
Using Media Player on Battery Power
Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when operating the optical drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation. Many movie
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PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL GREATLY REDUCE YOUR NOTEBOOK’S BATTERY LIFE.
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To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:
1Have an additional
2Start watching your DVD movie.
3When the low battery warning occurs, immediately stop the movie and exit the media player.
IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE MEDIA PLAYER QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO- SUSPEND (CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE) THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURS, YOU MAY NEED TO PERFORM A HARD RESET AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, IF ANY, PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT.
4Power down your notebook and replace the discharged battery with an additional
5Resume your LifeBook notebook by pressing the Suspend button again. This is not required if you attached AC power without entering standby mode.