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 Businesses that use ENERGY STAR
®
enabled office equipment may realize
additional savings on air conditioning and maintenance.
 Over its lifetime, ENERGY STAR
®
qualified equipment in a single home office
(e.g., computer, monitor, printer, and fax) can save enough electricity to light
an entire home for more than 4 years.
 Power management (“sleep settings”) on computers and monitors can result
in much savings annually.
Remember, saving energy prevents pollution
Because most computer equipment is left on 24 hours a day, power management
features are important for saving energy and are an easy way to reduce air
pollution. By using less energy, these products help lower consumers’ utility bills,
and prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
Getac Product Compliance
All Getac products with ENERGY STAR
®
logo comply with the ENERGY STAR
®
standard, and the power management feature is enabled by default. As
recommended by the ENERGY STAR
®
program for optimal energy savings, the
computer is automatically set to sleep after 15 minutes (in battery mode) and 30
minutes (in AC mode) of user inactivity. To wake up the computer, press the power
button.
If you want to configure power management settings such as inactivity time and
ways to initiate/end Sleep mode, go to Power Options by right-clicking the battery
icon on the Windows taskbar and then selecting Power Options in the pop-up menu.
Please visit http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement for detail information
on power management and its benefits to the environment.