Prolong Battery Life - Nokia E72 User Manual

Prolong battery life

Many features in your device increase the demand on battery
power and reduce the battery lifetime. To save battery
power, note the following:
• Features that use Bluetooth technology, or allowing such
features to run in the background while using other
features, increase the demand on battery power.
Deactivate Bluetooth technology when you do not need it.
• Features that use wireless LAN (WLAN), or allowing such
features to run in the background while using other
features, increase the demand on battery power. WLAN on
your Nokia device deactivates when you are not trying to
connect, not connected to an access point, or not scanning
for available networks. To further reduce battery
consumption, you can specify that your device does not
scan, or scans less often, for available networks in the
background.
• If you have set Packet data connection
available in connection settings, and there is no packet
data coverage (GPRS), the device periodically tries to
establish a packet data connection. To prolong the
operating time of your device, select
panel Settings and
>
Packet data connection
• The Maps application downloads new map information
when you scroll to new areas on the map, which increases
to When
Menu Ctrl.
>
Connection Packet data
>
When needed.
>
the demand on battery power. You can prevent the
automatic download of new maps.
• If the signal strength of the cellular network varies much
in your area, your device must scan for the available
network repeatedly. This increases the demand on battery
power.
If the network mode is set to dual mode in the network
settings, the device searches for the 3G network. You can
set the device to use only the GSM network. To use only
the GSM network, select
and Phone
>
• The backlight of the display increases the demand on
battery power. In the display settings, you can change the
length of the time-out period after which the backlight is
switched off. Select
General Personalisation
>
out. To adjust the light sensor that observes lighting
conditions and adjusts the display brightness, in the
display settings, select
• To save power, activate the power save mode. Press the
power key, and select
deactivate it, press the power key, and select
power saving. You may not be able to change the settings
of certain applications when the power save mode is
>
activated.
Menu Ctrl. panel
>
Network Network mode
>
Menu Ctrl. panel
>
Display
>
Light sensor.
Activate power
Settings
>
> GSM.
Settings and
>
Light time-
>
saving. To
Deactivate
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