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Dell Command | Power Manager User Guide

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Enabling Peak Shift

  1. Click the Peak Shift tab in the left pane.
    • NOTE: Hover your cursor over the Information icon icon if you want to see further information on Peak Shift.
  2. To enable Peak Shift, click the toggle at the top of the page to the On position.
    • NOTE: Your system BIOS already has a minimum threshold setting below which the system always draws AC power if it is available; this BIOS setting always takes precedence over any setting you enter here.
  3. To select the percentage at which the system will Restore AC power if available system charge falls below , move the slider. For example, selecting 15 percent causes the system to switch from battery to AC power during Peak Shift if the power remaining falls below 15 percent. While the system runs as normal on AC (direct) power, the battery does not charge until Peak Shift ends.
  4. To enable or disable Peak Shift for a specific day, click the toggle next to each day of the week.
    • NOTE: If you have not enabled Advanced Charge for a particular day, that day will not display on the Time Settings page, and you will not be able to set an Advanced Charge schedule for that day. Go back to the main Advanced Charge page and enable Advanced Charge for that particular day.
  5. To set the time of day when Peak Shift is active, click Settings.
  6. On the Time Settings screen, click a day of the week. Using either the circular slider or the drop-down menus:
    • NOTE: You can select times in 15–minute increments—for example, you can enter 11:15 AM or 9:30 PM.
    • NOTE: The circular slider represents a 24-hour period.
    • Activate Peak Shift: Select the time you want Peak Shift to begin.
      • NOTE: If you enable Operate only on AC, then the time between starting Peak Shift and operating on AC power is indicated in blue, and the time between starting to operate on AC power and ending Peak Shift is indicated in yellow. Green indicates the period of operation on AC power without charging the battery.
    • Set a time at which the system begins to operate only on AC power without charging the battery : Select the Operate on AC power without charging battery check box, then select the time that you want the system to start operating on AC power without charging the battery.
    • End Peak Shift: Select the time you want Peak Shift to end.
    • NOTE: The Copy the same settings to multiple days check box is automatically cleared once you leave the page.
  7. Select Copy the same settings to multiple days . Then, in the left pane, select the days to which these settings apply.
  8. To save your changes, click OK, or to discard them, click CANCEL.

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