Motion Computing M1300 Reading Battery Power from the Battery Gauge, Creating a New Power Scheme

Chapter 4 Using Your Motion M1200 and M1300 Tablet PCs

CREATING NEW

POWER

SCHEMES FOR

SPECIAL

SITUATIONS

(The blue area on the battery icon shrinks as the battery runs down.)

Reading Battery Power from the Battery Gauge

Turn the Tablet PC over to view the battery gauge on the back of the Tablet PC. Press the button next to the battery gauge. If all five LEDs are green, the battery is fully charged. Each LED represents about 20% battery capacity.

Reading Battery Power from the Power Meter

There are several other ways to determine the amount of battery power remaining:

•Open the Power/Battery icon in the System Tray, located in the lower right-hand corner of the display window; the Adjust Power Properties and Open Power Meter is displayed.

•Open the Power/Battery window and tap to open the Power Options Properties window. Select Power Meter.

•Go to the Control Panel and select Power options.

Creating a New Power Scheme

The Tablet PC is configured with the default power scheme “Motion Computing Optimized” that helps performance and battery life. You may want to create additional power schemes for other work scenarios or for special situations.

1.Right-click the Power/Bat- tery icon in the System Tray, located at the bottom right of the Tablet PC display win- dow until Adjust Power Properties or Open Power Meter is displayed. Or, go to the Control Panel and select Power options.

2.Tap Adjust Power Properties to open the Power Options Properties.

3.The window opens to Power Schemes.

4.Change the settings to the desired power configuration.

5.Tap Save As and enter a name for the new scheme.

6.Tap Apply.

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