Sony VPCSC manual

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Bom manual de uso

As regras impõem ao revendedor a obrigação de fornecer ao comprador o manual com o produto Sony VPCSC. A falta de manual ou informações incorretas fornecidas ao consumidor são a base de uma queixa por não conformidade do produto com o contrato. De acordo com a lei, pode anexar o manual em uma outra forma de que em papel, o que é frequentemente utilizado, anexando uma forma gráfica ou manual electrónicoSony VPCSC vídeos instrutivos para os usuários. A condição é uma forma legível e compreensível.

O que é a instrução?

A palavra vem do latim "Instructio" ou instruir. Portanto, no manual Sony VPCSC você pode encontrar uma descrição das fases do processo. O objetivo do manual é instruir, facilitar o arranque, a utilização do equipamento ou a execução de determinadas tarefas. O manual é uma coleção de informações sobre o objeto / serviço, um guia.

Infelizmente, pequenos usuários tomam o tempo para ler o manual Sony VPCSC, e um bom manual não só permite conhecer uma série de funcionalidades adicionais do dispositivo, mas evita a formação da maioria das falhas.

Então, o que deve conter o manual perfeito?

Primeiro, o manual Sony VPCSC deve conte:
- dados técnicos do dispositivo Sony VPCSC
- nome do fabricante e ano de fabricação do dispositivo Sony VPCSC
- instruções de utilização, regulação e manutenção do dispositivo Sony VPCSC
- sinais de segurança e certificados que comprovam a conformidade com as normas pertinentes

Por que você não ler manuais?

Normalmente, isso é devido à falta de tempo e à certeza quanto à funcionalidade específica do dispositivo adquirido. Infelizmente, a mesma ligação e o arranque Sony VPCSC não são suficientes. O manual contém uma série de orientações sobre funcionalidades específicas, a segurança, os métodos de manutenção (mesmo sobre produtos que devem ser usados), possíveis defeitos Sony VPCSC e formas de resolver problemas comuns durante o uso. No final, no manual podemos encontrar as coordenadas do serviço Sony na ausência da eficácia das soluções propostas. Atualmente, muito apreciados são manuais na forma de animações interessantes e vídeos de instrução que de uma forma melhor do que o o folheto falam ao usuário. Este tipo de manual é a chance que o usuário percorrer todo o vídeo instrutivo, sem ignorar especificações e descrições técnicas complicadas Sony VPCSC, como para a versão papel.

Por que ler manuais?

Primeiro de tudo, contem a resposta sobre a construção, as possibilidades do dispositivo Sony VPCSC, uso dos acessórios individuais e uma gama de informações para desfrutar plenamente todos os recursos e facilidades.

Após a compra bem sucedida de um equipamento / dispositivo, é bom ter um momento para se familiarizar com cada parte do manual Sony VPCSC. Atualmente, são cuidadosamente preparados e traduzidos para sejam não só compreensíveis para os usuários, mas para cumprir a sua função básica de informação

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    N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCSB S er ies / VPCSC Ser ies[...]

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

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    3 nN Upgrading You r VAIO Compute r ..................... ............. .. 13 6 Adding and Remo ving Memor y .................. ............. .. 137 Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 14 3 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 144 Care and Maintenan ce Info[...]

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

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    5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer Finding More about Y our V A IO Co mputer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er view of comp onents c onnection , set-up inform ation, etc . ❑ Recovery , Backup and T roub le shooting Guid[...]

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    6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 2. On-screen Documentation ❑ V AIO User Guide — Gen eral inform ation of your V AIO comp uter inclu ding s uppor t and troubleshooti ng infor matio n. To acce ss VAIO U ser G uide , click Start , All P rograms , and VAIO Manual . ❑ Help and Support — Ge neral informat ion and tech[...]

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

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

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

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    13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts F ront A Built-in came ra (page 47 ) B Built-in came ra indicator (page 20) C Ambient light sensor (page 4 2) , (page 193) Meas ures amb ien t light intens ity f or auto matic ally ad justi ng the LCD br ight ness to an op timum lev e l. D Num lock indicator (pag e 20) E Caps loc k indicato[...]

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    14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A ASSI ST bu tton (page 44) B WEB butto n * (pag e 44) C VA I O button (page 44) D Wireless Displa y button * (page 44 ) E Driv e ejec t b utton (page 44) , ( page 48 ) F P erf ormance se lector s witch (page 122) G WIREL ESS swit c h (page 69 ) , (p age 74) , (pag e 79) H WIREL ESS in dic [...]

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    15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A Air vent ! It is recom mende d that you do not use you r comp uter wit h the LCD scree n lid fully o pen for an extended pe r iod of time. If y ou do so, th e temperatur e of the bottom of the unit ma y rise.[...]

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    16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A "Mem or y Stick D uo" slo t *1 (page 5 5) B Media Acc ess in dicator (p age 20) C Secur ity slot D SD memor y card sl ot (page 62 ) E Monitor por t *2 (p age 110) F HDMI out put port *2 (page 11 3) G USB por t *3 (page 1 19) H USB por ts *4 (page 119 ) I LAN p or t *2 (p a[...]

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    17 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A Headp hones jack (pag e 108) B Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 48) C Manual e ject hole ( page 18 5)[...]

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    18 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom (with the bottom co ver) A Air vents B P or t replicat or conne ctor cover (pag e 102) C Extend ed batter y pack connecto r cov e r *1 D Battery off button (page 27) , ( page 174) E SIM ca rd co ver *2 (page 76) F Bottom cover *1 For deta iled ins tructi ons on ho w to atta ch an ext[...]

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    19 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom (without the bottom co v er) A Memory module (page 1 37) B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 23)[...]

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    20 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 c omputer is in Normal m ode, blinks slo wly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and turns off when the computer is turned o[...]

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    21 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P o wer 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. B efor e using th e compute r for the first time , you need to con nect an A C adapte r to your c ompute r. ! Do not use yo ur comput er without i nstallin [...]

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

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    23 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k is al ready i nstalle d on y our comp uter a t the time o f deli very bu t is n ot full y charg ed. ! Do not use yo ur comput er without i nstallin g the batte ry pa ck as it may cau se the comp uter to malfun ction. Installing/Remo ving the Batter y P [...]

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    24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack into t he batte r y co mpar tment i n the di rection of the a rrow . 4 Push th e batter y pack down into th e compar tm ent until t he pro jection (3) clicks into place.[...]

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    25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 5 Replace the cover . Make sure all the tabs o n the cover are slid i n place a nd push th e cover in the direc tion o f the arrow . 6 Replace and tig hten th e removed screws. To remove the b attery pack ! Y ou will lo se all uns aved data i f you remove t he batter y pack wh ile your com pute r [...]

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    26 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Pull an d hold the tab in the d irection o f the ar row (3) and pu ll the batter y pa ck in the dir ection o f the ar row (4). 4 Slide t he batte r y pack awa y from the compu ter in th e direc tion of the arrow .[...]

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    27 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ If your comp uter does no t recogni ze the batt ery p ack, turn off yo ur comput er and push and hol d the bat tery off button for three seco nds with a thin, straight object (such as a paper cli p). If this do es not sol ve the prob lem, remove the batter y pack and ins tall it on ce agai n. [...]

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    28 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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    29 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the b atter y pack in yo ur comput er while it i s dire ctly con nected to a n AC powe r source. The batter y pa ck conti nues to c har ge while y o u are u sing the co mpute r . When the bat ter y pack is running out of power and both the ch arge and po wer indicat or ligh ts blink, yo u[...]

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

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    31 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Extending the Battery Life When y our com puter is running on batte ry power , you ca n exte nd the b attery l ife usin g the follo wing me thods. ❑ Decrea se the LCD br ightnes s of your comp uter scre en. ❑ Use the p ower sa v ing m ode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 33) f or more[...]

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

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    33 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P o wer 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 inten[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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    39 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 40) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 43 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 44) ❑ Using the Quick W eb Acc ess Func tion ( page 45) ❑ Using the Built-in Came[...]

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

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

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Changing the Backlit K eybo ard Settings If your co mputer i s equ ipped with a b acklit keyb oard, you ca n set the ke yboar d light to auto matica lly tur n on and o ff accor ding to am bient lig ht intens ity. Additi onally, you c an set a time per iod to turn off th e keyboa rd ba ckligh[...]

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

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    44 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. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the con[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Using the Quic k Web Access Function The Q uick Web A cce ss funct ion en ables yo u imme diately to acces s the Internet wi thout laun ching the Wi ndows ope ratin g system. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . Activ atin[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Exiting the Quic k Web Access Function ! T o launch the Wi ndows operat ing syst em, you f irst need to ex it the Qui ck Web Access fu nction . To ex it the Qu ick W eb Acc ess func tion, d o any of the fo llowing: ❑ Click the icon lo cated at the lower left cor ner of th[...]

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

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

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

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D iscs Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Disc ™ media , depen ding o n the mo del you p urch ased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media. PR: play able and reco rdable P:[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    58 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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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y St ick" i s formatt ed by d efault and is ready f or use. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned t[...]

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    60 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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    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our com puter has been tested and found compa tible with Sony branded "Mem or y St ick" with ca pacit y of up to 32 GB that are av ai lable as of Se ptember 2010. Howev er, not all "Memor y Sti ck" are guara nteed [...]

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    62 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. ! Y ou cann ot use SD me[...]

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

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    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 4 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slot .[...]

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    65 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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    66 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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    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a LA N cable (not sup plied ) to the LAN port on the computer or the optio nal port replic ator and the o ther end to you r network . Fo[...]

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    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) ! Do not plug a tel ephon e cable into the LAN port on your comp uter . If the LA N port is conn ected to one of th e tele phon e lines mention ed bel ow , high electri c curre nt to the p ort may ca use damag e, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (in tercom speakerph one) or bus iness -use t[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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    74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless W AN Using the Wireless W AN Using t he wirele ss WAN (WWAN) a llows yo ur comp uter to c onnect to the In ternet thr ough the w ireles s network wh erever there i s the mob ile ph one co verage. The W WAN ma y not be a vailabl e in some count ries or r egion s. Some fe atures and o ptions i[...]

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    75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless W AN Star ting the Wireless W A N Communicati ons To start th e wireless WA N communication s ! Make sure that the SIM card cover is pr operly clo sed, other wis e the wireless WAN function may not work. 1 T ur n on t he WIRELESS sw it c h . 2 Click the V AIO Smar t Network icon on the task [...]

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    76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the International Roaming Serv ice Using the Inter na tional Roaming Ser vice To use th e internati onal r oamin g service, y ou first ne ed to inse rt a SIM car d into the S IM card hol der on your co mputer . Follow these s teps t o inse rt the SI M card. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n ma[...]

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    77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the International Roaming Serv ice 3 Remove the SIM card ( 1) by pushing it out from the ba se plate. 4 Slide t he SIM ca rd holder in the d irectio n of the arrow (2) and then lift the hol der . 5 Inser t the SI M car d into the SIM ca rd holde r with its pr inted c ircuit s ide up.[...]

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    78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the International Roaming Serv ice 6 Close th e SIM car d holder an d then s lide the holder i n the d irectio n of the arrow (3). ! Do not touch the printed circuit on the SIM ca rd. Be sure t o hold you r computer firm ly before i nserting or remo ving the card. Do not dama ge the SIM card in any way , [...]

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    79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Using the BLUET OO TH Function You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unica tions betw een yo ur co mputer an d ot her BLUE TOOTH ® devices such as a nother compute r or a m obile phone. You can t ransfer data be tween th ese devi ces without cable s at a ra nge of u p to 33 f eet / 1[...]

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

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

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    82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Stopping BLUET O O TH Communi cations To stop BLUETO OTH communications 1 T ur n off the B LUET O O TH device that is co mmunicatin g with your co mputer. 2 Click the switch next to BLUET OO TH to tog gle it to Off in the V A IO Smar t Net work window .[...]

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

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

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    85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your co mputer may b e equipped with a finger print s ensor to provid e you w ith additi onal c onvenie nce. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about t[...]

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    86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Registering a Finger pr int To us e the finge rprint authentic ation fu nction, y ou must r egister your fing erprint (s) in your comp uter. To register a fingerprint 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms, Tr u e S u i t e , and Tr u e S u i t e . 2 Click Get St ar ted . 3 F o llow t[...]

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    87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Fingerprint A uthentication If you h ave faile d to regi ster a finge rprint, follow the se steps to try a gain. 1 Place the t op joi nt of your finger flat in th e center of the finge r pr int sen sor (1). 2 Swip e your finger pe r pendi cular ly across the fi nger pr int s ensor a nd scan f rom the to p[...]

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    88 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Fingerprint A uthentication ! Keep your finger in cont act with the f ingerpri nt sensor whil e swiping. Fingerp rint registra tion may fai l if you move your finge r too quic kly or too sl owly . Let the finge rprint sen sor take about one se cond to sc an your finge rpri nt. Y ou may no t be able to reg[...]

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    89 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Logging Onto Windows To use th e finge rprint authentic ation fu nction i n place o f Windows passwor d entry to log onto your s ystem, y ou need to set the Win dows pas sword an d configu re yo ur comp uter for fin gerpri nt authe ntication . For i nformati on on how to set th[...]

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    90 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Using the TPM The Tr usted P latform M odule (TPM) may b e embed ded in you r com puter to p rovide b asic s ecur ity functi ons. I n combina tion with the TPM, yo u can encrypt and decr ypt your d ata to s trengthen compu ter sec urity a gainst in appropr iate acc ess. Some fe atures and o ptions[...]

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    91 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Impor tant Notice Notes on en cr ypting the o perating system or program files Encr ypting files used by your operat ing s ystem o r any s oftwar e applic ation , usi ng the En cry pting F ile Sy stem (E FS) with the TPM, w ill dis able you to laun ch or op erate such so ftware. To av oid suc h pr[...]

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    92 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Notes on en cr ypting key files o r files on th e Personal Secure Drive Encr yptin g files cr eated in the fol lowin g folders when yo ur user ac count i s initia lize d and the E FS is enabled will disable you to launc h your TPM s oftware and decr ypt t he enc r ypted dat a. With th e defaul t s[...]

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    93 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Notes on en cr ypting backup files or other files Encr yptin g backup arch ive file s or emerg ency rec over y toke n files w ill d isable y ou to rec over y our com puter system for emerge ncy, and encr ypting pa ss wor d reset token files or secr et files w ill d isable you to reset th e passwor[...]

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    94 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM ❑ K ey and ce r tific ate backup file Default file name : SpBa ckupArchive .x ml ❑ PSD backup file Default file name : <D rive name>- P erson al Secur e Dr ive.fsb ❑ Owner password backup file Default file name : SpO wner_<your com puter nam e>.tpm ❑ Protoc ol file Default file[...]

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    95 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Configuring the TPM To use th e embed ded T PM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the TPM in the BIOS s etup scr een. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Prof essional Pac kage . 3 Initiali ze and confi gure the TPM. To enable t he TPM in the BIOS setup scre en 1 T ur n on t he compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeat[...]

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    96 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM To install the Infineon TPM Professional Packa ge Read the R eadme.tx t in the C:InfineonRe adme folder . Then, do uble-cl ick setup .exe in the C:Infineon fol der to in stall the packag e. To in stall thi s pac kage, you mu st have a dmini strativ e rights on the comp uter. ! Y ou n eed to set[...]

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    97 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM Using BitLoc k er Dr iv e Encr yption with the TPM BitLocker Drive Enc ryption is a data enc ryption feature th at is ava ilable o n models with Wind ows 7 U ltimate. E nabling BitLocker Drive Enc ryption in conjuncti on with the TPM encryp ts all d ata on th e buil t-in sto rage device. For deta [...]

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    98 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM To unlock the encrypted data with a reco very key stored on a USB flash memory de vice To unl ock the encrypt ed data with a rec overy key stored o n a USB flash memory device , your s ystem ne eds to ac cess the USB fla sh me mory devic e when you b oot the com puter . Follow these ste ps to co n[...]

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    99 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TPM ! Updating yo ur BIOS with u pdating sof tware, su ch as the VA I O U p d a t e , chan ges the BIO S settings back to the de fault . Y ou need to repea t the ste ps above a gain . It takes se veral hours t o complete t he encr yption process.[...]

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    100 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting a P or t Replicator (pag e 101) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 1 08) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 109 ) ❑ Selecti ng Display Mo[...]

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    101 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng an optiona l port r eplicato r ena bles you to con nect a dditional periphe rals to your compu ter, suc h as a pr inter an d an exter nal disp lay. Locating P or ts on the P or t Replicator ! While the port replicat or is attach ed to [...]

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    102 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator ! Be sure to ins tall the ba tter y pack(s) be fore attach ing your com puter to the port repli cator . To attach yo ur computer to the port re plicator ! If the AC ada pter is suppl ied with your port repl icator , be sure to [...]

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    103 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 4 Remove the por t r eplicato r connec tor cover from the bottom o f the comp uter . ! Y ou may fin d it difficu lt to remove t he port replic ator conne ctor cover , as it is tigh t in plac e on your compu ter . Do not exert extra p ressure when removing the cover so as not t[...]

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    104 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 5 Align t he rear bottom cor ners o f the co mputer wi th the g uides on the por t re plicator. ✍ If an opt ional exten ded batter y pack is attach ed to you r computer , slid e the tab (1) in the directio n of the arrow to lif t the connector (2) on the port repl icator to [...]

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    105 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator ! Be sure to sl ide th e tab (1 ) to the end. I f no t, the connect or (2) is not lo cked in the correct positi on, resu lting i n a con tac t fa ilur e bet ween your compute r and the port replicator . When the ext ended bat ter y pack is no t attached to your computer , slid[...]

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    106 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Disconnect ing Y our Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o prevent loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your co mputer bef ore disco nnect ing it from the port rep licator . When th e batter y pack is running out of power , disc onnecti ng your computer fr om the por[...]

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    107 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 2 Replace the por t re plicator connec tor cover on the botto m of the compu ter . ✍ It is extremely importan t that you replace the port repli cator conn ector cover afte r disconnec ting you r computer fr om the port r eplica tor . If the conn ector is left un covered , du[...]

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

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    109 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . ! Blu-ra y Disc play back on a co nnected ex ternal disp lay may be in terrupte d, dependin g on the type or bit rate of t h e vide o. Y ou m ay b e able t[...]

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    110 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displ ay or a Projecto r You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di spla y, such as a c ompute r displ ay or a project or, eithe r direc tly to y our comp uter or via the optiona l por t replic ator. To connect a computer displ ay or a proje ctor ! The moni tor po[...]

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    111 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ If necessar y, c onnect t he headph ones ja ck on the proj ector and the headp hones jack (4) i on the computer wi th a speaker cab le (5). ! Y our comp uter is complian t with the H DCP stand ard and ca pable of encr ypting the transm issio n chan nel of digi tal vide o s[...]

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    112 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ If the external comput er display i s equ ipped wi th an HDMI input port, plug one end o f an H DMI cab le into the HD MI output po rt on the compu ter or the port replic ator an d the other end into the HDM I input po rt on the compu ter displ ay . T o connect a TF T/DVI [...]

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

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    114 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ See t he manu al th at came with your T V fo r more i nformatio n on inst allati on and use. The HDMI cable carries b oth vide o and audio signa ls. To play Blu- ray 3D Disc media Some fe atures and o ptions may no t be avail able on your comput er . See the speci ficat io[...]

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    115 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ Y ou can ch ange the sc reen resoluti on of your co mputer . Click l ocated at the lower right co rner of the PowerDVD B D win dow and t he menu item for changi ng the screen resoluti on. See the hel p file incl uded wi th the PowerDVD BD for more information. 6 Inse r t B[...]

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    116 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. ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s not access ible when the comput er is attach ed to the port replic[...]

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

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    118 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s not access ible when the comput er is attach ed to the port replicator . The screen res oluti on of your exte rnal di splay may cha nge when you change the perf orman ce mode. ✍ Y our e[...]

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    119 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You c an c onnect a Univ ersa l Seri al B us (USB ) d evice, such as a m ouse, a fl oppy dis k d rive, a spe aker, o r a printer , to y our compute r. ! Y ou can not use USB de vices if you dis able th e USB port s in t he BIOS setup scre en. T o enabl e the [...]

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

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    121 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. ❑ Selecting P erf ormance Modes (page 122) ❑ Setting the Pa[...]

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    122 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Selecting P erf ormance Modes Selecting P erf or mance Modes Your com puter is equip ped wit h the pe rforman ce se lector s witch for changi ng the p erforma nce mo de without resta rting the compute r. You c an s elect either of the p erforma nce mode s: STAM INA mode for lowe r powe r cons umptio n or[...]

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    123 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Selecting P erf ormance Modes To select a perfo rmance mode Slide the perfor mance s elector switch (1) to s elect a p erforma nce mo de. To check the current perf ormance mod e ❑ Find o ut which m ode is sele cted with the per forman ce selec tor switch. ❑ Find o ut which p erformanc e mode icon is [...]

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

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    125 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ow er-on P ass word To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on t he compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeate dly u ntil the V AIO log o disapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r[...]

  • Página 126

    126 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 compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeate dly u ntil the V AIO log o disapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot ap[...]

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    127 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 compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeate dly u ntil the V AIO log o disapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r y aga in. 2 Enter th e use[...]

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

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

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

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    131 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Contr ol C enter 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[...]

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

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    133 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Pr otecting Data fro m Unauthorized Use Protecting Data from U nauthor ized Use Disab ling Bui lt-in De vi ces You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to dis able the f ollowi ng built- in de vices and pr ohibit ex ternal con nectio ns an d commun icati ons. ❑ USB P or ts ❑ Memory C ard Slot ("[...]

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    134 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Pr otecting Data fro m Unauthorized Use To disable bu i lt-in devices 1 T ur n on t he compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeate dly u ntil the V AIO log o disapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r y aga in. 2 Pres s the < or , k ey [...]

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    135 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Protecting the Hard Disk Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur comp uter is equipped w ith a bu ilt-in hard d isk driv e, then the hard d isk dr ive pro tectio n functio n is ava ilable. T his functio n pro tects your har d disk drive a gains t shock ha zard s. See the speci ficat ions to find out about the[...]

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

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    137 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to ex pand the function ality of your com puter, you can i ncreas e the amoun t of mem ory by r eplaci ng the ins talle d memo ry modu le. Be fore you upgrade y our co mputer 's memo ry, read th e notes and p rocedures in the follow[...]

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

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    139 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 W ait a bout an hour until the c omput er cool s down. 3 Unscr ew the two screws (1), slide t he botto m cover in the direc tion o [...]

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

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    141 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not touch any com ponents on th e motherboar d other than th e memory module. Be careful no t to touch the wires and the project ions inside the botto m cover . Be s[...]

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

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    143 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . ❑ Safety I nf ormation ( page 144) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 14 7) ❑ [...]

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

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    145 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y packs i n temperatur es above 140°F / 60°C, such as in a c ar par ked in the sun or unde r direct sunligh t. ❑ F o r your safety , Sony recomme nds us ing the g enuine So ny batter y pack and AC adapter provided with thi s produ ct. If these i tems need to be [...]

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    146 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information ❑ If you hav e n ot used the batter y pack f or a c onsiderable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batte r y life ma y becom e shor t. This is nor mal and does not indic ate a malfu nctio n. The batter y pack will gradually di scharg e ov er tim e e ven while not in use. Connect the AC adapter to your comp[...]

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

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

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    149 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 or ized Sony ser vice/su p[...]

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    150 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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    151 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P o wer Source ❑ Do not sh are an AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equipm ent, su ch as a p hotoc opier or a s hredder. ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This device helps prev e nt dama ge to your compu ter caus ed by sudden p ower surges, in an e[...]

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    152 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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    153 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and dust o n the sur f a ce of a di sc m a y c ause read error s. Be sure to hold th e disc by it s edge s and cen tral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc . This will affect the use o f the di sc a nd may result in i rreparable dam age.[...]

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    154 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Batter y life is shor ter in a cold environm ent. T his is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s. ❑ Charge bat ter y packs at temperat ures between 50° F / 10°C to 86°F / 30°C. Low e r temperatur es require lo nger char ging time. ❑ Do not [...]

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

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    156 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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    157 nN Precaut ions > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger pr int A uthentication ❑ The fin ger pr in t authentic ation technolo g y does not ensur e compl ete us er authen tication or co mplete pr otection of your data and h ardware. Sony assum es no liabil ity for any problems and damage s ari sing out of your use of or inabili ty [...]

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    158 nN Precaut ions > Using the TPM Using the TPM ❑ Althoug h your computer is provide d with the T PM secur it y functio ns, these func tions do not ensur e comple te prot ection of your data a nd hardware. Sony a ssumes no lia bility for any pro blems and dam ages a ris ing ou t of your use o f the function s. ❑ After you hav e insta lled [...]

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    159 nN T roubleshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. If th ese sugg estio ns fail t o solv e yo ur problem s, use the VAIO Care . To lau nch the softwa re, see Using the VA IO Care (page 3 8) . If the p[...]

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    160 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ Speake rs (page 197) ❑ T ouch P ad (page 1 99) ❑ Ke yboard (page 200) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 201) ❑ A udio/Video (page 202) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 204) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 205 )[...]

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    161 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led prop er ly and c harged. If an extended ba tter y p a[...]

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

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

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

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

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    166 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to cha nge the boot de vice or der. Fo llow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on t he compute r and press t he F2 ke y repeate dly u ntil the V AIO log o disapp ears. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot ap[...]

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    167 nN T roubleshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity System Update / Secur ity How ca n I find impor tant updates f or my co m puter? You ca n find and ins tall the latest update s on y our com puter with the so ftware applica tions: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update . See Upda ting Your Computer (p age 36) for more info rmation. How do I s[...]

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    168 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia Recov er y / Recov er y Media Ho w can I crea te Reco v er y Media? You c an cr eate R ecovery Media usin g the V AIO Ca re . The med ia are us ed to re store your c omputer s ystem to its fa ctory default s etting s. To create the media, l aunch th e VAI O Care (page 3 8) and then cli ck Reco[...]

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

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

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    171 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia ! The above procedu re invol ves system recover y . The applicati ons and dat a you added on the s torage devi ce before removing the da t a fo r system recov ery will al l be lost. Once you have removed the d ata for system recover y , you nee d the Recover y Med ia for later syste m recover [...]

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

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    173 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Pac k Batter y P ac k 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 28) 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 th[...]

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

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

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

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    177 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if the V A IO Smar t Network icon is not displa yed on the taskbar? ❑ Show the V AIO Smar t Ne twork icon hidden on the taskbar. ❑ If the VA I O S m a r t N e t w o r k ic on is not on the task bar , follow these step s to di splay the icon[...]

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    178 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) ❑ Make sure the e ncr yp tion key is corre ct. ❑ Make sure Maximum P e rformance is s e l e c t e d fo r Wireless Adap ter Sett ings in the P ower Options window . Selec ting any other o ption m a y r esult i n a com municat ion failure. T o change the setti ngs, follow these step s: 1 [...]

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

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

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    181 nN T roubleshooting > Wireless W AN Wireless W AN What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to the wireless W AN? ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is ins talled proper ly a nd cha rged. ❑ Activate a mo bile bro adband ser v ice acc ount with a suppo r t ed carr ier. ❑ Hav e ad equate m obile cover a ge in your area . Check with you[...]

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

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    183 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y What should I do if other B LUET O O TH de vices cannot connect to my comput er? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I cannot find the BLUET OO TH device I want to comm unicate with? (page 1 82) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The dat a transfer dist[...]

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    184 nN T roubleshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y Wh y can't I use t he BLUET OO TH function wh en I log onto m y computer as a u s er with a standard use r account? The B LUETOOTH fu nction ma y not be ava ilable to a user with a stand ard use r account o n your c omputer. Log ont o the compute r as a u ser w ith admini strativ e right s.[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    191 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if I do not see proper images or videos? ❑ Be sure to sele ct T rue Color (32 bit) for the d isplay colors before using video/im age s oftware or s tar ting D VD pla y back. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully . T o chan ge the di spla[...]

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    192 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if no image is d ispla ye d on m y TV screen or e xter nal displa y connected to the HDMI output por t? ❑ Make sure you are using an HDCP-com pliant disp la y . The copyright prot ected con tent is no t displaye d on a no n-HDCP compli ant disp lay . See Connecting a TV with an HDMI Input P or[...]

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

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    194 nN T roubleshooting > Display How do I run Windows Aero? To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Per s onalize . 2 Select your desi red them e from Aero Themes . For info rmation about th e Windows Aero fe atures, s uch as Windo ws Flip 3D, see Windows Help and Support .[...]

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    195 nN T roubleshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr inter 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 . ❑ Y [...]

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    196 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ Y our com puter is not eq uipped wit h the mi cropho ne jack. Y ou ca nnot us e an exter nal mic rophone. ❑ Y our sou nd inp ut device may hav e been in corre ctly co nfigur ed. T o configu re the sound input device, f ollow th ese steps : [...]

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

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    198 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs What should I do if m y e xter nal speak ers do not work? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I do not hear sound fr om the built-in speakers ? (page 1 97) . ❑ 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[...]

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    199 nN T roubleshooting > T ouch P ad T ouch P ad What should I do if the t ouch pad does not wor k? ❑ Y ou may hav e di sabled the to uch pad. P ress the Fn + F1 ke ys to enable it. See Using the T o uch Pad (page 43) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e whi le a software appl [...]

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    200 nN T roubleshooting > Ke yboard K e yboard 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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    201 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e and Eject Media icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nect[...]

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    202 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video How do I tu r n off the Windows 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 soun[...]

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

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

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    205 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals P eripherals 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 . For example, if you are usi ng a digita l 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 conne[...]

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

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

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

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

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