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Saving power, Reducing power consumption – Philips CF-U1 User Manual

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Saving Power

You can extend battery life and save power also during AC adaptor usage.

Use the methods below to reduce power consumption.

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Change [Power Options]
Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power
Options] to select [Max Battery] under [Power schemes].
While [Portable/Laptop] is selected under [Power Options] as the factory
default, selecting [Max Battery] will further reduce power consumption.
Also, make detailed settings such as reducing the time entered in the [Turn off
monitor] setting.

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Press Fn + Q (

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to reduce LCD brightness

Reducing internal LCD brightness will reduce power consumption.

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For Numeric keyboard model :

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Turn off the computer when it is not in use
You can also turn off only the wireless LAN, wireless WAN or Bluetooth
power.

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Disconnect external devices (USB devices, external mice, etc.) that are
not being used

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Use Standby/Hibernation
Press Fn + T (

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to set the computer to standby or Fn + G (

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to set it to hibernation when you have to leave the

computer. This shuts down computer operation to reduce power consumption.
To confirm current settings, click [start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [Power Saving Utility] to view [Wired LAN standby
power saving function] or [Wireless LAN standby power saving function].

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For Numeric keyboard model :

Fn

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For Numeric keyboard model :

Fn

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Reducing Power Consumption