20Saving PowerYou can extend battery life and save power also during AC adaptor usage.Use the methods below to reduce power consumption.z Change [Power Options]Click (Start) - [Control Panel] - [System and Maintenance] -[Power Options] to select [Power saver].While [Panasonic Power Management] is selected as the factorydefault, selecting [Power saver] will further reduce power con-sumption.Also, make detailed settings such as reducing the time entered inthe [Turn off the display] setting.z Use Power Saving Utility Î page 21Power Saving Utility provides additional power saving functionsnot available in [Power Options].z Press Fn + F1 to reduce LCD brightnessReducing internal LCD brightness will reduce power consumption.z Turn off the computer when it is not in useYou can also turn off only the wireless LAN, wireless WAN orBluetooth power.z Disconnect external devices (USB devices, PC cards, external mice, etc.) that are not being usedz Use Sleep/HibernationPress 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 and Wake Up from wireless LAN functions when they are not needed. This reducespower consumption in Sleep/Hibernation.To confirm current settings, click (Start) - [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [Power Saving Utility] - [Advanced] to view[Wired LAN standby power saving function] or [Wireless LAN standby power saving function].Reducing Power Consumption