Sony PCG-C1VE Bedienungsanleitung

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Richtige Gebrauchsanleitung

Die Vorschriften verpflichten den Verkäufer zur Übertragung der Gebrauchsanleitung Sony PCG-C1VE an den Erwerber, zusammen mit der Ware. Eine fehlende Anleitung oder falsche Informationen, die dem Verbraucher übertragen werden, bilden eine Grundlage für eine Reklamation aufgrund Unstimmigkeit des Geräts mit dem Vertrag. Rechtsmäßig lässt man das Anfügen einer Gebrauchsanleitung in anderer Form als Papierform zu, was letztens sehr oft genutzt wird, indem man eine grafische oder elektronische Anleitung von Sony PCG-C1VE, sowie Anleitungsvideos für Nutzer beifügt. Die Bedingung ist, dass ihre Form leserlich und verständlich ist.

Was ist eine Gebrauchsanleitung?

Das Wort kommt vom lateinischen „instructio”, d.h. ordnen. Demnach kann man in der Anleitung Sony PCG-C1VE die Beschreibung der Etappen der Vorgehensweisen finden. Das Ziel der Anleitung ist die Belehrung, Vereinfachung des Starts, der Nutzung des Geräts oder auch der Ausführung bestimmter Tätigkeiten. Die Anleitung ist eine Sammlung von Informationen über ein Gegenstand/eine Dienstleistung, ein Hinweis.

Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung Sony PCG-C1VE. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung Sony PCG-C1VE sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts Sony PCG-C1VE
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts Sony PCG-C1VE
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts Sony PCG-C1VE
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

Warum lesen wir keine Gebrauchsanleitungen?

Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von Sony PCG-C1VE zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von Sony PCG-C1VE und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service Sony finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von Sony PCG-C1VE zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts Sony PCG-C1VE, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von Sony PCG-C1VE widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    nN So ny Notebook Computer Use r Gu ide PCG -C1VE © 2 000 b y Son y Cor po rati on .[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 2 nN Notice to User s © 2000 S ony Corpor ation. Al l rights reserved . This m anual and th e softwar e d escribed herein , in wh ole or in part, may not be r eproduced , translated, or r educed to any machine-r eadable form without prior w ritten app rov al. Sony Corpora tion provide s no wa rranty with regard t[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 3 nN As an E NERGY S TAR P artner, So ny has det ermined t hat thi s produ ct meet s the E NER G Y S TAR gui del ines f or energ y effi ciency . The I nter nation al E NERGY S TA R Office Equi pment Program is a n internation al program that p romotes energ y saving through the use of computers and their office eq[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 4 nN Safety Inf ormation Ow ner’s Rec or d The model number and s erial number a re located on th e bottom o f your S ony noteb ook computer . Record the serial number in the spa ce provided her e. Refer to the model and seria l number when you call V AIO- Link . Se rial n umb er:_ ______ __ ___ ______ ______ Mo[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 5 nN WARNING Opening the unit, for whatever reason, could lead to damages that are not cover ed by th e g uarantee. T o avoid electrica l shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . Audio an d pictur e distorti o n may occur if this equi p men t is positi oned in close pro ximity [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 6 nN Regulatory I nformation This p r o duct confo rms to t he followi ng European Directives: 73/23 /EEC ( Low V oltag e Directiv e) 89/ 336 /EEC, 92/31/EE C (EMC Dir ecti ves) 93/ 68/E EC (CE Marki n g Dire c tive) Thi s produ ct com plies with EN 5502 2 C la ss B an d EN 5008 2-1 for use in foll owin g ar eas: [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 7 nN Disposal of Lithum Ion ba ttery ! Do no t hand le dam aged o r leaki ng Li thium i on bat teries. Dis pose o f pro mptly and pr operly . ! Danger of explos ion if battery is inco rrectly rep laced. Replace only wit h the same or equiva lent type recom me nded by the ma nufac turer . Disc ard use d bat teries [...]

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    We lc om e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 8 nN We lc o me Con gratu la tion s on p ur chas ing a S ony V AI O not ebook c omput er . So ny has comb ined leading -edge techn ology in audi o, video, compu ting and com municatio ns to provide you with s ta te-of-the-art personal computing. Here ar e just some of the featur es your V A IO notebook [...]

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    We lc om e Printed Doc um entat ion: Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 9 nN About t he User Gu ides Y o ur Docu menta tion Pack c ontai ns pap er and on li ne user g uid es on your compu ter ’s hard driv e: Printed Doc um enta tion: A Setting Up po s t er in colour and a G e ttin g Started brochur e; a Customer Guide , wher e you wil l find all [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de We lc om e 10 nN Abo ut the So ftw are is a s ho rt de scri pti on of t he fe at ures of th e s oftw are pre - installed o n your syst em. Using the P rod uct Rec overy CD-ROMs explains how to per form a S ystem and an Applicat ion Recov ery . 3 Consult t he Online Help files of th e softw a re you're us ing [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de We lc om e Unpacking Y our Note bo ok Computer 11 nN Un pack in g Y o ur Not eboo k Co mpu ter Remov e the fo llowing h ar dware it ems from t he box: Recharg eable battery pack Product R ecovery CD-ROMs A C adapter P ower co rd Display Ad apter Spa re stic k cover s Do cume ntat io n P a ck PC ca rd m odem Ph one[...]

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    We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 12 nN Ergo nomic C on side rations Y ou will be using you r n otebook c ompute r a s a por table device in a var iety o f envir o nments. Whenever possible, you should attempt to take account of the following ergono mic consi derations t o both stationar y and port able en vi[...]

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    We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 13 nN Furniture and postur e – S i ti nac h a i rw i t hg o o db a c ks u p p o r t .A d j u s tt h el e v e lo f the c hair so you r feet ar e flat on the fl oor . A footr est may make you mor e com for ta ble. S it in a rela xed , up righ t pos tu r e an d avo id slo uc h[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 14 nN Using Y our Notebook Computer Th is s ecti on descr ibes how t o start u sing your co mput er and h ow to use y our computer ’ s inter nal and external devices, suc h as the pointing device and PC cards. Loc ating the Contr ols an d C[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 15 nN Front Built-in C amera (Mot ion Ey e) (pa ge 40) S peaker (page 63) Scroll Lock indicator (pag e 26) Har d dis k dri ve indicator (page 26) Mi crop ho ne ( page 64) L eft / ce nter / rig ht buttons (page 32) 1 Power butto n (pag e 23) L[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 16 nN Right ID L abel USB con ne ctor (page 65) AV O ut Co n ne ct or (page 59) DC In (page 18) i Headphon e connector (page 63) Mini V G A Out Connecto r (page 55) m Mic ropho ne connec to r (page 64) Jog Di al (page 34) A C ad apter ma in s[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 17 nN Bottom Rese t s witch Battery re l ease leve r (page 19) Mem or y Stic k sl ot wi ndow (page 37) Battery con nector Batte ry lock lever (page 19) 1 4 2 5 3[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Connecting a P o wer Source Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 18 nN Conn ect ing a Pow er Sourc e Y ou can use either A C power or a rec h ar geable ba ttery pack as a power sour c e. Using the AC Adapter 1 Plu g th e ca ble a tta ched t o th e AC a dap te r int o th e DC I n co nn ect or o n the com pu ter . 2 P[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 19 nN Usi ng Ba ttery Po we r Y ou can use a battery pack as a s our ce of power. The PCG A-B P 51A batter y pack supp lied with your co mputer is n ot full y charged at t he time o f purcha s e. Follo w the steps below to insert and char ge the battery pack.[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 20 nN T o charge the battery pack 1 Conn e c t the A C adapter t o the comp uter . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The c om puter automatic ally char ges t he bat tery (t he batter y indic ator li ght flas hes in a double blin k pattern as the batt ery charg es) [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 21 nN Wh en th e batt ery is run ning o ut of p ower , bot h the batter y and pow er indi cator s bli nk. To de termi ne th e time the batt ery l asts, ple ase r efer to Ba ttery i nformati on in y our Soft ware Guide. Keep the ba ttery p ack in the c om pute[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 22 nN T o remov e the batt ery pack 1 T ur n off th e co mpute r . 2 Slide the rele a se l ever to the UN LOCK pos ition a nd slide t he b a tt e ry aw ay from th e com pu te r . ! Y ou m ay lose da ta if yo u remove the battery p ack whil e the comput er is [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Startin g Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 23 nN St arti ng Y ou r Co mpu ter 1 Open the c over . Hold the bottom of t he computer firmly . Do not gr a b the camera lens when opening the cover , yo u may break the camera. 2 Pres s the power but t on of the comp uter until the green pow er indicato[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Shutting Down Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 24 nN Sh utt ing D ow n Y our C omp uter Using the Start Button of W indows 1 Cli ck t he Sta rt button on the W indows ® task bar . 2 Cli ck Shut Do wn at the botto m of the St art menu to dis play the Shut Down W in dows dialog bo x. 3 Select Sh ut[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Registering Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 25 nN Reg i s tering Y our C omp uter Y o u can take advant age of Sony ’ s commitment to quality customer suppo rt and receive th e follo wing ben efits by r eg istering yo ur c o mpu ter wit h Sony : V AIO-Link – Y ou can contact V A IO-Link by In[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 26 nN Usin g the Keyb oard Y our k eyboard is ve ry similar t o a deskto p comput er ’ s, but the keyboard has additi onal keys that perform specific n o tebook com puter -relat ed tasks. Ke ys D esc rip tio ns Numeric keypad ar ea Conta ins the keys found on[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 27 nN Navigati on keys Seve ral keys a r e devoted to moving the curso r o n the scr een. Corr ectio n keys The Ins ert , Back Space ,a n d De lete keys enab le yo u to make c o rr ections in your documents. Fu nction k eys The tw elve functi on keys alo ng th [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 28 nN Combinations a nd Functions with the Windows ® Key Applications key The Applicat i ons k ey displays a shortcut menu o f context-sensitive choices; pr essing this key is equ iva lent to clicking the ri ght m ou se butto n. Combinati ons Functions + F1 Di[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 29 nN Indicators Indica t or Func t i ons Power 1 Power on: li g hts gre en. System suspend mode: flashes amber . Batte ry e In dicates t he stat us of th e batter y inserte d in th e comp uter . Har d disk Lights w hen data is r ead fr om or writte n to the ha[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 30 nN Combinati ons / Fea ture Func tions Fn+ (ESC ) * Syste m Sus pend Put s the sy stem i nto S ystem S uspen d mod e, a po wer m anage ment state . T o retur n th e s ystem to the active state , p ress any k ey . Fn+ (F3)* Speake r swit ch T oggles the built[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 31 nN Fn+B* Bass Boost T oggl es the B ass B oost f uncti on off a nd o n. T his fea ture i s ava ilable with headphones o nly . Fn+D Vi d e o s t a n d b y Darkens the LCD in order to save power . Combinati ons / Fea ture Func tions *Y ou c an ca rry o ut the [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Pointing Device Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 32 nN Using t he Poin ting Devic e The stick on the keyboar d is a cursor-poi nting device. Y ou can point to , select, d rag, and scro ll objects on t he sc reen using the stick. Actions Desc riptions Poi nt Pr ess the sti ck in the appr opriate d ir ec[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Pointing Device Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 33 nN Replac i ng the Point ing Devic e cover Y ou can take off the cover and replace it wit h t he ad ditional stick co ver supplied wit h your computer . Drag Pr ess t he stick in th e appr opriate d ir ection to posi tion the poin ter on the des ired [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 34 nN Usi ng the Jog Dial ™ Y our computer is eq uipped with a Jog Dial on th e right side of your computer . Y ou can turn or / and pr e ss the Jo g Dia l to s c roll the w indow , selec t a soft ware, adjust the intern al speaker volume, etc. The Jog D[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 35 nN Launche r m od e The Jog Di al wi nd ow swi tc hes t o the la u nc h e r mode i f n o sof twar e, pr ogram is i n use, or when the Jog D i a l window is a ctiv e. Guide mode Th e Jo g D ial i s i n th e gu id e mo de if a s oft ware or a prog ra m is[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 36 nN T o U s e th e J og Di a l Launche r m od e Cli ck t he Jog Dia l wi ndow or the o n- scr een di splay , or pr es s the J og Dial while pr e ssin g t he Ctr l ke y to swi t ch to th e la unche r m od e. 1 T u rn th e Jo g Di al to sel ec t an it em ,[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 37 nN Using Me mory St ick ™ This new compact, porta bl e, an d versatile IC re c or d in g medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy d is k. The Memory Stick ™ is specia lly designe d for exchan ging and sharing digita l data with compatibl[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 38 nN T o remove a Me m ory S tick Make sure the access light is off. P ush t he Memory Stick ™ i n tow ard the co mp uter. When it comes out , pull it out *. The M emory Stick wi ndow closes autom atical ly when you remove t he Mem o ry Stick ™ .[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 39 nN * Always r emove your Memory Sticks gently , or they ma y pop out unexpectedly fr om the slot. ! To prevent the possible loss of d ata, do not remove a Memory Stick media when the Memory Stick media access l ight is on. Larg e image fil es requir e mo[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 40 nN Us ing th e MO TION EYE built- in camer a Y o u r com pu t er incl udes a buil t-in MOTION EYE ca mer a. Y ou can use th e camera to shoot s till im ages a nd record v ideo clips. Capturin g a stil l image 1 Pres s the Ca pture button [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 41 nN 4 Th e Finder window appea rs. T urn the M otion Eye lens t owards the subject. 5 Adju st the focu s ring. 6 Half-pr ess t he Captur e butt on on the co mputer . The image r ema i n s sti ll. T o displa y anoth er ima ge, release t he [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 42 nN 7 Fully press the Ca pt u re but ton. The Still V iew e r wind ow will open and the capture d still i mage appears i n t he Sti ll V iewer window . 8 For more detailed infor mation about the capture software, pleas e re fer to your Sof[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 43 nN Usi ng PC Car ds Y o u r comput er inclu d es a PC car d slot. PC car ds all ow you to c onnect p ort a ble ex terna l dev ices . Som e PC car ds may requir e you to disabl e idle de vices when u sing t he PC ca rd. Y ou c an us e Sony N otebo ok Set up to di[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 44 nN T o inser t a PC card Insert t he PC ca r d in to the P C card slot, front la bel facing up. Ge ntly pu s h th e card into the s lo t u ntil the ca r d is fix ed into the conn e ct o r . The Re lease butt on w ill th en c ome out . Do not forc e a card into t[...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 45 nN T o rem ov e a PC ca rd Follow the steps be low to remov e the PC card while your com puter is on. If i t is not re moved pr o per ly , your syst em may c r as h and you m ay lo se data that you did not sav e befor e. When your computer is of f, skip steps 1 [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 46 nN Usi n g Po we r Savi ng Mode s When you us e a bat ter y as the sour ce of power for your c ompute r , you can ta ke adva n t age of power man age me nt sett ings to con ser ve batter y life. I n add iti on to th e norma l op erating m ode, w hich [...]

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    Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 47 nN Normal Mode This is th e normal state of your computer when it is in use. The gr een power indicat or light is on in this mode. T o save powe r , you can turn off a specific dev ice such as the LCD o r the ha rd disk. System Suspe nd Mode The co mp[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 48 nN Connecti ng peripheral devices Y ou can add func tionality to your co mputer by connec t ing or usi ng any o f these periph erals a nd enjo y the so ftware des cribed in the Ab out th e So ftware user guide: PC card modem (page 49) Floppy D is k Drive (page 50) CD -ROM D[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s PC card m odem Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 49 nN PC ca rd mo dem Use you r PC car d modem to con nect to a phon e line an d access t h e WWW . Connecting t o a phone line Y ou need to connect a phone line to take adv antage of online serv ices, t he Intern et and to r egister your c omputer and softwar e[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 50 nN Fl op py D isk D riv e Y ou can connect an optional floppy disk drive to the USB conn ec tor on your co m puter: T o connect the floppy dis k drive Pl ug th e USB ca ble i nt o t he USB c onne cto r . The V A I O lo g o on th e di sk dr i v e sho ul d b[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 51 nN T o inser t a diskett e 1 Hold the d iskette w ith the l a bel side fa cing u p. 2 Gently pus h the dis kette i nto the drive until it c licks into place. T o rem ov e a diske tte Wh en you finish us ing the disk ette, wait until the LE D indic ator tu [...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 52 nN 3 In the Sto p a Hardware device dial og box , confir m t he de vice that you want to sto p. 4 Cli ck OK wh en the Y ou may safely remove this device dial og box a ppear s. 5 Cl ose the Un plug or Ej e ct Hard ware wi ndow . Y ou can now safely unplug t[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s CD-ROM Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 53 nN CD-R OM Drive Y ou can use an optional C D-ROM dri ve* with your n o tebook computer to read CD- ROMs, Aud io CDs, CD Ext ras and V ideo CDs. * Y ou can pur chase the Sony PCGA-CD51/A CD-RO M d r ive as acces sory . For more infor mation, please contact your[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Prin ter Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 54 nN Prin ter Y ou c an connect a W indows-compatible pri nter to the USB connector of your computer to print documents. T o connec t a printer us ing t he USB con nector Y ou can conn ect a U SB pr inter com patible with your ver sion of W in dows ® to your com pu [...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 55 nN Ex terna l Disp lay Y ou can connect an exter nal display to your notebook computer . For example, you can use th e co mputer wi th the fo llo wing: Comp uter disp la y (moni t or) Pro jector . TV Use your external display as a second screen, or set up [...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 56 nN T o connect a computer displ ay Use the supplied D is play Adapter to connect your external display to the co m puter . 1 Plug t he supplied Dis play Adapt er i nto t he computer's m ini VG A Out connec t or and the di splay cable to the "VGA [...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 57 nN T o connect a projec tor Y ou ca n use a projecto r as an e x te rnal display , suc h as t h e Sony L CD Pr oject or . Y ou can connect a projector using the s uppli ed Display Adapter . 1 Plug the Disp lay Adapter into the co mputer's mini VGA Out[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 58 nN T o s ele ct a di spl ay* When you c onnect an exte r nal disp lay t o the monit or connect or , you can pr ess Fn+F7 to t oggle t he outp ut between the Liq ui d Cry stal Display ( LCD), the e xter nal m onitor , or both devi ces. See your Softwa re Gu[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 59 nN T o connect a TV Use t he supplied A V cable t o con nect your TV m onitor to the com puter . 1 Plu g the supp li ed A V cable in to the co mpute r' s A V out connec tor . 2 Plug the three-pi n jack of the A V cable to the TV as shown below . T o s[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 60 nN i.LIN K ™ dev ic e Y o ur computer i nc ludes an i .LIN K (IEEE1394) connector , whi ch you ca n use t o connect to an i. LI NK ™ device such as a digit al video c amera recor der or another computer . T o connect a digital video camer a recorder 1[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 61 nN Th e Sony di gital video camer a recor der is ta k en as exam ple; your dig ital vi deo camera record er may need to be conn e ct ed dif ferentl y . See the manual supplied with your digital vid eo camera recorder for more info rmation on installatio n[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 62 nN T o connect your comput er to another V AIO compute r Y ou can connect your V AIO not ebo ok to another V A IO computer using an i.LINK cab le (op tio nal ). Y ou r com puter i nclu de s Windo ws Me a nd can be co nn ect ed thro ugh i.LINK to an y ot h[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Ex tern al Spea kers Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 63 nN Ex terna l Spea k e rs Y ou can enhance the sound quali ty of your computer by connecting external speakers. T o conn ect exter nal speaker s Use the i s ymbol to lo cate the H eadpho ne connec tor . Plug the s peaker ca ble into th is con nec tor . [...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Exter nal M i crophone Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 64 nN Ex terna l Mic r oph one Y ou c a n enha nce the q uality o f sound input by using an extern a l m icr opho ne. T o connect an external mic r opho ne Use the m to loca te t h e Microphone conn ector . Plug the micropho ne cable into this con nec to[...]

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    Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Universal Se rial Bus ( USB) Devi ce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 65 nN Univ ersa l Seria l Bus ( USB) D ev ice Y ou can connect a U SB device t o your comput er . T o connect a USB de vice Use t h e s ymbol to lo ca te the U SB con ne ct or . Pl ug on e en d of th e USB c abl e int o th is po rt and t he[...]

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    Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Opt ions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 66 nN Getting Help This sect ion describes how to get help and support fr om Sony , as well as trou ble sh oot ing ti ps f or yo ur c omp ut er . About Sony ’ s Supp or t Opti on s Sony p rov ides se ver al su pport o ptions for y our c omput er . Whe n you have q u[...]

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    Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Opt ions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 67 nN Other sourc e s of i nformatio n Th e online help files th at accompa ny your pre-i nst all ed softwa re conta in in stru c tion s on usin g the softwar e. V AIO-Link website: if you have any probl em with y o ur c om puter , you can access th e V A IO -L ink w [...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 68 nN T rou bles hoo ti ng Th is section des cribes ho w to s o lve co mmon p roblems yo u may e ncount er whe n using your computer . Many probl ems have simple solutions, so t ry these suggestions befo re you con t act V AIO-Link. Abou t the co mputer and s oftw ar e, s ee page 69 [...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 69 nN About the computer and software My comput er does not sta rt Check that the computer is plugged into a power sour ce and that it is turned on. Che ck that the po wer indi cator on t he front panel of th e compute r i ndica t es tha t the pow er is on. Check that the batt er y p[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 70 nN When I turn on my computer , t he message Operating system not found appear s and Wind ows does not start. Check t he flo ppy disk d r iv e to s ee i f a non-bootabl e diskett e i s in the d rive. If a no n-b oota ble d iskett e is in t he driv e, ejec t it and pr ess any key o[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 71 nN My comput er does not shut down It is best to shut down yo ur computer using the Shut D ow n comman d on the Wi n d o w s ® Sta rt menu . Using oth er method s, including tho se listed here, ma y r es ult in lo ss of u ns ave d d ata . I f the Sh ut Dow n co mmand does no t wo[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 72 nN The poi nter in the dis pl ay move s on its own A "d rift" has occur re d. H oweve r , this is not a m alfunc tion. The pointer w ill stab ilize if you do not to uch the sti ck for a few seconds . My mouse does not work If you a re us ing an exter nal m o use, check t[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 73 nN I c annot import any data to my comput er with DVgate Make s ure th at you h ave n ot sel ec ted t he Ul timate B attery Life pow er saving m od e. If yo u a re i n Ult im ate Ba tte ry Li fe mod e, sel ec t anot her m od e. About the display The game i mages or vi deo image s [...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 74 nN The window I have just clos ed cont i nue s t o appear on my LCD Press the W ind ows ® key and t he D k ey twice to refr es h t he s creen. About the “ MOTION EYE ” Camera There is a vertic al line when shoo ting a brigh t subject with a dark backgr ound using "MOTI O[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 75 nN Depending on m onitor mode, color palette, and other causes, the v id eo memor y is running o ut and the ca mera im age is not disp layed. R educe t he color pa lette or mo nit or r es olution . Start Ca mera setting utilit y and sele ct "Default" . If the a bov e cou[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 76 nN About sound My spea kers are not produci ng sound T h eb u i l t - i ns p e a k e r sm a yb et u r n e do f f .P r e s s Fn+ F 3 to t ur n on the sp ea ker s. The speak er vol ume may be turne d to the minimum . Pre ss Fn+F4 , and then press V or b to incr ease the volume . If [...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 77 nN An error mess age appea rs when using voi ce-re lated sof tware programs Double- click Y a ma ha DS- XG A u dio Co nfi g in Control Panel . Open the Ec ho tab and deselect the En abl e check bo x. Clic k OK . If you ar e u s ing s everal v o ice-related software program s at th[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 78 nN My modem co nnectio n is slow Many factors influence modem connection speed, including telephone line noise or comp atibility w ith tele phone equ ipmen t ( suc h as fax m a chin es or othe r modems ). If you think your m o dem is not connecting properly to other PC-bas ed mo d[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 79 nN About peripher als I c annot use DV devices. The messa ge DV equipment seems to be disconnected or tur n ed off appe ar s . Che ck t hat the D V device is turned on and tha t the cables are properly c onnected. If you ar e usin g multiple i.LIN K ™ dev ices , the combinat ion[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 80 nN About Memory Stick My image fil e does not open, even though I i nsert a Memory Sti ck into the s lot. V isua lF low is au tom a tic all y s tar t ed by def au lt , if y ou i nser t a Mem ory S tic k into the slot. If VisualFlow is activ e and th e Memo ry Stick i mage file s a[...]

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    Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 81 nN My system does not enter the pow er savin g mode I sele cted Con fi rm your curr e n t not ebook setti ngs by proc eeding as fol lows : 1 Cli ck Start ,t h e n P rograms , Acce sso rie s , Syst em T oo ls an d Syst em Inform ation . Th e Hel p and S up por t screen appears. I f[...]

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    No te s on Us e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 82 nN Notes on Use Th is section des cribes s afety guid elines an d precau t ions to he lp protec t your c ompute r fr om potential damage. On Upgrading the Sys tem Y our not ebook compu ter and memo r y mod ule s use high pr ecisi on comp onen ts and elec t ronic c onnecto rs' technolo gy . [...]

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    No te s on Us e Pla cing a key top Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 83 nN Pl acing a key top If the enter key or the space key comes of f, re place the key top as it is shown below . If the oth e r key t op comes o f f, put it wh e re it was and p ush it unt il it clic ks. T o r epla ce a k ey top T a ke of f the wire f r om key t op, th en catc [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 84 nN Ot her preca uti on s On Handl i ng the Hard Disk Th e hard disk has a h igh storage densit y and reads or write s data in a sh ort time. O n the other h and, it may be easily d amaged by mechanical vibrat ion, shock or dust. Keep t h eh a r dd i s ka w a yf r o m m a g n e [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 85 nN On Handl i ng the LCD S c re en Do not leave the LCD facing the sun as it can damage the LCD. Be careful when using the computer near a wind ow . Do not sc ratch th e L C D or exert pr essur e on it. Thi s could c ause malf unct ion. Using the computer in low temperatur e co[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 86 nN Unplug your computer from the wall o ut let if y ou will not be using the computer for a long time. When the A C adapter is not used, unplug it fr om t he AC outlet. Use only the AC ad a p t er s upplied. Do not u s e an y other AC adap ter . On Handling Clean t he cab inet [...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 87 nN Do not place electronic equipment near your com puter . The computer ’ s elec tro m agn etic fi eld may cause a malfu nctio n. Provide a dequate air c ir c ulation t o pr eve nt interna l heat b uild-up . Do not place your computer on porous surfaces such as ru gs or blank[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 88 nN On Cle aning CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Disks Fin ger prin ts a nd du st on th e sur fac e of a di sk ma y cau se rea d errors . Pro pe r care of the di sk is essentia l to m ainta in its relia bility . Do n ot use solv ents suc h as benzine , thinn er , comm er cially a vailable cl[...]

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    Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 89 nN If, afte r fully c harging th e battery p ack, the b attery po wer is still lo w , the battery pack may be reach ing the end of its life and should be replaced . Y ou do not need to d isc harge the batt er y before r ech argin g. If you have not used the battery pack for a c[...]

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    Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 90 nN Specif ication s Model Number PCG-C1VE Process or Crus oe TM Pr ocessor TM56 00 600 MHz Hard Disk Drive xx GB Standard RAM xx MB SDRAM (16 MB used in system ) Maxi mum RAM xxx M B( 1 6M Bu s e di ns y s t e m ) LCD Screen LC D 8. 9 ” Ultra W ide XGA TFT L2 Cach e Memory xxx KB (CPU integ r[...]

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    Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 91 nN Connecti on Capabil ities o n Notebook VGA Mon i tor , Projector or T elevi sion, Memory S t i ck, Externa l speakers or Headph one, Microphon e , USB, T ype II PC Cards, i.L INK ™ ( IEE E1394 ) S400 Suppli ed Ac cessor i es Modem (+ plug ), Rechar geable battery , AC Adapter , Power Cord,[...]

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    Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 92 nN ‡ See your r egistra tion card for conditi ons. Spe cific ation s are su bject to chan ge withou t noti ce. Storage Hum idit y 10% t 9 0% (Not c ondensed ) provided th at humidi ty is le ss t han 2 0% at +60 ° C ( h ygrometer reading of less th an 35 ° C) MOTION E YE cam era 350, 000 pix[...]

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    Comp atib ility tab le Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 93 nN Compatibil i t y table Th is table co ntains a n overv iew of th e devi ces that a re compa tible or not wi th your not ebook. Devices Compatibl e Not compa tible USB Sony USB mouse P CGA-UMS 1 Series AC adapte r PCGA-A C 16V i.L I NK c abl es VMC-IL 4415 VMC-IL 4408 Series Floppy Dis [...]

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    Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 94 nN Index A AC adapter 14 , 18 AC power 18 adding hardwar e 48 peri pher a l s 48 print ers 54 air ci rcula tion 87 Alt key 27 Applic ations ke y 28 B batt er y pa ck 19 cha r gin g 20 indic ator li ght sta t us 20 ind ica tor l igh ts 20 ins ert ing 19 loa din g 19 powe r status 20 rem oving 22 batt er y[...]

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    Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 95 nN s ett in g up 14 st art ing 23 troub l es hooting 68 , 71 con ne ctin g CD-ROM drive 43 di gi tal vide o rec order 60 exte rnal speakers 63 fl op py di s k dri v e 50 microp hone 64 monito r 55 phone li ne 49 powe r source 18 print er 54 USB device 65 con ne cto rs DC In 16 , 18 i. LINK 14 keyboar d 1[...]

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    Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 96 nN G Guar antee 25 Guar antee ca rd 25 H handli ng au dio CDs 88 CD-ROM/DVD-RO M discs 87 , 88 diske ttes 87 hard dri ves ind ica tor l igh t 15 , 29 headphon e 14 Help on line 67 I i. LINK 14 , 60 IEEE13 94 14 , 60 Indic ator li ghts 29 ind ica tor l igh ts batt er y 20 , 29 Caps Lock 15 , 29 cha r ge s[...]

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    Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 97 nN con ne cto r 57 sw itch ing am ong 30 mouse troub l es hooting 72 N Navigat ion k eys 27 naviga t i on keys 27 Notebook Com puter 14 Num Lock 15 ind ica tor l igh t 29 numer ic k eypad area 26 O on line h elp 67 operat or keys 27 output d evices adding 54 P pac kin g lis t 66 PC 49 PC card 79 ins ert [...]

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    Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 98 nN s ele ct ing powe r source 19 Shift key 28 Shut Dow n Windows dialog box 24 Softwa re guide 66 So ny e- ma il s upp or t se rvi ce 67 speake rs ex ternal 63 sw itch ing 30 troub l es hooting 76 Star t but t on 24 st art ing com pu te r 23 sw itch ing displ ay 30 monito r 30 Syste m Hiberna tion mode 3[...]