User Manual

P
RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
B
EYOND
S
ETUP
G
UIDE
C
ARING FOR
Y
OUR
B
ATTERY
7-7
1200 S
ERIES
The battery will charge
whether your Notebook is on
or off, and will continue to
charge until the battery is
fully charged or AC power
is disconnected.
Maximizing Battery Operating Time
The batter
y
operatin
g
time depends on
y
our power
mana
g
ement settin
g
s. Your Notebook components, the
options, and the applications that
y
ou use also affect the
operatin
g
time. This section of “Carin
g
for Your Batter
y
”
shows
y
ou how to increase the len
g
th of time
y
ou are able to
operate under batter
y
power.
The displa
y
, processor, CD/DVD drive, and hard drive use the
most batter
y
power. To maximize the batter
y
operatin
g
time,
perform one or more of the followin
g
actions:
• Reduce displa
y
bri
g
htness and select a short wait for
y
our
screen saver.
• Select a screen saver that does not
g
enerate a lot of
g
raphics or motion.
• Reduce audio volume or use headphones.
• Exit modem pro
g
rams when
y
ou are not usin
g
them.
• Remove PC Cards when
y
ou are not usin
g
them.
• Remove CDs or DVDs when
y
ou are not usin
g
them.
• Use Sleep or Hibernation mode to turn off
y
our Notebook
when
y
ou are not usin
g
it.