User manual SONY VAIO VPC-Z21AGX/L

[. . . ] 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, at http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, at http://esupport. sony. com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Latin American countries or areas, or at 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. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. [. . . ] To add an assignment, you need at least two enrolled fingers left unassigned. To display the Protector Suite QL menu in Step 1 above, you need at least one enrolled finger kept unassigned. 5 6 Select one of your enrolled fingers and assign an application, and then click OK. Click OK. n 114 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 Protector Suite QL menu. Changing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To change an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Edit. Click OK. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Removing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To remove an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Delete. n 116 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Erasing the Enrolled Fingerprints Before disposing of your computer or transferring it to a third person, it is strongly recommended you erase the fingerprint data enrolled on the fingerprint sensor after erasing the data stored on your hard disk. To erase the enrolled fingerprints 1 2 Turn on the computer. Press and hold the Fn key and press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer, press and hold the Fn key, and press F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab. Press the m key to select Clear Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. The fingerprint data enrolled on the fingerprint sensor is erased automatically after your system restarts. 3 4 n 117 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Central The VAIO Central utility allows you to consult system information and specify preferences for system behavior. To use VAIO Central 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Central. 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 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. !Do not move your computer before its power indicator light turns off. n 122 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Managing Power with VAIO Power Management Power management helps you set up power schemes for running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and longer battery life. For more information on VAIO Power Management, see the help file on the VAIO Power Management software. Activating VAIO Power Management When you start the computer, a power status icon appears on the taskbar. This icon indicates what kind of power source you are using at that time, for example, AC power. [. . . ] VAIO HDD Protection allows you to customize your settings for protecting your hard disk against shock hazards. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 179). n 191 N Support Options VAIO MediaTM software Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO MediaTM software brings multimedia to your network, enabling you to share music, video, and still image files between your VAIO® computers. You can set up one or more VAIO computers as "media servers, " which store your multimedia files and make them available to other compatible VAIO computers on your wired or wireless network. [. . . ]