Panasonic CF-R1 - Manual (Page 17)

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Battery Power
When the Remaining Battery Charge Becomes Low
Save your data and power off your computer
Then:
Plug in the AC adaptor, and fully charge your battery.
Use a spare battery if you have one.
In the standby mode, do not remove/change the battery pack.
If you have neither the AC adaptor nor an extra battery, power the computer off.
Remaining Battery Level Confirmation by Alarm
The computer can be set to notify of a low battery level, etc. using the following menu.
When the battery level goes down to the level specified, the computer sets off an alarm
and displays a message indicating the low battery level.
Windows 2000
[Control Panel] - [Power Options] - [Alarms]
Windows XP
[Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] - [Alarms]
Set the value for the [Critical battery alarm] to 5% or more. This is necessary for the
standby or hibernation function to be completed (assuring data is saved) when the
battery level is low.
When making a setting for [When the alarm goes off, the computer will:] in [Alarms]-
[Alarm Action], add a check mark for [Force standby or shutdown even if a program
stops responding].
If the computer shuts down or enters the standby or hibernation mode by the alarm
settings, start up the computer or resume operations after connecting the AC adap-
tor. If the computer starts up or resumes while the AC adaptor is not connected,
Windows may not operate properly or alarm operations may stop working.
When remaining battery capacity falls to 9%, a beep will sound irrespective of the
alarm settings.
When disabling the speakers with the Setup Utility (or pressing Fn + F4 ), the
sound alarm is also disabled.