Sony PCG-C1XD manual Automatic Profiles Selection APS, Choosing Automatic Profiles

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About the Software on your Notebook Computer

Automatic Profiles Selection (APS)

A Power Profile is a set of timer values for a variety of system devices. PowerPanel automatically selects the profile associated with the application you’re using and changes profiles as you switch between applications.

The Power Management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters, such as LCD brightness, or hard disk activity.

Choosing Automatic Profiles

By right-clicking the PowerPanel icon on the task tray, you can choose “Automatic Profile Selection”: this automatically enables PowerPanel set the power management settings:

Customizing PowerPanel

You can customize the PowerPanel toolbar to suit your portable computing needs. You can edit the pre-defined Power Management settings or create new profiles. Please refer to PowerPanel Help for more information.

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