Chapter 2
Using your CL920
Using the battery 39
The battery gauge button is located the left side of the CL920 Tablet PC as shown:
You can check the remaining battery power in your CL920 by:
•
Opening Motion Dashboard, tapping
Power
and viewing the value under
Remaining
charge
.
OR
•
From the Windows Notification area, tapping the power indicator, which changes
appearance depending on whether the Tablet PC is plugged in or running on battery.
– If the Tablet PC is plugged in, tap the plug icon.
– If the Tablet PC is on battery power, tap the battery icon.
The five lights on the left front of the Tablet PC also indicate the battery’s current level of
charge—from one green light (≤ 20% charged) to five green lights (81%-100% charged).
Press the battery gauge button on the left side of the Tablet PC to view the remaining
charge level.
When the tablet is plugged in, the battery gauge button lights up.
Green indicates that the battery is fully charged.
Amber indicates that the battery is charging.
Battery and power management tips
•
Use AC power when available. When the CL920 is plugged in, the battery charges while
in use.
•
Put your Tablet PC in Sleep mode when you’re not using it.
•
Stop unnecessary background applications and processes.
•
When not in use, disable wireless adapters using the Motion Dashboard
Wireless
settings.
•
Set the brightness of the display to automatically dim after a selected number of
minutes of inactivity using the Motion Dashboard
Display
settings.
•
When using mobile broadband, reduce how often the CL920 updates email and other
Internet applications to once every half hour or longer.
•
Disable mobile broadband when you know a signal is unavailable.
•
Condition your battery once a month. To condition it, run the Tablet PC on battery power
until the battery’s charge level drops below 20%.
Battery gauge button