Battery Maintenance - Brother GeoBook NB-60 Getting Started Manual

7"0stop charging the
battery after selecting
Start Charge, tum the
notebook OFF.
If you disconnect the
AC adapter during the
special charge cycle,
an error message
appears. To restart the
process, turn the
notebook OFF, connect
the AC adapter, and
repeat steps I through
,I.
If you close the cover
while using special
charge, the LCD will
become warm and may
appear bluny. Once the
LCD cools, the blurriness
will dminish.
I_ To use special charge:
1. With the AC adapter connected, turn the notebook ON.
2. Click on Preferences on the Main Menu. The Preferences menu appears
3. Click on Battery. A dialog box opens.
4. Select Start Charge. The screen goes blank, and the notebook begins to
charge the battery. The batiery charge LED lights. When finished, a
message appears telling you the time that the charge was completed.
Low batteryLED;
lightswhenthebat-
tery needscharging
Battery chargeLED
for specialcharge
),To set Lights Out to conserve the battery:
When the AC
adapter is
connected, screeo_-
_- saver displays
moving patterns
(depenofng on which
one you select). -_-
With battery power
alone, screen saver
suspends the
system.
1. Click on Preferences on the Main Menu. The Preferences menu appears.
2. Select Lights Out. A dialog box opens.
3. _Besi-dE Scree_ SaVing_Kelect On and click on the arrow keys beside*Time
.... to select the time for Lights Out to take effect. It does not matter which
screen saver you select. The system enters Lights Out after the keyboard
and glidepad have not been used for the specified time.
4. Click on OK.
5. To restore the screen after Lights Out takes effect, use the keyboard
(preferably, press SHIFT to avoid opening a program or entering a
character if you use another key).
Battery Maintenance
Over time, most rechargeable batteries are subject to memory effect, which
results in shortened battery life per charge. To avoid this, recharge batteries
on special charge only after the Low Battery LED lights.
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