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Getting to know your tablet
To View the Battery Charge Level
1. From the Home screen, touch and hold the Recent Apps Key (in
the Touch keys bar) > System settings > About tablet > Battery.
2. The right side of the screen displays the battery status (charging or
discharging) and percent of remaining charge.
Optimizing Battery Life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by reducing the screen
brightness and screen timeout to conserve your battery’s energy. Also,
some features run constantly in the background whether or not you’re
using them. Turn off features until you need to use them. For example, you
can turn off radio communications (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc.) and
automatic syncing (Gmail™, Calendar, etc.).
NOTE Allowing other devices to use your tablet's hotspot connection will also drain your
battery more quickly.
To monitor and control what uses the battery
Some applications you’ve downloaded may consume high amounts of
battery power. While using your downloaded apps, check the battery
charge level and monitor the battery usage by your applications.
1. From the Home screen, touch and hold the Recent Apps Key
(in
the Touch keys bar) > System settings > About tablet > Battery >
Battery use.
2. The right side of the screen displays battery usage details and includes a
usage graph as well as a list of applications or services using battery
power from the greatest amount to the least.
Tablet Cards
Your tablet has two card slots located along the top edge. The slot toward
the back of the tablet is for your required SIM card and the slot toward the
front of the tablet accommodates an optional microSD card.
A valid SIM card is required in order to use the mobile network.
A microSD card is an optional accessory that provides additional,
portable storage space for your personal files.