Table Of Contents - HP Pavilion dv2-1200 - Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

Table of contents

1 Setting power options
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................................... 1
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................................... 1
Initiating and exiting Hibernation .......................................................................................... 2
Using the battery meter ........................................................................................................................ 3
Using power plans ................................................................................................................................ 4
Viewing the current power plan ........................................................................................... 4
Selecting a different power plan .......................................................................................... 4
Customizing power plans ..................................................................................................... 4
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................................... 5
2 Using external AC power
Connecting the AC adapter .................................................................................................................. 7
Testing an AC adapter ......................................................................................................................... 8
3 Using battery power
Finding battery information in Help and Support ................................................................................ 10
Identifying batteries ............................................................................................................................ 11
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................................... 12
Displaying the remaining battery charge ............................................................................................ 13
Inserting or removing the battery ........................................................................................................ 13
Charging a battery .............................................................................................................................. 15
Maximizing battery discharge time ..................................................................................................... 16
Managing low battery levels ............................................................................................................... 17
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 17
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................. 18
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................................... 19
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ......................................................................................... 19
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep .............................................................................. 19
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................................ 20
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ...................................................................................... 21
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................................... 21
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................................. 22
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................................. 22
Disposing of a used battery ................................................................................................................ 23
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 18
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ................... 18
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 18
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 18
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