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Getting Started
Taking care of your battery
Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your
battery and prolong its life.
Safety precautions
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery's life between charges by
turning off features you don't need. You can also change and
monitor the way apps and system resources consume
battery power.
Below are some of the things you can do:
❖
To turn off Wi-Fi
them, touch the
networks
more information, see
on page 68
❖
Turn down the screen brightness and set a shorter
screen time-out. For more information, see
settings" on page
Device warning indicators
❖
Always immediately turn the power off and
disconnect the power cable/ cord plug from the
plug socket and stop using the battery pack if you
observe any of the following conditions:
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Offensive or unusual odor
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Excessive heat
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Discoloration
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Deformation, cracks, or leaks
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Smoke
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Other unusual event during use, such as
abnormal sound
Do not turn on the device's power again until an
authorized Toshiba service provider has checked it for
safety. Continued use could cause a fire or rupture
possibly resulting in serious injury or device failure
including but not limited to the loss of data.
®
Settings
. Turn Wi-Fi
and
"Location access settings" on page
®
Bluetooth
or
when you are not using
(
) icon under
®
Bluetooth
and/or
"Wireless and networks settings"
71.
Wireless &
®
ON/OFF. For
72.
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