Power Management - CipherLab 9300 Reference Manual

1.1.2 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.
Bring a second battery pack on the road.
Stop wireless connectivity, Bluetooth or 802.11b/g that is not in use.
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.
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.
If you keep the default settings, 9300 will enter the User Idle state in 1 minute, go
to the System Idle state in another 3 minutes, and then the Suspend state in
another 5 minutes.
That is, 9300 will switch to Suspend mode after a total of 9 minutes.
Backlight.
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