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Appendix B
Tips and Troubleshooting
Tips
This section provides you with useful tips about using batteries and protecting your
Palm-size PC data.
Conserving Battery power
Conserving battery power is important, especially when you are on the go. Under
normal conditions, a fully charged batteries supply enough power to provide you with
many hours of use. Here are a few tips to make a charge last even longer.
Use the AC adapter whenever possible.
Powering your Palm-size PC with the AC adapter helps to conserve battery power. Use
of the AC adapter is especially recommended whenever you are performing any of the
following high-power drain operations.
• When using a dial-up connection
• When connected to a desktop computer
• When using a CompactFlash card or other peripheral
Shorten the auto power off trigger time.
Under initial default settings, your Palm-size PC automatically turns off power if you
do not perform any operation for about three minutes. You can conserve battery power
by shortening this time. Tap Start, Settings, and then Power. On the dialog that
appears, tap the Power Off tab and make the setting you want.
Turn off sounds you don’t need.
Under initial default settings, your Palm-size PC emits sounds for various events, such
as warnings, the arrival of appointment times, screen taps, and button presses. You can
conserve battery power by turning off sounds you don’t need. Tap Start, Settings, and
then Volume & Sounds. On the dialog that appears, make the settings you want.