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Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypackprovidedwithit,

orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare

givenhere.

1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour

display.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto

thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis

installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery

–Ifthebatterymeteratthebottomofyourdisplayshowsthebatterychargeislow

–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower

alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha

chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.

Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutsixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical

environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify

youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining

powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus

indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

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