User's Manual

Setting power options
Using power-saving states
Sleep is enabled at the factory.
When Sleep is initiated, the screen clears, and your work is saved to memory.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video
playback functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Sleep while reading from or writing to a
disc or an external media card.
Initiating and exiting Sleep
With the tablet on, you can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:
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Briefly press the power button.
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Swipe from the right edge of the touch screen to display the charms, tap Settings, tap the
Power icon, and then tap Sleep.
To exit Sleep, briefly press the power button.
When the tablet exits Sleep, the tablet returns to the screen where you stopped working.
NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows
password before the tablet will return to the screen.
Using the power meter and power settings
The power meter is located on the Windows desktop. The power meter allows you to quickly access
power settings and view the remaining battery charge.
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To display the percentage of remaining battery charge and the current power plan, on the
Windows desktop, tap the power meter icon.
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To use Power Options, or to change the power plan, tap the power meter icon, and then tap an
item from the list. Swipe from the right edge of the touch screen to display the charms, tap
Search, and then tap the search box. In the search box, type power, tap Settings, and then tap
Power Options.
Different power meter icons indicate whether the tablet is running on battery or external power. The
icon also displays a message if the battery has reached a low or critical battery level.
Setting password protection on wakeup
To set the tablet to prompt for a password when the tablet exits Sleep, follow these steps:
1. Swipe from the right edge of the touch screen to display the charms, tap Search, and then tap
the search box.
2. In the search box, type power, tap Settings, and then tap Power Options.
3. In the left pane, tap Require a password on wakeup.
4. Tap Change Settings that are currently unavailable.
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