Sony VGN-FJ100 manual

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FJ100 Series[...]

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

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es . ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........5 6 Connectin g a Port Repl icator .. ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ............. ..........[...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......10 0 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. ................... .................... ................... ................... .......... ... ................[...]

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    5 nN Touch Pad ............ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............. .......................... ............. 145 Keyboard ....... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ............... ................. .........[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng. Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed info[...]

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    7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manual) — Contains f eatures of your compute r . It al so incl udes inform ation about the so ftware programs inc luded with your computer , as well as inf or mation o n solving c ommon problems. ❑ Specificati ons — The online Speci fications des cribe the hardware and software c[...]

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    8 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the follo wing ergonom ic consid erations to both stati onary and p ortable env ironmen ts: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer di rectly[...]

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    9 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper position. A djust the br ight ness settin g of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo cation whe r[...]

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    10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started with using your VAIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 11) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 18) ❑ Connecting a P ow er Sour ce (page 19) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 20) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 25)[...]

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    11 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The fol lowing ill ustrat ions may app ear differ ent from your model, dependi ng on the coun tr y or area of y our reside ncy .[...]

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    12 nN Getting Started F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 31) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 18 ) C Inte rnal mi crop hone (mona ur al) D LCD s creen (pag e 101) E Key b o a r d (page 2 7) F T ouch pa d (page 29) G WLAN (Wireless LA N) s witch (page 47) H WLAN (Wireless LA N) indicator (page 18) I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (p[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started A Speakers B Num lock indicator (p age 18) C Caps loc k indicator (page 1 8) D Scroll loc k indicator (page 1 8) E S1 / S2 b uttons (page 30) F P ow er bu tton[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y conn ector ( page 20)[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started Right A Headp hones jack (page 61 ) B Microp hone jack (page 71) C A V Ou t ja ck (page 65 ) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 72) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 8) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 32) G Manual e ject hol e (page 13 4) H Secur ity slot I DC In port (pa ge 19) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- spe[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Left A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t *1 (pag e 79) B Modem port (pag e 46) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p ort (page 77) D Air vent E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t *1 (p age 63 ) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *2 (page 72) G PC Card slot (page 39) H PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 41) *1 Disab led wh en the c ompute r is at tached to t[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started Bottom A P or t replicat or connect or (page 57) B Air vents[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power to the computer is on, b links in Standby mode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the c omputer is using batter y power [...]

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    19 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use the comp uter only with the suppl ied AC adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter (3) . 2 Plug the other end [...]

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    20 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he lock s witch (1) to the UNLO CK positio n. 3 Slide t he batter y int o [...]

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    21 nN Getting Started 4 Slide t he lock s witch (1) to the LOCK position to s ecure the b atter y on the com puter . ✍ When the com puter is di rectly connect ed to AC power and ha s a battery pack installed , it uses power from t he AC outlet. ! This com puter i s designe d to operat e only wit h genuin e Sony bat teries.[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer au tomatica lly charg es the batter y (the batter y indicator light flas hes in a d[...]

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    23 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y is run ning out o f power , both the b atter y and powe r indicat or lights blink. Keep the b atter y pack in the com puter whi le it is direct ly connect ed to AC power . The batte ry pack c ontinues t o charge whil e yo u are usi ng the compu ter . If the batter y level falls bel ow 10%, yo u should ei[...]

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    24 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if yo u remove the batter y pack whil e the computer is on and not connect ed to the AC adapter or if yo u remove the batter y while t he comput er is in Stand by mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he lock s wi[...]

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    25 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to th e computer . 2 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r . The T urn off computer window appears. 3 Click Tu r n[...]

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    26 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your com puter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 27) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d ( page 29) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 30) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 31) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page [...]

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    27 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. For mor e informati on on the stan dard keys, s ee Help and Support Center and click on the Customizing your computer link . Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K[...]

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    28 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F 10) : zoom Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore the screen view . ✍ The magn ified view is not as clear a s the stan dard view, as it is implem ented by a pplying a lowe r resoluti on to th e LCD screen with a high er res oluti on. This key co mbinati on is disabled du ring video pl ayback. Ma[...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard co ntains a cursor-poi nting devic e, the touc h pad (1). You can p oint to, select, drag, and sc roll obje cts on the screen u sing the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object. Click Press the left b u[...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . Special-func tion butt on Functions S1/S2 buttons By def ault, the S1 b utton tur ns the v olume on and off and the S2 button toggles the displa y outpu t between the LCD and e xt[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera The bu ilt-in MO TION EYE camera a dds video f unctional ity to in teracti ve communic ation s oftware, for e xample Windows Messen ger and Windows Movi eMaker . Turn ing on the com puter activa tes the built-i n MOTION EY E camera, so the computer is ready for a vi deo confere[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Press th e drive eject button (1) to open the drive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc in th e middle of the tray with the label side facing up and gently pu sh until the disc c [...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer play s and record s CDs and DVD s, dependi ng on the mode l you purch ased. Check y our speci fications fo r the type of optical dis c drive ins talled on your model . Use the ta ble below to see which types of med ia your optical dis c drive supports . ! This p rodu[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ Suppor ts writing to DVD-RW d iscs compl iant with DV D-RW versi on 1.1/1. 2. Supports writing to DVD-R discs compliant with DVD-R for Gen eral version 2.0/2. 1. Suppor ts 8c m disc read ing, bu t does n ot s upport 8 cm di sc wri ting. Writing t o DVD+R DL (Doubl e Layer) discs is ava ilable o nly on discs sup[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on pla ying D VDs To achie ve optim um performa nce when p laying DVDs, y ou should fol low these r ecommend ations. ❑ Y ou can play D V Ds using the optical disc dr ive and the D VD playback software, such as V AIO Zone or WinDVD . See the help fil e on suc h software f or deta ils. ❑ Close al l open ap [...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ When you are pl a ying a D VD (vide o or audio) an d you want to remove a USB device, such as U SB-compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D VD fir st. Removing a USB-compa tible device durin g D VD (v ideo or audi o) playback ma y cause a malfuncti on. Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t the disc[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Cop ying Files to CD s To dete rmine whic h type of C D your comp uter suppor ts, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 33) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R ! Do not st rike or shake the co mputer while writ ing data ont o a disc. 1 Inser t a bl ank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the optical d isc dr iv e. If the C[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Inser t the D V D into the o ptical dis c drive. 3 Click St art and point to All Programs . 4 Select a D VD soft w ar e program to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to us e a progra m, see the hel p guide i ncluded with the DVD so ftware progr am. C[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connect p ortable exte rnal devices to your comp uter. Inser ting a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their functio ns may not be comp atible with the computer . Y ou do not need to shut down th e com puter b efore in sertin g or re moving a PC Ca rd. To insert a PC Card 1 Hold the P[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ Some d evices m ay not fu nction p roperly i f you c ontinual ly switch to Norm al mode from St andby mod e or Hibe rnate mo de. For so me P C C ards , if you alterna te between Norm al mode and Standby or Hi bernate mode while the card is inserted, yo u may find t hat a device connected to your s ystem is not [...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to remov e the PC Card while y our computer is on. If it is not removed properly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o rem ove a PC Card when the comp uter is off, skip steps 1 to 7 . 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hard ware icon on the taskb[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your computer supports the Mem ory Stic k media. Memory S tick m edia is a compact , portabl e, and ver satile device es pecially design ed for exchang ing and shari ng digital data wi th compatib le produc ts, such as digita l camera s, mobile ph ones and othe r devices . Because i t[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media There ar e two ways you can i nsert a Me mory Stick media in to your com puter: ❑ Using th e Memor y Sti ck media slot; ❑ Using a PC Card slo t. T o d o this, you need an opt ional PC C ard adapte r . To insert a Memory S tick media using the Me mory Stick media slot 1 Hold t h[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ The compu ter supports Mem ory St ick Duo media and is equipped wi th the Memor y Stick combo slo t that is compati ble with both st an dard- an d duo- size medi a. For more informati on on Memory Stick Duo medi a, visit the Me mory Sti ck web site at http:/ /www .memor ystick.com/en / . To view the con tents o[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media us ing the Memory St ick media slot 1 Check that the Memor y S tick media indi cator is o ff . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line vi a a telepho ne cable (n ot suppli ed). Once you set u p your t elephone cab le, you'r e ready to c onnect to the Internet. To connect a telephon [...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a p owerful netwo rk. A WLAN is a network in which a user can c onnect to a l ocal area n etwork (LA N) through a wirel ess (radio ) connec tion.[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a loca l network is created o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, with n o other centr al contr oller or Acc ess Point . Each device com municate s direct ly with othe r devices in the net work. Yo u can set up a n ad[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an Acce ss Point ( ad-hoc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with the B luetooth fu nctionality *1 , double-click ( / ) on the ta skbar to disp la y the Wireless D evice Swit ch window . Select th e Enable 2.4 GHz Wire[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 13 Enter exactly th e same Net work key again, for confir matio n. 14 Sele ct the check box This is a co mputer-to-computer (ad hoc) net w ork; wireless acc ess poin ts are not u sed at t he bottom of t he screen. 15 Click OK . Y our Networ k name ap pears in the Preferred net works . 16 Click Adv a nced . The Adv [...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (a d-hoc) ne twork 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Netw ork and Internet Connections . 3 Click Netw ork Connections . The Network Connec tions wind ow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel under LAN or High-Speed Internet , doub le-cli c k Wirel ess Network C[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infra structure netwo rk is a network that ex tends an exi sting wired local network to wireles s devices by providing an A ccess Point, f or example the Sony Access P oint. The A ccess Point bridges the wireless and wire d LAN and a cts as a ce ntral contr o[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the i nstruc tions that ac companied the access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . 3 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 4 Click Netw ork and Internet Co[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless net work (Mode ls with the V AIO Wireles s Utility sof tware only ) Use the VAIO Wireles s Utility so ftware to gu ide you t hrough the s et up proces s and provid e you with more deta iled inform ation abou t wireless c onnection s. 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the i nstr[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Wireless LAN Channel S election In an 802.11b/g con figurati on, channe l 1 to 11 can be used. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The ch annel us ed will be the chann el selec ted by the Acces s P oint. ! For details on how to select the ch annel that wil l be used by the Access Point, see [...]

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    56 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add func tionality to your c omputer by u sing the var ious port s on the co mputer. ❑ Connecting a P ort Replicator (pag e 57) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 61) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 62) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (pag e 68) ❑ Using the Multiple[...]

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    57 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng a por t replicat or enables you to c onnect ad ditional peripherals to your co mputer, s uch as a pr inter and an exter nal displa y. A port replicator may be su pplied wi th your com puter, dep ending on the model you purcha sed. If not, you c an additiona lly purc hase a n[...]

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    58 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach yo ur compute r to the port re plicat or 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer. 2 Plug the power cord (1) in to the AC adapter (2) and an AC outlet. 3 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter (2) into the DC In por t (3) on the por t replicator [...]

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    59 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Align t he bottom c onnector of the compu ter with th e connector on the por t replicator a nd push down un til it cl icks into place. 6 T ur n on the compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplie d with the compute r . Do not move the computer whil e attached to the port replicato r; this may detach the port replica [...]

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    60 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off the comp uter before disc onnecting it from the port repl icator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connected pe riph erals. 2 Lift the c ompu[...]

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    61 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3). 3 T ur n down the v olum e [...]

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    62 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can connect a n extern al display to your computer . For exa mple, you can use the co mputer with a c omputer d isplay or a proj ect or. ❑ Connecting a Computer Display (pa ge 63) ❑ Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display (pa ge 64) ❑ Connecting a TV (page 65) ❑ Connecti[...]

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    63 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n connec t a comput er display ( monitor ) either dire ctly to y our compu ter or via the (optiona l) port replicator. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plu g one end o f the disp la y's power cord ( 1) into the display , and the o ther end into an AC outle[...]

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    64 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia compute r displ ay that incl udes bui lt-in spea kers and a microphon e to yo ur computer or via the (optio nal) port r eplicator. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of the mul timedia c omputer dis play (1) into[...]

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    65 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV to yo ur compu ter. To connect a TV to the computer 1 Plug the power cord of the T V (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug on e end of an a udio/video cable (2) into t he A V Out jack (3) T on the co mputer and the other to the TV . 3 Switch the input chan nel of the TV to external [...]

  • Page 66

    66 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ See the manu al supplied with your perip heral for more info rmation on instal lation and us e. If the d isplay resol ution of the c omputer is mo re than 102 4 x 768 pixel s, a part of t he image cann ot be displ ayed on y our TV . T he hidden are a on your TV can be se en by moving th e cursor on the com puter[...]

  • Page 67

    67 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a projecto r (for examp le, the So ny LCD proje ctor) direc tly to yo ur computer o r via the ( optional) port repl icato r. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of the projector into an AC outlet. 2 Plug the RGB signa l cable (2) into th e monitor (V GA) por[...]

  • Page 68

    68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on the co mputer's LCD a nd the exte rnal displ ay at the sa me time, s ee Using the Multiple Monit ors Function (page[...]

  • Page 69

    69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have an external d isplay attach ed to the mo nitor (VGA) p ort, your com puter's LCD and the externa l display can function as a sing le[...]

  • Page 70

    70 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p to disp la y the co ntex t menu. 2 Click Gr aphi cs Pr op erties . 3 Selec t Ext end ed Desk to p from the Display Devices menu. T o c hange the pri mar y and secon dar y device settings, use the Primary Device and Secondary Devic e drop -down li[...]

  • Page 71

    71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a sound i nput devi ce (for exam ple, to ch at on the Internet) you need to plu g in an ex ternal micr ophone. To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphone is d esigned fo[...]

  • Page 72

    72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the comput er into a bag or car ry ing case when it ha s USB[...]

  • Page 73

    73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable into the US B por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e is now ready for use. ! When[...]

  • Page 74

    74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You can di sconnect a US B floppy di sk drive when the c omputer is on or off. Discon necting the driv e when the compu ter is in a pow er saving mode (St andby or Hib ernate) may cause the compu ter to malfunc tion. If the computer is o ff, you can un plug the US B cable di [...]

  • Page 75

    75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the printer power cor[...]

  • Page 76

    76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Printer Using the Printer P or t To connect a printer using t he printe r port 1 Plug the printer power cord (1) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug the printer cable (2) suppl ied with your pr inter into the pr inter por t (3) on the ( optional) p or t repli cator . ✍ Before conn ecting the print er , turn off[...]

  • Page 77

    77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ The co mputer inc ludes an i.LI NK (IEEE 1394) por t, which you can use to co nnect to an i.LINK device suc h as a digit al video cam era recorder or to connec t two V A IO computer s in order to copy , d elete or edi t files. ❑ The i.L INK por[...]

  • Page 78

    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camer a Recorder To connect a digital video cam era recor der 1 Plug on e end of the i.LINK ca b le (1) i nto the i.LI NK por t (2) on the comp uter and t he other end i nto the D V In/Out por t s (3) on the digita l video ca mera reco rder . 2 Launch t he D Vgate Plus software . ✍ On So[...]

  • Page 79

    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connect your co mputer to 100B ASE-TX /10BASE-T- type network s via an E thernet net work cable . Connect on e end of an op tional ne twork cabl e to the Networ k (Ethernet) port on th e compute r or the (op tional) port replica tor and the other end to your network. For detai[...]

  • Page 80

    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be conne cted to the Netwo rk (LAN) connect or on your comp uter . If the Net work (LAN) connect or is conn ected to the tele phone li nes mention ed below, high electric current to the co nnector may cause damage , overhe ating or f ire. - Home (in tercom speakerphon e) or business -use [...]

  • Page 81

    81 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scrib es how to cha nge the mai n setting s of your c omputer. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 82) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central (pag e 85) ❑ Us ing th e Power Savi ng M ode s (page 86) ❑ Managing P ower with V AIO Po wer Managem[...]

  • Page 82

    82 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will have to enter th e password after the V AIO logo ap pears to s tart your c omputer. The po wer-on passwo rd will all ow you to protect you r computer from unautho rized acces s.[...]

  • Page 83

    83 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word ! Once you h ave set th e power -on p assword, you cannot st art the comput er without e ntering the password. Make sure not t o forget t he password . Write down your pa ssword and keep it safe and privat e from other pe ople. If you fo rget the power-on password an d need as[...]

  • Page 84

    84 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ow er-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter th e[...]

  • Page 85

    85 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility allow s you to con sult syste m informati on and spe cify prefere nces for sys tem behavio r. To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and cli ck VA I O C e n t r a l . The V AIO Central window app ears. 2 Select the[...]

  • Page 86

    86 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a ba ttery as the powe r source for your c omputer, you can take advantage of power manag ement sett ings to conse rve battery li fe. In addition to th e normal o perating mode , which allows you to turn off s pecific dev ices, your c omputer has two distinct po w[...]

  • Page 87

    87 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD scree n and sets the hard disk and the CPU t o a low power c onsumption mode. The um ber power l ight flashes i n this mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r . 2 Click St and By . To retu rn to Normal mod e Pres s any key. [...]

  • Page 88

    88 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change the Stand by mode settings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click P erformance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ower Options Pr oper ties window appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab. 5 Change the System St andby set tings .[...]

  • Page 89

    89 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on t he hard di sk and powe r is turned off . Even whe n the battery runs down, no data will be lost. The power in dicator li ght is off in this mode . To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating scree n appe[...]

  • Page 90

    90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you do not us e the c omputer for a long p eriod of ti me, put th e computer into Hi bernate mod e. This p ower saving m ode saves yo u th e time of shutti ng down in the no rmal way . When th e computer is in Hibernate mo de, you canno t insert a dis c. Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an Stand[...]

  • Page 91

    91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power management helps you t o set up power schemes f or running on AC power o r batteries to suit you r requir ements for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers. W ith this s oftware appl[...]

  • Page 92

    92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P o wer Schemes VAIO Power Management provides sever al predefine d power schemes . Each power sche me consists of a g roup of power managem ent settin gs that ar e designed to meet spe cific power m anagement g oals, rang ing from maximum powe r managem ent to no po wer m[...]

  • Page 93

    93 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your co mputer and memory mod ules us e high prec ision comp onents an d electroni c connecto rs techn ology. To avoid the inval idation of your guar antee due to mishand ling, we rec ommend tha t: ❑ Y ou co ntact your deale r to install a new memor y modu le. ❑ Y ou do not in[...]

  • Page 94

    94 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrade y our computer 's memory, rea d the notes an d procedures in the following pages. Th e number of ava ilable slots depends o n t[...]

  • Page 95

    95 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the specia l bag delivered with the memor y module or wrap the mod ule in aluminiu m f oil to protect it from electrostati c dischar ge. ❑ Introduc ing any liqui ds or any foreign substa nces or ob jects into t he memor y slots, or other inter nal co mponents o f the compute r , w ill result in damage [...]

  • Page 96

    96 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y . 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down. 4 Unscrew the sc re w at the bottom of th e compute r . 5 T ou ch a metal obje[...]

  • Page 97

    97 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2).[...]

  • Page 98

    98 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Make su re to i nsert th e memor y modu le edge with a notch i nto the memor y module slot. 8 Close th e module cover and then ti ghten the sc rews o[...]

  • Page 99

    99 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the compute r . 2 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and cli ck VA I O C e n t r a l . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab in the V AIO Central wi ndow . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older . 5 Double-click the System I n[...]

  • Page 100

    100 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precau tions to h elp you p rotect your c omputer from potent ial dama ge. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 101) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 02) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 103) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 105) ❑ On H[...]

  • Page 101

    101 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD facing the sun. This could dam age the LCD . Be careful when using the comput er near a wi ndow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD or e x er t pr essure on it. This cou ld cause a malfuncti on. ❑ Using the computer i n low temperature condition s ma y produ ce a resi dual image on[...]

  • Page 102

    102 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check the power operati on of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or shr edder . ❑ Y ou can purchas e a pow er str ip with a surge pr otector . This device pre vents damage to the computer[...]

  • Page 103

    103 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s couri ng powder , or solvent such as alcoho l or benzi ne, as these may damag e the fini sh of the computer. ❑ If you drop a solid objec t or any l[...]

  • Page 104

    104 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If the comput er is brought directly from a c old location to a w ar m one, moistur e ma y condense i nside the co mputer . In this case, allow at least one hour before tur ning on the co mputer . If any prob lem s occur , unplug the co mputer and contact an author ized S[...]

  • Page 105

    105 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the fro nt mirror pl ate ov er the l ens of the b uilt- in MO TION EYE camera, as it may make scratches o n the plate and such scrat ches will appe ar on the captured im ages. ❑ Do not let th e direct su nlight get into the sc ope of the built-i n MO TION EYE c amera r[...]

  • Page 106

    106 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not [...]

  • Page 107

    107 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave the batter y p ack in temperatures abov e 140° F (60°C), such as in a c ar par k ed in th e sun or und er direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge the batter ies at temp[...]

  • Page 108

    108 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing [...]

  • Page 109

    109 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e. However, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, sh ock or dust. Althoug h the har d disk has the inter nal safety d evice to prev ent losi ng data due to mechanic al vibrati on, shoc k or dust, yo u s[...]

  • Page 110

    110 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes h ow to sol ve common proble ms you mi ght encou nter when us ing yo ur compute r. Many pr oblems ha ve simpl e solutions. T ry these s uggestions before visi ting the So ny onli ne support W eb site at http://www.s ony.com/pcsup port for customers in USA, at http://www . sony .c[...]

  • Page 111

    111 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ A udio/Video (page 15 0) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 1 51) ❑ P erip heral s (page 152)[...]

  • Page 112

    112 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer won't star t? ❑ Make sure the c omputer is securely plugged int o a power source and tur ned on . Make sure the power indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y is in stalled proper ly and char ged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica b le) [...]

  • Page 113

    113 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS err or appear s when m y comp uter star ts? If the me ssage "Press <F1 > to resume, <F2> to setup " appears at t he bottom o f the screen 1 Pres s the F2 key . The B IOS set up scre en app ears . 2 Set the d ate (month/day/year). Press Enter . 3 Pres s the m ke y to select S[...]

  • Page 114

    114 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the pow er indicat or (Green) lights b ut m y screen does not displa y anyt hing when I turn on m y computer? If nothing stil l appears on your scre en after a whil e 1 Press th e power button f or m ore than four seco nds to ch eck that the power indi cator goes out. Then turn on the co mputer again. 2[...]

  • Page 115

    115 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the message "Oper ating system not f ound" appears when m y computer star ts, a nd wh y w on't Windo ws start? ❑ Make sure t he compute r does not h av e a "non- bootable" flop p y disk in the flop p y disk dr ive (if appli cable). ❑ If a non- bootable floppy disk is i n the[...]

  • Page 116

    116 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ It is best to t urn o ff the co mputer usi ng the T urn Off Computer option on the Micr osoft Windows Star t menu, lo cated on the task bar . Us ing other m ethods, incl uding those l isted be low , may result in l oss of uns a ved data. ❑ Click St art[...]

  • Page 117

    117 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y won't m y computer enter Standb y or Hiber nate mode? The c omputer may become uns table if th e operating m ode is chan ged befor e the computer completel y enters S tandby or Hibernate. To restor e the com puter t o normal operatin g stab ility 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Restar t the c omputer . F ollow thes[...]

  • Page 118

    118 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't the computer star t or th e pow er b utton does not wo r k when t he battery indicator is flashing? ❑ This sy mptom co uld be due to the batter y pack not being install ed proper ly . T o reso lve this sympto m, s witch o ff the compute r and remove the batter y p ack . Then install the batter y pa ck t[...]

  • Page 119

    119 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the sound of my computer's f an so loud? The comp uter's fan may be running a t a high sp eed to cool the CPU. By loweri ng the CPU spee d, you also l ower the spee d and n oise level of the co mputer's f an. You can u se the powe r schemes to lower the CPU sp eed. To lower the CPU spee d using th e [...]

  • Page 120

    120 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I star t my computer and the message "System Disab led" appears and Windows doe s not star t? If you e nter a wron g power-on passwor d three tim es cons ecutively, th e Onetime Pa ssword w indow appe ars and Wi ndows does no t start. Press the power bu tton for more than four sec onds to che [...]

  • Page 121

    121 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot use my comp ut er as a V AIO Media or Windo ws Media Connect ser v er? To use yo ur compute r as a VA IO Media o r Windo ws Media Connect server 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs and Norton Internet Security , and cli ck Norton Inter net Securit y . The Nort on Internet S ecurity 20 05 so[...]

  • Page 122

    122 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This section provides informat ion about kee ping you r computer operatin g smoothly and protecti ng against p otentia l threats to the c omputer's secu rity. How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as viruses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on the c [...]

  • Page 123

    123 nN T r oublesho oting To visit the Windows U pdates we b site 1 Connect t o the Inter net. 2 T y pe http://windo wsupdate.mic r osoft.com/ in the addres s bar of your b rowser . The Micr osoft Windo ws Update and Securi ty W arning windows appear . 3 In the Secu rity Warning wind ow , star t installation a nd ru n Windo ws Update . 4 In the Mic[...]

  • Page 124

    124 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I kno w when the battery is charged? To dete rmine th e remain ing battery charge, see Chargin g the Battery Pack (pag e 22) . When is the computer using A C pow er? When th e computer i s directl y connecte d to the AC a dapter, it uses AC pow er, even if a battery is install ed. When should I recharge the[...]

  • Page 125

    125 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? The comp uter can enter Hiber nate mode w hile using battery power, but some s oftware prog rams and pe ripheral d evices prevent th e system fr om enterin g Hibernate m ode. If you ar e using a prog ram that p revents the sys tem from enter ing Hibernate m[...]

  • Page 126

    126 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera. ?[...]

  • Page 127

    127 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does Movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery is runn ing out of power. Conn ect the comp uter to an AC p ower source. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem oc curs when you use t he camera un der fluo rescent l[...]

  • Page 128

    128 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON E YE came ra? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera. ❑ If the pr ob lem persists, you must re[...]

  • Page 129

    129 nN T r oublesho oting Inter net Wh y doesn't my modem work? ❑ Make sure the te lephone c able is securel y plugged into the M odem por t on the compu ter and th e wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure the te lephone numb er the pr[...]

  • Page 130

    130 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? The c omputer is equipped w ith a V.92/ V.90 compati ble modem . Many fact ors may influence mo dem conne ction sp eed, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems. If you think your modem is not connecting properl[...]

  • Page 131

    131 nN T r oublesho oting Networking Wh y can't my comput er connect to a wireless LAN a ccess point? ❑ Connecti on av ailabil ity is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to mov e the co mputer awa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN s witch [...]

  • Page 132

    132 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I access the Internet? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the inst ruc tions su pplied with th e acces s point. ❑ Make sure the c omputer and the acce ss point are connec ted to one a nother . ❑ Mov e the c omputer awa y from obs tructi ons or close r to any access point you may be using. ❑ Ma[...]

  • Page 133

    133 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occurs o n divided freq uency ba nds known as channels. Thir d-par ty w ireless LAN access poin t channels m ay be preset to d iff erent c hannels f rom Sony devices. ❑ If you are us ing a wirel ess LAN ac cess po int, see c onnectivi ty informa tion cont ained in your[...]

  • Page 134

    134 nN T r oublesho oting CDs a nd D V Ds Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc the com puter is tr ying to rea d may be dirty or da maged. Fo llow these s teps: 1 Restar t the comp uter by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restar t . 2 Eject t he disc from th e optical di sc dr iv e. 3 Examin e the disc for di[...]

  • Page 135

    135 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he optical disc driv e isn't pla y ing m y CD or D VD proper ly? ❑ Make sure t he disc was ins er ted into the optic al disc dr ive with the la bel f aci ng up . ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions. ❑ If the C D or D VD i[...]

  • Page 136

    136 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the optic al disc d rive device to open t he submenu. 6 Double-click the listed drive, and select th e Pr oper ties tab . 7 Clic k to se lect the En able digital CD a udio for this CD-ROM device chec k box , if it is not selecte d. Y ou can confir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driv er tab, and cli[...]

  • Page 137

    137 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr i te to CD? ❑ Do not lau nch any soft w are ap plicatio n or allow any to launc h automati cally , n ot e ven a screen s a ver . ❑ Do not us e the keyboard. ❑ Do not us e a CD-R/RW disc that has a label affix ed to i t. This co uld cause a write error or ot her damage. What should I do[...]

  • Page 138

    138 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did the computer screen (LCD) go b lank? ❑ The co mputer scr een may go blank if th e computer has lost pow er or has entered a power saving mode (Standby or Hiber nate). I f the comp uter is in LCD (Video) Standby mode, pr ess any ke y to activate the comp uter sc reen. Se e Using the P ower Saving Mode s[...]

  • Page 139

    139 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the video reso lution on the TV screen? ❑ The vi deo may not appear o n the entire TV scree n if the comp uter resol ution is se t larger th an 1024 x 768. Adjust the video r esolution to 1024 x 7 68 or sm aller . ❑ If you are usin g the A V O ut jack, plug th e audio- video (A V ) cable into the comput[...]

  • Page 140

    140 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he bright ness of the scree n changes? The br ightness o f your sc reen when adjusted wit h the Fn+F5/F6 keys is tempor ary and this adjustm ent is over ridden by th e setting on the VAIO Power Management tab when anothe r power schem e is selected . To save thi s preferen ce for the b rightness ✍ T[...]

  • Page 141

    141 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting Wh y can't I print a document? ❑ Make sure the p rint er is on, an d the pr inter cable is sec urely con nected to the por ts o n the pri nter and com puter . ❑ Make sure the p rint er is comp atib le with the Windows op erating system installed o n the comp uter . ❑ Y ou may need to install the pri nt[...]

  • Page 142

    142 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone Wh y doesn't my microphone work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the Mi crophone jack on t he compute r.[...]

  • Page 143

    143 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if t he comput er doesn' t recognize the mouse? ❑ Make sure t he mouse is securely plugged i nto the por t. ❑ Restar t the comp uter with the mouse co nnected to the compu ter . What should I do if t he pointer doesn't mov e when I use the mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not ins[...]

  • Page 144

    144 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers Wh y won't m y speak ers wo r k? ❑ Make sure the s peakers are pro perly con nected an d the volume is tur ned up loud enou gh to he ar sound. ❑ Y our spe akers ma y not be designed f or compu ter use. ❑ If the spe akers hav e a mute button, set the button to off . ❑ If the spe akers hav e a volume c[...]

  • Page 145

    145 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ T r y r estar ting the compu ter . F ollow these steps: 1 Press t he Window s key . 2 Press t he U key . Th e T ur n off compute r window open s. 3 Press t he R k ey to rest ar t the co mputer . ❑ If the com puter doe s not resta r t, follow these steps: [...]

  • Page 146

    146 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the l eft and right butto n assignments? If the computer is interpr eting a si ngle-cli ck as a do uble-clic k, you may want to c hange the button ass ignments. Follow the se steps: 1 Click St art and then Control P anel . 2 Click Printe rs and Ot her Hard ware . 3 Click Mouse . 4 Click the Buttons tab . 5 [...]

  • Page 147

    147 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? ❑ The l anguage layout of the c omputer 's ke yboard is spe cified on the sticker on th e box. If you choo se a different r egional ke yboard w hen you compl ete the Windows s etup , the key configurat ion will be m ismatch ed. ❑ T o c hange t[...]

  • Page 148

    148 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? The co mputer doe s not reco gnize the flop py disk dri ve. First, mak e sure the USB cable is properly c onnected t o the USB port. If yo u need to sec ure the co nnection, w ait a fe w moments for the [...]

  • Page 149

    149 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards Wh y doesn't my PC Card work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Ins erting a PC Ca r d (page 39) f or more inf or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is c ompatible with the M icrosoft Wi ndows operating sys tem install ed on the comp uter . ❑ See the instr uction s that acco mpanied yo[...]

  • Page 150

    150 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video Wh y can 't I use the D V camera recorder? You may not be ab le to use t he DV camer a recorder, and the mess age DV equi pment seems to be disco nnected o r turned off may appear be cause th e i.LINK cabl e is not secur ely plugge d into the p orts on the c omputer or camera. Unp lug the connec tors, and[...]

  • Page 151

    151 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media Wh y can't I open m y image files? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Memor y Stick m edia erases all data , including music d ata, prev iously s aved to it . Before you reformat Memory Stick media, ba ck up im portant data and confir m that the media doe s not con tain[...]

  • Page 152

    152 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If appli cable, check the US B device is switched on and us ing its ow n power supply . For e xample, if you are usin g a digi tal camera, che ck the batter y is charged . If you are usin g a prin ter , check the power cable is co nnected prop erly to the[...]

  • Page 153

    153 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The se ction contain s inform ation on where to go for answer s to questions about your computer and the preinstall ed software. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on- screen User Guide (thi s manual) an d th[...]

  • Page 154

    154 nN Support Options For users in Latin Amer ican countri es or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, you may call Son y directly. In orde r to rece ive the fastest and most eff icient ser vices, pleas e have th e followin g informati on readily av ailable: 1 Y our V AIO comp u[...]

  • Page 155

    155 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , please ca ll the fol lowing num bers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexica n Republic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 595-0200 ❑ In Chile: [...]

  • Page 156

    156 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Adobe ® Photoshop ® E lements, Photoshop ® Album, Prem iere ® , Reader ® Adobe S ystems Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b[...]

  • Page 157

    157 nN Support Options Click to DVD ™ softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captur ing video con tent strai ght from a DV d evice or b y importing video from s tored files — and you ca n also e dit the v ide[...]

  • Page 158

    158 nN Support Options DVgate Plus ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. Connect a c ompatible digital vid eo camera to y our compu ter's i.LINK® p ort and cap ture video c lips and stil l images. Edi t clips f rom yo ur vi deo, ad d new cl ips, a nd comb ine cl ips int o new movie segment s. Sa ve your movie s back t o your digit al video cam[...]

  • Page 159

    159 nN Support Options Intel ® PROSet Intel Cor poration ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://www .intel.com /network/c onnectivity/p roducts/wirel ess/proset/p roset_software.htm Micros oft ® Office Basic Edition, Office Professional E dition, Office S mall Business E dition, 60-Day T rial Version of Microsoft ® Office 2003 ! Th[...]

  • Page 160

    160 nN Support Options MoodLogic MoodL ogic, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://www .moodlog ic.com/su ppor t E-mail help@mo odlogic. com Netscape ® Internet Service Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://is p .netscape.com/hel p T el ephone 866-541- 8233 Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Sy[...]

  • Page 161

    161 nN Support Options ROXIO DigitalMedia ® Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http://su ppor t.sonic. com/ SonicSta ge ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. The So nicStage jukebox software pr ogram giv es you al l the tools you need t o manag e music on your co mputer. SonicS tage softwar e sports hig h-quality digital[...]

  • Page 162

    162 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® Mastering Studio softwar e Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage ® Master ing Studio software to record s ongs from a nalog re cords or cassett e tapes in to your com puter and outpu t them to CD- R or CD-RW d iscs or audi o files in W AV format. ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs u[...]

  • Page 163

    163 nN Support Options VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ac tion Setup manages t he setting s for your c omputer's s hortcut keys . ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs uppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO NY -PC (88 8-476-6972) ❑ F or us ers in Canada We b Si t e http://www .sony .ca/supp or t ❑ F or use r[...]

  • Page 164

    164 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ce ntral provid es a cen tral locati on that gath ers reso urces t o configure your VAIO compute r and view y our compute r's configura tion and s pecificati ons. ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs uppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO NY -PC (88 8-476-6972) ?[...]

  • Page 165

    165 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VAIO comp uters as " media serv ers," w hich sto re your multime dia files and [...]

  • Page 166

    166 nN Support Options VAIO ® Su pport Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Supp ort Central provides an easy to na vigate s olution to c ommon sup port needs, such as VA IO Documenta tion, produc t specific ations, seria l number, mo del name, service tag informati on, survey , registr ation, etc. ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .so[...]

  • Page 167

    167 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update uti lity helps you kee p your VAIO ® comput er up to date by regular ly che cking the S ony Online S upport Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model. ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs[...]

  • Page 168

    168 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Utilit y Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Wirel ess Utility walks you through setting up your wi reless ne twork co nnection and offers us eful dia gnostic tests to help kee p your wirele ss networ k running smoothly . ❑ F or us ers in USA We b Si t e http://www .sony .com/pcs uppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO [...]

  • Page 169

    169 nN Support Options VAIO Zone ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Zo ne software p rovides an effortle ss way to brows e and enj oy picture s, music, a nd video fil es on yo ur computer, all thr ough an elega nt, next- generation i nterface. Y ou can even e njoy med ia conten t stored on o ther VAIO ® co mputers on your network. On V AIO [...]

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