Sony PCG-NV309 manual

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    N S ony notebook user guide PC G-NV 2 0 9 / P CG-N V 3 0 9[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti ce © 2002 Sony Corpo r at ion. A l l ri ghts reser ved. Thi s manu al and the so ftw ar e d es cri bed her ei n, i n who le or i n part , m a y no t be re produc ed , t r an s l at ed, o r reduc ed t o any m ach in e- re adab l e f or m w ithou t pr i or w rit te n approv al . Son [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 2 nN Rea lPlayer is a tra demark or r egister ed tr ad emar k o f RealNetw orks , I n c . in t he U . S. and o t her co u ntr ies. Sym antec Norton An t i Vir us i s a t r a d em ark of Sym antec C orporat i on . All o th e r na mes o f syst ems, p roducts an d se rvi ce s ar e trad ema rks o f the i r res p[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fety i nformati on O wne r' s rec or d The ser ial num ber a nd m o del nu m b er are loca ted on t he bott om of your Sony not eboo k. Recor d the s er i al numbe r and the m odel num ber in the spa ces p rov i d ed here. R efe r to th e m o d el nu mb e r an d se ri al numb er if y o u call VA[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ TV sets ❑ Speake rs ❑ Magnet s ❑ Magnet i c brac elet s. Au dio / vi deo ❑ Au dio and pi ct ure di st or t ion may o c cu r if t his equi pm ent i s po s i tio ned in c l o se prox im ity t o any equi pment emitt i ng el ectro m ag net i c r adia t i on. Con nec tivi t y ❑ Neve r i n stal [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gulatory inf o r ma tion Son y h er eby de cl ar e s that thi s pr od uct is in co m p li ance w i t h the e ss ent ial requi reme nts an d othe r re l evan t pr ovi sio ns o f t he Eu ropean D irective 1999/ 5/ EC (radi o equipment a nd t el ecomm unic ation term in al equipm ent D irecti ve) . This[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posing of li thi um ion bat teries ❑ Do not ha ndle damaged or l eakin g lithi um ion bat ter ie s . D i s pose o f prom ptly an d pr op erly at en d- of -l ife. ❑ Dan ger of e xplo s ion i f the ba ttery i s inc orrectl y rep l aced. Repl ace onl y wit h the sa m e or equ ivalent ty pe reco mm [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gr at u lati ons o n p urch asing a S ony VAIO no teb ook. So ny h as c ombi ned lead ing - ed ge tech nol ogy i n audi o, v i deo, c o mput ing and com muni c ation s to p ro vide you w ith s t at e-of -th e-a r t pers onal com puti ng. Here ar e j ust s ome of t he feat ures you r VAIO n ot e[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umenta ti on pa ck Y o u r D o c u m e n t a t i on Pa c k c on t a i ns pa p e r and o n l i ne u s er gu i des on y our documentation CD-ROM . P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on The prin te d p ar t of y ou r docu m en ta t ion c ontai ns : ❑ A G e tt i n g Starte d broc hu re, whe r e you w ill find a brief [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 Re fer to yo ur S oftwa re Gu ide for inf ormati on on t h e b undl ed s o ftwa re a nd th e Son y app li cat i on s. ❑ Ab o u t th e So ft w a r e is a short d e scr i p ti o n o f th e f e at u r e s of the softw are p re-i nstall ed o n yo ur sys tem. ❑ U sing Vid eo so ftwar e expl ai ns ho w to u s e[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o ur no t ebook and its a ccessori e s Th e fo l lowi n g har d w a re i tems* ar e in th e b o x: * See t h e Sp ecif icati on s on li ne docume nt. 1 Main un it 7 Pow er c o r d 2 Pr oduct r e cov ery CD - ROMs 8 Rem ova ble flo ppy di s k dr ive 3 Docu mentat ion pack 9 T en - K ey ( nu m er ic keyp ad ) [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomic conside r a tions ❑ Y ou wil l be usi ng your n otebook as a por tabl e device i n a v arie ty of e nviron men t s. Whe never p os s i ble , you s hould at t em pt to t ake account of the f ol l ow ing e rg onomi c consi derat ion s to b oth st at i o nar y an d po rta ble envi ronm ent s: ❑ Po [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ View i n g angle of th e co m pute r ’s di splay – Use t he disp lay’ s tilti ng f eatur e to f i n d th e best positi on. Y ou can red uc e e yestr a i n an d muscl e fati gu e by a dju sti n g the ti lt of t h e display to t he p r oper pos iti o n . A d j ust th e brig htn e ss setti ng of the d i[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Using your notebook Thi s s ect ion de scrib es ho w to s tar t us i ng your compu t e r and how to use y our co m p ut er’s i nt ernal an d ex tern al de vices. ❑ Loca tin g co ntrol s an d co nnec tor s ( page 14) ❑ Con nect ing a pow er s ourc e (page 19) ❑ St arting your noteboo k ( pag[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Locati ng controls a nd c onne c tors Ri ght * Wi th t he intr o d ucti on of N et M D ™ H i g h Sp ee d Di gita l Musi c Re co rde rs, i t i s e a s ier th an eve r for di gi tal musi c en th usiast s to take t he i r digi ta l music w i th them … anyti me, anywher e. Th e breakt hrou gh w it [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Left 1 A V O u t conne c t or c onne c tor (page 70) 5 PC Car d s l ot (page 42) 2 E ther net c o nnect or (net w or k) (page 79) 6 Micr oph one connec tor (page 73) 3 M odem connec t or (page 79) 7 Head phon e con nect or (page 72) 4 i.L I N K™ (IEEE 1394) S400 po r t ( page 77) 8 V ol ume co nt[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Fr ont * When you cl ick this Help button, the V A IO He lp a nd S upp ort Cen ter i s l au nched. H ere yo u can ask for assis t a nce, ac ces s V AIO - Li nk and find ou t how to tr oub leshoo t. ✍ Next to th e He lp button, you will f i nd a de acti v ate d switch. Ple ase note th at there i s[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Ba ck ✍ T here i s a ventilation s l o t l ocate d o n the le f t side of the b ac k p anel. Do no t cover th e ventilation slot when th e c om p u ter i s on. 1D C I n ( p age 19) 4 Pr in t e r conne ctor (p a g e 75) 2 3x U SB ports ( p ag e 74) 5 Moni tor / V GA conn ect or (p age 68) 3 Ser ia[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Bo t t om 1 H ard rese t hol e / 2 Memory m od ul e cover (p age 97) 3 M ul tipur po s e bay rele as e lev er (p a g e 61) / (page 63) / (pag e 65) / (page 65) 4 T i lt stan ds + til t s ta n d s relea se b ut to ns (p a g e 1 1 )[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Conne c ti ng a pow er source You c an use either an A C adapter or a re chargeabl e bat tery pack as a pow er sou rce. Us in g t he AC ad ap ter To us e the A C ad apt er , pr oceed as fol lo w s: 1 Pl ug t h e c abl e attach ed t o the AC adapter ( 1) i nto t he DC I n c onn ecto r (2) on the c o[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 20 nN U si ng th e batt e ry pack You c an use a bat t ery as a s ource of pow er . Ad diti onal batte r y pa ck s are av ailab le as a s eparat e opti on. T he ba ttery pac k su pp lied wit h yo u r co mpu ter i s n ot fu lly cha rge d a t the ti me of purc h as e . In se rt i n g th e b a tt e r y p a [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 21 nN Chargi ng t he batte r y pack To char ge t h e b at ter y pack, proc eed as f o llow s : 1 Con nect t he AC adap t er t o t he comput er . 2 In se rt th e b a tt e r y p a c k . The com puter a ut om a tic al l y c h ar ges the bat ter y ( 1) ( the bat t e ry i n dicat or (2) light f l ashes i n a [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 22 nN Removi ng t he b atter y pack To rem ove the b attery p a c k , pro ce ed as fo llow s: 1 T urn of f the comp ute r . 2 O pen t h e cov er o f the b a ttery bay . 3 Pul l out th e b at ter y pack. 4 Cl ose the cov er of t he batt er y bay . ✍ Y ou may l o s e data if you remove the battery pack w[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 23 nN Starting your note bo ok To st a rt you r comp u t er, pr o c e ed a s fol lows: 1 Sl i d e th e L CD loc k lever (1) i n the direct ion of t h e arro w , a nd l i ft the co ver . 2 Pres s the pow er bu tton ( 2) of th e c ompu te r unti l the g ree n p owe r i n dicator ( 3 ) light t u r n s on.[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 24 nN 3 I f n ece ssary , press <F n> + <F5> t o adj ust th e b righ tne ss cont ro ls for t he LC D d i splay . T o i n cr eas e th e brig ht ness , hold do wn the <F n> ke y and pres s <F5> r epeatedl y . T o decr ease t he br i gh t n es s , h old dow n the <F n> an d <[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Pre ss <Al t> +<F4> a nd se lec t Tu r n O f f f ro m th e scre en that appears . If th i s d oes n o t w o rk , you c an press the po we r b utto n f o r m ore than four s ec o nds . Th is w il l s hu t d o w n the c o m pu ter . T h i s o perat i o n m ay r e s u lt in lo s s of d at [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Usi ng the keyboard You r keybo ard i s v ery s i milar to a d es kt o p co mp uter’s , but has ad diti onal ke ys that p er for m s p ec i fic no te book -r ela ted task s .[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Keys Descriptio ns Esc ape key ( 1) Th e < Esc> ( Esc a pe) key is used t o can c e l comm an ds. Fun c t ion keys ( 2) Th e t wel ve functi on keys al ong t he top of t he keybo ar d are used t o pe r form d esign ate d tas ks. Fo r ex ampl e, i n many appl icat i ons, <F 1 > is th e H[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Co m b inat io ns and fu nctio ns wit h th e <Wi ndo ws> ke y Combinations Functions + F 1 D i splays H elp and Sup port C en t er . + T ab Sw i t ches th e sel ected b u t t o n on t h e tas kbar . + E D i spl ays My C omp u te r . + F Di s p la ys t he Sear ch Resul ts wi ndo w to f i nd a [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 29 nN I ndi ca to rs Indicator Functions Power Power o n: ligh t s green. Stan dby mode : fl ashes u m b er . Hi be rn at e mo d e: turn s o f f . Ba ttery I ndi ca tes t h e sta tus o f th e b atte r y in ser te d in the ba ttery bay . Memo ry S tick™ T urn s on whe n th e Memory Stick™ is i n u se [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Co m b inat io ns and fu nctio ns wit h th e <Fn > key Combinations/Feature Functions <F n > + (E S C ): St an db y Pu ts the syste m i n t o St an dby m ode , a pow er ma n ag eme nt sta te. To re turn the syste m to the a c tive sta te, p ress any ke y . <F n > + (F3): speak er [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 31 nN * T his fu nc ti o n can o nl y be use d b y th e fi rst u s er to lo g i n. I t w ill n ot work i f you h ave s wit ched to a not h er use r a cc o un t. <F n > + (ES C) and <F n > + ( F12) : St andby Pu ts the syste m i n t o St an dby m ode , a pow er ma n ag eme nt sta te. To re tur[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 32 nN Usi ng the touc hpa d The keyb oar d c o ntain s a curs or-po inti ng devi ce, your touchp ad (1). Y ou c an poi nt to, se l ect , d rag , and scr oll obj ect s on the screen us i ng t h e bu ilt - i n t o uchpad. Action Description Poi nt Sli de one f ing er on t he touc hpa d to plac e t he point[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Usi ng Jog Dial™ You r com puter i s eq uip ped wit h a J og Dial ™ ( 1) wit h Back butt on on your c ompu ter, n ear t he touc hpad . Y o u c a n t u rn ( 2 ) a nd / o r p r e ss ( 3 ) t h e J o g D i a l ™ to scr o l l t h e w i n do w , s e l e ct s o f t w a r e , a d j u st t h e i n t e[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 nN To lau nch t h e J og D i al N avi gato r sof tware, cl ick Sta rt , Al l Pr o gra ms , th en J og Di a l Na v ig at o r , and choos e the fea t u re you want . Th e Jo g D ial N a viga tor s o f tware includ es the fo llo wing f ea t u r e s: Dial Up T ool Fro m here y ou can dia l up to a net wor[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 35 nN St a r t ing Jog D ia l N a viga tor To lau nch J o g D i al N avi gat or, proc eed as fol lo w s: ❑ Pres s the Jo g D ia l ™. OR ❑ Do uble-cl ick the Jo g D ia l Na vi ga t or i co n in the taskb ar . The Jog Di al I ndi c ator windo w appea rs at the t op of the s c reen . ✍ Right-clickin[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 36 nN Sw it ch in g m od e s When you ar e w ork ing in an app lic at ion s uppo rti ng t h e J og D i al N avig at or func tio ns, you c an use eit her Scr oll mode or Ap p l ica t i on m ode . By s w i t chi ng modes , you chang e the f unct io ns that c a n b e pe rform ed usin g t he J og Dial™. ?[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 37 nN Ap plic ation mode To swi tc h fr om Scr ol l mode t o A pplicat i on m od e, proceed as fol lows: ❑ Pres s the Jo g D ia l ™. OR ❑ Cl i ck AP PS in t h e I n d icator w i ndow . Thi s mode i s used for ope r at ions other t han sc roll i n g. Dep endi ng on t h e ap plic atio n yo u ar e wor[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 nN So ftw are no t s u pp o rti n g Jog Dia l N a vi g ato r Even i f t he sof twa re i n u se does no t suppor t the J og Dia l N avig at o r f u ncti ons, you ca n scrol l th e w i nd ow or ad just the w i n dow si ze . Action Description T u rn the J og Dial™ Sc rol l s the wi ndo w ver t ical l [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 39 nN U si ng th e J o g D i al La unc her To start t h e J og Dial L au ncher , proc eed as fol lo w s: ❑ In t he Indicator w indo w , cl ick t he ar r ow i con on t he l ef t . OR ❑ Cl i ck t he J o g D ia l N avi ga to r symb o l o n th e right . The Jog D i al Laun cher windo w appe ars. Rotat e [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 40 nN Ch a n gin g Jo g D ia l Nav ig a t or se t t in gs You c an chang e t he operat ion and di sp lay of the J og Dial Navigat or w i th the op tions in Jo g Dia l Settin g . To di s p lay the Jog D ial Se t ti ng dialog box , pr oceed as f ol l ow s: ❑ Ri ght- c l ick t h e I n dicato r wi ndow o r[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Display/Sound tab Thi s s et s t he sound ef fec t s f or th e J og D i al win dow d i s pl ay an d J og D i al f u nct i ons . E n ab l i n g m o vi ng a ni m at io n: T his enabl es o r disa bles the a ni m ati on ef fe cts durin g Jog Dial w i ndow di s p lay . T ra n spare ncy : Y ou can dr ag [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 42 nN Usi ng P C Ca rds You r com puter i ncl udes t wo PC Car d s l ots . PC Cards al lo w you t o c o nnect po rtab le ext ernal devi ces . In s e r ti ng a PC Ca rd To in s ert a PC Card, pr oceed as f ollows : 1 I ns e r t t h e PC C a r d i n to o n e o f the P C Ca rd slots with the f ront l abel f[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 43 nN Y ou do not n ee d to s hut dow n t he comp ute r bef or e i n se rt in g o r r e movi ng a P C Card . Do n o t f orce a PC C ard i nto the s l ot. It may dam ag e th e con n e ctor p i n s . If y ou have difficulty ins erti ng a PC Card, chec k that you are i n s erting the PC Card in th e c o rre[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 44 nN ✍ If y ou u npl ug the P C Ca rd f rom t he co mpu ter w he n i t i s s til l tu rne d on, yo ur sy ste m mi ght c ra sh and y ou mi ght l ose da ta t hat yo u di d n ot sav e b ef ore. Before y o u re m o ve the PC C ard, click th e P C Card i con in the taskbar and close th e c ard . C l o s e [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Usin g M emory Stick™ Y our VAI O comp ute r is de signe d to sup p ort th e Me mory Stick™ . T he Me mory Stick™ is a comp act, porta b le, and ver s a tile dev ic e espec i al l y d esigne d for excha ngi ng an d shar i ng d igit al data w i t h com patib le pr oducts . Becaus e it is r e m[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 46 nN The main adva nt ages o f the M em ory St ick™ a r e i t s: ❑ Compactn e ss: w i t h dimens i ons of j ust 21.5 m m (W) x 2. 8 m m (H) x 50 mm ( D ), co m p atibl e produc ts can al s o be s mall , light w ei ght an d a t tr act ive in t hei r des i gn. ❑ Ca p acity: Its da ta ca pa cit y fa [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 47 nN Ge ne ri c M e mo ry S ti c k ™ The orig ina l Mem o ry Stick™ , bl ue in col our , can be us ed t o rec ord image dat a taken wit h d igit al st ill came ras , et c. o r da ta fr o m the PC. Wi th it , you can reco rd, p l ay ba ck a nd t ran s fer var iou s ki n ds of d ata a t any g i ven t [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 48 nN Ma gi cGat e M e m or y St ic k™ The Magi cGat e M em ory Stick™ , w hi te in c olour , r ecor ds P C an d i mage dat a just l ike i ts blue c ounter part ; the diff er ence is it u se s the Mag icG at e copyr i ght pr ot e cti on tec hnology . With th i s t ype of Mem ory St ick™, also c a l[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 49 nN Mag icGate Magi c G at e ref er s t o the c opyri ght prot ect i on te c h nol ogy used by the M ag icGa t e Mem ory S tick™ an d other Magi cGate Memory S tick™ co mp at ibl e d evices. Th e Me mory Stic k ™ Wa lkman and Mag i cG ate Memo ry Sti ck™ work to ge the r to ch ec k th e da ta a[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 50 nN So ny offers the M agi cGat e Memory Stick™ a nd Memory Stick™ Wa lkma n w i th a cop yrig ht pr o t ection func tio n t hat c omplies w i t h SD M I stand ard s , t h er e by p ro viding an envi ro nment w here ind ividual s ca n reco rd a nd en j oy thir d-par ty musi c da ta wit h ou t worry[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 51 nN ❑ Digi ta l printer s ❑ AIBO the Sony Enter ta i n men t Rob ot To find ou t m ore ab out the pr odu c t s avail abl e i n your c o untr y, go to: http://www .sonystyle-europe.com Wr ite -pr ot ec ti ng a Mem ory St ick ™ Memo ry Sti ck s™ ar e desi gned w ith an eras ure pre vention sw itc[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 52 nN In s e r ti ng a Me mo r y St ick™ To in s ert a Me mory St i ck™, proc eed as fol lo w s: 1 O nce you have sto red you r dat a from yo u r digit al d evi ce, in se rt the Memo ry Stic k ™ wi th t h e a rrow faci ng up and to ward t he Memo ry St i ck ™ slot. 2 C a re fu ll y s l ide t he M[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 53 nN Usi ng the modem You r noteb ook is e qui pped with an inter nal m od em. You ne ed t o conne ct to a pho ne line to t ake advant ag e of onl i ne ser vices and t he I nte rnet, as well as t o regi ster your com pu t er and s oftwar e onl in e , and to con t act VA I O-Li nk. To connec t a ph one l[...]

  • Page 55

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 54 nN U si ng th e co rre ct ph one p lug I f the re a re tw o phone pl u gs in th e bo x, m a ke sure yo u u se th e co rrect one for th e cou nt ry yo u are in, as fol lows: U K: The conne c tor can be i den t i fied by i ts c u boi d s hap e an d fla t pi ns. N et h er land s : The connec tor can b e [...]

  • Page 56

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 nN Usi ng power sa ving modes When you us e a ba t ter y as t he s o urc e of power f or y our compu t e r, yo u can take adv an t ag e of pow er man ag ement setti n gs t o c o n serv e b atte r y lif e . In a dd i ti on to the no rmal op era ti n g mod e, w h i ch allow s yo u to t urn off spec i f [...]

  • Page 57

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 56 nN To ret ur n to N o rmal mod e, pre s s an y ke y. ✍ When th e c o m puter i s in St andby mo de, y o u c a nno t i nse rt a di sc . Standby requires l ess time than Hi b er n ate . Standby uses m ore pow er th an Hib ern at e . U si ng Hi be r na te mod e Th e sta te of th e sy st e m is save d o[...]

  • Page 58

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 57 nN Usi ng the CD-RW/ DV D -ROM dri ve You r com puter i s eq uip ped wit h a CD - RW/DVD-RO M . To in s ert a di sc , proceed as f ollo ws: 1 T urn on the comp ute r . 2 Pres s the eject butt on ( 1) t o op en t he dr i ve. The tra y slides out. 3 Plac e a d is c i n the mi d d l e of the tray w i th [...]

  • Page 59

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 58 nN ✍ When th e c o m puter i s in St andby or Hi bern ate mo de , yo u c ann ot i ns ert or re mo ve a di sc. Be s ure t o sea t t he disc fi rml y ove r t he di sc d r ive hu b f i n ge r s . If y ou d o no t se a t t h e d is c fi rml y , yo u coul d da m age yo ur di sc dr iv e a n d y ou m ay n [...]

  • Page 60

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 59 nN ❑ Do not t ry to chan ge the r eg ion code s ett ings of t he D VD - RO M dr iv e. A ny d iffic ul t ies caus ed b y c hang ing the r e g i o n co d e se tti n g s of DVD- R O M dri ve are o u t of w arran ty . ❑ When a DVD vi deo di sc i s in s e rted i n the DV D-RO M dr iv e, you c annot t o[...]

  • Page 61

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 60 nN ❑ N ev e r touch the surfa ce o f the d is c. Fing erp rints an d dus t on t h e surfa ce o f a dis c may cau se w rit i ng erro rs . ❑ Do no t put your VA I O not eb ook into a power s avi ng mo de w hi l e usi ng th e p re-i ns t a lled so f t war e. ❑ Re mo ve th e s u bw o ofe r from the [...]

  • Page 62

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 61 nN Usi ng the floppy dis k dri ve The c omputer i s eq uip ped wi th a n i nter nal rem ovabl e flopp y di s k d rive. In s e r ti ng th e fl op py d is k driv e To in s ert t h e fl oppy disk dr ive , proceed as f ol l o ws: 1 T urn of f the comp ute r . 2 If the w eight s ave r is in t he multi purp[...]

  • Page 63

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 62 nN Remov ing a f loppy disk To remo ve a flo ppy disk, proc ee d as f ol l ows : When you hav e fini shed us i n g the f lo ppy disk, w ai t unt il the LE D ind ic at o r (1) tu rns o f f an d th e n p ress th e e j ect b utton ( 2) to remo ve the disk. ✍ Before pre s sing the e j ec t b u tton , ma[...]

  • Page 64

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 63 nN Re -in ser t i ng th e f lop py d isk driv e To r e- i nser t t he f l op py di s k d r i ve, proc ee d as foll ows : 1 T urn of f the comp ute r . 2 If another devi ce i s i n t he m ul t i purpo se bay , re move th e de v ic e. 3 In s e rt th e fl oppy di sk dri ve i nt o t h e m ult ipurp ose ba[...]

  • Page 65

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 64 nN To rem o ve the N e t MD Mi niD isc, pro cee d as foll ows: 1 Slide t he m u ltip urpos e bay r el ease lever on th e bo t tom of the c omput er i n t he d irec tio n o f the arrow. 2 Re mov e th e N et MD Mini D i sc. ! W ar n in g: Th e recor d in g an d p lay bac k of c opy ri ght mat e rial m a[...]

  • Page 66

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 65 nN Usi ng the T en-Key Bay unit The Ten-Key bay unit i s des igned t o w ork as an ext ernal n umer ic keypad. T he e x ter nal numer i c keypad func tio ns l i ke t he numeric key pad on the bui l t -in keybo ard . It is idea l f o r anyo ne u s i ng spreads heet, acc ounti ng or f inanc i al appl ic[...]

  • Page 67

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN Connecting peripheral devices You c an add func tio nal i ty t o your c omput er by c onn ecting or u sing any of thes e peri pher al s . Befor e you connec t p er iphera ls, tur n off t he c o m p uter and al l peri phera ls. Con nect t he power cor d onl y a fter c o nnec tin g al l c [...]

  • Page 68

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN Conne c ti ng an ext e rna l d i spla y You c an conne c t an ext er n al di s p lay to yo ur no teb ook. F o r exam ple, you ca n use yo ur noteb ook wit h t he f oll ow in g d e v ice s : ❑ Compu t er disp lay (mon itor ) ; ❑ Mu lt ime dia co mp u te r d i sp la y; ❑ TV ; ❑ Pro[...]

  • Page 69

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN Co nnect in g a compu ter di s p lay You c an conne c t a co mp uter di splay ( m o nitor) d irect ly to yo ur not eb ook. To connec t a com pu t er di sp l ay, p r o ce ed a s foll ows : 1 Pl ug t h e di s pl ay c abl e ( 1) ( no t suppl i ed) i nto the m oni tor /V G A conne ctor ( 2 )[...]

  • Page 70

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN Co nnect in g a m u ltim e d ia co m p ut er d ispla y You c an conne c t t he n ot ebook to a mul tim edia co m p ut er dis play that i ncl udes bui l t-in s peakers an d a micr oph one. To connec t a mul timedi a co mp uter dis play, proceed as fol lows : 1 Pl ug t h e di s pla y c abl[...]

  • Page 71

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN Co nnect in g a T V You c an conne c t a T V t o your notebo ok. To connec t a TV t o the n otebook , proceed as f ollo ws: 1 Pl ug o ne end of the audi o/ video out c ab le (1) ( opti onal ) in to the AV Out co nnec tor ( 2) (ye llow ) a nd the other end into the TV . 2 Pl ug one end of[...]

  • Page 72

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN Co nnect in g a proje ctor You c an conne c t a p r o ject ( suc h as the S ony LCD proj ect or) di r e c tl y t o your not eboo k. To connec t a proj ect or, proc eed as fol l ow s: 1 Pl ug t h e RG B signa l c a ble (1) int o t he moni t or/VGA connec tor (2) ide ntifie d b y the sy mb[...]

  • Page 73

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Conne c ti ng e xte rnal spe akers You c an enh ance t he sound qu alit y of your c o m p ut er by connec ti ng exte r n al speaker s. To connec t exte r n al speakers , proceed as f oll ows: 1 Pl ug t h e s peak er c able ( 1) i nto t he h eadpho ne co nnector ( 2). 2 Pl ug t h e ot he [...]

  • Page 74

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN ✍ Make su re yo ur s pe ake rs ar e desi gn ed f o r comp ute r us e. Do no t pla c e disk ette s on th e sp eakers; their magnetic f ield may d amage th e d ata o n the d i s k ettes. Do no t c o nn ect an exte rnal speak e r to th e A V Out con n ector bu t to the headphone con nec t[...]

  • Page 75

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 nN Conne c ti ng a Un i ve rsal Seria l Bus (U S B ) de vic e You can conn ec t a USB dev ic e ( for e xamp l e, a mous e, fl oppy dis k d riv e, key b oard, pri nt er) to y o ur c omput er. Befor e connec tin g o r di sco nnect i n g a USB pe r i pheral , you do not need to shu t down t he[...]

  • Page 76

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 nN Conne c ti ng a pri nte r You c an conne c t a Wi ndo ws ® - c o mp at ibl e p rint er to y our com puter t o pr i n t documen t s. Co nnect in g a print er us ing t he U SB c onn ec to r You c an conne c t a U SB pr i nte r c ompat i bl e w i th yo ur v ers io n o f Win dows ® to y o [...]

  • Page 77

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN Co nnect in g a print er us ing t he pr in t e r co nne ct or The notebo ok i s e qui pped wit h a pr i nter con necto r . To connec t a pri nte r usi ng the p rint er co nnec tor , proceed as f ol l o ws: 1 Plu g t h e p rinte r cab le ( 1) s u pp li ed with the pr inter in to th e pr i[...]

  • Page 78

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN Conne c ti ng a n i.L INK™ device You r co mp uter inc l udes an i . LINK™ ( IEEE139 4) co nnect or, w hic h you can us e to c onnect to an i. LINK™ devi ce suc h as a dig i ta l vi deo cam era r ecor der or t o connect t w o VA I O no teb ooks in order t o copy , d elete or e dit [...]

  • Page 79

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN C onn ec ti ng a d i gi ta l vi de o c ame ra re co rd er To connec t a digi t al vi d eo cam era r ecor der, proc eed as fol lo w s: 1 Pl ug one end o f the i .LINK ™ cabl e ( 1 ) int o t h e i.LIN K™ c o nnect or (2) of the co m p ut er an d t h e o t h er en d i nto the DV Out co [...]

  • Page 80

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 79 nN C on n ec ti ng t w o VA IO no te bo ok s You c an copy, ed it or del et e f i l e s on anothe r VAIO c ompu ter t o yo ur com puter w i th an op t i ona l i . LIN K™ cabl e. I f t he s econ d com pu t e r has t h e Wi ndows ® X P op era t i ng sy s tem , y ou jus t nee d the i.LI NK?[...]

  • Page 81

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 80 nN Getting help Thi s s ect ion de s cr ib es ho w t o g et hel p and s upport fr om Sony, and pr ovi des t rou blesho ot i ng t i ps f or yo ur com puter . Sony support options Sony pr ovi des s ever al s upp ort opti ons f o r your c o mp uter . P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on su ppl ied w i t h you r note bo[...]

  • Page 82

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 81 nN ❑ Prec auti ons pr ovi des fact s a nd advice abo ut usi ng y our n otebook. ❑ Gl o s s a r y refers to ter ms use d in th i s m a nu al. 2 Re fer to yo ur S oftwa re Gu ide for inf ormati on on t h e b undl ed s o ftwa re a nd th e Son y app li cat i on s. ❑ Ab o u t th e So ft w a r e is a short d[...]

  • Page 83

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 82 nN O th er sou rce s of i n fo rma ti on ❑ The O n l ine h e lp file s that acco mp an y yo u r pre - i nsta l l ed so ft w a re c o n tai n inst ructio ns o n u s ing the soft ware . ❑ V A IO - L in k w e b s it e : if you have any pr obl em with y our c omputer , you can ac c e ss t h e VA I O-Li nk we[...]

  • Page 84

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 83 nN T roub leshoot ing Thi s s ect ion de scrib es ho w to s olv e c o mmon pr ob lems yo u m i ght e ncount er w hen us ing your notebook . Man y p rob l em s ha ve si mp le soluti o ns. Pl e as e , t ry the se su g g est ions b efo re co ntac t i ng VAIO- Link. ❑ Ab out t he com puter a nd s o ftw are ( p[...]

  • Page 85

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 84 nN A bou t th e co mp u t er a n d s o f tw a r e My comp u t er do e s no t start ❑ Check that the com puter is p lug ged in t o a pow er sour ce and that i t i s t urned on. ❑ Ch eck tha t the powe r i ndi cato r o n the fron t p an el o f the co mpu t e r i n d i cate s t hat the po wer is on. ❑ Ch [...]

  • Page 86

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 85 nN 5 Pres s En t e r . 6 Pres s the arro w keys to s el ect Sy stem Time . 7 Set t he time (h our : mi nut e: s eco nd) . 8 Pres s En t e r . 9 Pres s the arro w keys to s el ect t h e Ex i t me nu. 10 Pres s the arr ow key s t o select Get De fa ul t V al u e s and the n pr ess <Enter> . Th e m ess ag[...]

  • Page 87

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 86 nN My comp u t er l o c k s up ❑ I f yo u susp ect on e a ppl icati o n is locki n g y o u r syst e m , you can try to st o p it. T o do this , pres s <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<De lete> si m ul t ane ously . If you ha v e not c hang ed the def au lt s ettings , you w ill ente r th e T ask Ma nager . [...]

  • Page 88

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 87 nN A bou t th e di sp la y My LC D does n ot di s pl a y anythi ng ❑ Check t hat t he com puter and dis play are bot h plugg ed into a p ow er sour ce and that they are tu r n ed on. ❑ Ch eck tha t the powe r i ndi cato r o n the fron t p an el o f the co mpu t e r i s on . ❑ Ch eck tha t the batte ry [...]

  • Page 89

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 88 nN ❑ If t he ej ect but ton does not work, y o u c an op en t he tr ay b y i nser t i ng a s h ar p , point ed obj ect i n to t he hol e t o t he righ t of t he ejec t but ton. I canno t play a CD -R O M ❑ A fter in serti ng th e C D , w ait for a fe w seco nds for th e syst em to det ect i t be fo re yo[...]

  • Page 90

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 89 nN ❑ In t he De v i ce Manager , c heck that the c orr ect drivers a re i n stal l ed pr ope r l y . T o displa y the De vice Man a ger , cli ck Sta rt , a n d sele ct Co nt r o l Panel . D oubl e- clic k the Syst em ic o n. On t he H a r dwa re tab, cl ick th e Device Ma na ge r but ton. ❑ A dirty or d [...]

  • Page 91

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 90 nN The readi ng sp eed of CD - R Ws is very s low Gen erall y, the r ea din g s pee d of a C D-RW i s sl ow er than t hat o f a CD -RO M or CD - R. Th e readi ng speed c an als o va ry de pe n d i ng o n th e typ e o f fo rmat . When I do uble-cl ick an appl icati on icon a message suc h as 'Y ou m u st[...]

  • Page 92

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 91 nN A bou t so un d My s pea ker s ar e n ot pr od ucing soun d ❑ Th e b uil t-in spe aker s may be turn ed off . P r ess <Fn >+<F3> to t urn on the sp eakers . ❑ The s peaker volu m e m ay be t urne d t o the m ini mu m . P r ess <Fn> and ho ld i t down and pr ess <F4> repeat edl [...]

  • Page 93

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 92 nN ❑ In th e Phon e a nd M odem Op t io ns di alog box ( C ontrol Pa nel / Ph one and Mo dem O pti on s ), chec k tha t your mo de m i s l ist ed on the Mod ems tab, a nd th at t he locati on in fo r mat ion i s cor rect o n t he D ia lin g R u le s tab . ❑ Each t ime you use you r modem w hi le tr avel [...]

  • Page 94

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 93 nN ❑ If you ar e usi ng multi ple i. L I NK™ d evices , the c ombi nati on of t h e c o nnec ted devi ce s may c ause uns tabl e operat i on. In t hi s ca se, tur n off the p ower of al l c onnec ted dev ic es and di s con nec t unu se d de vices . Check the co nnect i o n an d t he n tur n on the pow er[...]

  • Page 95

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 94 nN A bou t dig it a l vi de o c a p t u res a nd DVg at e Wh il e I am re cord ing i mages to a digital vi d eo d ev i ce u si n g D V g ate , my sys tem d i sp lays the mess a ge 'R ecordin g to DV de vice fa i l ed. Ch ec k t he power a nd c ab le conne cti ons to t he DV devi ce a nd try th e operat [...]

  • Page 96

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 95 nN A bou t i.LI N K™ de vic e s I canno t establ ish an i. LINK™ c on nect i on betw een two VAIO comput ers ❑ Dis connect t he n rec on nect t he i . LINK™ ca ble. ❑ I f yo u st il l ha ve no c o nn e cti o n after waiti ng fo r a whil e , resta rt both compu ters. ❑ If ei ther comput er has j u[...]

  • Page 97

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 96 nN Precautions Thi s s ect io n de s cr ib es s afet y gu ide li nes an d p r e ca ution s t o h elp you pr otec t yo ur c omput er f rom pot enti al damage. You r noteb ook and memo r y m odul es u s e hi gh prec i si on c omponen ts and el ectron ic co nnect ors t echno log y. To avoi d t he i nval idati on[...]

  • Page 98

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 97 nN Adding a nd r em oving memory* In t he fut ure yo u may wan t to instal l m e mo r y modul es t o expand the f unctio nalit y o f your noteboo k. 256 MB o f me mory i s prei ns t a lled in one of th e t wo a vail able me mory m od ul e bays ( 2 56 MB x 1). When onl y 256 M B of memor y is prein s ta lled ,[...]

  • Page 99

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 98 nN - Me c hanical vi b rati o n or sh o ck, - Stro ng m a gne ts or s pe a k ers tha t a re not magne t i c al l y shi eld ed , - Amb ie n t temperature of m ore than +35°C or l ess than + 5 ° C , - Hig h hu mi di ty. ! Be c a re ful when ad ding memory . Mistak es on ins tal lati o n or remov al o f th e m[...]

  • Page 100

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 99 nN Ad d i n g a me mo ry mo d u l e To in s tal l a m em ory modul e, proceed as f oll ows: 1 Shut down y our com pu t er and di sco nnec t all peri pher al devi ces . 2 U n p l ug the comp ute r a n d r emo ve th e b atte ry packs . 3 Wait unt il the c omput er co ols dow n. 4 T ur n y o ur com puter upsid e[...]

  • Page 101

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 100 nN R emo vi ng a memo ry mod ul e To rem o ve a memo ry mod u l e, p r o c e ed as fol lows: 1 Shut down y our com pu t er and di sco nnect al l peri pher al de v ices. 2 U n p l u g the comp ute r a n d r emo ve th e ba ttery pa ck. 3 Wait unt il the c omput er co ols dow n. 4 T ur n y o ur com puter upsid [...]

  • Page 102

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 101 nN V i ewi n g the am oun t of m emo ry To view th e am ou nt of me m o ry, p ro ceed as f ollows : 1 T urn on the comp ute r . 2 Go t o V A I O Syst em In f o rmat i o n via t he Star t me nu. The V A IO S y s te m In f o r ma t i o n w indo w appe ars. 3 In t he Sy stem Info rma t ion area y ou can v i ew [...]

  • Page 103

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 102 nN On ha nd lin g th e LCD s cr een ❑ Do no t leav e the LCD fac i ng the s un as it c an damage t he LCD. Be c a reful w h en us i ng the com puter near a window. ❑ Do no t sc r atc h the LC D or exer t pr es sur e on it. Th is co uld ca use m al f uncti on. ❑ Usi ng t h e compu t er in l ow t emper a[...]

  • Page 104

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 103 nN On hand lin g your n ot eb ook ❑ Cle an w ith a so ft , d ry cl o t h or a soft cloth l igh tl y moi stene d wi th a mil d d ete rg en t s o l utio n. D o n ot use any typ e of abras ive pad, sc ouri ng p owd er , or sol vent such as al c o hol or b enzin e, as thes e may damage the fini sh of your co m[...]

  • Page 105

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 104 nN ❑ Do no t use cu t or d am aged connec ti on c a bles. ❑ Y ou r comput er ca nnot be con nec ted to a c oi n -o perate d t el epho ne, and m ay not w ork wi th a pri vate branc h exchang e ( PBX ). ❑ If the co m p uter is brough t di rectl y f rom a c old locat i on t o a w arm one, m ois tur e m ay[...]

  • Page 106

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 105 nN ❑ Proper c ar e of t h e d isc is es sent ial t o it s conti nuous re l i abili ty . D o n ot us e solven ts s uch a s benzi ne, thi n ni n g agen ts, comm ercial l y avai l ab le clea ne rs or a nti- stati c spray , a s t h ey may cause d a mag e t o the di s c. ❑ For n or m a l clean i ng , hol d t [...]

  • Page 107

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 106 nN ❑ Y ou do no t need t o di s cha r g e t he batt ery befor e re chargi ng. ❑ I f yo u h ave n o t use d the ba ttery p ack for a cons idera b le am o un t o f time , re cha rge the b atte r y . On usin g e a rp ho nes ❑ Road sa fety – D o no t us e h eadpho nes whi le drivi ng, cyc l i ng , o r op[...]

  • Page 108

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 107 nN Glossary Th is s e ction refe rs to terms u s e d i n th is man ua l. Thes e t erms a nd d e f i n it ion s h a ve be en co mpil ed t o pro vi d e you w ith a b e t ter unde rstan ding of your V A I O c om p u ter . T erm Definition <F1> key The <F1 > key g ives you acc e s s t o the onl ine h el[...]

  • Page 109

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 108 nN CD-ROM A bbr evia t i on for Co m p ac t Di sc Re ad-Onl y Me m o r y . A hi g h-ca pacit y opt ical disc , usua lly 650 M B in size, ca pabl e o f bei ng re ad from but n ot wr itt en t o. CD-RW Sh o r t fo r C omp ac t Disc- ReWri te ab le. Co mpac t D is c th a t can be use d to w rite or re write d at a [...]

  • Page 110

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 109 nN i.LINK™ i. LINK™ is So n y’s ve rsion o f the I E E E 13 9 4 sta nd ard for hig h - sp ee d d i gital seri a l i n terfac e. Th e sta nd ard is reg ard e d i n the au dio /vi d eo an d I T indus tri e s a s t he mo st sui ta ble i nt erfa ce for co nnect in g com pu t e r s and di gi t al a udio/vi deo[...]

  • Page 111

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 110 nN maximum RAM The max i m u m amount of R AM tha t your comput er can cont ai n. O nce t h is amo unt i s re ached , you can n o l ong er add ad di t i onal R AM to you r comput er . Motherboard The m o t h er b oard i s the m a i n c i rc uit bo ar d i n s i de yo ur co mp uter . It ho lds t he C PU, t he BI [...]

  • Page 112

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 111 nN PCMCIA PC MCIA (Pe rson al Com puter Me mory C ard Intern atio na l A s so ciati on) is th e n ame o f the grou p t hat produc ed the s pecifi cat ion for t h e cr edi t car d- s ized plug- in b oards f or laptop co mpu ters. T he card s us ed to b e ca l led P CMC IA card s, bu t as thi s w as rath er un pr[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 112 nN Resolution The d egr ee of sha rpnes s and cl ar i t y of an imag e. Resol uti on is expr ess ed i n pi xels . Freq uent comput er s cr e en r e s o l uti ons ar e 640 x 480 pi xels (VGA r es o l uti on; appropr iat e f o r a 14-i nch sc reen) , 8 00 x 600 ( ap propria te f o r a 15-in ch s cr e en), 1,024 b[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 113 nN VA I O Sho rt f o r V i deo Audi o I nt egra te d O pera tion . Br and nam e c o ver ing Son y's PC p ro duct s , peri pheral s, acces s o r ies a nd s o f twar e. VAI O - bran ded i tem s a r e all desi gned to make t h e best use of So ny's Aud i o- V i de o (A V ) and In f o rmat i on T echno l [...]