Motion Computing M1200, M1300 manual Entering Stand By or Hibernate from the Start Button

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applications open or any unsaved work, you will lose it. Windows will not prompt you to save your work if you force a shutdown.

OPENING THE In the following sections, you will be required to open the Motion

MOTIONDashboard. You can do this by pressing Hot Key #1 button on the

DASHBOARD Tablet PC chassis, shown here.

You can also access Dashboard by first selecting Start, then All Programs, and finally Motion Resources, where the Dashboard selection appears.

The Motion Dashboard offers many Tablet PC functions in a convenient location.

SAVING POWER	You can save Tablet PC power with either low-power Stand By or
USING	Hibernation modes. Each preserves your Tablet PC settings so you can
STAND BY	resume work where you left off. Their differences are described below:
OR HIBERNATE	• Stand By mode — Greatly reduces Tablet PC power consumption, but
	the Tablet runs on battery if not connected to AC power. The Tablet PC
	restarts from Stand By within a few seconds. Choose Stand By when you
	plan to return to work within a short time (a few minutes to a few hours)
	and want to conserve power.
	• Hibernate mode — Completely shuts down the Tablet PC to conserve
	power. It takes slightly longer to restart from Hibernate than from Stand
	By. Choose Hibernate when you plan to stop work for longer periods
	such as overnight and want to swap batteries. Saves the status of the Tab-
	let PC to the Hard Disk Drive.
	Entering Stand By or Hibernate from the Start Button
	To quickly place your system in Stand By or Hibernate:
	1. Select Start/Turn Off Computer.
	2. From the pop-up window, tap Stand By or press the Shift key to tog-
	gle to Hibernate and then tap that option.
	3. The Tablet PC will enter Stand By or Hibernate. In Stand By, the
	power LED will flash green. In Hibernate, all LEDs are off.

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