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+<authorgroup>
+<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+
+<date>2002-02-12</date>
+<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword>KControl</keyword>
+<keyword>energy</keyword>
+</keywordset>
+</articleinfo>
+
+<sect1 id="energy">
+<title>Energy</title>
+
+<sect2 id="energy-intro">
+<title>Introduction</title>
+
+<para>This module is useful for any computer having a monitor labeled
+Energy Star Compliant.  (Energy Star Compliant equipment is equipment
+that can be configured to automatically enter a power saving mode when
+appropriate, without human intervention.)</para>
+
+<tip><para>Energy Star Compliance can be applied to nearly any
+electrical device.  This module, however, does not spin down hard
+drives, does not shutdown printers, &etc; These settings only affect
+the behavior of your monitor.</para>
+
+<para>For information on shutting down components on a laptop, do not
+use this module.  Instead, install kdeutils, and refer to the module
+entitled <ulink url="help://kcontrol/powerctrl/index.html">Laptop
+Power Control Center</ulink>, for details.</para></tip>
+
+<para>In the case of computer monitors, the computer can control the
+monitor, switching it between four states: On, Standby, Suspend, and
+Off.</para>
+
+<note><para>The following list of states is a generalization, and you
+may find that your monitor will differ from the descriptions
+below.</para></note>
+
+<para><quote>ON</quote> is the normal operation of your monitor while you are using
+it.</para>
+
+<para><quote>STANDBY</quote> is usually a minor power saving level.
+This setting usually involves blanking the screen, and not firing the
+electron gun, but keeping the electron gun <quote>energized</quote>
+and ready to go. When you need to use the monitor again, the monitor
+will come back on very quickly.</para>
+
+<para><quote>SUSPEND</quote> is a very low power mode alternative.  
+With most monitors the screen is blanked, the electron
+gun is shut down and the magnets that control the electron gun are
+powered down.  While the power saving is substantial, to reactivate
+the monitor may take up to 10-15 seconds.  The computer should always
+be able to return the monitor to On or Standby while in suspend
+mode.</para>
+
+<para><quote>OFF</quote>, usually means just that.  The computer
+monitor is turned off.  This usually means that the computer will not
+be able to turn the monitor back on by itself.  Obviously, this keeps
+power consumption to a bare minimum (zero).</para>
+
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="energy-use">
+<title>Use</title>
+
+<para>Using this module is very simple:</para>
+
+<para>If your monitor is Energy Star Compliant, then you should put a
+mark in the check box labeled <guilabel>Enable Display Energy
+Saving</guilabel>.  This will activate the energy saving
+commands. </para>
+
+<para>The next three slider bars, tell the computer how many minutes of
+inactivity before automatically switching to a new state.  These numbers
+can be adjusted with either the sliders, or the spin boxes.</para>
+
+<note><para>These times are not additive, but all start counting at
+zero.</para> 
+
+<para>As an example:</para> 
+
+<para>If you set the Standby Mode to 10 minutes, the Suspend mode to 20
+minutes, and the Power off at 30 minutes, and you stop using your
+computer at 9:00, then the monitor will:</para> <para>Enter Standby mode
+at 9:10, enter Suspend mode at 9:20, and shut the power off at
+9:30.</para></note>
+
+<para>When you are happy with the settings, click
+<guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+</article>