines:
ⅷ Charge your Treo whenever you’re at your desk, or charge it overnight each day. The
battery in your device has a much longer useful life when it is topped off frequently, versus
being charged after it is fully drained.
ⅷ If you spend a lot of time using the camera, games, media players, or other applications,
keep an eye on the battery icon and charge when necessary.
ⅷ The wireless features of your Treo(phone, email, messaging, Web, and any applications
that use a Sprint Power Vision
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or Wi-Fi connection) generally consume more power than
the nonwireless features (Calendar, Tasks, Notes). If you don’t plan to use the wireless
features on your device for a while, turn off your wireless services (see “Turning Wireless
Services On and Off” on page 340). You can forward calls to a different number or let all
calls be picked up by voicemail (see “Forwarding Calls” on page 88). To quickly turn
wireless services (phone, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi) on and off, tap the signal-strength
icon, and then select Wireless Manager.
ⅷ If you sync email and other information directly with your corporate Exchange server
using Microsoft
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Exchange ActiveSync
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, set the synchronization interval to a maximum of
every 15 minutes during peak times and every hour (or turned off completely) during
nonpeak times (see “Setting the Synchronization Schedule” on page 310).
ⅷ Turn off the Bluetooth feature on your Treo when you do not need to make a Bluetooth
connection.
Tip
Tapping the battery icon opens a window showing the percentage level of
charge left in the battery.
