Sony PCG-GR manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Sony PCG-GR. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Sony PCG-GR o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Sony PCG-GR se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Sony PCG-GR, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Sony PCG-GR debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Sony PCG-GR
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Sony PCG-GR
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Sony PCG-GR
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Sony PCG-GR no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Sony PCG-GR y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Sony en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Sony PCG-GR, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Sony PCG-GR, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Sony PCG-GR. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    N Sony Not ebo ok U ser Gu ide PCG-GR S eries[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 1 nN Read this first Notice © 2001 Sony C orporati on. All rights reserved. This man ual a nd th e s oftw are de scri bed h ere in, in whole or in part, may not be re prod uced , tra nsla ted, or r educed to a ny m achi n e- readable form without prior writt e n approval. Sony Cor porat ion pr ovi des [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 2 nN Symantec Norton AntiVirus is a trademark of Sy mantec Corporation. All other names of systems, pro ducts and services are trademarks o f their respective owners. In the m anual, the ™ or ® marks are not specified. S pe cif icat i ons ar e subj ect to chan ge wit hout n otic e. All other trademar[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 3 nN Sa fety infor mati on Own er's r ec ord The serial number and m odel number are located o n the bottom of your Son y notebook. Record the serial num ber and the model number in the spaces provided here. Refer to the model number and se rial number if you call VAIO-Link. Ser ial nu mb er: __ __[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 4 nN Au dio/ vide o Aud io an d pi ctu re di sto rti on may oc cu r if thi s equ ipm e nt is pos ition ed in cl ose prox i m ity to an y equipm ent emi tti ng electrom agn etic radi ation . Conn ecti vity Neve r instal l mod em or tel e ph on e wirin g du ri ng a sev ere l ightn ing sto rm. Neve r insta[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 5 nN Reg ulatory informa tion This pro duct co nfor ms t o t he foll ow ing Eu rop ean Di rec tives: 73/ 23/ EEC ( L o w V ol tage D i rect i ve) 89/ 336 /EE C, 92/ 31/E EC (E MC Dir ect ive s) 93/ 68/ EEC ( C E Mar ki ng Di rect i v e) 1999/5/EC (radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipmen[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re ad t his fi rs t 6 nN Di sposin g of lit hium io n batt eries Do no t han dle dam age d or le akin g lithiu m io n batte ries. Dispos e of pr ompt ly and pro per ly at en d-of-l ife. Dang er o f expl osion if the ba tte ry is in co rrectl y repl ace d. Rep la ce onl y wi th the sa me or equ ivale nt ty pe recom men ded [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Cong ratu lation s on purc ha s in g a Sony VA I O no te b ook . Sony ha s com b ine d le adi ng -e dg e te ch nol og y in aud io , vid e o, com put in g and comm u nica t io ns to pr ov i de y ou w ith s tate -o f-t he -art pe rs ona l co m pu tin g. Here are just so m e of the feat ures your V A[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 8 nN Do cumenta tion pa ck Your Docu me nta tio n Pa c k con tai ns pa per and onl i ne use r gui de s on a Do cu m e nt a ti on CD -R OM . Prin ted do cume ntation A Ge tti ng St arte d bro ch ure, wh ere you fi nd a brief descr ip t io n of the item s in y ou r box , som e specif icati on s of your no teb oo k, a[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 9 nN A bou t th e Sof tw are i s a short des cript ion of th e fe atur es of the softw are pr e-instal le d on y ou r sy ste m. Customizi ng your notebook ex pl a i ns ho w to set your sy ste m and po we r ma nag e m ent . Using t he Pr oduct Recov ery CD-R O Ms exp lains ho w to pe rform a system and a ppl icati o[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 10 nN Y our noteb ook an d its ac cessor ies Foll owing hardw a re it ems ar e in th e box: * D epend ing on y our mod el . 1 mai n u nit 6 weig ht sa ver 2 pr oduct recov ery C D- ROM s 7 phone pl ug ( country sp ecific ) 3 doc umen tatio n p ack 8 phone cab le 4 AC ad ap ter 9 pow er cor d 5 r ech ar geab le ba t[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 11 nN Erg ono mic cons ider ati ons You w ill be usin g you r note book as a po rtab le de vice in a variet y of e nviro nme nts. Wh enever p oss ible, y ou should attem pt to take accou nt of the followi ng ergon omic consider ations to both statio nary and port able environ ments: Posit ion of your compute r – [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 12 nN V iewi ng a ngl e of the compute r ’ s display – Us e the d isplay ’ s tiltin g feature to find the bes t positi on. Y o u c an redu ce eye str ain and m uscl e fatig ue by adju sting the tilt o f th e displa y to t he prop er p osition . Adju s t the brig htness set t in g of the disp lay as well. Ligh[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Us in g y o ur no te boo k This se c tio n des cribe s how to start using y ou r comp ute r an d ho w to use yo ur comp ute r ’ s inter nal and extern al de vic es. Locat i ng contro ls and connector s Rig ht 1 power button (p age 2 7) 2 ventilation slot (p age 1 6) 3 battery bay (p age 1 9)[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Left * D epend ing on y our mod el . 1 i.L INK ™ (IEE E1 39 4) S400 po rt (p age 8 1) 2 Memo ry Stick ™ slot (p age 4 8) 3 PC Card slots (p age 4 5) 4 multi-purpose ba y (for weight save r or second battery with w eight saver or removab le CD-RW/DVD -ROM co mbi d ri ve* or DV D-RO M dri ve *) [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Front 1L C D s c r e e n (p ag e 34) 9 battery 1 and 2 indicators (p age 3 3) 2 sp eakers (p ag e 34) 10 har d dis k driv e in dic ator (p age 3 3) 3 key bo ard (p ag e 30) 11 Memo ry St ick ™ indi cator (p age 3 3) 4 tou chpa d (p ag e 35) 12 Num Lock ind i cator (p age 3 3) 5 left/right button[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Bac k T her e is a vent ilatio n slot locat ed on the l eft si de of t he ba ck pa nel. Do not c ove r the venti lation slot w hen t he c omput er is on . Phone ca b le and modem con n ec t or are T N V (T elecommunication s Network V oltage) complia n t, acco rding to EN60950. 1 ventilati on slot[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Bott om 1 port replicator connec t o r cover (p ag e 63) 2 memo ry modul e cover (p ag e 97) 3 m ulti -purp ose ba y r elea se lev er (p ag e 39) 4 tilt stands (p ag e 11)[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 18 nN C onnect ing a power s ource You can use eithe r an AC adapter or a rechargeab le battery pac k as a power sou rc e. Using the AC adapter To use the AC adapter , procee d as follows : 1 Plug the cabl e attac hed to the AC adapte r (1) into the DC In connec tor (2) on the comp ute r . 2 Plug on e e[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Usi ng t he bat ter y p ack You ca n use on e or tw o bat ter i es as a sour ce of po w er. You can i nse r t the sec on d batt ery pa ck into the multi -pur pos e bay on the left side of th e comp ute r. Addi tio nal batt ery pack s are ava ila ble as a se para te optio n. T he bat tery pac k s u[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 20 nN Cha rging the bat tery pac k To ch ar g e the ba t tery pa c k , pr oce ed a s fol l ow s: 1 Conne ct the AC adapt e r to the comp uter . 2 Insert the b atter y pa ck. The com pu ter au tom at ically char ges th e batte ry (1) (the bat tery in di cato r (2) light flash es in a doub le blink p atte[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 21 nN When t he ba tte ry is runni ng out of pow e r , both t he ba tte ry and po wer i nd icato rs b link. K ee p the batt ery pa ck in the co mp uter while it is dir ectl y conne ct ed to AC power . T h e batte ry pa ck co ntinu es to char ge wh ile yo u are usin g th e com puter . If the b at tery l [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 22 nN Remo ving the ba ttery pac k To remo v e the batt ery pac k , proce ed as follo w s: 1 T urn o ff th e comp ute r . 2 Ope n the cov er of th e batter y ba y . 3 Pull out the ba ttery pac k. 4 Close th e cover o f the batt ery bay . Y ou m ay lose data if you remo ve t he batte ry p ack wh ile the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 23 nN Usi ng t he se co nd ba tt ery pack You ca n purch ase a seco nd rech arge able batte ry pack. With tw o battery packs, yo u can e xtend th e time you use your co m put er with b attery po we r. When using tw o bat tery pac ks, the batt ery pack you ins ert fi rst, charge s first. Th e battery pac[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 24 nN 3 Attac h the w eight save r (3) to the c omp ute r to stab ilize th e b attery pa ck. 4 Slide the ejec t lever on the bottom of the weigh t sav er tow ard the fro nt of the comp ut er to lo ck i t. If yo u atta ch t wo bat tery pa ck s , you ca n rem ove one of t hem witho ut s hutti ng down the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Cha rging the sec on d batte ry pack To charg e the second batt ery pack , procee d as follo ws : 1 Keep the b atte ry pa ck (1-3) in t he co mputer while it is connec ted to AC power . The ba ttery in di cat or (2) flash es wh ile the batter y is char gi ng. 2 When th e batter y indi c ator stops[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Remo vin g the sec ond bat tery pac k To rem ov e the sec ond b atte ry p ack, proceed as f ollo ws: 1 Slide the mu lti-pu rpo se bay rel ease le ve r on th e bott om of the comp uter in the dire ction of the arrow . 2 Remo ve the weigh t saver . 3 Pull out the ba ttery pac k 4 Reinse rt the w eig[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Sta rt i n g you r noteb ook To s t art you r c om p ute r, pr oce ed as fo ll ows : 1 Slide the L CD lock l ever (1) i n the d irection o f the arrow , and lift the cove r . 2 Press the pow er bu tto n ( 2) of the co m pu ter un til the gr een po we r indi cato r (3 ) lig ht tu rns on . 3 If nece[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Sh uttin g down you r note book I t is im por tant th at you s hut do wn y our co mpute r p rop er ly so y ou d o no t lo se uns ave d da ta. To sh ut do wn y our compu ter, pro ceed as fo llows: 1 Click the St art bu tton on th e Windo w s ® taskbar . 2 Clic k Shu t Do wn. The Shut D o w n Wind [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 29 nN Reg iste ring yo ur note book You can take advan tag e of Sony ’ s com m itmen t to qu al ity cu sto mer sup por t and rec ei ve the follo wi n g ben efi ts by regi ster in g your comp uter : V A IO-Link – If you are experiencin g any problems with your com puter , you ca n check the V A IO-Li[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Us in g the ke ybo ar d Your keyboar d is very simila r to a deskt op com pu ter ’ s, but ha s addi ti on al keys th at perfo rm spec i fic notebo ok-r elat ed task s. Keys Descri pt i ons Esc ape ke y (1) The <Esc> (Es ca pe) ke y is u sed to c a ncel c omm and s.[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 31 nN Function keys (2) The twelve functi on keys along the top o f the keyboard are use d to perform designated ta sks . For exam pl e, in ma ny ap pl icati on s, <F1> is the Help ke y . The t ask ass oc iat ed wi th ea ch function key may vary from one application to th e other . Print Screen ke[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 32 nN Com binat ion s and functi ons wi th th e Windo ws key Combinati ons Functio ns + F1 Displays Wind ows He lp. + T ab Switches the se lected button on the taskbar . + E Di splays Windows Explo rer . + F Display s the Search Re su lts win dow to fin d a fil e or f older . Th is is equ ival ent to se[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Ind icato rs Indic ator Functions Powe r Po wer o n : ligh ts green. Stan dby mode : fla shes umbe r . Battery 1 Indicates the status of the ba ttery inserted in the battery bay o n the left side of the co mputer . Battery 2 Indicates the status of the ba ttery inserted in the battery bay o n the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 34 nN Com binat ion s and functi ons wi th th e <Fn> key * Fi r st yo u need to co nn ect your external di splay , then you turn on yo u r n o teb o ok. When yo u connect your ext er nal d ispla y when the computer is alr eady on, you cann o t use t he key co mbinatio n <Fn> +<F 7> or [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 35 nN Us ing th e touchp ad The k eyboa rd c ont ains a cu rso r-po inting d ev ice, yo ur touc hp ad (1). You c an po int to , selec t, drag , an d scrol l objec ts on the screen us ing the bu ilt-i n tou ch pad . Action Descri pt ion poin t Slide one finge r on the touch pa d to plac e the poi nter (2[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 36 nN Us ing th e Cent er Jog D ial™ co ntr ol Your c omputer is equ ipped w ith a C e nter Jog D ial ™ con tr o l wi th Ba c k butto n on y ou r com p ut e r, n ea r the touc hpad. Yo u can tu rn and/ or pr ess the Jog Dia l ™ to scro ll th e wi ndow , sel ect a so ftware, adj ust th e intern al [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 37 nN The Center Jog Dial ™ win dow is alw ays di splayed on t he screen. This w indow has tw o m odes: L aunch er mo de or Gu id e mo de. The Center Jo g Dial ™ w in dow is i n La un che r mo de un ti l you start a n a pp li cat ion or the Cente r Jog D i al ™ w indow beco mes active. When a n ar[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 38 nN To use the Center Jog Dial ™ in Lau ncher mode, proc eed as follow s: 1 Click the Cent e r Jog Dial ™ window or pre ss the Ce nter Jog Dia l ™ w hi le pr essing the <Ctrl> key to sw itch t o Launc her mode. 2 T urn the Center Jo g Dial ™ to selec t an item, then press the Center Jog [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 39 nN So ftwar e sup porting Ce nter Jo g Dial ™ co ntrol If th e Son y so ftware suppo rting the Ce nter Jo g Di al ™ control is active, you can use Center Jog Dial ™ c ontrol funct io ns allo cate d to eac h soft war e . So ftwar e not supp orti ng Cen ter J og Di al ™ cont rol If th e soft wa[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 40 nN 3 Place a disc in the middle of the tray wit h the label sid e facing up until the disc click s into place. 4 Close th e t ray b y p ushin g it g ently . When the computer is in Standb y or Hi be rn at e m ode , you cannot insert or re move a disc. Be s ure to se at th e disc firm ly o ver th e di[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Us ing the C D-RW func tion Depe ndi ng o n you r mo de l, yo ur no tebook i s e quipp ed wit h a CD -RW /DVD -R OM com bi d rive . To bu rn CD s, you can use CD -RW and CD -R dis cs: The CD- RW (CD-ReW ritable) disc i s a data memo ry me dium tha t can b e used to wr ite, erase and rew rite a pro[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 42 nN Using the DVD function To achieve optim um pe rform anc e wh en playin g DVD -ROM di sc s, you shou ld follo w th ese re comm enda tio ns. Y o u can play DV Ds usi ng the DV D- ROM drive a nd the Win DV D softw are . S e e the he lp file on the Wi nDVD softwar e f or detail s. Y o ur co m pu ter s[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 43 nN T o enjoy high er m usic quality , check if the Enable digita l CD a udio for this C D -R OM device che ck box is se lec t e d . If this is n ot th e ca s e , p l e a s e se l ec t th e ch e ck bo x . Y o u can find this op tion by righ t-clickin g the My Comput er icon on the d eskt op. Selec t P[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 44 nN Us ing th e wei ght save r The w eight sa ver p rotects the mul ti-purp ose b ay w hen i t is emp ty, an d secures the s eco nd b atter y or th e CD-RW /DVD-ROM co mbi dr ive or t he DVD-ROM d rive when they are ins talled in th e multi-p urpose b ay. To atta ch the weigh t sav er, p roceed as fol[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Us ing PC Cards Your com puter inc ludes two PC Card slots (1- 2). PC C ards a llow yo u to conn ect port able e xte rnal devices . In sert ing a PC Card To in sert a PC C ard, proceed a s f ollows : 1 Insert th e PC Card int o one of the PC Ca rd sl ots fro nt l abel faci ng up. 2 Gently pus h th[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 46 nN Y ou d o no t need to s hut down th e c omput er bef ore inse rtin g or re mov ing a PC Ca rd. Do no t for ce a P C Car d int o t he slot . It m ay damage the con necto r p ins . I f yo u hav e di fficul ty i nsert ing a PC C ard, c heck tha t you ar e in se rt in g t he P C Card in t h e correct [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 47 nN If you un pl ug the PC Card from th e comp uter when it is sti ll turne d on, y our sy ste m might crash a nd yo u might l ose d ata t hat yo u did not save be for e . Befo r e you remove the PC C ard, cli ck the PC Card icon i n the taskbar and close the card. Close any app l i cati o ns that use[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 48 nN Using Me mory St ick ™ Your VAI O note bo ok is de sig ned to supp ort the M emor y Sti ck ™ . T he M e mo ry Sti ck ™ is a compact , portable , and ve rsatile d evice esp ecially d esigned f or exc hanging and sh aring di gital da ta with c omp atible pro ducts. Becaus e it is remo vable, i[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 49 nN The main advan tag es of the M emory Stick ™ are it s: Com p ac tne ss : with dim ensions of jus t 21.5 mm (W ) x 2.8 mm (H) x 50 mm (D), co mpatible p roducts can also be smal l, li ght we ight and attrac ti ve in the ir des ig n. Ca pac ity : Its data ca pac it y far exc eeds th at of a flo pp[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 50 nN Ge ner ic Memo ry S tic k ™ The original Memo ry Stick ™ , blue or pu rple in co lo ur, can be used to re c ord image da t a tak en wi th digital still c amera s, etc. or da ta f rom the PC . Wi th it, y ou c an rec ord , play bac k an d tran sfer variou s k inds of data at any given time . Be[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 51 nN MagicGat e Memory Stick ™ The MagicGate Memory Stick ™ , white in colou r , record s PC a nd im age data ju st like it s blu e coun t erpar t; the d ifferenc e is it u ses th e M agicGa te cop yright prote ction t ech nology. With this typ e o f Me mo ry Sti ck ™ , a ls o ca ll ed th e MG Me[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 52 nN MagicGate Mag icGate refers to th e copyri ght p ro tection t echno logy used by th e M agicGa te M emory Stic k ™ and oth er MagicGate Mem o ry Stick ™ compatib le device s . The Mem ory Stick ™ Walkma n and MagicGate Mem ory Stick ™ wo rk togethe r to che ck the data and ensure it compl [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 53 nN Sony off e rs the Magi cG at e M em ory S tic k ™ and Memory Stick ™ W alk man with a c opyri ght pro tectio n funct ion that comp lies wi th SDMI stand ard s, thereb y prov idi ng an environm e nt where i ndivid uals can record and enj oy th ird -part y mus ic data w ithou t worry in g abo ut[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 54 nN Othe r: V AIO n ote book s VAIO d esk t ops CLIE Han dhe ld E nter tainm en t Orga ni ser Sony m ob il e pho nes Digita l pri nt ers AIBO the Sony Entert ainm ent Robot To find out more abou t the pr odu ct s avail abl e in you r co unt ry , go to: http: //www .sonystyl e-europe.c om[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 55 nN Inse r ting a M emory Stick ™ There are 2 ways you ca n insert a Memo ry Stick ™ in yo ur not eboo k: Using th e M em ory S tic k ™ sl ot; Using one of the PC C ard sl ots. T o do t his, you n eed an opti onal PC Card ad apter . You ca n on ly in se rt 1 M em o ry Sti ck ™ at the t ime! To[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 56 nN Removing a Me m ory Stick ™ To remov e a Mem ory Stick ™ using the Memory Stic k ™ slot, pro ce ed as fol lo w s: 1 Che ck th at the access light is off. 2 Push t he Mem ory S tick ™ in to war d the noteb ook . The Memory Stick ™ ejec ts. 3 Pull the Mem ory S tick ™ ou t of the slot . [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 57 nN Fo rma ttin g a Memo ry St ick ™ Memo ry St ic ks ™ are fo rmatted for imm ediate use when yo u pu rch ase th em. If you need to refo rmat a Memory Stick ™ , use the Memor y St ick Fo rmat ter softw are p rovi ded w ith you r note boo k. For mo re det ail s abo ut us in g Me mor y Sti ck Fo [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 58 nN Us ing the mod em Yo ur not ebook i s eq ui pped w it h a n in ter nal mod em. You ne ed to conn ect to a phone line to take a dvan tage of onlin e serv ices and the Intern et, but also to regist er yo ur co mpu ter an d soft war e onlin e, and to co nt act V AIO - Lin k. To co nnect a phon e line[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 59 nN Us ing po wer savin g modes When you use a batte ry as th e sou rce of pow er for you r co mput er, you can take a dvant age of p ower ma nag em ent set t in gs to co nse r ve ba tt er y li fe . In addi t ion to the nor mal ope r ati ng mo de , wh ic h all ows yo u to turn o ff speci fic devices, [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 60 nN If yo u pre ss th e po wer b utt on fo r more tha n four se con ds, the co mp uter will s witch of f aut omat ical ly . When the computer is in Standb y mode, you ca nnot i nser t a disk . Standby req uir es le ss ti me t han Hi bernate . Standby use s mo re pow er th an Hib ernate . If you do no [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 61 nN To retu rn to N ormal mo de, procee d as fol lows: Tur n on th e com pute r b y p ressi ng t he po wer b utt on. The compu ter ret urn s to its prev ious state. When the computer is in Hibernat e m ode, you ca nnot i nsert a disc. Hib e rn at e mode r equi res mo re ti me tha n St an d by mo de t [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 62 nN Connec ting periph eral d evices You ca n add func ti on a lity to yo ur comp uter by conn ect in g or us in g any of the se pe ri ph e ral s. Before you con nect p eriph erals, turn of f the com puter and a ll p eriph erals. Conn ect the pow e r co rd on ly afte r connec ting al l ca b[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 63 nN Conn ect ing a port re plicat or Yo ur not ebo ok supp ort s t he u se of a n o pti on a l p ort re pl ica tor . A tta chi ng a po rt rep li cat or ena ble s yo u to conn ect addi tional periph erals to you r comp ute r, such as a printer or an exter nal displ ay . All con n ectors a r [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 64 nN Att ac hin g yo ur c ompu te r to t he port re plic at or To atta ch your co m put er to the port rep li c ator , procee d as fol lo ws : 1 T urn off th e c omp ute r and di scon nect a ll p eri pher als. 2 Plug the cabl e attac hed to the AC adapte r (1) into the DC In port (2) on th e[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 65 nN 5 Align the bo ttom co nn ect or of the not ebo ok with the conn ector on th e por t repl icato r (6) and push do wn unt il it cl icks in to pla c e. 6 T ur n on the no te bo ok. Whe n yo u use t he po rt repl icato r f or the fi rst ti me, th e ins tal lation of the n etwo rk dr ive rs[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN Discon n ect in g you r co m put er from the por t rep licator To disc on nec t yo ur co mpu ter fro m the po rt repl ic ato r, proc eed as fo llow s: 1 T urn o ff th e comp ute r a nd th e con nected p eriphe rals. 2 Pull the lev ers on e ach side of the po rt rep licat or to disc on n[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN C onnect ing a n ext erna l dis play You ca n co nne ct an e x ter nal dis pl a y to your no teb ook . F or ex am pl e , yo u can use yo ur noteb oo k wi th th e fo llowing d evice s : Com put er di spl ay (mo ni tor ); Mult imedia c omputer d ispla y; TV ; Projector . T ur n off your c[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN Con necting a comp uter dis play To co nnect a com puter disp lay, proc eed as follow s: 1 Plug the d ispla y ca ble (1) (no t s upplied ) into t he m onitor/ VGA con nector (2) on the not ebo ok. 2 If nec essary , pl ug on e en d o f the displa y ’ s pow er co rd (3) i nto th e disp [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN Con n ect ing a multim ed ia c om pu ter display You can co nne ct the note book to a mul time di a comp uter displ ay that in clud es buil t-in speake rs and a mic ropho ne. To c onnect a multime dia c o mputer disp lay, p r oceed as fo llows: 1 Plug the disp la y cabl e (1) into the m[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN Con necting a TV You ca n co nne ct a T V to the no tebo ok or to t he op tiona l po rt repl i cato r. To connect a TV to the noteb oo k, proce ed as foll ow s: 1 Plug one en d of the aud io/video cable (1) (optiona l) into the AV Out conn ector (2) (yello w) and the ot her end into the[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN To connect a TV to the port rep licator, proceed as follo ws: 1 Attac h the port rep lica tor to you r no tebo ok. 2 Plug on e end of th e aud io/video c able (1) (optional) into the h eadphone con nector (2) (g reen) an d the othe r end i nto t he Aud io L eft a nd Au dio Ri ght c on n[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Conn e ctin g a proj ect or You ca n use a pro je cto r a s an e xte rn a l disp lay, such as the S ony L CD Pro jector . To co nnect a pr ojector, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the RG B signa l cable (1) into the mo ni tor /VGA co nne ctor (2) i den tif ied by the symb ol . 2 Plug the aud[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN Con nec ting exte rnal spea ke rs You ca n enh anc e the so und qual i t y of your co m pu t er by co nn ecti ng ext erna l spe akers. To co nnect ex ternal s peak ers, p roceed as follow s: 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) into the earp ho ne conn ecto r (2). 2 Plug the o ther en d of the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 nN Conn ect ing a n ext ernal mi crop hone Your VAIO note book does not co ntain an in tern al micro ph one. If you need to use a sound input de vice , for exampl e to chat on the Intern et, you need to plug in an ex tern al micro ph one . To co nnect an ext ernal micropho ne, p roceed a s[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 nN Conn ect ing an ex ter nal mo use or key boa rd You ca n conne ct an exter nal mo use or k ey boa rd to th e o ptio nal p ort re plica tor u sin g th e PS /2 mouse/ key bo ard conn ect or. There is o nl y one PS/ 2 connec tor , so you can only conn ect one ex tern al de vice at the same[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN Conn ect ing a U n ivers al Ser ial Bus (US B) devi ce You ca n co nne ct a U S B de v i ce ( e.g . m ou s e, flo ppy di sk dri v e, ke yb oa r d, printe r, … ) to your computer. Bef ore co nn ect ing or di sc onn ec ting a USB peri ph eral , you do no t ne ed to shut dow n the com p [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN Conn e ctin g a U SB f lop py d isk dr iv e As an optio nal ex tra, y ou can p urchas e a US B fl op py disk d riv e an d co nn ect it t o your com pute r. To connect a USB floppy disk drive, pro cee d as follows: 1 Choos e t he U S B co nne cto r you pre fe r to us e. 2 Plug the USB fl[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN Insert ing a diskette To in sert a diske tte, proc eed as fo llows: 1 Hold the diskette ( 1) with the label sid e facing up. 2 Gently push the disket te in to the drive (2) until it clicks into place. Re movi ng a di sket te To rem ov e a di ske tte, p roceed as fo llows: When y ou fin [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 79 nN Conn ect ing a print er You ca n co nne ct a Wi nd ow s- co mpa t ib le pr in ter to y ou r com put er to pri nt doc um en ts. Conn e ctin g a pri nt er us ing th e US B c onn ec tor You ca n co nne ct a U S B pri nte r com p a ti bl e wi th y ou r ver sio n of W in do ws to yo ur co m [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 80 nN Conn e ctin g a pr i nter us ing the p ri nte r co nne cto r To co nn e ct a pr in ter usi ng t he pri nt er con ne cto r, pr oc eed as fo llow s: 1 Plug the prin ter ca bl e (1) sup pl i ed wi th the pri nte r into the pr in ter co nn ecto r ( 2) identi fied by the symbo l. 2 Plug the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 81 nN C onnect ing a n i.LI NK ™ de vic e Your computer includ es an i.LINK ™ (IEEE1394) conne ctor, which you c an use to c onnect to an i.LINK ™ devi ce such as a di gi tal video camera rec order or to connec t two VAI O no tebo oks in or der to copy, del ete or ed it files. The i.LIN[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 82 nN Conn e ctin g a dig ita l vi deo c am era rec ord er To co nn e ct a digi ta l video cam era reco rder , pro cee d as fol lo ws : 1 Plug on e end of th e i.LINK ™ c able (1) into t he i.LINK ™ con nec tor (2) of the comp uter and the ot her end into the DV Out connec tor (3) on the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 83 nN Con nect ing tw o V AIO n otebo oks You c an c onnec t your not ebo ok to a nothe r VAI O note boo k us ing an i .LIN K ™ cab le (1 ) (n o t su pp li ed) . Wit h Sm art Co nne ct on your no tebo ok, yo u can cop y, edi t or de l ete fi les on ano ther VAI O not ebo ok tha t is also eq[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 84 nN Conn ect ing to a netw ork (LA N) You can c onnect your com puter to 10 BASE-T/ 100BASE-T X-type netwo rks via an Eth ernet net work cable. For the detai led s etting s a nd de vic es need ed to c onn ect to the net work, con sult your Net work Adm inistra tor. T he d efa ult s etting s[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 85 nN Getting help This sec tion de s cribes how to get he lp and sup po rt fro m Son y , and pro vi de s trou bl es h oot ing tip s for y ou r co mpu ter . So ny suppor t options Sony pro v id es sev e ral sup po rt opt ions for your co mpu ter. Pri nted docum entat ion su ppli ed wit h your not ebook A Ge tt[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 86 nN Othe r sou r ces o f information The onl ine he l p fi les that accom p any y our pre-i nsta lled so ftw are co ntai n i nstr uctio ns on usi ng the softwar e. V A IO-Link website : if you ha ve any prob lem w ith yo ur c ompu ter , you c an acc ess th e VAIO-Li nk web site. Go to : http:/ /ww w . vai o-[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 87 nN If you are using an exte rnal di splay , check that it is plugg ed into a powe r sour ce an d turned on . Chec k that you ha ve switc hed to th e external d isplay and th at the brigh tness and contra st contr ols are adjusted correc tly . Moistu re cond ensa tion may have oc curred . Do not use the com [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 88 nN 12 Press the arrow key s to sel ect Ex it (save changes) and th en press <Enter> . The Save configur ation c hanges an d exit now ? messag e app ears. 13 Make sure that Ye s is selected a nd th en pr ess <Enter> . My c omp ute r d oes n ot shut do wn It i s r ecom mend ed to shut d own your c[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 89 nN My s oftwar e program lo cks u p or crashe s Conta c t the so ftw are pu blis her or de si gna ted pr ovid er for tech ni cal supp or t. My t ouchp ad inter prets a sing le ta p as a dou ble-cl ick Open the Mou se ic on in the Co ntrol Pa nel and change th e butto n assign ment s in the Mous e Pro pert i[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 90 nN The sc reen i mage on my exter nal d isplay i s not cent ered or sized prop erly Use the cont rol s on your extern al disp lay to ad ju st the i m age. Th e wind ow I hav e ju st cl ose d conti nues t o app ear on my L CD Press th e <Wi ndows ® > key and <D> key twice to refr esh th e scree [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 91 nN I canno t pl ay a DVD -RO M If a region cod e war ning appear s wh en you ar e usin g the DVD pl ayer , it co uld be tha t the D VD -ROM you are tryi ng to pl ay is incompat ible with th e DVD-R O M drive in yo ur noteb ook. T he re gion co de is li sted on the packagi ng of the disc . If you hear so und[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 92 nN When I dou ble-cli ck a n a pplic ation i con a messag e such as 'Y o u mu st in sert the ap plicat ion C D into your CD-R OM drive' appea rs and th e softwar e d oes n ot star t. Some tit les require sp ecifi c files th at are lo cate d on th e appl i cation CD -RO M. Inse rt the di sc and try[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 93 nN The disc tray ejects ev en when it has been locked i nto place Ensure tha t the disc i s pla ced with the label sid e facing up. The disc may be sc ratc hed . Place an oth er disc to se e if that is the reas on . There may be cond ens ati on in the drive. Remove th e disc and leave the drive open for app[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 94 nN My mi crop ho ne doe s not w or k If y ou a re u si ng an ex te rnal mic ropho ne, che ck tha t the m icrop hone i s plu gg ed in to th e m ic ropho ne conn ecto r co rrec tly. Ab out t he modem My inte rn al mode m doe s not wor k Che ck th at the ph on e line is pl ug ge d in to y ou r comp uter . Che [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 95 nN If your prob lem is f ax-related, check that there are n o prob lems with the fax machin e you are c alling and tha t it is co m p a t ib le w ith fa x mo d e m s . If you are having a probl em con nec ting with your Inter net Serv ice Pro vide r , check that th e ISP is not experi en cing tec hnic al p [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 96 nN The de faul t setti ng for th e pri nter port mod e is correc t for mo st pri nte rs. If you can no t print, try chang in g the pr inter po rt m od e. In Sony Not eboo k Se tup , select the Pr inter tab. If the p rinter port mod e is set to ECP , c han ge i t to bi-di rec tional . If the print er port m [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 97 nN Pr ec aut io n s This se c tio n des cribe s sa fety gui de lines and pre cau tio ns to help you pro tec t yo ur co mpu ter fro m pot enti al dama ge. Your n oteboo k a nd mem o ry mo du les u se h igh pr ecisi on c ompo nen ts and e lec troni c co nn ecto rs tec hn ology. To avoid the inval idati on of [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 98 nN Electro stat ic Discharg e (ESD) ca n damag e mem ory mod ules and other comp on ents . Install th e me m ory modul e only a t an ESD w orkstati on. If such a station i s not available, d o not work in a carpe ted area, and do not han dl e m ateri al s that pr odu ce or hold stat ic electri city (cellop [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 99 nN 6 Ope n the co v er on the bot tom by un scre wi ng the scre w (tu rn co un ter cl oc kw ise). 7 T o remo ve th e me m ory m od ul e, pull the tab s in the direct ion of the arrow s 1. The memo ry modu le is released. 8 Pull the mem ory modu le in the dire ction of arrow 2. 9 Close th e cover . 10 Gently[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 100 nN In stal li ng a me mory mod ule To in stall a me mory mo dule, p roceed a s fol lows: 1 Shut d own your c omp uter and di sconn ect al l p eriphe ral de vices. 2 Un plug th e c omp ute r a nd r emo ve t he bat tery pa ck s. 3 Wait unti l the com p uter coo ls do wn . 4 T urn yo ur co mpu ter up sid e do[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 101 nN 8 Press th e mo dule into pla ce until it cl icks. 9 Close th e com pute r c over . 10 T igh ten th e screw on the bot tom of the not ebo ok. 11 T urn o n the comp uter . V iewing the amou nt of memory To vi ew th e amou nt of me m o ry , pr oce ed as f oll ows : 1 T urn o n the comp uter . 2 Click the [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 102 nN Ot her pr eca ut io ns On ha ndling the hard d i s k The ha rd disk ha s a high storag e dens ity and reads or writes da ta in a shor t time. On the other hand , it may be easil y da m aged by mec han ical v ibra tio n, s hock or du st. Althou gh the har d di sk has th e safety dev i ce in itse lf to pr[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 103 nN The screen beco mes war m during oper ati on. This is norm al and does no t in dicate a malfunction . The LCD is man ufa ctu r ed us ing hi gh -pre c is io n tec hno lo gy . Y ou ma y , how ev er , see ti ny bla ck po in ts and / or b r ig ht p oi nt s (r ed , b lu e, o r gre en ) tha t con t in uo usl [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 104 nN H eat sou rce s, such as rad ia tors or air ducts , D irect sun ligh t, E xcessi v e du st, M oistu re or rain, M echani c al vibration or sho ck, Str on g magn ets or speakers that are not m agn eti cally shiel ded , A mbient temperatu re of mo re t han 35 ° C or l e ss t ha n 10 ° C, H ig h hum i d [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 105 nN On ha ndling diskett es Do not open the shu tter manual l y and tou ch the surf ace of the di skett e. Keep di skett es awa y fro m ma gne ts. Keep di skett es awa y fro m dire ct su nl ight an d oth er sou rce s of heat . On ha n dling CD-ROMs Do no t touc h th e surfa ce of th e dis c. Do not dr op or[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 106 nN On usin g the battery p ack Never leave the batte ry pack in tem pe ratu res abo v e 60 ° C , such as i n a car park ed in the sun or un der direct su nlig ht. Battery life i s sho rter i n a cold en vironm ent. This i s due to d ecreased b attery efficiency at lo w tempe ratures. Charge the b atte rie[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 107 nN Preven tin g h e aring da ma ge – A v o id using earpho nes at high volume. Hearing expert s advise against co nt i nu ou s , lo ud a nd e x t e n de d p la y . If y o u ex p er ie n c e a ri ng in g in yo ur e a rs , r e d uce th e vo lu m e o r disco nti nu e use. On ha n dling t he M emory Stick ?[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Specifi cations 108 nN Specific ations Product name PCG-GR114 EK PCG-GR114M K PCG-GR114S K Model name PCG -873M P CG-8 72M PC G-87 1M Op er at ing sy ste m Mic rosof t ® Window s ® 20 00 Pr of ess i o na l Pro cessor M ob ile Inte l ® Pen tium ® III processor 866 MHz -M Mob ile In tel ® Pe ntiu m ® III processor 933 [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Specifi cations 109 nN CD-ROM drive DVD-ROM drive CD-RW drive DVD-ROM d riv e: up to 24x max . CD-R OM rea ding sp eed up to 8x m ax. DVD-ROM reading sp eed las er di ode pro pert ies: wa ve l eng th : 66 0 n m laser output: 11 µ W (ma x) CD-R W/DV D-RO M driv e: up to 24x max. CD-ROM reading speed up t o 8x max . CD- R w[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Specifi cations 110 nN ‡ See our special Gu arantee extension conditions. S pe cif icat i ons ar e subj ect to chan ge wit hout n otic e. Power requi rement DC 16 V / AC 1 00 - 240V Power manage m ent ACPI (Advanced Co n figuration & P o wer I n terface) Batter y Lith ium ion Dimensions W id th Heigh t D ep th 312 mm[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 111 nN Glossary This s ectio n re fers to terms us ed in this manu al. T hese term s an d d efiniti ons have be en comp iled to pr ovid e you w ith a better und e rstan di ng of yo ur V AIO comp ut er. T erm Defi niti on <F1> key The <F1> key g ives you access to the online help of most software. 10BAS[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 112 nN CD-ROM Ab brevia tio n for Com pac t Disc Rea d-Onl y Me mory. A high -cap acity op tical disc, usua lly 650 MB in size, capable of being re ad from but not w ritte n to. CD-RW Short for C ompact Disc-ReWriteable. C ompact Disc that can be used to write o r r e write d ata to it. A CD-RW can b e written to [...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 113 nN i.L INK ™ i.L INK ™ is Sony ’ s ve rsio n of the IEEE 1394 standard for high-speed digital serial interface. The standard is regarded in the audio/video and IT industries a s the most suitable interface for con necti ng comp uter s and d igi tal audio/ video de vices ( su ch as digit al c ame ras et c[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 114 nN ma xi mum RA M The max imum amou nt o f RA M tha t y our comp uter can conta in. O nce this amoun t is re ached, yo u can n o l ong er add addit iona l R AM to your co mpute r . Motherboar d The mo ther board i s t he m ain c ircuit boa rd i nside y ou r com pute r . It hol ds the CPU, the BIOS , the memory[...]

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    Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 115 nN PCMCIA PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Ca rd International Association) is the nam e of the group that pro duced the specification for the credit card-sized plug-in bo ards for laptop computers. The ca rds used to be called PCM CIA cards, but as this was rath e r u npro nou nc eab le, th ese car ds are no [...]

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