User manual SONY VAIO VGN-FW375J/W

[. . . ] It also includes information about the software programs included with your computer, as well as information on solving common problems. 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, http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, http://esupport. sony. com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin American countries or areas, or http://esupport. sony. com/ES/VAIO/BR/ for customers in Brazil. 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. [. . . ] Select the archive (*. uea) to which you want add the file or folder and click Open. Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. The process to add the file or folder to the archive starts and a message will appear upon completion. Select Delete original files or Keep original files, depending on whether you want to remove or retain the original file or folder. If the archive is unlocked, you can add files and folders to the archive by simple drag-and-drop operations. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To unlock the encrypted archive 1 2 Right-click the desired archive and select Unlock from the menu. Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. Unlocking the archive enables you to access the files or folders included in the archive. To lock the encrypted archive 1 Right-click the desired archive and select Lock from the menu. For more information, see the help file on the Protector Suite QL software. n 119 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 launch the assigned application simply by swiping your finger across the fingerprint sensor. Assigning an Application to Your Finger To use the application launcher feature, you must assign an application to the enrolled fingers in advance. To assign an application to your finger 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start, All Programs, Protector Suite QL, and Control Center. The Fingerprint Control Center window appears. Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. To add an assignment, you need at least two enrolled fingers left unassigned. To display the menu, you need at least one enrolled finger kept unassigned. 6 Select one of your enrolled fingers and assign an application and click OK. n 120 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 menu. Changing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To change an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click Start, All Programs, Protector Suite QL, and Control Center. The Fingerprint Control Center window appears. Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. Sleep mode uses more power than Hibernate mode. !If the battery runs down while your computer is in Sleep mode, the computer will automatically enter Hibernate mode. n 126 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer If the computer is not used for 25 minutes, it will enter Sleep mode. To avoid this, you can change the Sleep mode settings. To change the Sleep mode settings 1 2 3 Right-click the power status icon on the taskbar and select Power Options. Click Change plan settings under the current power plan. Change the time to put the computer to sleep and click Save Changes. n 127 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hibernate mode, the state of the system is saved on the built-in flash memory or hard disk and power is turned off. Even when the battery runs down, no data will be lost. The power indicator light is off in this mode. To activate Hibernate mode Click Start, the arrow next to the Lock button, and Hibernate. To return to Normal mode Slide up the power switch (in the direction of f on the switch). The computer returns to its previous state. !If you slide up (in the direction of f on the switch) and hold the power switch for more than four seconds, your computer will turn off automatically. If you do not use your computer for a long period of time, place the computer into Hibernate mode. This power saving mode saves you the time of shutting down or resuming. Hibernate mode requires more time than Sleep mode to be activated. [. . . ] For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 189). n 198 N Support Options VAIO® Central Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Central provides a central location that gathers resources to configure your VAIO computer and view your computer's configuration and specifications. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 189). VAIO® Diagnostic Sony Electronics Inc. [. . . ]