User manual SONY VAIO VPC-Z11FHX/XQ

[. . . ] In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, whether based on tort, contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this manual, the software, or other information contained herein or the use thereof. In the manual, the TM or ® marks are not specified. Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. [. . . ] The power indicator light is off in this mode. To activate Hibernate mode Press the Fn+F12 keys. The Hibernating screen appears and the computer enters Hibernate mode. Alternatively, 1 2 Click Start and then Turn Off Computer. Hold down the Shift key and click Hibernate. To return to Normal mode Turn on the computer by pressing the power button. The computer returns to its previous state. nN 93 Customizing Your VAIO Computer If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off automatically. If you do not use the AC adapter for a long period of time, put your computer into Hibernate mode. This power saving mode saves you the time of shutting down in the normal way. When the computer is in Hibernate mode, you cannot insert a disc. Hibernate mode requires more time than Standby mode to be activated. It takes more time to return to Normal mode from Hibernate mode than from Standby mode. Hibernate mode uses less power than Standby mode. The CPU control icon indicates the CPU control status (Performance, Adaptive, Battery Life). To display the icon, click the Advanced button on the VAIO Power Management tab. Select the Show CPU status icon in the taskbar box and then click OK. For more details on the CPU control icon, see the online help file (Other Information - Icons on the Notification Area). nN 98 Customizing Your VAIO Computer VAIO Power Management Viewer To start VAIO Power Management Viewer Click on the VAIO Power Management tab. Alternatively, you can click Start, point to All Programs and VAIO Control Center, and then click VAIO Power Management Viewer to start the viewer. VAIO Power Management Viewer is provided with two tabs: Running on batteries and Plugged in. Starting the viewer automatically displays the tab appropriate to the current power scheme of your computer. On each tab, the radar chart shows performance with the current power scheme and the modified power scheme in the designated colors. To change the power scheme Select the desired power scheme from the drop-down list on VAIO Power Management Viewer. To view performance with the power scheme modified with VAIO Power Management When both VAIO Power Management and VAIO Power Management Viewer are running, VAIO Power Management Viewer shows performance with the power scheme that was modified with VAIO Power Management. Use VAIO Power Management to set up or modify the power scheme. nN 99 Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting Up Your Language with Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional computers are equipped with the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) feature. It allows you to change the English operating system, some software applications and the keyboard layout into the language of your choice: French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Finnish, Greek, Portuguese and Swedish. It is important that you select the correct keyboard settings during the Windows Setup. To select the correct keyboard settings during Windows Setup 1 2 At first boot, click Next, then Next again in the Windows XP Setup Wizard window. The Select Your System Settings window appears. Fill in these three questions: I live the closest to this region. [. . . ] www. sony. net for other Sony products. You need to set up an Internet connection before you can access the online features described here. nN 166 Support Options e-Support What is e-Support? You have searched our user guides and web site (www. vaio-link. com) but have not found an answer to your question/issue?Our e-Support Web Portal is an interactive web site on which you can submit any technical query you may have regarding your VAIO computer and receive answers from our dedicated support team. Every submitted query will result in a unique 'case number' to ensure smooth communication between yourself and the e-Support Team. Who can use e-Support? All registered VAIO customers are entitled to unlimited access to the VAIO-Link e-Support Web Portal. How can I access the e-Support portal? When you register your VAIO computer online at Club-VAIO (www. club-vaio. com), you will automatically receive an email with the link to the e-Support Web Portal, your Customer ID and some basic explanation a few hours later. All you need to do is activate your account by clicking on the provided link in the email. [. . . ]