Setting Power Management

(How to set [Advanced] and the hibernation timeout)

1 Run the Setup Utility ( page 40)

2 Using

and

, select [Power Management], then press

3 Using

and

, select [Power Saving], then set [Advanced]

with

 

 

(To avoid setting the hibernation timeout, press and proceed on to step 6.)

4 Using and , select [Power Switch], then set [Hiberna- tion] with

5 Using and , select [Hibernation Timeout], set either [4

min] or [16 min] with , then press

6 Close the Setup Utility ( page 40)

Power Management settings

P o w e r

F u n c t i o n s a u t o m a t i c a l l y

C P U S p e e d

H D D

S t a n d b y

s e t

C h a n g e M o d e

M o t o r T i m e o u t

T i m e o u t

M a n a g e m e n t

A d v a n c e d

 

Enable

1 min

1 min

 

S t a n d a r d

( B a t t e r y / A C a d a p t e r )

Enable

1 min

2 min

 

S t a n d a r d

( B a t t e r y ) *

Enable

1 min

2 min

 

O F F

 

Disable

Never

Never

 

 

 

* Enabled only when the battery itself is being used.

C P U

S p e e d C h a n g e M o d e :

In this mode, the CPU is automatically stopped when

 

 

there are no operations.

H D D

M o t o r T i m e o u t :

When the hard disk drive is not accessed for more than

 

 

a minute, power to the motor is shut off.

Standby Timeout :

When the computer is idle or a device is not accessed

 

 

for one or two minutes, the computer enters the standby

 

 

mode.

C A U TI O N

When you need a network environment.

Be sure to disable the hibernation timeout settings with the Setup Utility .

After resuming operation from the hibernation mode, the network connection may be severed or the computer will not work properly.

In communications when a device like a high-speed modem or ISDN terminal adapter is connected to the serial port, etc.

There are times when high-speed communication is adversely affected if the power management function is enabled.

Key operation and music playback

When the power saving function is running, you may feel that key and mouse operations are slug- gish. Furthermore, music may not be played back correctly when entering the standby mode during playback.

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Panasonic CF-25 operating instructions When you need a network environment, Key operation and music playback

CF-25 specifications

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