Sony PCV-LX900 - Manual (Page 41)

AutoAlert™ E-mail Notification System
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AutoAlert™ E-mail Notification System
The VAIO® Action Setup utility enables you to program your computer to notify
you when new mail arrives in your e-mail mailbox. The
Information LED
turns red to indicate that new e-mail has arrived. For the AutoAlert E-mail
Notification System to work, you must use Microsoft® Outlook® Express as
your default e-mail software, and have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with
dial-up capabilities set up.
As an alternative, you can program your AutoAlert E-mail Notification System to
have the Information LED indicate when it has successfully completed the task
of dialing up and connecting to receive e-mail. In this case, the Information LED
lights to indicate that your e-mail account has been successfully accessed,
regardless of whether or not you have e-mail. This feature is supported by the
preconfigured e-mail applications listed in the VAIO Action Setup utility.
AutoAlert E-mail Notification System Software Restrictions
If you use software that requires use of a phone line
❑ The computer may not be able to disconnect the phone line due to
communication and server conditions.
❑ Monitor the status of the software when running the AutoAlert E-mail
Notification System, and manually disconnect the phone line if you notice a
malfunction. When using the timer to start the software, set the computer to
shut down or enter system standby mode after a certain length of time. This
allows the computer to disconnect the phone line if the computer does not
disconnect the line normally.
If you are using the timer to download e-mail automatically
❑ Set up your e-mail software to redial automatically if it does not connect the
first time.
❑ Set up your e-mail software to disconnect the phone line automatically when
all mail has been downloaded.
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The e-mail software you choose to use with the PPK must be set as your default e-mail
software.