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

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.

  1. Right-click the Power Saving Utility icon (Image or Image) 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.
  1. Set up the desired action for each device while the system is in power saving mode.
    1. Click the [Action under power saving mode] cell for the device you want to set up.

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    1. Click Image 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.

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  1. 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.

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    1. "Display a confirmation message when switching modes."

If you click Image into Image, 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.

    1. "Display a message when mode switching has failed."

If you click Image into Image, information for a device is displayed when switching of modes has failed.

    1. "The ECO indicator turns on when battery consumption is low."

If you click Image into Image, the ECO indicator turns on when battery consumption is low. This function is effective only on products what have the ECO indicator.

  1. 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:
    1. Click [Initializing device condition] button.

A window for switching confirmation appears.

    1. Click [OK] button.

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 Image(Normal Mode).

[Power Saving Utility Setup] window is closed.

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.

Switching with Instant / Power Saving Button

  1. 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 Image"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.
  1. Click the [OK] button.

A progress indicator appears while switching modes.

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When mode is switched, the icon in notification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen will change:

Switching with the icon in the notification area at bottom-right of the desktop screen

  1. Right-click the icon (Image/Image) in the notification area at the bottom-right of the desktop screen.
  1. Select "Switching power saving mode" in the displayed menu.
  1. If you have selected to "Display a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance withImage"Setting up the power saving mode actions", the following confirmation message is displayed.

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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.
  1. Click the [OK] button.

A progress indicator appears while switching modes.

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When mode is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen will change:

Switching with the start screen

  1. Move mouse pointer to the upper-right of the screen and you will see some icons.
  2. Click [Search] in the shape of a magnifying glass in the icons and you will see Search window.
  3. Click [Switching power saving mode] at the [Power Saving Utility] in the [Apps] list.
  4. If you have selected to "Display a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance withImage"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.
  1. Click the [OK] button.

A progress indicator appears while switching modes.

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When mode is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen will change:

If switching fails

If you have selected to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in accordance withImage"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.

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.

 

  1. Right-click the icon(Image/Image) in nNotification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen.
  1. Select the device that you want to switch from the displayed menu, and choose the condition that you want to set for the device.

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  1. If you have selected to "Display a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance withImage"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.
  1. Click the [OK] button.

A progress indicator appears while switching modes.

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When the device condition is switched, the icon in notification area at bottom-right of the desktop screen will change:

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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
Image"Switching between Power Saving Mode and Normal Mode".

If switching fails

If you have selected to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in accordance with Image"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.

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.

 

  1. Right-click the icon(Image or Image) in the notification area at the bottom-right on the desktop screen.
  1. Select "Display the present device condition" in the displayed menu. The current device conditions are displayed.
  1. If you simply want to see the device conditions without changing them, click [Cancel] when you are done. The window closes.
  2. If you want to change the device condition(s), perform the following procedure:

    Set up the device condition for each device.
    1. Click the [Device condition] cell for the device(s) you want to change.

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    1. Click Image and select the condition you want to change it to.

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  1. Click the [OK] button.
  2. If you have selected to "Display a confirmation message when switching modes" in accordance with Image"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.
  1. Click the [OK] button.

A progress indicator appears while switching modes.

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When the device condition is switched, the icon in the notification area at bottom-right on the desktop screen is changed:

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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
Image"Switching between Power Saving Mode and Normal Mode".

If switching fails

If you have selected to "Display a message when mode switching has failed" in accordance with Image"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.

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.

 

  1. Move mouse pointer to the upper-right of the screen and you will see Search Window.
  2. Click [Search] in the shape of a magnifying glass in the icons and you will see Search window.
  3. Click [Power Saving Switch] at the [Power Saving Utility] in the [Apps] list. The current device conditions are displayed.
  4. If you simply want to see the device conditions without changing them, click [Close] when you are done. The window closes.
  5. If you want to change the device condition(s), perform the following procedure:
    1. 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:

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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
Image"Switching between Power Saving Mode and Normal Mode".

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.

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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.

Precautions

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