User manual NEC VERSA 4200

[. . . ] PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Corporation (NEC) and/or its licensors. NEC and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others. The NEC product(s) discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control. [. . . ] Press Fn + F7 to toggle through the various Power Management settings. Any selection you make by pressing Fn + F7 overrides the settings you made on the Power Savings Setup screen. The Setup power settings are not in effect until the next power-on. Security Your NEC Versa 4200 supports a password for system security on several levels. Using the Security screen, you can require that a password be entered T T T to use Setup at each startup or boot each time the system resumes from Suspend mode. To use your system, you are not prompted to enter a password until you set an initial password. Once you set a password, you must enter it before you can enter Setup; this feature allows only an authorized user to change system parameters. In addition, you can choose to require the password be entered each time you start the system and each time the system resumes from Suspend mode. Using Setup 3-7 A Quick Lock feature lets you lock your keyboard when you are away from your computer. Setting an Initial System Password Set an initial password as follows: 1. Write your password down and keep it in a secure place in case you forget it. 4. If you want to require the password each time you start your system, move the cursor to "Password on boot" and select "Enabled. " 6. If you want to require the password each time the system resumes from Suspend mode, move the cursor to "Password on Resume" and select "Enabled. " 7. Here you can select "Save Changes and Exit" to save your password and reboot your system. Removing a Password To remove a password, press Enter at "Enter new password" and again at "Re-enter new password. " Your password clears and you are no longer prompted to enter one. You can also use the "Enter new password" and "Re-enter new password" prompts to change to a new password. Quick Lock The Quick Lock feature is activated only after you have enabled a password. Once the Quicklock feature is enabled, press Ctrl + Alt + Back Space to lock the keyboard. When the password is removed, the keyboard cannot be locked. 3-8 Using Setup When the Quick Lock feature is activated and your keyboard is locked, the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LCD icons on the LCD status bar will blink in an alternating fashion. NOTE POWERPANEL Your NEC Versa 4200 system gives you a tool that simplifies changing the system configuration settings discussed previously in this chapter, including power management. When you power on in either Windows for Workgroups or Windows 95, note the colorful icons on the PowerPanel toolbar. The location of the toolbar can be changed by selecting the desired Toolbar Position from the PowerPanel Preferences screen. Use the VersaGlide to move the cursor over the desired icon, and select the icon with a touch of the left selection button (or a tap using the VersaGlide itself). The purpose of PowerPanel is to provide a quick and easy way to change from one setting to the next, as your location varies. The first five icons (profiles) in the PowerPanel that NEC designed for you let you toggle between power management settings. Use the PowerPanel menu to edit or create your own version of PowerPanel, according to your own needs. Using Setup 3-9 Reviewing PowerPanel Default Power Settings The following table describes power management icons and settings in the PowerPanel provided by NEC. The displayed settings are those preset when the system is shipped. [. . . ] A standard serial bus, digital interface designed to connect electronic musical devices. MIDI has no innate sound of its own. mode A method of operation; for example, the Versa operates in either normal or power-saving modes. modem MOdulator-DEModulator. A device that links computers over a telephone line. MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) player program is a Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 application that lets you create and view presentations by controlling the playback of compressed MPEG files. multimedia Computer technology that integrates different forms of media such as sound, text, graphics, and video. N nonvolatile memory Storage media that retains its data when system power is turned off. Nonvolatile memory in the Versa is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip which is backed up by an internal battery. [. . . ]