Compaq Presario CQ5000 Getting Started - Page 178

Using Windows Media Center power settings

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To view information for your computer, go to the Support Web address that is listed in the Limited Warranty and Support Guide, and search for your model's name and number. The product model is on the lower front of the computer. To find the online documentation for your product, search for your model number, and then click Manuals. NOTE: Information and guides are associated with specific computer model numbers. Some models do not have guides or manuals available on the Web site. Using Windows Media Center power settings When the computer is in Sleep mode, it appears off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as recording TV programs or music files. Sleep mode turns off the display and mutes the audio. NOTE: The audio or video of TV recordings is not affected when the computer is in Sleep mode. You can activate Sleep mode by pressing the Sleep button on the computer, keyboard, or remote control. You can return to the desktop almost instantly by pressing any Sleep button again, by pressing any key on the keyboard, by moving the mouse, or by pressing any button on the remote control. To change the computer power settings: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click System and Maintenance. 3 Click Power Options. 4 Select the Balanced, Power saver, or High performance option. 5 Click Change plan settings. 6 Click the drop-down arrow next to turn off the display to select a time span to turn off the display. 7 Click the drop-down arrow next to put the computer to sleep to select a time span for putting the computer into Sleep mode. 8 Click Save changes. 168 Getting Started (features vary by model)

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
To view information for your computer, go to the Support Web address that is listed in the
Limited Warranty and Support Guide
, and search for your model’s name and number. The
product model is on the lower front of the computer.
To find the online documentation for your product, search for your model number, and then
click
Manuals
.
Using Windows Media Center power settings
When the computer is in Sleep mode, it appears off, but you can actually still perform
tasks such as recording TV programs or music files. Sleep mode turns off the display and
mutes the audio.
You can activate Sleep mode by pressing the Sleep button on the computer,
keyboard, or remote control.
You can return to the desktop almost instantly by pressing any Sleep button again,
by pressing any key on the keyboard, by moving the mouse, or by pressing any button on
the remote control.
To change the computer power settings:
1
Click the
Windows Start Button
on the taskbar, and then click
Control
Panel
.
2
Click
System and Maintenance
.
3
Click
Power Options
.
4
Select the
Balanced
,
Power saver
,
or
High performance
option.
5
Click
Change plan settings
.
6
Click the drop-down arrow next to
turn off the display
to select a time span to turn off
the display.
7
Click the drop-down arrow next to
put the computer to sleep
to select a time span for
putting the computer into Sleep mode.
8
Click
Save changes
.
NOTE:
Information and guides are associated with specific computer model numbers.
Some models do not have guides or manuals available on the Web site.
NOTE:
The audio or video of TV recordings is not affected when the computer is in
Sleep mode.