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Monitor settings, Battery, Charging, caring for and maintaining the battery – Fujitsu Siemens Computers V2020 User Manual

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Using your notebook

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Monitor settings

Setting the desktop area
The screen resolution of the LCD monitor of your notebook is optimally set at the factory.

Changing the font size
Under Start - Control Panel - Appearance and Themes - Display - Advanced you can choose between a

larger and a smaller font in the Font size field.

Synchronising the display on the LCD screen and an external monitor
Your notebook supports the simultaneous display on the LCD screen and an external monitor.
Pressing the key combination Fn + F4 switches between LCD only, external monitor and LCD
and external monitor only. The last setting is useful if you would like high resolution and refresh rate
on an external monitor.

Battery

The battery is one of the most important components of your notebook. When not plugged into a
mains outlet, the notebook runs on its built-in battery. You can increase the life of the battery by
caring for the battery properly. The average battery life is around 500 charge/discharge cycles.
You can extend the battery life by taking advantage of the available energy saving functions.

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Only use batteries approved by Fujitsu Siemens Computers for your notebook.
Take care not to drop the batteries or otherwise damage their casing (fire risk).
If the rechargeable batteries develop a fault please stop using them immediately.
Do not touch the contacts of the batteries.
Never interconnect the positive and negative terminals of a battery.
Batteries are harmful to the environment. You should dispose of them following guidance from
your local District Council.
Observe the information on battery storage in the "Important notes" chapter.

Charging, caring for and maintaining the battery

The notebook battery can only be charged, when the ambient temperature is between 5 °C and
max. 35 °C.
You can charge the battery by connecting the notebook to the power adapter (see "Connecting the
power adapter")
.
You can maintain long life from your battery by allowing it to discharge fully before you recharge it
again. To do this, leave your notebook turned on when it is operated with the battery. Once the
battery is running low you will hear a warning alarm. If you do not connect the mains adapter within
five minutes of the warning alarm described above, your notebook will automatically switch off.
Information on the battery charging time is contained in the "Technical data" chapter.

Monitoring the battery charging level
Windows also has a "Battery status meter" in the taskbar for monitoring the battery capacity. When
you place the mouse pointer on the battery symbol, the system displays the battery status.