Sony PCV-L640 - Manual (Page 23)

Internal Timer
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The six Programmable Power Keys perform by default the functions listed in the
table below.
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.
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.
See “LCD Overview” for an illustration showing the Information LED’s location.
Key Function
P1 (INTERNET) Starts Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer for Windows® 98.
P2 (MAIL) Starts Microsoft ® Outlook ® Express.
P3 (WORK) Starts Microsoft
®
Word.
P4 (FINANCE) Starts Intuit
®
Quicken
®
Basic 2000.
P5 (SETUP) Starts PPK Setup.
P6 (HELP) Launches demo.


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.


The e-mail software you choose to use with PPK must be set as your default e-mail
software.