Responding To Low Battery Conditions - Texas Instruments TM5000 Series User Manual

Responding to
Low Battery Conditions
When the battery has 5% to 10% of its charge
remaining, the Low Battery indicator at the top
of the keyboard flashes red. The LED on the front
of the battery pack that is closest to the left
turns red as your battery nears complete
discharge.
When the Low Battery LED starts to flash, you
typically have about 2–10 minutes remaining
before the computer starts to shut down to a
deep sleep state. The time remaining depends on
the battery, the computer, and the activity it is
performing. Experience will teach you the
amount of time to expect with the applications
you use.
The following actions can maximize the time
before the battery is depleted and minimize the
effect of losing power:
3-4
Turn the screen brightness control to the
lowest possible setting.
Press Ctrl-Alt- to reduce the
Save your work in progress to minimize the
danger of losing data.
If you are using a
contents of the
disk, save the
RAM
disk to the hard disk.
RAM
speed.
CPU