Chapter 4 Using Your Motion Tablet PC
KEEPING TRACK
OF YOUR
BATTERY
POWER
CREATING NEW
POWER
SCHEMES FOR
SPECIAL
SITUATIONS
Reading Battery Power from the Tablet PC Display
To check the power level while you are on battery power, move the pen over the Power/Battery icon, shown here, in the System Tray at the
percentage of battery power left. (The blue area on the battery icon shrinks as the battery runs down.)
Reading Battery Power from the Battery Gauge
Turn the Tablet PC over and press the battery gauge button. Each LED represents about 20% of battery capacity. If all five LEDs are green, the battery is fully charged.
Reading Battery Power from Motion Dashboard
The Motion Dashboard also has a battery power gauge that shows the remaining battery charge.
Reading Battery Power from the Power Meter
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•From the Windows Control Panel (Classic view),
Creating a New Power Scheme
The Tablet PC is configured with a default power scheme called “Motion Computing Optimized” that helps performance and battery life. You may want to create additional power schemes for other work scenarios or for special situations.
1.From the Motion Dashboard, open Power Options Properties. Or, go to the Control Panel and select Power options (Classic view); or (while operating on battery) right- click the Power/Battery to display Adjust Power Properties/Open Power Meter.
2.Tap Adjust Power Properties to open the Power Options Proper- ties.
3.The window opens to the Power Schemes tab.
