Fujitsu DVD Player User Manual page 77

Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
Your LifeBook notebook
will not work on battery
alone.
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
Possible Cause
The power management
parameters are set for auto
timeouts which are too short
for your operating needs.
You are operating on battery
power only and have ignored a
low battery alarm until the
batteries are all at the dead
battery state and your machine
has gone into Dead Battery
Suspend mode.
You have a battery failure.
Your power adapter has failed
or lost its power source.
The installed batteries
are dead.
No batteries are installed.
The batteries are
improperly installed.
Your installed batteries
are faulty.
You are running an application
that uses a great deal of power
due to frequent hard drive
access or DVD/CD-ROM
access, use of a modem card
or a LAN PC card.
The power savings features
may be disabled.
The brightness is turned all
the way up.
The batteries are very old.
The batteries have been
exposed to high temperatures.
The batteries are too hot
or too cold.
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Possible Solutions
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the
mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the
Suspend/Resume button. Check your power
management settings, or close your applications
and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup
utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit
your operation needs.
Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/
Resume button. (See Power Sources on page 31 for
more information)
Verify the condition of the batteries using the
Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove
any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator
Panel on page 13 for more information)
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet
has power.
Replace the battery with a charged one or install
a Power adapter.
Install a charged battery.
Verify that the batteries are properly connected
by re-installing them.
Verify the condition of the batteries using the
Status Indicator panel and replace or remove
any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator
Panel on page 13 for more information)
Use both the primary battery and an optional
second battery and/or use a power adapter for this
application when at all possible.
Check the power management and/or setup utility
settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust
according to your operating needs.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher
the brightness the more power your display uses.
Replace the batteries.
Replace the batteries.
Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera-
ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator
panel will flash when the battery is outside its
operating range.
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