Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook S2210 - Manual (Page 51)

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Figure 4-7.Emergency Removal of a CD/DVD
USING OPTICAL DRIVE ON BATTERY POWER
Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall
battery life will be significantly shorter when operating
the drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie)
than during standard operation. Many movie run-times
are longer than your LifeBook notebook can support on a
single charged battery. If you are watching a DVD movie
on battery power you may need to swap in an additional,
charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to
view it in its entirety.
To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:
1. Have an additional full-charged battery or your AC
adapter ready for use.
2. Start watching your DVD movie.
3. When the low battery warning occurs, immediately
stop the movie and exit the media player .
4. Power down your LifeBook notebook and replace
the discharged battery with an additional fully-
charged battery. If you do not have an additional
battery, you should attach AC power as soon as you
see the low battery warning.
5. Resume your notebook operation by pressing the
Suspend button again. This is not required if you
attached AC power without entering suspend mode.
6. Restart your optical drive, locate and skip to the
chapter of the movie you were last watching.
7. Continue watching your DVD movie .
An additional fully-charged battery is
recommended if you will be watching
DVD movies on battery power. If you
don’t have an additional battery, you may
purchase one either online at
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com or
by calling 1-877-372-3473.
If you do not stop the optical drive quickly
and the LifeBook notebook attempts to
auto-suspend (critical battery low state)
the notebook will shut down improperly. If
this occurs, you will need to perform a
hard reset and follow any instructions
presented before the system will reboot.
Emergency
Tray Release
Some shorter DVD movies may not require
you to swap batteries or attach AC power
to complete them; however, it is best to be
prepared since actual battery life while
operating the media player cannot be
guaranteed.