Using The Standby Function; Standby Mode Indicators - Sony VAIO Digital Studio User Manual

Getting Started With Your VAIO Digital Studio™ Computer

Using the Standby Function

When you are done using your computer, you can put it in standby mode
rather than turn it off completely. Putting the computer in standby mode
allows you to return quickly to normal computer use.
To put the computer in standby mode
1
Save your work and close any applications that are running. (You can
leave Microsoft Windows running.)
2
Press the
power switch momentarily on the front panel of the computer).
The computer goes into standby mode.
Alternatively, you can click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, click
Shutdown, select Standby, and then click OK.
To let the computer go into standby mode automatically
Set the computer to automatically go into standby mode after there has
been no activity on it for a specified time. You can set this length of time
on the Windows Control Panel. To set the timer on the Windows Control
Panel, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. Select Settings, and
then click Control Panel. When the panel displays, double-click the
Power icon, and then select the Disk Drives tab. On the Disk Drives tab,
select the When powered by AC power check box. A check mark appears
in the check box and you can then type in the timer setting or click the
arrows to select a new time.
To resume from standby mode
Press any key on the keyboard, move the mouse, or press the power
switch on the front panel again.

Standby Mode Indicators

You can tell which mode the computer is in by the color of the power
indicator light.
Color
Amber
Green
No color
In standby mode you may periodically hear the computer's fan turn on and off, depending on
the room's temperature. This is normal functioning in standby mode.
(Standby) button on the top of the keyboard (or press the
Mode
Computer is in standby mode.
Computer is out of standby mode, ready to use.
Computer is turned off.
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