Power Saving
Utility Manual
By using the Power Saving Utility, you can
easily switch your PC to power saving mode. The power saving mode reduces power
consumption, thereby extending battery life.
What you can do with
the Power Saving Utility
- You can switch between power saving mode and normal mode by
using the Power Saving Button.
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- You can switch between power saving mode and normal mode using
the icon in the notification area at the bottom-right corner of the
desktop screen.
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- You can switch between power saving mode and normal mode from
Start screen.
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- You can change the device condition by using the icon in the
notification area at the bottom-right corner of the desktop screen.
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- You can confirm the present device condition by using the icon
in the notification area at the bottom-right corner of the desktop screen.
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- You can confirm the present device condition from Start screen.
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- You can set up the actions for each device under power saving
mode.
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Setting up
the power saving mode actions
In this window,
you set up the brightness of the display or power consumption level of each
device under power saving mode. You also can set up whether or not to display a
message on screen when you switch modes or when you start up under power saving
mode. When a device does not work properly, you can initialize the device from
this window.
- Right-click the
Power Saving Utility icon (
or
) in the notification area at the
bottom-right of the desktop screen, and select "Power saving mode
settings". The [Power Saving Utility Setting] window appears.
- Set up the desired
action for each device while the system is in power saving mode.
- Click the [Action
under power saving mode] cell for the device you want to set up.
- Click
to the right of the selected cell, and
then select what you want the device to do while the system is in power
saving mode.
- Use the check boxes
at the bottom of the window to indicate whether or not you want a message
to be displayed onscreen when you switch modes or when you start up under
power saving mode.
- "Display a confirmation message when
switching modes."
If you click
into
, setting status (restricted
devices/functions) for each device under power saving mode is displayed when
switching normal mode to power saving mode. Also, setting status (restriction
removed device/function) for each device under normal mode (free status) is
displayed when switching power saving mode to normal mode.
- "Display a message when mode switching has
failed."
If you click
into
, information for a device is
displayed when switching of modes has failed.
- "The ECO indicator turns on when battery
consumption is low."
If you click
into
, the ECO indicator turns on
when battery consumption is low. This function is effective only on products
what have the ECO indicator.
- Click on the [OK]
button.

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- Take the following actions in case a
device does not work properly after switching back to normal mode:
- Click
[Initializing device condition] button.
A window for switching confirmation appears.
Each device is initialized; power saving mode is cancelled and
the disabled device is enabled.
Power Saving Utility icon in notification area at bottom-right
of the desktop screen turns into (Normal Mode).
[Power Saving Utility Setup] window is closed.
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Switching
between Power Saving Mode and Normal Mode
You can switch between power
saving mode and normal mode using one of the following three methods:

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- If a device is in use, switching of
modes must be done after using the device; otherwise the device may
not shut down properly.
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Switching with Instant / Power Saving Button
- Press the Instant /
Power Saving button (certain models only).
Refer
to the system user's guide for the location of the Instant / Power Saving
button.
If you have selected to
"Display a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance
with
"Setting up the power saving mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed.

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- If you unchecked "Display a
confirmation message when switching modes" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power Saving Utility window again.
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- Click the [OK]
button.
A
progress indicator appears while switching modes.
When
mode is switched, the icon in notification area at bottom-right on the desktop
screen will change:
- When
switching from power saving mode to normal mode:
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- When
switching from normal mode to power saving mode:
->

Switching with the icon in the notification area at
bottom-right of the desktop screen
- Right-click the
icon (
/
) in the notification area at the
bottom-right of the desktop screen.
- Select
"Switching power saving mode" in the displayed menu.

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- If you uncheck "Display a
confirmation message when switching modes" in Power Saving
Utility window, or you check "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in Power Saving Utility window again.
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- Click the [OK]
button.
A
progress indicator appears while switching modes.
When
mode is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right on the desktop
screen will change:
- When
switching from power saving mode to normal mode:
->

- When
switching from normal mode to power saving mode:
->

Switching with the
start screen
- Move mouse pointer
to the upper-right of the screen and you will see some icons.
- Click [Search] in
the shape of a magnifying glass in the icons and you will see Search
window.
- Click [Switching
power saving mode] at the [Power Saving Utility] in the [Apps] list.
- If you have
selected to "Display a confirmation message when switching
modes" in accordance with
"Setting up the power saving
mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed.

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- If you unchecked "Display a
confirmation message when switching modes" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power Saving Utility window again.
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- Click the [OK]
button.
A
progress indicator appears while switching modes.
When
mode is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right on the desktop
screen will change:
- When
switching from power saving mode to normal mode:
->

- When
switching from normal mode to power saving mode:
->

If switching fails
If you have
selected to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in
accordance with
"Setting up the power saving mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed. When the message
is displayed, you can verify the information of the device that failed.
After confirming
the contents, click [OK].

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- If you unchecked "Display a
message when mode switching has failed" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power saving Utility window again.
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When mode
switching is done while a device is in use, the error message may appear on the
screen.
The content of
the error message changes according to the kind of the device installed by the
device and the personal computer using it now.
In that case, please follow the
instruction of the error message.
Switching the condition of each device
Switch the
condition of each device from the icon in the notification area at bottom-right
of the desktop screen.

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- If a device is in use, switching of
modes must be done after using the device. Otherwise the device may
not shut down.
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- Right-click the
icon(
/
) in nNotification area at bottom-right on
the desktop screen.
- Select the device
that you want to switch from the displayed menu, and choose the condition
that you want to set for the device.

- If you have selected to "Display a confirmation message
when switching modes" in accordance with
"Setting up the power saving
mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed.

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- If you unchecked "Display a
confirmation message when switching modes" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power saving Utility window again.
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- Click the [OK]
button.
A progress
indicator appears while switching modes.

When
the device condition is switched, the icon in notification area at bottom-right
of the desktop screen will change:
- When
switching all device conditions to normal mode:
->

- When
switching one or more device conditions to power saving mode:
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· Note that when switching certain devices
from power saving to normal mode, the icon in the notification area may not
change to the normal icon. If that should occur, please return to the
normal mode as directed in
"Switching between Power
Saving Mode and Normal Mode".
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If switching fails
If you have
selected to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in
accordance with
"Setting up the power saving mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed. When the message
is displayed, you can verify the information about the device that failed.
After confirming
the contents, click [OK].


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- If you unchecked "Display a
message when mode switching has failed" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power saving Utility window again.
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When mode
switching is attempted while a device is in use, the error message may appear
on the screen.
The content of
the error message changes according to the kind of the device installed by the
device and the personal computer using it now.
In that case,
please follow the instruction of the error message.
Confirm the device condition
Confirm the
condition of each device using the icon in the notification area at the
bottom-right of the desktop screen. You can also switch the device condition
using this method.

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- If a device is in use, finish using it
before switching modes for it, otherwise it may not shut down.
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- Right-click the
icon(
or
) in the notification area at the
bottom-right on the desktop screen.
- Select
"Display the present device condition" in the displayed menu.
The current device conditions are displayed.
- If you simply want to see the device conditions without
changing them, click [Cancel] when you are done. The window closes.
- If
you want to change the device condition(s), perform the following
procedure:
Set up the device
condition for each device.
- Click the [Device
condition] cell for the device(s) you want to change.

- Click
and select the condition you want to
change it to.

- Click the [OK]
button.
- If you have selected to "Display
a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance with
"Setting up the power saving
mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed.


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- If you unchecked "Display a
confirmation message when switching modes" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power Saving Utility window again.
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- Click the [OK]
button.
A
progress indicator appears while switching modes.

When
the device condition is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right
on the desktop screen is changed:
- When
switching all device conditions to normal mode:
->

- When
switching one or more device conditions to power saving mode:
->


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· Note that when switching certain devices from
power saving to normal mode, the icon in the notification area may not
change to the normal icon. If that should occur, please return to the
normal mode as directed in
"Switching between Power
Saving Mode and Normal Mode".
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If switching fails
If you have selected
to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in accordance
with
"Setting up the power saving mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed. When the message
is displayed, you can verify the information of the device that failed.
After confirming
the contents, click [OK].


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- If you unchecked "Display a
message when mode switching has failed" in the Power Saving
Utility window, or you checked the "Do not display this message
again" in this window, the window will not appear unless you
check the box in the Power saving Utility window again.
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When mode
switching is attempted while a device is in use, the error message may appear
on the screen.
The content of
the error message changes according to the kind of the device installed by the
device and the personal computer using it now.
In that case, please follow the
instruction of the error message.
Confirm the device condition from Start screen
Confirm the
condition of each device from Start screen. You can also switch the device condition
using this method.

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- If a device is in use, finish using it
before switching modes for it, otherwise it may not shut down.
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- Move
mouse pointer to the upper-right of the screen and you will see Search
Window.
- Click [Search] in
the shape of a magnifying glass in the icons and you will see Search
window.
- Click [Power
Saving Switch] at the [Power Saving Utility] in the [Apps] list.
The current device conditions are displayed.
- If you simply want to see the device conditions without
changing them, click [Close] when you are done. The window closes.
- If
you want to change the device condition(s), perform the following
procedure:
- The switch of
the slider is moved right or left to change the display brightness.
To change the state of other devices click on the respective button.
A
progress indicator appears while changing the device condition.
When
the device condition is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right
on the desktop screen is changed:
- When
switching all device conditions to normal mode:
->

- When
switching one or more device conditions to power saving mode:
->


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· Note that when switching certain devices from
power saving to normal mode, the icon in the notification area may not
change to the normal icon. If that should occur, please return to the
normal mode as directed in
"Switching between Power
Saving Mode and Normal Mode".
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If switching fails
If switching fails, the message is displayed.
After confirming
the contents, click [OK].
When mode
switching is attempted while a device is in use, the error message may appear
on the screen.
The content of
the error message changes according to the kind of the device installed by the
device and the personal computer using it now.
In that case, please follow the
instruction of the error message.
Icon in
notification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen
About the icon in the notification area at
bottom-right on the desktop screen.
Icon
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Description
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PC is set in
power saving mode.
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PC is set in
normal mode.
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Precautions
- Even though the PC may be used under
multiple user accounts, the power saving mode has only one setting per PC.
Therefore, if another user logs on to the PC with another user account
while under power saving mode, the PC will retain the current power saving
mode.
- Mode switching can be performed only in
accordance with the methods instructed in this manual. Changing the PC's
state to Standby/Resume/Hibernation or Reboot/Logoff will not
automatically change the present mode.
- If the hardware condition is changed
intentionally after or during mode switching, this software does not reset
the hardware settings.
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