Sony P C V- R Z s e r i e s / P C V - 1 1 2 6 manual

N S o ny V A IO De sk top Use r G ui de PC V -R Z se ri es / PC V -1 126[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti c e © 2003 Sony Corpo r ati on. A l l right s r eser ved. Thi s ma nu al a nd the so f t wa re d esc r i bed here i n, i n who le or i n part , ma y no t be r epr oduced , tran s l ated, o r r educed t o any m ach i n e- re adab le for m w i t hou t pr ior w ritt en approv al [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 2 nN E NE RG Y S TA R ® As a n E NER GY S TA R ® P artn er , Son y ha s det er mine d that this pr oduct m ee ts t h e E NE R G Y S TAR ® g ui d el i nes for energy ef fici ency . Th e I nternat io n al En er g y Star ® Of f i ce E qui pment Prog ram is a n inter nati onal p r o gra m t hat pr omot [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fety i nformati on O wne r's rec or d The se ri al nu m b er an d model n umbe r ar e l oc ated on th e back of y our S ony des kt op. Recor d the s er ial num ber and the mod el nu m b er and refer to them i f you call V AIO-Li n k. See also t h e prin t ed Spec i ficati on s do cum ent . [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 4 nN Au di o /vi deo ❑ Au di o and pi ctur e di stor t i on m ay o c c u r if t hi s equipm ent i s po sit i o ned in clo s e pr oxi mity t o any equi pment em i t ting elec tr o magnet i c r adia t i on. Con nect i vi t y ❑ Neve r i n stal l modem or te lephon e w iri ng duri ng a se vere li ghtni [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gula tory i nf o r ma tion Son y her eb y dec l ar es that this pr oduct i s i n com pl i ance w i t h the e s s ent i al requi rem ents and othe r r el ev an t pr ovi sion s of E urope an D irective 1999/ 5/ EC (radi o eq ui pment a nd t elec omm unicat i on s ter m i n al eq ui p ment D i r ec[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posing of the i n terna l me m o ry backup batte ry You r S ony VAIO d es k to p i s eq uip ped w i th a n i nter nal ba c k- up memor y b at t ery th at shoul d not hav e t o be repl aced d ur i ng t he l i fet i m e of t he product . I f you w ant t o repl ace the bat ter y, pl ease con tact [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gratu l at ions o n pu r ch a s i ng a Sony V AI O des ktop. Son y has combin ed l eading- edg e tec hno l og y i n au di o , vid eo, comput i ng and commu ni cat ions to pr ovi de you w i th s tat e-of - t he-ar t pe rson al comput i n g. Here ar e the mai n feat ures you w i l l b e ab l[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umentat i on pa c k You r doc umen tati on pack c o ntains printed i nformati on and user gu ides t o r ead on your c o m pu te r . T he u s er gu i d es ar e co mpil ed in the V AIO Inf o Ce n t re on t he VA I O Reco very an d Docume nt ati o n D isc . P ri nt e d do cu m e nta t i on The prin t e d [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 9 nN On lin e doc um e nt atio n The onl i n e d oc umentat i on i ncl u des t he follow i n g g uid es : 1 The Ha rd w a re G u i d e (thi s gu ide) : ❑ Using your V A I O D e sktop shows yo u h o w to us e the s tan d ard com p on ents of you r s ystem. ❑ Co nnect i ng peri ph er al de v i ce s expl ai n [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 10 nN ❑ I nst alli ng and up dati ng a ppl i cat i o ns expl ains how to i nstall , run o r unins tall a s oft w ar e appl ica t i on. ❑ Mana gi ng driv er s exp lai ns h ow to inst al l , up date o r uni nst al l a dri ver . 3 The G i ga Pock et m anu al expl ain s how t o w atch an d rec ord TV and vi deo[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 11 nN Y o u r Son y V AIO deskt o p and its ac cessorie s Th e fol lowi n g har d w are i tems a r e in the box : ✍ * S ee th e p r i n t e d Guid e to T roub l es h o oting and Us i n g the VAIO Reco v er y an d Doc u ment at ion D i sc for detai l s. T he p h on e c ab le an d p lug ad ap te r ar e used to [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 12 nN Ergo nomi c c onsi der a tions Whene ver poss i b le, tr y a nd take i nto ac cou nt t he f o llow ing er gon omic co nsiderati ons w hen usi ng your ne w com puter, w hether at home or i n the of fi c e :[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 13 nN ❑ Posi tion o f t h e k eybo ar d and mou se – Pl ace t he keybo ar d di rect ly i n fr ont of you ( 1 ). K eep your fore arm s h ori zo n t a l, w ith yo ur wri sts in a n eu tral, comforta ble p osit ion ( 2) whil e us ing the key bo ard o r mous e – no t at an ang le. Let your up per arms h ang n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 14 nN Using your V AIO desktop Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w t o st art usi ng your c ompu t e r and how to use your c o mp uter’s i nt ernal an d ex tern al de vi ce s. ❑ Lo cati n g conn ecto rs (page 15) ❑ St art i ng your c om p ut er ( page 15) ❑ S h u tt i ng do w n y o ur c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 15 nN Locati ng c onne c t ors Pl ease see t he p r i nted Spe cifi cati on s s heet t o ident i f y connec tors o n yo ur m odel. Starting your c om puter On ce you have al l the com pone nts set up as des cribe d i n the Gett i n g Sta rted g ui de , you c an beg i n to us e your comput er. [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 16 nN Shutti ng down your c ompute r It is impor tant t h at you shut down yo ur com puter properl y s o you do not los e unsav ed data. To shut d own you r comput er, proc eed as f oll ow s: 1 Cl i c k the Sta r t butt on. 2 Cl i c k T u rn Of f C om p u ter . The T urn of f compu te r scr ee[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 17 nN Usi ng the k e yboa rd Thi s sec tion de s c ribe s the f eatures of th e VAI O keyboar d.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 18 nN Swiss k e yb o a r d If you pur chased y our VAIO in Sw itzerl and, yo ur keyb oard w ill h ave the f ollow ing layou t : Alt gr < > €[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 19 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key ( 1) The < Esc> (Esc ape) ke y i s used to can cel comm a nds. Fun c t ion key s ( 2) The t welv e f unct ion k eys along t he top of the keyboa rd ar e used t o perf orm de s i gnated t ask s. For example, in m an y a pplicati ons, <F1 > is t he[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 20 nN Co m b ina tio ns and fu nctio ns wit h th e Wind ows ® ke y Sta ndby b u t to n (1 3) Pr es s this b u tt o n eit h e r to sta rt up you r comp u t e r , o r to ent er Sta ndby m ode, o r t o r e sume fro m a pow er s avi ng m o de. I ndi cato r LED s ( 14) A green li ght i nd i c ate [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 21 nN I n d ica to rs Light On Off Num Lo ck T u rns o n wh en th e numb er ke ys i n the n u meri c k eyp a d are ac tive. T urn s off w h e n the alph a n umeri c ch ara cter ke ys i n th e keypad area are act i ve. Cap s L ock T ur ns o n whe n t h e l ett er s app ear i n uppe r c ase as y[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 22 nN Setting up the monit or If your V A IO d esk t o p i s del ivered w i th a m onito r , i t m ay b e delive red with a di gi t a l 1 5" or 17'' LCD (XG A T FT) moni t o r or w i t h a com mon anal ogue CRT moni t o r , depend i ng on y ou r m odel an d ve ndor . Fo r more i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 23 nN Usi ng the T V f unction For d etails on us ing S ony’s G i ga Pocket so f t war e, pleas e see t he dedica t ed on li ne guide. You r c omputer has b een eq uip ped wi t h a TV -tun er boar d . In c ombi n at i o n w i t h Sony' s Gi ga Pock et so f t war e, i t al lo ws yo u to [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 24 nN Sta rti n g to u s e Giga Po c ket The foll owin g p orts ar e loc ated on th e b ack of your des kt o p: 1 Ri ght a u di o -in cha nnel 2 Lef t aud io-i n cha nnel 3V i d e o - i n 4S - V i d e o - I n p o r t 5 Anten na- i n por t[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 25 nN To connec t t e rrest r i al or c able TV to y our c o m p uter , pr oceed as f ollow s: 1 Pl ug o ne e nd o f y our a ntenna c able / c able- TV cab le ( n ot suppl ie d) i nto the Ant enn a po r t ( 5 ) on the back of t he com puter . 2 Pl ug t h e ot he r end i n t he TV w al l socket[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 26 nN Usin g the rem ote co ntro l Y our VAI O com es w ith a re mote co n trol w i th which y o u can co n t rol Gi g a Poc k e t , V AIO Med ia, Son icStag e an d Po w e r D V D fo r VA I O. B ef or e yo u can use th e remo te co ntrol, yo u must i nsert tw o A A a l k al ine bat teries an d[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 27 nN Th e fol lowi n g ill ustra t ion a nd tab l e de scri be t he remo te co ntrol ’s feat ures. Plea s e s ee G i ga P ocket’s on l in e H elp f i le s , w ith i n th e soft ware itse l f, fo r m o r e de tails.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 28 nN Button Function 1 MU TE T empor ar i ly mut es t he s o und. P r es si ng i t a gai n r est ores the sound . 2 ST AN DB Y Pu ts your co mput e r into St andb y mod e. Se e U si ng powe r s avi ng mode s (pa ge 54 ) . Y o u cannot put your com puter i nto S ta n dby mod e w hile Giga Poc [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 29 nN 13 SU BTITLE Thi s is a uni ver s a l DVD pla ybac k fun c t i on and is no t us ed f or G ig a Pock et. Use it t o t u r n on/ off the su btit l es or c h ange t he lang uage of th e sub t i tles wh i l e playi ng back D V Ds , as lo ng as thi s f unct ion is su pporte d by th e DV D mo[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 30 nN 25 C ANC EL C loses th e erro r messa ge d ialog bo x. T h e w ind o w retu rns to its origi nal siz e whe n d i sp l ay ed i n full -screen mode . 26 RE TUR N Thi s i s a uni versal DVD pla ybac k f unct io n and is not u s ed f or Gi ga P ocket . U s e i t t o go back to a s peci fied [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 31 nN Usi ng the opti c a l m ou s e You r c o m p ute r i s del ivered w ith a VA I O PS/2 o ptical m o use, w h i ch uses a l i ght- emitt i n g di ode (L ED ) instead of a ba ll . A voi d usin g the mous e o n a piec e of gl ass or other tr ansparent mat er i al , as t his can i nter f er e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 32 nN Usi ng the dis c dri ve s You r c omputer i s eq uip ped w i th two s eparate d r i ves. See t h e Sp eci ficati on s she et for d eta ils o n yo ur model . ❑ The DV D ±RW dr i ve reads data fr om a nd wri t es dat a onto DVD an d C D. ❑ The DV D - RW drive reads da t a fr om and w [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 33 nN ✍ When th e c o m puter i s in St andb y or Hi bern at e mo de, y o u c ann ot i ns ert or r emo v e a di sc . Make su re y o u s eat t he di sc f ir mly in the tra y . O the r wis e, you co ul d d amage y ou r di sc d r i ve and y ou may no t be a b l e to op en the tray . When y ou h[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 34 nN Pl ayi ng DVD s To achiev e opti mum per forman ce whe n p layi ng DVD -ROMs , yo u shoul d fo llo w t h ese recomme nd ation s: ❑ Cl ose al l op en a ppl icatio ns bef ore pl ayin g a D V D-RO M m o vi e. ❑ Y ou can p l a y D V D s in both d r ives wi th th e s o f tware P o wer D V[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 35 nN Usi ng t w o screen s w hi l e watchi ng a DVD f i l m By c onnectin g a TV to y our c o m p ut er , you c an wa tch a D VD film w hi l e still w orki ng on your deskt op as no rmal. To use t he tw o sc reens a nd ch ange the DVD p l ay ba c k s ettings , p ro c e ed a s follow s: 1 Con [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 36 nN Usi ng the fl oppy disk drive You r VA IO d e skt o p i s eq uip ped w i th a f l o ppy di sk drive . In s e r ti ng a f l opp y d is k To in s er t a f loppy disk, pr oceed as f ollows : 1 O p en t h e co ver sh owi ng the Me mory Sti ck™ i con o n the fr o n t. 2 H o l d th e f l o p[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 37 nN R em o vi ng a fl op py d is k To remo ve a f l o ppy disk, pr ocee d as follow s: 1 Wa i t un til th e LE D i n dicat o r turn s o f f. 2 Pres s t he ej ect butt on and pull the d isk out g ent l y. 3 Cl ose t he cover flap. ✍ Do n ot p ress the e j ec t bu tto n when the LED indicato[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 38 nN Usi ng the mode m You r VA IO d es kt o p i s eq uip ped w i th a n i nter nal m ode m . Y ou need to co nnec t a pho ne line t o take ad vant age of o nline se rvi ces and th e Intern et, to r eg i ster y ou r compu ter and so ft ware onl i n e, and t o co ntact VA IO-L ink . To connec [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 39 nN Exp a ns ion capab i l iti e s There ar e fou r expan s i on slots a t the r ea r of yo ur V A I O com puter, as fol lows : 1 (bo ttom sl o t ) CN R/PC I slot cont a i ning the m o d e m card an d P CI PC M CIA card . 2 PC I slot co n t aining the Gi g a P o c ket ports. 3 Empt y PC I sl[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 40 nN Usin g the Memory Sti c k ™ Y our V AIO comp uter is de si g ne d to su pp o rt the Memo ry Stick™ . T h e Me mory Stick™ i s a comp act, po rtable, and ver s a tile devi ce es peci al l y d es i gne d for ex cha ngi ng an d shari ng d igit al dat a wi t h c ompat i b le produc ts [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 41 nN Why M e mory St ic k ™? Sony' s vi sion i s to e xpand t he w orl d of com muni cation, pr omoting t he porta bility of di g ita l dat a. T he Mem ory S tick™ i s t he res ult i ng medi um , th r o ugh w hi ch d igit al devi c e s can be in s tant ly conn ecte d. With i t, you c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 42 nN Ge ne ric Me mory Sti c k ™ The orig ina l M em o ry St i c k™, bl ue i n col our, c an be used t o r ecord image dat a taken wit h d igit al st i l l came ras , et c. o r da ta fr o m the PC. Wi th it , you can reco rd, p l ay b ack a nd t ran s fer v ar iou s ki n ds o f da ta a t [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 43 nN Ma gi cGat e M emor y S t ic k ™ The Magi cGate Memory Stick™, white in col our, r ecords P C an d i mage dat a j us t l i ke it s bl ue count erpar t; the diff erenc e i s it u s e s t he M ag icG at e c opyri ght pr ot e cti on tec hnology . With t h is ty pe of Mem ory St i ck™ [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 44 nN ✍ MagicG ate i s a cop y ri g ht p ro te c ti o n te chnology that c o m plies w i th the stan dards s e t by S DM I (S e c u re Digital M u sic Initi ative, a n o r gani za tio n wor ki ng to d raw u p ind u stry s tan dard sp e c if ic ati o ns i n ord er to protect cop y ri g h ts o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 45 nN pa rticu larl y on the I ntern et, h a ve rece ntly b e en o n the increa se. Tha t is wh y the R eco rdi n g I n du s try A ssociat ion of A me ri ca ( R I AA) too k the in itiat i ve to o r g an i ze a foru m cal led Se cure Music Dig i ta l Ini ti a tive (SD MI ) to stud y t e c h n o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 46 nN ❑ CLI E H andh eld Enter tain m e nt O r g aniser ❑ Sony m obile phon es ❑ Digi ta l print ers ❑ AIBO t he Sony Ent erta i n men t Rob ot To find ou t more ab out the pr odu ct s av ai l abl e i n your c o unt ry, go to: http://www .sonystyle-europe.com[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 47 nN Me m or y S t ic k PR O™ The Mem ory S ti c k PRO ™ r ecords PC a nd image data j us t like i ts bl ue and white count erpar t. H o wever , the Memo ry Stic k PR O™ pro vides yo u w i th a cap acity of up to 1 G B . I t al so e xi sts in 256MB and 512 MB. A 1 G B Mem or y Stick PRO[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 48 nN Devi ces t hat can be u pgraded t o acc e pt the Memo r y S tick PRO ™ me dia v ia a s oftw ar e pat ch are: ❑ Sony CL IÉ PE G-NX7 0V handhe ld. D et ai l ed in f o rmat ion will be a vailabl e o n www .cl ie- lin k . com . ❑ S om e V A IO m od e ls .D e t ail e d in fo rm at i on[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 49 nN In s e r ti ng a Memo ry St ick ™ To i n s ert a Me mory St ick™, proc eed as foll o w s: 1 O p en t h e co ver sh owi ng the Me mory Sti ck™ i con o n the fr o n t. 2 I n s e r t t h e Memo ry St ick™ into t he Memory St ick™ slot with the c onn ecto rs poin ti n g t o the ri [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 50 nN Re m ov in g a M e mo ry Sti ck ™ To rem o ve a Memo ry Sti c k™ , p r o ce ed as foll ows: 1 Make su r e t he i n dicator l i ght i s n ot on . 2 Push t he Mem ory St i ck™ i n to r eleas e it , and then pul l i t out. 3 Clos e t h e c ove r flap. ✍ Al way s re move th e Memor y[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 51 nN Usi ng P C Ca rds You r VA IO d es kt o p h as a PC Card sl ot on t he fr ont p anel that su pport s Type I or Ty pe I I PC Ca r d s. P C C ard s a l lo w y ou to i n t e rco nn e c t w i th p o rt a bl e e xt e rn a l d ev i c e s.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 52 nN In s e r ti ng a P C Ca r d To in s er t a PC Car d proceed as fol l ow s : 1 Op en t h e bo ttom panel on the f ront o f your V A I O . 2 In se rt th e PC Ca rd g en tl y in t o t h e P C C a rd slot wi th t h e l abel fac ing upw ards . Th e PC Ca rd i s au toma tica lly de tected b y [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 53 nN R emov ing a PC C ard Fol l ow the st eps belo w to r emove the PC Card w hile yo ur co mput er i s on. If it is no t rem oved p r o perly, your sys tem m ay cr a s h an d u nsa ve d da ta m a y be lo st. I f yo u w ant to remo ve a PC Ca rd w he n your comp ute r i s o ff, ski p ste ps [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 54 nN Usi ng pow e r sa ving modes The col our o f the p ow er i ndi c a to r light on the m ai n unit tells you w hi ch mode t he comput er i s i n. U si ng Sta nd by mo de If you pl an t o stop u sing your com puter for a s hort per iod of t i m e (no t over night ), you c an put i t i nto S[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 55 nN 3 Select Stan d By . The com puter g oes int o St and b y mo de, i ndic at e d b y t he umber l i ght be hin d the S yst em i c o n. To retu r n t o N or mal m ode, ch oose f rom t h e fol lo w i ng: ❑ Pres s any key on t h e ke y board. ❑ Pres s t he Stand b y but ton agai n. ❑ Qu[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 56 nN To act i v ate Hi bern at e m ode manu ally , use one of thes e two met hods: Use the Wi ndo w s ® taskb ar: 1 Save you r w ork. 2 From the Sta rt m en u o n the Wi ndows ® ta skb ar , select T ur n Off Comp ute r . Alt ernativel y , pr es s <Al t > + <F4 > u n t il the T u[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 57 nN Connecting peripheral devices You can add func tio nality to your com puter by c onn ect i ng any of t he follow in g p eriph er a ls, and mor e. Befor e you connec t a peri pheral , turn o f f both the com pu t e r and the perip heral. Con nect the pow er cor d only a f t er c o nn[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 58 nN Note s on c onnecting Uni ve rsa l Se rial B us (USB) de vi c e s You can c onne c t a U SB devi c e , f o r exampl e, a s c an ner or a p r i nter , to your V AIO deskt op. Y our com pu t e r feat ures the l at est U SB te chnology , havi ng been upgraded to U SB Speci f i catio n [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 59 nN Conne c t ing an externa l d i spl ay You can c onne c t mul t i ple disp l a ys t o you r d esk t o p, ea c h us i ng a di f f erent po rt on th e back of y our com puter : ❑ an LCD sc r e en u s i ng the DVI c o nnector , ❑ a CRT o r LCD s cr e en u sing t he V GA co nnect or [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 60 nN 6 Cl i c k on the GeF o r ce F X ta b . 7 Cl i c k nView Display Mode on th e le f t . 8 Se lec t th e D ev i ce S etti n g s but ton. 9 Cl i c k Sel ect O utpu t Device.. . a n d se l e ct the req uir e d disp l a y . 10 Cl i c k OK . If you r eboot af t er changi ng the s ett i ng[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 61 nN Co nnect in g a pr oje ct or You can c onne c t a p r o jector ( s uch as the Sony LCD proj ect or) di r ec tl y t o your comp uter . To connec t a pr ojec tor to y our VAIO des ktop , proceed as fol lows: 1 Pl ug o ne e nd o f t he V G A cabl e (not s u ppli ed) i nto th e VGA conn[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 62 nN Co nnect in g a TV You can con nect a TV dir ect l y to yo ur comput er. See als o U sing the TV fun ction (page 23) an d Using two scr een s w h i l e w a t ch in g a DV D f ilm ( p age 35) . In orde r to b e ab le to u s e a TV s c r een, you also have t o e nabl e the TV- Out fun[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 63 nN ✍ T his i l lus trati o n m ay not c o rre s p ond e n ti re ly to the c o n f i g u r ati o n o f y o u r mo d e l . Please check the s e c tion Ba ck Pane l o f yo ur pri nte d Sp eci fi c at ions sheet to s ee w h e re the po rts are e xac tl y . ! If you s tart p laying a DV D[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 64 nN To enabl e TV-Ou t , p r o c e ed a s foll ows : 1 Go t o Con t r ol Pa nel . 2 Cl i c k Ap peara nce an d Th emes . 3 Cl i c k Display . The D i spl ay Pr o pert ies dial og box appe ar s. 4 Cl i c k the S etti n g s ta b . 5 Cl i c k Ad vance d . The ...NVIDIA GeFor ce FX . .. d i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 65 nN Conne c t ing an externa l mi cro phone You r VA IO d es kt o p d oes no t c ontai n an i n t ernal mi cr op hone. I f y o u n eed t o us e a s o und inp ut de v i c e, f or exam ple t o chat o n t he Intern et, you need to p lug in an e xterna l m i cr ophon e. To c o nnect an exte[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN Conne c t ing a printe r To connec t a pr int er, proceed as fol lo w s : 1 Pl ug t h e pr i n t er c able into t he printer co nnector o n yo ur com puter . 2 Plu g t h e printe r pow er co rd into a n A C o utlet . ✍ T his i l lus trati o n m ay not c o rre s p ond e n ti re ly [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN Co nnect in g a USB pr in ter To connec t a U SB p rint er, simpl y p lug t he prin t e r's U SB c ab l e in t o on e of t he U SB port s on y our VAIO de sktop . T he re are US B p orts at th e fro nt an d a t the b ack of y o u r comp uter. ✍ Do n ot tu rn on th e computer [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN Conne c t ing a n i .LINK ™ de vi c e Y our VAIO co m p u t e r i n cl udes a 4- p i n i. LINK ™ port on the fr o n t of the system a n d a 6 -pin i. LIN K ™ p ort o n the back of the syst em. U se the se p orts to con n ect an i . LINK ™ dev ice such as a d i gital video ca[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN C o n nec ti n g a d i g i ta l vi de o c ame ra re c o rd er To connec t a di git al vi d eo c amer a recor der, proceed as fol lo w s : 1 Pl ug one end of t he i.LI NK ™ c abl e ( not su pplied) i nt o the i.L I N K™ p or t of the com puter and t he o t h er end i nto t he D V[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN Co nnect in g t wo V A I O c ompu te r s If you have admin s t rat or r ight s on you r comput er, you can c onnect y our V AI O des ktop t o an other V AIO com puter usi ng an i.LI N K ™ c able ( not s up pl i ed). Wi t h t he soft ware del i v e r ed w ith your VAI O des ktop, y[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN Conne c t ing to a net w ork Y our comp uter com es w ith a bui lt- in Et herne t interf ace . To connec t t o a net wor k, pr oceed as fol l o w s : 1 Con nect you r 10BA SE-T /100BASE- TX Ethernet c a ble (not sup plied) t o t h e Ether net p or t on t he back o f the co m p uter [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN 5 Cl i c k Pr op ert ies . 6 Un de r D evi ce U sage , s ele ct U se thi s de vi ce (e n a ble ) . 7 Cl i c k OK to cl o s e th e Pr o pert ies wi ndow . The Ether net c o nnect i o n i s no w enab l ed. ! C onn e c t o nly 1 0 BASE- T/1 00B ASE- TX c abl e s to t he E the rne t p o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 73 nN Getting help Thi s s ect i on de scrib es ho w to g et help and s upport fr om Sony, as w el l as tr oub lesho ot i ng tip s f or y ou r com puter. Sony's s u pport op t i ons Sony of fer s you s evera l s upport optio ns for yo ur com puter . Son y do cu ment a ti on Pl ease see t he section Do[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 74 nN e -S upp ort What i s e -Su p po rt ? You h ave sea r c he d our u se r gu ides and w ebsi t e ( w ww. va io -l ink . c om ) bu t have no t foun d an ans w e r to your qu estion /i ssue ? e - Suppo rt i s th e i d e al sol u t ion for yo u ! Ou r e- Suppo r t W eb Porta l is an i nter act i v e webs [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 75 nN Can I subm it my qu estions at any time? Yes, you c an subm i t your ques tion s 24/ 7, but pl ease kee p i n m i nd that o ur e- Supp or t Team c a n o nly t r e at your queri es f rom Mond ay ti ll F ri day b etween 8am and 6pm . Is ther e a cos t i nvol ved f o r usin g e - Sup por t? N o , t h i [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 76 nN T roub les hooting Thi s s ect i o n d es c r ibes how t o sol ve c omm on prob lems yo u m i ght enc oun t e r when us i n g your V AIO deskt op. Many prob lems hav e si m p le sol utio ns. Pl ease tr y t h es e sugges tion s befor e cont acting VA I O-Li nk or you r loca l Sony deal er. Y ou are re[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 77 nN A bou t th e co mp ut er a nd s of tw a r e My comp u t er do es no t start ❑ Check t hat t he comput er is pl ugge d di r ectl y i nto a pow er s ource (w ith out an ext ensio n cord) an d that i t i s turne d on . ❑ Check t hat t he m o nitor i s prope rly connect ed to the main uni t , pl ugge[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 78 nN The mes s ag e ' Pres s <F1> to co nt inue , <F2> t o en ter s e t u p ' app e ar s at start up Thi s me ssage is tel l i ng you to i ni tialise t he B I O S (Bas i c Input / O ut pu t Sys t e m ) . To do so, proc eed as f ollo w s : 1 T u rn of f the compu ter . 2 Remove any pe[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 79 nN My compu ter does not s hu t dow n It is r e co m m en ded t h at you shut down y o ur c omputer using the Turn O ff Compu ter com mand on th e Win dows ® Sta rt menu. U sing other met ho ds , i ncl uding t ho s e lis ted he re, m ay re s u lt i n l oss of unsav ed data. If t he T u rn Off C om p u [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 80 nN My compu ter or soft ware prog ram is not res pon di n g I f you susp ect on e ap p l icati on is locki n g yo u r syst em, you can try to st op it, as fo llow s: 1 Pres s <C trl > + <A l t> + < D el e t e> si mult an eo u s ly . The Wind o w s T ask Man a ger scr een a p pea rs. 2 [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 81 nN Win dows ® lo c k s up duri ng s h ut dow n There ar e many reasons w hy the Wind ow s ® operat i n g s yst em ma y not s hut dow n proper ly , incl uding in compat i bl e or c onfl i ct i ng drivers , damaged f iles, or non-r espons ive ha rd w ar e. To sear c h Wi ndows ® He l p f or t roub lesh[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 82 nN A bou t th e di sp la y My mo n i tor does n o t displ ay a nyth ing ❑ Check t hat t he comput er is p lug ged i n t o a pow er sour ce and t hat i t i s t urned on. ❑ Check t hat t he m onit or i s pl ugge d i nto t h e c ompu t er and t o a po wer so urce , and t urned on. ❑ Ch eck th at th e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 83 nN I want to c hange the r es o luti on of m y displ ay To change the r es o luti on of you r dis pl ay, proc eed as f ollow s: 1 From the Sta rt m en u , se lec t Con trol P a nel . 2 Cl i c k Ap peara nce an d Th emes , th en D i sp l a y . The D i spl ay Pr o pert ies dial og box appe ar s. 3 Se lec [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 84 nN I canno t pl ay a di s c ❑ Aft er i nsert i ng the di s c, wa it for a f ew sec onds f or the s ys t em to detect it b ef o re you tr y to ac cess i t . ❑ Make su r e t he l ab el of t he dis c i s f acing up . ❑ If the d isc req uires so f t ware, make sure the so f t ware i s i nsta l l ed ac[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 85 nN ✍ O n your com put er , the d efa ult DVD r egi on co de is 2, w h ich i s th e re gi on cod e f or Eu r opea n DV Ds . Do no t c h ange thi s s etti ng usi n g th e Re gi on C o de Ch a n ge fu nc t io n i n Wi nd o ws ® , or a n y o the r so ftw a re ap plic at i o n. S yst em ma lf unc ti ons o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 86 nN ❑ Check ww w.v a i o -lin k.c om for th e follow ing : ❑ If your V A I O i s up dated to t he l at est B IOS ( Basi c I nput/ Outpu t Sy st e m). ❑ If a f ir m w are updat e i s av ai l abl e f o r your DVD r ecordab le drive . ❑ Perf orm a system re cove r y on t he VAIO. Make sure you aw ar[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 87 nN A bou t so un d The sound i s di stort ed after rec ordi ng w i th the Gi ga Pocket so f t war e If yo u have pr oblem s wi th the s ou nd whi l e playing bac k a c l i p recor ded w i th Gi ga Pocket , pr oceed as f oll ows: 1 In t h e Co ntro l P anel , c h oos e Sound s, Sp eech a nd A udio D e vi[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 88 nN My mi cro phone is too se nsitive t o backgr oun d n oise If you find t here i s t oo much b ac kground noi se w hen you r ecord s ou nd, y ou can adj ust the mi cro phone gain. To adj ust the mic rophon e s ett i n gs , proc eed as f ollo w s: 1 In t h e Co ntro l P anel , c h oos e Sound s, Sp eech[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 89 nN A bou t th e m ode m My i nt ernal modem does not w ork or can not esta blish a co nnectio n ❑ Check t hat t he ph one line is p lug ged i n to you r comput er . ❑ Make su r e that t h e m ode m is the o nly devic e con nect ed t o your phon e lin e. ❑ Check t hat t he ph one l i ne i s w orki [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 90 nN A bou t pe r iph e r a ls My m ouse does not w or k ❑ If you ar e u s i ng t h e su ppl i ed PS/ 2 m ouse, yo u m ust co nnect i t be fo r e y ou tur n on your c ompu ter . ❑ If you ar e u s i ng an opti onal Son y U SB m ou s e, c h ec k that t h e ap pr opria t e dr iv er and s oft w ar e are p[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 91 nN My ke yboar d does n ot w ork pr operly ❑ I f usi ng the keyboard delivered w i t h your com put er , check that i t i s p l ugged into the PS/ 2 keyboard port on t he bac k of the unit. ❑ PS/ 2 c on nections are not ’ pl ug and pl ay’ , whic h means that i f you connect t h e PS/ 2 key bo ar[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 92 nN I canno t pri nt ❑ Check t hat a ll t he cabl es of t h e pri nter are pr operl y con nect ed. ❑ Check t he cable to se e i f t he pins/c onn ect o r s ar e no t ben t or mi s s ing c omple t el y . ❑ Check t he m a nual supp lied wi th yo ur pri nter for troub les hoo t i ng sol ution s . ❑ [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 93 nN If you s t i ll ca nnot p rint , t ry r eset ting t he prin t er connect ion, as f o ll ows: 1 Cl i c k the i con of the pr int er i nstall ed o n yo ur comput er . 2 In t h e Prin ter T asks m enu, w hi ch has n ow ex pan ded, c lick Set printe r pr o pert ies . 3 Have a l ook thr ough the di f f er[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 94 nN A bou t dig it a l vi de o c ap tu res and DVg ate Wh en I reco rd im ages t o a d i g ita l vi d e o de vice u sing D V g ate, my syste m d i splay s t h e me s sag e 'R e c o r d i ng t o DV de vice f a iled. Ch eck the pow er an d cab le conne cti ons t o the devi c e s and tr y aga in' [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 95 nN Upgrading your V AIO computer Th e fol lowi n g pr o c edu res assu me f amil iari ty w i th the ge n era l ter mi n olog y ass o c iate d w ith P Cs a n d wit h th e reg ulatory comp l i ance req u i red for mo difyi ng e lectr o n ic e qu i p ment. Ob s e rve prope r saf et y pr e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 96 nN Opening the side cover To rem o ve the si d e panel from th e m a i n un i t, pro ceed as foll o w s: 1 Shut down your com pu t er and disco nnect al l peri pher al de vices . 2 U n p lug th e co mpute r from t he mains. 3 Wait unt i l the c omputer c o ols dow n. The in s i de of t[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 97 nN Ins e r ting a PCI add-on bo ard You r c omput er h as an ope n PC I expansi on slot. Th is sl ot en abl e s you to i nst al l an a dd- on board t o exp a nd the fu nctiona li t y of yo ur sy ste m . Ad d- o n b oar d co nf i gu rati on can va r y. To in s er t an a dd- on board, pr[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 98 nN 6 In s t all the add- on board by plu ggi ng i t i nto t he expansi on s lot an d s ecure it wi th t h e s crew fro m t he expan sion s l ot , as s hown: 7 A ttach any i nte rnal cable s t h at th e b oa rd req uir e s (s ee th e ma nu al tha t cam e wi th the ad d-on bo ard). 8 Rep[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 99 nN Upgra ding m e mory In the fu t u re , you m ay wa nt t o upgrade t he mem ory inst alled on your V AIO by r ep l aci ng / adding memor y modul es. Ho w ever , w e r ec o m m end that you do not i nst all t he m y ourse lf unles s you are fa m i l i ar w ith upg r ad ing mem ory o n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 100 nN ✍ Do not place the m em ory mo dule i n p lac es s ubj e c t to : - He at s ou rc es such as rad iators o r air d uc ts, - Di re ct s u nl ig ht , - Ex c e ssiv e du st, - M e chan i c al vibrati o n o r s h o c k , - Stro ng m agne ts or s pe ake rs tha t ar e not ma gnet ical l[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 101 nN Ad din g / repla cin g a me mory mo d u l e If you ar e not fa m i liar wi th upgradi ng me mory o n a co mp uter , w e highl y r e c o mmen d t ha t you c on t ac t your deal er. To add or ch ange a mem ory mo dule, proc eed as f ollo w s : 1 Shut down the com puter , u npl ug it,[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 102 nN 5 Locat e t h e no tch on the bot tom ed ge o f the m e mory modul e. 6 A li g n the memo ry mod u l e ov er t h e slot, m a k i ng sure t he modul e is faci ng the corr e c t w a y . 7 Pres s ev enly agai nst the memory modul e' s upper cor ners . The end latc hes s nap i nt [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 103 nN V i ewi ng th e am o u n t o f m emo ry To view th e amou nt of me m o ry, p r o ceed as fol l ows : 1 T u rn on the compu ter . 2 Cl i c k the Sta r t butt on, poi nt to A ll Pr o g ra ms , t h e n V AIO S y ste m In fo rma tio n, and clic k VAI O Syst em I n f o r matio n again. [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 104 nN Precautions Thi s se ction de s cr i b es safe ty gu ide l i nes an d p re c a ut i on s to h elp you pr otect yo ur c omputer f rom potent ial damage. Pl ease con t act VA I O-Link if yo u n eed as s i sta nce. ❑ On ha ndling the har d di sk ( p age 105) ❑ On usi ng the p owe r s ourc e (p age 1[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 105 nN On handli ng the har d dis k The hard di s k has a h igh st orage dens i t y and reads o r writ es da t a i n a shor t t ime. How ever, i t ca n be easily damaged by mechani cal vib r a t i on, s ho ck or dus t. Alt houg h the har d disk has th e int ernal saf ety d evice t o p r ev e nt l osing dat [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 106 nN On handling your c ompute r ❑ Cl ean the uni t wit h a s o ft c lot h, wh i ch is ei ther dry or li ght l y m o ist ened w i th a m i l d det ergent sol utio n. Do no t use any type of abr asive pad, sc ou r i ng pow der , o r s ol ve nt suc h as al cohol o r ben zine, as thes e may d a m a ge the [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 107 nN ❑ Do no t use cu t or d am aged connect ion ca bl es. ❑ If the co mp uter is brough t di rectly fr om a c old locati on to a w ar m one, moi st ure may condense in s i de your comput er . I n t his case, al l o w at l east one ho ur befor e tur ni n g o n y o ur com puter . I f an y prob lems occ[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 108 nN On handling f loppy disks ❑ Do no t open t he shutt er manual l y or t o uc h t h e s urf ace o f the flopp y di sk. ❑ Keep fl oppy di s ks away f rom magn et s. ❑ Keep fl oppy di s ks away from dir ect sunl i g ht an d o th er s ourc es of heat . On handli ng c om pact dis c s ❑ Do no t touc[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 109 nN ❑ D o n o t l e t Memory Sti cks™ g et wet. ❑ D o n o t use o r store Me mory St icks™ in a loca tio n sub j e ct to: ❑ Ext rem e ly hi g h tem peratur es, such as in a car p arked in the s u n ❑ Dir ect sunl ig ht ❑ High hum i di t y or ❑ Co rrosi ve su bsta nces. ❑ U se th e sto r[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 110 nN Glossary Th i s se cti on re fers to t e r ms us ed i n t h i s manua l an d e l se w h er e i n the V A I O wo rl d . T hese term s an d defi niti ons h av e b een c o mp i l ed t o prov ide you wi th a be tter unde rsta nd i n g of your V A I O com p ute r . T erm Definition 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Eth er[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 111 nN CNR Shor t fo r Com muni cat i o n an d N etwo r k ing Ris er . A ha rd ware devi ce t hat pl u gs i nto a moth erb oard an d h o l ds ch i p s fo r func tion s like modems an d au d i o dev ices. CPU The CPU ( Cen tral Pr ocess ing Un i t ) is the b r a ins of the c o mputer ; it pr ocess es t h e i n [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 112 nN DVD+RW T he D VD+ R W i s a slig htly diff er en t re w ri t a bl e DV D forma t, back ed by a gr o u p of c ompan ies kno w n a s t he D V D+ RW Consor tiu m , w hi ch incl udes S ony . Its ad vant ages i ncl ude hi gh- com pati bi l i t y , hig h cap acit y a nd eas y-to- use fu nct ion alit y . L ik [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 113 nN i.LINK™ i. LINK ™ is So n y’s ve rsi on o f the I EE E 1 39 4 sta nd ard for hig h - spe ed d i g i tal se r i al inte rf a ce . Th e stan da rd is reg ard e d i n th e a ud i o/vi d e o and I T ind ustri es a s t h e most s uita ble i nt erface for con nect ing com pu t e rs and di gi t al au dio[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 114 nN Motherboard The m o t h erb oar d i s t he m a i n ci rc u it bo ard insi de you r c o m p ut er . It hol ds t he CP U, t h e BI O S , t he me mo ry a nd s o o n . MPEG MPE G o r M o v in g Pi ctu res Ex perts G ro up i s a st anda rd fo r au dio-vi su a l co mpressi on of v id e o se quen ces. MP EG ac[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 115 nN PC Card A PC M CIA ca rd . T he te rm P C C ard is m or e wid e l y u sed th a n P C MC IA . Se e P C MCI A. PCMCIA PC MCIA (Pe rs o n al Com p u ter Me mory Card I n terna tiona l As socia tion) is th e n ame of th e group t hat produce d the s pecifi cat i on for the cr edit car d-s i z ed plug- i n b[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 116 nN Resolution The d egr ee of s h ar pness and cl ar i ty of an i m age . Re sol utio n i s expres sed i n pix els. Freq uent comput er s cr ee n r e s o lutions ar e 640 x 480 pixels ( VG A r e s o l ut ion; ap pr opri ate for a 14-i n c h sc r e en), 80 0 x 600 ( ap p r o pr ia t e f o r a 15-in ch scre [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 117 nN UPS A UP S ( U ni nter rupti ble Powe r Su ppl y) i s a d evice in clud i ng a bat te ry that prot ects your comput er f rom dat a los s i n the e vent of a power failur e. The ba t t ery t akes over as s o on as a pow er int err upti on i s d etec t e d. I f you ar e u s i ng the co m p uter when t he [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 118 nN T r ad em ark s Son y , Bl ueSpace NE, DVgate , Giga Pocket , Ho t K ey Ut ility , M emor y Stick Forma t ter , PicoPlayer , Pi ct ureG ear Studi o, N etwork Smar t Cap t u re , Soni cStag e, Sony No t e book Set up, S o ny St yl e Im aging, U I D es ign S elect or , V AI O A c tio n Se t u p, V A I O E[...]