Computing On The Road; Conserving Power; Things To Remember - Panasonic CF-28 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 adaptor with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU18), the optional battery
charger (CF-VCB371) or the second battery pack (CF-VZSU1428)
is highly recommended.
When using the battery charger
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 (darker) with Fn + F1
By holding down on the keys (
be lowered, thereby lowering the power consumption.
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F7 or
Fn + F10 to put your computer in the standby or hibernation
mode
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Windows 2000
In [Control Panel] - [Power Options], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.
Windows XP
In [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Op-
tions], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.
By selecting [Max Battery] in [Power Schemes], the battery's operating time can
be extended even further.
Windows 2000
Setting the Intel
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By using the Intel SpeedStep™ technology applet, you can set the computer's per-
formance to optimize power consumption.
CAUTION
When installed in a network environment (except when the Wake up from LAN
function is in use).
Do not enter either the standby or hibernation mode.
After resuming operation from the standby or hibernation mode, the network con-
nection may be severed or the computer will not work properly.
Connect to this connector.
(Refer to the Operating Instruction of
the battery charger.)
will be displayed), the degree of brightness will
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SpeedStep™ technology
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