User manual ACER ASPIRE V5-531G

[. . . ] To change the serial or Infrared settings, click Advanced on the Basic/ Advanced tab. Toggle between Advanced mode (additional screens with advanced settings) and Basic mode of display. Advanced mode includes Serial, Infrared, and View Resources tabs. Touchpad Power On Password Bass Boost Enable Ports Basic/Advanced For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the Help file. Controlling Power Management ! Controlling Power Management The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity. The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer's battery power. [. . . ] Click the File menu, then click Exit. Power Management Profiles PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of specific power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals -- ranging from maximum power management to no power management. You can change the settings for any of the predefined profiles or you can create your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The predefined profiles are: Icon Description Maximum Battery Life ­ Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the computer and puts it into System Suspend mode after a specified period of inactivity. Maximum Performance ­ Provides the best system performance while still conserving power. Word Processing ­ Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system. Spreadsheet ­ Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications. Controlling Power Management # Presentation ­ Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Sleep, and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system. The video display system is one of the largest consumers of power in the system. Conserving Battery Power When using the notebook with a battery, the LCD display and the hard drive can be set to switch off automatically to conserve battery power. For details, see "Power Management Profiles" on page 4. Displaying Battery Information % Displaying Battery Information You can display detailed information about the battery in your computer. The following sections briefly describe how to display your computer's general battery information. You can also refer to BatteryScope Help for more detailed information. To Activate BatteryScope 1 2 Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbar from the pop-up menu, and then click BatteryScope. The BatteryScope appears on the taskbar. You can also view the total capacity remaining in the battery by placing the pointer over the battery icon in the task tray on the lower right side of the screen. Percentage indicator Displays the percentage of the remaining capacity. Time indicator Displays estimated time (hours/minutes) remaining before the battery fully drains; also referred to as the time-to-empty. Battery Icon Descriptions Battery icon Battery status Charging Fully Charged Discharging No battery & Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim Pro Notebook Displaying Detailed Battery Information Double-click the battery icon in the system tray to display the BatteryScope window. The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, which contains information such as the estimated time to empty and the charging time. To customize the BatteryScope toolbar and alarm system You can customize the BatteryScope toolbar to suit your portable computing needs, including modifications to the alarm settings. Refer to BatteryScope Help for more information. Changing the Window Design of Sony Software ' Changing the Window Design of Sony Software To change the window design of Sony software 1 2 3 4 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Click << or >> and select the desired design. [. . . ] If you select Independent Display Timing (see page 12), you can change both the resolution and the refresh rate. 7 Click OK. The Display Properties window appears and the display mode you selected is now available. simultaneously. Some displays do not support using both the computers LCD and an external display Using a CRT or Projector When you select CRT/Projector as the display mode, you can choose additional settings as follows: 1 After selecting CRT/Projector as the type of external display (step 6 of Selecting the Display Mode), click Advanced Settings. (Windows® 98 only) Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim Pro Notebook (Windows® 2000 only) 2 CRT Select the following options: Function Enables the external computer display option. Click to place a checkmark when you want to set the resolution and refresh rate differently from the computer's LCD. To change the resolution and refresh rate, see step 6 of Selecting the Display Mode. [. . . ]