[. . . ] 59 2 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Displaying Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Battery Icon Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Displaying Detailed Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Changing the Window Design of Sony Software 63 Selecting the Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Using the Dual Display function (Windows Me only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Selecting Dual Display mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Setting the colors and resolution for each display67 Customizing the virtual desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Releasing the Dual Display setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 About the Software on Your Notebook . . . 69 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 MovieShakerTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Importing Images and Sound Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Creating a Movie using Shaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Editing Clips and Scenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Saving a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 PictureGearTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Managing Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Creating a Photo Album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using Panorama Maker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Making Still Images and Panoramic from MPEG . . . 80 OpenMGTM Jukebox 2. 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 3 Change to Current Document Title Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) Services . . 85 Check-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Check-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The predefined profiles are: Icon Description Maximum Performance Provides the best system performance while still conserving power. Maximum Battery Life Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the computer and puts it into Standby mode after a specified time period. Ultimate Battery Life Extends the Maximum Battery Life by disabling ports such as the i. LINK port. This profile disables many applications such as Memory Stick, DVGate, and Smart Capture. Disable Power Management Turns off all power management features such as Standby and Hibernate modes. You can not change the settings of this profile. AC Power The power management state when AC power is in use. Power Management automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature. Games Disables the display and the Hard Disk Standby timer. Presentation Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. You can establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Camera Optimizes performance and power requirements for camera usage. Word Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Icon Description Spreadsheet Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications. Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Automatic Profile Selection Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications. Power Management Commands 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 can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. Icon Description Standby Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power button on your computer. Hibernate Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. This allows you to drag objects, such as an open application window or a toolbar, from one display to the other. This configuration of a single desktop distributed across separate displays is referred to as a virtual desktop. Virtual Desktop Virtual desktop External monitor Your LCD display Selecting Dual Display mode 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start, point to Settings, Control Panel, and then click the Display icon. Click the Monitor marked "2. " The Monitor #2 dialog box appears. Click Apply. Setting the colors and resolution for each display You can set the display colors and resolution for each display that is part of a virtual desktop. Select the display you wish to change (1 or 2) by clicking the icon of the display. Click OK to confirm that you want to make the changes. Customizing the virtual desktop You can customize Dual Display mode by changing the position of the two displays that form the virtual desktop. In the Display Properties screen, drag the icons of Monitor #1 or Monitor #2, to a new position that is relative to the other. Click OK to apply the change. Releasing the Dual Display setting Follow steps 1 and 2 in the section "Selecting Dual Display mode. " Right-click on Monitor #2, and then click Enabled to release the setting. Some software is not compatible with Dual Display mode. About the Software on Your Notebook Your VAIO notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you the following: An overview of the various software that come with your computer and the activities you can perform with your software Software support information 69 VAIO Notebook User Guide Overview Adobe® Acrobat ReaderTM Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer platforms. Adobe Photoshop® Elements (Windows Me only) Adobe Systems Inc. Using state-of-the-art image editing tools, you can unleash your artistic ability and create digital images for print, e-mail and posting to the Web. [. . . ] Some titles require specific files that are located on the application CD. Make sure you place the CD in the tray with the label side facing up. I can not use the DVgate software. If your notebook is using the Ultimate Battery Life profile for its power saving mode, you cannot use DVgate or Smart Connect software. Disable echo function of the microphone by taking the following steps: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to Settings, and then point to Control Panel. [. . . ]