Sony VGN-CR200 Bedienungsanleitung

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Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-CR200 Series[...]

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    2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... .... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....6 Documenta tion ................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... ..[...]

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............ . ............. ............. ............. ..7 4 Connectin g External Speaker s ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... ... ............. ...[...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 12 4 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ... .......... ...[...]

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    5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. 17 3 Speakers ....... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... ......[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® comp uter, and welco me to th e on-scre en User G uide. S ony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide state- of-the- art per sonal computi ng. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this manual may l [...]

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    7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted in formati on and user gui des to r ead on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m at — Contain s an overvi ew of compone nt connec tion, set -up infor mation, etc . ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner i nf or mation . ?[...]

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    8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center U ser Guid e — Provides i nformat ion about resto rin g indi vidua l soft ware programs, software dri v ers, a nd dr ive par tit ion (s) or your enti re hard disk dr i ve to the or igina l factor y ins talled s etting s. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manual[...]

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    9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to acce ss and pr ovides a singl e loca tion for informat ion and techn ical as sist ance fo r your VAIO compute r. Choos e from the follow ing categ ories to find the an swer s you nee d. To ac cess Help and Support , click Star t and Help a nd Support . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio[...]

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    10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take accou nt of the follow ing ergo nomic consid erations for both stati onary an d port able envi ronments : ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer dir[...]

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    11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n where [...]

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    12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . Be sure to start up your comp uter with only the suppl ied accesso ries con nected and se[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. F ront A Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 19 ) C Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (p age 34) D LCD s cree n (pa ge 125) E Num lock indicator (p age 19) F Caps loc k in[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started A Play/P ause button (page 32 ) B Sto p bu tto n (p age 32) C Previous track b utton (page 32) D Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 32 ) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F AV M O D E bu t to n (p age 32) G Muting button (page 32 ) H V olume b uttons (page 32) I CAPTURE button (pa ge 32) J DISPLA Y OFF bu tton (page 32)[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started Right A Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 52) B Express Card/34 slot (page 4 6) C SD memory card slot (page 56 ) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 37) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 9) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 37) G Manual e ject hole ( page 16 2) H Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (p age 84) I Ne twor k (E th er n et[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Air vent C Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 76 ) D S VIDEO OUT port (p age 78) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *1 ( page 84) F i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 88) G Microp hone jack (pag e 83) H Headp hones jack (p age 75) I WIREL ESS (Wireless LAN/Blue tooth *2 ) s witch (page 60 ) *1 Suppor t high-/[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (pag e 21) B Batter y c onnec tor C Air vent D Modem port (pag e 59)[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Illuminati on lamp (page 108)[...]

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    19 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when the computer is in Sleep mode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is [...]

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    20 nN Getting Started WIRELESS Ill uminates when the WIRELESS s witch is set to ON and the wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth * functionalities are enabled. * On selecte d models only . Indicat or Functions[...]

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    21 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck as a power sou rce for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC ad apter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3). 2 Plug the other end[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batte r y lock s witc h (1) inward. 3 Slide t he batte r y pack into[...]

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    23 nN Getting Started 4 Slide t he batter y lock s witch (1) to the LOCK positio n to se cure the batter y pack on the c omputer. ✍ When you r computer is directly connect ed to AC po wer and has a bat ter y pack in stalled, it uses po wer from the A C outle t. ! This com pute r is de signe d to oper ate only with ge nuin e Sony b atter ies.[...]

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    24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The co mputer au tomatic ally c harges the batt er y pack (the batter y indica tor ligh t flashes[...]

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    25 nN Getting Started ! Charge the b atter y pack as d escribe d in this manual fro m your first batter y cha rge. ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of pow er , bo th the b atter y and po wer in dicato r light s blink . Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues to[...]

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    26 nN Getting Started To use t he batter y care fu nction You ca n sel ect your desi red max imum cha rge lev el with the batt ery care functi on to redu ce bat tery deg radati on. 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center window appea rs. 2 Double-clic k P o wer Management and Battery Care Function . 3 C[...]

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    27 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the bat ter y pack while your comp uter is on an d not con necte d to the AC adapt er or if you remov e the batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t [...]

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    28 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data, be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Click St art , the ar row next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompt s [...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 30) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d (page 31) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 32) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 34) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive[...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desktop compu ter keyb oard, but has addition al ke ys that p erfor m mode l-specifi c tasks . Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed onl y after the ope rating sy stem finis hed launc hing. Combinat ions/Featu[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scr oll objec ts on the scr een us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can disabl e/ena ble the tou ch pad to su it your pref erence fo r using the mouse. See Setting U p Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cen ter (page 107) to lau nch V AIO Co ntrol Cen ter . O[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to help y ou use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. The AV MODE , Play/P ause, Stop, Pr evious t rack, and Ne xt trac k buttons support Instant Mo de. To activ ate Inst ant Mode , the com puter mus t be off or in Hi berna te mode.[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y/Pause b utton Star ts or paus es playback of a CD or D VD disc media or a music/video file stored on the ha rd disk dr ive. Stop butt on Stops play back of a CD or D VD disc media or a music/video file stored on the hard disk drive . Previous t rack b utton Plays the previous chapter/file during video playback[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mput er is eq uipped with a bui lt-in MO TION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds vid eo functio nalit y to in stant m essagi ng soft ware and v ideo editing s oftwar e and enables you to cap ture still i mages a nd mov ies wi th VAIO Camera Capture Utilit[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capt ure a s till i mage 1 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer t o launc h V AIO Camera Ca pture Utility . 2 Click the Still ic on in the r ight pa ne of th e utility 's mai n window . 3 T ur n the camera to your subject . 4 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer . The cur[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer t o launc h V AIO Camera Ca pture Utility . 2 Click the Movie icon in th e ri ght pan e of the utility's main win dow . 3 T ur n the camera to your subject . 4 Pres s the CAPTURE b utton on your computer to star t movie re cord[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e tray with the label side facing upward and ge ntly pus h it unti[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Close th e tra y by push ing it in gently . ! Do not remov e the optica l disc wh en your compu ter is in a po wer saving mod e (Sleep or Hibern ate). Doin g so may cau se the comput er to malfun ctio n. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opt ical di sc drive, co nnect t he drive before yo u laun ch any prein st[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd records CDs, DVDs , or Blu -ray D iscs ™ , depend ing on the mod el yo u purcha sed. Ch eck you r specif ication s for the ty pe of opti cal disc dri ve instal led on your mode l. Use th e table belo w to see wh ich types of media y our optica l dis c dri[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD- ROM D VD-R/ RW DV D+R/ RW D VD+R DL DVD - R DL DV D - RAM BD-R *9 / RE *10 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 –[...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs that con form to the Comp act Di sc Digit al Audi o stan dard speci ficatio ns (CD St andard) . A Dual Disc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al o n one s ide w ith digit al audi o mat erial on t he othe r side . B e awa re th at t he a u[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended s oftware, which i s preinsta lled o n your compu ter , to write data to a disc. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and er rors may result . ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc read able on the optic al disc drive, you need to close the s e[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce when p laying d iscs, y ou sh ould foll ow thes e recom mendations . ❑ Some CD play ers a nd com puters' optical disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs crea ted with t he CD -R or CD -RW disc medi a. ❑ Some D V D play ers a nd comput ers&ap[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desire d CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Audi o C D windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! D[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D V D . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softwar e, see the help f ile on[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with ei ther a Uni versa l Expre ssCard ™ slot * or an E xpres sCard ™ /34 slot * fo r transfer ring da ta amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er aud io/video devi ces. The fo rmer can a ccom modate either an Expres sCard ™ /[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing an E xpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCa rd slot. Remove the slot protector bef ore you use the slot. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot. Do no t force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t do[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert th e Exp ressCard sl ot prot ector t o protect agains t debri s en te ring the slot when not using an Express Card modul e. Before m oving you r comput er , be sure to inse rt the ExpressC ard slot pr otector into the slot. ✍ If the mod ule or adapte r does not go into the sl ot easil y , rem ove it gen t[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the E xpressCa rd mo dule whil e your c ompute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed proper ly, you r system m ay not work prope rly. To remov e an Ex pres sCard mo dule ✍ T o remove an Express Card mod ule when you r comput er is off, skip steps 1 to 7.[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Memo ry Stick med ia is a comp act, por table, and v ersati le IC re cording medi a esp ecially desig ned for exch anging and sha ring digital data with com patibl e produc ts, suc h as di gital c amera s, mobil e phon es an d other devices . Bec ause it is removab le, it can be used fo[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Me mory St ick sl ot on y our comp uter can acco mmodate bot h stand ard- an d Duo-si ze med ia and support M emor y Stick PRO an d Memory Stic k PRO- HG Duo me dia wit h high speed and high c apacity capabil ities. ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-siz e Memor y Stick media d[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media with the arrow facing upward an d point ing toward the Mem or y St ick slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it clicks into plac e. The Mem or y S ti[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory St ick media has been f ormatt ed in the fa ctor y defau lt set ting an d is rea dy for u se. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low the se steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned to format t he media and suppor ts the Memor y Sti[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 6 At the c onfir mati on promp t, click OK . The for matting process star ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Memor y Stick indi cator is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Sti ck medi a gently , or it ma y[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Memor y Stick sl ot and E xpressCar d slot, your comp uter is equi pped wi th an SD memory ca rd slot . You c an use thi s slot to transfe r data among d igital c ameras, camc orders, music player s, and other aud io/video devic es. Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD [...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Hold the m emor y card with th e arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slid e the me mor y card in to the slo t until it clicks int o plac e. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ If [...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the SD memory card indi cator light i s on. If you do, the card or its da ta may be come dam age d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD mem or y car d indica tor ligh t is of f . 2 Press th e extended par t of the memor y card, ca using it to exte[...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to th e Internet , you n eed to con nect your compute r to a telephone line w ith a te lephone c able (no t suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up y our telep hone c able con necti on, you ar e ready to connec t to the Internet. To c[...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality communic ate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a netwo rk in w hich a use r can con nect to a Loc al Area Ne twork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. S o th[...]

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    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer IEEE 80 2.11b/ g is a wire le ss LAN sta ndard, using th e 2.4 GH z bandw idth. The IEEE 802.11 g stand ard provi des hi gh-s peed co mmunica tions, fast er than the IEEE 80 2.11 b stan dard. IEEE 80 2.11a i s a wirel ess LAN st andard , usi ng the 5 GHz b andw idth, and provi des hi gh-spe ed commu nicati ons of up[...]

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    62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a networ k in w hich a LA N is create d only by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her cent ral contr oller or a ccess point. Ea ch dev ice com municate s direc tly with other d evices in the ne twork. You can set up an ad- hoc net[...]

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    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11 n stan dard, using th e 2.4 or 5 G Hz bandw idth, is not ava ilab le on ad -hoc net work s. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw[...]

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    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t exten ds an exi sting wir ed local network to wirele ss devi ces b y providin g an ac cess poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample the Sony Acc ess Poin t. The acce ss point br idges t he wireles s and wired LAN and ac[...]

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    65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more infor mation. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The WIREL ESS in dicat or li ghts u p . 3 Double-click ( / ) on the tas kbar to display the Wir eless Device Sw itc[...]

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    66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN switc h. ! T urnin g off the wirel ess LAN func tionalit y while acc essin g remote docume nts, fil es, or resources may result in data loss. ✍ For WPA-PSK or WP A2-PSK aut hentica tion, you must enter a [...]

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    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetoot h function ality i s avail able on selecte d mode ls onl y. See th e onli ne Specificat ions to see w hether your mo del suppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality. You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unicatio n betwee n your c ompute r and othe r Blueto oth dev ices s uch[...]

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    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depe nding on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess t elepho nes ❑ Radio fre q[...]

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    69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnolo gy to mi nimize the in terference from other devices th at use the s ame wav e length. S imultane ous use of the Blu etooth fun ctionali ty and wire less com[...]

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    70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.[...]

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    71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue tooth dev ice, yo u need fi rst to set up the Bluet ooth func tiona lity. Fo r setting up and us ing the Blu etooth f unctio nality, s ee the help f ile on the Blueto oth uti lity so ftware. To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bl[...]

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    72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth he adset (no t supplied ) will com e in handy during a vide o confer ence ove r the Inte rnet using instant mes saging software. For detai ls on usin g the B luetoot h headset, see th e manua l that c ame with your Bluetooth heads et. To connect t he headse t with you r com[...]

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    73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings . The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the headse t ico n and s elect Disc onnect . 3 Click Ye s .[...]

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    74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 75) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 76) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 80) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 81) ❑ Conn[...]

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    75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quali ty of y our com puter by conne cting externa l spea kers. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the head phones j ack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the s peaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3). 3 T ur n down the volume [...]

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    76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external displa y (not suppli ed) to yo ur c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting al l other cab les. Connec ted external displays are used as sec ondar y scr[...]

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    77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultim edia com puter display that in clud es built- in spea kers and a microp hone to your co mputer . To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media computer display (1) i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug the disp lay cab[...]

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    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV to yo ur compu ter. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your T V into an AC outlet. 2 Plug one end of an S Vid eo cable (not suppli ed) into th e S VIDEO OU T por t on the c omput er and th e other end to the T V . 3 Plug on e end of an audi o cable (not [...]

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    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (fo r examp le, the Sony LCD p rojecto r) to y our comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of your proje ctor int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB sig nal cable (2) (not supp lied) into the mon itor (VGA) por t (3) a on the computer . 3 Plug[...]

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    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as th e primar y monitor whe n an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.) is connected to your compute r. If yo u want to work on your co mputer s creen a nd the e xternal display at the same t ime, see U sing the Multiple Monit ors Function (p[...]

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    81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of your desktop acro ss sep arate displa ys. Fo r ex ample, i f you have an externa l displ ay co nnecte d to the monito r (VGA) po rt, yo ur comp uter sc reen and the ext ernal di splay c an functi on as a s[...]

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    82 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-scre en ins truc tions to chang e the setti ngs. ✍ Additi onally , you can set the di splay col ors and resolu tion f or each disp[...]

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    83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a sound i nput de vice ( for exa mple, to c hat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an ex ternal microph one (not s uppli ed). To con nect an exter nal mic rop hone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone j ack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your mic[...]

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    84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or U SB device s from da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter into a bag or c arr ying case when i t [...]

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    85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy dis k drive an d conn ect it to your com puter . To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) y ou prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB p or t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now re [...]

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    86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a USB floppy dis k drive when your c ompute r is o n or off . Disc onnec ting the drive when t he co mputer i s in a pow er sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hi berna te) may cause the c omputer to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o di[...]

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    87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a W indows- comp atible printer to yo ur compu ter to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB prin ter comp atible wi th your v ersion of Windo ws to th e comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord ([...]

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    88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer i s equipp ed with an i. LINK po r t, wh ich you can use to con nect to an i.LINK device such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your c omputer d oes no t supply power to externa l devices g enerally powered [...]

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    89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) into the i. LINK po rt (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) o n the digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ On Son y digit al vide o cameras, ports labeled DV [...]

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    90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect yo ur compute r to 100BASE -TX/1 0BAS E-T-typ e networks with an Ethernet ne twork cabl e. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not s upplied) to the netw ork (E thernet) port on t he compute r and the othe r end to y our netwo rk. For detaile d setting s and d evice[...]

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    91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou wil l learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 92) ❑ Using Fingerprint A u[...]

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    92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you will be promp ted to en ter th e pass word afte r the VA IO log o appea rs to s tart your compute r. The p ower-on password a llows y ou to prote ct yo ur comp uter from unauthor ized ac cess. A[...]

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    93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas swor d) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t S[...]

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    94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral ti[...]

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    95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO [...]

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    96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th e user p assw ord and[...]

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    97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the Windows P a ss word The Wi ndows pa ssword comes in han dy when you ha ve to sha re a si ngle compu ter with other peopl e. By setti ng the Wi ndows passwo rd, you can prote ct your user ac count fr om una uthorize d acces s. Entry of the Wi ndows p assword will be prompted after you sele ct you r[...]

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    98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndow s pass word 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Sa fety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Curre nt passwor d fi eld, en ter your curren t password. 6 In the N[...]

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    99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Finger print Authentication Your c omput er may b e equip ped wit h a fing erprin t sensor to provide you wi th additi onal c onvenie nce. A smal l horiz ontal b ar locate d betwee n the left a nd ri ght touch p ad butto ns is th e sensor of the fingerpri nt reader and wi ll be re ferred t o as the fin[...]

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    100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Precautions on Using Finger print Aut hentication ❑ The fin ger pr in t authen tication technolo gy does not assu re c omplet e user au thenticat ion or comple te prot ection of your data and h ardware. Sony assu mes no li abil ities for any problems and damag es ar isi ng out o f your use of o r ina bili[...]

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    101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Enrolling a Finger print To us e the finge rprint authentic ation fu nctional ity, you must e nroll y our fing erprin t(s) in y our comp uter. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwo rd on you r comput er before enro llment . See A dding the Wind ows Pas swor d (pag e 97) for the detailed inst ructions. To enroll a fin[...]

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    102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If yo u have fai led to enr oll a fingerp rint, fol low these steps to try ag ain. 1 Place the top joi nt of your fing er on the finger pr int se nsor (1) .[...]

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    103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r 2 Swip e your finger pe r pen dicu larl y acro ss th e finger pri nt sensor. ! Place yo ur fingertip f lat in the ce nter of the fi ngerprint sensor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to the fin gertip. Keep your finger in cont act with the f ingerpri nt sensor whil e swiping. Fing[...]

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    104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Logging Onto Y our System To us e the finge rprint authentic ation fu nctional ity in pl ace of passwor d entry to log ont o your s ystem, y ou nee d to se t the power-on and Wi ndows passwor ds and c onfigure your c omputer fo r fin gerprin t authentic ation . For set ting the power -on and W indows p assw[...]

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    105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ass word Bank Once you ha ve regi stere d your u ser info rmation (use r accou nts, pass word s, etc.) for Web s ites in the pas sword b ank, you can su bstitu te finger print au thentic ation for enter ing infor matio n requir ed to a ccess the passw ord-prote cted Web sites . For d etailed i n[...]

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    106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Erasing t he Enrolled Fing er pr ints Before disp osing of y our co mputer or tran sferri ng it to a t hird person, i t is str ongly r ecommen ded yo u era se the fin gerprin t data enr olle d on the fin gerpri nt sensor after er asing t he data stored on your ha rd disk drive . To er ase th e enr olled fin[...]

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    107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to a ccess system informat ion an d to sp ecify prefer ences for s ystem be havi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center window app[...]

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    108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing the def ault illumination lamp activit y The i lluminati on la mp on th e bottom of you r compu ter il luminate s depe nding on your action s or the compu ter's status. Y ou can ch ange th is de fault acti vity of t he lamp to make i t stay un lit by followin g thes e step s: 1 Click St art , [...]

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    109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery pack a s the p ower sourc e for yo ur co mputer, y ou ca n take advantage of the p ower m anagem ent setting s to conse rve battery li fe. In addition to the nor mal operati ng mode, which allows yo u to turn off specific dev ices, yo u r compute r has[...]

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    110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD sc reen and places the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r con sumption mode. The um ber power light flas hes du ring this m ode. ! If you do not in tend to use your comput er for a l ong peri od of t ime whil e it is d isconnec ted f rom AC pow[...]

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    111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If the compu ter is not u sed for a cer tain pe riod of ti me, it will enter Sleep m ode. To m odify this, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the t askbar and sele ct Po wer Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he[...]

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    112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is saved on the h ard dis k drive an d power is turned off. Ev en when the batt ery runs down, no data will be lost. T he po wer indi cator li ght is off in this mod e. ✍ If you do no t intend t o use your com puter fo r a long perio d of[...]

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    113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than fo ur seconds, your comput er will turn of f automat ically. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode fr om Hibernat e mode tha n from Sleep m[...]

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    114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power manage ment h elps you set up powe r sche mes f or runn ing on AC o r batter y powe r to su it you r requ irements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusiv ely for V AIO com puters. W ith this softwar[...]

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    115 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules use hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic connector s tech nology . To av oid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we re comm end that : ❑ Y ou shoul d con tact your dealer to in stall a n ew [...]

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    116 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the f unctional ity of yo ur comp uter, you can incr ease the mem ory b y installi ng optio nal mem ory modu les. Before you upgr ade your compute r's memor y, rea d the notes and proc edures in the followi ng pages . Notes on adding/remo ving memor y modu[...]

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    117 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag del ivered with the memor y module or wrap the m odule in al uminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or other inter nal com ponents of your compute r will res ult in damag e to the computer and[...]

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    118 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down.[...]

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    119 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 4 Unscr ew the screw (1) fi rst and then ot her five screws (2) o n the b ottom o f the c omputer and remove the me mor y module compar tment cover .[...]

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    120 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 T ou ch a m etal objec t to di scha rge stati c elec tric ity . 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows ( 1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irec[...]

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    121 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it i n until i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard. If you use only one memor y mo dule, be sure t o insert i t to the upper sl ot. Be sure to ins ert the connect or ed ge of t he memor y module [...]

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    122 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 9 Replace the mem or y mo dule com par t ment cover . 10 Tighte n the screws on th e botto m of the compu ter . ! Do not in stall the sc rew (1) in step 4 i nto other screw h oles, as doin g so may cau se damage t o your com puter becau se the thread of the screw (1) is longer than that o f other screws (2). 11[...]

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    123 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center window appea rs. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System I nf ormat ion folder . Y ou can v iew the amoun t of [...]

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    124 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from pote ntial damage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 125) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 26) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 127) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 129)[...]

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    125 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t pre ssure on i t. This could cause a malfunct ion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature c ond[...]

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    126 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a pho tocopier or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can pu rcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector. This device helps prev ent d amage t o y[...]

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    127 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing pow der , or solvent such a s alcoho l or ben zine, as these may damage t he fini sh of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object[...]

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    128 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied pe riph eral equip ment an d interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction cables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a co ld loc ation to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the com puter. In this ca se, allow at lea st one hour befo[...]

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    129 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the f ront mirr or plate ov er the l ens of the built-in MO TION EY E cam era, as it may cause scratche s on th e plate and such s cratches will appe ar on the captur ed im ages. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunlig ht get in to the sc ope of th e built-in MO TION EYE camer[...]

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    130 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunl ight an d other s ources of h eat. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from any liqui d. Do no t let the m get wet. W hen you are [...]

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    131 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity .[...]

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    132 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 140°F ( 60°C), s uch as i n a ca r parked i n the sun o r unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s. ❑ Charge b atter y p acks at t[...]

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    133 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the bat ter y pack, the batter y power is stil l low , t he batter y pack ma y be reaching t he end o f it s life and shou ld be r epla ced. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to d ischarge the batt er y pa ck bef ore rechar ging. ❑ If you hav e not u sed the ba tter y pa ck f or a cons iderable amount of time[...]

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    134 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It m ay create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e area s. It can also be potent ially dangero us to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking , especi ally at pedestr ian c rossi ngs. ❑ Prev enting hea[...]

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    135 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metal lic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or appl y stron g sho ck to the Memor y Stick medi a. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modi fy [...]

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    136 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity and r eads or writes data in a short t ime. Ho wever, i t can b e easily damag ed by mec hanic al vibr ation, shock, or dust. Althoug h the ha rd disk drive has the interna l safety d evic e to prev ent lo sing data due to m echani cal vi bration, s hoc[...]

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    137 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that th e latest u pdates hav e been insta lled on y our com puter us ing the followin g softw are appli cations so that th e compute r ca n run mor e effici ently . To co nfirm tha t they have been insta lled o n the comp uter, follow thes e ste ps for ea ch so ftware app lica tion: ❑ Windo[...]

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    138 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u mig ht encoun ter wh en usin g you r VAIO compute r. Ma ny prob lems have s imple solutio ns. Try these s uggestio ns bef ore vis iting the Sony onlin e suppor t Web sit e at the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.s ony .com/E N/V AIO/ fo r[...]

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    139 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 177 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 17 8) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 179) ❑ P erip heral s (page 180)[...]

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    140 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned on. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app li[...]

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    141 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Pres s <F1> to resu me, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of the s creen, follow thes e ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y s[...]

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    142 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a s oftware app lica tion is r unn ing, pr ess the Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e appli catio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, cl ick Start , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Shut Down to [...]

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    143 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mput er may b ecome unstable if the o perating mode i s cha nged befor e the c omput er compl etely en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l ope n programs. 2 Click St art , the ar row ne xt[...]

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    144 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installa tion of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to the b atter y p ack not being install ed proper ly . T o r esolve this s ympto m, tur n off your compute r and re move the b[...]

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    145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game i f there ar e any patche s or upd ates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the syste m. The opti mal graphi[...]

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    146 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when the time se lected f or the auto matic tur n-off action has passed? The VAIO Origina l Screen Saver di sables the ti mer setting , whic h you ca n selec t using th e Win dows power options , for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Sc[...]

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    147 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter. Th e best way to pr otect your computer again st securit y thr eats, suc h as vi ruse s, is to downloa d and i nstall th e late st Windo ws upda tes r [...]

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    148 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 24) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y co nnected to the AC adapter , it uses AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is install ed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batte[...]

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    149 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w ar m? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your computer . Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using batter y pow er? Your c omput er can en ter Hiber nate m ode while using battery power, but some softwar e progr a[...]

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    150 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more than one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation before usi ng the built-in MO TION EY E camer a. [...]

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    151 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pac k is run ning ou t of powe r. Conn ect your c ompute r to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under fluo[...]

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    152 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TION E YE ca mera? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more than one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation before usi ng the built-in MO TION EY E camer a. ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must rei[...]

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    153 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y teleph one and listen for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure that t he [...]

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    154 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V .90 co mpatib le mod em. Man y factor s may influ ence mode m con nectio n speed, inclu ding tele phone line nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines o r other m odems . If you think your modem is not co nnect[...]

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    155 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on availability is affected by dista nce an d obst ruc tions. Y o u may need to m ov e your compute r awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any access poin t you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN[...]

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    156 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. Se e the manual t hat cam e with your access p oint for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one another . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs truc tions or closer to any acc[...]

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    157 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is conne cted t o an acce ss po int, da ta transfer interru ptions may occur when us ing lar ge files or if the comp uter is in cl ose proximity to micr owa v es an d cordl ess tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to th e access point. ❑ Make[...]

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    158 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onali ty enabled. ❑ If the WIRELE SS indicator is off, tur n on the WIR ELESS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth function ality when your compu ter is in[...]

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    159 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther d e vice is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer m a y n ot allow con nections from other d e vices. T o en able Blueto oth device connec tions, follow these st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Blu etooth i con on the ta skba r[...]

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    160 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the ob stacle s and/o r the dis tance between the two devices, on the radio wav e quality , and on the operating s ystem o r the software in us e. Mov e your comput er and Bl uetooth devices closer to each othe r . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio frequ [...]

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    161 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I connect to a Bluetooth de vice b y specifying i ts IP address on a P ersonal Area Netw ork (P AN) ? The B luetoot h utility softwa re uses Dy namic Host Confi gurat ion Pro tocol (DHCP) to assi gn IP addresse s to act ive wir eless devic es. If you spec ify a fix ed IP address for the de vic e to whi ch y[...]

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    162 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is tryin g to r ead may be dirty o r dam aged. Fol low the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e ke ys an d click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Rest art to restar t the computer. 2 Remove the disc from t[...]

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    163 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r t ed int o the optic al di sc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he nece ssar y program(s) i s ins talled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uct ions. ❑ If a disc is dir ty o r dam aged, yo[...]

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    164 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the op tical di sc dr ive device to open a list of t he opti cal d isc dr ives of your comp uter . 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can c onfir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Det ails . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesi v e lab el is n[...]

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    165 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch a ny software appl ication nor al low any to lau nch autom atical ly , no t ev e n a sc reen sav er . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with no affi[...]

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    166 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sleep mod e, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 109[...]

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    167 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? Your TV screen may no t show t he whole screen image of a video if the s creen res olutio n is set l arger th an 1024 x 768. A djust the sc reen res olution to 1024 x 768 or smal ler. To ch ange th e scree n resol ution, foll ow thes e steps: 1 Right-cli ck the desktop[...]

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    168 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal d isplay is se lected for the di splay output a nd the exter nal d isplay is disc onnect ed, you cannot d ispl ay a video on your compute r screen. S top vi deo playback, change the displ ay output to the c ompute r screen, and then resta r t video p la yba[...]

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    169 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjuste d with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e restor ed to t he origi nal setti ng when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode. To save y our pre ference for the br ightne ss, f[...]

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    170 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y appl ies to sel ected mod els only . To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce proper ties for more color o ptions . The Appearance Se[...]

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    171 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the p r inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑ Y ou may need to i[...]

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    172 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an external mi crophon e, mak e sure th e micro phone i s turned on and is prop erly plugg ed into the mi crophon e jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occurs wh en the m icroph one re ceiv[...]

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    173 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mo use c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ If[...]

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    174 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the volume is tur ned u[...]

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    175 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled t he touch p ad witho ut connec ting a mouse to your c omputer . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e while a software applicati on is r unnin g, press th e Alt + F4 ke [...]

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    176 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he pack aging box. If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Wind ows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa[...]

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    177 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dr ive. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is proper ly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it a few mo ments fo r[...]

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    178 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i .LINK dev ice seem s to be disconne cted or tur ned off, the i.LINK cable may not be secur ely plugg ed into the port on your compute r or camcorde r. Unplug the cable, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device ([...]

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    179 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f ormatted on a V A IO computer , on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory St ick m edia eras es all data, i nclud ing mu sic d ata prev iousl y save d on it . Befor e you reforma t Mem[...]

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    180 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F or example, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y i s char ged. If you are using a p r inter , check if the power cable is conn ected proper ly [...]

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    181 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This sect ion conta ins infor mation o n wher e to go f or answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur VAIO compute r and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or m ation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the sequ ence l isted bel ow. 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (thi[...]

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    182 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connec ted to the Intern et, VAIO Update automati cally notifies you wh en critic al sof tware and security i nformati on is posted on the supp ort Web site. Clic k th e VAIO Up date notice to open t he VA IO Supp ort W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

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    183 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer In form ation Cent er If you do not find the in formatio n you are looking for at our s ite, yo u may call S ony directl y. In or der to rece ive the fastes t and most eff icien t servic es, ha ve the fol lowing informat ion r eadily a vailabl e: 1 Y our V AIO comp[...]

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    184 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a S ony tech nical s uppor t represen tative , call th e foll owing numb ers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty: 500 2-9819 In the Mexica n Repub lic: 0 1-800 -759-76 69 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6 100 ❑ In Chile: 8[...]

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    185 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p articul ar confi gura tion you p urchas ed, yo ur compu ter ma y not include all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware pro ducts are liste d below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b s i t e h ttp://es uppor t.sony .com/EN[...]

  • Seite 186

    186 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://he lp .aol.co m/help AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA [...]

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    187 nN Support Options Bluetooth ™ Utility Broadcom Corpo ration For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 185) . Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Cli ck to DV D software allows y ou to autom aticall y burn DV Ds from a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by ca ptu[...]

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    188 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.jsp Intel ® PROSet/Wi reless So ftware Intel Cor poration ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.intel.com LocationFree Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t [...]

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    189 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Office 60-D ay T rial soft ware inclu ded with t his comp uter system is i ntended f or evaluat ion pu rposes only . The sof twar e has b een in stalle d and you mu st activ ate the soft ware bef ore you can use it. Prod uct activat ion pr ocedur es will be deta il[...]

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    190 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http://www .symantec. com/tech supp Protecto r Suite Q L Sony E lectron ics Inc . Protec to[...]

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