Sony VGN - AX500 manual

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-AX500G Series[...]

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

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    3 nN Using the Bluetooth Functionality .............. ............. .................... ................... ................... ......... ........... ................... ..76 Using Fin gerprint Authe ntication ... .................... ................... ................... .................... .............. .................. ............... 83 [...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 159 On Handling the LCD Sc reen ....... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................ ................ ....[...]

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    5 nN Pointing Device .... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............ ........ ................... ............. 209 Keyboard . ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... .. ........... ...............[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has 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 infor[...]

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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 a bout 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 Sp ecification s describe the hardware and software [...]

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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 computer directly i[...]

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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 locatio n where[...]

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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 17) ❑ Connecting a P ow er Sour ce (page 18) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 20) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 26)[...]

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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 follo wing illus trations may app ear differen t from your mode l, depend ing on the LCD size as well as the cou ntry o r area of y our reside ncy . F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 34) B LCD s creen[...]

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    12 nN Getting Started A CAMERA OFF indica tor (pa ge 17) B CAMERA OFF button (pag e 34) C Mute indi cator (p age 17) D Mute b utton (page 3 3) E S1 / S2 b uttons (page 33) F Num lock indicator (p age 17) G Caps loc k indicator (page 17) H Scroll loc k indicator (page 17) I Finger pr int sensor (page 83)[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 138) B Modem port (page 65 ) C Batter y conn ector ( page 20) D DC In port ( page 18)[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started Right A PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 59) B PC Card slot (page 57) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p ort (page 136) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 131 ) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 12 3) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- spe eds.[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Microp hone jack (page 130 ) C Headp hones jack (p age 121 ) D Air vent E Multi f unction bay (page 35) F Multi fun ction bay unit eject button (pag e 35)[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vent B RELEASE la tch (page 25) C LOCK/UNLOCK switch (page 20) D Multi fun ction bay docking station con nector (pag e 111)[...]

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    17 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 of the computer is on, b links in Standb y 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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    18 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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    19 nN Getting Started ✍ T o disc onne ct the comput er comp letely fr om AC power , unplug th e AC a dapter . Make sure that the AC outlet i s easily acce ssible. If you do not use the computer for a long peri od of time, pu t the comput er into Hibernate mo de. See Using H ibern ate Mod e (page 1 48) . This power saving mode s aves the time of s[...]

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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/UNLOCK s witch ( 1) on the botto m of the co mputer to the UNLOCK [...]

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    21 nN Getting Started 3 Slide the batter y diagonally into the batter y comp ar tment until the p rojection (2) at eithe r side o f the batte r y compar tm ent fits int o the U-shape d cut (3) on th e respecti v e side of the batter y . 4 Rotate the batter y in the direction of the arrow , a nd push th e batter y down into the compar tme nt until i[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started 5 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch to the LOCK pos ition to sec ure the batte r 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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    23 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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    24 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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    25 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 battery whi le the 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/UNLOC[...]

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    26 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 Computer . The T urn off computer window appears. 3 Click Tu r n [...]

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    27 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 28) ❑ Using the P ointing Device (page 30) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 33) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 34) ❑ Using the Multi Function Bay (pag[...]

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    28 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. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some fu nctions are no t availabl e until Windo ws is launch ed. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn + F1 : wireless[...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F10) : zoom Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore the screen view . ✍ The defa ult resoluti ons of the st andard view and the magnified view are as follows: Standard vi ew: 1440 x 900 pix els Magnifie d view: 1280 x 768 pix els The magn ified view is not as clear a s the stan dard view, as it is [...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ointing De vice Your com puter is equipped with two types of the poi nting device: t he touch p ad and the p ointing s tick. By defa ult, both p ointing de vices are enabled b ut you ca n disabl e one of the devices to suite y our preferenc e. To ch ange the pointin g devic e settings, see Disabling a P[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ointing Stic k The k eyboard co ntains a cu rsor-pointi ng device, the pointi ng stick (1). Y ou can poi nt to, selec t, drag, and s croll objec ts on the sc reen using the pointing s tick in comb ination wi th the butto ns loca ted below th e space bar. The po inter (2) moves in th e directio n that yo[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Disab ling a P ointing De vice You ca n change t he poin ting devi ce settings to disable the pointi ng devic es. To disable a poin ting dev ice 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Printe rs and Ot her Hard ware . 3 Click Mous e . The Mouse Pr operties window appears. 4 Click the Device Select tab. 5 [...]

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    33 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 butto ns By default, the S1 b utton toggles the display output between the LCD and external device and the S2 b utton places the computer[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your c omputer is equipped with an bui lt-in M OTION EYE c amera to add video fu nctional ity to in teractive c ommunicati on software, f or example Wi ndows Messenger and Windo ws Movie Maker . Turn ing on the com puter activa tes the built-i n MOTION EY E camera, so the compu[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Multi Function Ba y Your co mputer is equi pped with a comp onent bay, call ed multi functio n bay, for hardwar e enhancem ent. You can purchas e a bay u nit and in stall it in the com puter. Avail able bay uni ts are: ❑ HDD ada pter ba y un it (f or ins talling your P A T A har d disk dr ive) ❑ 80GB [...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To change a bay unit 1 Double-click the S afel y Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar. The Safely Remo ve Hardware wind ow appears. 2 Select the hardware you w ant to unplug. 3 Click St op . The Stop a Har d ware De vic e window appear s . 4 Confir m tha t the device can be safely removed from the s ystem. 5 Click O[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 8 Push th e multi func tion bay unit eject button ( 1) to pop i t out. 9 Gently pull the button to pop out th e installed ba y unit. 10 Gently tak e hol d of the un it and pul l it out of the ba y .[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 11 Inse r t another b a y uni t with the la bel facing up in to the bay until it clicks into plac e.[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r About ba y unit prote ction against theft Your comp uter is suppl ied with a security screw and L-sha ped screwdriv er. To protect the bay un it against theft, make sure to sec ure the ba y unit on the compu ter.[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the TV Function If a TV tun er bay unit is supplie d with the mode l you purc hased, the Microsof t Windows XP Media Center E dition operating syste m is install ed on your computer to enhance your computi ng experien ce. Media Center provi des you with a wi de range of TV, DVD, and v ideo vie wing, as we ll [...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing conn ections may n ot be availab le depend ing on the cou ntry or area of your resi dency . The bes t method of co nnecting y our computer system, T V monitor or di splay, an d cable ser vice acce ss, depends o n the typ e of cabl e connectio n availa ble in your home. TV [...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r T aking out th e supplied coaxial cab le f eed connector Before setting up T V conne ctions, you need to r emove the TV turner ba y unit fr om the multi function b ay and take o ut the coaxi al cable fee d connec tor from the bay unit. When y ou have rem oved the feed connecto r, make sure to reinser t the TV tune [...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA TV) To connect i n CATV mo de 1 Connect t he coaxial cable f eed conn ector (1) ( supplied) to th e RF In ja ck (2) o n the TV tun er bay unit. 2 Connect o ne end of a TV coaxi al cable (3) (not supplie d) to your cable ser vice access (wall o utlet) (4) . 3 Connect t he o[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting to a st andard antenna You can co nnect your computer to an indoo r/outdoor anten na system , using the proced ure described in the previous secti on, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 43) . Depending on the type of antenna system in your hom e, your connec tion may require a VHF /UHF RF c[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect i n terr estrial mode ( Option 2 ) 1 Connect t he coaxial cable f eed conn ector (1) ( supplied) to th e RF In ja ck (2) o n the TV tun er bay unit. 2 Connect on e end of the antenna 's 300-ohm twin lead cable (3) to the screw-type gr ips at your antenna outle t (4). Connect the other end to the gri[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-t op bo x (STB) You ca n connec t your comp uter to cabl e service a ccess that uses a set- top box (c able or sat ellite) . When us ing the se t-top box ( STB) setup, y ou can o nly change channels through the STB, us ing its controls o r supplied remote com mander. When u[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect one end o f a TV coaxia l cable (1) (no t suppli ed) to y our cable s er vice ac cess (wall outlet) (2). Connec t the oth er end to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the back panel of y our s et-top box (STB) (3). 2 Connect a second T V coaxia l cable (4) (not s upplied) to the V[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Remote Commander If yo ur computer s upports the TV functio n, then it i s supplie d with a remot e command er for using Media Cente r features , inclu ding TV channel selecti on. A MY MUSIC b utton Press to view and listen to your mu sic playlists. B MY TV but ton Press to vi ew the M y TV menu. C ST OP [...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r D BACK butt on Press to return to the pre vious window . E VO L butt on Press to increase (+ ) or decrease (-) the v olume. F RECORDED T V b utton Press to view pre viousl y recorded TV programs (In My TV win do w) . G GUI DE bu tto n Pres s to vie w th e TV prog r am guid e f or y our ar ea. H Chan nel number butt[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using the remote co mmander, you need to insert the supplied AA mang anese batter ies and connect the r emote senso r to enabl e commun ication betwe en the com puter and the remote comm ander. To insert batte ries 1 T ur n the remote commander ov er . 2 Press i n the t[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect t he rem ote sensor 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the remote sens or cable (2) into th e USB por t. 3 P o sition t he remote sensor (3) to enable unobs tructed communica tion with t he remote control.[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r If you a re using a cable or satellite set -top box, yo u can attach the remote se nsor contro l to the remote sensor, which ena bles you to c ontrol the s et-top box with the r emote comman der. To connect t he rem ote sensor co ntrol 1 Plug the remote sens or control c able (1) into e ither jack (1 or 2) on the b[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 3 Attach t he remote se nsor co ntrol (3) ont o the set-top bo x (4) near the infrare d por t (5). ! Do not cover th e infrar ed port when attaching the remo te sensor control. The remote sen sor must be visi ble in a line -of-sight wi th the remote com mander in order to funct ion properl y .[...]

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    57 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 Inser t th[...]

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    58 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 Cards, 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 system i s not re[...]

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    59 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 S afel y Remove Hardware icon on the task[...]

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    60 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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    61 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 Card adapte r . To insert a Memory S tick media using the Me mory Stick media slot 1 Hold t he[...]

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    62 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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    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards In ad dition to th e Memory S tick media slot, your computer is equipped with an SD memory c ard slot to accomm odate other memo ry cards. Y ou can use t his slo t to transfer data betwe en digital c ameras, ca mcorders , music players, a nd other a udio/ video dev ices. Bef ore Y ou Use M[...]

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    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot on the fr ont of the com puter . 2 Hold the m emor y car d with the arrow facing up an d tow ard the memor y card s lot. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into th e slot until it clicks in place. Do not force the car d into the[...]

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    65 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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    66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , Accessories , Comm unications , and click New Connection Wizar d . The New Connec tion Wizard appears. 2 Click Ne xt . If the Location Inf ormation window a ppears, f ollow the on-screen i nstr uctions. 3 If it is not alre ady[...]

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    67 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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    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ WLAN use s the IE EE802. 11b/g stand ard, which specifies the us ed techno logy . The stan dard inc ludes the encry ption meth od: Wired Eq uivalent Privac y (WEP), which is a security prot ocol and Wi Fi Prot ected Ac cess (WPA - Proposed join tly by the IEEE and Wi-Fi All iance, WiF i Protected Acc ess is a s[...]

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    69 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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    70 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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    71 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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    72 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 w indow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel under LAN or High-Speed Internet , r ight-c lick Wireless Network Conn[...]

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    73 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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    74 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 sw i tc 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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    75 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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    76 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a mo bile phone . You can tra nsfer data be tween these device s without cab les and up to 33 feet ( 10 meters) ra nge in ope n spac e. To connect t o a Bl[...]

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    77 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etween de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre quen[...]

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    78 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band wi th whi ch Bl ueto oth de vices or wirele ss LA N de vic es wo rk, is us ed b y v ariou s de vices. Bluet ooth devices use the t echnology to minim iz e the interference from oth er devices that use the same wav e length . Comm unic atio n spee d and dista nces ca n be in f erior to the stan[...]

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    79 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth [...]

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    80 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the menu. 2 Selec t Help fro m the Help menu. ✍ The passke y can be diff erent each tim e, but must be the sam e at both end s. For certain dev ices, suc h as a mouse, no passkey can be entered. Stopping t he[...]

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    81 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Headset Your com puter may be suppli ed with the Bluetooth headset fo r a video conf erence ove r the Interne t using i nteractive commun ication so ftware, for examp le W indows Messenge r . Fo r details on using th e Bluetoo th headse t, see th e manual that came wi th the Bluetoo th headse t.[...]

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    82 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect the he adset fro m the comp uter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the menu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Selec t Disconnect from the Bluet oot h me nu. 3 Click Ye s .[...]

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    83 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your co mputer is equip ped with a finger print reader to provide you with addi tional conve nience. A sm all horizon tal bar loca ted at the upper right o f the ke yboard is the sensor of the fing erprint reade r and will be referre d to as the fingerprint s ensor hereinafte r. [...]

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    84 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not assu re 100% verif ication. Sony Cor poration assumes no liabil ities for any problems and damages arisi ng out of your u se of or ina bility t o use the finger pr int senso r . ❑ The fin ger prin t aut[...]

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    85 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ When swiping your finger acros s the fing erp rint sensor , keep the following in m ind: ❑ Place your fin ger tip flat in the center of the finger pr int sens or . ❑ Scan your fing erpr int from the top j oint of the finger to the finger tip. ❑ Swipe your finger per pen dicular ly acros s the finger prin [...]

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    86 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your computer. Launch Wi ndows to displa y the Welcome w indow and f ollow the ins tructions described be low. To enroll a finger print ! Up to 21 fing erprints can be en rolled on a first- co[...]

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    87 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 6 Swip e y our finger acros s the fing erp rint se nsor four times to perform a swipe test , and then c lick Next . The Enrollment window appears. ✍ See T o sc an a fing erprint (page 88 ) for the scan procedu re. 7 Click on the finger of whi ch finger pr int you want to e nroll. 8 Swip e the finger a cross the f[...]

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    88 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To scan a fi ngerprint 1 Place the top joint o f your finger tip o n the finger pr int sens or (1). ✍ Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor .[...]

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    89 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! Keep your finger in conta ct with the fingerpri nt sensor while swi ping. Fingerp rint enrollm ent may fail if you mov e your finger to o f ast or too slow . T ake about one secon d to swipe your finger ac ross the sen sor .[...]

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    90 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entry to log onto your sys tem, you nee d to set the power-on and Windo ws passwor ds and confi gure yo ur computer fo r fingerpr int authen tication. For set ting the po wer-on pass word, see Setting th e Passw[...]

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    91 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To config ure the computer fo r fingerpr int au thenticati on 1 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge r print a cross the finger pr int sensor to display the m enu. 2 Selec t Settings . The Protector Suit e QL window app ears. 3 Click the Boot Security tab. ! The Bo ot Sec urity tab is not disp layed if you h[...]

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    92 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To log onto the system using th e Boot Security fu nctionality 1 T ur n on the compute r . The aut hentication w indow appea rs f ollowing the V AIO logo . 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. Windo ws i s launc hed. ✍ Alternati vely , you can press t he Esc key[...]

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    93 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ass word Bank Once you have registere d your use r informati on (use r accounts , passwo rds, etc.) for web site s in the p assword ban k, you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering requ ired in formation and access th e passwo rd-protec ted web si tes. Adding an Entr y t o the P as[...]

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    94 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using a P assw ord Bank Entr y to Access a W eb Site Once you have adde d an entry to the passw ord bank, yo u can use it to acces s the respe ctive passwor d-protec ted web site. To access a pa ssword-pro tected web sit e 1 Visit the desired pas s word-protec ted web site to d ispla y the u ser accou nt and passwo[...]

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    95 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Impor ting/Expor ting P ass word Bank Entries You ca n export /import entr ies to/fr om the pas sword bank for a back up or reco very pur pose. To expo rt an en try 1 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge r print a cross the finger pr int sensor to display the m enu. 2 Selec t Settings . The Protector Suit e [...]

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    96 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the My Saf e Fol der The en crypted My Safe folder is provide d to prote ct your data against unauthorized a ccess. Wi th the fing erprint authenti cation fu nctionality , you can de crypt (unloc k) this fold er to acces s your da ta. When yo u us e the My Sa fe folder fo r the first tim e, you ne ed to initi[...]

  • Página 97

    97 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To unlock the My Safe folder 1 Right-cli ck the My Safe icon on th e desktop an d select Unloc k My Safe from the menu. 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. The My Safe f old er will stay unlocked until you lo ck it ag ain or res tar t the co mputer . To resize th[...]

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    98 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. ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page 99 ) ❑ Connecting a Multi Function Bay Docking Station (page 108) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age 121) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 1[...]

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    99 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your com puter is supplied wi th a D VD+R Dou b le Lay er/D V D±RW drive bay unit. When p laying or recording on CDs or DVDs, rep lace the i nstalled b ay unit with the disc d rive bay un it. See Using the Multi Function Bay (page 35) for the detaile d instructi ons. To insert a disc [...]

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    100 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not re move the op tical disc wh en the comp uter is in a po wer saving mode (Standby or Hibernat e). Doing so may cause th e compu ter to malfuncti on. ✍ If you pla n to use an extern al optical di sc drive, conn ect the drive bef ore you launch an y preinstal [...]

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    101 nN Using P eripheral De vices Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs a nd DVDs, depen ding on th e optical disc drive bay unit you purcha sed. Chec k your speci fications f or type of your optical disc d rive bay u nit. Use th e table below t o see whic h types of media you r optical d isc drive s upports. ! Th[...]

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    102 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ 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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    103 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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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    104 nN Using P eripheral De vices ❑ 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 dur ing D VD (v ideo or audi o) playback ma y cause a malfuncti on.[...]

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    105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t the disc into the o ptical disc drive. 2 If nothing app ears on the desk top once you inser t an audio CD disc, then click Star t , point to All Programs , and click to open a CD p rogram, such as th e SonicStage software . If the Au dio C D window appear s, click to sel[...]

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    106 nN Using P eripheral De vices 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 ( pag e 101) . 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 th[...]

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    107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Pla ying 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. Co[...]

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    108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multi Fun ction Ba y Docking Station Attachi ng a mult i functio n bay doc king sta tion enabl es you to c onnect ad ditional per ipherals to your co mputer, s uch as a printe r and an external display . A multi function bay doc king statio n is not s upplied with your c omputer and i s availab le as a[...]

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    109 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on t he Multi Functio n Ba y Docking St ation Right A DC IN indicato r Illumin ates when the power of the multi function bay dock ing stat ion i s on. B Batter y CHA RGE indicator F ast blinks: The batt ery i s improper ly inser te d or incompat ib le with the co mputer . Doub le bl inks : Th e bat[...]

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    110 nN Using P eripheral De vices Left/Bac k ! The mult i functi on bay dockin g station ca n be powered on ly through the AC adapter supp lied with the multi func tion bay docki ng stati on. Do no t unplug the AC adap ter from the mu lti functi on bay dock ing stati on and the AC out let while u sing the mul ti functio n bay docking station ; this[...]

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    111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the Multi Function Ba y Docking St ation ✍ When th e computer has no batter y inserted, do not attach the compu ter to the multi f unction bay docking st ation. To attach yo ur computer to t he multi function b ay docking station 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer. 2 Plug[...]

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    112 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the multi function bay docking stati on conne ctor cover on the bot tom of the c omputer . 5 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch on the multi function bay docking s tation to UNLOCK .[...]

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    113 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Place the computer on the multi function bay docking stati on. Bri ng the arrows on the back of the LCD and the multi function ba y docking station togeth er so that the connec tor on the bottom of the com puter comes in c ontact with that on the do c king sta tion.[...]

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    114 nN Using P eripheral De vices 7 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks into pl ace. 8 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch to LOCK . 9 T ur n on the compute r . ! Use the AC adapter suppl ied with the mul ti functi on bay docki ng statio n. Do not mo ve the comp uter while at tached t o the multi functio n bay dockin g station ; this may deta[...]

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    115 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Multi Fun ction Ba y Doc king Station ! T o preven t loss of un saved data , be sure to turn of f the computer b efore disconn ecting it fro m the multi function bay docking s tation. Be sure th at no devices co nnected to th e multi functi on bay docking station are i n use [...]

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    116 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the mu lti function bay docking station 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connecte d periph erals; and the n discon nect all co nnected p eriphera ls . 2 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch on the multi function bay docking stati on to the UNLOCK position.[...]

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    117 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not have t o press the UNDOCK button. Pressin g the UNDOCK button while t he computer is in a power saving mode ret urns the comput er to Normal mode firs t, and then init iates the discon nection proc ess. If you press the UNDOCK button wh[...]

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    118 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 W ait unti l the IN USE indicator (1) tur ns o ff and then press the PUSH RE LEASE b utton (2).[...]

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    119 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Lift the c omputer a wa y from t he multi functi on bay docking stati on. 6 Close th e multi func tion bay docking station c onnector c ov er on the bo ttom of the c omputer .[...]

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    120 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively, y ou can di sconnect t he compute r from the m ulti fu nction bay docking station a s follows : 1 T ur n off the compute r and the connecte d periph erals; and the n discon nect all co nnected p eriphera ls . 2 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK s witch on the multi function bay docking s tation to UNLOCK . 3 C[...]

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    121 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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    122 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 (page 123) ❑ Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display (page 1 25) ❑ Connecting a Proje ctor (page 1 26) [...]

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    123 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You c an connec t a com puter disp lay (m onitor) eithe r direct ly to y our compute r or vi a the opti onal mul ti function bay doc king stati on. To connect a compute r display ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the com puter is disab led when att ached to the multi function ba y docking[...]

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    124 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D stands for Digit al Visual Inter face - Dig ital. It is a type of DVI conne ctor that suppo rts only digi tal video sig nals (no anal og video signals). It has 24 pins. A DVI-I connector (Digital Visual Interfa ce - Integrated) sup ports digi tal video and analog video signals. It has 29 pins. ! Y ou can [...]

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    125 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 optiona l mult i functio n bay doc king sta tion. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of the mul timedia c ompu[...]

  • Página 126

    126 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You can con nect a projector (fo r example, the Sony LCD projector) direc tly to your compu ter or via the optional mul ti function bay doc king station. 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 monito[...]

  • Página 127

    127 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 (pag[...]

  • Página 128

    128 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 l[...]

  • Página 129

    129 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Sele ct the Settings tab . 5 Click the mo nitor ic on marked 2 . 6 Sele ct the Extend my Windo ws desktop onto this monitor option. 7 Click Appl y and then OK . If the Monitor Sett[...]

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    130 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 f[...]

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    131 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 US[...]

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    132 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 pr ef er 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. ! W[...]

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    133 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[...]

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    134 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 co[...]

  • Página 135

    135 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 pr inter cable (2) su pplied with y our pri nter into the pr inter po r t (3) on the optiona l multi function bay docking station. ✍ Before conn ecting the pr[...]

  • Página 136

    136 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 po[...]

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    137 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[...]

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    138 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your compute r to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-TX /10BASE-T- type netwo rks via an E thernet netwo rk cable. Connect one end of a n optional network ca ble to the Network (Ether net) port o n the computer or the o ptional mult i functio n bay doc king station and t he other [...]

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    139 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[...]

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    140 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 (page 141) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central (pag e 144) ❑ Us ing th e Power Savi ng M ode s (pag e 145) ❑ Managing P ower with V AIO Po wer Man[...]

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    141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass w ord 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. Adding the [...]

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    142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 5 Selec t P asswor d When Po wer ON under Se curity . Press th e space b ar to change the setti ng from Disab led to Enabl ed . 6 Use the < or , ke y to select Exit and select Exit (Save Chan ges) ; and then pres s the Ent er key . On the Setup Confirma tion screen, make sure that Ye s is sele cted an d t[...]

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    143 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 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter th[...]

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    144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Central utili ty allows y ou to consu lt system info rmation a nd specify preferences for syste m behavior . To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , and click VA I O C e n t r a l . The V AIO Central window app ears. 2 Select the d[...]

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    145 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 [...]

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    146 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 Computer . 2 Click St and By . To retu rn to Normal mod e Pres s any key. [...]

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    147 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 er f ormance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ow er Options Pr operties wi ndow appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab. 5 Change the System St andby setti ngs .[...]

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    148 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 screen ap p[...]

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    149 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 or re sumin g. 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 Standby mo[...]

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    150 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P owe r 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 app[...]

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    151 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P o wer Schemes VAIO Power Management provide s several pre defined power schemes . Eac h 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[...]

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    152 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 i[...]

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    153 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 [...]

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    154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the special b ag delivered wi th the mem or y module or wrap t he module in aluminum f oil to protect i t from elec trostatic 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 damag[...]

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    155 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 obj[...]

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    156 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). 7 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckaging.[...]

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    157 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 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. 9 Close th e module cover and then ti ghten the sc re w [...]

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    158 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 , poi nt to All Programs , and click 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 In f ormat ion folder . 5 Double-click the System In f [...]

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    159 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 160) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 61) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (p age 162) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 164) ❑ On [...]

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    160 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[...]

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    161 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check th e power operation of your mod el. ❑ 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 compute[...]

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    162 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[...]

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    163 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[...]

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    164 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[...]

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    165 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 [...]

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    166 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ 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 tem[...]

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    167 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr iving, cy cling, or o perating any motor ized vehicle. 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 dam[...]

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    168 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[...]

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    169 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 /pcsuppor t for customers in USA, at http://www . sony[...]

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    170 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ A udio/Video (page 21 4) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 215) ❑ P erip heral s (page 216 ) ❑ Multi Function Bay Doc k ing Sta tion (page 217)[...]

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    171 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) [...]

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    172 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[...]

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    173 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[...]

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    174 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[...]

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    175 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 Mic rosoft Wind ows Star t menu, located 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[...]

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    176 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[...]

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    177 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[...]

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    178 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 [...]

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    179 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 wind ow appears and Wind ows does no t start. Press the power bu tton for more than four sec onds to che c[...]

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    180 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 , poi nt to All Programs and Norton Internet Secu rity , and cli ck Norton In ternet Se curity . The Nort on Internet S ecurity 20 05 s[...]

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    181 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 comp uter's security. 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 o[...]

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    182 nN T r oublesho oting To use t he Automati c Updates f eature 1 Connect t o the Inter net. 2 Click the A utomatic Updates icon on th e taskba r . 3 Click Ne xt , and f oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions to set up auto matic or s cheduled upd ates. To visit the Windows U pdates we b site 1 Connect t o the Inter net. 2 T y pe http://windowsupdat[...]

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    183 nN T r oublesho oting How do I k eep m y antivirus software update d? You ca n keep the Norton Inter net Security s oftware pro gram curren t with the l atest updates from Syma ntec Corpor ation. To downloa d and install the latest security up date 1 Double-click the N orto n Intern et Security icon on th e taskba r . I f y ou have not previous[...]

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    184 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 Charging the Battery Pack ( page 2 3) . 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[...]

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    185 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 Hibern ate [...]

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    186 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? ❑ Make sure that t he CAME RA OFF indicator is unlit. ❑ 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 appli[...]

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    187 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y do captured images contain dropp ed frames and audio interruptions? ❑ The effect setting s on your so ftware applicati on may ha ve caused d ropped frames. Se e the help file on your sof tware applic ation for more infor mation. ❑ There ma y be more software applications running than your computer can handle. Exit[...]

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    188 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the video input from the b uilt- in MO TION EYE camer a suspended f or a f ew secon ds? The v ideo input ma y be suspen ded for a few seconds if ❑ a shor tcut key with the Fn key is used. ❑ the CPU lo ad increas es. This is normal and does not indicate a malf unction. Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON [...]

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    189 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[...]

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    190 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[...]

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    191 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 WIRELE SS or WIRELESS LAN s witch[...]

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    192 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[...]

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    193 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[...]

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    194 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't other Bl uetooth de vices discov er my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth feature enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIR ELESS swi t c h . ❑ Y ou ca nnot use the B luetooth f unctional ity when the c omputer is in a power saving mod [...]

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    195 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I find the Bluet ooth de vice with which I wan t to communicate? ❑ Check that the Bluetooth functionali ty of the device with which you want to commun icate is on . See the ot her device's manual f or more deta ils. ❑ If the d e vice with which you want to co mmunicate is a lready co mmunicatin g w[...]

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    196 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can 't other Bl uetooth de vices connect to my computer? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ The com puter may not allow connection s from other devices. T o en able Bluetooth device connec tions, f ollow thes e steps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on the ta skbar . 2 Select Device Proper[...]

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    197 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obs tacles and/ or the dista nce between th e two de vices, but also o n the radio wav e quality , on the op erating syst em or the so ftware used. T r y to move the compute r or tr y to p lace the two devices clos er . ❑ The 2.4 GHz rad[...]

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    198 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth technolog y on air planes? With B luetooth tec hnology , the computer tr ansmits a radio fre quency o f 2.4 GHz. S ensitive l ocations, s uch as hos pitals an d airplane s, may ha ve rest rictions on t he use of B luetooth d evices, du e to radio i nterference. Ch eck with facility staff [...]

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    199 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 compute r is tryi ng to read may be d irty or damag ed. Foll ow these step s: 1 Restar t the comp uter by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restart . 2 Eject t he disc from th e optical di sc dr iv e. 3 Examin e the disc for dir[...]

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    200 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[...]

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    201 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 bo x, if it is not se lected . Y ou can confir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driver t ab , and c[...]

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    202 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 saver . ❑ 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 i[...]

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    203 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[...]

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    204 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[...]

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    205 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 t emporary a nd this ad justment i s overridde n by the 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 ✍ [...]

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    206 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[...]

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    207 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.[...]

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    208 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[...]

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    209 nN T r oublesho oting P ointing Device What should I do if t he pointing de vice 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 th[...]

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    210 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the l eft and right butto n assignments? If the comp uter is interpret ing a singl e-click as a doubl e-click, y ou may w ant to cha nge the bu tton assign ments. F ollow these 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 . [...]

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    211 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[...]

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    212 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 [...]

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    213 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 Insert ing a PC Card (page 57) 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 your[...]

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    214 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[...]

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    215 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[...]

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    216 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[...]

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    217 nN T r oublesho oting Multi Function Ba y Doc king Station Wh y can't I use the de vices connected to the multi functi on ba y doc king station? Make s ure to use the AC adapter supplied wi th the mult i function bay docki ng station to c onnect the docking st ation to a po wer source. The mult i functio n bay doc king st ation does no t w[...]

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    218 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I print a document? ❑ Make sure that t he pr inter dr iv er sup por ts Win dows XP . Ask the ma nuf acturer of your printer f or the dr iver that suppor t s Windows XP . ❑ The pr inter p or t on the mult i functio n ba y do ck ing sta tion is i ntern ally co nnected to the USB. Procee d as follows to ch[...]

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    219 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ If the bid irectional communicati on functio ns are provided with your pr inter , disabling the function s on the c omputer may enable prin ting. Proceed as f o llows: 1 Click Start a nd then Control P anel . 2 Click the Pr in te rs a nd Ot her H ardwa re icon. 3 Click the Printers an d Faxes icon . 4 Righ t-clic k th [...]

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    220 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 (this manu al) and the[...]

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    221 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 c ompu[...]

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    222 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: [...]

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    223 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 ® Elements, Phot oshop ® Album, Prem iere ® , Reader ® Adobe S ystems Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b[...]

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    224 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[...]

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    225 nN Support Options DVgate Plus ™ softwa re 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 ca[...]

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    226 nN Support Options Intel ® PROS et Intel Cor poration ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .inte l.com/networ k/connect ivity/products /wireless/pr oset/proset_s oftware.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 ![...]

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    227 nN Support Options MoodLogic MoodL ogic, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /www .mood logic.com/ suppor 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:/ /isp .netsc ape.com/help T el ephone 866-541- 8233 Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ S[...]

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    228 nN Support Options ROXIO DigitalMedia ® Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b Si t e http:/ /suppor t.s onic.com/ SonicSta ge ® softwa re 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[...]

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    229 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® Mastering Studio softwar e Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage ® Mas tering Stud io so ftware to recor d songs from analog records or cass ette tapes into your computer 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 .co m/pcsup[...]

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    230 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 .co m/pcsuppor 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 /suppor t ❑ F or use[...]

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    231 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 .co m/pcsuppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO NY -PC (88 8-476-6972) [...]

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    232 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 ® compu ters. Yo u can set up o ne or mor e VAIO c omputers as "media s ervers, " which s tore yo ur multime dia files a[...]

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    233 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 .s[...]

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    234 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update uti lity helps you kee p your VAI O ® compu ter up to d ate by regu larly che cking th e Sony Onl ine Suppor t 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 .co [...]

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    235 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 .co m/pcsuppor t T el ephone 888-4-SO[...]

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    236 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 ® computer s on your network. On V AIO [...]

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