Power Management - Winbook XL User Manual

To check your battery charge level:
Battery Icon
The battery icon provides a rough indicator of the battery charge level by starting out all blue
(full charge) and becoming more gray as the charge level drops. You can also hold the cursor
over the icon to get a popup reading of battery charge level. If you have two batteries in place,
the number provided will be a percentage of the total charge level of both batteries combined. To
determine the charge level of each battery, use the popup Status menu.
Control Panel
Clicking on the ^Power^ icon in the ^Control Panel^ brings up the Windows 95 power
management menu. You can get a reading on the current battery charge level here. You can also
make changes here to the power management settings used during Windows 95 sessions.

POWER MANAGEMENT

Your WinBook XL should run for over three hours on a single, fully charged battery and longer
if power management is employed. The key to obtaining optimal battery life for your system is
effective power management. You can set your system for the optimal power management level
for your usage by using the Setup program (see Chapter Seven). You should familiarize yourself
with the various power management features designed into your system so that you can
configure your system for your needs.
Keep in mind that power management takes advantage of the times when you stop using
resources. If you work continuously and use resources extensively, power management will not
be able to take effect and extend battery life.
Audio/Sound
Built-in Speakers
Your WinBook XL comes with built-in audio hardware that plays sounds through the speakers
built into the cabinet of your system. You can adjust the hardware volume, bass, treble and
balance as explained in the keyboard section above. You can also adjust the software controls of
the audio through Windows 95.
You can adjust the audio volume by clicking once on the speaker icon on the taskbar and moving
the volume slide, or by using the volume control knob.
You can adjust the volume, tone and balance of the audio output from your software, by double-
clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar and using the slides in the audio mixer.