Advanced Charge; Enabling Advanced Charge - Dell Latitude E6540 User Manual

Advanced Charge

Advanced Charge is an optional feature that prolongs the usable life of a system's batteries by charging them to full
capacity only once per day (prior to the Start of Day set when
Advanced Charge keeps batteries in a lower charge state that is better for storage, even when the system is plugged
into a direct power source.
NOTE: If the hours assigned to Peak Shift and Advanced Charge overlap, then Peak Shift takes priority. Batteries
will not charge during Peak Shift hours.

Enabling Advanced Charge

Advanced Charge is not enabled by default. When Advanced Charge is enabled, the feature applies to all batteries in the
system and individual batteries' configuration is disabled.
1. Click (or touch) the Advanced Charge tab.
2. If a message describing Advanced Charge displays, optionally select Do not show this again, and then click OK.
3. Click (or touch) the switch at the top of the screen to enable Advanced Charge. If the light on the switch is green,
then the feature is enabled.
4. For each day of the week, select if Advanced Charge should be On or Off.
Keep in mind that if you enable the Advanced Charge feature, you must configure it for at least one day.
5. Click (or touch) Time Settings to set the times of day when Advanced Charge is active and inactive.
6. In the left pane of the Time Settings screen, click (or touch) a day of the week. You can use either the circular slider
or the drop-down menus to set Advanced Charge options.
The circular slider represents a 24-hour period of time. To use the circular slider:
a) Slide the first control to the time to start of a typical work day.
b) Slide the second control to the time to end of a typical work day.
NOTE: The segment of time displayed in blue represents the work period, or when the system is active.
c) Optionally, select Copy the same settings to multiple days. In the left pane, select the days to which these
settings will apply.
Alternatively, you can use the drop-down menus to set the times:
a) Select a time for Start of Day.
NOTE: You can select times in 15-minute increments—for example, you can enter 11:15 AM or 9:30 PM.
b) Select a time for End of Day.
NOTE: You can select times in 15-minute increments—for example, you can enter 11:15 AM or 9:30 PM.
c) Optionally, select Copy the same settings to multiple days. In the left pane, select the days to which these
settings will apply.
7. Click (or touch) Save.
enabling Advanced Charge). For the remainder of the day,
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