Panasonic CF-20 series

Saving Power
You can extend battery life and save power also during AC adaptor usage.
Reducing Power Consumption
Use the methods below to reduce power consumption.
Click or in the task tray, and select the Best battery life (the power plan using the power saving function) on the left side of
the power mode slide bar.
When the power plan is changed, the display brightness, cooling fan rotation, and other items will be automatically switched to the recommended
mode in the plan. Furthermore, each configuration can be customized.( Customizing the Power Setting)
Press ≪ Fn≫ + ≪ F1≫ to reduce LCD brightness
Reducing internal LCD brightnesswill reduce power consumption.
Furthermore power saving options:
Turn off the computer when it is not in use
You can also turn off onlythe wirelessLAN or wirelessWAN power.
Disconnect external devices (USB devices, external mouse, etc.) that are not being used
Use Sleep/Hibernation
Press≪ Fn≫ + ≪ F7≫ to set the computer to sleep or ≪ Fn≫ + ≪ F10≫ to set it to hibernation when you have to leave the computer.
Thisshuts down computer operation to reduce power consumption.
Disable Wake Up from wired LAN function when it is not needed.
Thisreduces power consumption in Sleep/Hibernation.
To confirm current settings:
1.
Right-click (Start) - [Device Manager].
2. Double-click the Ethernet Connection under “Network adapters”, and then click [Power Management].
3. Checkthe setting of [Allow thisdevice to wake the computer].
4. Click [OK].
When using the battery, do not use applications that place a significant load on the CPU.
Some application software may place a large burden on the CPU only with start-up and may consume power.
When you are using the screen saver with 3D graphics, change to another screen saver
To change the screen saver, right-click the desktop, click [Personalize] - [Lockscreen] - [Screen saver settings] and click the title of the screen
saver.
Customizing the Power Setting
You can choose the optimum power setting for your operating condition by selecting a power plan. You can also create your own power plan.
Changing the Power Plan Setting
1.
Click or on the task tray and click [Battery settings] - [Power & sleep] - [Additional power settings].
2. Click [Change plan settings] of the power plan you want to change.
3. Change the settings.