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Over its lifetime, ENERGY STAR
®
qualified equipment in a single home
office (e.g., computer, monitor, printer, and fax) can save enough
electricity to light an entire home for more than 4 years.
Power management (“sleep settings”) on computers and monitors can
result in much savings annually.
Remember, saving energy prevents pollution
Because most computer equipment is left on 24 hours a day, power
management features are important for saving energy and are an easy way
to reduce air pollution. By using less energy, these products help lower
consumers’ utility bills, and prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
Getac Product Compliance
All Getac products with ENERGY STAR
®
logo comply with the ENERGY STAR
®
standard, and the power management feature is enabled by default. As
recommended by the ENERGY STAR
®
program for optimal energy savings,
the computer is automatically set to sleep after 15 minutes (in battery
mode) and 30 minutes (in AC mode) of user inactivity. To wake up the
computer, press the power button.
If you want to configure power management settings such as inactivity time
and ways to initiate/end Sleep mode, go to
Power Options
by right-clicking
the battery icon on the Windows taskbar and then selecting
Power Options
in the pop-up menu.
http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement
information on power management and its benefits to the environment.