Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:
1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.
2.Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Tousetheacpoweradapter,ensuretotakethesestepsintheordertheyaregivenasfollows:
1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.
3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.
Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter
Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour
display.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetr ansformer.
•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:
–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedt ochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha
chargedbatt ery.
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.
Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout3to6hours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedbythebatterysize
andthephysicalenvironment.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimebylookingatthe
batterymetericonattheWindowsnoticationarea.
Note:T oincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.
Maximizingbatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus
indicatorstartsblinkingorange.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.
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