Sony PCV-E201 User Guide - Page 160

Setting Up Your VAIO Micro Tower Using the Standby Function When you're done using your computer, you can put it in standby mode rather than turn it off completely. Putting the computer in standby mode allows you to return to normal computer use instantly. To put the computer in standby mode 1 Save your work and close any applications that are running. (You can leave Microsoft Windows running.) 2 Press the power switch on the front panel. The computer goes into standby mode. To change the length of time before the computer goes into standby mode The computer automatically goes into standby mode when there is no activity on the computer for 30 minutes. You can modify this length of time from the Windows Control Panel. To take the computer out of standby mode J Press the power switch on the front panel again. Standby Mode Indicators You.can tell which mode the computer is in by the color of the power indicator light. Color Amber Green No color _ Mode Computer is in standby mode. Computer is out of standby mode, ready to use. Computer is turned off. /fin In standby mode you may periodically hear the computer's fan turn on and off, depending on the room's temperature. This is normal functioning in standby mode.