Computing on the road, Conserving power – Panasonic CF-R1 User Manual

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Computing on the Road

One of the main features of notebook-type computers is that you have the power of

computing away from your home or office. In the following, information is provided on

how to maximize use of the battery pack which is necessary for such computing.

Four Important Points

Conserving Power

Be sure to charge your battery before and after use.

To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power man-
agement mode.

Check to see that you have your AC adaptor with you before

leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU24) is highly recommended.
Always watch your battery level!

Leave your computer off when it is not in use

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“Starting Up/Shutting Down”)

Adjust the brightness (darker) with Fn + F1

By holding down on the keys ( will be displayed), the degree of brightness will
be lowered, thereby lowering the power consumption.

Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F7
or Fn + F10 to put your computer in the standby mode or

hibernation mode

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Windows 2000

In [Control Panel] - [Power Options], make settings in detail

By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.

Windows XP

In [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Op-

tions], make settings in detail

By making settings in detail for the timeout, alarm, etc., it is possible to control

the consumption of power.

By selecting [Max Battery] in [Power Schemes], the battery’s operating time can
be extended even further.

Windows 2000

Set [ReduceOn] to [On] in [Control Panel] - [Settings] - [Dis-

play] - [Settings] - [Advanced]

Windows XP

Set [ReduceOn] to [On] in [Control Panel] - [Appearance and
Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced]

You can control power consumption by changing the display performance sepa-

rately for “AC adaptor connected” and “AC adaptor disconnected (i.e., running on

batteries).” (In the default setting, [ReduceOn] is set to [On].)

If image processing, etc., seems slow when running on batteries only, set
[ReduceOn] to [Off].

Windows 2000

Setting the Intel

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SpeedStep™ technology

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You can control power consumption by setting CPU performance separately for “AC
adaptor connected” and “AC adaptor disconnected (i.e., running on batteries).”

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Things to Remember

CAUTION

When installed in a network environment (except when the Wake up from LAN

function is in use).

Do not use the standby or hibernation mode.

After resuming operation from the standby or hibernation mode, the network con-

nection may be severed or the computer will not work properly.

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