Sony VAIO PCG-Z505JE Supplementary Manual
Sony vaio pcg-z505je: supplementary guide
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- Service manual (141 pages) ,
- Frequently asked questions manual (21 pages) ,
- Specifications (1 page)
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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.
To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen:
Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
Point to VAIO and click Sony Notebook Setup.
Select the tab for the item you want to change. See "Sony Notebook
Setup Tabs" on page 2.
After you finish, click OK.
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Summary of Contents for Sony VAIO PCG-Z505JE
- Page 1 To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen: Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar. Point to VAIO and click Sony Notebook Setup. Select the tab for the item you want to change. See “Sony Notebook Setup Tabs” on page 2. After you finish, click OK.
- Page 2 About This Computer Printer Initial Setting Touchpad Power On Password Bass Boost Enable Ports Basic/Advanced Display system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version. Change printer port mode settings. Change the volume of the sounds that play while the operating system is loading.
- Page 3 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.
- Page 4 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: Click the Current Profile icon on the PowerPanel toolbar. Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in the left panel.
- Page 5 – 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. –...
- Page 6 PowerPanel also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You might use these commands when you want to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action, such as putting the system into Video Standby mode before the Video Standby timer expires.
- Page 7 You can display detailed information about the battery in your computer. The following sections briefly describe how to display your computer’s general battery information. You can also refer to BatteryScope Help for more detailed information. Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbar from the pop-up menu, and then click BatteryScope.
- Page 8 Double-click the battery icon in the system tray to display the BatteryScope window. The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, which contains information such as the estimated time to empty and the charging time. You can customize the BatteryScope toolbar to suit your portable computing needs, including modifications to the alarm settings.
- Page 9 The window design for your Sony software will match the UI Design Selector window when you click OK. To try another selection, click << or >> and then, click OK. The UI Design Selector closes and the new window design of your Sony software displays.
- Page 10 This notebook uses the NeoMagic® video controller. You can select which display is used when the computer is connected to an external display. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. Point to Settings and click Control Panel. Click the Display icon. Click the Settings tab, and then click the Advanced button.
- Page 11 Click OK. The Display Properties window appears and the display mode you selected is now available. When you select CRT/Projector as the display mode, you can choose additional settings as follows: After selecting CRT/Projector as the type of external display (step 6 of Selecting the Display Mode), click Advanced Settings.
- Page 12 Select the following options: Projector Monitor Settings Independent Display Timing Projector Settings Type Click OK. Enables the external computer display option. Enables the projector option. Click to place a checkmark when you want to set the resolution and refresh rate differently from the computer’s LCD.
- Page 13 If you selected CRT/Projector in step 6 of Selecting the Display Mode, you can set the resolution and so forth as appropriate for the type of external computer display or projector. Click Details in step 6 of Selecting the Display Mode on the previous page.
- Page 14 The dual display function allows you to distribute portions of your desktop across separate displays. For example, if you have an external monitor attached to the monitor connector, your LCD display and the monitor can function as a single desktop. You can move the cursor off one display and onto the other.
- Page 15 Click the Advanced button. Click the NeoMagic tab. Check the Set Dual-Display option and click OK. The System Settings Change dialog box appears. Click Yes to restart your system. You can set the display colors and resolution for each display that is part of a virtual desktop.