MAXDATA VISION 350M, User Manual

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USER`S MANUAL
Checking the Battery Level
Prolonging the Battery’s Life and Usage Cycles
Note:
Read Section
Protecting Your
Notebook in the
beginning of this
manual for tips
about how to
maintain the
battery pack.
You can check the remaining battery power in the Windows
battery status indicator, which is located at the lower right-hand
corner of the task bar. The accuracy is /- 5-7%.
Alternatively, you can access the power meter by clicking the
Power Management icon in the Windows Control Panel.
There are ways you can do to prolong the use of battery.
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Use the AC adapter wherever AC wall outlet is available.
This will ensure uninterrupted computing.
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Purchase the optional second battery pack.
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Store the battery pack in room temperature. Higher tempera-
ture tends to deplete the battery’s power faster.
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Make good use of the power management function. Save To
Disk saves the most energy by storing current system
contents in a hard disk space reserved for this function.
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Disable the parallel and serial ports if no devices are at-
tached to these ports. See section 2 for details of how this
is done.
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Even when PC card is not operating, it still draws a small
amount of power. Eject the PC card from the card slot when
not in use.
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The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 500
recharges.
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See the notices section in the beginning of the user manual
on how to care for the battery pack.