
Psion Teklogix netpad Windows CE .NET 4.2 User Manual 19
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Power Properties
Note: The Power Properties Schemes settings are cumulative—that is, to deter-
mine when the netpad enters ‘Suspend’ state, the unit waits for the ‘Dim’
state to elapse, followed by the ‘Stand-By’ state and then, once the ‘Sus-
pend’ state time has elapsed, ‘Suspend’ state is activated.
When setting the Dim, Stand-By, and Suspend states, keep the following in mind.
Because the netpad ‘wakes up’ from the Dim and Stand-By states almost
instantaneously following any user input (button press, screen tap), the timeouts you
set will not slow user activity. The sum of the Dim, Stand-By, and Suspend timeouts
should be selected carefully since the netpad will go to sleep (appear off) when this
time has elapsed, saving battery power. The length of the timeouts should be kept to
a minimum to help conserve battery life. The least amount of power is consumed
during the Suspend state.
Setting any of these timeouts to Never does not affect the other timeout options, but
will adversely affect the battery run time. If all three timeouts are set to Never, the
netpad will remain on.
To further reduce power consumption, carefully consider the duration of time that
the display backlight is ON or turned up (see “Backlight Properties” on page 30).
The following are the default values for the power schemes options:
Power Scheme
This dropdown menu allows you to specify settings for Inactivity Timer based on
last
, Switch to Dim, Switch to Stand-By, and Switch to Suspend, based on whether
the unit is running on AC Power or Battery Power. You can specify one set of
values when the unit is running on AC power, and another set when the unit is
running on battery power.
Option
AC Power Battery Power
Switch to Dim After 1 Minute After 10 seconds
Switch to Stand-By Never After 1 minute
Switch to Suspend Never After 30 minutes
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Table 2.12 Power Schemes Default Values
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