Does anyone know, if I use my Axim to play music for an extended amount of time (say on a plane trip from Europe to USA), how long can I do that before my battery will die? I won't have a way of recharging it until I arrive in the U.S. and I don't want it to die before I get there.

Thanks,
Beckey

Well if you are using Windows Media Player,
-set power to PowerSave (Start\Settings\System tab, tap on Power tap on Processor tab)
-Set brightness on "Dim" (after closing power, tap on Brightness and "On battery power" slide all the way to the left.)
-In your WMP, choose "Tools\settings\buttons" to map/choose your buttons. In Part 1. Select Function, choose "Screen Toggle". For part 2. Press Hardware Button, press a button w/c you would fell comfortable with to turn the screen off. While you are playing music, press this button to turn the screen off.

These are my settings and I can get anywhere from 6 to 8 hours before my battery goes critical.

What God has brought together, let man not part. Matt 19:6

 

Don't forget to disable IrDA Receiving, that drains the battery too if it's always on.

Start -> Settings -> Connections -> Beam

I just got the opposite reaction. I turned my beaming off around 10a central time and an hour later I lost 2% of my power. I usually go well into the afternoon before I lose this much or even go down to 99%. I saw a post about this before also. Then again I also saw a post a few months back that doing this locks the processor at 400MHZ if you have the Axim Advance.

What God has brought together, let man not part. Matt 19:6

 

Thanks, I'll give it a try. That should be plenty of time (6-8 hours). I won't be listening to it the entire time.

Beckey

Great! Just give it a try and see if it works out for you before you go. that way you can have time to get back here and ask more questions if you have any.

What God has brought together, let man not part. Matt 19:6