Displaying Battery Information

Displaying Battery Information

You can display information for each of the batteries in your computer. The following sections briefly describe how to display your computer’s general battery information. Refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information.

To activate the Battery Information toolbar

1Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

2Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click Battery Information. The Battery Information toolbar appears on the taskbar.

To view the total capacity remaining in the battery, place the pointer over the batter status icon in the task tray on the lower right side of the screen.

Battery Information Toolbar

Percentage indicator — Displays the percentage of the remaining capacity.

Time indicator — Displays estimated time (hours/minutes) remaining before the battery fully drains, also known as the time-to-empty.

Battery Icon Descriptions

Battery icon

Battery status

 

Charging

 

 

 

Fully charged

 

 

 

Discharging

 

 

 

No battery

 

 

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Sony FX120K, FX140K Displaying Battery Information, Battery Icon Descriptions, To activate the Battery Information toolbar