Sony VAIO PCG-V505AK, Software Manual

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Managing power with PowerPanel
The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information
about system activity and battery life. The automatic power management selects the most advantageous
profiles, or lets you customise the profiles you choose, according to your own needs, with the goal of
extended battery life.
PowerPanel has the following features:
❑ Automatic Profile Selection (APS) based on the currently active application;
❑ Ability to select specific Power Profiles manually from the menu;
❑ Ability to edit and create new profiles;
❑ Ability to display detailed battery information;
❑ It works in harmony with your Windows
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settings.
❑ ToolTips to signal Power Profile changes;
❑ Ability to select limited Power Profiles directly from the Power Profile page;
❑ Ability to prevent specific users from modifying profiles