Sony VGN-A140 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 VGN-A140. 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 VGN-A140 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 VGN-A140 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 VGN-A140, 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 VGN-A140 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Sony VGN-A140
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Sony VGN-A140
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Sony VGN-A140
- 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 VGN-A140 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 VGN-A140 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 VGN-A140, 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 VGN-A140, 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 VGN-A140. 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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    P ersonal Computer V GN-A140 Ser ies Quic k Star t[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO H elp and Suppor t Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Compu ter window . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of selecting Search from t[...]

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    3 Contents Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter ............. ...... ....... ....... ...... 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 About the Ind icator Lights .............. .................... ...[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 4[...]

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    5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THI S MANUAL, THE SOFTW A RE, OR OTHER INFORMA[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 6 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property r ights. Use of th is copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for hom e and other limited viewing u ses only unless otherwis e authorized by Macrovisi[...]

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    Notice to Users 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie o u d’électrocution, garder cet appar eil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l?[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conform ity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a Class B dig ital device, pu rsuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are des igned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installa tion. This[...]

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    Notice to Users 9 If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the t elephone compa ny will notify y ou in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, yo u will be advised of your ri ght to file a compla[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 10 T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted Sta tes) The T elephone Consumer P rotection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, including F AX machines, to send any mess age unless such message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each tra[...]

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    Notice to Users 11 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUM ULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echni cal Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipmen t pro vides an indication of[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 12[...]

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    13 13 Setting Up Congratul ations on your pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® computer . Son y has combined l eading-e dge technology in audio, v ideo, computin g, and communicat ions to pr ovide stat e-of-the-a rt persona l computing . Unpacking Y our Comp uter These hard ware components are includ ed. * Se e the do cumenta tion th at acco mpanied the [...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 14 For additional information about the A/V port replicator accessor ies and how to use them, ref er to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO® Compu ter User Guide — A searchable on -screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . See “Locating[...]

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    Locating Controls an d P orts 15 Locating Controls and P orts Fron t 1 LCD screen 10 Memory S tick® media i ndicator 2 Mute button 11 W ireless swit ch * * W ireless L AN and Blu etoot h functiona li ty a va il ab le on sel ec te d m ode ls on ly . 3 V olume b utt ons 12 Bluetoot h ® indicat or * 4 Brightness button 13 W ireless indicator * 5 Mag[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 16 Do no t insert mo re than on e Memory Stick media in to the M emory Stick med ia slot as it may damage the comput er . Insert the Memory Stick media w ith the arrow f acing u p and toward th e slot. Inser ting the me dia impr operly ma y damage t he computer . Front 1 Speakers 5 Bri ghtness sensor 2 Num lock indica[...]

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    Locating Controls an d P orts 17 Back 1 DC In por t 4 A V Out jack 2 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports high-/ful l-/low- spee ds. 5 Monitor (VGA) port 3 Net work (E ther net) p ort 6 Air v ent Only connec t 10BAS E-T an d 100BAS E-TX ca bles to the Networ k (Ethernet) port . Do no t connect an y other type o f network cable or any te lephone l ine to this[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 18 Left 1 Air ve nt 5 USB 2.0 port * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 2 Microphone jack 6 PC Card slo t 3 Headphone jack 7 PC Card eject button 4 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 po rt[...]

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    Locating Controls an d P orts 19 Right 1 Drive eject button 4 Manu al eject hole 2 Optical drive 5 Modem jack 3 Drive eject button ✍ Y ou can use eithe r drive eje ct butto n to eject the op tical dri ve tray . The drive ej ect button lo cated next to the op tical drive func tions only wit h the Microsof t® Windows ® operating sy stem.[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 20 Bottom 1 Port replicator connector 4 RELEASE switch 2 Air vents 5 Battery bay 3 LOCK/UNLOCK switch 6 CONNECT button * * On sel ected mode ls with wir eless mouse functional ity . ✍ See “Connect ing the Wirel ess Mouse” on page 34 for more in formation abo ut using the wireless o ptical mouse.[...]

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    Locating Controls an d P orts 21 ✍ The p rinter p ort on th is port replic ator is intend ed for p rinter c onnec tions on ly . A/V Po rt Repli cator 1 Compos ite Audio In j acks 10 Speaker jacks (right and lef t) 2 Composite V ideo In jack 11 Opt ica l Out por t Output f requency (48 kHz * /4 4 kH z) * Output freq uency is fixed at 48 kHz for al[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 22 ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is inten ded for pr inter co nnectio ns only. Busin e ss P ort Repl icator 1 Comp osit e Audio In jac ks 8 Compos i te Au di o Out jack s 2 Air vent 9 Composite V ideo Out jack 3 USB 2.0 ports * * Supports hig h-/ ful l-/ l ow- spe eds. 10 S V ideo Out port 4 Monitor[...]

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    Abou t the Indicato r Lights 23 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Functi on Power T ur ns on whe n the po wer to th e comp ut er is on, blinks in Standb y mode, and t urns of f when th e computer is i n Hibernate mode or off . Battery T urns on when the compu ter is using batter y power , blinks when the bat tery is runni ng out of pow er , doub[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 24 Scroll Lo ck The Scroll Lock indicat or turns on to advise you that your screen's scrolling pattern has chang e d. This f unction is not available with all software programs. Normal s crolling resumes when th e Scroll Lock indicator is of f. Bluet ooth® * T u rns on when the wireles s switch is set to O N and[...]

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    About the Wirele ss Mouse 25 About the Wireless Mouse Y our V AIO® computer may be supplied with a wireless optical mouse, dependi ng on the mod el that you pu rchased. Bef ore attempting t o use the wireless optical mouse with you r computer , see “C onnecting the W ireless Mouse” on page 34. Identif ying the P arts of Y our Wirel ess Mouse 1[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 26 T o set up the wireless mouse Insert two AA batteries (s upplied with the mouse) in to the wireless mouse as shown . Inserting Batteries into the Wireless Mouse ✍ If your wirel ess mouse doe s not operate p roperly , the batte ries may ne ed to be replaced. When yo ur wirele ss mouse is not being u sed for e xten[...]

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    27 27 Getting Star ted This sec tion help s you get y our computer running and r egist er ed, so y ou can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many s upport opti ons. Y ou’ll al so l earn ho w to locat e your on-scr een V AIO® Compu ter User Guide, which contai ns step- by- st ep i ns truct ions f or op erati ng you r com p uter . T urni ng On Y our C[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 28 3 Slide the battery (with the logo facin g up) into the batter y bay cover . The two hooks on each s ide of the batter y bay cover should click into the grooves on the battery . 4 W ith the battery securely in serted into the battery bay cover, align the hooks on the bat tery bay cover w ith the grooves inside th e[...]

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    T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 29 6 Slide the LOCK/UNL OCK switch to LOC K . 7 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . See “T o connect the AC adapter” on pa ge 3 0. Once you con nect the AC adapter to the co mputer , the battery begi ns to charg e whether the compu ter is on or o ff. Th e bat tery indicator shows the b attery status. The indi[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 30 T o conne ct the AC adapter 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 2 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . T o open and turn on the computer 1 Press the release button an d lift the cover while holding the bottom of the computer firmly . 2 Press the power bu tton until the green po w[...]

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    T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 31 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. Y our computer comes with a brightnes s sensor that automatically increas es and decreases the LCD scr een’ s brightness level depe nding on the amount of external light. T o overri de the autom a tic set ting and manually adjust the brightness , follow th[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 32 Using the T ouch P ad The comput er contains a po inting devi ce called a touch pad. Y ou can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e scre en using the b uilt-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad Touc h pad Left button Right button[...]

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    Using th e T ouch P a d 33 T ouch Pad Action Descriptio n Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the pointer o n an item. T apping once Equivalent to pressing the left but ton once. T apping twice Equivalent to pressin g the left butto n twice. Sliding one finger while pressing the left button Equivalent to using the mouse to drag[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 34 Connecting the Wireless Mouse Before attempting to us e the wireless mouse, you mus t enable communication between the computer and the mouse. T o connect the wireless optical mouse 1 T urn the w irele ss mous e ove r . 2 Slide the power button on the wireles s mouse to th e ON positi on. 3 T urn on yo ur computer [...]

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    Regis tering Y our Compu ter 35 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to qu ality customer support and receive these benefi ts by regi stering you r computer: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T alk to a support re pres entative to troubleshoot problem s you may ha ve with your computer . ❑ Product I nformation Notifica[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 36 Locating Y our V AIO Com puter User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the Wi ndows® taskbar , and then click Help an d Sup port . The Help and S upport Cent e[...]

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    Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter Use r Guide 37 V AIO User Guid e Window 1 User guide table of conten ts List of computer help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of updates and s upplemental information 3 Link to S ony Compu ting Support W eb sit e Includes s upport in formation an d list of your comp uter ’ s hardware specificati ons (Intern[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 38 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n des cri be s the basic s t eps for set ti ng up y our dial-up conn ection. The Connectio n W izard gui des you th rough the pr ocess of cho osing an In ternet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing accou nt, an d connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial-[...]

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    T urning Off Y our Compu ter 39 T urni ng Off Y our Computer Using th e power bu tton to turn off yo ur comput er may result i n loss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn off your computer and avoid losing data. T o turn off y our computer 1 Close all operatio ns . 2 Click St a r t on the W indows ® taskbar . 3 Click T urn Off C ompute[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 40[...]

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    41 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System and Appl icat ion Recov ery CDs ar e not supplied with yo ur V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO compu ter is equip ped with th e V AIO Recover y W izar d, a fas t and easy-t o-use sys tem r ecov ery utilit y . Th is syste m and applica tion r ec overy uti lity enable s you to r ecover pr ei nstalled softwar e [...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 42 2 In the V AIO Help a nd Support Center window , click V A IO Recovery Options . The V AIO Recovery Options online guide app ears. V is it the Sony Online Suppor t W eb site for the latest inform ation about using the V AIO Recovery W izard and R ecovery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/su p port/news[...]

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    43 43 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r won’ t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely plugg ed into a power sour ce and turned on. Make su re the power indicator sh ows the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if applicable) is empty . ❑ If the compu[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 44 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The messag e Load factory d efault values. ap pears. 5 Press the Enter key . T h e Lo ad O ptim al D efa ults ? window appears. 6 Select Ok , and press Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Changes) , and pr[...]

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    T roub leshootin g 45 8 Press the Enter key . The Load Optimal Defaul ts? window appears . 9 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . 10 Select Exi t (Save Chan ges) , and pre ss Enter . The Save config uration changes an d exit set up? window appears. 11 Select Ok , and pr ess Enter . The computer restar ts. What do I do if my compute r stops responding? It[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 46 Suppor t Options If you hav e question s about you r computer or t he preinstal led programs , refer to the following sources fo r answer s in the sequence listed b elow . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed information on how to maximize your computer capabili[...]

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    V A IO Homepage http://www .v aio .net © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. Printed in USA 2-177-445-01 F or custom er support information , go to: http://www .son y .com/pcsuppor t[...]