User manual SONY VAIO VPC-Z21BGX

[. . . ] Specifications -- The online Specifications describe the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO computer. To view the online Specifications: 1 2 Connect to the Internet. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://esupport. sony. com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA, at http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, or at http://esupport. sony. com/ES/ for customers in Latin American countries or areas. VAIO Recovery Guide -- Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. [. . . ] Click OK on the Protect Suite QL window. n 111 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Application Launcher The application launcher feature is available on your computer for launching your preferred application (executable file) that is assigned to one of your fingers with the enrolled fingerprint. Once you have assigned an application to your finger, you can then swipe the finger across the fingerprint sensor to launch the assigned application and eliminate tiresome menu selections. Assigning an Application to Your Finger To use the application launcher feature, you must assign an application to your individual fingers in advance. To assign an application to your finger 1 2 3 4 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. To add an assignment, you need at least two enrolled fingers left unassigned. To display the Protector Suite QL menu in Step 1 above, you need at least one enrolled finger kept unassigned. 5 6 Select one of your enrolled fingers and assign an application, and then click OK. Click OK. n 112 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Launching an Application with Your Finger Swipe your finger with your desired application assignment across the fingerprint sensor to launch the corresponding application. !Swiping the finger with no application assignment across the fingerprint sensor will display the Protector Suite QL menu. Changing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To change an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Edit. Click OK. n 113 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Removing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To remove an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Delete. n 114 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Central The VAIO Central utility allows you to consult system information and specify preferences for system behavior. To use VAIO Central 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Central. Select the desired control item and change the settings. The setting of the desired item has been changed. Some of the control items will not be visible if you open VAIO Central as a limited user. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Power Saving Modes When you use a battery as the power source for your computer, you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn off specific devices, your computer has two distinct power saving modes: Standby and Hibernate. Do not move the computer until its power indicator light turns off. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Managing Power with VAIO Power Management Power management helps you set up power schemes for running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and longer battery life. For more information on VAIO Power Management, see the help file on the VAIO Power Management software. Activating VAIO Power Management When you start the computer, a power status icon appears on the taskbar. This icon indicates what kind of power source you are using at that time, for example, AC power. If you double-click this icon, the window appears showing your power status. VAIO Power Management functionalities are added to the Windows Power Options Properties. To activate VAIO Power Management 1 2 3 4 Click Start and then Control Panel. The Power Options Properties window appears. Select the VAIO Power Management tab. To restore the default settings 1 2 On the VAIO Power Management tab, click Advanced. The VAIO Power Management window appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the settings. n 120 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Activating VAIO Power Management Power Schemes VAIO Power Management provides several predefined power schemes. [. . . ] VAIO MediaTM software Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO MediaTM software brings multimedia to your network, enabling you to share music, video, and still image files between your VAIO® computers. You can set up one or more VAIO computers as "media servers, " which store your multimedia files and make them available to other compatible VAIO computers on your wired or wireless network. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 176). n 186 N Support Options VAIO® Security Center Sony Electronics Inc. [. . . ]