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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.
POINT
1
Four Important Points
POINT
2
Conserving Power
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F10
to put your computer in the ECO mode
The ECO mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to the LCD and
turning off the hard disk motor. To resume, you may press any key.
Things to Remember
Be sure to charge your battery before and after use.
To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power man-
agement mode.
POINT
3
Check to see that you have your AC adapter with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU09) and the optional battery
charger* is highly recommended.
*
for U.S.A. and Canada:
CF-VCB252 (with AC adapter)
for Europe:
CF-VCB251A
Always watch your battery level!
POINT
4
Leave your computer off when it is not in use
(
"Starting Up/Shutting Down")
Computing On the Road
By repeatedly pressing the keys to maximize the brightness (
will be dis-
played), following this, if the keys are pressed again, the brightness will be mini-
mized, thereby lowering the power consumption.
Adjust the brightness
(dark)
with Fn + F2
In [Control Panel] - [Power Management], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the alarm, timeout, etc., it is possible to control the
consumption of power.
When Windows 98 is star ting up, the individual timeout functions of the Setup
Utility will not work.
CAUTION
When installed in a network environment.
Be sure to disable the "System standby" settings with the [Control Panel] - [Power
Management].
After resuming operation from the suspend mode, the network connection may be
severed or the computer will not work properly.
When a device like a high-speed modem (including an internal modem) or
ISDN terminal adapter is connected to the serial port, etc.
There are times when high-speed communication is adversely affected if the power
management function is enabled.
Key operation and music playback.
When the power management function is running, you may feel that key or touch
pad (or mouse) operations are sluggish. Furthermore, music may not be played
back correctly when entering the ECO mode during playback.