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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации Sony VPCP11. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции Sony VPCP11 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

Что такое руководство?

Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции Sony VPCP11 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций Sony VPCP11, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции Sony VPCP11 должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства Sony VPCP11
- название производителя и год производства оборудования Sony VPCP11
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием Sony VPCP11
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам

Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск Sony VPCP11 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок Sony VPCP11 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта Sony, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания Sony VPCP11, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства Sony VPCP11, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.

После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции Sony VPCP11. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

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    N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCP11 Se ri es[...]

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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 ......................... ............. ...... 8 Getting Started ................. ............ ............. ............. ........... 10 Locatin g C[...]

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    3 nN Precauti ons ...................... ................... ............. ............. .. 115 Safety I nformatio n ............................... ............. ......... 116 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation .................. ......... 120 Handling Your Com puter .. ............. ............. ............. .. 121 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 ® comp uter and welcom e to the on- scre en 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 A IO 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 — An overvi ew of compone nts conn ection, s et-up infor mation, etc. ❑ Recovery , Backup and T r oubleshooting Guide ❑[...]

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    6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 2. On-screen Documentation ❑ User Guide (This ma nual) — Features of your c omputer a nd informa tion ab out sol ving c ommon p roblems. To view th is on -screen g uide: 1 Click Start , All Programs , and V AI O Documentation . 2 Open the f o lder f o r your language. 3 Select t he g[...]

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    7 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites If yo u have an y pro blem w ith the co mputer , visit the VAIO -Link we b site at http: //supp ort.vaio .sony.eu/ for trou blesh ooting guid ance. Some ot her infor matio n resourc es are a lso ava ilable: ❑ The Club V AIO communi ty at http:/ /club-vaio .com pr[...]

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    8 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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    9 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the comp uter display – Use the di splay tilting feature to fi nd the b est posi tion. Y ou can red uce 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 – Choose a [...]

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    10 nN Getting Started > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls a nd P or ts (pag e 11) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 16) ❑ Holding Y our Computer (page 17) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 19) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (pa g e 21) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Co[...]

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    11 nN Getting Started > 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 . F ront A LCD s creen (page 12 4) B Built[...]

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    12 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A Ambient light sensor (page 164) 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. B Num lock indicator (pag e 16) C Caps loc k indicato r (page 16) D Scroll loc k indicator (page 16) E P ower b utton F Built-in spea kers (ste[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A USB por t * (page 102) B I/O por t (page 93) * Complia nt with the USB 2.0 st andard a nd s upports high-/ful l-/low- s peeds.[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A Str ap hole (pag e 18) B DC IN por t (page 19) C USB por t * (page 102) D Headp hones jack (p age 85) , ( page 96 ) E WIREL ESS swit c h (page 61 ) , ( page 66) , (pag e 70) , (pag e 76) * Complia nt with the USB 2.0 st andard a nd s upports high-/ful l-/low- s peeds.[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 21) B SIM ca rd slot * ( page 66) * On model s with the wire less WAN function.[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started > 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 in Normal m ode, blinks slowly in orange while t he com puter is in Sleep mode, and turns off when the computer is turned of[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started > Holding Y our Computer Holding Y our Computer You ca n hold your compu ter in bo th hand s and o perat e it as il lust rated below. ! Be sure to u se t he supp lied hand strap t o preven t a ccident al dr opping of th e com puter . ✍ For informati on on how to use the touch pad and the bu ttons, see Using t he T o uch P[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started > Holding Y our Computer Attaching t he Hand Strap To pre vent accide ntal drop ping, be sure to fasten the suppli ed hand s trap to yo ur co mputer thr ough the strap hol e (page 14) and use the han d strap w henev er you op erate the co mputer whi le holdi ng it i n both hands. ! Do not wear the ha nd strap around you r n[...]

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    19 nN Getting Started > 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. 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 g [...]

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    20 nN Getting Started > Connecting a P ower Sour ce ✍ T o d isconnec t your compu ter compl etely from an A C power source, unp lug 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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    21 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack 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 ac[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started > 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 pack toward the front of the comp uter until it clicks into p lace. 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK switch outward to secur e the batt er y pack o [...]

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    23 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack 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 is on and not co nnect ed to the AC adap ter . 1 T urn off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK sw itch (1) inw a rd. 3 Slide a nd hold th e[...]

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    24 nN Getting Started > Using the Battery P ack 4 Hold the batte r y pack with your finge r tip s as illu strated be low , lift it in the direc tion of the arrow , and then take it out of t he batter y compar tment. ! For your saf ety , it is h ighly recommen ded that you use genu ine Sony rechargea ble batter y pack s and AC adap ters that me e[...]

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    25 nN Getting Started > 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 b[...]

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    26 nN Getting Started > 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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    27 nN Getting Started > 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 batte[...]

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    28 nN Getting Started > 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 30) f or more [...]

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    29 nN Getting Started > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y 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 urn off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Click St ar t and the S hut down button. 3 Respo nd to[...]

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    30 nN Getting Started > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P ow er Saving 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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    31 nN Getting Started > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow next to the Shut down butto n, and 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 uter[...]

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    32 nN Getting Started > Keeping Y our Computer in Optim um 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 a utomatica lly n otifies y[...]

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    33 nN Getting Started > Keeping Y our Computer in Optim um Condition Using the V AIO Care 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 VA IO C are whenever a probl em is fou nd on your compute r. The VAIO Ca re will prov ide approp r[...]

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    34 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 35) ❑ Using the P oint ing Device (pa g e 37) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 41) ❑ Using the Quick W eb Acc ess Func tion (page 43) ❑ Using the Built-in[...]

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    35 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. Combinat ion/Feature Function Fn + % (F2) : mu[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Fn + / (F9/F10) : zooming Changes the size of an image or a document displa yed on some software. T o m ake the view look smaller and f ur ther awa y (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. T o m ake the view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the Fn+F10 ke ys. See the help file included with[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the P oint ing Device Using the P ointing Device Your com puter is equip ped wit h two ty pes of cursor- pointing devices : the p ointin g stick and the tou ch pad . ✍ Y ou can di sabl e/enabl e the poin ting de vices. T o chang e the poin ting de vice sett ings , use the VAIO Cont rol Cent er . ! Be su[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the P oint ing Device Using the P ointing Stic k The ke yboard c ontain s the pointi ng stick (1). You can point to, select, dr ag, and sc roll obj ects on the scre en using the pointi ng stick i n combina tion wi th the b uttons located b elow th e space b ar. The po inter ( 2) mo ves in the di rection t[...]

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    39 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 consumab le. Y ou can repla ce it with the su pplied sp[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the P oint ing Device Using the T ouch P ad The to uch pa d (1) is locate d at the lower -right corn er of t he LCD s creen. Y ou ca n poin t to, selec t, dr ag, and sc roll ob jects on the sc reen using the touc h pad in combi nation with the but tons loc ated at the l ower-l eft corner of the LC D scree[...]

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    41 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 ASSIST button Launches the V AIO Care while the computer is on. While the computer is off, the AS SIST b[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Special-function But tons WEB button While the computer is in No rmal mo de, the WEB but t on launches the web browser assigned to the button b y default . While the computer is off, the WEB button activ at es the Q uick W eb Access f unction and launches the web browser used with this function. See Us in[...]

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    43 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. Activ ating the Qu ick Web A ccess Function To activ ate the Q uick We b Access function , your c o[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Notes on Using the Quic k W eb Access Function While the Quic k Web A ccess function is activ ated, you canno t use: ❑ the Scr Lk k ey in com binati on with the Fn key f or a s hor tcut. ❑ any por t a nd jack except the DC IN por t, the networ k (LAN ) por t, the USB po[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your com puter is equip ped wit h a bui lt-in MO TION E YE came ra. With th e communi cation s oftwar e, such a s the Skype , you can make a vid eo call t hrough th e Inter net. ✍ T urnin g on the co mputer acti vates the bui lt-in camera. Video call s are p[...]

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    46 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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    47 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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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" 5 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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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" ! Before usi ng "Memor y Stic k Micro" ("M 2"), be sure to insert it in to an "M2" Duo adaptor . If you inse rt the media di rectly i nto the "Memor y Stick Duo" slot with out the adap tor , you may not be able to remove it fr om the slo t.[...]

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    50 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 take time to load, so make sure t he indicat or light is unlit befo re removin g "Mem[...]

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    51 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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    52 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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    53 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 ailable as of Januar y 2 010. Howe ver , not all "Mem or y S tick" are guaran teed [...]

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    54 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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    55 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 sl ot. 2 Push th e SD memor y car d slot pr otector s o that th e protec tor pops ou[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards ✍ 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 prompted , follo w the on-s creen instructio ns to insta ll the software . The SD memor y card icon will appear in the Comp uter win dow afte[...]

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    57 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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    58 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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    59 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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    60 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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    61 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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    62 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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    63 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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    64 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 m ore information. ! For details on how to select t he channel that will be use d by the[...]

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    65 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 ne xt t o Wire less LAN to toggle it to Off in the VAIO Smart Network window. ! T urn ing off the wi reless LAN fu nctio n while acces sing remot e document s, files , or resources may resu lt in[...]

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    66 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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    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless W AN Inser t ing a SIM Car d To use the wireless WAN functi on, you first n eed to ins ert a SIM c ard into the SIM card slot on your comput er. Your SIM c ard is co ntained within a b ase p late, about the si ze of a credit card . ✍ Depend ing on you r countr y an d model, you might recei[...]

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    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless W AN 4 Inser t the SI M card i nto the SIM car d slot wit h its p rin ted ci rcuit sid e up. ! 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 , either by bend ing or ex[...]

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    69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless W AN Star ting the Wireless W AN Communications To start th e wireless WA N communication s 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS swit c h. 2 Click the V AIO Smart Netw ork ic on on the taskb ar . 3 In the V AIO Sma r t Network window , make sure tha t the switch next to Wireless W AN is On . 4 Click the[...]

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    70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function You ca n esta blish wi rele ss com munic ations b etween y our co mputer and o ther Bl uetooth ® dev ices such as another comput er or a mobile p hone. You c an trans fer data betwee n these devices with out ca bles at a range of up to 10 meters in an o[...]

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    71 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.[...]

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    72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function To commu nicate with ano ther Bluetooth device To comm unica te with anoth er Bluetoot h dev ice, yo u first need to set up the B luetooth functi on. For s etting up and u sing the Bluet ooth fu nction, search W indows Help and Support for Blue tooth in forma tion. 1 T ur n on the W[...]

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    73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth c ommun ication s 1 T ur n off the B luetoo th device that is communic ating with your compute r . 2 Click the switch next to Bluetoot h to to ggle it to Of f in the V AIO Smar t Net work window .[...]

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    74 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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    75 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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    76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Usin g the GPS F unctio n Using the GPS Function You ca n get th e loca tion i nform ation b y using GPS (Gl obal P osition ing Sy stem) wi th locat ion so ftware . 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 gurat[...]

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    77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors Using V ar ious Functions with Built- in Sensor s With a built-i n acce leromet er and digita l compa ss (geo magneti c se nsor), yo u can use the followin g func tions. ! Be sure to use t he suppl ied hand st rap whenever yo u operate t he computer whi le holdi ng[...]

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    78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors Using Vie wing Functions with a Built-in Accelerometer To use t he rotation f unction With the rotation fu nction , you ca n view the computer scree n in horiz ontal o r vertica l orienta tion. To us e the ro tation func tio n, rotate your computer by 90 d egree s.[...]

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    79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors To use the flick function With th e flick f unctio n, you can go backward o r for ward amon g pages or skip to the pr evious or next p hoto on t he Windows Photo Viewer , the Adobe Reader , or some Inter net brows ing softw are. T o use the flick functi on, sligh t[...]

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    80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors To us e the flic k functi on whil e you are usi ng the com puter in ve rtical orientati on, ful ly open t he LCD s creen l id and sl ightl y rotate t he comput er on the dotted l ine to the left or right as i llustrated below. ✍ Y ou can di sable/ enable the rota[...]

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    81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors Obtaining Location Inf or mation with a Built-in Digital Compass With a built-i n digital compa ss, you can ob tain locati on info rmation o n the fo llowing s oftware a pplicati ons. ❑ V AIO Location Sear ch F o r inform ation on how to u se the V AIO Locat ion [...]

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    82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors Notes on the Built-i n Sensors Notes on using the b uilt-in acceleromete r ❑ Y ou may lose all the unsav ed data i f you use the ro tation func tion witho ut exiting r unning so ftware, such as vid eo playback software. ❑ The rot ation funct ion is dis abled wh[...]

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    83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using V arious Functions with Built-in Sensors Notes on using the b uilt-in digital compass ❑ The di gital com pass on the desktop d isplays the di rection in whi ch you are cur rently f ac ing by detec ting am bient geomagne tism. Becau se geomag netis m is affected by ambie nt environme nt, the d igital com[...]

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    84 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using P er ipher 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. ❑ Using the Noise Canceling Headphones (pag e 85) ❑ Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter (page 92) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 94) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or [...]

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    85 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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. 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[...]

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    86 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Bef ore Y ou Use the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ Y ou ca n enable the noise c anceling functi on only when the suppl ied no ise can celin g head phones ar e con nected to t he headphon es jack that s uppor ts this function . ❑ The noi se cancel ing fun ction doe s not wor[...]

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    87 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 the n[...]

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    88 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 up f[...]

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    89 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 to a[...]

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    90 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Using the microphone direct ivity funct ion Just li ke an ordin ary m icropho ne, the built- in micr ophone of the noise can celi ng headp hones pic ks up ambie nt sound s comi ng from al l direc tions . The mi crophon e direc tivit y (beamf ormi ng) funct ion, ho wever, c an [...]

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    91 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 not on the taskbar and the balloon mess age doe s not pop u p from the ico n, cha nge the noise ca ncel ing fun ction se ttings . To display t he balloon message and the i[...]

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    92 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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. 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[...]

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    93 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 Slide o [...]

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    94 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 t o your com puter bef ore la[...]

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    95 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting an Optical Disc Drive To connect an o p tical disc drive 1 Connect your exter nal op tical di sc dr ive to an AC outlet (1). 2 Choose th e USB por t (2) you prefer to use. 3 Plug on e end of a USB cable (3) into t he USB por t , and th e other en d to the optical d isc dr ive. ✍ See the manu al that [...]

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    96 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 . ! T[...]

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    97 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer [...]

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    98 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 or t[...]

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    99 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 or pro[...]

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    100 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 exte[...]

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    101 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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 Hibern[...]

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    102 nN Using Peripheral Devices > 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. 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 t[...]

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    103 nN Using Peripheral Devices > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the d river software s upplie 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 int [...]

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    104 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 1 05) ❑ Using Intel VT ( p ag[...]

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    105 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word 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 to fo rget your pa[...]

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    106 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 the c ompute r and pr ess t he F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t [...]

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    107 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 the c ompute r and pr ess t he F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot a[...]

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    108 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r and pr ess t he F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. 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[...]

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    109 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 the c ompute r and pr ess t he F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. 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 us[...]

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    110 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the Windows P assw ord To add t he Wi ndows p asswo rd 1 Click St ar t and Cont rol P a nel . 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 Ma ke chang es to your user accou nt . 5 In t[...]

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    111 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove th e Windows passwor d 1 Click St ar t and Cont rol P a nel . 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 Curre nt passwor d field, en ter the c urrent p assw or d that you want to re mov[...]

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    112 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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    113 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to a ccess sy stem informat ion an d to sp ecify pr eferenc es for s ystem be havior . 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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    114 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management Using the V AIO P ow e r 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 Power Management function is a dded to the Wi ndows Power Options . With this softw are [...]

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    115 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 116) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 12 0) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 121) ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (pag e 124) ❑ Usin g th[...]

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    116 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 [...]

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    117 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information ❑ If your computer become s hot, do any of th e following: ❑ Change the power opti on. T o ch ange th e power opti on, r ight-c lick the power stat us ic on on th e tas kbar , s elect Po w e r Options , se lect P erformance Mode under Thermal Control S t rateg y , and click OK . ❑ Disconn ect all c [...]

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    118 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information P ower Source ❑ Do not pla ce the AC adapter i n contac t with your skin. Remove the A C adapter awa y fr om your body i f it become s war m and caus es dis comfor t. ❑ Do not pla ce heavy obj ects on the power cord, o r this c ould ca use a f ire. ❑ T o d isconne ct the power cord, pul l it o ut by[...]

  • Страница 119

    119 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operating any motor ized vehicle. It may creat e 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. ❑ P[...]

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    120 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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    121 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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    122 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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    123 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ Do not ex er t press ure on the LCD screen o r its ed ges whe n opening t he LCD s creen lid o r liftin g your computer . The LCD screen m ay be sensit ive to pressure or added stre ss, and ex er ting pr essure may damage the scree n or cau se it to malfu nctio n. ❑ T o o pen the comput er , gr[...]

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    124 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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    125 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 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[...]

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    126 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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    127 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and dust on th e surface of a di sc may cause re ad 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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    128 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs at temperatures between 1 0°C to 3 0°C. Low er tempe ratures requ ire lon ger chargi ng tim e. ❑ F o r sa f e ty reas o[...]

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    129 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stick" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" conn ector wit h your finger or metal lic objec ts. ❑ 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 di[...]

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    130 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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    131 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 ! The appea rance of you r AC adapt er may be differe nt from those il lu[...]

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    132 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 VA IO Care . To l aunch the software , see Using the VA IO Care (pag e 33) . If the [...]

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    133 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ Speake rs (page 167 ) ❑ P ointing Device (page 169) ❑ Ke yboard (page 170) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 171 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 172) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 174) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 175)[...]

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    134 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 inst alled pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne [...]

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    135 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 er ror may hav e oc cur red. ❑ If the Alt + F4 k eys do not work, cli ck St ar t , th e arrow next to the Sh[...]

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    136 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 Al t + F4 ke y s do not wor k, cl ick Start and the Shut down button to tur[...]

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    137 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 arro[...]

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    138 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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    139 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 the c ompute r and pr ess t he F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot a[...]

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    140 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my comp uter respo nd f ast enough while Windo ws Aero is running? Perform ance o f your c omputer i s not gua rantee d while W indows A ero is run ning. I t is rec ommen ded yo u disabl e Windows Aero t o ensu re optimu m per formanc e. To dis able Win dows Aer o, foll ow these st [...]

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    141 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't the rotation function work? ❑ The rotati on functi on may be disabled. In such a case, enable the rotation function w ith the V AIO Control Center . ❑ The rotati on func tion is disa bled when an exter nal d isplay is conne cted to the co mputer. In addition, if you conn ect an [...]

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    142 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 Updating You r Computer (page 32) for more informati on. How ca n I [...]

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    143 nN T roubleshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity How do I k eep my antivirus softw are updated? 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 to do wnloa d [...]

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    144 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery Rec ov er y Ho w can I crea te Reco v er y Media? You c an cr eate R ecovery Media usin g the VA IO Car e . The media are used to resto re yo ur comp uter syste m to its fact ory default s etting s. To create the media, l aunch th e VAIO Ca re (page 3 3) and then cli ck Rec overy & re store , Re covery , an[...]

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    145 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery 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 , rig ht-cl ick Computer , and se lect Mana ge . 2 Click Disk[...]

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    146 nN T roubleshooting > Recovery 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 Inser t a Recovery Media [...]

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    147 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Pac k Batter y P ack 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 Char ging the Battery Pack ( page 25) for mor e 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 A[...]

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    148 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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    149 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 . ❑ The viewfinder m a y show some noi se, f or example hor izontal strea ks, w[...]

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    150 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do i f my comput er becomes unstabl e when it enter s a power savi ng mode while the b u ilt-in camera is in use? If yo ur comp uter autom atica lly e nters S leep or H ibernate mode, c hange the corr espondi ng power s aving m ode se tting. T o change the settin g, see Using the Power Sa v[...]

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    151 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Y ou need to conne ct the displ ay/LAN adapter to your compute r before configur in g or acc essing your networ k. ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obs[...]

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    152 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) ❑ Make sure Maximum P erformance i s s e l e c t e d fo r Wi reless Adap ter Sett ings in the P ower Opti ons wind ow . Se lecting 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 Right-c lick the power statu s icon o n the ta[...]

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    153 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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    154 nN T roubleshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) 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 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 compu[...]

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    155 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 inst alled pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Make sure t he SIM ca rd is 3G data enabled and activated by your telecom operator . W hen ins er ti ng the S IM ca rd, be su re to follow the pro[...]

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    156 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y 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 s witc h is on and the WIRELESS indica tor li ght is lit on your c omput er . ❑ Y ou ca nnot use the Bluet [...]

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    157 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y 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 156) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The data transf e r dista[...]

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    158 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth t echnolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your com puter transm its a radio freq uency of 2.4 GHz . Sensi tive loca tions, such as h ospita ls and airpl anes, may ha ve res trictions on use of Blue tooth dev ices to av oid radio interfer ence. Che[...]

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    159 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom my headph ones or audio/vid eo controller? Check whether y our he adphones or audio /vide o control ler su pports th e SCMS -T co ntent prote ction . If not, you need to change the SCM S-T setti ngs to connect the dev ice u sing the Advance d Audio Di [...]

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    160 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs What should I do if m y e xter nal optical d isc drive does not work properly? Make su re that your externa l optical disc drive is connec ted to an A C power sourc e and the US B port on yo ur com puter. If it is not connecte d, the ex ternal optical d isc dr ive may not work properly .[...]

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    161 nN T roubleshooting > GPS GPS What should I do if I cannot use the G PS function? ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS s w itch is on. ❑ Mak e sure the s witch ne xt to GPS is set to On in th e V AIO Smart Network windo w. What should I do if I cannot obt ain location inf or mation or if the curren t location obtained is incorrect? ❑ Make sure the[...]

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    162 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 loses 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 Mod[...]

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    163 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 dis play colors be f o re usin g vi deo/im age s oftware or st ar ting D VD playback. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully . T o change th e dis [...]

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    164 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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    165 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 an d your comput er . ❑ 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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    166 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 conf igure the sound input device, f oll ow these s teps: [...]

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    167 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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    168 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 67) . ❑ 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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    169 nN T roubleshooting > P ointing Device P ointing Device What should I do if m y pointing de vice does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e di sabled the poin ting device(s ) before connecti ng a mo use to your comp uter . See the tip in Using the P ointing Device (page 37) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If th[...]

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    170 nN T roubleshooting > 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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    171 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks 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 nec[...]

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    172 nN T roubleshooting > 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 Cont rol P a nel . 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 Startup so[...]

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    173 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 connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? You need to chan ge the so und outp ut device if you wa nt to hear s ound from th e devi ce co nnected to a p ort, s uch as the HD MI output po rt, op t[...]

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    174 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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    175 nN T roubleshooting > 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 o r 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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    176 nN T radema rks > T r a demar ks SONY, the SONY logo, VAIO and the VA IO logo are regi stered trademar ks of Sony Cor poratio n. "BRAV IA" is a trademar k of Son y Corpor ation . and "Memor y Stick ", "M emory St ick Du o", "Ma gicGate ", "Open MG", "Memor y Stick P RO", " Memo[...]

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    177 nN T radema rks > SD L ogo is a t radem ark. SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd log os are owned b y the P CMCIA a nd any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion i s und er licen se. Other tr adem arks an d trade na mes are those of th eir res pectiv e owners . HDMI, th e HDMI Logo, an d High- Definitio n Multime dia[...]

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    178 nN Notice > Notice © 2010 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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