Manual

DANGER
Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
DANGER
Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
Managingthebatterypower
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall
icons.
2.ClickPowerOptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Power-savingmodes
Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.
•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthe
batterygaugeiconinthewindowsnotificationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.
•Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep
fromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickSleep.
•Hibernationmode
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and
filesaresavedtothestoragedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe
computerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1
.
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