Sony VAIO PCG-F160 Software Manual page 16

About the Software on your Sony Notebook Computer
Choosing Automatic Profiles
By clicking the button on the left of your PowerPanel taskbar, you can
indicate the kind of application you're using: this automatically enables
PowerPanel set the power management settings:
Icon Description
Automatic Profile Selection
application you choose and matches the profiles to its needs.
Word Processing
timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish
settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and System
Suspend to optimize power management for your system.
Spreadsheet
your software doesn't require higher performance
timer is set to 15 minutes.
Presentation
power. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can
establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and
System Suspend to optimize power management for your system.
Communications
time-out. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby,
Hard Disk Standby, and System Suspend to optimize power
management for your system.
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Games
timer.
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Optimizes power management with longer
– Reduces the LCD brightness to "medium", as
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Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves
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Extends battery life by initiating a quick display
Disables the display and the Hard Disk Spindle Down
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Analyses the performance of each
. The sleep