Appendix A Page 201Appendix AMaintaining Your CommunicatorThis chapter provides information on the following:n Proper care of your Treo™ 180 communicatorn Maximizing battery lifen Resetting your communicatorCaring for your communicatorYour communicator is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-freeservice. Please observe the following general tips when using your communicator:n Take care not to scratch the screen of your communicator. Keep the screen clean. Whenworking with your communicator, use the supplied stylus or plastic-tipped pens intended foruse with a touch-sensitive screen. Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object onthe surface of the communicator screen.n Your communicator is not waterproof and should not be exposed to rain or moisture. Underextreme conditions, water may enter the circuitry through the front panel buttons. In general,treat your communicator as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronicinstrument.n The touch-sensitive screen of your communicator contains a glass element. Take care not todrop your communicator or subject it to any strong impact. Do not carry your communicatorin your back pocket: if you sit on it, the glass may break.n Protect your communicator from temperature extremes. Do not leave your communicator onthe dashboard of a car on a hot day, and keep it away from heaters and other heat sources.n Do not store or use your communicator in any location that is extremely dusty, damp, or wet.n Use a soft, damp cloth to clean your communicator. If the surface of the communicator screenbecomes soiled, clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window-cleaning solution.Battery considerationsPlease note the following considerations when using the rechargeable battery in yourcommunicator:n When wireless mode is on, your communicator battery should provide 60 hours of stand-bytime, or 2.5 hours of talk time between charges. When you use your communicator inhandheld mode and wireless mode is off, your communicator battery provides approximatelythree weeks of use between charges.n You can conserve battery life by minimizing use of the backlight feature and by choosing alower Auto-off setting which automatically turns the communicator off after a period ofinactivity. See page 173 and page 18 for more information.
