Panasonic CF-25 - Manual (Page 12)

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One of the mam teatures of notebook-type computers is that you have the power of computing
away troni 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
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Be sure to charge your battery before and after use
POINT a
point -4.
To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power
management mode
Check to see that you have your AC adapter with you before
leaving your home or office
Purchasing an extra battery (CF-VZS251) or the optional battery charger
(CF-VCB251A) Ks highly recommended
Always watch your battery level'
Conserving Power
Things to Remember
# Leave your computer off when it is not in use (opage io)
Adjust the brightness (dark) with (cépage 42)
Before stepping away from your computer, press Q + @ to
put your computer in the standby mode
The standby mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to LCD etc To
resume, you may press any key
tn the power management mode, the setting of [Advanced] is
recommended (opage 13)
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 hibernation timeout (o-page 13)
The hibernation function (G’page 1 1 ) allows you to save power by automatically cutting
off power when the computer is idle or there i'' no access to individual devices for 4 or 16
minutes If [Advanced] or [Standard (Battcry/AC adapter)) is selected for [Power
Saving] the hibernation timeout function 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 dunng operation by the battery The standby timeout function is
automatically set when [Advanced] or [Standard] is set Note that the standby timeout
precedes the hibernation timeout
It should be noted that for some applications the hibernation timeout will not work
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A note >
If you plan to use only the battery pack oi set the power management, it is necessary to
check [Allow Windows to manage power use on this computer] in [Start] - fSel-
tingsj - [CoiUiol Panel] - ¡Power] If no check is added the hibernation timeout will
not occur
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