Computing On The Road - Panasonic Toughbook CF-48 Series 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 adaptor with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU18) 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 (darker) with Fn + F1
By holding down on the keys (
be lowered, thereby lowering the power consumption.
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F7
Fn + F10 to put your computer in the standby or hiberna-
tion mode
(
Windows 2000
In [Control Panel] - [Power Options], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.
Windows XP
In [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Op-
tions], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.
By selecting [Max Battery] in [Power Schemes], the battery's operating time can
be extended even further.
Windows 2000
Setting the Intel
You can control power consumption by setting CPU performance separately for "AC
adaptor connected" and "AC adaptor disconnected (i.e., running on batteries)."
CAUTION
When installed in a network environment.
Do not use the standby or hibernation mode.
After resuming operation from the standby or hibernation mode, the network con-
nection may be severed or the computer will not work properly.
When a device like a high-speed modem or ISDN terminal adapter is con-
nected to the serial port, etc.
There are times when high-speed communication is adversely affected if the
power management function is enabled.
Key operation and music playback.
When the power management function is running, you may feel that key or touch
pad (or mouse) operations are sluggish. Furthermore, music may not be played
back correctly when the power of the display is cut (for energy conservation pur-
poses) during playback.
will be displayed), the degree of brightness will
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