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Psion Teklogix netpad Windows CE .NET 4.2 Quick Start Guide 31
Power Saving Schemes
The Schemes tab accesses the power states: Dim, Stand-By and Sus-
pend. These states can be enabled after an elapsed time range, that
can be set depending on whether the netpad is on battery power or
external power.
Figure 2.9 Power Properties: Schemes
Note: The Power Properties Schemes settings are cumulative—
that is, to determine when the netpad enters ‘Suspend’ state,
the unit waits for the ‘Dim’ state to elapse, followed by the
‘Stand-By’ state and then, once the ‘Suspend’ state time has
elapsed, ‘Suspend’ state is activated.
When setting the Dim, Stand-By, and Suspend states, keep the fol-
lowing in mind. Because the netpad ‘wakes up’ from the Dim and
Stand-By states almost instantaneously following any user input
(button press, screen tap), the timeouts you set will not slow user
activity. The sum of the Dim, Stand-By, and Suspend timeouts
should be selected carefully since the netpad will go to sleep (appear
off) when this time has elapsed, saving battery power. The length of