Apple Duo 270C manual Battery Conservation settings, Processor cycling, To set the time sliders

Battery Conservation settings

You can set the battery conservation slider between better conservation and better performance just as you did in the PowerBook control panel’s Easy view. In Custom view, three sliders controlling the times before the system sleep, the backlight dims and the hard disk spins down appear. Notice as you drag the main battery conservation slider, the three time sliders change.

To set the time sliders:

1.Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu, and open the PowerBook control panel.

2.Click the Custom button.

3.Drag the slider for the time you want to change.

You can change one, two, or all three of the times. Notice the main battery conservation slider changes to reflect the changes you make to each individual time slider.

4.Close the PowerBook control panel.

Processor cycling

If the computer is not doing anything for a few seconds, it reduces the power consumption of its microprocessor. The microprocessor comes back up to speed instantaneously when you resume work. This feature is called processor cycling.

Processor cycling is a way of conserving battery power and it is highly recommended that you always work with processor cycling on. But if you notice that a program performs very slowly, you might want to turn off processor cycling temporarily. To turn off processor cycling, follow these steps.

1.Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu, and open the PowerBook control panel.

2.Click the Custom button.

3.Click the “Allow processor cycling” checkbox to deselect it.

4. Close the PowerBook control panel.

To turn processor cycling back on, click the “Allow processor cycling” checkbox to select it.

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