Computing On The Road - Panasonic CF-37 Series Toughbook Reference Manual

Computing On The Road

Conserving Power
One of the main features of notebook-type computers is that you have the power of
computing away from your home or office. In the following, information is provided on
how to maximize use of the battery pack which is necessary for such computing.
Four Important Points
1
POINT
Be sure to charge your battery before and after use.
2
POINT
To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power man-
agement mode.
3
POINT
Check to see that you have your AC adapter with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU14) and the optional sec-
ond battery pack adapter(CF-VAB371) is highly recommended.
4
POINT
Always watch your battery level!
Things to Remember
Leave your computer off when it is not in use
( "Starting Up/Shutting Down")
Adjust the brightness
By repeatedly pressing the keys to minimize the brightness (
played), thereby lowering the power consumption.
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F10
to put your computer in the ECO mode
The ECO mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to the LCD and
turning off the hard disk motor. To resume, you may press a key unrelated to the
direct triggering of a selection, like
Setting the suspend/hibernation timeout
The suspend or hiber nation function (
by automatically cutting off power when the computer is idle or there is no ac-
cess to individual devices for 4 or 16 minutes. If [Enable (Always)] is selected
for [Power Management Mode], the suspend/hibernation timeout function will
go into effect for both the battery pack and the AC adapter. If [Enable (Battery)]
is selected for [Power Management Mode], it will go into effect only during op-
eration by the battery. The ECO mode timeout function will always work if [En-
able (Always)] is selected for [Power Management Mode]. If [Enable (Battery)] is
selected for [Power Management Mode], it will work only during operation by
the battery. Note that the ECO mode timeout precedes the suspend/hibernation
timeout.
It should be noted that for some applications, the suspend/hibernation timeout
will not work properly.
with Fn + F1
(dark)
Ctrl
key.
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page 10) allows you to save power
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