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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] - [System and Security] - [Power
Options] to select [Power saver].
While [Panasonic Power Management] is selected as the factory
default, selecting [Power saver] will further reduce power consump-
tion.
Also, to make detailed settings such as reducing the time entered in
the [Turn off the display] setting, click [Change plan settings].
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Press
Fn
+
Q
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to reduce LCD brightness
Reducing internal LCD brightness will reduce power consumption.
*1
For Numeric keyboard model :
Fn
+
*
(
)
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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 Sleep/Hibernation
Press
Fn
+
T
(
)
to set the computer to sleep or
Fn
+
G
(
)
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] - [Advanced] to view
[Wired LAN standby power saving function] or [Wireless LAN standby power saving function].
*2
For Numeric keyboard model :
Fn
+
6
(
)
*3
For Numeric keyboard model :
Fn
+
0
(
)
Reducing Power Consumption