6-8 System Utilities
MX2 Reference Guide Revision A MX2A137REFGD
PM.COM
Use this utility to control various power-management features of the
MX2. You can use it at the command line or in a batch file (including
AUTOEXEC.BAT) to set or read power-management settings.
Syntax
PM [/b#] [/f#] [/h] [/i] [/r] [/t#]
Options
/b#
Sets the automatic timeout for the backlight. Replace the # symbol with
the number of seconds to wait after a keypress before automatically
turning off the backlight. Each keypress restarts the timeout countdown.
The range of acceptable values for # is 0 (off) to 255; the default is 15
seconds.
/f#
Sets the time interval for audio indication when the batteries are low.
Replace the # symbol with the number of minutes between soundings of
the tone. The tone will not sound until the battery has been in the low
state for the same number of minutes. The range of acceptable values for
# is 0 (off) to 255; this option is off by default.
Note: The audio warning uses extra current, causing the batteries to
drain faster. Therefore, you might want to set the interval for
as long as possible or not use it at all.
/h
Displays a help file for the utility.
/i
Displays timer settings for auto-off, backlight timeout, and low-battery
audio indication.
/r
Resets power management to the cold-boot defaults.
/t#
Sets the auto-off timeout. Replace the # with the number of seconds of
nonuse before the unit should move to its lowest power state. The range
of acceptable values for # is 16 to 1032, or 0 for off; the default is 300
seconds (5 minutes).
