Sony VGNP798KQ manual

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    N User Guide P erson al Computer VG N - P S e r i e s[...]

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

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    3 nN Precauti ons .. ............. ............. ................... ............. ........... 9 6 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .... 97 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation ............ ............. .. 101 Handling Your Com puter ..................... ............. ......... 102 Handling the LCD Screen [...]

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    4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r, and wel come to th e on-sc reen U ser Gui de . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide a stat e-of-the -art per sonal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in[...]

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    5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er vie w of comp onents c onnection , set-up inform ation, etc . ❑ Safety Information — Safety guid eline s and[...]

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    6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Pr ogr am help files — May be included with th e preinstal led software programs on your com puter . Y ou may be able to access t he help files fr om the help menu on a spe cific pro gram. ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Help — Inf or mation about set ting up B luetooth ® , wi[...]

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

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

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

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    10 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilting feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can red uce ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting [...]

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

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

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    13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A Built-in spea kers (stereo) B P ointing stic k (pag e 34) C Left button (pag e 34) D Center button (pag e 34) E Right b utton ( page 34 ) F Window arrange men t button (S2 button) (pag e 36) G XMB (Xross Media Ba r) button (S1 button) (page 36 ) H Num lock indicator (pag e 17) I Caps loc [...]

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    14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A SIM ca rd slot * B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 19) * On model s with the wire less WAN function.[...]

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    15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t * (page 79) B I/O por t (page 70) * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

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    16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A DC IN por t (pag e 18) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t * (page 79) C Headp hones jack (pag e 63) , ( page 72 ) * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

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    17 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green while the computer is on, b links sl owly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and goes out when the computer is tur ned off or enters [...]

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    18 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck for s upplyi ng power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter While your c omputer i s directl y connec ted to AC power a nd has a b attery pa ck i nstalled , it uses power from the A C outl et. ?[...]

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    19 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. Installing/Remo ving the Batter y P ack To install th e battery pack 1 T ur n off t he com puter and close th e LCD s creen l id. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK s witch (1) i[...]

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    20 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Fit the batt er y pa ck into the bat ter y comp ar tm ent. The bat ter y pa ck should be lev el with the bot tom of th e comp uter . 4 Slide t he batter y pac k toward the front o f the comp uter u ntil it c licks into place. 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK switch outward to secure the batt er y pack[...]

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    21 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack To remove the b attery pack ! Y ou may lo se data if you remove t he batte ry pa ck while you r comput er is on and no t connec ted to the A C adapte r or if you remove th e batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. 1 T ur n off t he com puter and close th e LCD s creen l id. 2 Slide [...]

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    22 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ! This com pute r is desig ned to op erate only with genu ine So ny batte ry pa cks.[...]

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

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    24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack co ntinues t o charge whil e y ou are us ing the comput er . When the bat ter y pack is running out of power and both the ch arge and po wer indicat or ligh ts blink, yo u should either c[...]

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    25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Extending Y our Batt er y Lif e When y our com puter is running on batte ry power, you ca n exte nd your battery lif e usin g the fo llowing m ethods. ❑ Decrea se the LCD br ightnes s of your comp uter scre en. ❑ Use the p ower sa v ing m ode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 27) f or [...]

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    26 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safely Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T ur n off a ny per ipherals connec ted to th e computer. 2 Click St ar t and the Shut do wn button. 3 Respo nd to[...]

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

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    28 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Sta rt , the arrow next to the Shut down button, an d Sleep . To retu rn to Norma l mode ❑ Press any key . ❑ Slide t he power switch (in the direct ion of G on th e s w itch) . ! If y ou slid e ( in the dire ctio n of G on the switch) an[...]

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    29 nN Getting Sta rted > Updating Y our Computer Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest u pdates on your compu ter with th e followi ng sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter can run more e fficientl y. ❑ Windows Update Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and Windows Update and then follow the on-scre en inst ruc tions. ?[...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 31) ❑ Using the P oint ing Device (pa g e 34) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 36) ❑ Using the Instant Mode (page 37) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page 3[...]

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

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Combinat ion/Feature Function Fn + % (F2) : muting T urns on and off the built-in speakers or the headphones. Fn + 2 (F3/F4) : volume control Changes the volume le vel. T o increase the volume, keep pressing the Fn + F4 k eys or press the Fn + F4 keys and then the M or , key . T o decrease t[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Fn + (F12) : hiber nation Provides the lowest lev el of power consum pti on. When you ex ecute t his command, t he states of the system and the connected peripheral de vices are sav ed to the built - in storage de vice and the system power is t urned off. T o retur n the system to its origin[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the P oint ing Device Using the P ointing Device The k eyboard contains a cu rsor-pointi ng dev ice, the p ointing s tick ( 1). You ca n point to, selec t, drag, a nd sc roll objec ts on the sc reen usi ng the poi nting sti ck in c ombin ation with the butto ns lo cated bel ow the s pace bar . The po inte[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the P oint ing Device ✍ The point er may mo ve on its own on rare occ asions, which does not ind icate a m alfuncti on. Leav e the poi nting st ick unt ouched f o r a while. Th e point er will beh ave normally . The tip on t he pointi ng stick is a consu mable. You can replace it with one of the sup pli[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Special-function But tons Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to h elp y ou use sp ecifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion button Functions XMB (Xross Media Bar) button (S1 button) While the computer is off or in Hiber nate mode, the XMB button[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Instant Mode Using the Instant Mode The Instant Mode enables you immedi ately to play music and vid eos or acce ss the Intern et without lau nchi ng the Windows operati ng sys tem. Fo r detai led infor mation on ope rating i nstruct ions, see the help f ile inc luded w ith the Instant Mode . Star ting[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOTION EYE camera. With th e preins talled i mage captu re softwa re, you c an perfo rm the fol lowin g: ❑ Capture sti ll images and movie s ❑ Sense a nd capt ure obj ect movements for monitor ing pu r pose s ?[...]

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

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" ! Y our compute r is su pplied w ith a sl ot prot ector in the "M emory Stic k Duo" s lot. R e move the sl ot prot ector b efore yo u use t he sl ot. 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S ti[...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" ! Be sure to hol d "Memor y Stic k" with the arro w pointing in the correct direc tion as yo u insert it int o the slot . T o avoi d damag i ng your comput er or the media, do not force "Me mor y Stick" in to the slot if you can not ins ert it smoot hly . Befor[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" To remove "Memory Stick" ! Do no t remove "Memor y S tick" whi le the Media Access indica tor light is l it. If you d o, you may l ose dat a. Larg e volume s of d ata may ta ke time to load, so make sure t he indicat or light is unlit befo re removin g "Me[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" ha s been formatted by de fault and i s ready for use . If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig[...]

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

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our comput er has b een tested and found co mpatible with S ony branded "M emor y Stick" with capac ity o f up to 1 6 GB that are av ailable as of May 2009. H owe ver , n ot all "M emor y Stick" are guaranteed of c[...]

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

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card ! Y our computer is suppli ed with a slot pro tector in the SD memory card slot. Remo ve the slot protecto r before you u se the slot. 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Push th e SD memor y car d slot pr otector s o that th e protec tor pops out[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards ✍ If the SD mem ory card does n ot go into the slot easily , remo ve it gent ly and veri fy you are in serti ng it in t he proper dir ectio n. When yo u insert th e SD memor y card into th e slot fo r the first time, yo u may b e promp ted to in stal l driver s oftware. I f [...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd ! Insert the SD memor y card sl ot prote ctor to bloc k any partic les fro m ente ring the slot when not u sing the SD memor y card. Bef ore moving your comput er , be sure to inse rt the SD memor y card slo t protec tor into th e slot. 1 Locate th[...]

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

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

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You need the dis play/LAN adap ter to con nect your compu ter to 1000B ASE-T/ 100BAS E-TX /10BASE -T type netw orks wit h a LAN cab le. Con nect one e nd of a L AN ca ble (not suppl ied) to th e network (LAN) port on the disp lay/LAN a dapter and the other e nd to[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN Using t he Wire less LA N (WLAN), a ll your di gital dev ices wi th the bui lt-in W LAN fun ction co mmunicat e free ly with e ach oth er through a networ k. A WLAN is a network in whi ch a user c an connec t to a Local Ar ea Networ k (LAN) thr ough a wire less (ra[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN ✍ In som e countri es, usi ng WLAN p roducts m ay be res tricted by the local reg ulations (e.g. lim ited nu mber of c hannels). Therefor e, before activating the WLAN fu nction, read the Safety Informatio n carefully . WLAN u ses the IE EE 802.1 1a * /b/g stan dard or the I EEE 802.1 [...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN The commu nicati on spee d varies dependin g on the d istance betwee n commu nicati on devices , exis tence of obstacl es between such dev ic es, the de vice confi guratio n, the radi o condi tions, and the soft ware in us e. In addit ion, co mmunicat ions may b e cut off dep endin g on [...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function You c an est ablish wireles s commu nicat ions between your c ompute r and other B luetoo th devic es suc h as ano ther co mput er or a m obile pho ne. Yo u can transfer da ta betwe en thes e devic es witho ut cables at a ran ge of u p to 33 feet (10 met[...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, whic h allows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom y ou choos e to commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you ca n preven t any a nonym ous Blu etooth d evic es from a ccessing your comp[...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Communicati ng with Another Bluetoo t h De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables. To commu nicate with ano ther Bluetooth device[...]

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

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function ❑ The Bl uetooth function may not work wi th other d e v ices, depen ding o n the ma nuf ac turer or the so ftware version em ploy ed by the m anufacturer . ❑ Connecti ng multiple Bluet ooth devices to your co mputer m a y cause chann el conges tion, resulti ng in p oor perform [...]

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    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Viewing On e -segment Br oadcasts Vie wing One-segment Broadcasts Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . Your c omput er may b e equip ped wit h a dig ital tuner for receiv ing on e-se[...]

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    62 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eriphera l De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Using the Noise Canceling Headphones (pag e 63) ❑ Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter (page 69) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 71) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers[...]

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    63 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Using the Noise Canceling Headphones A pair of noi se canc eling he adphone s may be su pplie d with you r comput er. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your [...]

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    64 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Bef ore Y ou Use the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ Y ou can enable the noise cancel ing fun ction only when the su pplie d noise c ance ling h eadphon es are co nnected to the headphon es jack that s uppor ts this funct ion. ❑ The noi se cancel ing fun ction doe s not [...]

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    65 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ When the noise cancel ing fun ction doe s not s eem to be wor king, u nplug t he sup plied noi se c anceling headph ones comple tely a nd then plug th em back again . ❑ K eep the built-in micropho ne (1) of the noi se cancel ing hea dphones unblocked to ensure that [...]

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    66 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Connecting the Noise Canceling Headphon es To connect t he noise can celing head phones Plug th e headp hones cable into th e head phones ja ck i . The ico n appe ars on the t askbar to i ndicate that t he noi se can celing function is enabled and a ball oon m essage pops[...]

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    67 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Adjusting the Eff ect of the Noise Canceling Function The no ise can celin g headp hones su pplie d with you r com puter is configu red to yield th e optim um effe ct by defaul t. If you feel th at the nois e cancel ing functio n is not ful ly in effec t, you may be abl e[...]

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    68 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones What to do if the icon and the balloon do not appear When th e nois e cancel ing fu nction i con ( / ) is no t on the tas kbar an d the ba lloon message does n ot pop u p from the ico n, cha nge the noise ca ncel ing fun ction se ttings . To display t he balloon message a[...]

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    69 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter Connecting a Displa y/LAN Adapter A dis play/LAN adapter may be s upplied with y our com puter to ex pand con necti vity. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your [...]

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    70 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter Connecting the Displa y/LAN adapter to Y our C omputer To connect t he display/LA N adapter to your computer ! Do not mov e your comp uter whil e the dis play/LAN adapter is connecte d, as it ma y disconn ect the disp lay/LA N adapter and cause da mag e to bo th un its. 1 Sli[...]

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    71 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an Optical Disc Drive Connecting an Opt ical Disc Drive To us e optical disc m edia with y our co mputer , connec t an ex ternal op tical di sc dri ve (not supplied ) to your compute r. Connecting a n Optical Disc Drive ! Be sure to connect an external op tical d isc drive bef ore you lau nch any [...]

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    72 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or Headphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter . To connect e xternal speake rs ✍ Make sure you r speakers are d esigned for co mputer use .[...]

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    73 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external di spla y (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. Fo r exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a pr ojec tor. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter .[...]

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    74 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displ ay or a Projecto r You need a di splay /LAN adapter to connec t an externa l display , such as a comput er displa y or a proje ctor, to your compu ter. To connect a computer displ ay or a proje ctor 1 Plug the power cord (1) of your external disp lay[...]

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    75 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Using the V AIO Presentation Suppor t The VAIO Presentation S upport al lows you to use h andy fu nctions f or the p resentat ion, for example , disp laying a d ocume nt for qui ck refe rence a nd the m irror im age of t he con nected externa l displa y si multan eously on the [...]

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

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    77 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of y our desktop across sep arate di spla ys. Fo r examp le, i f you have an externa l displ ay co nnecte d to the monitor p ort, you r comput er scr een and the [...]

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

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    79 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You ca n conn ect a U nivers al Se rial Bu s (USB) devic e to yo ur comp uter, suc h as a mouse, fl oppy disk dr ive, speaker , and prin ter. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB d e vi ce ca ble (2) into the US[...]

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    80 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to insta ll the dr iver software suppl ied with your USB d e v ice before use. See the manual tha t came wi th the USB device for more inform ation. ❑ Be sur e to use a USB pr inte r co mpatible wit h your version of Wi ndows to pr[...]

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    81 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 82) ❑ Using Intel VT (page 92)[...]

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    82 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word In ad dition to t he Win dows p assword, y ou can use BIO S functi ons to se t two typ es of pas swor ds to pro tect your c ompute r: the p ower-on pas sword an d the ha rd disk pass word. Once yo u have set the power -on pass word, you wil l be prompted to ent[...]

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    83 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on p assword is provided to pro tect your c ompute r from unau thorize d acces s. There ar e two type s of th e power- on passwo rds: the machine pass word and th e user p assword . The machi ne pas sword is provided for u sers with a dmini[...]

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    84 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < [...]

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    85 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th[...]

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    86 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se ver[...]

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    87 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter th [...]

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    88 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk passwor d prov ides a dditional secur ity for t he data stored on your buil t-in stora ge dev ice. If yo u enabl e the ha rd disk passwor d, this ad ds an extra le vel o f secur ity. When ad ding th e hard di sk passwo rd, you must set b[...]

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    89 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he hard dis k passw ord 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on p[...]

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    90 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo app[...]

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    91 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on p[...]

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    92 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using Intel® VT Using Intel ® VT Inte l ® Virtuali zation Techno logy (VT) al lows you to use hardw are virtua liza tion softwa re for enhanci ng yo ur comp uter's perfor mance. ! Intel VT may not be ava ilab le depe ndin g on the CPU instal led on your comput er . For informati on on virtual izat[...]

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

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

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    95 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Protecting the Hard Disk Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur comp uter is equipp ed with a bu ilt- in hard d isk driv e, then it has the VAIO HDD Protection utility pr einstal led for custom izin g your setti ngs for protecti ng y our har d disk drive again st sh ock haz ards. You c an se lect the sens iti[...]

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    96 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. ❑ Safety I nf ormation (page 97) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 10 1) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 102) ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (pag e 105) ❑ Usin g th e [...]

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    97 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Provide adequa te air circulatio n to prev ent in ter na l ov er heating . Do not place your comp uter on porous su rfaces such as rug s, blank et s, couches, beds, or n ear d raperies that may bloc k its a[...]

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    98 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 14 0°F (60 °C), suc h as in a car par ked in the sun or under dir ect sunlig ht. ❑ F o r your safety , So ny recomme nds usi ng the g enuine So ny batter y pa ck and A C ada pter provided with thi s produ ct. If these i tems need [...]

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    99 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information ❑ Do not expose the batter y pack to any mechanic al sh ock, such as drop ping i t on a h ard sur f a ce. ❑ If you are n ot using your compu ter for an extended per iod of tim e, remov e the ba tter y p ack from the c ompute r to prev ent damage to the bat ter y pa ck. ❑ If you hav e n ot used the ba[...]

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    100 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s whil e dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any mo tori zed vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngero us to play loud mus ic whil e walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossi ngs. ?[...]

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    101 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet an d the LCD panel wi th a soft, d r y or li ghtly moi stened c loth with a m ild deter gent sol ution. Do not use an abrasive pad, s cour ing powder , o r solvent such a s alcoh ol or ben zine, as these may damage the fin i[...]

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    102 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject o r any liquid o nto your comp uter , shu t down the co mputer, unplug it, and r emov e the bat ter y pack. Y ou may w a nt to have the compu ter checked by qualified personn el before operat ing it again. ❑ Do not dr op your computer or pla c[...]

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    103 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a col d loc ation to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the com puter . In such a case, allow at le ast on e hour before tur ni ng on th e compute r . If any problems occur, unplug the comp uter a nd contact an auth orized Sony Ser v ice Cent[...]

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    104 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ T o carr y the co mputer wi th the lid open, b e sure to hold the c ompute r with bo th hands. ❑ Use a ca rr yi ng ca se sp ecially desi gned t o carr y your computer .[...]

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

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    106 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shre dder . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a power str ip with a surg e protec tor . Thi s devi[...]

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

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    108 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prints and dust o n the sur f a ce of a disc m a y cause read error s. Be sur e to hold th e dis c by its edge s and c entral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc . This will affect the use o f the di sc a nd may result in i rreparable dam age.[...]

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    109 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Batter y life is shor ter in a col d environment . This is due to d ecreas ed batte r y effici ency at low temperatu res. ❑ Charge b atter y p acks at temperatur es between 59° F to 86 °F (15°C to 3 0°C). L ower temperatures requi re longe r cha rging time. ❑ F o[...]

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    110 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stic k" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" connector with your fin ger or m etallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick" as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r expose "Memo r y Stick". ?[...]

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

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    112 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Display/LAN Adapt er Handling the Displa y/LAN Adapter To hel p you ke ep the d isplay /LAN adapte r at ha nd, the display/LA N adapte r is de signe d to be attac hed to the AC adapter. To attach th e display/LAN adapter to the AC adapter 1 Fit the socket on the disp lay/LAN adapter onto the atta chmen t projec[...]

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    113 nN T roub leshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. Try these s ugges tions bef ore vis iting the Sony onlin e suppor t web si te at the following URLs: ❑ F o r cu sto mers in US A http://esu ppor t[...]

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    114 nN T roub leshooting > ❑ Printing (page 142) ❑ Microp hone (page 143) ❑ Speake rs (page 144) ❑ P ointing Device (page 145 ) ❑ Ke yboard (page 146) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 147) ❑ A udio/Video (page 148) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 150) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 151 )[...]

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    115 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Computer What should I do if m y computer does not star t ? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pac k is ins talled proper ly a nd cha rged. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne cted US B devices (if[...]

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    116 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 keys se veral time s to c lose the appli cation window . An app lica tion er ror may hav e occur red. ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not work, click Start , th e arrow next to the Shut down b utto[...]

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

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

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    119 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if a message appears n otifying of eit her incompatibility or t he improper installatio n of the batter y pac k and my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pr oblem could be du e to th e batte r y pa ck not being install ed prop er ly . T o solve thi s problem, tur n off your compute [...]

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    120 nN T roub leshooting > Computer What should I do if m y game softw are does not work or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any patch es or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver software. ❑ On som e V AIO model s, the graphics me mor y is shared with th e syste [...]

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    121 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my scree n tur n off after the aut omatic tur n-off time has passed? Some s oftware ap plic ations or scree n savers are desi gned to temporar ily di sable the featur e of your operati ng sy stem t hat turns off the c omputer screen or plac es the comput er into Sleep mod e after a certa in p[...]

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    122 nN T roub leshooting > Computer How do I redu ce the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your b uilt-in storage device contains the rec overy partition where the data fo r the sy stem rec overy is stored . If you r compu ter inclu des a solid state drive, you might want to red uce th e volu me of the r ecover y partitio n by fo llowing t h[...]

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    123 nN T roub leshooting > Computer How do I chec k the vol ume of the reco v er y par tition? Your b uilt-in storage device contains the rec overy p artition where the data for the s ystem rec overy is stor ed. To c heck the volume of the recovery partition, fol low these steps : 1 Click St ar t , righ t-cli ck Computer , and select Ma na ge . [...]

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    124 nN T roub leshooting > System Sec urity System Security How ca n I protect m y computer against security th reats, such as viruses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your computer. T he be st way to p rotect your computer against securit y thr eats, suc h as vi ruse s, is to downloa d and i nstall th e late st W[...]

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    125 nN T roub leshooting > Batter y Batter y How do I fi nd the battery charging status? You c a n che ck the cha rge indi cator fo r th e bat tery char ging sta tus. Se e Charg ing the Bat tery Pa ck ( page 23) fo r more informati on. When is m y computer using A C pow er? When yo ur co mputer is conne cted to a n AC outl et with the AC ad apte[...]

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

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    127 nN T roub leshooting > Instant M ode Instant Mode What should I do if the Instant Mode d oes not star t? ❑ T o star t the In stant M ode , turn off the c omputer or place it into Hibe rn ate mode, and then press the X MB button. When your compu ter is on , press ing the X MB button ex ec utes the de f a ult tas k. ❑ If the files require [...]

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    128 nN T roub leshooting > Instant M ode 13 Click OK in the confi rm ation window for attr ibute chang es. ! Runnin g the D isk C lea nup with the Compres s old files option s elect ed may c ompress the f iles re quired for the I nstan t Mode . If the file s are compress ed after runn ing the Disk Cl eanu p , f ollow the abo ve procedure t o res[...]

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    129 nN T roub leshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another . ❑ The viewfinder m a y show some noi se, f or example hor izontal strea ks, [...]

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

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    131 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Y ou need to co nnect the dis play/LAN adapter to your com puter before config ur ing or a ccess ing your networ k. ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need to move [...]

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    132 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Mov e your computer awa y from o bstac les or cl [...]

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    133 nN T roub leshooting > Networki ng How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ While your compu ter is connec ted to an acces s point, data transfer interr uptio ns ma y occur if a larg e file is exchanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your computer c lose r to t[...]

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    134 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnology Bluetooth T echnolo g y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Blueto oth function enabled. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and the WIRELE SS in dicat or light is lit o n your com puter . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bl ueto[...]

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    135 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnology What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot connect to m y computer? ❑ Check the sugge stion s in What should I do if I cannot find t he Bluetooth de vice I want to comm unic ate with? (pa g e 134) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The dat a transfer distan[...]

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    136 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnology Wh y can't I use the ser vices suppor t ed by t he connected Bluetoot h de vice? Connect ion is only p ossible for service s also supp orted by the comp uter with th e Blue tooth functi on. For more detai ls, searc h Windows Help and Support for Bluetooth infor mation . Can I use a de vice wi[...]

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    137 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnology What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom my headph ones or audio/vid eo controller? Check th e SCMS -T setting s. If you r headpho nes or aud io/vi deo con troller do es not s upport SCM S-T c ontent prot ection , you need to c onnec t the de vice us ing the A dvanced Audio Distr ibution Prof[...]

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    138 nN T roub leshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our comput er screen may go blank if the c omputer l oses power or ent ers a power saving mode (S leep or Hiber n ate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sl eep mod e, press any k ey to br ing the c omputer back int o Nor mal mod e. See Using the P ower S aving Mod[...]

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    139 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if I do not see proper images or videos? ❑ Be sure to sele ct T rue Color (32 bit) f o r the d isplay colors before using video /image software or sta r tin g D VD playback. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully . T o chan ge the di spl[...]

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

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    141 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if the e xter nal displa y remains b lank? Press the Fn + F7 keys to change the displa y output. See Combinations and Functions with th e Fn Key (p age 31) for more informati on.[...]

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

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    143 nN T roub leshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ Y our comput er is no t equipped with th e mic rophone j ack. Y ou canno t use an exter nal mi cropho ne. ❑ Y our sound input d e v ice may have been inco rrectly confi gured. T o configu re the so und in put device, follow these steps : 1[...]

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

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    145 nN T roub leshooting > P ointing Device P ointi ng De vice What should I do if m y pointing de vice does not work? ❑ Y ou may ha ve disabled the p ointin g device before connecti ng a mou se to your com puter . See Using the P ointing Device (page 34) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer do[...]

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

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    147 nN T roub leshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Disk s Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the taskbar when t he dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it[...]

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    148 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video How do I tu r n off the Windo ws star tup sound? To turn o ff the Win dows startup sound , follow th ese steps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und . 3 Click Mana g e audio devices under Sound . 4 On the Sounds tab , cl ick to cancel the Play Windo ws Star tup so[...]

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    149 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I fin d dropped fr ames dur ing video pla yback? If the video pl ayback window is overla id with anothe r wind ow, you may enc ounter dropped frames o r find pl ayback perfor mance de graded. M ove th e video pl ayback window to w here i t will be unlikel y to b e overl aid wit h anoth[...]

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

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

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    152 nN T radema rks > T r a demar ks © 2009 S ony Ele ctronic s Inc. A ll rights rese rved. Repro duction i n whol e or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is pro hibited. Sony, the So ny logo , "Mem ory Stick" , "Me mory S tick Du o", "Magic Gate", " Open MG", " OpenM G X", "Memo ry Sti[...]

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    153 nN T radema rks > Dolby i s a reg istered tradem ark of Do lby L aborator ies. All ot her names of sys tems, p roducts , and ser vices ar e tradem arks of their respectiv e owne rs. In the manua l, the ™ or ® marks m ay not be spe cified. Features and s pecific ations a re subj ect to cha nge wit hout not ice. All other tr adema rks are t[...]

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    154 nN Notice > Notice © 2009 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval. Sony Co rporation prov ides no wa rranty with rega rd to this manu al, the software, [...]

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