Sony VGN-FW100 manuel d'utilisation

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FW100 Se ries[...]

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

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices . ............. ................... ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ . .................... ............. ........ 73 Connectin g External Speakers .................. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .......... ... ............. ....[...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. 116 On Handling the LCD Screen . ................... ............. .................... ............ ............. .................... ... .......... ......[...]

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    5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ................... ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. 16 6 Speakers ....... ............. ................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ......... .... ...............[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purc hase of th is So ny VAIO ® c omputer, and welco me to th e on-scre en User Gu ide. S ony has combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology i n audio, v ideo, co mputing , and c ommunic ations to provide state-o f-the-art p ersonal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views illus trated in this man[...]

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    7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion in clude s print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m a t — Contains a n ov er vi e w of c omponents connect ion, set- up inform ation, etc . ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner informati on. No[...]

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    8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center User Guide — P rovides infor matio n about re stor ing in dividua l soft ware programs, hardware dri v ers, a nd dr ive par tit ion(s) or your entire ha rd disk dri ve to the or igina l f actor y installe d setting s. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals &[...]

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    9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and prov ides a s ingle l ocation fo r inf ormation and techn ical as sist ance for your VA IO compute r. Choos e from the following categor ies to find th e answ ers you nee d. To ac cess Help and Support , click Start and Help and Support . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio ns[...]

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    10 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Registration Please take a moment to regist er your V AIO co mputer to enjoy the follo wing benefits: ❑ Y our computer wil l be regi stered with Sony Pr oduct Suppor t. ❑ Y ou will receive an e- coupon good for purch ase of eligible acces sor ies a t SonyStyle.co m. ❑ Extended Se rvice Pl an Sony V AIO produc ts co[...]

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    11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing your compu ter as a p ortable device i n a var iety of en vironme nts. When ever pos sible, you shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the fol lowin g ergonom ic cons iderati ons for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer di [...]

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

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    13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section descr ibes how to get s tarted us ing your VAIO 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 onl y the supplie d accessorie s connecte d and set[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to identi fy the controls a nd ports shown on t he foll owing pag es. F ront A Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (pag e 34) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 20 ) C Built-in micr ophon e (monaural) D LCD s creen (page 11 7) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Key bo ar d (page [...]

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    15 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 20) B Caps loc k indicator (page 2 0) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 0) D S1 butto n (p age 33) E VO L - / VO L + b uttons (page 33) F Play/P ause button (page 33 ) G Sto p bu tto n (page 33) H Previous track b utton (page 33) I Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 33 ) J AV M O D E but to n (pag e 33)[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (pag e 88) B Opti cal disc driv e (page 37) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 0) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 37) E Manual e ject hole (pag e 154) F P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 20) * Suppor t high-/full -/low- sp eeds.[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (pag e 21) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Ne twor k (E th er ne t) p or t (page 94) E Modem port (pag e 59) F Monitor por t * (pag e 76) G HDMI por t * (pa ge 76) H i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (pag e 92) I Express Card/34 slot ( page 47) * These t wo ports are mu tually e xclusi ve. Wh en one po rt has an ex [...]

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    19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents[...]

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    20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equip ped wit h the fol lowing i ndica tor lights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the computer is turned on, bl in ks slowly in orange while the comput er is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when the computer is p laced into Hiber nate mode or t urned off. Ch[...]

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    21 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC adapter or a rec hargeabl e battery pack 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 adap ter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) into the AC adapter (3). 2 Plug the other end of[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c omputer and clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he batter y LO CK s witch (1) i nwar d.[...]

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    23 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diagonal ly into the batter y compa r tment u ntil th e projecti ons (2) on either s ide of the batter y compar tment fit into the U-sh aped cuts (3) on either sid e of the batt er y pa ck.[...]

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    24 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batte r y pack in the directio n of the arrow , and pu sh the batte r y pack down into the compar tm ent until it clicks into plac e . 5 Slide t he batter y LO CK switch outward to secure the batt er y pack on the c omputer. ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC power and has a batter y pack in stal[...]

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    25 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The ch arge indi cator tur n s on while the batt er y pack is cha rging. W hen the b atter y pack[...]

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    26 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your co mputer whi le it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues to ch arge while y ou ar e using t he comput er . If the batt er y level fall s below 10%, yo u should ei ther conn ect the AC adap ter to recharge t he batter y pack or sh ut down you r c omputer an d inst[...]

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    27 nN Getting Started Using the Bat ter y Care Function You can s elect you r desire d maximum charge level to reduce batt ery degrada tion and c heck the batte ry wear leve l with the battery c are func tion. To use t he batter y care fu nction 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Mana gement and Battery Car e[...]

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    28 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the batte ry pa ck while you r computer i s on and no t connecte d to the AC ad apter or if you remove the batter 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 omputer and clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he [...]

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    29 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsav ed data , be su re to sh ut down you r com puter pr operly , as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e computer. 2 Click St art , the ar row next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompt [...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribes h ow to ge t the most o ut of usin g your V AIO compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 31) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 33) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 34) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desk top co mputer k eyboard, but has addition al ke ys that p erform m odel-s pecific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed only af ter the operatin g system fin ished lau nching. Combinat ions/Featu[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, dr ag, and scroll ob jects on the sc reen us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can dis able/en able the touc h pad whi le a mo use is c onnected to your co mputer . T o chan ge the to uch pa d sett ings, click Start , All Programs , VAI O Control Ce nter , K eyboar d a[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equip ped wit h specia l butto ns to hel p you use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions S1 button By def ault, the S1 b utton launches Dolby Cont rol Center . ✍ The defa ult butt on assig nment may be dif fere nt from the ab ov[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equip ped wit h a built- in MOTION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds video f unctio nality to inst ant messa ging soft ware a nd video editing s oftware an d enables you to c apture s till ima ges a nd movies with the p reinsta lled ima ge cap[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Still Images To capt ure a st ill imag e 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to launch We bC a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main window . 3 T ur n the camera to your subject . 4 Click the Capture b utton bel ow the displayed image. Th[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to launch We bC a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon in th e main window . 3 T ur n the camera to your subject . 4 Click the Record Video button below the displayed image to star t mo[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omputer is equip ped wit h an opt ical di sc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Press th e dri v e ejec t button (1) to open the dr ive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc in th e midd le of the tray with th e label s ide facing upward and gently p ush it d[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gently . ! Do not remov e the optica l disc when yo ur compute r is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doing so may cau se the comp ut er to malf unctio n. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opti cal disc d rive, conn ect the drive b efore you laun ch any pre instal[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your comp uter play s and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Di sc media, de pendin g on the model y ou purchased . Check you r specif ication s for the type o f optica l disc drive installe d on your m odel. Use th e table b elow to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l dis c drive[...]

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

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This prod uct is design ed to play back d iscs that con form to the Comp act Disc Digita l Audio st andard spec ificati ons (CD Standard ). A Dual Disc is a two sided di sc prod uct with a DVD recorded la yer on one si de and a digital au dio laye r on the othe r side. Be a ware that the audio s ide (non-DVD side[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended sof tware, which is pre install ed on your co mputer , to wr ite dat a to a dis c. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly com patible and error s ma y res ult. ❑ T o make data on a disc r eadable on the optic al disc drive, you need to close the s[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erformanc e when p laying dis cs, you sh ould fo llow thes e recom mendations . ❑ Some CD play ers and comput ers' opti cal dis c dri ves ma y not be able to pl a y audi o CDs cr eated with the C D-R or CD -RW media. ❑ Some D V D play ers and c omput ers&apos[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optic al disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the de sired CD software to pl ay the CD . If the Audi o CD window ap pears, c lick to se lect an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software appl ication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dri v e. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the de sired D VD software to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how t o use the s oftware, see the hel p file on[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback fu nction is available on sel ected mod els only . See the onlin e specifi cations to find out the type of y our opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and W ritin g Opt ical D iscs (page 39) to find ou t about th e suppo rted disc media. To play a Blu-ra y [...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the ExpressCard Module Your com puter is e quipped wi th either a Universal ExpressC ard slot * or an Expres sCard/3 4 slot * for tran sferring d ata amon g digital camera s, ca mcorders , music players , and othe r audio/v ideo dev ices. T he form er can acc ommodate either a n Expres sCard/34 (34mm wi de) o[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Use care when inserting or rem oving th e Express Card module fr om the slot. D o not force it in or out of the slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng the Express Card modul e. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Locat e the Expr ess[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps below to remove t he Expr essCard module wh ile your compute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed properl y, your system m ay not wor k prope rly. To remov e an Exp ress Card mod ule ✍ T o remove an Express Card modul e when your computer i s off, skip steps 1 to 4. 1 D[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a c ompact, p ortab le, an d versati le IC re cording medi a espec ially designed for ex changing and s haring digital data wit h com patible p roducts , such as digital camera s, mo bile phon es and o ther devices. Becau se it i s removab le, it can be used for[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Mem ory Stic k slot on your compute r can acc ommodate bo th stand ard- and Du o-size media and s upports Me mory Sti ck PRO an d Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo forma ts wit h high sp eed data transfer a nd large data c apacity capab ilities . ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-siz e[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the Memor y Stick slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the Memo r y Sti ck media into the slot until it c licks into plac e. The Mem or y Stick [...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To view the contents o n the Memory Stick medi a 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open th e Computer window . 2 Double-click the M emor y Sti ck media icon to view the lis t of dat a files saved in the Mem or y Stick m edia. To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory St ick med ia has be en for matted in th e facto[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 5 Click St art . 6 F oll ow the on-sc reen ins truc tions. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Access indica tor ligh t is off. 2 Push in the Memor y Stick media tow ard the compu ter . The Mem or y Stick m edia ejects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti ck media out of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Sti ck media gen tly , or[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards In add ition to the Me mory Sti ck slot and the Expres sCard sl ot, your comp uter is equ ipped with an SD me mory ca rd slot. You can us e this s lot to tra nsfer dat a among digit al ca meras, cam corde rs, music players , and oth er audio /video de vice s. Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards[...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y c ard sl ot. 2 Hold the m emor y card with th e arrow facing upward and poin ting toward the mem or y car d slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e memo r y card into th e slot unt il it cl icks into plac e. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ I[...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the Me dia Ac cess indicato r light i s on. If you do, the card or it s data may b ecome damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Access indica tor ligh t is off. 2 Push in the memor y card toward the computer . The m emory card eject s. [...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can connect to the In ternet, y ou need to c onnect y our com puter to a telephone line w ith a telep hone cabl e (not suppli ed) and have an ac count wit h an Inte rnet Ser vice Pr ovider (ISP). To connect a telephon e cable 1 Plug on e end[...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WLAN) , all your digital devic es with built -in WLAN fun ctionali ty commun icate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a netwo rk in which a user can connect to a Local Area Ne twork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. So th ere [...]

  • Page 61

    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r The IEEE 802.11b /g stan dard is a wir eless LA N standa rd, using the 2.4 GHz ban dwidth. The IEEE 802. 11g stan dard provides high-sp eed communi cations, fast er than the IE EE 802 .11b s tandard. The IEE E 802.11 a standard is a wir eless LAN standar d, usin g the 5 GHz bandwidt h, and pr ovides h igh-sp eed co[...]

  • Page 62

    62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a network i n which a LAN i s created o nly by th e wirele ss de vices themselv es, with n o other c entral contr oller or a ccess point. Each device c ommun icates d irectly wi th othe r devices in the ne twork. You can set up an a d-hoc netwo[...]

  • Page 63

    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou canno t 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 draft standa rd, usi ng the 2. 4 or 5 GHz ban dwidt h, is not availab le on ad -hoc net work s. 1 T ur n on the WIR ELESS swit c h.[...]

  • Page 64

    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a netwo rk that ex tends an e xisting wired loc al networ k to wirele ss devi ces by pro vidin g an acce ss poin t (not suppl ied), for exam ple the So ny Access Point. The ac cess poi nt bridges the wireles s and wired LAN and act[...]

  • Page 65

    65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wireles s netw ork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access poi nt for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIR ELESS swit c h. 3 Click the button next to or above your desired wi reless option( s) in the V AIO S mar t Network window . Make sure the WIRELES[...]

  • Page 66

    66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Click the button next to or above the WLAN icon in the VAIO Smart Network window. ! T urnin g off the wirel ess LAN func tionality while accessi ng remote documents, files, or reso urces may result in data loss.[...]

  • Page 67

    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nction ality is a vailabl e on sele cted m odels onl y. See th e onli ne spe cification s to see whether your m odel suppor ts the Bl uetooth fun ctionali ty. You ca n esta blish wire less co mmunica tion be tween your compute r and other Bl uetooth dev ices su ch[...]

  • Page 68

    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e follo wing 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 tele phones ❑ Radio fre [...]

  • Page 69

    69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ 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 hnology to minim ize the inter f erenc e from othe r de vice s that us e the same wa ve length. Simul taneous use of the Blu etooth fun ctionali ty and wire less [...]

  • Page 70

    70 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless tec hnolo gy has an aut hentic ation func tion, wh ich allows you to determine wi th whom you choos e to commun icate. With the authentic ation func tion, you can av oid any anonymou s Blueto oth devic e to acc ess your comput er. The fi rst time two Blueto oth devic es c[...]

  • Page 71

    71 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o a Blueto oth devic e such a s another compute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a heads et, a mouse, or a digi tal camera withou t the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue[...]

  • Page 72

    72 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth comm unicat ions 1 T ur n off the B luetooth d e vice that is communicati ng with your computer . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO S mart Ne twork window .[...]

  • Page 73

    73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VA IO comp uter by using the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 74) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 75) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 82) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 84) ❑ Connec[...]

  • Page 74

    74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quality of your c ompute r by co nnecting externa l speake rs (no t supplie d). To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) (not supplie d) into th e headp hones jack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the spe aker cable to the externa l speaker[...]

  • Page 75

    75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di splay ( not supp lied) to your c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the co mputer with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external display after co nnectin g all other cab les.[...]

  • Page 76

    76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n conn ect a com puter di splay (mo nitor ) to your c omputer. To connect a compute r display ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s disable d when an ex ternal displ ay is conn ected to th e HDMI port . 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the disp lay's power cord (1)[...]

  • Page 77

    77 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D st ands for Digi tal Visual Inter face - Digit al. It is a type of DVI conne ctor that supports only digi tal vide o signals (no analo g video signal s). It h as 24 pins. A DVI-I (Di gital Visual Interf ace - Integrat ed) connec tor suppor ts digital vi deo and ana log video signals. I t has 29 pins.[...]

  • Page 78

    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a mul timedi a compute r displ ay tha t includ es bui lt-in spea kers an d a mi crophone to yo ur compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s disable d when an ex ternal displ ay is conn ected to th e HDM[...]

  • Page 79

    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV to your compu ter. To connect a TV to your co mputer ! The HD MI port on your comput er is disabled when an external display is con nected t o the monitor po rt. 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an A C outle t. 2 Plug on e end of an HDMI c able (not su pplied) to t he HDMI[...]

  • Page 80

    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices To cha nge th e soun d outp ut dev ice If yo u do not he ar sound from the device c onnected to the HD MI port, y ou need to change the devi ce for soun d output . 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 3 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 4 Click Mana ge audio devices under Sound . 5 On the P l[...]

  • Page 81

    81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a proje ctor (for example, the Sony LCD pro jector) to your comp uter. To connect a projecto r ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s disable d when an ex ternal displ ay is conn ected to th e HDMI port . 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f your projecto r into an A C outle [...]

  • Page 82

    82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as the prima ry mon itor when an ext ernal dis play (des ktop monito r, etc.) is connected to your compute r. The proc edure for selec ting a d isplay dep ends o n the vide o control ler use d in th e computer . See the o nline sp ecifi cations for [...]

  • Page 83

    83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the A TI video controller When th e comp uter has an exter nal disp lay con nected , you can change th e Main /Clone se tting as follows : 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and Catal yst Control Center . 2 Click CCC . 3 F ollow th e on-scre en instr ucti ons to ch ange th e settings. See the h elp fi le f[...]

  • Page 84

    84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Monito rs func tion all ows you to di stribu te portio ns of your desktop across separ ate disp lays . For ex ample , if you have an externa l displ ay conne cted to the mon itor port, y our com puter sc reen an d the exter nal displ ay can fu nction as a single de[...]

  • Page 85

    85 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! T o fi nd out whi ch video co ntrol ler you r model i ncludes, see the on line sp ecific ations . The moni tor port on you r computer i s disable d when an ex ternal displ ay is conn ected to th e HDMI port . Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck o[...]

  • Page 86

    86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the A TI video controller 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Adjust screen resolut ion under Appearance and Personalization . 3 Click the mo nitor icon mar ked 2 . 4 Sele ct the Extend the desktop onto this monitor op tion. 5 Click Appl y and then OK . If the Monitor Sett ings window appear s, [...]

  • Page 87

    87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a s ound inpu t devi ce (for e xample, to chat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an externa l micr ophone (not s upplied) . To con nect an exter nal micr opho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micr[...]

  • Page 88

    88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter and/o r USB dev ices fro m damag e, obser ve the fol lowing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter with USB devices conn ected, avoid any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or carr ying case whe n it ha s [...]

  • Page 89

    89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B floppy disk d rive and c onnect it to you r comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k drive cable (2) int o the US B por t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now ready f[...]

  • Page 90

    90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnect a USB floppy disk dr ive wh en your compute r is o n or off . Disc onnecti ng the dr ive whe n the computer is in a pow er sa ving mod e (Sleep or Hiber nate) ma y ca use the c omputer to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis[...]

  • Page 91

    91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows-c ompati ble prin ter to yo ur co mputer to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a USB printer c ompatible with y our vers ion of Wi ndows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1[...]

  • Page 92

    92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our computer is equ ipped with an i .LINK p or t, which you can u se to connect to an i.LINK device, such as a dig ital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your computer d oes no t supply power to externa l de vi ces gene rally powered [...]

  • Page 93

    93 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.LINK cable (1) (not supplied ) into the i.LINK port (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end int o the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital video c amcorde r. ✍ On Son y digita l video cam eras, po rts labe led DV Ou[...]

  • Page 94

    94 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o 1000BAS E-T/1 00BASE- TX/10BAS E-T-ty pe netwo rks with an Etherne t network cable. Connect one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not suppl ied) to the ne twork (Ether net) port on the c ompute r and the other end to your network . For detai led setti ngs a[...]

  • Page 95

    95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section brie fly desc ribes how to cha nge the mai n setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other thi ngs, you will lea rn how to us e and cus tomize t he look o f your S ony software and utili ties, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 96) ❑ Setting Up Y our Comput[...]

  • Page 96

    96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIO S functi ons to se t the pass word. Once you have set the pass word, yo u will be prompted to enter th e pass word afte r the VA IO logo a ppears to start y our compute r. The p ower-on pas sword a llows you to protect your comp uter from unauth orized ac cess. Adding[...]

  • Page 97

    97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (ma chine passwor d) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press 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 Secu [...]

  • Page 98

    98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machi ne passwor d before settin g the user password . 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times[...]

  • Page 99

    99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 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 omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo [...]

  • Page 100

    100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press 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 p[...]

  • Page 101

    101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows y ou to acc ess sys tem in formation and to specify prefer ences for s ystem be havior . To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Select the des ired c ontrol i tem a[...]

  • Page 102

    102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment settin gs to conser ve battery li fe. In addition to the normal oper ating mode, which a llows yo u to turn o ff specif ic devi ces, your c omputer has two di stinct po wer saving modes: Sl eep an d Hiberna te. When using ba tte[...]

  • Page 103

    103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD screen and pl aces the storage device(s ) and the CPU int o a low powe r consu mption mode. The oran ge powe r indicator light b links s lowly i n this mo de. ! If you do not int end to use your co mputer f or a long period of time whil e it is d isconnec ted fr[...]

  • Page 104

    104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Norma l mode ❑ Press any key . ❑ Press th e power button on your computer . ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than four seco nds, you r computer wil l turn off aut omatical ly . Y ou wi ll lose al l unsaved data. If the computer is not u sed for a certain period of time, [...]

  • Page 105

    105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of the s ystem is s aved on t he hard di sk driv e and power is turned off. Ev en when the battery runs down, no data will be lost. Th e power in dica tor light is off in this mod e. ✍ If you do no t intend to u se your com puter for a long pe riod of t [...]

  • Page 106

    106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power button. The c omputer ret urns to i ts norma l state. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button for mo re than four seco nds, your computer will turn off auto matically. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode from Hibernate mo de than from S leep mode.[...]

  • Page 107

    107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power manage ment help s yo u set up power schemes for runn ing on AC o r batter y power to suit your requireme nts fo r power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plicati on devel oped exc lusively for VAIO c omputers . With th is softwa re appl[...]

  • Page 108

    108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Ma nageme nt Viewe r 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Mana gement and V AIO P ower Mana gement Viewer . To change the power scheme Selec t the desi red power scheme fr om the drop-down l ist on VAIO Power Manageme[...]

  • Page 109

    109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer an d memo ry modu les use high p recision compo nents and electr onic con nectors technol ogy. To avoid inval idation of the warr anty during your pr oduct war ranty p eriod, we recomm end that : ❑ Y ou should con tact your dealer to insta ll a n e w mem o[...]

  • Page 110

    110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the func tionalit y of you r compute r, you can inc rease th e memory by installi ng optio nal memor y modules . Before you upgrad e your c omputer's memory, r ead the no tes and procedur es in the followi ng pages . Notes on adding/remo ving memor y modu[...]

  • Page 111

    111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the me mor y modu le or wrap the modu le in al uminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects int o the memor y module slots or other inter n al compon ents of your compute r will res ult in da mage to the co mputer a[...]

  • Page 112

    112 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di sconnec t all per iphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the c omputer cools d own. 4 Unscr e w the s crew (indicated by the arrow below) on th e bottom[...]

  • Page 113

    113 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y mod ule as follo ws: ❑ Pull the latch es in the directi on of the ar rows (1). The mem or y modul e is re leased. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in t he directi on of the ar row (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its [...]

  • Page 114

    114 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 8 Slide t he memor y module into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in unti l it clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nents on the moth erboard. Be sure to ins ert the co nnector edge of the m emor y mod ule into the sl ot whi le alig ning th e notch on th e modu le with t he smal l p ro ject[...]

  • Page 115

    115 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can view the amount of system memor y in the right pane. If the additiona l memor y does not appe ar , r[...]

  • Page 116

    116 nN Precau tions Precautions This section descr ibes saf ety guide lines an d precau tions to help y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from potenti al dam age. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 117) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 18) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (pag e 119) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 121) [...]

  • Page 117

    117 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD screen. B e careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xert p ressure o n it. Thi s could cause a malfunct ion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature cond[...]

  • Page 118

    118 nN Precau tions On Using the P o wer Source ❑ See the o nline specifi catio ns to che ck the power operation of your model . ❑ Do not sh are th e A C outl et with othe r power-consum ing equip ment, s uch as a photocopi er or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can purcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector . This device hel ps prev ent d amage [...]

  • Page 119

    119 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a s oft cl oth, which is dr y o r lightl y moistene d with a mild dete rgent solution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder, or solv ent s uch as a lcohol o r benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject[...]

  • Page 120

    120 nN Precau tions ❑ Y our computer us es high- frequency radio signal s and ma y ca use interference to radio or T V rece ption. I f this oc curs, relocate the com puter a sui table dista nce awa y from the set. ❑ Use only specif ied per ipheral eq uipmen t and inter face cables; otherwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or damaged [...]

  • Page 121

    121 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protecti on cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it may cause scratc hes on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the captu red imag es. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunlig ht get into the scop e of the built-in MO TION EYE camera regar dless of y[...]

  • Page 122

    122 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly or t ouch the s urface of the flo ppy disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om direc t sunl ight and ot her sour ces of h eat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om any liquid. Do not le t them g et wet. When you ar [...]

  • Page 123

    123 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur face of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the disc . ❑ Finger prints and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edges and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is essen tial to its c ontinuou s reliabi lity . Do n[...]

  • Page 124

    124 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures above 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r par ked in the sun o r under direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a c old environment . This i s due to d ecreased b atter y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs a t tempe[...]

  • Page 125

    125 nN Precau tions ❑ If you hav e not used the ba tter y pack for a considerable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batter y life ma y become s hor t. Howe ver , this is nor mal and do es not indi cate a mal function, because th e batter y pack will gradually di scharg e ov er tim e ev e n when not in us e. Connect the AC adapter to your compu ter [...]

  • Page 126

    126 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any mo tori zed v ehicl e. It may create a traffi c hazard and is i llegal i n some ar eas. It can a lso be po tential ly dange rous to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossings. ❑ Prev enting[...]

  • Page 127

    127 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y St ick media co nnecto r with your fing er or me tallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label supplie d with the M emor y Stick media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or apply stron g shock to the Memor y S tick media. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modify Me[...]

  • Page 128

    128 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk dr ive has a high s torage de nsity an d read s or write s data in a short t ime. Ho wever, it ca n be ea sily da maged by mec hanical vibrati on, s hock, or dust. Althoug h the ha rd disk drive has the in ternal safe ty dev ice to pr event lo sing da ta due to m echani cal vibr ation, sh[...]

  • Page 129

    129 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Be sure to ins tall the l atest upda tes on yo ur co mputer wi th the foll owing sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter ca n run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and W indows Update and then f ollow the on -screen instr uctions. ❑ V AIO Update 3 Click St a[...]

  • Page 130

    130 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descri bes how t o sol ve comm on prob lems yo u mig ht encoun ter when usin g your VAIO com puter. Many pr oblems have s imple s olutio ns. Try th ese sugg estions before v isiting the Sony onlin e suppor t Web sit e at the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.sony .c om/EN/V AIO / fo r cus[...]

  • Page 131

    131 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Ke yboar d (page 170) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 171 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 17 2) ❑ Memory S tick Media (pag e 175) ❑ P erip heral s (page 176)[...]

  • Page 132

    132 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 secure ly plugged in to a power source an d tur ned on. Ma ke sure the power indicator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led prop erly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app lica[...]

  • Page 133

    133 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he gre en po wer indicat or light is on b ut m y screen remain s b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral times t o clo se the app licat ion window . An app lica tion erro r may hav e been o ccurred. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Re[...]

  • Page 134

    134 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me unstab le if t he operat ing mod e is cha nged be fore the c omputer complete ly en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to nor mal operatin g stability 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art , the ar row ne x[...]

  • Page 135

    135 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , no tifying of incompatibility or improp er installation of the battery pac k, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This is sue cou ld be due to the batter y pack not be ing in stall ed prope rly . T o reso lve this issue, tur n off your compute r and remove the batte [...]

  • Page 136

    136 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 are any patches or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest v ideo dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphi cs memor y is shared with the s ystem. The o ptimal graphic per[...]

  • Page 137

    137 nN T r oublesho oting How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of the B IOS func tions to c hange the boo t device order. Follow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on your co mputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times [...]

  • Page 138

    138 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 sy stem is preinstall ed on your c omputer. Th e best way to pr otect your computer against securit y threats , such a s vi ruses, is to down load a nd instal l the late st Wi ndows upda tes regu [...]

  • Page 139

    139 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 25) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directly conne cted to the AC ada pter, it us es AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is in stalled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batt[...]

  • Page 140

    140 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w arm ? No, it is normal for the batter y pack to be warm wh en it is p owering your compu ter. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery pow er? Your c omputer can en ter Hiberna te mode while us ing batter y power , but so me softwar e progr am[...]

  • Page 141

    141 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 shared by more t han one software a pplication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera, exit the ap plicati on before using t he built-in MO TI ON EYE ca mera. ?[...]

  • Page 142

    142 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 pack is run ning ou t of power. Connect y our com puter to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem occurs wh en you use the c amera un der fluo r[...]

  • Page 143

    143 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built -in MO TION EY E came ra? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be shared by more t han one software a pplication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera, exit the ap plicati on before using t he built-in MO TI ON EYE ca mera. ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must rei[...]

  • Page 144

    144 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurely p lugged in to the m odem po r t on your computer and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordina r y teleph one and listen for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure that t he tel[...]

  • Page 145

    145 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.92/V .90 com patible m odem. M any facto rs may influ ence mode m connec tion spee d, inclu ding telep hone li ne noise o r compati bility w ith tele phone e quipment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther modem s. If y ou think your modem is not connec ti[...]

  • Page 146

    146 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailab ility is a ff ected by di stance an d obst ruct ions. Y o u may need to move your computer a wa y from obst ruct ions or closer to any acce ss po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS s witch is on[...]

  • Page 147

    147 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int settin gs. See th e manual that came wi th your acces s point for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acces s point a re conne cted to one anothe r . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs truc tions or closer to any ac[...]

  • Page 148

    148 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is connect ed to an access poin t, data trans f er interr upti ons may occur whe n using l arge files or if the comp uter is in clos e proximity to microwa ves and cor dless t elephones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to the a ccess poi nt. ❑ Make s[...]

  • Page 149

    149 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does the network con nection stop whe n I change the encr yption k ey? Two co mputers with th e wireles s LAN fu nctional ity may l ose a pee r-to-p eer network connec tion if the encr yption k ey is change d. You can either c hange th e encry ption key bac k to the or iginal profile or re -enter th e key on b oth com[...]

  • Page 150

    150 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 onality enabled. ❑ If the WIRELE SS indicator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw it c h . ❑ Y ou cannot use the Blueto oth function ality when your compu ter is in a [...]

  • Page 151

    151 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 authen ticated. ❑ T o allow other Blu etooth devices to communicat e with your compute r , c lick Start , Contr ol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , Bluetooth Devi ces , and the Options tab and sel ect the A[...]

  • Page 152

    152 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the obs tacles a nd/or the distan ce bet ween the two devices, on the ra dio wav e quality , and on the operating s ystem o r the sof tware in use. Move y our com puter and Bluet ooth devices closer to each other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio freque[...]

  • Page 153

    153 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth techn ology , your comput er tran smits a ra dio freq uency of 2.4 GHz . Sensi tive lo cation s, s uch as hosp itals a nd airpl anes, may hav e restri ctions on us e of Bluetooth dev ices, due to radio interf erence. Che ck with facilit y staff [...]

  • Page 154

    154 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 i s tryin g to read may be di rty or damaged. F ollow the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Restart to restar t the computer. 2 Remove the disc from the [...]

  • Page 155

    155 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 ted into the op tical disc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) is installe d accor ding t o the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty or dam aged, your co[...]

  • Page 156

    156 nN T r oublesho oting 4 Click De vice Manager on the left pane. The Device Ma nager win dow appears wi th a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation point appears on the list ed device, y ou may need t o enable the device or reinstall the dri v ers. 5 Double-click the op tical disc dr ive de vice[...]

  • Page 157

    157 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry ap plies to selected mod els only . Se e the online specif ications to find out the typ e of your opt ical di sc drive , an d then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 9) to fin d out abou t the suppo rted di sc media. You may not be a[...]

  • Page 158

    158 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr ite data to D VD medi a? ❑ Make sure you are using the corre ct D VD re cordable med ia. ❑ Check which D VD recor dable f or mat is comp atible with your optic al disc dri v e. Note the possibili ty that so me brand s of D VD recor dable media do no t work. Wh y can't I write data t[...]

  • Page 159

    159 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our computer sc reen may go blank if the computer loses power or enters a power saving mode ( Sleep or Hiber nate) . If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sleep mod e, press any k ey to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mod e. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 102 ) f[...]

  • Page 160

    160 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal dis play is selec ted for the disp lay output and t he externa l displ a y is d isconn ected, you cannot displ ay a video on your compute r screen. St op vide o playback, change the display output to t he com puter scre en, and t hen resta r t video p la yb[...]

  • Page 161

    161 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rig htness s etting, adj usted wit h the Fn + F5 / F6 keys, is temporar y and m a y be r estored to the or iginal s etting when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal mode from Sle ep or Hiber na te mode. T o sav e your preference f or the br ig htnes[...]

  • Page 162

    162 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ On mode ls with a n A TI video control ler , you ma y find your computer screen temporar ily goes blank: ❑ When you con nect or d isconnect the AC adapter ❑ Immediate ly after you sta r t the c omputer wi th batter y power To save your preference for th e bright ness, fol low the se steps : 1 Click Start a nd Contr[...]

  • Page 163

    163 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the e x ter nal disp la y remains blank? If yo u cannot c hange the display output with the Fn + F7 keys, you need to ch ange th e settings for the e xternal display with VAIO Control C enter . To chang e the setti ngs, lau nch the VA IO Control Center , s elect the control ite m for the external displa[...]

  • Page 164

    164 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 inter c able is secu rely conn ected to the por ts on the pr inter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with th e Windows ope rating syste m instal led on your computer . ❑ Y ou ma y need to i ns[...]

  • Page 165

    165 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 ex ternal mic rophone, m ake sur e the m icrophone i s turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the microp hone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back oc curs wh en the m icrophone receiv e[...]

  • Page 166

    166 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 plu gged i nto the por t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp ute r with y our mouse 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 con nected. ❑ If [...]

  • Page 167

    167 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 cont rol, make su re the volume c ontrol i s prope rly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly conn ected and the volume is tu r ned [...]

  • Page 168

    168 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear b uilt-in microphone sound from outp ut de vices? Your c omputer is not c apable of outputti ng audi o signal s from t he built- in micr ophon e direct ly to outp ut devic es. Save the audio d ata firs t to an audi o file, and then pl ay it ba ck to outp ut from the output devices. What sh[...]

  • Page 169

    169 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou ma y hav e disabled t he touch p ad without c onnectin g a mou se to your comp uter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 32) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not con nected to your co mputer. ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software appl ication [...]

  • Page 170

    170 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 lay out of y our comp uter's ke yboard i s labele d on the pack aging box. If you choose a d ifferent r egional k eybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup, the key co nfigurati on will b e mismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa r[...]

  • Page 171

    171 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 not r ecogni ze the flop py disk drive . First, m ake sure th e USB cab le is pr operly connec ted to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the connec tion, wait a few momen ts for t[...]

  • Page 172

    172 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 devic e seems to be disconnecte d or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be sec urely plugg ed into the port on your compute r or camcorder. Unp lug the cable, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (pa[...]

  • Page 173

    173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected t o the HDMI po r t ? ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDMI por t, y ou need to chang e the soun d output device if you want to hear sound from the device. F or the detailed p rocedure, see T o change the sound output de vice ([...]

  • Page 174

    174 nN T r oublesho oting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an HDMI-compati ble de vice? To outp ut the Dolby Digital o r DTS s ound from a disc throu gh an HDM I-compat ible de vice conne cted to your co mputer , follow these s teps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 3 Click Mana ge audio dev[...]

  • Page 175

    175 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y St ick media , which wer e f ormatted on a V AIO computer , on othe r de vices? You may need to r eformat y our Mem ory Stick m edia. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck medi a erases a ll data , incl uding mu sic d ata prev iously save d on it . Before y ou refor mat Me[...]

  • Page 176

    176 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 on and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xam ple, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is charged . If you are using a pr inter , ch eck if the power cable is conn ected proper ly [...]

  • Page 177

    177 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section conta ins inform ation on wh ere to go for answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur VAIO c ompute r and the preinst alled software . ❑ Sony Support Information (page 178) ❑ Pr ogram Support Information ( pag e 181)[...]

  • Page 178

    178 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the follow ing sour ces for answe rs in th e sequenc e listed below. 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (th is manua l) and th e printed Welcom e mat prov ide inform ation o n how to maximize y our compute r's capa bilities an d solve commo n proble ms. 2 Program Gu[...]

  • Page 179

    179 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer Info rmat ion Ce nter If you do not find the infor matio n you ar e look ing fo r at our s ite, yo u may call S ony di rectly. In orde r to re ceive the fastes t and most eff icient s ervic es, have the followi ng infor mation readily avail able: 1 Y o ur V AIO com[...]

  • Page 180

    180 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a Sony tech nical supp ort repres entati ve, cal l the foll owing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty: 5002- 9819 In the Mexica n Repub lic: 01- 800-759- 7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6 100 ❑ In Chile: 800-[...]

  • Page 181

    181 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e computer mode l and par ticular configu ration y ou purch ased, yo ur compu ter ma y not inc lude all of the software p rograms l isted bel ow. Contacts for Son y softwar e produc ts are lis ted be low: ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b s i t e http: //esuppor t.sony .com/EN/V[...]

  • Page 182

    182 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® BlueString ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d[...]

  • Page 183

    183 nN Support Options Click to Disc ™ Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Cli ck to Di sc allo ws you to automati cally bur n DVDs from a digital video ( DV) devic e. Create DVDs by ca pturing vide o content s straigh t from a DV dev ice or by impo rting video fr om stored fi les — and you ca n also edit the v ideo. Cr eate DVD[...]

  • Page 184

    184 nN Support Options InterVideo InstantON ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .inte r video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp Magic-i ™ Visual E ffects ArcSoft, Inc . A smart and sim ple webcam app lica tion design ed to enhance use rs' video chat experienc e through frames , effects, and themes. ❑ F [...]

  • Page 185

    185 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Office Profession al 2007 60- Day Tri al Version ! This tri al software will wo rk only fo r 60 days after you first use it. Y ou will not be able to use th e software if you do not a ctivat e it as de scribed t he first time you use the softw are. Y o u can acti vate the soft ware by Intern et: Internet ser vi [...]

  • Page 186

    186 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Windows Live ™ OneCare ™ Trial Ve rsion ! This trial software will wo rk for ninety ( 90) days after you fi rst use it. Y ou will not be able to use th e software if yo u do n ot activ ate it as descri bed the first ti me you use the so ftware. Y ou can acti vate the sof tware by Inte rnet: Interne t ser vic[...]

  • Page 187

    187 nN Support Options Quic kBoo ks ® Simple Start Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .intu it.com/supp or t/ Quicken ® 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .intu it.com/supp or t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Crea tor ® 10 Suite Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust [...]

  • Page 188

    188 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ™ Mastering Studio Sony E lectron ics Inc . Use Soni cStage Ma stering Studio to recor d songs fr om analog r ecords or casset te tapes into your compu ter and outp ut them to CDs , DVDs, or a udio file s in WA V format. For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 181) . VAIO ® Con[...]

  • Page 189

    189 nN Support Options VAIO ® Launc her Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 181) . VAIO Me dia ™ plus Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO M edia plus brings m ultime dia to you r netw ork, ena bling yo u to sh are musi c, vide o, and sti ll image files be tween your VAI O ® compu ters. Yo[...]

  • Page 190

    190 nN Support Options VAIO ® Sma rt Network Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 181) . VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Touc h Launcher all ows you to run an appl ication progr am or chang e the sound/di splay settin gs with the button s on the launc her win dow. [...]

  • Page 191

    191 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Switch S etting Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 181) . Vegas Movie Studio Sony E lectron ics Inc . Profes sional video , audio and DVD cr eation ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .sonycre ativesoftware.com[...]

  • Page 192

    192 nN Support Options Zoom Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . Zoom Uti lity will allow you to mag nify a portion of the scree n. For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 181) .[...]

  • Page 193

    193 nN T radem arks T rademar ks © 2008 S ony Ele ctronics Inc. All r ights re served . Reproducti on in w hole or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is prohi bited. Sony, t he Sony l ogo, VAIO, t he VAI O logo, M emory Stic k, Memor y Stick Duo, Mag icGate, O penMG, O penMG X , Memory Stick P RO Duo, Memory Stick PRO , Memory Stick PRO-HG , M[...]

  • Page 194

    194 nN T radem arks SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd logos are own ed by the PCMCIA and any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion is under licens e. MultiM ediaCard is a t rademar k of Mu ltiMedia Card As sociati on. HDMI, t he HDMI logo and Hig h-Defini tion M ultimedia Interfac e are tra demarks o r regis tered trade [...]

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