Initiating Quick Controls; Setting A Power Conservation Level; Viewing Battery Status; Adjusting Panel Contrast - Compaq Armada e500 - Notebook PC Quick Reference Manual

Initiating Quick Controls

Quick Controls are security features that can disable the keyboard
and pointing device and clear the screen. Before you can use
Quick Controls, set a power-on password and enable Quick
Control preferences. For instructions, refer to Chapter 13.
To initiate Quick Controls, press
To exit Quick Controls, enter your power-on password.
The
Fn+F6
connected through a USB connector on the computer or an
optional docking base.

Setting a Power Conservation Level

In Windows 2000 Professional press
Options Properties window. Select the Battery Conservation
Settings tab.
In Windows 98 press
In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 press
Battery Conservation Settings window.
Select one of the following preset battery conservation levels:
High—Maximizes running time from a single charge.
Medium—Balances system performance with running time.
None (Drain)—Runs the computer at full power.

Viewing Battery Status

Press
Fn+F8
packs are listed by location.
To display the location of a listed battery, select the
corresponding battery icon.
A lightning bolt icon beside a battery icon indicates that the
battery pack in that location is charging.

Adjusting Panel Contrast

Press
Fn+F9
with an on-screen slide button or with the arrow keys. This feature
is only available to select models.
2-8 Using the Keyboard
hotkeys cannot be used on an external keyboard
Fn+F7
to view the status of all installed batteries. Battery
to adjust the panel contrast of the computer screen
Fn+F6.
Fn+F7
to open the Power Schemes window.
Fn+F7
to open the Power
to open the