[. . . ] The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. n8N Before Use ENERGY STAR As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Sony has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. For detailed information on the ENERGY STAR Program, visit the following web sites: http://www. energystar. gov (USA) http://www. eu-energystar. org (Europe) This computer is designed in compliance with the ENERGY STAR standards and delivered with the following power saving settings: The LCD backlight is turned off automatically after about 15 minutes of inactivity. [. . . ] See Erasing the Registered Fingerprints (page 134) for the detailed procedure. A fingerprint sensor may malfunction or be damaged if you scratch its surface with: a solid or sharp-pointed object fine objects, for example swiping a finger covered with dirt across the fingerprint sensor Discharge static electricity from your finger by touching a metallic object especially during dry seasons (e. g. Static electricity may cause the fingerprint sensor to malfunction. * See the online specifications to find out about your storage device configuration. n 129 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Registering a Fingerprint To use the fingerprint authentication function, you must register your fingerprint(s) in your computer. Set the Windows password on your computer before registration. See Adding the Windows Password (page 125) for the detailed instructions. To register a fingerprint !Up to 10 fingerprints can be registered for each user and up to 21 fingerprints can be registered for logging onto your system using the Power-on Security feature. You can also select the fingerprint you want to use for the Power-on Security feature later. 1 2 3 Click Start, All Programs, Protector Suite QL, and Control Center. Follow the on-screen instructions. For detailed information, see the help file. n 130 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer If you have failed to register a fingerprint, follow these steps to try again. 1 Place the top joint of your finger on the fingerprint sensor (1). 2 Swipe your finger perpendicularly across the fingerprint sensor. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer !Place your fingertip flat in the center of the fingerprint sensor. Scan your fingerprint from the top joint of the finger to the fingertip. Keep your finger in contact with the fingerprint sensor while swiping. Fingerprint registration may fail if you move your finger too fast or too slow. Let the fingerprint sensor take about one second to scan your fingerprint. You may not be able to register and/or have your fingerprint(s) recognized if your finger is excessively dry or wet, wrinkled, injured, dirty, etc. Register more than one fingerprint in case that the fingerprint sensor fails to recognize the fingerprint. Note that up to 21 fingerprints can be registered for logging onto your system using the Power-on Security feature. Be sure to clean your fingertip(s) and the fingerprint sensor before swiping in order to keep good recognition performance. n 132 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Logging Onto Your System To use the fingerprint authentication function in place of password entry to log onto your system, you need to set the poweron, hard disk, and Windows passwords and configure your computer for fingerprint authentication. For setting the power-on, hard disk*, and Windows passwords, see Setting the Password (page 115). * The hard disk password is not available on models with two built-in flash memory storage devices in RAID configuration. See the online specifications to find out about your storage device configuration. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. Logging onto Windows If you have registered your fingerprints for your user account, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for Windows password entry. To log onto Windows, swipe the registered finger across the fingerprint sensor when the Windows log-on screen appears. Power-on Security feature If you have set the power-on password (page 116) and/or the hard disk password (page 121), you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when starting your computer. n 133 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Password Bank Once you have registered your user information (user accounts, passwords, etc. ) for web sites in the Password Bank, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for entering information required to access the password-protected web sites. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. !You may not be able to use the Password Bank feature depending on the web site you access. Using the File Safe Feature With the File Safe feature, you can create an encrypted archive to include a file and/or folder for protection against unauthorized access. The encrypted archive can be decrypted or unlocked for included file/folder access by swiping your finger across the fingerprint sensor or entering the backup password you specified for encryption. [. . . ] VAIO-Link web site: If you have any problem with the computer, you can access the VAIO-Link web site for troubleshooting. e-Support: This interactive part of our web site http://www. vaio-link. com allows you to get in contact with our dedicated support team over the Internet. Using a personalized account, you can log your technical queries with ease. VAIO-Link help lines: Before contacting VAIO-Link by telephone, try to solve the problem by reading the printed and nonprinted documentation. [. . . ]