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Originally Posted by dorino
dwanthny: It needs very, very, very little power. It does, however, consume power to display things on the screen. (Something like 1mW, if the wiki is right?)
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You are correct, but whether it displays words or a blank screen it is using the same amount of power to display that state. Being in sleep mode prevents front panel input via the buttons. This prevents a source of power usage by accidentally having a button depressed while the cover is closed.
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Originally Posted by dorino
You can shut the device down completely by holding the power switch until a "Shut down?" dialog appears on screen. Just sliding it over and letting go will switch you into sleep mode.
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I guessed that the 300 like the 505 most likely used the same technique to shut it down. I've been using hacks so long I wasn't sure what was normal anymore.