[. . . ] Specifications -- The online Specifications describe the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO computer. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://esupport. sony. com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA, at http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, or at http://esupport. sony. com/ES/ for customers in Latin American countries or areas. VAIO Recovery Guide -- Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. Click VAIO Recovery Guide. SmartWi Connection Utility Guide -- Provides information about setting up Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, and Wireless WAN functionalities. [. . . ] Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. If a security warning window appears, click Yes or OK to proceed. You can always enter your user information that has been registered in the password bank to access password-protected web sites. n 107 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Importing/Exporting Password Bank Entries You can export/import entries to/from the password bank for a backup or recovery purpose. To export an entry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Click OK. To import an entry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Click OK. n 108 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the My Safe Folder The encrypted My Safe folder is provided to protect your data against unauthorized access. With the fingerprint authentication functionality, you can decrypt (unlock) this folder to access your data. Note that you need to initialize and create the folder before you use the My Safe folder for the first time. To show the My Safe icon on the desktop 1 2 3 4 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Click to select the Show My Safe icon on Desktop check box, and then click OK. n 109 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To initialize the My Safe folder 1 2 3 4 Double-click the My Safe icon on the desktop. Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor. Without the backup password, you will not be able to restore your data in the My Safe folder. Make sure to write down the backup password and keep it safe and private from other people. 5 Specify the folder size and click Finish. The maximum size of the My Safe folder is 2 GB. To lock the My Safe folder Right-click the My Safe icon on the desktop and select Lock My Safe from the Protector Suite QL menu. To avoid this, you can change the Standby mode settings. n 117 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To change the Standby mode settings 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start and then Control Panel. Change the System Standby settings. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hibernate mode, the state of the system is saved on the hard disk and power is turned off. The power indicator light is off in this mode. To activate Hibernate mode 1 2 Click Start and then Turn Off Computer. Click Hibernate. To return to Normal mode Slide up the power switch (in the direction of f on the switch) to turn on the computer. If you slide up (in the direction of f on the switch) and hold the power switch for more than four seconds, the computer will turn off automatically. If you do not use the computer for a long period of time, put the computer into Hibernate mode. This power saving mode saves you the time of shutting down or resuming. It takes more time to return to Normal mode from Hibernate mode than from Standby mode. Do not move the computer until its power indicator light turns off. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Managing Power with VAIO Power Management Power management helps you set up power schemes for running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and longer battery life. For more information on VAIO Power Management, see the help file on the VAIO Power Management software. Activating VAIO Power Management When you start the computer, a power status icon appears on the taskbar. [. . . ] For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 176). VAIO Central provides a central location that gathers resources to configure your VAIO computer and view your computer's configuration and specifications. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 176). n 185 N Support Options VAIO® Edit Component Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Edit Component provides enhanced editing functionality when using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Standard, or Adobe Premiere Elements on your VAIO computer. [. . . ]