User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB2RFX/L

[. . . ] 37 To connect to a network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting to a Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turning On Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Wireless LAN Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Set the Bass Boost option. Touchpad Power On Password Bass Boost For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the Help file. 75 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Controlling Power Management The PowerPanelTM utility allows you to control the power management of your computer and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer's battery power. You can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. To activate a profile or command, see "Displaying Battery Information" for details. To view the Power Management status icons The Power Management status icons are displayed in the task tray at the lower right side of your screen. Move the pointer over the icons to see the tool tip that displays information about the active profile. The Battery status icon indicates battery power level and the CPU status icon indicates the performance level of the CPU. To activate the Power Management toolbar 1 2 Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, and then click Power Management. The Power Management toolbar appears on the taskbar. The current profile icon is highlighted on the Power Management toolbar. It is the first 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, and then select a profile from the pop-up list. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. 78 Controlling Power Management Icon Description Camera Optimizes performance and power requirements for camera usage. Word Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Spreadsheet Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications. Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Automatic Profile Selection Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications. Do not choose the Automatic Profile Selection when connected to AC power. 79 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Power Management commands PowerPanelTM also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. Icon Description Standby Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). Power consumption reduces to a minimum, and the system remains on. [. . . ] In the right portion of the window, double-click CPU Control. The list of CPU control options appears. Close the Profile Editor window. 3 4 5 6 My microphone does not work. If you are using an external microphone, check that the microphone is plugged into the Microphone connector. See "Connecting an External Microphone" for details. 132 Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media Image files do not open even though I insert Memory Stick media into the slot. By the default setting, VisualFlowTM software starts automatically when you insert Memory Stick® media into the slot. [. . . ]