Sony VGN-CR100 manuel d'utilisation

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-CR100 Series[...]

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

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............ . ............. ............. ............. ..7 2 Connectin g External Speaker s ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... ... ............. ...[...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 12 1 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ... .......... ...[...]

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    5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. 17 0 Speakers ....... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... ......[...]

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

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    7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted in formati on and user gui des to r ead on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m at — Contain s an overv iew of conn ections, se t-up in formation , etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner i nf or mation . ❑ Instant [...]

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

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

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

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    11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the til t of the display to the pro per posi tion. Adj ust the br ight ness setting of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n w[...]

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

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    13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. F ront A Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 19 ) C Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (p age 33) D LCD s cree n (pa ge 122) E Num lock indicator (p age 19) F Caps loc k in[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started A Play/P ause button (page 31 ) B Sto p bu tto n (p age 31) C Previous track b utton (page 31) D Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 31 ) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F AV M O D E bu t to n (p age 31) G Muting button (page 31 ) H V olume b uttons (page 31) I CAPTURE button (pa ge 31) J DISPLA Y OFF bu tton (page 31)[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started Right A Memory S tic k PR O/Duo me dia slot *1 (page 5 0) B Express Card/34 slot (page 4 5) C SD memory card slot (page 55 ) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 36) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 9) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 36) G Manual e ject hole ( page 15 8) H Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (p age 83) I Ne two[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Air vent C Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 74 ) D S VIDEO OUT port (p age 76) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 83) F i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 87) G Microp hone jack (pag e 82) H Headp hones jack (p age 73) I WIREL ESS s witch (page 59) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds .[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (pag e 21) B Batter y c onnec tor C Air vent D Modem port (pag e 58)[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Illuminati on lamp[...]

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

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

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

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    22 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of pu rchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK sw itch (1) inw a rd. 3 Slide t he batte r y pack in[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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    28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 29) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d (page 30) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 31) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 33) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive[...]

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

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scr oll objec ts on the scr een us ing th e touch pad . Action Description P oint Slide your finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an item or object. Click Press the left b utton (3) once . Double-clic k Press the left butt on twice. Rig[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd records CDs, D VDs, or Blu -ray D iscs, d epending o n the mo del you p urchas ed. Check your specif ication s for the ty pe of opti cal disc dri ve instal led on your mode l. Use th e table belo w to see wh ich types of media y our optica l dis c driv e su[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing an E xpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a slot prote ctor in the Ex pressCa rd slot. Remove the slot protector bef ore you use the slot for the first time. Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot. Do no t force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do n[...]

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

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

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Your c omput er suppo rts th e Memo ry Stick media . Memory Stick m edia i s a com pact, p ortable, a nd ve rsatile IC recordi ng media e spec ially d esigned for exc hangin g and sharing digi tal data wi th com patibl e produc ts, suc h as digital camer as, m obile phones and oth er de[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the Memor y Stick PRO/Duo media slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media with the arrow facing upward an d point ing toward the Mem or y St ick PRO/Duo med ia slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it clicks into[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Y our comput er sup ports Memor y Sti ck Duo me dia an d is eq uipped with t he Memo ry S tick P RO/Duo media slot that is c ompatib le with bot h standa rd- and duo-s ize media. For more info rmation on t he Memor y Stick D uo media, vi sit the Memo ry S tick Web site at http://www .memorystick .com/en/ . Y ou [...]

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

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

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Memor y Stick PRO/Duo me dia in dicat or is of f . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Sti ck medi a g[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In addit ion to t he Memo ry Stic k PRO/ Duo medi a slot, you r com puter is equi pped with an SD memory card slot to accom modate o ther m emory c ards. Yo u can us e this slot to tr ansfer da ta amon g digit al cam eras, ca mcorder s, mu sic p layers, and ot her audi o/video devices . Bef[...]

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

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the SD memory card indi cator li ght is on. The car d or it s data may be com e damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD mem or y car d indica tor ligh t is of f . 2 Press th e extended par t of the memor y card, ca using it to extend out fr [...]

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

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

  • Page 60

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

  • Page 61

    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a netw ork in w hich a lo cal n etwork is create d only by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her centr al cont roller or acces s point. Each device c ommun icates d irectl y with othe r devic es in th e networ k. You c an se t up [...]

  • Page 62

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

  • Page 63

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

  • Page 64

    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more infor mation. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The Wi rele ss indi cator lights up. 3 Double-click ( / ) on the tas kbar to display the Wir eless Device Sw itch w[...]

  • Page 65

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

  • Page 66

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

  • Page 67

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

  • Page 68

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

  • Page 69

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

  • Page 70

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

  • Page 71

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

  • Page 72

    72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 73) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 74) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 78) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 80) ❑ Conn[...]

  • Page 73

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

  • Page 74

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

  • Page 75

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

  • Page 76

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

  • Page 77

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

  • Page 78

    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as th e primar y monitor whe n an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.) is connected to your compute r. The pr ocedure for selec ting a d isplay d epends on the vi deo co ntroller us ed in the compu ter. See the online Speci fications for det[...]

  • Page 79

    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices To select a display Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Per sonaliz e from the shor tcut menu. 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-sc reen ins truc tions to chang e the s ettings. ✍ Y ou may not be able to di[...]

  • Page 80

    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of your desktop acro ss sep arate displa ys. Fo r ex ample, i f you have an externa l dis play atta ched to the mo nitor (V GA) p ort, your c ompute r scr een and the exter nal d isplay can fun ction as a sin[...]

  • Page 81

    81 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! T o find which vi deo controll er your mo del incl udes, see t he onlin e Spec ifi cat ions . Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Per sonaliz e from the shor tcut menu. 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Setting[...]

  • Page 82

    82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to use a s ound inpu t devi ce ( for exam ple, to chat over the In ternet) you ne ed to plug in an e xternal microp hone (not s uppli ed). To con nect an exter nal mic rop hone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone j ack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micro[...]

  • Page 83

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

  • Page 84

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

  • Page 85

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

  • Page 86

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

  • Page 87

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

  • Page 88

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

  • Page 89

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

  • Page 90

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

  • Page 91

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

  • Page 92

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

  • Page 93

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

  • Page 94

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

  • Page 95

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

  • Page 96

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

  • Page 97

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

  • Page 98

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

  • Page 99

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

  • Page 100

    100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Enrolling a Finger print To us e the finge rprint authentic ation fu nctional ity, you must e nroll y our fing erprin t(s) in y our comp uter. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwo rd on you r comput er before enro llment . See A dding the Wind ows Pas swor d (pag e 96) for the detailed inst ructions. To enroll a fin[...]

  • Page 101

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

  • Page 102

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

  • Page 103

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

  • Page 104

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

  • Page 105

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

  • Page 106

    106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility allows y ou to con sult sy stem i nformati on and to speci fy prefer ence s for sy stem behavior . To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Centra l . The V AIO Central wi ndow appears. 2 Click the Categories tab[...]

  • Page 107

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

  • Page 108

    108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD sc reen and places the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r con sumption mode. The um ber power light flas hes du ring this m ode. ! If you d o no t use your c omput er for a long period of time whi le it is d isconnec ted fr om AC power , place [...]

  • Page 109

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

  • Page 110

    110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is saved on the h ard dis k drive an d power is turned off. Ev en when the batt ery runs down, no data will be lost. T he po wer indi cator li ght is off in this mod e. ✍ If you do not use your compu ter for a long p eriod of tim e, place[...]

  • Page 111

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

  • Page 112

    112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managem ent helps you set up powe r schem es for run ning on AC powe r or ba tteries t o suit yo ur requ irements for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusiv ely for V AIO com puters. W ith this softwar[...]

  • Page 113

    113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sev eral pr edefin ed powe r sche mes. Eac h power s chem e consi sts of a group of pow er managem ent se ttings that are d esign ed to meet s pecific power managem ent need s, ra nging fr om maxim um power managem ent to n [...]

  • Page 114

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

  • Page 115

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

  • Page 116

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

  • Page 117

    117 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down. 4 Unscr ew the screws (indicate d by the arrows bel ow) on the botto [...]

  • Page 118

    118 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows ( 1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its[...]

  • Page 119

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

  • Page 120

    120 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Centra l . The V AIO Central wi ndow appears. 3 Click the Categories tab . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older . 5 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon. Y o[...]

  • Page 121

    121 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from pote ntial damage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 122) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 23) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 124) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 126)[...]

  • Page 122

    122 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD scree n or ex er t pres sure on it. Thi s could cause a m alfunc tion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature c onditi ons may pro[...]

  • Page 123

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

  • Page 124

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

  • Page 125

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

  • Page 126

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

  • Page 127

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

  • Page 128

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

  • Page 129

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

  • Page 130

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

  • Page 131

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

  • Page 132

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

  • Page 133

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

  • Page 134

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

  • Page 135

    135 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 174 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 17 5) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 176) ❑ P erip heral s (page 177)[...]

  • Page 136

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

  • Page 137

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

  • Page 138

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

  • Page 139

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

  • Page 140

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

  • Page 141

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

  • Page 142

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

  • Page 143

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

  • Page 144

    144 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 23) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y co nnected to the AC adapter , it uses AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is install ed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batte[...]

  • Page 145

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

  • Page 146

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

  • Page 147

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

  • Page 148

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

  • Page 149

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

  • Page 150

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

  • Page 151

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

  • Page 152

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

  • Page 153

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

  • Page 154

    154 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onali ty enabled. ❑ If the Wi reless indicat or is off, turn o n the WIRELESS swi t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth function ality when your compu ter is in [...]

  • Page 155

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

  • Page 156

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

  • Page 157

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

  • Page 158

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

  • Page 159

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

  • Page 160

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

  • Page 161

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

  • Page 162

    162 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sleep mod e, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 107[...]

  • Page 163

    163 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV s creen m a y not s how the whol e scree n image of a vid eo if the s creen res olution is se t larger than 1 024 x 768. Adjust the sc reen resolu tion to 1024 x 768 or smalle r . ❑ If you are usin g the A V Out jack, plu g the au dio-vi deo (A V ) cable[...]

  • Page 164

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

  • Page 165

    165 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rig htness setting, adjusted with th e Fn + F5 / F6 ke ys, is temp orar y and m a y be r estored to the or iginal setting when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal m ode fr om Sleep or Hi ber nate m ode. T o save y our preference for the br ightness[...]

  • Page 166

    166 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ On mode ls with th e A TI video c ontro ller , you may find your comput er screen tempora rily g oes blank: ❑ When you con nect or d isconne ct the A C adapte r ❑ Immediate ly after you star t the computer with batte r y power To save your prefere nce for th e bri ghtness, follo w these steps: 1 Click Start a nd Co[...]

  • Page 167

    167 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he e x ter nal disp la y sta ys b lank? If yo u cannot c hange the displ ay ou tput wit h the Fn + F7 keys, y ou nee d to ch ange th e settings for the e xternal disp lay with VAIO Centr al . To change th e se ttings, l aunch the VAIO Central , click t he Categories tab and select the c ontrol ite m f[...]

  • Page 168

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

  • Page 169

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

  • Page 170

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

  • Page 171

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

  • Page 172

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

  • Page 173

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

  • Page 174

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

  • Page 175

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

  • Page 176

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

  • Page 177

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

  • Page 178

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

  • Page 179

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

  • Page 180

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

  • Page 181

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

  • Page 182

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

  • Page 183

    183 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .premiums er vice s.aol.com AOL ® Explorer Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We[...]

  • Page 184

    184 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .aim.com Bluetooth ® Utility TOS HIBA Co rpor ati on For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 182) . Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button,[...]

  • Page 185

    185 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.jsp Intel ® PROSet/Wi reless So ftware Intel Cor poration ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.intel.com LocationFree Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the s oftw[...]

  • Page 186

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

  • Page 187

    187 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e http://www .symantec. com/tech supp Protecto r Suite Q L Sony E lectron ics Inc . Protec tor Sui te Q[...]

  • Page 188

    188 nN Support Options Roxio ® Easy M edia Crea tor ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.sonic. com/ SafeIT-Digital D ocument Shredder SafeIT Secur ity Ltd. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .safeit.com/suppor t SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc[...]

  • Page 189

    189 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ so ftwa re Sony E lectron ics Inc . Use Son icStage M aster ing Stud io sof tware t o reco rd son gs from a nalog record s or cassette tapes into yo ur com puter and outpu t them to CDs, DVDs , or audio files i n WAV form at. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information[...]

  • Page 190

    190 nN Support Options VAIO ® Camera Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ca mera Util ity pro vides you with v arious video qua lity se ttings whe n usin g the i nternal cam era. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 182) . VAIO ® Central Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ce ntral prov ides a cent ral loca tion [...]

  • Page 191

    191 nN Support Options VAIO ® HDD Protection Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO HD D Prot ection al lows you to custo mize yo ur se ttings for protec ting y our har d disk d rive ag ainst shock h azar ds. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 182) . VAIO ® LAN Setting Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts [...]

  • Page 192

    192 nN Support Options VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or c hange the sound /displa y settings with the button s on the launc her win dow. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (p ag e 182) . VAIO ® Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA [...]

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