Controlling Power Management; Power Management Profiles - Sony XAV-C1 User Manual

Controlling Power Management

The PowerPanel 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 the PowerPanel Help for
more detailed information.

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.
Power Management Off
such as System Suspend and System Hibernation modes.
AC Profile
use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. PowerPanel
automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.
Presentation
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.
Camera - Provides the best system performance while using the
built-in camera.
Word Processing
timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish
settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Sleep, and System
Suspend to optimize power management for your system.
Customizing Your C1 PictureBook Computer
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Provides power-saving features to give
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Turns off all power management features
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The power management state when AC power is in
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Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves
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Optimizes power management with longer
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