User's Manual

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You can extend the battery life by doing the following:
• Turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi when not in use.
To turn off Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi do the following:
1. Touch the time area from the system bar to open the Status
Details panel.
2. Touch anywhere in the panel. The Quick Settings panel is
displayed.
3. Either switch on Airplane mode to disable all wireless
connections, or switch off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to disable
the features.
• Turn off automatic synchronization for Gmail, Calendar,
Contacts, and other applications if you do not need them.
To turn off the automatic synchronization function, open
the Settings screen and touch Google, Email, or Corporate
under Accounts category. Then, in the top right corner, touch
the menu button and select Cancel sync to suspend the
auto-sync function.
• Reduce the brightness of your screen.
Follow either of the following procedures to reduce the
brightness of your screen:
– Open the Quick Settings panel. Locate the screen brightness
icon and then drag the slider to the left to reduce the screen
brightness.
– Open Android Settings and touch Display ➙ Brightness.
Drag the slider to the left to reduce the screen brightness.
• Turn off the screen when the tablet is temporarily not in use.
Press the power button to turn off the screen.
• Power off your tablet if the tablet will not be used for a while.
1. Press and hold the power button until the Power off menu
is displayed.
2. Touch OK.