User's Manual

Personalizing your Handheld
GeoExplorer 2005 Series Getting Started Guide 75
Power
Use the Battery tab to check the battery level, the Wireless tab to turn
off all wireless signals from the handheld, and the Advanced tab to set
the idle time before Suspend mode is activated. For more
information, see Enabling Flight mode, page 54 and Suspend mode,
page 38.
Backlight
The backlight makes the screen easier to read in low light, but uses
extra power. Use the Backlight control to configure power-saving
settings for the backlight. To open the Backlight control:
• Tap / Settings / System / Backlight.
To turn off the backlight:
1. To automatically turn off the
backlight when the handheld is idle
and is using battery power, tap the
Battery Power tab. Select the Turn off
backlight check box and select a time
from the drop-down list.
2. To automatically turn off the
backlight when the handheld is idle
and is using external power, tap the
External Power tab. Select the Turn
off backlight check box and select a
time from the drop-down list.
Note – The
Display button on the handheld overrides settings in the
Backlight control. To turn on the backlight again, use the
Display
button.
3. Tap
OK.