ABACUS ABACUS Reference Manual - About The Battery
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Reference Guide
About the Battery
YourAbacus
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SmartWatch2006watchisfeaturerichandhasnumerousfunctions.Becauseofthis,
thewatchusesmorebatterypowerandmustberechargedperiodically,muchlikeotherdevicessuch
ascellphonesorwalkie-talkies.
Yourwatchshouldfunctionfullyforatleasttwodaysonasinglecharge.Theamountoftimethe
batterylastsbetweenchargingsessionsvarieswithanumberoffactors,includingwhichwatchface
youareusing,whichchannelthewatchdisplaysmostofthetime,thestrengthofthebroadcastsignal,
andtheamountofinformationthatyoureceiveonthewatch.
Ifyouwanttoextendthebatterylifebetweenchargingsessions,followthesetips:
• Useasimplewatchface.Simplewatchfaces,suchasthosewithtraditionalclockfaces,takelessbatterypowerthan
elaboratewatchfaces,suchasthosethatuseanimation.
• StayontheTimechannelunlessyouareviewingcontentonanotherchannel.Somechannelsrotatenewinformation
throughthescreencontinually,evenwhenyouarenotlookingatthem,whichtakesbatterypower.
• Turnthesoundoff.
• Turntheradiooff.Ifyouareoutsideofareceptionareaornotinterestedingettinginformation,youcanturntheradio
offandthewatchstopslookingforabroadcastsignal.Remembertoturntheradiobackon.
• Turnthewatchoff.Ifyouaren’twearingthewatch,youcanturnitoff.Thewatchmaintainsyourcurrentinformationfora
longtime,butthewatchscreenisblankandthewatchreceivesnoadditionalinformation.
Whenthewatchbatteryisfullycharged,itisat100%.Whenthewatchbatteryisfullydischarged,itis
at0%.Yourwatchisfullyfunctionalfrom100%downtoa20%charge.Thefollowingtabledescribes
howthewatchrespondsatdifferentbatterychargelevels.
Batterychargeremaining Watchresponse
30%
Thelowbatteryindicatorappears.
20%
A notification message appears. The watch goes into low battery mode. The watch radio
turnsoffandstopsreceivingnewinformation.ThewatchswitchestotheTimechannelafter5
minutes.Thewatchfacemayswitchtoonethatuseslessbatterypower.
10%
Thewatchturnsoffandthescreenisblank.Thewatchconservesthecontentsofitsmemory.