SPV M2000 - off/on button?

[Guest Gavink151]

Hi all,

OK got my spv m2000 today and have a quick question - erm how do I switch it off? :-)

I plugged it in for its initial charge and it powered up but holding the on/off button seems to only put the screen off (or dim it) unlike my spv 200 which basically power right off - can you not switch off the m2000?

oh its ok to have these things switched on when doing the inital 8 hour charge right?

cheers! (sorry if this info is in the manual, I looked this morning but was hung over so might have missed it!)

[Guest Disco Stu]

PPCs can't be turned off unless you actually pull the battery.

Having it switched on while you charge up isn't a problem.

This is so obvious that we developed a whole thread in the Magician section asking each other the same thing :oops:

Moved to PPC Help & Advice :lol:

[Guest Gavink151]

PPCs can't be turned off unless you actually pull the battery.

Having it switched on while you charge up isn't a problem.

This is so obvious that we developed a whole thread in the Magician section asking each other the same thing  :oops: 

Moved to PPC Help & Advice  :lol:

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ah ok thanks! many apologies for asking the same question again - I was suffering from beer induced idiocy :-)

thanks again!

[Guest Disco Stu]

You weren't the first, won't be the last... :lol:

[Guest mike_freegan]

My Xda 2 is obviously the same, but I think it would be nice to be able to turn it completely off (If you realise you forgot your charger for example, but know you will need to make a call withing the next two days).

Hence I performed this experiment:

1. Opened the back of the XDA2

2. Unlocked the battery by sliding the red switch (turning the unit off completely) but did not remove the battery

3. Left for an hour (I think the backup battery is only meant to last 20 minutes)

4. Turned the XDA2 back on using the red switch and powered it up

To my amazement, the thing had not lost any data and the backup battery was still fully charged! This indicates that it must have been using the main battery to store the ram memory.

Therefor, this indicates that you CAN turn your XDA off if you need to and not be limited to the 20 minute backup battery :D With a little modding to the inside of the case, I reckon I could carry it around for weeks, knowing that it will safely keep allof my settings :D

Wonder why HTC didn't just make the internal catch an external power button? Seems like a useful feature to me.

[Guest fraser]

I read that the backup battery lasts approx 72 hours. You are taking a real big risk in doing this!! Once it's gone, your phone is reset; the memory requires power to keep it alive.

Why not just switch off the radio (flightmode), BT and WiFi, then go into standby. That's about as off as you can safely get it. If the NiMH backup battery lasts 72 hours in this state, then the regular one should do a couple of weeks.

[Guest mike_freegan]

I read that the backup battery lasts approx 72 hours. You are taking a real big risk in doing this!! Once it's gone, your phone is reset; the memory requires power to keep it alive.

Why not just switch off the radio (flightmode), BT and WiFi, then go into standby. That's about as off as you can safely get it. If the NiMH backup battery lasts 72 hours in this state, then the regular one should do a couple of weeks.

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I performed tyhe experiment after owning my xda for 2 days sothere was not much to loose lol.

As far as I'm aware, If you leave your phone on standby, it will last about 3-4 days (depending on whether you use flight mode). The unit will then warn you it is out of batteries and completely turn off, but will have sustained enough of the main battery to store your info for about 72 hours. After 72 hours, the main battery goes flat and the unit falls back on a completely separate backup battery which lasts 20 minutes (ie for changing sim cards). My point is you can completely turn off your pda to save battery. Even on standby without BT or WIFI your XDA is still working hard as a 400mhz PDA and using precious battery, whereas with my method it is not! The battery will hold its charge like this for weeks! (I think)

[Guest Pondrew]

The battery will hold its charge like this for weeks!  (I think)

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It's the 'I think' bit that makes me uneasy. Sounds like too much theory and not enough fact for my liking. More testing is in order maybe?

[Guest mike_freegan]

It's the 'I think' bit that makes me uneasy. Sounds like too much theory and not enough fact for my liking. More testing is in order maybe?

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lol. Well, the instuctions say 20 minutes and I left it for an hour so I wouldn't be too worried about it anyway. I don't have to many apps installed and all my photos and vids and contacts are saved to the SD card so I don't stand to loose too much.

[Guest fraser]

The unit will then warn you it is out of batteries and completely turn off, but will have sustained enough of the main battery to store your info for about 72 hours. 

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Ah, so what I said was wrong then? Sounds like the "reserved enough" is what I thought was the backup battery. What we need now is an ED-209 "you have 72 hours to recharge before you lose your data" style warning instead of the low battery one.

Personally, if I wanted to save battery over a week or so, I'd backup to SD-card then pull the battery off completely. Just restore when you next want to use it. How long does a restore take out of curiosity?