Sharp Actius PC-GP22W, Operation Manual

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Low Battery Indication
When the battery power becomes significantly low (under 10%), the battery indicator
( )
blinks red, the warning beep sounds. Save your data and turn off the computer,
or connect the computer to AC power immediately. Otherwise, the computer will be
shut down and the data may be lost. To stop the warning beep sound, press
Fn + F10 .
On Windows XP, the alarm will tell you when the battery drops to the specified level
by sounding an alarm or displaying a message, and let your computer go on
System
standby/hibernate or shut down automatically.
To set Windows battery alarm:
1. In
the Power Options Properties dialog box, select Alarms tab.
2. Set the battery level at which the alarms are activated. We recommend you set
Critical battery alarm to 5 % or more and Low battery alarm to more than the
value of Critical battery alarm .
3. Set the Alarm Action… to the appropriate settings.
4. Click OK twice.
5. Close the Control Panel window.
Battery Indicator