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Sony PCG-Z505S manual

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  • Page 1

    V AIO Z505 SuperSlim Pr o Notebook Read Me First PCG-Z505S/PCG-Z505SX ® ® TM[...]

  • Page 2

    NOTICE This pr oduct co n t ains soft w ar e owned by Sony an d l i censed by thi rd pa rti es. U se of suc h sof twa re i s s ub jec t t o th e ter ms a nd con di tion s o f licens e agr eem e n ts enclo sed with this pr oduct. Some of th e soft w ar e ma y no t b e tra n s p o rt ed or us e d ou ts id e th e Un ite d Sta t e s. So f tw a re spe c[...]

  • Page 3

    3 C onten ts W elco m e .... .. .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .. .... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. . 4 Fea tu re s ... ... .. .... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .. .... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. ... .... .. .4 Un p acki ng Y our N ot ebo ok C om pu te r . .... ... .... .. ...[...]

  • Page 4

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 4 Wel co me Con grat ulation s on your purch as e o f t he Sony V A IO ® Z505 SuperSli m Pro™ noteb ook. Sony has combined lead ing-edge technology in aud io, video , compu tin g, and comm un icat ions to provide you with state-o f-the- art per sonal computing. Feat ures ❑ Exceptional performance : Y o[...]

  • Page 5

    Unpacki ng Y our Notebook Comput er 5 Un packi ng Y our Note book C ompute r Re mov e t he fo llo wi ng h ardw are i tem s f rom the b ox: Manuals ❑ Rea d M e Fi rst (this manual) contains specific ations, software desc ript i o n s , and qui ck ti p s on s p e c if ic h ar dwar e a n d s oftwar e i ssues. ❑ Th e VA I O ® Z505 SuperSli m Pro?[...]

  • Page 6

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 6 Recovery CDs ❑ Syst em Recover y CD(s) ❑ Ap pl ic at io n R e co v ery CD( s ) Other ❑ Setting up your V AIO ® Z505 Super Slim Pr o™ No te b oo k (pos ter) ❑ Packet contai ning special pr o d uct of fers ✍ T o use these recovery CDs , you need to purchase the PCGA-CD5 or PCGA-CD 51 CD -ROM dr[...]

  • Page 7

    Sup plement ary In form ation 7 Supp lement ary I nformat ion Power Management Tips ❑ If you find that an applic ation exhi bits unexpected behavior (such as redu ced vide o q ua lity ) a fter return in g f r om a reduc ed pow er con sumption mode, y ou shou ld c lose that ap pli cation befor e your com pu ter ent e rs a po we r- sa v in g mo de.[...]

  • Page 8

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 8 Selecti ng the Printer P ort Mode fo r Y our P rinter Th e def au lt s ett ing fo r t he prin te r p ort mo de is corre ct fo r mos t p rin ter s. If you cannot print, try changing the printer port m ode. In Sony Noteb o ok Setup, se l ect the Pr i nter tab . I f th e pr i nter port mod e is set to ECP , [...]

  • Page 9

    Sup plement ary In form ation 9 Device Manager Y ou may no tice tha t under Net work Ada pters on the De vice Man a g er ta b , tw o of the net wor k adap te r s ar e di sab l ed. Y our co mp u te r s h i ps this way t o enable faster star tup. T o enabl e these ad apters, follow t he inst r uctions under “E nabling Sm art C onnect” and “Enab[...]

  • Page 10

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 10 6 Double-c lic k Sony i.LI NK(13 94) A dapter . The Sony i.LINK( 1394) Adapter window appears. 7 Cl i ck th e En ab l e De v i ce b utt o n . 8 Click Okay . T he Sony i.LINK(1394) A dapter ic on should n o longer have an “X” on it . This m eans Sm art Conn ect i s n ow enabl ed . 9 Cl ose all wi ndo [...]

  • Page 11

    Sup plement ary In form ation 11 the 7-digit telephone number . If you are diali n g fro m such an area, you need to configure your dialup softw a r e to dial the ar ea code, or 1 + the ar ea c ode, befor e the 7-digit number . Fo r in st ructi on s o n ho w to do t his , co ns ul t y our dial u p so ftw are ’s m an ua l or onli ne help . The s a[...]

  • Page 12

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 12 Abo ut the So ftw are on Y our Comput er Y our V AIO Z505 Super Slim Pro notebook is rea dy t o help you wor k , play , lea r n, an d co mmuni cate a s soon as you tu rn it on. Th is sec tion giv es you an overview of the activities you can perform with y our softwar e titl es. For supp ort i nformat ion[...]

  • Page 13

    About the So ftw ar e on Y our Computer 13 pr ofess ional c ommunit ies ba cked by stat e-of- the-ar t tec h nolo g ies , including high-speed access and powerful e-mail messaging. DVgat e™ St ill Sony Electr onics Con nect a digi ta l video ca mera r ecor der to the i .LINK ® conn e ctor and capture your own still im a ges. Y o u can s ave yo u[...]

  • Page 14

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 14 Mi cr oso f t® M o ney 9 9 Micr os o ft Corp orat ion Micr osof t Money 99 is pe rsona l fi nance so ftwar e that le ts you p e r f orm your financial tasks, everyth ing from paying bills to planning for the fut u r e, in a s marter , f aster way . W ith Mone y's on li ne ser vice s, y ou c an pa y[...]

  • Page 15

    About the So ftw ar e on Y our Computer 15 Quicken ® Basic 9 9 Intuit, Inc. Quicken is a fas t, easy way to or ganize your finances. Quicken wor ks just like your chec kbook, so it is ea sy to learn a nd use. Quicken mana ges all your f inances, bank account s, credit cards, inv estme nts, and loans. Y ou can even pay your bills online. Smar t Cap[...]

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    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 16 Smart W rite Sony Electr o nics A wo rd p roces s or tha t a ll o ws y ou to creat e doc um en t s th a t in co rp o r at e pict ure s a nd so un d. W it h S ma rt W r ite, yo u c an re cord y our v oice ri gh t in to th e page and dr aw d ir ect ly onto your doc uments wi t h a computer “pencil. ” W[...]

  • Page 17

    Fo r An sw er s to Y our Soft ware Ques ti ons 17 For Answer s to Y o ur S oftwa re Ques tion s Acrobat ® Reader , Adobe PhotoDeluxe ® Busi ne ss E dit ion (Adobe Sys tems Incor porated) America Onl ine ® (A merica Onli ne) AT & T W o r l d N e t ® Service (A T&T) CompuS erve ® 2000 (Co m puS erv e, Inc. ) Ea rth Link Sp ri nt T ot alA[...]

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    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 18 Netsc ape Communicator™ (Nets cape Communicat i ons Co rpor ation ) Prodi gy Internet™ (Pr odigy Communica tions Corporat ion) ) Quicken ® Bas ic ( Intuit Inc. ) Wind ows 98 Operat ing Syste m , W ork s, Money , Outlook, Int ernet Expl ore r (Micr osoft Corporat ion ) WinF ax® Basi c Edition (S yma[...]

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    Spec ificatio ns Mo de l PC G-Z5 05 S PCG -Z5 05S X Processor 333 MHz Cel eron 366 MH z P e ntium II Hard Disk Drive 6.4 GB Stand ard RAM 6 4 MB SDR A M, exp anda ble t o 192 MB 128 MB SDRAM,* exp a ndable to 192 M B † LCD Scr een 12. 1 ” X GA T F T L2 Ca che Me mory 128 K B (o n CP U) 256 K B (o n CP U) MPEG M PEG 1 D igital V ide o supports f[...]

  • Page 20

    V AIO Noteboo k Compu ter Rea d Me Fi rst 20 * Your system may contain additional memory installed at the time of purchase. † The PCG-Z505S includes 64 MB on-board memory. The PCG -Z505SX incl u des 64 MB on-boa rd me mory and a 64 MB memory module. When you expand the PCG-Z505SX memory to 192 MB, the supplied 64 MB memory module can no longer be[...]