Sony PCG-Z505HSK Bedienungsanleitung

V AIO Z505 SuperSlim Pr o ™ Notebook User Guide PCG-Z505HSK ® ®[...]

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Owner ’s Record The model number and seria l number are loca ted o n th e bo ttom of y our Son y V AIO ® Z505 SuperSlim Pr o™ notebook. Recor d the serial number in the space pr ovided here. Re fer to the model and se rial number when you call your Sony Service Center . Model Number: PCG-Z505HSK Serial Number: ________________________ Safety I[...]

Regulatory Information If you have questions about thi s product, call the Sony Customer Information Center at 1-800-2 22- SONY (7669); or write to t he Sony Customer Information Center at 1 Sony Drive, Mail Drop T1-1 1, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 The number below is for FCC-relate d matters only . This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with[...]

connected to the line, as deter mined by the total RENs, cont act the telephone c ompany to determine the ma ximum REN for the calling area . If the terminal equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the tel ephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuan ce of service may be requir ed. But if advance notice is not pract[...]

DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BA TTER Y Y ou can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony Servi ce Center or Factor y Service Center . For the Sony Service Center near est you, call 1-888-4 76-6972 in t he United St ates or 1-800-961- 7669 in Canada . INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equ[...]

Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier . Equipment malfunctions or any repair s or alterations made by the user to this equipmen t may give the telecommunications company cause to request that th e user disconnect the equipment. Users should ensur e for their own protection that the elect[...]

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EN Contents Welcome ............................................................................... 1 Features ....................... ........................................ .............................. 1 Unpacking Your Notebook .......................... ...................... ............ 2 Manuals .............. ......................... ...[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide N Using the Floppy Disk Drive ............................ ...................... ...... 28 Using PC Cards .............. .................. .................. ...................... ...... 30 Using Power Saving Modes ......................... .................. ...............33 Normal Mode ...[...]

 We l c o m e Congratulations on your pur chase of the Sony V AIO ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro ™ notebook. Sony has combined leading-edge technology in audio, video computing and communications to provide you with state-of-th e- art personal computing. Features ❑ Exceptional performance: Y our notebook includes a fast Intel ® Mobile Pentium ® III[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide Unpacking Y our Notebook Remove the following hardwar e items from the box: *i.LINK (IEEE 1394) port is not currently supported by Microsoft W indows 2000. Manuals ❑ The VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro ™ Notebook User Guide (this manual) contains information on how to get the most fr om your co[...]

Unpacking Y our Notebook ! Recovery CDs ❑ System Recovery CD(s) ❑ Application Recovery CD(s) Other ❑ Setting up your V AIO ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro ™ Notebook (poster) ❑ Packet containing special product of fers ✍ T o use these recovery CDs , you need to purchase the PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM drive .[...]

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# Setting Up Y our V AIO ® Notebook Locating Controls and Connectors Front P ower indicator (pages 12, 18) LCD screen (pages 12, 19, 54) Battery indicator (page 18) Speak ers (pages 19, 56) Information indicator (page 18) K eyboard (page 15) Hard disk drive indicator (page 18) Touchpa d Num Lock indicator (page 18) Left/right button Caps Lock indi[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $ Back Left *i.LINK (IEEE 1394) port is not currently supported by Microsoft W indows 2000. Battery connector (page 9) DC In connector (page 8) Mini USB connector i.LINK ® * port replicator connector (page 38) PC Card slot (page 30) S400 i.LINK* (IEEE 1394) Memory Stick ® slot (page 26) m Micr[...]

Locating Contr ols and Co nnectors % Right Bottom Jog Dial control (page 21) Power switch USB connector ( page 46) Infrared port Ethernet network connector Phone line jack (page 36) Air vent Battery releas e lever (page 11) Reset switch Battery lock l ever (pag es 9, 11) 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 1 3 2[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide & C o n n e ct i n g a P o w e r S o u r c e Y ou can use either AC power or a rechargeable battery pack as a power source. U s i n g th e A C A d a pt er 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the DC In connector on the computer . 2 Plug one end of the power cor d into the AC adap[...]

Connecting a Power Sou rce ' Using Battery Power Y o u can use a battery pack as a source of power . The PCGA-BPZ51 battery pack that comes with your computer is not fully char ged at the time of purc hase. Follow the steps below to insert and char ge the battery pack. T o insert th e battery pack Y ou can insert or remove the battery pack wit[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide  T o charge the batt ery pack 1 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack. The computer automatically char ges the battery (the battery indicator light flashes in a double-blink pattern as the battery charges). When the battery is 85% fu ll, the battery in dicator [...]

Connecting a Power Sou rce  T o re move the batte ry pack Y ou can insert or remove the battery pack without turning off the computer when your computer is connected to the AC adapter . Before inserting or removing a battery pack, close the cover . 1 T urn off the computer and close the cover . 2 Slide the lock lever to the UNLOCK position. 3[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide  Starting Y our Co mputer 1 Slide the LCD lock l ever in the dir ection of the arrow , and lift the cover . 2 Slide the power switch on the right side toward the front of the computer until the gr een power indicator light turns on. 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness contr ols for the LCD[...]

Shutting Do wn Y our Computer ! Shutting Down Y our Computer 1 Click the Start button on the W indows ® taskbar . 2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down W indows dialog box. 3 Select Shut down. 4 Click OK. 5 W ait for your computer to turn off automatically . The power indicator turns off. 6 T urn off any per[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide " Registering Y our Computer Y ou can take advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to quality customer support and re ceive the following benefits by r egistering your computer with Sony: ❑ Sony Customer Support – T alk to a Support Representative to troubleshoot pr oblems you may be havi[...]

Using the Keyboard # Using the Keyboard Y our keyboard is very simi lar to a typewriter ’ s, bu t the keyboard has additional keys that perform specific computer -related tasks. Key Description Numeric ke ypad area Contains the keys found on a typical calculator . Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform mathematical calculati[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $ Print Screen key The Print Screen key takes an electr onic snapshot of the screen and places it in the W indows Clipboard. Y ou can then paste the screen shot into a document and print it. Operator keys Several keys are always used with at leas t one other key: Ctrl, Alt, and Shift. When he[...]

Using the Keyboard % Combinations and Functions with the Window s Key Combinations Func tions + F1 Displays W indows Help. + T ab Switches the selected button on the t askbar . + E Displays W indows Explorer . + F Displays the W indows Find: All Files window to find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of selecting Find and then Files or Fo[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide & Indicators Indicators Functions Battery Indicates the status of the battery atta ched at the rear of the computer . Power Lights when the power to the comput er is turned on. Flashes in System Suspend mode. T urns off when the comp uter is in System Hibernation mode or powered of f. Inf[...]

Using the Keyboard ' Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Combinations/ Feature Functions Fn+ (ESC) System Suspe nd Puts the system into System Suspend mode, a power management state. T o return th e system to the active state, pr ess any key or press the power switch on you r computer . Fn+  (F3) Speaker switch T oggles the bui[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide  Fn+F Change the display size Zooms the di splay siz e in or out whe n the display is set to les s than maximum resolution. Fn+S System Idle Puts the s ystem in to Syste m Idle mode , a power management state. T o return the system to the active state, press any key . ✍ Some functions are n[...]

VA I O ® Action Setup  VA I O ® Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer ’ s Jog Dial ™ control. An overview of some of the functions contr olled by V AIO Action Setup is pr ovided below . For more information on changing the settings using V A IO Action Setup, right-click the Jog Dial contr ol icon or , in th[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide Launcher mode The Jog Dial control window is in launcher mode until a software application is launched or the Jog Dial contr ol window becomes active. When an arro w is displayed nex t to an item in the Jog Dial contr ol window , you can display a submenu of that item by selecting it and pressin[...]

VA I O ® Action Setup ! Using the Jog Dial Control This section explains how to use the Jog Dial contr o l. For information on how to change the Jog Dial control ’ s settings, right-cl ick the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray and click Help T opics . Launcher mode T o use the Jog Dial control, click the Jog Dial control window or the Jo[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide " Guide mode The Jog Dial control window displa ys the Jog Dia l ’ s function. Software that s upports the Jog Dial Control If Sony softwar e that supports the Jog Dial contr ol is active, you can use the Jog Dial ’ s functions that are allocated to that softwar e. For more information [...]

VA I O ® Action Setup # Dialog box When a window such as Scr een proper ties is active, Dialog is displayed in the Jog Dial contr ol window . Y ou can select an item in the window by rotating the Jog Dial contr ol. Also, pressing the Jog Dial control is equivalent to press ing Enter .[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $ Using Memory Stick ® M e d i a This new compact, portable, and versa tile recor d ing medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The media is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible products. Because it is removable, the media can be used fo[...]

Using Memory Stick® Media % T o re move the Me mory Stick media Make sure the acces s light is o ff. Push the med ia in towa rd the computer . When the media comes out, pull it out. ✍ When the media s erasure prevention switch is set to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased. Before using Memo ry Stick media, you should back up important dat[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide & U s i n g t h e F l o p p y D i s k Dr i v e Y ou can connect the floppy disk drive to the (USB) connector on your computer: T o co n n e c t t he f l o pp y d i s k d r i v e Plug the USB cable fr om the floppy disk drive into the (USB) connector on the computer . The V AIO logo on the di[...]

Using the Floppy Disk Drive ' T o remove a diske tte When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then pr ess the Eject button to remove the diskette. T o re move a fl oppy dis k drive T o remove the floppy disk drive while the power of computer is on: 1 Double-click displayed in the task tray . 2 Select Y -E [...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide ! Using PC Cards Y our computer includes a PC card slot. PC cards allow you to connect portable external devices, such as a CD-ROM drive. T o in se r t a P C c a rd 1 Pull the PC card release button up away fr om the computer and push it in towards the computer . 2 Remove the PC card slot pro[...]

Using PC Card s ! 3 Insert the PC card into the PC car d slot, front label facing up. Gently push the card into the slot until the car d is fixed into the connector . The release button comes out. T o remove a PC card 1 Close any applications that use the PC card; otherwise, data may be lost. 2 Click the PC card icon in the taskbar and close the[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide ! 3 Pull the PC card r elease button up and press it in towards the computer . 4 Gently grasp the car d and pull it out. 5 Insert the PC card slot pr otector into the em pty slot. Release button[...]

Using Power S aving Modes !! Using Power Saving Modes When you use a battery as the source of power for your computer , you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn off specific devices, your computer has thr ee distinct power saving modes: System Id[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide !" System S uspend Mode The computer saves the curr ent state of the system in RAM and switches off power to the CPU. The tan power indicator light flashes in this mode. T o activate System S uspend mode Press Fn+Es c. Y ou can also use the PowerPanel utility to enter System Suspend mode. T[...]

!# Connecting Peripheral Devices Y ou can add functionality to your computer by connecting any of these peripherals: ❑ Phone line (page 36) ❑ Port replicator (page 38) ❑ Printer (page 40) ❑ External display ( page 41) ❑ CD-ROM drive (page 43) ❑ Universal Serial B u s (USB) device (page 46) ❑ External display ( page 48) ✍ T urn off t[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide !$ Connecting a Phone L ine Y ou need to connect a phone line to take advantage of online services, the Internet, and Sony Customer Support. 1 Open the phone line jack cover . The cover opens only to a 45-degree angle. 2 Plug one end of the phone cable into the jack on the inside of the phone li[...]

Connecting to the Local Area Network (LAN) !% Connecting to the Local Area Network (LAN) Y ou can connect your computer to 10BASE-T and 100BA SE-TX-type networks. For the detailed settings and devices needed to connect to the network, please ask your system manager . Ethernet Adapter[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide !& Connecting the i.LINK ® Por t Replicator Y o u can use the PCGA-U PR5 i.LINK port replicator * (supplied) to connect peripheral devices such as a printer or external display . The port replicator has five ports, including an i.LINK port. *i.LINK (IEEE 1394) port is not currently supporte[...]

Connecting t he i.LINK® Por t Replicato r !' T o attach th e port replicator 1 Tu r n o f f t h e c o m p u t e r . 2 Open the port replicator connector cover on the left side of the computer . 3 Plug the port replicator cable into the port r eplicator connector on the computer . T o remove th e port replicato r 1 Tu r n o f f t h e c o m p u[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide " 3 Fold the port r eplicator cable into the compart ment on the side of the port replicator . If yo u do n ot t ur n off th e co m pu t er b ef o re re mo v i ng th e po r t re pl i ca t o r , yo u mu s t t u rn off t he co m pu t e r b ef o re re a tt a ch in g t he po r t re p li c at[...]

Connecting t he i.LINK® Por t Replicato r " Connecting an External Display Y ou can use the port replicator to connect an external display to your notebook computer . For example, you can use the computer with any of the following: ❑ Computer display (monit or) (page 41) ❑ Projector (page 42) T o c onnect a compute r displa y ❑ Use t[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide " T o connec t a p rojector Y ou can use a projector as an external display . 1 Use the symbol to loca te the Monitor connector . Plug the RGB signal cable into this connector . 2 Use the i symbol to locate the Headphone connector . Plug the audio cable into this connector . T o select a di[...]

Connecting the CD Drive "! Connecting the CD Drive Y ou can us e the optional PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM drive with your notebook. If you use the optional drive when your computer is running on battery power , the battery life will be shorter . The drive draws power from the computer through a PC car d. T o c onnect the CD drive 1 Remove the PC car d sl[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide "" 3 Insert the PC car d into the PC car d slot with the SONY logo facing up. See “ Using PC Car ds ” on page 30 for details. T o insert a CD-ROM disc 1 Press the Eject button. The disc tray slides out. 2 Place the CD-ROM disc in the tray with the label side facing up. Push the dis[...]

Connecting the CD Drive "# 3 Close the tray by pus hing it gently . The BUSY indicator on the CD-ROM drive flashes while your computer is re ading data from the disc. T o remove th e CD-ROM drive ❑ Remove the PC car d from the computer . See “ Using PC Cards ” on page 30 for d etails. Busy indicator[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide "$ C o n n e ct i n g a Un i v e r s a l S er i a l B u s ( U S B ) D e v i c e Y ou can connect a W indows ® 2000-compatible USB device to your computer . T o co nn ec t a US B de v i c e Use the symbol to locate the USB connector on the right side of the computer . Plug one end of the US[...]

Connecting a Universal S erial Bus (USB) Devi ce "% ✍ When you wish to use another USB device , such as a floppy disk drive, at the same time , connect the second USB device to the (mini USB) co nnector by atta ching the supplied conversion adapter . ✍ See the m anual that came w ith your U SB devic e for mor e inform ation on installa tio[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide "& Connecting an External Display Y ou can connect an external display to your notebook computer . For example, you can use the computer with a computer display (monitor) or projector . T o connect a computer display Use the port replicator connector on the left side of the compute r . [...]

Connecting an External Display "' T o c onnect a pr ojector Y ou can us e a projector as an external display . T o remove th e display adapter Press both sides of the display adapter connector and unplug it fr om the computer . T o select a displa y When you connect an external display to your computer , you can press Fn+F7 to toggle th e[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide # Adding Memory In the future you may want to install memory modules to expand the functionality of your computer . Y ou can incr ease memory to 256 MB on PCG-Z505HSK by installing an optional memory module. The PCG-Z505HSK has 128 MB memory and a 128 MB memory module is available as an optio[...]

Adding Memo ry # T o install a memory module 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all peripheral devices, such as your printer . 2 Unplug the computer and r emove the battery packs. 3 W ait until the computer cools down. Then unscrew the five scr ews with the ● mark on the bottom of your computer . 4 Slide the LCD lock lever and lift the c[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide # 9 Gently repl ace the keyboar d, then pr ess it into your computer . Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboar d. 10 Close the computer cover , then tighten the scr ews on the bottom of the computer . 11 T u rn on the computer . 12 Click the Start button, point to V AIO, and [...]

#! T roubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encounter when using your computer . Many problems have simple solutions, so try these s uggestions befor e you call Sony Customer Support. My computer do es not start ❑ Check that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on. Check that the po[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide #" When I turn on my computer , the message Op erating system not f ound appears and Windows do es not st art ❑ Check the floppy disk drive to see if a non-bootable diskette is in the drive. ❑ If a non-bootable diskette is in the drive, turn off the computer , remove the diskette,[...]

## My computer locks u p ❑ T ry restarting the computer . On the W indows taskbar , click the Sta rt button, click Shut Down, and then click Rest art the computer . ❑ If you cannot restar t as described in the preceding step, you can shut down the computer by pr essing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. ❑ If the previous step does not work, slide the pow[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide #$ When I click an application icon a message appears, such as Y ou must insert the application CD into yo ur CD-ROM drive, an d the software does not start ❑ Some titles r equire specific fi les that ar e located on the application ’ s CD-ROM. Insert t he disc and t ry starti ng the p[...]

#% My modem connection is slow The computer ’ s modem uses K56flex TM technology/V .90. Many factors influence modem connection speed, including telephone line noise or compatibility with telephone equipment (such as fax machines or othe r modems). If you think y our modem is not connectin g properly to other PC-based modems, fax machines, or you[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide #& Power Management The operating system may become unstable if a lower power state such as system hibernation is initiated and then changed before the operating system completely enters the lower power state. T o restor e the computer to its normal operating stability , close all open appli[...]

Using the System an d Application Reco very CDs #' Using the System and Application Recovery CDs The following sections describe how to use the System Recovery and Application Recovery utilities. Y ou need to connect the optional PCGA-CD51 CD-ROM drive to use the System and Application Recovery CDs. Using the System Recovery CD(s) Y ou can rei[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $ T o use the System Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Sony System Re covery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2 Shut down your computer as described in “ Shutting Down Y our Computer ” on page 13. 3 W a it four seconds and turn on your computer . 4 Click OK to signify you have read an d accept the Micro[...]

Using the System an d Application Reco very CDs $ Using the Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CDs allow you to reinstall individ ual applications and device drivers if they ar e corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalli ng an individual devic e driver or software title may correct a pr oblem you are experiencing with your co[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $ Specifications Model PCG-Z505H SK Processor 500 MHz* Intel ® Mobile Pentium ® III pr ocessor Hard Disk Drive 12 GB † Standard RAM 128 MB SDRAM, ‡ expandable to 256 MB LCD Screen 12.1 ” XGA TFT L 2 C a c h e M em o r y 256 KB (on CPU) MPEG MPEG1 Digi tal V ideo supports full-screen pla [...]

Specifications $! * MHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; o ther factors may affect application performance. Processor speed may be reduced when the compu ter is operated using battery power. † GB means one billion bytes when re ferring to hard drive capacity. Acce ssible capacity may vary. ‡ Your system may contain additional memory[...]

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$# Index A AC adapter 8 AC power 8 adding hardware 35 peripherals 35 printers 40 adjusting brightness 19 Alt key 16 Application Recovery CDs 61 Applications key 16 attaching port replicator 39 B battery pack 9 charging 10 connector 6 indicator light st atus 10 indicator lights 5 , 10 , 18 inserting 9 loading 9 power status 10 rechargeable 8 removin[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $$ printer 40 projector 42 connectors battery 6 DC In 6 , 8 infrared 7 monitor 38 parallel 40 parallel port 38 port replicator 6 printer 38 , 40 Serial port 38 USB 7 , 28 correction keys 15 , 16 Ctrl key 16 cursor-movement keys 15 D DC In 6 , 8 diskettes ejecting 29 inserting into drive 28 troub[...]

$% K keyboard 5 , 15  17 , 19 L LCD lock lever 12 selecting to display output 42 troubleshooting 54 Left 5 left button 5 lever LCD 12 Limited Warranty 14 Liquid Crystal Display scre en See LCD lithium ion battery disposal vi safety precautions vi loading battery pack 9 M mega-bass switch 19 memory adding 50 Memory Stick card slot 6 , 26 Memory S[...]

VA I O ® Z505 SuperSlim Pro N otebook User Gu ide $& projector 42 R radio interference iv rechargeable battery pack 8 , 9 recharging battery pack 10 Recovery CDs 61 registering your computer 14 removing battery pack 11 diskettes 29 restoring data 61 right button 5 S screen See LCD Scroll L ock 5 indicator light 18 selecting display 42 LCD 4[...]