Sony PCV-L640 manual Internal Timer, AutoAlert E-mail Notification System, Key Function

Internal Timer

The six Programmable Power Keys perform by default the functions listed in the table below.

Key		Function
P1	(INTERNET)	Starts Microsoft® Internet Explorer for Windows® 98.
P2	(MAIL)	Starts Microsoft® Outlook® Express.
P3	(WORK)	Starts Microsoft® Word.
P4	(FINANCE)	Starts Intuit® Quicken® Basic 2000.
P5	(SETUP)	Starts PPK Setup.
P6￿(HELP)		Launches demo.

Internal Timer

The VAIO Action Setup software allows you to set your computer’s internal timer to launch certain applications automatically. The timer can start applications even when the power￿is off.

Some software applications take longer than others to launch. It is advisable to confirm in advance the amount of time your selected application takes to start.

AutoAlert E-mail Notification System

VAIO Action Setup also enables you to set up your computer to notify you with

an Information LED when new mail arrives in your e-mail mailbox. The Information LED turns red to indicate that new e-mail has arrived. For this AutoAlert E-mail Notification System to work, you must use Microsoft® Outlook® Express as your default e-mail software, and you must have an Internet Service Provider with dial-up capabilities set up.

As an alternative, you can program your AutoAlert E-mail Notification System to set the Information LED to turn on when it has successfully completed the task of dialing up and connecting to receive mail. In this case, the Information LED turns on to indicate that your e-mail account has been accessed successfully, regardless of whether or not you have mail; this works with Microsoft Outlook Express.

￿The e-mail software you choose to use with PPK must be set as your default e-mail software.

See “LCD Overview” for an illustration showing the Information LED’s location.

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