Display Power Management

This Display Power Management program  is designed for energy-saving monitors that conform to the VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard. If your monitor meets the VESA DPMS specification, you can use Display Power Management to reduce monitor energy consumption. This program offers three levels of power-down modes :

1. Standby (minimum power saving)

2. Suspend (substantial power saving)

3. Off state (maximum power saving)

This program monitors mouse and/or keyboard activities. When it detects no activity for a specified delay period, the program signals the monitor to enter the selected power-down mode.

NOTE:	Be sure your monitor supports the VESA DPMS standard before using the Display Power Management program.  If your monitor does not support DPMS, it may malfunction or operate unpredictably when you enable the program.

Select one of the following buttons for information about the Display Power Management Panel:

Clock

Delay Time

Touch Types

Password Options

Auto Start / Uninstall Button

Test Button

Enable / Disable Button

Save Button

Exit Button

The state for any of the above categories may be changed at any time with the following exception:

Delay Time values may not be changed when the clock is counting-down to a power-down mode.


Clock

. Turn on / off

Turns the delay timer display (the digital display in the upper left of the window) on or off.  The display shows only when the program is ENABLED.

. Last Alarm

Generates beep at one second intervals for the final 5 seconds before a DPMS mode is activated.


Delay Time

Select delay time for :

. Stand by

. Suspend

. Monitor Off

First, DISABLE the program (click the Enable/Disable button at the bottom of the window so Enable shows, indicating that the program is Disabled).  Then set a delay time, from 0 to 999 minutes, for each mode.  The monitor first enters the power-down mode with the shortest delay time.  When it reaches the next-shortest delay time, it enters the corresponding mode. And last, it enters the power-down mode with the longest delay time.  We recommend that you leave OFF STATE with the longest delay time, because the monitor cannot enter any other mode from OFF STATE.


Touch Types

. Mouse

If selected, clock counter resets when mouse is moved.

. Keyboard

If selected, clock counter resets when any key is pressed.


Password Options

. Password Protection

After you select a password and ENABLE the option, you must enter your password before the monitor can exit any power-down mode it has entered. USE THIS FEATURE WITH CARE! If you forget the password, you may be "locked in" at one power down mode.

. Set Password

The password may be changed at any time.


Auto Start / Uninstall Button

. Auto Start

Auto Start automatically loads the program in a minimized icon at the bottom of the Windows desktop each time you start Windows.

. Uninstall

Uninstall cancels the automatic start feature.  Keep in mind that the button label is the OPPOSITE of the active state.


Test Button

Press or click Test button to test the Display Power Management function.


Enable / Disable Button

Enables or disables the Display Power Management program.  Keep in mind that the button label is the OPPOSITE of the active state.


Save Button

Click the Save button to save any change in  Display Power Management settings.


Exit Button

Closes the program window.