Sony Z505 User Manual

Customizing Your VAIO® Z505
SuperSlim Pro Notebook

You can customize the settings of your notebook. The following sections
briefly describe how to change your computer’s default settings. You can
also refer to Sony Notebook Setup Help for more detailed information.

Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen

To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen:

1

Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.

2

Point to VAIO and click Sony Notebook Setup.

3

Select the tab for the item you want to change. See “Sony Notebook
Setup Tabs” on page 2.

4

After you finish, click OK.

Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim Pro Notebook

Sony Notebook Setup Tabs

Tab De s c r i p t i o n

About This Computer Display system information, including memory

capacity, serial number, and BIOS version.
Printer Change printer port mode settings.
Initial Setting Change the volume of the sounds that play while the

operating system is loading. Select the order of

drives and devices from which you want to load the

operating system.
Touchpad When you connect an optional mouse to your

computer, you can make your touchpad inactive.

You can also customize your mouse settings using

the mouse utility.
Power On Password Set the password to secure your computer.
Bass Boost Turn the Bass Boost function on/off (available only

when headphone is used). You can also check the

effect of the Bass Boost function by selecting a

sample from “Sound file” and playing it.
Enable Ports Enable or disable ports. Disabling ports releases

resources to the system . To change the serial or

Infrared settings, click Advanced on the Basic/

Advanced tab.
Basic/Advanced T oggle b etween Advanced mode (additi onal scr eens

with advanced settings) and Basic mode of display.

Advanced mode includes Serial, Infrared, and View

Resources tabs.

For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to

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display the Help file.

Controlling Power Management

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Controlling Power Management

The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of
your notebook and provides key information about system activity. The
following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer’s
battery power. You can also refer to the PowerPanel Help for more
detailed information. To activate a profile or command, see “Displaying
Battery Information” on page 7.

Viewing the PowerPanel icon

The PowerPanel icon (displayed in the task tray) indicates the level of
performance of the CPU. The tooltip will display information about the
active profile.

To activate PowerPanel

1

Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

2

Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, and then click PowerPanel.
The PowerPanel toolbar appears on the taskbar.

The current profile icon appears on the PowerPanel toolbar. It is the 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 list. See “Power Management Profiles” on page 4 for a
description of available options. To select another power profile
command, click that option in the PowerPanel toolbar.

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Refer to PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the PowerPanel toolbars.

When you use the battery pack to power your computer, your system selects the Maximum
Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power
management profile while using battery power, that profile is selected automatically the next
time you use the battery pack to power your computer.

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Customizing Your VAIO® Z505 SuperSlim Pro Notebook

To customize power management settings

You can customize power management settings, such as the system timer
and the brightness of the screen, to your individual tastes. To customize a
setting:

1

Click the Current Profile icon on the PowerPanel toolbar.

2

Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu.

3

Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in the
left panel.

4

Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list
in the right panel.

5

Click the desired setting.

6

Click the File menu, and then click Save.

7

Click the File menu, then click Exit.

Power Management Profiles

PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles.
Each profile consists of a group of specific power management settings
that are designed to meet specific power management goals — ranging
from maximum power management to no power management. You can
change the settings for any of the predefined profiles or you can create
your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The predefined
profiles are:

Icon Description

Maximum Battery Life

you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the
computer and puts it into System Suspend mode after a specified
period of inactivity.

Maximum Performance

while still conserving power.

Wo rd Processing

timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish
settings for LCD (Video) Standby and System Susp end to opti mize
power management for your system.

Spreadsheet

spreadsheet applications.

Provides power saving features to give

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Provides the best system performance

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Optimizes power management with longer

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Optimizes performance and power requirements for

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Controlling Power Management

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 Sleep, and
System Suspend to optimize power management for your system.

Communications

timeout. The Internal modem remains powered. You can also
establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby and System Suspend to
optimize power management for your system.

Games

timer.

Camera – Optimizes performance and power requirements for
camera usage.

AC Power – The power management state when AC power is in

use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. PowerPanel
automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.

Disables the display and the Hard Disk Spindle Down

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Extends battery life by initiating a quick display

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Power Management Off

such as System Suspend and System Hibernation modes.

DVD

usage.

Automatic Profile Selection – Automatically switches to a profile

suitable for active applications.

Optimizes performance and power requirements for DVD

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T urns off all power management features

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