Power Management - CipherLab 9400 Reference Manual

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1.1.4 POWER MANAGEMENT

For any portable device, power management is a critical issue especially when you are on
the road. Below are some tips to help you save battery power.
Warning: Using backlight, wireless connectivity, and peripherals while on battery
power will substantially reduce battery power.
To speed up charging the mobile computer, turn off the mobile computer and seat it
in the cradle.
Bring a second battery pack on the road.
Stop wireless connectivity, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g or GSM/GPRS that is not in use.
Refer to 4.1 Wireless Power
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel and double-tap the Display icon. Refer to
1.4.1 Adjusting the
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel and double-tap the Power icon. (below)
1. In the Battery tab (left below), you can always monitor the charging status.
2. Tap the Schemes tab. (right above)
3. Select the desired power scheme and options for suspending operation when not
in use. The system can be set to three different states to conserve power:
User Idle state
System Idle state
Suspend state
The time choices represent the amount of time that must pass before the system
will switch to the next power conservation state.
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Manager.
Backlight.