SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery39
Batterylifeestimatesaresubjecttovariation.
Theactuallifeofyourbatterymaybelessthan
theestimatesgiveninthedocumentation.
Youcanmonitorthechargeofthebatterypackinstalledinyour
computerthroughthebatterygauge.
UsingtheBatteryGauge
Youcandisplaythebatterygaugewhileyouareinanyprogram.Press
<Fn+F6>todisplaythebatterygaugeontheLCD
(Figure18).
Figure18.BatteryGauge
Thegaugehastwosections:
Thetopsectionofthegaugeshowsapictureofabatteryto
indicatethatthecomputerisoperatingfromthebattery.
Thebottomsectionofthegaugeshowsyoutheamountof
batterychargeremaining.
Whilethebatterygaugeisdisplayed,allkeysaredisabled.Thebattery
gaugeclosesinafewseconds.
Becauseofthecharacteristicsofbatterycells,
thebatterygaugemaybeinaccuratefor10
minutesafteryouchargethebattery.Waituntil
thecomputerhasbeenoperatingfromthe