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Chargingthebattery, Maximizingthebatterylife, Powersaving

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• Do not bind the power cord tightly around the ac power adapter transformer pack when it is connected to the transformer. • Before you charge the battery pack, make sure that its temperature is at least 10°C (50°F). • You can charge the battery when the ac power adapter is connected to the computer and the battery is installed. Charge it in any of the following conditions: - When you purchase a new battery - If the battery meter at the bottom of your display indicates a low battery charge level - If the battery has not been used for a long time Charging the battery It is recommended that you charge the battery or replace it with a charged battery on any of the following conditions: • The percentage of battery power remaining is low. • The power alarm alerts you that the remaining power is low. Maximizing the battery life To maximize the battery life, suggest doing the following: • Avoid battery usage or storage in low temperature or high temperature environment. • Enable "conservation mode" in Energy Manager if you keep AC adapter plug-in. • Execute "gauge reset" in Energy Manager every month to improve battery capacity accuracy. • Enable saving function in Energy Manager to extend battery life. Power saving There are several options that you can choose to conserve power. Putting computer into sleep mode If you are not going to use the computer for a short time, put the computer into sleep mode. This not only helps you conserve power, but also provides you the convenience to bypass the startup process and directly resume the computer for normal operation. To put the computer into sleep mode, do one of the following: • Windows 7: 1. Click Start. 2. Click the triangle mark next to the Shut down button, and then select Sleep. Windows 8.1: 1. Move the cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. 2. Click Settings. 3. Select Sleep from the Power menu options. • Press Fn+F1. Attention: Wait until the power indicator starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep state) before you move the computer. Moving the computer while the hard disk drive is spinning can damage the hard disk drive, causing loss of data. To wake up the computer, do one of the following: 14 User Guide

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• Do not bind the power cord tightly around the ac power adapter transformer pack when it is connected to
the transformer.
• Before you charge the battery pack, make sure that its temperature is at least 10°C (50°F).
• You can charge the battery when the ac power adapter is connected to the computer and the battery is
installed. Charge it in any of the following conditions:
– When you purchase a new battery
– If the battery meter at the bottom of your display indicates a low battery charge level
– If the battery has not been used for a long time
Chargingthebattery
It is recommended that you charge the battery or replace it with a charged battery on any of the following
conditions:
• The percentage of battery power remaining is low.
• The power alarm alerts you that the remaining power is low.
Maximizingthebatterylife
To maximize the battery life, suggest doing the following:
• Avoid battery usage or storage in low temperature or high temperature environment.
• Enable “conservation mode” in Energy Manager if you keep AC adapter plug-in.
• Execute “gauge reset” in Energy Manager every month to improve battery capacity accuracy.
• Enable saving function in Energy Manager to extend battery life.
Powersaving
There are several options that you can choose to conserve power.
Puttingcomputerintosleepmode
If you are not going to use the computer for a short time, put the computer into sleep mode. This not only
helps you conserve power, but also provides you the convenience to bypass the startup process and
directly resume the computer for normal operation.
To put the computer into sleep mode, do one of the following:
•
Windows7:
1. Click
Start
.
2. Click the triangle mark next to the
Shutdown
button, and then select
Sleep
.
Windows8.1:
1. Move the cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms.
2. Click
Settings
.
3. Select
Sleep
from the
Power
menu options.
• Press Fn+F1.
Attention:
Wait until the power indicator starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep state)
before you move the computer. Moving the computer while the hard disk drive is spinning can damage the
hard disk drive, causing loss of data.
To wake up the computer, do one of the following:
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