Using hotkeys
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50
Initiating Sleep
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51
Switching the screen image
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52
Decreasing screen brightness
...........................................................................
52
Increasing screen brightness
............................................................................
52
Initiating QuickLock
...........................................................................................
52
Muting speaker sound
.......................................................................................
53
Decreasing speaker volume
..............................................................................
53
Increasing speaker volume
...............................................................................
53
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Power management
Setting power options
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54
Using power-saving states
.................................................................................................
54
Initiating and exiting Sleep
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54
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
.......................................................................
55
Using the battery meter
.....................................................................................................
55
Using power plans
.............................................................................................................
56
Viewing the current power plan
.........................................................................
56
Selecting a different power plan
........................................................................
56
Customizing power plans
..................................................................................
56
Setting password protection on wakeup
............................................................................
56
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
56
Connecting the AC adapter
...............................................................................................
57
Testing an AC adapter
.......................................................................................................
58
Using battery power
...........................................................................................................................
58
Finding battery information in Help and Support
...............................................................
59
Using Battery Check
..........................................................................................................
59
Displaying the remaining battery charge
...........................................................................
59
Inserting or removing the battery
.......................................................................................
59
Charging a battery
.............................................................................................................
60
Maximizing battery discharge time
....................................................................................
61
Managing low battery levels
..............................................................................................
61
Identifying low battery levels
.............................................................................
61
Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................
63
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
63
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available
...........................................................................................
63
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available
...........................................................................................
63
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
.......................................................................................
63
Calibrating a battery
...........................................................................................................
63
Step 1: Fully charge the battery
........................................................................
63
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep
.............................................................
64
Step 3: Discharge the battery
............................................................................
64
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
.....................................................................
66
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep
..........................................................
66
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
66
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
66
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
67
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