Charging with the USB Cable
You can use your computer to charge
your phone. To be able to charge with
the USB Cable, you need to have the
necessary USB drivers installed on your
PC first. Connect one end of the USB
Cable to the USB/Charger Port on your
phone and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC. It is best to use
the rear USB port when connecting to a desktop PC. The USB hub should
be powered by an external power source.
NOTE
If there is not enough charge in the battery to turn on the phone, the LED lights at the
bottom of the phone flash to indicate that the battery is charging. Once the battery has
enough charge to turn the phone on, the flashing stops and the battery charge animation
appears on the touchscreen.
Optimizing Battery Life
You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features
that run in the background. You can also monitor how applications and
system resources consume battery power.
Tips to extend the life of your battery
Turn off radio communications that you aren't using. If you aren't
using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings menu to turn them
off (Note that the GPS receiver is only turned on when you're using an
application that makes use of it).
Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications if you don't need it.
Use the Power saver feature in the Settings menu or the Power Control
widget to control data activity, syncing activity, Wi-Fi connection,
Bluetooth connection, GPS connection, and power used for the device
such as screen brightness, tap vibration, screen timeout, and front key
light timeout.
USB Cable
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