Sony VAIO VPCF2 manual

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    N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCF2 Ser ies[...]

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    2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 9 Getting Started .... ............. ............ ............. .................... .... 11 Locatin g [...]

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    3 nN Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 10 9 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 110 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation ............ ............. .. 113 Handling Your Com puter ........ ............. ............. ......... 114 Handling the LCD Screen ..[...]

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    4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r and welc ome to the on-s creen User Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com municati ons to provide you with a state -of-the-ar t computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this [...]

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    5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er view of compone nts conn ection , set-up informati on, etc. ❑ Recovery , Backup and T r oubleshooting Guide ?[...]

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    6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 2. On-screen Documentation ❑ V AIO User Guide — Gen eral inform ation o f your V A IO comp uter i ncludin g sup por t and troublesh ooting informatio n. To acce ss VAIO U ser G uide , click Start , All P rograms , and VAIO Manual . ❑ Help and Support — Ge neral informat ion and t[...]

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    7 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites ❑ Sony online support web site The So ny onlin e supp ort web s ite prov ides instant ac cess to inform ation o n commonl y enc ountered problem s. T ype a descr iption of the pr oblem and the Kno wle dge Data base sea rches f or the co rrespo nding solut ions o [...]

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    8 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 4. Customer Inf or mation Center If you do not find th e info rmation you are look ing for at our site, y ou may c all Son y dire ctly. Y ou can find the conta ct num ber s on th e Sony on line sup port we b site. In order to receiv e the fa stest and most e ffici ent servic es, ha ve th[...]

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    9 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. When ever possib le, you s hould attempt to take accou nt of the follow ing ergo nomic consid erations for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments : ❑ P osition of y our comput[...]

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    10 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the comp uter display – Use th e display tilting f ea ture t o find the b est po sitio n. Y ou can r educe eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choos[...]

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    11 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not ori ginally come with your comp uter . Upon completi on, connect one device (for example , a printe r , an ext ernal hard disk dri[...]

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    12 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications .[...]

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    13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts F ront A Built-in came ra (page 42 ) B Built-in came ra indicator (page 18) C Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) D LCD s creen (pag e 116) E P ower b utton/P ower indicator (page 18) F Numeric k eyp ad Use the num eri c keypad to type number s or to perform basic math calculat ions. G Key b [...]

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    14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A 3D s ync tran smitter B Built-in spea kers (stereo) C Num lock indicator (pag e 18) D Caps loc k indicato r (p age 1 8) E Scroll loc k indicator (page 1 8) F T ouch pa d button (pag e 39) G T ouch pa d (pag e 39) H 3D indicator (page 18) I Ambient light sensor (page 3 8) , (page 156) Meas[...]

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    15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Headp hones / OPTICAL OUT jack (page 76) (O pti cal Out pu t Sa mp lin g Ra te : 44 .1 K Hz/ 48 .0 KHz /96 .0 KHz ) B Microp hone jack (pag e 86) C USB por t * (page 87) D Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 43) E Driv e ejec t b utton (page 43) F Manual e ject hole ( page 14 8) * Co mplia[...]

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    16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A Secur ity slot B DC IN por t (page 19) C Air vent D Monitor por t (page 77) E HDMI out put port *1 (page 80 ) F LAN p or t (page 63 ) G USB por ts* 2 (page 8 7) *1 There m ay be no soun d from an out put devi ce conne cted to the HDMI outp ut port fo r the fi rst few se conds af ter [...]

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    17 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k/Bottom A Air vents B Memory module compa r tment cov er (pa ge 103) C Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 21)[...]

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    18 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green while the computer is in Nor mal m ode, b links slowly in orange while the computer is i n Sleep mode, and turns off when the computer is turned [...]

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    19 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck for s upplyi ng power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter While your c omputer i s directl y connec ted to an AC po wer sourc e and h as a batter y pack install ed, it uses powe r from t he AC [...]

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    20 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce ✍ T o dis connec t your compu ter complet ely from an A C power source, unpl ug the AC adapter from t he AC outle t. Make sure that an AC ou tlet is eas ily acc essible. If you do n ot intend to use your co mputer f or an extend ed period of time, pl ace the co mputer in to Hibernate m ode. [...]

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    21 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. Installing/Remo ving the Batter y P ack To install th e battery pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOC K switc h (1) i[...]

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    22 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack diagonal ly into the batte r y co mpar tment u ntil the pr ojecti on (2) on ei ther si de of the batter y compar tment fits into the U-sha ped cu t (3) on ei ther sid e of the batter y pack. 4 Push th e batter y pack down into th e compar tment u ntil it c licks into pl[...]

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    23 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack To remove the b attery pack ! Y ou will lo se all uns aved data i f you remove t he batter y pack wh ile your com pute r is on and not co nnect ed to the AC adap ter . 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOC K switc h (1) inwar d . 3 Slide a nd hold t[...]

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    24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he com puter to a power source with the AC adapter . The charge i ndicator light i s on wh ile the [...]

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    25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the b atter y pack in yo ur comput er while it i s dire ctly con nected to a n AC powe r source. The batter y pa ck conti nues to c har ge while y o u are u sing the co mpute r . When the bat ter y pack is running out of power and both the ch arge and po wer indicat or ligh ts blink, yo u[...]

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    26 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Chec king the Batter y Charge Capacity The ba ttery ch arge ca pacity gradua lly d ecreas es as the number of bat tery ch arging i ncreas es or the dura tion of us e of the battery pack e xtends. T o get t he most ou t of the batter y pack, che ck th e battery charge capacit y and c hange the batt[...]

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    27 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Extending the Battery Life When y our com puter is running on batte ry power , you ca n exte nd the b attery l ife usin g the follo wing me thods. ❑ Decrea se the LCD br ightnes s of your comp uter scre en. ❑ Use the p ower sa v ing m ode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 29) f or more[...]

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    28 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf e ly Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Sav e your dat a and c lose all r unning s oftware [...]

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    29 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P ow er Saving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment set tings to c onserve batte ry life. In add ition to the normal operati ng mode, your comput er has tw o dist inct power savin g modes to suit your pr eferenc e: Sleep a nd Hibe rnate. ! If you do no t intend[...]

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    30 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Sta rt , the arrow next to the Shut down button, an d Sleep . To retu rn to Norma l mode ❑ Press any key . ❑ Press th e power button on your compute r . ! If you press an d hold t he power butto n for more than four seconds, your comp ut[...]

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    31 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Hibernate Mode To activate Hibe r nate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. Alterna tively, yo u can click St art , the arrow next to the Shut down butto n, and Hib ernat e . ! Do not move you r comp uter be fore its pow er indi cato r ligh t turn s off. To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t[...]

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    32 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition K eeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Updating Y our Computer Be sure to updat e your VAIO com puter with the followin g softwa re appli catio ns for e nhancing your compu ter's effi ciency , securit y, and functiona lity. The VAIO Update autom aticall y noti fies y[...]

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    33 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition K eeping the Antivirus Softwa re U pdated You ca n keep the Inte rnet secur ity sof tware pro grams c urrent with the la test up dates by downloa ding a nd instal ling the updates from the web site o f the man ufactu rer. ! Y our comp uter must be connect ed to the Internet to [...]

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    34 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Using the V AIO Ca re With the VAI O Care , you can re gularly condu ct perfor manc e checks and tune -ups on y our comp uter to kee p it run ning at an optimum leve l. Laun ch the VAI O Care whenever a probl em is fou nd on your compute r. The VAIO Ca re will prov ide approp r[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 36) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 39) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 40) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page 42) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e 4[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d has additiona l key s that per form mod el-spe cific ta sks . Combinations and Fun ctions with th e Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard funct ions can be used on ly after th e operatin g system is finish ed launch ing. Combinat ion/Feature Function Fn + (F1) : touc[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Fn + / T (F7) : displa y outpu t Switches the display output between your com puter screen and an external display . Press the Enter ke y to select the displa y output. ! If you d isconn ect a displa y cable from y our com puter while an exte rnal dis play i s selec ted as the dis play outpu[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Changing the Backlit K eybo ard Settings Some fe atures and o ptions may no t be avail able on your comput er . If your co mputer i s equ ipped with a b acklit keyb oard, you ca n set the ke yboar d light to auto matica lly tur n on and o ff accor ding to am bient lig ht intens ity. Additi o[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch P ad Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scro ll objec ts on the scr een usin g the tou ch pad . ✍ Y ou can di sabl e/enabl e the tou ch pad by pressin g the Fn + F1 keys. Y ou can also use the V AIO Control Center to cha nge the touc h pad sett ings. ! Be sure to co[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Special-function But tons Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to h elp y ou use sp ecifi c functi ons of the compu ter. T ouch Sensor Bu ttons Each to uch sens or butto n has t he indic ator lig ht above th e button . When you to uch the bu tton, the corres p[...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Special-function But tons Function But tons Special-func tion button Functions ASSIST button Launches the V AIO Care whil e the computer is on. While the computer is off, the A SSIST but ton launches the V AIO Care Rescue . The V AIO Care Rescue can be used to recover the computer in case of emergency , f[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in c amera. With th e appropr iate ima ge cap ture soft ware, you can p erform t he followi ng oper ation s: ❑ Capture sti ll images and movie s ❑ Sense a nd capt ure obj ect movements for monitor ing pu r pose s [...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . To insert a disc 1 T [...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e dr ive tra y with the la bel s ide facing upward and gently push it down until the disc clicks into place . ! Do not exert pressure on the drive tray . Be sure to hold the b ottom of the drive tra y when placi ng/re movin g a disc onto/ from t[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D iscs Your com puter plays a nd records CDs, DVDs , and Blu -ray Dis c media, d epending on the m odel y ou purc hased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media. PR: play able and reco rdable P: play [...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This uni t is desi gned to p layback di scs that conform t o the Compact Disc (CD) st andard. D ualDiscs and some mus ic discs enc oded w ith copyri ght protecti on techn ologies do no t conform t o the Compact D isc (CD) stand ard. Theref ore, the se discs may no t be compa tibl[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str i ke or shake your compu ter while the opt ical [...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes Region c ode indica tors are labeled on the discs or packages to in dicat e in which re gion and on what type of player you c an play the disc. If th e region c ode ind icates "all ," you ca n play this disc i n most reg ions of the world. If the reg[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. ! Connec t the AC adapt er to the compu ter and clo se all runni ng softw are appli cations before pla ying a disc . 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and your desired so[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the 3D Function Using the 3D Function Your co mputer suppo rts the 3 D fu nction whi ch enabl es you to vie w a vari ety of 3D content s on th e com puter or 3D-capa ble displ ays, suc h as a 3D TV, using cu tting- edge 3 D techn ology. The s peciall y desig ned 3D g lasses are sup plied with the compu te[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Using "Memor y Stic k" "Memor y St ick" i s a compa ct, por tabl e, and ver satile I C rec ording m edia es peci ally de signe d for exc hanging and sh aring digital data with compa tible p roducts, s uch a s digital c ameras, mobil e phone s, and othe r devic [...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S tick Duo" sl ot. 2 Hold "Me mor y Sti ck" with the arrow poin ting toward the sl ot.[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" 3 Careful ly slid e "Mem or y S tick" into th e slo t until it clicks int o plac e. Do not force the m edia into the slot. ✍ If "Memor y St ick" do es not go int o the slot ea sily , remo ve it ge nt ly and veri fy you are i nsertin g it in t he pr oper di re[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" To remove "Memory Stick" ! Do not remo ve "Memor y St ick" whil e the "Memor y Stick Duo" ind icator l ight is lit. If you do, you may lose data. La rge volu mes o f data may take t ime to load, so mak e sure the indicator l ight is unl it before remo[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y St ick" i s formatt ed by d efault and is ready f or use. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned t[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" 6 Click St ar t . 7 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! It may take time to forma t "Memor y St ick" dep ending o n the medi a type.[...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our com puter has been tested and found compa tible with Sony branded "Mem or y St ick" with ca pacit y of up to 32 GB that are av ai lable as of Se ptember 2010. Howev er, not all "Memor y Sti ck" are guarantee d [...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices. Before you use the S D m[...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow pointin g toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ When yo u [...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Check that the SD m emor y card i ndicator li ght is unlit. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 4 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slot .[...]

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    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer. ❑ Be sure to hold t he memo r y car d with the ar row pointin g in th e correct direction as y[...]

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    62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet. The fol lowin g types o f Inter net co nnection servic es m ay be a vailabl e from y our ISP: ❑ Fi[...]

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    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a L AN cable (not sup plied ) to the LA N port on the co mputer and the other en d to yo ur networ k. For det ailed settin gs and device[...]

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    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN The W ireless L AN (WLAN) allow s your com puter to connec t to a n etwork th rough a wi reless connec tion. The WLAN uses the f ollow ing IE EE 802 .11a/b /g/n stan dard, whic h specifi es th e type of t echnolo gy used . See the speci ficat ions to find out about[...]

  • Page 65

    65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Notes on Using the Wireless LAN Function Gene ral not es on us ing th e wirel ess L AN func tion ❑ In so me countr i es or regi ons, using W LAN p roducts may be restr icted by the loca l regula tions (e.g. limite d number of channel s). ❑ The IEE E 802.11a stand ard and th e IEEE 80[...]

  • Page 66

    66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Note on the data encryption The W LAN st andard i nclud es the encrypt ion method s: Wired E quivale nt Priv acy (WEP), wh ich i s a sec urity prot ocol, Wi-Fi Protec ted Acce ss 2 (WPA 2), and W i-Fi Prote cted Ac cess (WP A). Propo sed joi ntly by the IEEE and Wi -Fi Allia nce, bot h W[...]

  • Page 67

    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Star ting Wireless LAN Communicati ons You fir st need t o estab lish wir eless LAN comm unica tions bet ween yo ur comp uter a nd an acc ess poi nt (no t supplie d). See Windows Help and Support for more inf ormation . For he lp on s etting up a wire less network , launch t he VAIO W ir[...]

  • Page 68

    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Clic k the switch next to Wi-Fi to togg le it to Off in the VAIO Smart N e twork wi ndow. ! T urnin g off the wi reless LAN fu nction whi le acces sing remote do cuments, files , or resources may result in data lo[...]

  • Page 69

    69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Using the BLUET OO TH F unction You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unica tions betw een yo ur co mputer an d ot her BLUE TOOTH ® devices such as a nother compute r or a m obile phone. You can t ransfer data be tween th ese devi ces without cable s at a ra nge of u p to 33 f eet / [...]

  • Page 70

    70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Communicati ng with Another BLUET OO TH De vice You can co nnect yo ur compute r to a BLUETOOTH de vice such as another comput er, a mobile pho ne, a PDA, a head set, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.[...]

  • Page 71

    71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function To commu n icate wi th another BL UETOOTH device To commu nicate with a nother BLUETOOTH de vice, y ou first ne ed to s et up the BL UETOOT H functio n. For info rmation on setting up and usin g the BLUET OOTH fu nction , see Windows Help and Support . 1 T ur n on t he WIRELESS sw [...]

  • Page 72

    72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Stopping BLUET OO TH Communicat ions To stop BLUETO OTH communications 1 T ur n off the B LUET O O TH device that is co mmunicatin g with your co mputer. 2 Click the switch next to BLUET OO TH to tog gle it to Off in the V AIO Sm art Network window .[...]

  • Page 73

    73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Notes on Using the BLUET OO TH Function ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as w alls, located bet ween de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate r ial used in w alls ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and c ordles s [...]

  • Page 74

    74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function ❑ The BL UET O O TH fu nction m a y not wor k w ith other devices, depending on the manufacturer or th e software v e rsion employ e d by the manuf acturer . ❑ Connecti ng multiple BLUETOO TH d e v ices t o your comput er may cause c hannel c onges tion, res ultin g in poor per[...]

  • Page 75

    75 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 76) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 77) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 83) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Funct[...]

  • Page 76

    76 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or H eadphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter . Since your c omputer i s capabl e of ou tputtin g both a nalog a nd dig ital sig nals thr ou[...]

  • Page 77

    77 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . Connecting a Computer Displ ay or a Projecto r You ca n conn ect an external displa y, su ch as a c ompute r displ ay or a proje ctor, to your compu ter.[...]

  • Page 78

    78 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To connect a computer displ ay or a proje ctor 1 Plug the power cord (1) of your external disp lay or the projector into a n A C outlet. 2 Connect t he externa l displ a y o r the p rojector to the mo nitor po r t ( 2) on the comput er with a display cable (3). ✍ If necessar [...]

  • Page 79

    79 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ If the ext ernal compu ter disp lay is equi pped with an HDMI inpu t port, plug one end of an HDMI cable into the HDMI output po rt on the computer an d the ot her end in to the H DMI in put po rt on t he comp uter di spla y . T o conn ect a TF T/DVI mo nitor , use an HD MI[...]

  • Page 80

    80 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a TV with an HDMI Input P or t You ca n conn ect a TV wi th an HDM I input port to your compute r. To connect a TV to your comp uter ! T o hear so und fr om the device connecte d to the HDMI output port, yo u need to chan ge the dev ice for sou nd outp ut. For deta i[...]

  • Page 81

    81 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To play Blu- ray 3D Disc media Some fe atures and o ptions may no t be avail able on your comput er . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . On mod els with t he Blu -ray Dis c Drive , you can play Bl u-ray 3D Di sc medi a and vi ew [...]

  • Page 82

    82 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To connect a high-quality d i gital so und output de vice between yo ur computer an d a TV You can conne ct a hi gh-quali ty hom e theater r eceive r or othe r surroun d sound dec oder dev ices be tween y our comp uter and TV usin g an HDM I conne ction . ! Before co nnecti ng [...]

  • Page 83

    83 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes Selecting Displa y Modes When an externa l displ ay is connect ed, you can sel ect ei ther you r compu ter s creen or th e con nected di splay to use as the prim ary monito r. ✍ Y ou may no t be able to di spla y the same con tent on your comput er screen an d the external display o[...]

  • Page 84

    84 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of y our desktop across sep arate di spla ys. Fo r examp le, i f you have an ex terna l display conne cted to your compu ter, yo ur compute r scree n and the exte[...]

  • Page 85

    85 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ✍ Y our e x ternal d isplay may not s uppo rt the Multiple Monitors function. Certain so ftware appli cation s may not be compa tible wit h Multipl e Monito rs settings. Make sure that your c omputer does n ot enter Sle ep or Hi[...]

  • Page 86

    86 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone You ca n conn ect an ex ternal m icropho ne (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphon e is design ed for comp[...]

  • Page 87

    87 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You c an c onnect a Univ ersa l Seri al B us (USB ) d evice, such as a m ouse, a fl oppy dis k d rive, a spe aker, o r a printer , to y our compute r. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB d e vi ce ca ble (2) in[...]

  • Page 88

    88 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the d river soft ware supplie d with your USB device before use. See the manua l that ca me with th e USB device for more inform ation. ❑ Be sur e to use a USB pr inte r co mpatible wit h your version of Wi ndows to pr [...]

  • Page 89

    89 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i. LINK devi ce, s uch as a digital v ideo camc order. ✍ i.LIN K is a tradem ark of Sony Co rporatio n used only to desi gnat e that a pro duct cont ains an I EEE 1[...]

  • Page 90

    90 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ The conn ection [...]

  • Page 91

    91 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 92) ❑ Using Intel VT (page 98[...]

  • Page 92

    92 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Setting the pas sword a llows yo u to pr otect yo ur compu ter from unautho rized a ccess by maki ng the u ser ente r the pas sword when the comput er is tu rned o n or retur ns to Nor mal mode fr om Slee p mode or Hiber nate mo de. ! Do not forget your pas sw[...]

  • Page 93

    93 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ow er-on P assw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r and pr ess the F2 ke y r epeate dly until the V A IO logo d isapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t [...]

  • Page 94

    94 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c ompute r and pr ess the F2 ke y r epeate dly until the V A IO logo d isapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot a[...]

  • Page 95

    95 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r and pr ess the F2 ke y r epeate dly until the V A IO logo d isapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r y aga in. 2 Enter th e us[...]

  • Page 96

    96 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the Windows P assw ord To add t he Wi ndows p asswo rd 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Create a password f or your account und er Make ch anges t o your user acc ount . 5 In the[...]

  • Page 97

    97 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove th e Windows passwor d 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Remove y our pas sw o r d . 5 In the Cu rrent password fi eld, en ter the c urrent p assw or d that you want to re mov e[...]

  • Page 98

    98 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Using Intel(R) VT Using Intel(R) VT Intel( R) Virtu alization T ech nology ( VT) all ows you to use h ardware virtual ization softwar e for enh ancin g your com puter 's perfor mance. ! Intel VT may not be ava ilab le depe ndin g on the CPU instal led on your comput er . For informati on on virtual [...]

  • Page 99

    99 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in formation and to spec ify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Select your desi [...]

  • Page 100

    100 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using S-FORCE F ront Surround 3D S-FORC E Front S urround 3D is a vi rtual su rround te chnol ogy which allows you t o enjoy powe rful an d realistic surro und sound using the built- in spea kers. Its effect i s espec ially n oticea ble when y ou are wa tchin g movies . To[...]

  • Page 101

    101 nN Customizing Y our V A IO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management Using the V AIO P ow e r Management Power management helps you set up powe r plans for running on AC or batter y power to s uit your requir ements fo r power cons umpt ion. The VAIO Powe r Management functio n is adde d to the Windo ws Power Options . With this softw a[...]

  • Page 102

    102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology. T o avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we re comm end that : ❑ Y ou sh ould con tact your dealer to in stall a[...]

  • Page 103

    103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Befo re you u pgrade y our com puter's me mory, read the no tes and procedu res in the foll owing [...]

  • Page 104

    104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Do not open the mem or y mo dule package before y o u are re ady to ch ange th e module. The package prot ects the module fr om ESD . ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc [...]

  • Page 105

    105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait a bout an hour until the c omput er cool s down. 4 Unscr ew the scr[...]

  • Page 106

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

  • Page 107

    107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not touch any com ponents on th e motherboar d other than th e memory module. If you want to inst all only one memo ry mo dule, be su re to use th e lower slot . Be[...]

  • Page 108

    108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO C omputer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can v iew the amoun t of sys tem mem or y in th e r ight pane. If th[...]

  • Page 109

    109 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . ❑ Safety I nf ormation ( page 110) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 11 3) ❑ [...]

  • Page 110

    110 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Do not us e your comput er dire ctly on your lap . The tempe rature of th e base of the u nit will r ise dur ing no rm al ope ration and over time could result in dis comfor t or bur ns. ❑ Use only speci[...]

  • Page 111

    111 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs i n temperatur es above 140°F / 60°C, such as in a c ar par ked in the sun or unde r direct sunligh t. ❑ F o r your safety , Sony reco mmends us ing th e genuine Sony batter y pack and AC adapter p rovided with this produ ct. If these i tems need to be re[...]

  • Page 112

    112 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information ❑ If you hav e n ot used the batter y pack f or a c onsiderable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batte r y life ma y becom e shor t. This is nor mal and does not indicate a malfun ction. Th e batter y pack will gradually disc harge over time e ven while not in use. Connect the AC adapter to your compu te[...]

  • Page 113

    113 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a s oft, dr y or lightly moiste ned cloth with a m ild deter gent sol ution. Do not use an abrasive pad, scour ing p owder , or sol v e nt such a s alc ohol or benzi ne, as these may damage the finish of your compute r[...]

  • Page 114

    114 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject o r any liquid o nto your comp uter , shu t down the co mputer, unplug it, and r emov e the bat ter y pack. Y ou may want to hav e the co mputer checked by qualified per sonnel before operatin g it aga in. ❑ Do not dr op your computer or pla c[...]

  • Page 115

    115 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ T o avoid losi ng data when your co mputer is dama ged, back up your d ata regul arl y . ❑ Do not ex er t press ure on the LCD screen o r its ed ges whe n opening t he LCD s creen lid o r liftin g your computer . The LCD screen m ay be sensit ive to pressure or added stre ss, and ex er ting pr [...]

  • Page 116

    116 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD sc reen facing the sun. T his co uld da mage th e LCD sc reen. B e sure to bloc k direct sunl ight whe n using your co mputer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xer t p ressure o n it. Thi s could cause a damage. [...]

  • Page 117

    117 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source ❑ Do not sh are an AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equipm ent, su ch as a p hotoc opier or a s hredder. ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This device helps prev e nt dama ge to your compu ter caus ed by sudden p ower surges, in an el[...]

  • Page 118

    118 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on the c ov e r and such s cratches will app ear on th e captu red imag es. ❑ Do not let the direc t sunlight get into the lens of the built-in c amera regardl ess of [...]

  • Page 119

    119 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and dust on th e surface of a di sc may cause re ad errors. Be sure to hold th e disc by it s edge s and cen tral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc . This will affect the use o f the di sc a nd may result in i rreparable dam age.[...]

  • Page 120

    120 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to decre ased b atter y effi cien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge bat ter y packs at temperat ures between 50° F / 10°C to 86°F / 30°C. Low e r temperatur es require lo nger char ging time. ❑ Do not[...]

  • Page 121

    121 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stick" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" conn ector wit h your finger or metal lic objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick". ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r expose "Memo r y Stick". ❑ Do not di[...]

  • Page 122

    122 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time. How ever , it ca n be ea sily da maged i f improp erly us ed. If t he buil t-in st orage device is[...]

  • Page 123

    123 nN T roubleshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. If th ese sugg estio ns fail t o solv e yo ur problem s, use the VAIO Care . To lau nch the softwa re, see Using the VA IO Care (page 3 4) . If the p[...]

  • Page 124

    124 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ T ouch P ad (page 1 62) ❑ Ke yboard (page 163) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 164) ❑ A udio/Video (page 165) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 168) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 169 )[...]

  • Page 125

    125 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne [...]

  • Page 126

    126 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 keys se veral time s to c lose the appli cation window . An app lica tion err or may hav e oc curre d. ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not work, click Start , th e arrow next to the Shut [...]

  • Page 127

    127 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not wor k, click Start and the Shut dow n button t o tur [...]

  • Page 128

    128 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may b ecome uns table if the o perating mode i s change d befor e the com puter compl etely en ters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore yo ur computer to Normal mode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St ar t , the ar r[...]

  • Page 129

    129 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y does the System Proper ties window displa y a slow er CPU speed than the maximum? This is norm al. Beca use your compu ter's CPU utilizes a type o f CPU speed control ling tec hnolog y for po wer cons ervatio n purpos es, Syste m Proper ties may displ ay the curren t CPU speed inst ead of t[...]

  • Page 130

    130 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to cha nge the boot de vice or der. Fo llow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on the c ompute r and pr ess the F2 ke y r epeate dly until the V A IO logo d isapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot a[...]

  • Page 131

    131 nN T roubleshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity System Update / Secur ity How ca n I find impor tant updates f or my co m puter? You ca n find and ins tall the latest update s on y our com puter with the so ftware applica tions: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update . See Upda ting Your Computer (p age 32) for more info rmation. How do I s[...]

  • Page 132

    132 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia Recov er y / Recov er y Media Ho w can I crea te Reco v er y Media? You c an crea te Recove ry Media usin g the V AIO Ca re . The med ia are us ed to re store your c omputer s ystem to its fa ctory default s etting s. To create the media, l aunch th e VAI O Care (page 3 4) and then cli ck Reco[...]

  • Page 133

    133 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia How do I chec k the vol ume of the reco v er y area? Your bui lt-in st orage device con tains the recove ry area whe re the data for the system re cove ry is sto red. To che ck the volu me of the recover y area, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St ar t , righ t-cli ck Computer , and select Ma na[...]

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    134 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia How do I redu ce the v olume of the recov er y area? Your b uilt-in storage device contai ns the r ecover y area wh ere the da ta for system reco very is s tored. If your compu ter includes a solid state dr ive, you might want to min imize the recov ery area b y removin g such da ta. 1 If you [...]

  • Page 135

    135 nN T roubleshooting > P ar tition Pa r t i t i o n How ca n I create a hard disk par tition? The W indows fea ture a llows you t o create a part ition without re cove ring you r compu ter s ystem. 1 Click St ar t , Contr ol Panel , S ystem a nd Secu rity , a nd Create and format har d dis k partitions under Admi nistrative T ools . 2 If the [...]

  • Page 136

    136 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Pac k Batter y P ack How do I fi nd the battery charging status? You c a n che ck the cha rge indi cator fo r th e bat tery char ging sta tus. Se e Charg ing the Bat tery Pa ck ( page 24) fo r more informati on. When is m y computer using A C pow er? When yo ur co mputer is conne cted to a n AC outl et with the[...]

  • Page 137

    137 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Pac k Can my computer ent er H iber nate mode while running on batter y pow er? Your com puter can enter Hiberna te mode while ru nning on b attery po wer, but s ome softwa re prog rams and periphe ral devic es prevent the system fr om enterin g Hibernat e mode. If yo u are usin g a program that preven ts the s[...]

  • Page 138

    138 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another . On model s with Media Galler y , you cannot us e anothe r camera appl ication t[...]

  • Page 139

    139 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if movie pla yback sho ws dropped fr ames while my compute r is running on battery pow er? The ba ttery pack is run ning ou t of powe r. Connec t your c omputer to an AC outlet . What should I do if captured imag es flick er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under fluo resc[...]

  • Page 140

    140 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if the V A IO Smar t Network icon is not displa yed on the taskbar? To di splay th e VAIO Smart Ne twork icon on the taskbar , foll ow these s teps: 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click Netw ork Connections and [...]

  • Page 141

    141 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need t o move y o ur comp uter awa y fro m obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess poin t you may be using. ❑ Make sure the [...]

  • Page 142

    142 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Mov e your computer awa y from o[...]

  • Page 143

    143 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ While your compu ter is connec ted to an acces s point, data transfer interr uptio ns ma y occur if a lar ge file is exchanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your compu[...]

  • Page 144

    144 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y BLUET OO TH T ech nolog y What should I do if other B LUET O O TH de vices cannot find m y computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the BLUETOO TH function enabled. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and the WIRELE SS in dicat or light is lit o n your com puter . ❑ Y ou canno t use t he[...]

  • Page 145

    145 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y What should I do if other B LUET O O TH de vices cannot connect to m y computer? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I cannot find the BLUET OO TH device I want to comm unicate with? (page 1 44) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The dat a transfer dist[...]

  • Page 146

    146 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y Wh y can't I use the ser vices suppor t ed b y the connected BLUET OO TH de vice? Connect ion is only poss ible for ser vices als o supporte d by the comp uter wit h the BLUETOO TH funct ion. See Windows Help and Support for m ore info rmation. Can I use a de vice with BLUET OO TH technolog[...]

  • Page 147

    147 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y What should I do if the BLUET OO TH icon is not displa yed on the taskbar? ❑ Make sure that t he switch next to BLUET OOTH is set to On in the V AIO Sm ar t Network window . ❑ T o d isplay the BLUE T OOTH icon on t he taskba r , follow these steps : 1 Click Start a nd D evices and P rinters [...]

  • Page 148

    148 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty or damage d. Follo w these s teps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton and Restart to res tar t the co mputer . ! T urn[...]

  • Page 149

    149 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty o r [...]

  • Page 150

    150 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and C ontrol P anel . 2 Click System and Sec urity . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manag er window ap pears with a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices. If[...]

  • Page 151

    151 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc play back? ❑ Check if your optic al di sc dr ive suppor ts the Blu-ray Disc media. ❑ T o pl a y cop y rig ht protected Blu-ray Disc medi a continuall y , you need to update the AACS k ey . If [...]

  • Page 152

    152 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Wh y can't I w rite data to Bl u-ra y Disc media? ❑ Check if your optic al disc dr ive suppor ts the Blu-ra y Disc wr iti ng func tion. ❑ BD-R Dis c media are not r ewritable. Y ou cannot ad d or e rase data to or from the BD-R D isc med ia. What should I do if m y e xter nal optical d isc drive d[...]

  • Page 153

    153 nN T roubleshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter lose s power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sl eep mod e, press any k ey to br ing the c omputer back int o Nor mal mod e. See Using the P ower S aving Mo[...]

  • Page 154

    154 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if I do not see proper images or videos? ❑ Be sure to sele ct T rue Color (32 bit) for the d isplay colors before using video /image software or star ting D VD pla y back. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully . T o change th e dis play [...]

  • Page 155

    155 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if some items do not fit on the computer screen? Check that the text siz e is set to 100%. If not, som e items , for ex ample a s oftware me nu, may not be display ed co rrectly, dependi ng on the softwar e you are usi ng. See Windows Help and Support for more informati on on how to chang e the [...]

  • Page 156

    156 nN T roubleshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? ❑ If the dis play output i s dire cted t o the exter nal d isplay and the exter nal d isplay is di sconnec ted, you ca nnot di splay a video on your compute r scre en. Stop vi deo pl a yba ck, change the displ ay output to the c omputer s creen, a nd then re star t[...]

  • Page 157

    157 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if the e xter nal displa y remains b lank? Press the Fn + F7 keys to change the displa y output. See Com binations and Functions with the Fn Key (p age 36) for more informati on. How do I run Windows Aero? To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Pe[...]

  • Page 158

    158 nN T roubleshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑ Y[...]

  • Page 159

    159 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ne d on an d is p roperl y plu gged into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter . ❑ Y our sou nd inp ut device may hav e been in corre ctly co nfigur ed. T o co[...]

  • Page 160

    160 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ The volume may hav e b een tur ne d off by the Fn [...]

  • Page 161

    161 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs What should I do if m y e xter nal speak ers do not work? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I do not hear sound fr om the built-in speakers ? (page 1 60) . ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's[...]

  • Page 162

    162 nN T roubleshooting > T ouch P ad T ouch P ad What should I do if the t ouch pad does not wor k? ❑ Y ou may hav e di sabled the to uch pad. P ress the Fn + F1 ke ys to enable it. See Using the T ouch P ad (p age 39) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e whi le a software appl[...]

  • Page 163

    163 nN T roubleshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he packag ing box . If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched. To ch ange [...]

  • Page 164

    164 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e and Eject Media icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nec[...]

  • Page 165

    165 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK de vice is di sconnec ted or tu rned o ff, the i.LIN K cab le may no t be se curely plugged into th e port o n your c omputer o r camco rder. Un plug the cable, an d plug it in on ce [...]

  • Page 166

    166 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? ❑ Y ou need t o chan ge the sound output device if you want to hea r sound from the device connec ted to a por t, such as the HDMI output por t, optic[...]

  • Page 167

    167 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video How do I output the Dolb y D igital or DTS sound thro ugh an S/PDIF-compatib le device ? To outp ut the Do lby D igital or DT S sound from a disc t hrough an S/PDIF- compati ble devi ce co nnecte d to your computer , follow t hese s teps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und . [...]

  • Page 168

    168 nN T roubleshooting > "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" What should I do if I canno t use "Memor y Stic k" that was f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your "Memo ry Stick ". Form atting "M emory Stick " erase s all dat a, inc ludin g music data pr eviou[...]

  • Page 169

    169 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F o r example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged. If you are using a p r inter , ch eck if the p ower cable is co[...]

  • Page 170

    170 nN T r ademarks > T r a demar ks © 2011 S ony Ele ctronic s Inc. A ll rights rese rved. Repro duction i n whol e or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is pro hibited. Sony a nd the S ony logo are tra demarks or reg istered trademark s of S ony Corp oration. VAIO, the VA IO logo, VAIO Car e, Med ia Gall ery, Sh are My Co nnecti on, and B[...]

  • Page 171

    171 nN T r ademarks > WinDVD is trad emark of Corel Inc. PowerD VD is tradem ark of Cy berLin k.Inc . NVIDIA a nd 3D Vi sion are r egister ed trade marks and/or tr ademark s of NVIDIA Corpora tion in th e Unite d States a nd other count ries. ArcSoft and the ArcSof t logo a re regist ered t rademarks of Arc Soft, In c. ArcSof t WebCa m Compa nio[...]

  • Page 172

    172 nN T r ademarks > "PlaceE ngine " was d eveloped by Sony Comput er Sci ence Labor atorie s, Inc . and is licen sed by K oozyt, Inc . "Trans ferJet" and the "Tran sferJet" l ogo ar e tradem arks of Sony Corpora tion. "AVCHD" is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation an d Sony Corpo ration. All ot her name[...]

  • Page 173

    173 nN Notice > Notice © 2011 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval. Sony Co rporation prov ides no wa rranty with rega rd to this manu al, the software, [...]

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