User manual SONY PCG-Z505HSK

[. . . ] When you connect an optional mouse to your computer, you can make your touchpad inactive. You can also customize your mouse settings using the mouse utility. Set the password to secure your computer. Disabling ports releases resources to the system. [. . . ] LCD (Video) Standby ­ Turns off the LCD to save power. If you turn off the Video Standby timer, the display remains active except when the system enters System Suspend mode. The video display system is one of the largest consumers of power in the system. Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook 5 To activate PowerPanel To activate the PowerPanel toolbar, right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click PowerPanel. The PowerPanel toolbar appears on the taskbar. The Current Profile icon appears on the PowerPanel toolbar. It is the icon farthest to the left, and its appearance changes depending on which power management profile is currently selected. To change the power management profile, click the Current Profile icon, then select a profile from the list. See pages 3-4 for a description of the power management profiles. To select a power management command, click the power management icon you want to set. The power management icons are the four icons to the right of the Current Profile icon. See page 4 for a description of the power management commands. Refer to the PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the PowerPanel toolbars. When you use the battery pack to power your computer, your system selects the Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power management profile while using battery power, that profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your computer. You can change the power management settings, such as the system timer and brightness of the screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Click the Current Profile icon on the PowerPanel toolbar. Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. Click a profile whose setting you want to change. Double-click an item whose setting you want to change. Click the File menu, then click Close. 6 Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook 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 the BatteryScope Help for more detailed information. Activating BatteryScope To activate BatteryScope To activate the BatteryScope toolbar, right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbar from the pop-up menu, then click BatteryScope. The BatteryScope appears on the taskbar. When you move the pointer over the battery icon in the system tray, a tooltip appears indicating the total capacity remaining in the battery and the estimated time until the battery fully discharges. u 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. u Battery Icon Descriptions Battery icon Battery status Discharging Charging Fully Charged No battery Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim ProTM Notebook 7 Displaying Detailed Battery Information Double-click the battery icon in the system tray to display the BatteryScope window. [. . . ] Click OK to apply the change. Releasing the dual display setting You must restart Windows to return to single display mode. Save your work and close any open applications before returning to single display mode. Follow the steps in the section above on Selecting dual display mode. In step 7, remove the check from the Set Dual-Display option. [. . . ]