Sony PCGA-UMS1 manuel d'utilisation

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    1 Welcome ................................................... ....7 Using Your VAIO Notebook ........................ 9 Using the Keyboard .................. .................... ............. 10 Functions of the keyboard keys ......................................... 11 Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........12 Indicators .......[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariab le defi nition to document tit le. 2 Using the Weight Sav er .. .................... .................... .. 37 To attach the weight saver ................................................ 37 To re move the weight saver ............................ .................. 38 Using Power Saving M odes ......... ...............[...]

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    3 Connecting a TV Displ ay ................ .................... ......5 6 To connect a TV ................................................................ 56 Changing the display resolution for TV Out .....................56 Notes on TV display .......................................................... 57 Connecting a USB D evice ........ ........[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariab le defi nition to document tit le. 4 Displaying Battery Info rmation ................ .............. .. 7 5 To activate the Battery Information toolbar ...................... 75 Battery icon descriptions ................................................... 75 To display detailed battery information ......................[...]

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    5 Troubleshoo ting ................. .....................105 Troubleshoot ing You r Notebook .... ............. ........... 106 My notebook does not start. ............................................. 106 My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed. .........106 My notebook starts, but the message “Ope rating system not found” appears a[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariab le defi nition to document tit le. 6 115 My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 115 Troubleshoot ing Softw are ............ .................... ....... 116 My software program stops responding or crashes. ........ 116 When I click an application icon, the message “You must in- sert the[...]

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    7 We l c o m e Congratul ations on your pur ch ase of this Sony V AIO® computer , and welcom e to the V AIO Note book User Guid e. This User Guid e pr ovides detail ed information on all as pects of using your new V AIO computer , fro m keyboar d functi ons to pr einstal led softwar e applica tions. In the l eft navi gation win dow , click the t o[...]

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    9 Using Y our V AIO Notebook This secti on describes the fo llowing aspect s of your new computer: ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Usin g the T ou chpa d ❑ Using the Fl oppy Disk Drive ❑ Using the Optical Disc Drive ❑ Using PC Cards ❑ Using a Second Battery Pack ❑ Using the W e ight Sa ver ❑ Using Power Savi ng Modes ❑ Connect ing a Phone [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 10 Using the Keyboar d Y our keyboard i s very similar to a ty pewriter ’ s, but the keyboard has add itional keys that perform specifi c computer-rel ated tasks. Ke yboar d Escape key Function keys Print Screen key Shift C trl k ey Fn key Wind ows® k e y Alt key Applications key Nume[...]

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    Using th e K e yboard 11 Functions of the ke yboar d keys Key Description Numeric keypad area Contains the keys found on a typical calculator . Use the numeric keypad area to ty pe numbers or to perf orm mathematical calcu lations such as add ition and subtraction. Note that you must pres s the Num Lock key to activate t he numeric key pad. (When y[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 12 Combinations and functions wi th the Windo ws ke y W indows key The key with t he W indows® log o displays the W indows S tart menu; it is the equivalen t of clicking the Start button on the taskbar . See “Combinatio ns and functions w ith the W indows key” f or more infor mation[...]

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    Using th e K e yboard 13 Indicator s Shift + + M Returns all mini mized windows to their prev ious size. + R Displays the R un window . This i s the equivalent o f selecting Run from the Start menu. Fn + + I nsert Displays the S ystem Propert ies window . This i s the equivalent of selecting Control Pa nel and then System fr om the St art menu. Ind[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 14 Indicator li ght s Light On Off Num Lock The numb er key s in the num eric keypad are active. The alphanumeric character keys in the keypad area are active. Caps Lock The letters appear in uppercase as you type. The Shift key lo wers the case of typed letters when Caps Lock is o n. Le[...]

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    Using th e K e yboard 15 Combinations an d functions wit h the Fn ke y ✍ If you swit ch u ser identit ies durin g a computing session, th e Fn+F7 and F n+ F8 key functio nality (if avai l able on your comp uter) will be in terrupted. T o switch to an external dis play or monit or , see “Select ing the Display Mo de” for more in formation. Com[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 16 Fn+ only / (F8) Contro l TV Out T oggles between LCD-only and dual LCD/TV display modes. Connect t he cable before you turn on the no tebook, othe rwise Fn + F8 will not work. Fn+ (F12 ) Hibernate Provides for t he lowest l evel of power consumption. When you execute this command, the[...]

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    Usin g the T o uchpad 17 Using the T ouchpad The keyboard c ontains a cursor -pointing device called a touchpad. Y o u can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouchpad Action Description Point Slide one fi nger on the touc hpad to place the poi nter on an item or object. Click Press the lef t bu tt[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 18 See Mouse Propert ies for information on t ouchpad features, su ch as clicking both buttons simultaneously , adjust ing touchpa d speed, and Eas y Launcher f unctions. T o access Mouse Pro perties, go to S tart, select Control Panel, and click the Mouse icon. Right-click Press the rig[...]

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    Usin g the F lop p y D isk Dr ive 19 Using the Floppy Disk Drive Y our notebook is supplied with the floppy disk drive in the multipu rpose bay . T o insert a flopp y disk 1 Hold the f loppy disk with the label side facing u p. 2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place. Inserting a flo ppy dis k Floppy disk driv e Flop[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 20 T o remove a flopp y disk 1 Afte r you fini sh usi ng the flo ppy di sk, wait u ntil th e LED indic ator t urns off. 2 Press the Ej ect button to remov e the floppy disk. T o remove the fl opp y disk drive 1 T urn of f the notebook. 2 Locate the release l ever on the bottom of the n o[...]

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    Usin g the F lop p y D isk Dr ive 21 3 Slide the lever in the direc tion of the ar row . 4 Slide the flopp y disk drive out of the mult ip urp ose bay . 5 Insert the weigh t saver . See “Using the W eight Saver” for more information. T o reinsert the flopp y disk drive 1 T urn of f the notebook. 2 If anoth er dev ice is in th e multipurpose bay[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 22 4 Continue pushing the driv e into the bay until the release lever locks into place. Inserting the flopp y disk driv e Multipurpose bay Floppy disk driv e[...]

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    Using t he Optical Disc Driv e 23 Using the Op tic al Disc Drive Y our notebook comes with an optical disc drive, either a CD-R W /DVD Combo Drive or DVD-ROM drive, dep ending on the model you pur chased. T o insert a disc When the notebook is in S tandby or Hibernate mode, you cann ot insert a disc. See “Cont rolling Power Management” for mo r[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 24 4 Push the disc onto t he hub until the disc clicks securely into p lace. 5 Close the tr ay by pushin g it gently . T o remove a disc When the notebook i s in power saving modes, you canno t remove a disc. See “Controlling Power Management” for more information about power saving [...]

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    Using t he Optical Disc Driv e 25 3 If the dis c doe s not com e out wh en you pre ss th e Ejec t butto n, turn o ff the notebo ok and insert a thin, straigh t object ( such as a pap er clip) i nto the manual eject hole. T o pla y a D VD T o play a DVD, you may use the optical disc drive and th e preinstalle d W inDVD® software. For more informati[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 26 to the proper dimensio ns. Also see “Selecting the Di splay Mode” for more information. ❑ If the notebo ok is set to the defau lt display setting, p art of the video scr een will not appear . T o view the entire screen, adjust the displ ay resolution to 640 x 48 0. See “Connec[...]

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    Using t he Optical Disc Driv e 27 ❑ When playing DVD movies on battery power , set the power management profile to DVD. W ith other profiles, the mo vies are choppy . As an alternative, you can set the power management profile to Automatic Profile Selection, which will cause the DVD p rofile to be selected automatically whenever you insert a DVD.[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 28 T o write data to a CD-R W or CD-R disc * Y ou can use Sony Soni cStage and Micr osoft® W indows® XP to write data to a CD-R or CD-R W disc. T o create a CD-R disc that is readable in a CD-ROM drive, make sure you finish the writing process before ejecting it. Fo r more information,[...]

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    Using PC Cards 29 Using PC Cards Y our noteb ook includes two PC Card slots. PC Cards enable you to connect portable external devices such as another hard disk drive, or to connect to a netw ork. The PC Card slots can accommodate two T ype I/II PC Cards, or one T y pe III PC Card. These slots are compatible with CardBus. Use the lower slot for T yp[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 30 2 Press the Release button a second time. The PC Card slot protector pops out. 3 Ins ert the PC Card int o the PC C ard slot . 4 V erif y that the front la bel of the PC Card is facing up. ✍ When you u se a T ype I II PC Card, you nee d to remove bot h the top and bott om PC Card sl[...]

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    Using PC Cards 31 5 Push the PC C ard slot gently into the port. Y our syst em automatically detects the PC Card. The Unplug or Eject H ardware icon appears in the taskbar . T o remove a PC Card If your notebo ok is turned of f, you do not have to follow these ins tructions. 1 Double-click in the taskbar . The “Safely remove ... PC Card” dialog[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 32 Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards, if you alternate between normal power operation and the S tandby or Hibern ate power manage ment modes while the car d is inserted, you may fi nd that a device connected to your system is not recognized. Reboo t your system to correct the prob[...]

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    Using a Se cond Batte r y P ack 33 Using a Second Battery Pa c k Y ou can pu rchase a second rech argeable b attery pack. W ith two battery packs, you ca n extend the time that yo u use your notebook with bat tery powe r . When using two battery packs, the battery pack you insert first charges first. The secon d battery pack you insert charges when[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 34 5 Slide t he lever toward t he front of the no tebook to lock the weight saver . See also “Usin g the W eight Saver” for more information . T o charge the second battery pac k Keep the battery pack in the notebook while it i s connected to AC power . T he battery automatically cha[...]

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    Using a Se cond Batte r y P ack 35 3 When the b attery is 85 percent full, the battery indicator turn s off. T o remo ve the secon d battery pac k If you attach two b attery packs, you can remove either of them with out shutting down th e notebook. 1 When re movi ng one bat tery pa ck, ver ify tha t the othe r batt ery pa ck’ s indicator is on. 2[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 36 4 Slide the lever in the direction of arrow 1, then slide the release lever on the bottom of the notebo ok in the direction of arrow 2. 5 Remove the wei ght saver , and then pull out the bat tery pack. 6 Reinser t the weight saver . See “Using the W eight Sa ver” for more informat[...]

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    Using th e W eight Sa v er 37 Using the W eight Saver The weight sa ver protects the mult ipurpose bay when i t is empty . T o attach the weight saver 1 If anot her device is in the multipurpos e bay , remove the d evice. See “T o remove the second battery pack” for more info rmation. 2 Fold out the hinged arm of the weight sav er and then push[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 38 T o remove the weight sa ver 1 Locate the release lever on the bottom of the weight saver . 2 Slide this lever in the direc tion of arrow 1, then slide the release l ever on the bottom of the notebo ok in the direction of arrow 2. 3 After remov ing the weight saver , pull out th e wei[...]

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    Using P ow er Sav ing Modes 39 Using P ower Saving Mod es When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for your notebook, you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal op erating mode, which allows you to turn off specific d evices, your notebook has two distinct power saving modes: S tand[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 40 T o ac tivat e Hiber nat e mode 1 T o activate Hibern ate mode, press the key co mbination Fn+F1 2, or press the power button an d release it immedi ately . The “Save to Disk Manager” screen appear s and the noteb ook enters Hibernate mode. 2 Press on the power button to return to[...]

  • Page 41

    Conn ectin g a Ph one Li ne 41 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone cable (s upplied with selected models) t o take advantage of online s ervices and the Intern et. 1 Plug one end of the phone cable into t he modem jack o n the noteb ook. 2 Plug the other end into the wall jack. ✍ In order to register you r Sony VA IO® Notebo ok,[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 42 Conn ect ing to a LAN Y ou can connect your notebo ok to 10Base-T and 100Base- TX-type Local Area Networks (LANs). For the detailed settings and devices needed to connect to the network, ask you r network administra tor . T o set up your ether net connect ion T o connect to the networ[...]

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    Conn ectin g to a L AN 43 4 Follow the step-by-step instructions that appear on the screen.[...]

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    45 Connecting P e r ipheral De vices Y ou can ad d functio nality to yo ur notebook by conn ecting a vari ety of perip hera ls, as discu ssed in th e follo wing sec tions : ❑ Connecting a Port Replicator ❑ Connect ing an External Mouse or Keyb oard ❑ Conn ect ing a Pa rall el Por t Prin ter ❑ Connectin g a USB P rinter ❑ Connecting an Ext[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 46 Connecting a P or t Replicator Y our not ebook su pports the us e of an optional port replicat or (such as t he Sony PCGA-PRFX1 model). Attaching a port replicator enables yo u to connect additio nal peripherals to your not ebook. T o attach y our notebook to the port replicator T o s[...]

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    Connec ting a P or t Repli cator 47 1 T urn of f your notebook and disconnect all p eripheral devices. 2 On the bot tom of the notebo ok, slide the port replicator connector cover open . 3 Attach the bot tom of the no tebook to the po rt replicator con nector until i t clicks. 4 Plug the cable attached to t he AC adapter into the DC IN jack on the [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 48 5 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. The power indicator turns green. 6 T urn o n the notebo ok. Connecting A C adapter to p or t replicator ✍ Use the AC adap ter that comes wit h your notebo ok, or an op ti on al Sony adapt er . P owe r indicator AC adapter P[...]

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    Connec ting a P or t Repli cator 49 T o remove y our notebook fr om the port replicator 1 T urn of f your notebook and the connected peripherals. 2 Pull the levers on each s ide of the port replicator to disengage the notebook from the port replicator . 3 Lift the notebook away from the port rep licator . 4 Close the port replicato r connector cov [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 50 Connecting an External Mouse or Ke yboard Y ou can connect an external mo use or keyboard to the optional port replicator using a similar type PS /2® plug or adapter . Y ou can only connect one external device at a time. Therefore, you cannot connect both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboa[...]

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    Conne cting a P arallel P or t Printer 51 Connecting a P arallel P or t Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® co mpatible printer to your not ebook to print docu ment s. T o connect a pr inter 1 Locate the Printer port identified by the symbol. 2 Plug the printer cable (supplied with the prin ter) into this p ort on the notebo ok. 3 See the manual [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 52 Connecting a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® compati ble Universal Serial B us (USB) printer to either of your noteb ook’ s two USB ports to print document s. T o connect a USB prin ter 1 Plug the optional USB printer cable into one of the two USB ports on your noteboo k a[...]

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    Connect ing an Ext ernal Displa y 53 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can con nect external display devices s uch as a computer display (monitor), multimedia computer display , and projector to your notebook. T o connect a computer dis play 1 Locate the Monitor jack identified by the symbo l on the b ack of the notebo ok. 2 Plug the display cab[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 54 1 Loc ate th e Mon ito r jack ident ifi ed by t he sym bol. 2 Plug the display cable into this jack. 3 Locate the Headphone jack identified b y the symbol. 4 Plug the speaker cable into this jack. 5 Locate the Microphone jack identified by the symbol. 6 Plug the microphone cable into [...]

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    Connect ing an Ext ernal Displa y 55 T o select a displa y When you connect an external display to the monitor jack, you can toggle the output bet ween the Liquid Crystal Displ ay (LCD), the external monitor , or both devices. Use the Fn+F7 keys to select a d isplay . See also “Selecting the Display Mode” for mor e info rmat ion. T o Press Resu[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 56 Connecting a TV Displa y Y ou can enjoy playin g audio/video by connecti ng optional A V devices to your noteboo k. See als o the manu als suppli ed with your A V d evices for more information o n their installati on and use. T o connect a TV 1 Connect the not ebook to a TV using audi[...]

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    Connec ting a TV Di spla y 57 1 First ens ure that your not ebook has been started with the TV Out jack plugge d in. 2 Click Start, select Control Panel, and then click the Display icon. The Display Proper ties dialog box ap pears. 3 Click on the Sett ings tab, and click the Advanced butt on. The Sony Notebook LCD ... dialog box appears . 4 Click o[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 58 Connecting a USB De vice Y ou can connect USB dev ices such as an external mous e, keyboard, speak er , and micropho ne to your notebook. T o connect a USB de vi ce The following step s describe the procedure for connecting a USB mouse to your noteboo k. Use the same p rocedure for co[...]

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    Conne cti ng an i.LI N K De vice 59 Connecting an i. LINK Device Yo u r VA I O ® Notebook incl udes an i.LINK ®* S400 (IEEE13 94) port, which you can use to connect a compatible i.LINK device, such as an i.LINK enabled digital video camera r ecorder . See the manual supplied with yo ur digital video camera recorder for more info rmation on its in[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 60 T o connect a digital video camera recor der 1 Plug one en d of the i.LIN K cable (not supp lied) into t he i.LINK por t on the left side of the notebook 2 Next, pl ug the other en d into the DV In/Out port on the d igital video cam era recorder . Notes on i.LINK dev ices ❑ The abov[...]

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    Conne cti ng an i.LI N K De vice 61 ❑ The i.LINK featu res available may vary d epending on the software applications you use. See the documentation that accompanied your software for more i nformatio n. ❑ The i.LINK cables compatible w ith your V AIO notebook include cables with the following par t numbers: VMC-IL4415 (a 1.5-meter cable with a[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 62 Connecting V AIO computer s Connecting with i.L INK Y ou can us e an optiona l i.LINK ® * cable to connect your V AIO® notebook to another V AIO computer that has the preinstalled Micro soft® W indows® operating system or the Sony Smart Connect software preinstalled. Y ou m ay use[...]

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    Connecti ng External Speak ers 63 Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enhance the sound qua lity of your noteboo k by connecting externa l speakers. See the man ual that accompanied your speakers for more information on their installation and use. Bef ore connecting y our exter nal speakers ❑ V erify your speakers are designed for computer use.[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 64 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enha nce the quality of sound input b y using an externa l microphone. See the manual th at accompanied your micro phone for more inf ormation on its installatio n and use. T o connect an external micr ophone 1 Locate the Microphone jack ide[...]

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    Expandin g Y our Notebook C apabilitie s 65 Expanding Y o ur Noteboo k Capabiliti es A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), W ireless LAN Access Point, and W ireles s LAN PC Card peripheral device can be connected to your notebook, to expand the capabilities of you r computer and enhance its v ersatility to meet your various busi ness o r pers onal ne[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 66 Wireless LAN PC Card The W i reless LAN PC Card, which comes with the W ireless LAN Access Point, can be purchased separately and is designed for building a wireless LAN environment. The W ireless LAN PC Card can be used with or without the A ccess Point. W ith the Access Point, you c[...]

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    67 Customizing Y our V AIO Notebook The foll owing sect ions brie fly descri be how to change your noteboo k’ s defa ult settings: ❑ Displayi ng the Sony Notebook Setu p Screen ❑ Controlling Power Management ❑ Displaying B attery Information ❑ Selecting the Di splay Mode[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 68 Displaying the Son y Notebook Setup Screen T o display the Sony Notebook Setup screen 1 Click the Start button on t he W indows® taskbar . 2 P o i n tt oV A I Oa n d c l i c kS o n yN o t e b o o kS e t u p . 3 Select the tab for the item you want to chan ge. See “Sony Notebook Set[...]

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    Displa ying the Son y Notebo ok Setup Scree n 69 Sony Notebook Setup T abs T ab Description About This Com puter Display sy stem informatio n, including memor y capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Printer Select printer port mode s ettings. Initial Setting C hange the volume of the sounds that play whi le the operating syste m is loading. [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 70 Cont r oll ing P ow er Ma nage ment The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power management o f your notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The follow ing sections br iefly describe how to conserve your not ebook’ s battery power .[...]

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    Contro lling P ower M anageme nt 71 T o customize Pow er Management settings 1 Clic k the Cur rent Pr ofi le icon on the Pow er Man ageme nt tool bar . 2 Select Edit/Create P rofiles from th e menu. 3 Click a p rofile whose settin g you want to chan ge from the list in the left field. 4 Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 72 the predefined prof iles (except for the Disable Power Manage ment profile), or you can creat e your own p rofile to suit your port able compu ting needs. Th e predefined profiles are: Icon Description Maximum Perf ormance Provides the best system performance wh ile still conserving p[...]

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    Contro lling P ower M anageme nt 73 W ord Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. Y ou can also establish settings for LCD (V ideo) Standby , Hard Disk Standby , and Stan dby mode to optimize power mana geme nt fo r your system . Spreadsheet Optimizes per formance and power requirem ents for s[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 74 P ower management commands The PowerPanel™ uti lity also provides pow er management commands that you can use to activat e specific power m anagement functi ons and to contro l power for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands t o override a p rofile setting or initiate an im[...]

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    Displa ying Battery Info rmation 75 Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation Y ou can display information for each of the batteries in your notebook. The following sections briefly describe how to display your notebook’ s general battery inf ormation. Refer to PowerPanel ™ Help for more detailed informa tion. T o activat e the Battery Informat ion too[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 76 T o display det ailed battery inf ormation Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the B attery Information window . The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, which contains information such as the estimated time-to-empt y and charging time. Fully charged Discha[...]

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    Displa ying Battery Info rmation 77 T o customize the Bat tery Inf ormation toolbar and alarm system Y ou can customize the Battery Information toolbar and modify the alarm settin gs, to suit your porta ble computi ng needs. Refer to PowerPanel ™ Help fo r more inf ormation.[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 78 Selecting the Displa y Mode This note book uses the Intel ® video control ler , which enabl es you to select the desired display when the notebook is connected to an external monitor . When you connect an external di splay , you can switch the display mode between your noteboo k’ s[...]

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    Selecti ng the Displa y Mod e 79 4 Click the Intel® Graphics T echnology tab, then click the Graphics Properties button. If you want to u se the TV as a dis play , deselect the Synchro nous Displ ay Mode b ox and clic k Apply . Y ou cann ot use the TV an d anothe r disp lay sim ulta neous ly . 5 Cl ick the Dev ice tab . 6 Select the type of displa[...]

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    81 Adding Memor y to Y our V AIO Notebook In the f utur e you may want to ins tall memory modules to expand t he functi onality o f your not ebook. The amou nt of memo ry on your n otebook will var y dependin g on the model you pur chased. Se e the Spec ifications flye r supp lied w ith you r note book f or the a moun t of mem ory p r e-ins talle d[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 82 Precautions and Pr o cedures The procedures described below assume you are familiar with the general terminology associated with personal noteboo ks and with common safety practices required for us ing and modifying electronic equip ment. Personal injury or equipment d amage may resul[...]

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    Precautio ns and Proced ures 83 128 MB Memory Models 256 MB Memory Models T o ta l System Memory (MB) Slot 1 (MB) Slot 2 (MB) 128 128 192 128 64 256 128 128 384 * * The 384 MB a nd 512 MB m emory conf iguration s may requir e the remova l and replac ement of original fa ctory-installed m emory modu les. 256 128 512 * 256 256 T o ta l System Memory [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 84 Remo ving a Memory Modul e 1 Shut down your notebook and disconnect all peripher al devices, such as your print er . 2 Unplug the noteb ook and remove the battery pack(s). 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosen and remov e the screw that secures the cover of the memory bay on the b o[...]

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    Remo ving a M emory Module 85 5 Remove t he memory module. 6 Replace the memory bay cover . 7 T i g h t e nt h es c r e wo nt h em e m o r yb a yc o v e r . Remo ving me mory module 2 Pull the memory module in the direction of the arrow. 1 Pull the tabs in the direction of the arrows. The memory module is rele ased. 1 2 1[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 86 Insta lling a Memor y M odule 1 Shut down your notebook and disconnect all peripher al devices, such as your print er . 2 Unplug the noteb ook and remove the battery pack(s). 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosen and remov e the screw that secures the cover of the memory bay on the [...]

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    Installi ng a Mem or y Mo dule 87 7 Press the module into place until it clicks . 8 Replace the memory bay cover . 9 T ighte n the screw on th e cover of the mem ory bay . Installing mem ory module 1 Slide the memory module into t he slot. 2 Press the module into place u ntil it clicks. 2 1[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 88 Viewing the Amount o f Memory 1 Restart the noteb ook. 2 Click Start on the Windows® task bar , select Help and Support, and click “Sony Notebo ok Setup.” The Sony Notebo ok Setup screen appears. 3 Click the “Ab out This Computer” t ab to view the amount of system memory . If[...]

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    89 About the Softw are on Y o ur Notebook Y our V AIO® Notebook is r eady to help you work, play , learn, and communicat e as soon as you turn i t on. This s ection pr ovides the follo wing in forma tion: ❑ An overvi ew of the vari ous software th at come with you r notebook an d the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Detail s on [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 90 Software Ov erview Y our comput er may not be supplied with all of the software list ed below , dependin g on the configuration yo u purchased. Adobe A crobat® R eader Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader software enables you to view , navigate, and print electronic document s in Adobe [...]

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    Software Over view 91 Digital Print Sony Electr onics Inc. This image management software makes it fun an d easy to edit, import, an d organize your digital pictures in a p hoto album for rich digital printing to any standard color laser or inkjet printer . Digital Print can als o be used to make custom CD labe ls for your audio CDs. DVgate™ Sony[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 92 Micros oft® Office XP Small Business (On selected models) Microsof t Corp. W ith Microsoft Off ice XP you’ll fi nd a powerful new tec hnology that will h elp you get work done more quickly b y providing real-time, context-sensitive options for im portant actions, fr om formatting t[...]

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    Software Over view 93 PictureGear™ Sony Electr onics Inc. This image management software displays i mages from your hard drive, a Sony digital still cam era, or a Sony Mav ica® cam era. The images appear in a convenient light-table format, so that you can easily view the contents o f an entire folder . Quicke n® Intuit Inc. Quicken is a fast, e[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 94 Smart Capt ure Sony Electr o nics Inc. Smart Captur e is a fun new way to send multimedia messages via e-m ail. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® * connection between your computer and a Sony Digital Handycam® Camcorder that suppo rts the i.LINK interface. It allows you to capture c[...]

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    Software Over view 95 V AI O Supp ort Agent Sony Electr onics Inc. V AIO Support Agent pr ovides imm ediate, interact ive online su pport. V isu alFlow ™ Sony Electr onics Inc. V isualF low software is a state-of-the-art So ny multimedia browser desig ned specifically for Memory Stick® med ia. It displays any still picture, movie, or sound file [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 96 Application, Drive r , and System Reco very CDs Y our n otebo ok com es with th e foll owing ap plic ation, d riv er , and syst em rec overy CDs. T o use your recovery CDs, see “Using Y our Recovery CDs” fo r more information. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electr o nics Inc. Thi[...]

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    Using Y our Recovery CDs 97 Using Y our Reco very CDs The follo wing sections desc ribe how to us e the Applicatio n Recovery , Driver Recovery , an d System Recovery utili ties. T o use the Appl ication Reco very CD(s) The Application Recovery CD(s) allows you to reinstall individual app lications if they become cor rupted or are accid entally era[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 98 your computer , hardware, or software application. V AIO Support Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its software h ealing process. Y ou must be in W indows ® to run the Dr iver Recovery CD uti lity . Reinstalling specific driv[...]

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    Using Y our Recovery CDs 99 6 Click wit h the left mouse button to highlig ht the unknown devic e (identified by a yellow q uestion mark) o r the device for wh ich you wish to r einstall the driv er . 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove the device driver from your system. Click OK to confirm this action. R epeat as necessary .[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 100 Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recover y CD 1 T urn on your computer . If your computer is already on, close all applications. 2 When the W indows desktop ap pears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive. 3 Click Start in the W indows taskbar , then Contr[...]

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    Using Y our Recovery CDs 101 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update Wizard app ears. 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the correct driver on your Driver Recovery C D. 10 When the recovery process is complete, click Finish. Some drivers will require th at you reboot the computer to comp lete installat ion. T o use the Syst em Recovery[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 102 Y ou can use t he System Recovery C D(s) to reinstall t he operating syst em and software titles t hat shipped with y our notebook if they b ecome corrupted or erased. Y ou may not n eed to reinstall the entire contents of your ha rd drive. If you experience a problem with your n ote[...]

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    Using Y our Recovery CDs 103 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the Enter key . The message “Lo ad default configuration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then press the Enter key . 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes)[...]

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    105 T roub leshooting This secti on describe s how to solve common pr oblems you may encounter when using your no tebook. Ma ny pr oblem s have simple s olutions , so try these s uggestion s befor e you contact Sony PC S upport (http: //www .sony .com/pcsupp ort). Consult the fo llowing section s: ❑ T roub leshooting Y our Notebook ❑ T roublesh[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 106 T roubleshooting Y our Noteboo k My notebook does not start. ❑ Check that the no tebook is plugged i nto a power source and that it is turned on. Check th at the power indicator o n the front panel of the notebook indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery packs are[...]

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    T roubles hooting Y our Note book 107 7 Select Y es, and then press Enter . The notebook restarts. My notebook st ar ts, but the message “Operati ng system not f ound” appear s and Windo ws does not start. Make sure t here is no flo ppy disk in t he floppy dis k drive (non -bootable). ❑ If a non-bootable flo ppy disk is in the drive, follow t[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 108 My notebook st ops responding or does not shut down. It is best to shu t down your notebo ok using the T urn Off Comput er command on the W indows Start menu. Using other methods, including th ose listed here, may result in l oss of uns aved data. ❑ T ry restarting the notebo ok. O[...]

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    T roubles hooting Y our Note book 109 The sound of m y not ebook’ s fan is too loud. Use the PowerPanel™ utility to change the Thermal Control Strategy setting to Quiet. This settin g slows down th e CPU speed. See Po werPanel Help for more information. Why doe s the System Pr operties dialog bo x displa y a slo wer CPU speed than advertised? T[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 11 0 T roub leshooting the LCD Screen My LCD screen i s blank. ❑ Check that the no tebook is plugged i nto a power s ource and that it is turned on. ❑ Check that the power indica tor on the notebook is o n. ❑ Check that the battery pack is in serted properly and charged . ❑ The n[...]

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    T roubl eshooting the LCD Scree n 111 1 First ens ure that your not ebook has been started with the TV Out jack plugge d in. 2 Click Start, select Control Panel, and then click the Display icon. The Display Proper ties dialog box ap pears. 3 Click on the Sett ings tab, and click the Advanced butt on. The Sony Notebook LCD ... dialog box appears . 4[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 11 2 T roub leshooting the Mouse and T ouchpad My mouse does not work. ❑ If you are using an external PS/2® mouse, check that the mouse is plugged into the mo use port. S ee “Connecting an External Mous e or Keyboard” f or more informatio n. ❑ If you are using an o ptional, comp[...]

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    T roubles hooting t he Mouse and T ouchpa d 11 3 The pointer does not mo ve while I am using the T ouchpad or Mouse. ❑ The comput er should be restarted. Fol low these step s: 1 Press t he W ind ows key . 2 Press the “U” key to select T urn Off C omputer , and wait at least four seconds. 3 Press the “R” key to restart your computer . ❑ [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 11 4 T roub leshooting Drives, PC Cards and P e ripheral Devices My floppy disk dri ve cannot write to a floppy disk. ❑ Check that the f loppy disk drive is p roperly inserted in to the multipurpose bay . See “Using the Floppy Disk Drive” for more infor mation. ❑ Check that a f o[...]

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    T roubl eshootin g Drives , PC Ca rds and P eripheral D e vices 11 5 My optical drive tr ay does not open. ❑ Make sure the notebo ok is turned on. ❑ Press the Eject button on the optical dr ive. ❑ If the Eject button does not work, open the tray by in serting a thin, straight object (such as a paper clip) in the hole to the right of the Eject[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 11 6 T roub leshooting Software My software pr ogram stops responding or crashes. Contact the soft ware publisher or designated provi der for technical support. Se e “Software Support Informat ion” for more in formation. When I clic k an application i con, the message “Y ou must in[...]

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    T roubles ho oti ng Softw a re 11 7 V erify th at your AOL connectio n still function s satisfactoril y with the W AN Network Driver d isabled. If you need to reverse this setti ng, repeat the step s above and select Enable.[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 11 8 T roub leshooting the Modem My modem does not w ork. ❑ Check that the phone lin e is plugged into the line jack. See “C onnecting a Phone Line” for more infor mation. ❑ Check that the p hone line is work ing. Y o u can check the lin e by plugging i n an ordinary pho ne and l[...]

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    T roubles hooting A udio 11 9 T roubleshooting Audio My speakers make no sound. ❑ If the built-in speakers are turned off, press Fn+F3 t o turn on the speakers. Y ou can also turn on the speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speaker volume is t urned to the minimum, press Fn+F4, and th en press or to increase the volu me or you can use [...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 120 T roubleshooting the Printer I cannot print. The default setting for the p rinter port mode is correct for most printers. If you cannot pri nt, try ch anging the pri nter port mo de. In So ny Notebook S etup, select the Print er tab. If the pri nter port mode is s et to ECP , change [...]

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    T roub lesho oting i.LI NK de vice s 121 T roubleshooting i.LINK devices I cannot establi sh a connectio n between two V AIO computers when using an i.LINK cabl e . 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from both computers and reconnect it. 2 W ait for the computers to respond. If neither compu ter responds aft er a few moments, res tart both compu ter[...]

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    123 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you with sev eral support op tions to answer quest ions about your V AIO® Notebook or the pr einstalled softwar e. Refer to these r esour ces in t he or der t hey ar e listed.[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 124 Suppor t Op tions 1 V AIO® Notebook Us er Guide and V AIO® Notebook Quick S tart The online V AIO® Not ebook User Guide and prin ted V AIO® No tebook Quick Start p rovide you with information on how to maximize your notebook capabilities and solve common pr oblems. T o access the[...]

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    Support Options 125 6 Sony Fax -on-Deman d This servi ce, which requires a f ax machine or your fax s oftware, provides answers to commonly asked questions. Y ou can use this automated service to request a lis t of available topics, then s elect the topics that you want to receive. T o contact the Sony fax-on-demand ser vice, call: 1-888- 4-SONY -P[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 126 Software Suppor t Information Adobe Acrobat® Reader , eBook Reader , Photoshop® E lements, Premiere (Adobe Sy stems, Inc.) Apple QuickTime™ (Appl e Computer Inc.) Nor ton An tiVirus™ (S yman tec Co rpor atio n) PC-Cillin® ( T rend Micro, Inc.) Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) W eb s it[...]

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    Softw are Support Info r mation 127 RealJukebox, RealPlayer (Real Networks, Inc.) Sony Appli cations (Sony Electro nics In c.) Sound Fo rge® XP (S onic Foun dry , Inc.) Windows® Op erating System, Internet Explorer , W ord (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo, Inc.) W eb s ite(s) http://service.real.com/rjo ptions.html http://service.real.com/[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 128 Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you , call 1-888-4-SONY -PC (1-8 88-476 -6972 ) or find Sony Cu stome r Service o n the W e b at: http:// www .sony .com/pcsup port.[...]

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    129 Inde x A Abou t Thi s Compu ter ta b 69 AC power se tting 72 Access Point, W ireless LAN 65 adding hardware 45 memory 81 peripher als 45 printers 51, 52 adjusting brig htnes s 15 volu me 15 Alt key 11 Application Recover y CD 97 Applicatio ns key 12 attaching port replicator 46 audio troubles hooting 119 Audio tab 69 B Basic/Advanced tab 69 bat[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 130 multimedia computer display 53 network 29 parallel port printer 51 phone lin e 41 port replicato r 46 projector 54 to another compute r 62 TV display 56 USB device 58 USB port pri nter 52 weight sa ver 37 correction keys 11 Ctrl ke y 11 cursor -movement k eys 11 customizi ng your com[...]

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    Inde x 131 Smart Connect 62 IEEE1394 60 indicator lights 13 batt ery 13, 33 Caps Lo ck 14 hard dr ive 13 Num Lock 14 Scroll Lock 14 Insert key 11 inserting CD-ROM/DVD-ROM discs 23 PC Cards 29 second battery pack 33 installing hard dr ives 29 hardware 45 memory module 86 peripher als 45 J jacks multimedia compu ter display 53 port repl icator 46 K k[...]

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    Change te xt in this v ariable defi nition to document title. 132 PBX 41 PC Card inserting 29 slots 29 Wi r e l e s s L A N 66 PC Cards removing 31 troubles hooting 114 PDA 65 peripher al devices troubles hooting 114 Personal Dig ital Assistant 65 phone connecting line 41 jack 41 playing DVDs 25 port replicato r connecting 46 ports print er 51, 52 [...]

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    Inde x 133 Printer tab 69 T ouchpad tab 69 setup t abs 69 Shift key 12 Smart Connect 62 software troubles hooting 116 Soft ware li st 89 Sony Fax-on-Demand s ervice 125 Sony Notebook Set up screen 68 Sony Ser vice Center 127 speakers external 63 switching 15 troubles hooting 119 volu me 15 Stan dby mode 15, 39, 74 Start button 68 suppor t options 1[...]

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