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” on page 8 for an illustration showing the Information LED’s location.
AutoAlert E-mail Notification System Software Restrictions
If you use software that uses a phone line
❑The computer may not be able to disconnect the phone line due to communication and server conditions.
❑Be sure to monitor the status of the software when running the AutoAlert E-mail Notification System, and manually disconnect the phone line if you notice a malfunction. Furthermore, when using the timer to start the software, it is advised that you set the computer to shut down or enter system standby mode after a certain length of time. This allows the computer to disconnect the phone line if the computer fails to disconnect the line normally.