2.2 Battery

¾Battery Performance

¾Checking the Battery Charge

¾Power Meter

¾Low-Battery Warning

¾Charging the Battery

¾Removing a Battery

¾Installing a Battery

¾Storing a Battery

¾Working With Extra Battery Packs

¾Maximizing Battery Life

2.2.1 Battery Performance

The Battery Performance can be varied with on the different operating conditions. Your battery may last less time if you are running power-intensive programs, playing CDs or DVDs, or setting the high display-brightness.

The Power Management Options can be set to alert you when the battery charge is low.

Ensure any battery you use is compatible. Failure to do so may risk fire or explosion. For more details on purchasing compatible batteries, please contact your notebook retailer.

Batteries should never be disposed of the household waste. Contact your local waste disposal or environmental agency for advice on disposing of the used lithium-ion batteries.

2.2.2 Checking the Battery Charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery Status

Indicator behavior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charging

Flashes blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fully Charged

Solid blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Low

Amber > approximately 3 minutes left; system beeps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ViewSonic VS13235 manual Battery Performance, Checking the Battery Charge