Computing On The Road; Things To Remember - Panasonic Toughbook CF-71 Series Reference Manual

Computing On the Road

Conserving Power
One of the main features of notebook-type computers is that you have the power of
computing away from your home or office. In the following, information is provided on
how to maximize use of the battery pack which is necessary for such computing.
Four Important Points
1
POINT
Be sure to charge your battery before and after use.
2
POINT
To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power man-
agement mode.
3
POINT
Check to see that you have your AC adapter with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing an extra battery (CF-VZS351A) and the optional bat-
tery charger* is highly recommended.
*
for U.S.A. and Canada:
for Europe:
4
POINT
Always watch your battery level!

Things to Remember

Leave your computer off when it is not in use
( "Starting Up/Shutting Down")
Adjust the brightness
By repeatedly pressing the keys to maximize the brightness (
played), following this, if the keys are pressed again, the brightness will be mini-
mized, thereby lowering the power consumption.
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F10
to put your computer in the ECO mode
The ECO mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to the LCD and
turning off the hard disk motor. To resume, you may press any key.
In the power management mode, the setting of [Advanced] is
recommended
With the Setup Utility, you can set the [Advanced] mode. This mode allows you to
maximize power save regardless of whether you are using only the battery pack
or the AC adapter.
Setting the suspend/hibernation timeout
The suspend or hibernation function (
automatically cutting off power when the computer is idle or there is no access to
individual devices for 4 or 16 minutes. If [Advanced] or [Standard (Battery/AC
Adapter)] is selected for [Power Saving], the suspend/hibernation timeout func-
tion will go into effect for both the battery pack and the AC adapter. If, however,
[Standard (Battery)] is selected for [Power Saving], it will go into effect only dur-
ing operation by the battery. The ECO mode timeout function is automatically set
when [Advanced] or [Standard] is set. Note that the ECO mode timeout pre-
cedes the suspend/hibernation timeout.
It should be noted that for some applications, the suspend/hibernation timeout
will not work properly.
CF-VCB252 (with AC adapter)
CF-VCB251A
with Fn + F2
(dark)
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6) allows you to save power by
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