Sharp Actius PC-MV10, Operation Manual

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The remaining operating time depends on the power you are
consuming. If you are using the audio system, PC card slot, hard disk
drive, floppy disk or optical disk, your computer may consume more
battery life.
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If the actual remaining power in your battery is less than what
Windows Power Meter indicates, you should condition the battery
pack as per the procedure on “Conditioning the Battery Pack”.
Low Battery Indication
When the battery power becomes significantly low, the battery indicator
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blinks red, the warning beep sounds for about ten seconds. 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.
In Windows, 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 be shut down automatically.
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 more than 5 % or more and Low battery alarm to
more than that of Critical battery alarm.
3. Set the Alarm Action desired.
Battery Indicator