Sleep and Hibernation Functions

Starting Up Your Computer Quickly

Setting Sleep or Hibernation

Sleep

1. Click or / or on the notification area, and click [More power options].
   
   The notification area is available on the desktop screen.
2. Click [Change plan settings] of the power plan you want to change.
3. Select the setting for [Put the computer to sleep], and then click [Save changes].
• The setting for hibernation may change unexpectedly when you change the setting for sleep. Confirm that the time to enter hibernation is 360 minutes (default setting) or longer (below).

Hibernation

1. After the step 2 of "Sleep" setting (above), click [Change advanced power settings].
2. Double-click [Sleep], and double-click [Hibernate after].
3. Click the item and select the setting.
4. Click [OK].

Precautions

• Connect the AC adaptor if the computer will be in sleep for a long period of time. If you cannot use the AC adaptor, use hibernation instead.
• Using sleep or hibernation repeatedly may cause malfunction of the computer. To stabilize computer operation, restart Windows regularly (about once a week) without using sleep or hibernation.
• Save the necessary data.
• Close files you have opened from removable disks and network drives.
• Do not enter sleep or hibernation in the conditions below, otherwise the data or file may be corrupted, sleep or hibernation may not work, or malfunction may occur in the computer or the peripheral devices.
  • When the extended desktop function is activated.
  • When any of the drive indicator or the SD Memory Card indicator is on.
  • When playing/recording audio files or displaying motion video such as MPEG files.
  • When playing a DVD-Video.
  • When writing to a disc.
  • When using communication software or network functions. (And when the Wake Up from wired LAN function is not used)
  • When using peripheral devices.
  If the computer fails to work normally, restart the computer.
• The password you set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming. To enable it, select [Enabled] in [Password On Resume] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility.
  
  The [Password On Resume] of Setup Utility is effective when the computer was once shut down, and not effective when the computer resume from sleep.
• It may take 1 or 2 minutes to enter hibernation. Do not touch any key though the screen becomes dark.

The following problems will occur when you fail the password input (failing three times or leaving the computer unattended for one minute or more) while resuming from sleep or hibernation.

- Failing the password input while resuming from hibernation:

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  At the next resume, Panasonic boot screen will appear. At this time, do not start the Setup Utility and do not change settings.
  Otherwise, resume may not operate correctly.
• Cannot resume from hibernation by the Wake Up from wired LAN function, the Task Scheduler or the operation to open the display.

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Failing the password input while resuming from sleep:

• Cannot resume from sleep using the USB devices.

Entering/Resuming from Sleep or Hibernation

To enter sleep or hibernation

In order to enter sleep or hibernation by proceeding as follows, first change the power option settings so that the [Power buttons and lid] operation is set to sleep or hibernation.(Setting Sleep or Hibernation)

1. Close the display, or slide the power switch (A).
   Sleep: The power switch (A) light blinks green.
   Hibernation: The power switch (A) light goes off.
   
   Alternative method
   
   • You can alternatively use the Charm menu to enter sleep.
     1. Click [Charm] --.
     2. Click [Sleep].
     Hibernation from the Windows system menu is not available as the factory default.
   
   • You can alternatively use the Windows menu to enter sleep or hibernation.
     Click (Start) - - [Sleep] / [Hibernate].
   You can also enter sleep or hibernation using «Fn».
   (Key Combinations)

To resume from sleep or hibernation

1. Open the display, or slide the power switch (A).