battery charging
New batteries are not fully charged. Plug the battery
charger into your phone and an electrical outlet.
Your phone
might take
several
seconds to
start
charging the
battery.
During charging, the area around the navigation key
will light up. When charging is complete, your display
shows a full battery icon
Tip:
Relax, you can't overcharge your battery. It will
perform best after you fully charge and discharge it a
few times.
You can also charge your battery with a USB cable
plugged into a computer, unless your battery is
completely drained. Use a wall charger or car charger
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essentials
empty
charging
full
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.
for completely drained batteries. Install the software
from your Getting Started disc onto your PC before
you try to charge your phone through USB port. Plug
the cable into a powered USB hub or port, since some
USB devices (such as keyboards) might not supply
enough power for charging.
conserving battery life
• To set how long your phone waits before the
backlight turns off, press Start > System Tools
> Settings > More... > Power Management > Backlight time
out on battery or Backlight time out on AC. When the
backlight is off, the display is visible but dim.
• To close unused programs, from the home
screen, press Start > System Tools > Task Manager.
Select the program and press Menu > Kill.
• To extend email send/receive intervals,
R
press
, select an email account,
press Menu > Settings, and press Next until
you can change the Automatic Send/Receive