User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EE35FX

[. . . ] Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. Sony, VAIO and i. LINK are trademarks of Sony Corporation. The Intel Inside logo, MMX, and Pentium® II are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] The following sections briefly describe how to change your computer's settings. You can also refer to the Help files of the software for more detailed information. In addition, you can select the display modes via NeoMagic and enjoy the benefits of displaying your desktop on two screens. u u u u u u Sony Notebook Setup, page 13 PowerPanel, page 15 BatteryScope, page 20 PPK Setup, page 23 NeoMagic tab, page 27 Dual Display function, page 31 Sony Notebook Setup To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen: 1 2 Click the Start button on the Windows 98 taskbar. In Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup. The "Basic" window will appear; you can then enhance the features by clicking the "Advanced" tab. 3 4 Select the tab for the item you want to change. If the tasktray does not appear, right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click PowerPanel. The PowerPanel will appear on the task bar, or: 1 2 Click the Start button on the Windows 98 taskbar. In Programs, select (PowerSuite 98) PowerPanel. The Power Management tasktray appears (you can change it into a floating window or auto-hide it). When you move the pointer over the icon on the tasktray, a tooltip with the name of the active power management profile appears. 3 Click the button you want to set. The Power Management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters, such as LCD brightness, or hard disk activity. 17 Customizing Your Notebook Computer Choosing Automatic Profiles By clicking the button on the left of your PowerPanel taskbar, you can indicate the kind of application you're using: this automatically enables PowerPanel set the power management settings: Icon Description Automatic Profile Selection ­ Analyses the performance of each application you choose and matches the profiles to its needs. 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 System Suspend to optimize power management for your system. Spreadsheet ­ Reduces the LCD brightness to "medium", as your software doesn't require higher performance. 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 Standby, and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system. Communications ­ Extends battery life by initiating a quick display time-out. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system. Games ­ Disables the display and the Hard Disk Spindle Down timer. 18 PowerPanel Customizing PowerPanel You can customize the PowerPanel toolbar to suit your portable computing needs. You can edit the pre-defined Power Management settings or create new profiles. [. . . ] This configuration of a single desktop distributed across separate displays is referred to as a virtual desktop. Virtual desktop External monitor Your LCD display Selecting dual display mode You must restart Windows to use dual display mode. Save your work and close any open applications before changing to dual display mode, then follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Start button on the Windows 98 taskbar. Point to Settings and click Control Panel. Click the NeoMagic tab. 31 Customizing Your Notebook Computer 7 8 9 10 11 12 Check the Set Dual-Display option and click OK. [. . . ]