Fujitsu C-4120 manual Increasing Battery Life, Caring For Your Batteries, P O I N T

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C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e

INCREASING BATTERY LIFE

To increase battery life:

1.Power your notebook through the AC or optional auto/airline adapter whenever possible.

2.If your notebook is running on battery power all day, connect it to the AC adapter overnight to recharge the battery.

3.Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable.

4.Set the power management for maximum battery life.

5.Put your notebook in Suspend mode when it is turned on and you are not actually using it.

6.Limit your CD-ROM and modem usage.

7.Disable the Windows 98 SE CD automatic insertion function. (See page 22.)

8.Always use fully charged batteries.

9.Eject PCMCIA cards when not in use.

CARING FOR YOUR BATTERIES

If your notebook is to be stored for a month or longer, turn the machine on and remove the internal Lithium ion battery. Store your notebook and batteries separately in a cool, dry location. If you store your notebook with a bat- tery installed, the battery will discharge, and battery life will be reduced. In addition, a faulty battery might damage your notebook.

P O I N T

PMSet 98 includes display brightness set- tings designed to help you manage battery life. This setting is preset for medium brightness when your notebook is running on battery power, and maximum bright- ness when your notebook is running on AC power. To change these settings:

1.Right click on the PMset 98 icon in your system tray. (The icon is a circle with two vertical lines inside. The system tray is at the right end of your taskbar at the bottom of your desktop.)

2.Click on properties.

3.Click on the Power Control tab.

4.Use your ErgoTrac or mouse to drag the setting for AC or Battery towards either Dark or Bright.

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