Dell Feature Enhancement Pack User Manual

Dell Feature Enhancement Pack

Keyboard Backlight, Keyboard Hot Keys and Hot Key Icons Battery Health And Dell Enhanced Performance Plans Smart Settings Dell Touch Palette

NOTE: Features and options in Dell Features Enhancement Pack may vary depending on your computer.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

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Keyboard Backlight And Hot Keys

Keyboard Backlight Keyboard Hot Keys Hot Key Icons System Notification Messages

Keyboard Backlight

NOTE: The keyboard backlight option is available only in certain computers.

Enabling this feature provides a backlight on the keyboard, while the computer is in use. This feature allows you to enable/disable the keyboard backlight, specify the duration the backlight is enabled, and when the backlight activates.

Keyboard Hot Keys

NOTE: The keyboard hot keys option is available only in certain computers.

Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that are activated by pressing a combination of <Fn> and a designated character on your keyboard.

Hot keys can be used to:

control computer features (for example, to turn the notebook display off and on)

Hot Key Icons

Hot Key Icons appear on your desktop or the system tray when the combination of function key (Fn) and any other key is used. For example when the Fn+ Up Arrow combination is used an icon will pop-up to notify the changes made to the brightness of the display.

NOTE: The Hot Key Icons available on your computer may be different depending on your computer's hardware

configuration.

The following table lists the Hot Key Icons:

Icon Description

Keyboard's backlight is Off.

Keyboard's backlight is glowing at 25% capacity.

Keyboard's backlight is glowing at 50% capacity.

Keyboards backlight is glowing at 75% capacity.

Keyboards backlight is glowing at full capacity.

The Ambient Light Sensor is enabled.

NOTE: Even if the notification icon

appears, the Ambient Light Sensor will not function if it is disabled or not present in the Control Panel. To enable the Ambient Light Sensor, open Control

Panel → All Control Panel Items → Location and Other Sensors.

The Ambient Light Sensor is disabled.

The computer's speakers are enabled. The icon will animate when the volume is increased or decreased.

The computer's speakers are disabled.

The display's brightness is being increased.

The display's brightness is being reduced.

The wireless devices in your computer like Bluetooth, Wi-FI, WWAN, and WPAN are enabled.

The wireless devices in your computer like Bluetooth, Wi-FI, WWAN, and WPAN are disabled.

The battery has been completely charged and the computer is running on AC power.

The battery is charging.

System Notification messages

The computer will display a System Notification message when it detects use of adapters which are:

non-Dell branded incorrect type of insufficient wattage to charge the battery.

Visit our website support.dell.com for further troubleshooting tips or to contact Dell technical support.

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Battery Health And Dell Enhanced Performance Plans

Battery Health

Battery Health User Interface Support for Multiple Batteries Policy Management

Dell Enhanced Performance Plans

Battery Health

NOTE: The battery operating time (the time the battery can hold a charge) decreases over time. Depending on how

often the battery is used and the conditions under which it is used, you may need to purchase a new battery during the life of your computer.

The Dell Battery Information denotes the health of your primary and secondary (if installed) battery. A green status indicator denotes there are no problems, while yellow and red requires your attention.

Additional information like the battery manufacturer and serial number are also displayed depending on the computer's hardware configuration.

Battery Information User Interface

The Battery Information screen provides the following information to the user :

Title Bar

This section of the screen displays the following details :

Dell Icon with the text battery information alongside it. Minimize, Close and Help icons.

Main Battery Navigation Section

This section of the screen displays the following details :

Number of batteries detected and the percentage of charge remaining for each battery Battery Health and Status indicators and an information icon for more details regarding health Battery Lifespan Settings button Connection Manufacturer Dell Battery Serial Number

NOTE: Available options vary depending on your computer's configuration.

You can use the keyboard tab key to navigate from one battery to the next and use the enter key to select a highlighted option. Alternatively, use the mouse and select a battery with a single mouse click.

Battery Health and Status Indicators

The Battery Health for the installed batteries on the computer can be determined by observing the status indicators. The Battery Health Status indicators can be found in 2 locations on the screen :

Main Battery Navigation section Battery Heath field

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