Sony VGX-TP1 Bedienungsanleitung

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Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung Sony VGX-TP1. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

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Die Gebrauchsanleitung Sony VGX-TP1 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
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In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts Sony VGX-TP1, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GX-TP1 Series[...]

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    2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....5 Documenta tion ................. .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ...... .......[...]

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ........7 8 Selecti ng Display Modes .. .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ..... ............... .........[...]

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    4 nN Troublesho oting ......... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 114 Computer ...... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............. .......[...]

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    5 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual may l ook slig[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual) — Contain s f eatures of your computer . It also includes in f or mation abou t the software pr ograms includ ed with your comp uter , a s well as infor mation on solvin g common pr oblems. ❑ Specificati ons — The online Sp ecification s describe the hardware and softwar[...]

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    7 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess Help and Support , cl ick Start a nd Help and Support . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio ns H[...]

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    8 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ! Before sta rting your comp uter for the first ti me, do not conne ct any other hardware, except a disp lay (TV), that di d not origin a lly com e with your comput er . Make sure to sta rt up your compu ter with only the sup plied ac cess[...]

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    9 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. To p A Hard disk drive/Optical disc driv e indicator (pag e 13) B P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 13) C WLAN (Wireles s LAN) indic ator (page 13)[...]

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    10 nN Getting Started F ront A SD memor y ca rd slot (page 66 ) B WLAN (Wireles s LAN) switch (page 70 ) C Infrared rece iver/Infrared sign al indicator ( page 13) P oi nt t he sup pli ed re mote comma nder to t his s ensor f or operation s. D Opti cal disc driv e (page 32) E Memory S tic k PR O/Duo me dia slot *1 (page 60) F Air vent G Media Acc e[...]

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    11 nN Getting Started Bac k ! The are a around the air vent (1) beco mes hot w hile your com puter is on. Be sure to wait unti l the comp ute r cool s down be fore you touc h it. HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Def inition Multimed ia Interfac e are tradem arks or regi stered t radema rks of HDMI Licens ing LL C. A Air vent B VHF/UHF (ANALOG) por t ([...]

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    12 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Secur ity slot[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 The indication behavior v aries depending on the state of y our computer : Green lit: the comput er is on. Orange lit: the computer is i n Sleep mode. Off: the comput er is off . Media Acces s Illuminat[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a Displa y Conne ct a disp lay (not s upplied) to your co mputer. W hen conne cting it, s ee the man ual that c ame with y our displa y as well .[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started To connect a disp lay (HDMI-compatible TV) ✍ If your TV is equipp ed with a DVI- D port, you can use t he HDMI cabl e and the HDMI to DV I-D adapter (bo th supplied) f or connecti on. T o use them fo r connect ion, however , you also need an au dio cable (no t supplied ) since no audio signals are carrie d through the DVI- D[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started ! If your TV is equi pped wi th an HD MI po rt and a DVI-D port, we re commen d that y ou us e the HDMI por t. The HDMI cable carries both vi deo and aud io signals . If a device driver other tha n the one provided by Sony is used, the image will not be displayed and the audio wil l not be heard . A lways use the device drive [...]

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    17 nN Getting Started To connect a display (mon itor) 1 If you want to connec t a V GA monito r , con nect the disp la y ca b le (1) (n ot supplied) into the m onitor (V GA) po r t (2) on th e back of the comp uter . 2 If neces sar y , plug th e display cable into the display .[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce You nee d an AC ada pter to c onnect to a n AC power s ource and i t must be p lugged in to the power s ource befor e you can establ ish com munication w ith yo ur wireles s keyboar d. ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . To connect t he AC a dapter 1 Plug on e end of the po[...]

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    19 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connec t your compu ter compl etely fro m AC pow er , unplug the power cord. Make sure that the AC outlet s are easily acces sible.[...]

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    20 nN Getting Started Attaching t he Rear Co v er An excl usively designed rear cover is su pplied with your computer for port prote ction and tidy cabling. Onc e you have set up your com puter, att ach the rear cover. Be s ure to hold the cover with y our both ha nds when at taching it. ! Y ou may not be able to att ach the rear cover depen ding o[...]

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    21 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T urn off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts war [...]

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    22 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 23) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 31) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page 32 ) ❑ Using the TV Function (page 42) ❑ Using the Memor y Stick Media (pag e 60) ❑ Using [...]

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    23 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard A wire less key board is s upplied wi th your co mputer. The wi reless key board uses a standard k ey arran gement with additiona l keys tha t perform s pecific fun ctions.[...]

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    24 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Wireless K eyboard A Secur ity slot B Function ke ys P erform cer t ain tasks. The tas k associated w ith each func tion ke y va ries a mong so ft war e appl ic ation s. C Shor tcut buttons P erform the pr e-assigne d tasks. The default tasks are as fol lo ws : : Launche s V A IO Living Bro wser . P , p : [...]

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    25 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Indicators (Num lo c k): T u rns on whil e in the N um Loc k stat e. (Caps lock): T ur ns on while in the Caps L ock state. (Scroll lock): T ur ns on wh ile in the Scroll Lo ck state. (Connec t): T ur ns on while con nection between the computer and the wirel ess keyboard is in plac e to indicate tha t the ke yboa[...]

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    26 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries . B CONNECT button (page 27) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter .[...]

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    27 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore you use th e ke yboard Four AA alkali ne batteries are suppl ied with your computer for use in t he wireless keyboar d. Before atte mpting to u se the wireless keyboar d, you must i nstall the b atteries and establi sh communi cation be tween the co mputer and th e keyboa rd. ! T o mai ntain good co mmunicat[...]

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    28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he wireless keyboa rd ! T o conn ect your wireles s keyboard, it must be located within a ran ge of approxim ately 11 inches (30 cm) to 40 inche s (1 m) from the comp uter . 1 T urn ov e r the wirele ss keyboard. 2 Press the button (1 ) on the batter y compa r tment cover and slide and li ft the cov er [...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the su pplied four AA batt erie s into the bat ter y compar tment as illustrat ed below: 4 T urn on t he compute r . 5 Slide t he power s witch (2) on the key board to the ON positio n. 6 Pres s the CONNECT button (3) on the front of the c omputer . 7 Pres s the CONNECT button (4) on the bottom of th e ke [...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Y ou can check the battery indicator ( or ) in the LCD window on the wireles s keyboard for its ba ttery po wer level. If the wireles s keyboard do es not operate properly , the batterie s may need to be replac ed. If the wirel ess keyboard is no t bein g u sed for a n extende d period of time, remov e the batte[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . ✍ T o keep mo ving the poi nter or scrol ling, slid e and hold your fin ger at the edge of the touch pad . ! If poin ter movemen t or scrolli ng contin ues against your inte ntion, yo ur fingert ip may[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Push in the optical disc dri v e tray with your finger tip to eject it. 3 Grasp the tray and gently pull i t out.[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Place a disc in th e middle of the tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward; and ge ntly push i t until the disc cli c ks into place while ho lding the bottom of the tra y with the other hand. ! When the op tical disc d rive tray is out , be sure not to exert pre ssure on the tray as it may damag e the tray or th[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and recor ds CDs, DVDs , or Blu-ra y Discs, d epending on th e model y ou purchased. Check yo ur specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l. Use the tab le below to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l disc d rive supp o[...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct is d esigned t o playback discs that c onform to the Compact Disc Digi tal Audio standard sp ecificatio ns (CD Stand ard) . A Du alDisc is a two sided disc pr oduct w hich mat es DVD r ecorded material on on e side wi th digi tal audi o materi al on the othe r side. Be awa re that t he aud io sid e ([...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! T o pla y copyright prot ected Blu-ray Di scs continuall y , you need to updat e the AACS key . Note t hat the AACS key up date requires Internet access. As with ot her optical med ia device s, circumstances m ay limit compa tibility or preve nt Blu-ray D isc playback . V AIO computers ma y not su pport m ovie pla[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony V alue-add ed software to write da ta to a dis c. (e.g. Click to DV D ) Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y resul t. ❑ T o make data on a disc readable o n the optical dis c drive, you need to close the ses sion before you eje[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To achie ve optim um performa nce when p laying DVDs, y ou should fol low these r ecommend ations. ❑ Close al l open ap plications bef ore playing a D V D movie. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computer's optical disc dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-R[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ When you are pl a ying a D VD (vide o or audio) an d you want to remove a USB device, such as U SB-compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D VD fir st. Removing a USB-compa tible device durin g D VD (v ideo or audi o) playback ma y cause a malfuncti on.[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Star t , All Pr ograms , and the desire d CD software to pla y the CD . If the Au dio C D window appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc [...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D V Ds To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Star t , All Pr ograms , and the desired D VD software to play the D V D . For ins tructions on how to use the software, see the hel p file [...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function Your c omputer has a n analog T V tuner board installed al ong with Windows Media Center to enhance y our audio and visual expe rie nce. Media Ce nter provi des you with a wide range of T V, DVD, and v ideo viewing , as well as m usic reco rding and pl ayback. T his secti on describes how to se[...]

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

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA TV) To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 1) 1 Connect o ne end of th e TV coax ial cable (1) (s upplied) t o your cable ser vice a ccess (wall ou tlet) (2). 2 Connect t he other end t o the VHF/UHF (ANALOG) por t (3) on th e compute r .[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two metal h ooks on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transfor mer cable (1) ( not suppli ed) to the s crew-type grips at your cable ser vic e acces s (wall outle t) (2). 2 Connect o ne end of th e TV coax ial cable (3) (sup plied) to th e transforme r end of the RC A transfo[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n connec t your com puter to an i ndoor/ou tdoor ante nna system , using Opt ion 1 or Option 2 fr om the prev ious se ction, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 44) . Depending on the type of antenna system in your hom e, your connec tion may require a VHF /UHF R[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n terr estrial mode ( Option 2 ) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300-ohm t win lead cable ( 1) (not suppl ied) to the s crew-type grips at your antenna outlet (2). Connect t he other e nd to the gri ps on a VHF /UHF RF com biner/transform er (3) (not sup plied). 2 Connect a coaxial c able f eed con nector (4) ([...]

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

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

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect one end o f a TV coaxia l cable (1) (no t suppli ed) to y our cable s er vice ac cess (wall outlet) (2). Connec t the oth er end to the VHF/UHF IN por t on the ba ck panel of your set-top box (STB) (3 ). 2 Connect a second TV coaxial cable (4) (not supplied) to the VHF/[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander A remo te commander is suppl ied with your compute r for using M edia Center features, i ncluding TV channel se lection.[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A P ause X bu tton Press to pau se media pl a yback. Press ag ain to resume playback. Stop x button Press to st op media playback or TV record ing session. F orw ard M butt on Press to fast-forward media at three speeds. Skip B? button Press to move media forward, for e xample, one audio track, one D VD chapter, and[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Guide button Pres s to vie w th e TV prog r am guid e f or y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel selection.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace and del ete entered t e xt. H APPLICA TION SELECT button Press to s witch a[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Controlling y our TV v olume with the supplie d remote commander You ca n change t he volum e on your T V with the supplie d remote com mander b y changing t he remote commande r's signal setting to match w ith the one used by yo ur TV manu facturer. Pres s and h old the OK butto n and press alph anumeric butto[...]

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

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the suppl ied two AA batte ries i nto the remote command er . 4 Put the b atter y cover back on th e remote com mander and s lide it in t he rev erse dire ction of th e arrow illustrated ab ov e until the cov er clicks into place. ✍ If the remote co mmander does not operate properl y , you may need to re[...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor co ntrol 1 Plug the cable from the r emote senso r control (1) into the INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT j ack (2) on the co mputer . 2 Remove the adhesive tape cover from the bottom of th e remote s ensor con trol (1). 3 Attach t he remote se nsor co ntrol (1) ont o the set-top bo x (3) near [...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do not cover th e infrar ed port when attaching the remo te sensor control. The remote sen sor must be visi ble in a line -of-sight wi th the remote com mander in order to funct ion properl y .[...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your c omputer su pports th e Memory S tick med ia. Memory Stick m edia is a co mpact, por table, and versatile IC recording media e specially design ed for exchan ging a nd sharing digital data with com patible products, s uch as di gital ca meras, m obile phones and other devices. Be[...]

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    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Loca te the Memor y Stick PRO/Duo media slot (pa ge 10) . 3 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick PRO/Duo media slot. 4 Careful ly [...]

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    62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Y our computer su pports Memor y Stick Duo media and is equipped wi th the Memor y Stick PRO /Duo slot that is compati ble with both s tandard- and duo-size media. For more in formation on t he Memor y Stick Duo med ia, visit th e Memory S tick Web site at h ttp://www .memor ysti ck.com/en/ . Y ou can insert a M[...]

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    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y default setting an d is ready for use. If you wa nt to reform at the media wi th your comput er, follow the se steps. ! Be sure to use t he device that is des igned to format the media and supports the Mem ory Stic k media [...]

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    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

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    65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Fir mly grasp the e xtende d par t of the Memor y St ic k me dia. 3 Careful ly pull it o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , or it may po p out unexpect edly . Do [...]

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    66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In addit ion to the M emory Stic k PRO/ Duo media sl ot, your com puter is eq uipped with an SD memory card slot to accom modate other memory c ards. Yo u can use th is slot to tr ansfer data a mong digit al camer as, camc orders, mu sic player s, and ot her audio/v ideo devic es. ✍ The m[...]

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    67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 10) . 3 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow poin ting toward the memor y c ard slot. 4 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into the s lot until it clicks into pl ace[...]

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    68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Media Ac cess indi cator ligh t is on. The card or it s data may beco me damaged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Fir mly grasp the e xtended pa r t of the memor y card. 3 Careful ly pull it o ut of t[...]

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    69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a US B telephon e modem, an xDS L modem, or a c able modem, to your comp uter. For the detailed i nstructions on connecti on setups an d modem c onfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem.[...]

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    70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a ne twork. A WLA N is a network in which a us er can conn ect to a loc al area netwo rk (LAN) thr ough a wirele ss (radio) connectio n. So there [...]

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    71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The 2. 4 GHz band width used b y wireless LA N compati ble devices is also u sed by othe r various devi ces. Althou gh tech nologies to m inimi ze interferen ce from ot her device s that use the s ame bandwidt h are employed on wireless LAN compati ble devices, such inter ference ma y cause low er communi cat ion sp[...]

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    72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting the Wireless LAN Anten na To us e the wirele ss LAN func tionality on your c omputer, you must con nect the sup plied wir eless LAN antenna to y our compute r. To connect t he wirele ss LAN anten na Screw the wirele ss LAN anten na cable (1) coun terclock wise into the WIRELESS LAN ANTENNA port (2) on the[...]

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    73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ For better recep tion, if ne eded, you may mount the wireless LAN ant enna to a wall using the suppli ed screw.[...]

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    74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a loca l network is created o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, with n o other centr al controll er or acce ss point. Each devic e commun icates direc tly with other devices in the ne twork. You c an set up an ad-hoc[...]

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    75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WLAN sw it c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. 2 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 3 Click Vie w networ k status and tasks un[...]

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    76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The ac cess point br idges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts a[...]

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    77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WLAN sw it c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. 3 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 4 Click Vie w networ k status and tasks under N etw ork [...]

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    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer. ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes ( page 79) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 80) ❑ Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) De vice (page 82) ❑ Connecting a Printer (page 85[...]

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    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select which display to be us ed as the prim ary moni tor when two disp lays (TV , desktop moni tor, etc.) ar e connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on both disp lays at the same time , see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 80) fo r more informati on. To select a[...]

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    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have a display c onnected to th e HDMI port an d another co nnected to the monito r (VGA) p ort, two disp lays can f unction a s a single desk[...]

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    81 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e from the sh or tcut menu. 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings. ✍ Additi onally , you can s et the display co lors and resol[...]

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    82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice ✍ Y ou need to slide open the front panel door to access t he USB ports on the fro nt. Connecting a USB Mouse To connect a USB mouse 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB mouse c able (2) into th e USB por t. Y ou can now us e your USB mous [...]

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    83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready for[...]

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    84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion. If the computer is o ff, you can un plug the US B cable di rectly from the comput er[...]

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    85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. ✍ Y ou need to slide open the front panel door to access t he USB po[...]

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    86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equipped with an i. LINK por t, wh ich you can us e to con nect to an i.LINK device su ch as a di gital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on y our computer d oes not supp ly power to externa l de vi ces gene r all y pow[...]

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    87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder ✍ The i.LI NK port is locat ed behind the f ront panel d oor . Y ou need to op en this door be fore accessing the port. To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 1 Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca b le (1) (not supp lied) into the i.LINK por t (2) on the compu ter and th e other e nd[...]

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    88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect your computer to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BASE-T-t ype networks with an Ethernet networ k cable. Connec t one end of a net work cable (not supplied) to the network (Ether net) port on th e left of the co mputer and the oth er end to yo ur network. For deta iled sett ings and dev[...]

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    89 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (L AN) connector on your co mputer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may caus e damag e, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (intercom speakerph one) or bus iness-use tel[...]

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    90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 91) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer w[...]

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    91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will have to enter th e password after the V AIO logo ap pears to s tart your c omputer. The po wer-on passwo rd will all ow you to protect the c omputer fro m unauthori zed access. Adding the P o[...]

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    92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Securit y t o disp la y th [...]

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    93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass wo rd To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears. 3 Enter[...]

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    94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Central utili ty allows y ou to consu lt system info rmation a nd specify preferences for syste m behavior . To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Centra l . The V AIO Cent ral window appear s . 2 Click the System Informat ion ta[...]

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    95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes In ad dition to t he normal op erating m ode, which al lows yo u to turn o ff specific device s, your co mputer ha s a dist inct power savin g mode ca lled Sle ep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the n ormal state of the co mputer wh en it is in use. T o save p ower while n ot [...]

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    96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode tempor arily su spends t he entire sy stem opera tions for lower po wer consump tion. The orange power light is o n in this mode. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow n ext to the Lock button , and Sleep . ✍ Alternati vely , you can slid e the power switch on the wire[...]

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    97 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology. To avoid inval idation of the warranty du ring your product war ranty per iod, we reco mmend that : ❑ Y ou contac t your dealer to install a new component. ❑ Y ou[...]

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    98 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and proc edures in this secti on. The numb er of avail able slots depends on your co[...]

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    99 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or objec ts into the me mor y module s lots or other inte rn al components of your compute r will resul t in damag e to the co mputer and[...]

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    100 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and wait unti l the com puter cools down. 3 Unscr e w the sc re ws (in dicated by the ar ro ws b elow) on the botto m of the co mputer an d remov e[...]

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    101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2). 6 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckaging.[...]

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    102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Be sure to insert the conn ector edge of the m emor y module i nto the sl ot while aligning the n otch on th e module with th e small p roje ction i[...]

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    103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Replace the memor y mo dule compar tmen t cov er and tigh ten the sc re ws on the bottom of the compute r . 9 Connect a power source and tur n on the com puter .[...]

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    104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Centra l . The V AIO Cent ral window appear s . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab . 4 Double-click the System In f ormat ion folder . 5 Double-click the System In f ormat ion ic[...]

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    105 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age. ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 06) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (pag e 107) ❑ On Handling Floppy Disks (page 110) ❑ On Handling Discs (page 11 1) ❑ On Using Headphones (page[...]

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    106 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check th e power operation of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or shr edder . ❑ Y ou can p urchase a power strip wi th a surge protecto r . Th is device pre vents dam age to your comp[...]

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    107 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such a s alcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or any [...]

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    108 nN Precau tions ❑ Be sur e to pl ace y our comp uter i n the f lat p osit ion as it is not desi gne d f or up right place ment. ❑ Provide adeq uate air ci rculation to pre vent inter nal he at from building u p . The inter nal h eat will cau se your compute r to malfu nction. ❑ Do not plac e your computer o n porous surf aces s uch as r u[...]

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    109 nN Precau tions ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moistur e may condense inside the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least one h our before tur ning on the computer. If an y problems oc cur , unplug the com puter and c ontact an aut horized Sony Ser vice Cen ter . T o find the nearest center o r[...]

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    110 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her source s of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any li quid. Do not le t them get we t. When you are no[...]

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    111 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not [...]

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    112 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not us e the media in a loc ation subje ct to static electr icity o r electri cal noise. ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, d[...]

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    113 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e. However, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, sh ock, or dus t. Althoug h the har d disk has the inter nal safety d evice to prev ent losi ng data due to mechanic al vibrati on, shoc k or dust, yo u[...]

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    114 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at: http: //esu ppor t.s ony . com/EN/V AIO / for cust omers i n USA, http://[...]

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    115 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica b le) is empty . ❑ If your compute r is plug ged into a power strip[...]

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    116 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral [...]

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    117 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the po wer indicat or lights b ut my screen st a ys b lank? ❑ Make sure the p roper inpu t f or your displ a y (TV , VGA, D VI-D m onitor) is s elected. ❑ Make sure your disp la y (TV , V GA, D VI-D monitor) is tur ned on. ❑ If your disp la y is s till blank, follow these ste ps: 1 Press the power[...]

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    118 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke y s to close th e applicat ion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot work, click St art , the arrow ne xt to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tu[...]

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    119 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your computer may becom e unstabl e if the op erating mod e is ch anged befor e the co mputer com pletely enters Sleep m ode. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the arrow ne xt to t he Lock button, and Restar[...]

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    120 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The opti mal graphic per[...]

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    121 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This section provides informat ion about kee ping you r computer operatin g smoothly and protecti ng against p otentia l threats to the comp uter's security. How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your c[...]

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    122 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WLAN switch is on a n[...]

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    123 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN data transfer speed i s affected by distan ce a nd obstr uctions between devices and acces s poin ts. Other factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con ditions, and so ftware comp atibility . T o max imize the data tra nsf er spe ed, mov e your comp uter[...]

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    124 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occurs o n divided freq uency ba nds known as channels. Thir d-par ty w ireless LAN access poin t channels m ay be preset to d iff erent c hannels f rom Sony devices. ❑ If you are usin g a wirel ess LAN ac cess point , see con nectivity inf or matio n contain ed in the[...]

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    125 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is tryin g to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follow the se steps: 1 Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e ke ys an d click the arrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest art to restar t the computer. 2 Remove the disc from the [...]

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    126 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or dam aged, your comp[...]

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    127 nN T r oublesho oting 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesive label is not affixed to a disc. Adhesive labels can come o ff while the d isc is in the opt ical dis c drive and damag e the d r[...]

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    128 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , not ev en a sc reen saver . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with no affixed ad[...]

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    129 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y What should I do if m y TV screen st a ys b lank? ❑ Make sure that b oth power cord s of your comput er and TV a re secur ely plugged into power sourc es. ❑ Make sure that your computer a nd TV are pr operly connecte d. ❑ Make sure that b oth your compute r and TV are turne d on. ❑ When two displays are c[...]

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    130 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he screen of m y TV that i s connected to the HDMI OUT p or t sta ys bla nk ? ❑ Unplug th e HDMI cable once a nd plug it back. ❑ Y our TV may not be HDCP comp liant. Be sure to use an HDCP compliant TV . ❑ When two displays are connec ted to your compu ter , make sure that th e display settings [...]

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    131 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to instal l[...]

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    132 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter. ❑ If you are usin g an external microphon e, make sure the mic rophone is turne d on and is proper ly plu[...]

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    133 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom my speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ Make sure the s peaker volume is tur ned u p loud eno ugh and the audio op[...]

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    134 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage la yout of yo ur wireles s keyboar d is label ed on the p ackagin g box. If y ou choos e a differen t regiona l keyboard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co nfigu[...]

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    135 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 keys to close the applic ation wind ow . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot work, cl ick Start , the [...]

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    136 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few momen ts for the [...]

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    137 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message app ears to ind icate DV equipment seems to be d isconnect ed or tur ned off, the i.LINK ca ble may n ot be securel y plugge d into the p orts on you r compu ter or cam corder. Unp lug the co nnectors, and plug th em in agai n. See Connecting an[...]

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    138 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Stic[...]

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    139 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged. If you are us ing a pr inter , check if the p ower cable is connec ted proper ly[...]

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    140 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains in formation o n where to go f or answe rs to questi ons about yo ur VAIO c omputer and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manua[...]

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    141 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update auto matically notifies yo u when criti cal softwar e and security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Update notic e to ope n the VAIO Support W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

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    142 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or us ers in USA We b si t e http: //esuppor t.s ony .c om/EN/V A IO/ T el[...]

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    143 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //www .aol.co m AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //www .premi umser vices.aol.com AOL ® Explorer Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t [...]

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    144 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //www .aim .com Ask Sear ch Assistant IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 14 2) . Ask Toolbar IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the sof[...]

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    145 nN Support Options Click to DVD ® software Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captur ing video con tent strai ght from a DV d evice or b y importing video from s tored files — and you ca n also e dit the v ideo.[...]

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    146 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Office B asic Editio n, Office Professional Edition, O ffice Small Business E dition Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //suppor t.m icroso ft.com 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software i ncluded wi th this comput er system i[...]

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    147 nN Support Options MobiTV ® MobiTV, In c. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //www .mobi tv .com /suppor t/supp or t.php Netscape ® Browser Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http: //browser .netscape.com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada W[...]

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    148 nN Support Options Protecto r Suite QL Sony E lectronic s Inc. Protec tor Suite QL E dition al lows yo u to easily se tup your fingerpri nt sensor t hat comes with your com puter. Prot ector Suite Q L supports fingerprint l ogon, fas t user switch ing, file e ncryption , register ing forms a nd more. For cont acts abou t the software , see Prog[...]

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    149 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® softwa re Sony E lectronic s Inc. The So nicStage jukebox software pr ogram giv es you al l the tools you need t o manag e music on your co mputer. SonicS tage softw are suppor ts high-qua lity digita l audio st orage, a sl eek pla yer skin des ign, and a udio CD burni ng capabil ity. For cont acts abou t the s[...]

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    150 nN Support Options Ulead BD D iscRecorde r for VAIO ® compu ters Ulead S ystems, Inc. For ques tions and technical assistanc e, pleas e check the help and th e readme fil es. VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ac tion Setup manages t he setting s for your c omputer's s hortcut keys . For cont acts abou t the software , see[...]

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    151 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ce ntral provid es a cen tral locati on that gath ers reso urces t o configure your VAIO compute r and view y our compute r's configura tion and s pecificati ons. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 14 2) . VAIO ® Diagnostic Sony E lectro[...]

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    152 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® compu ters. Yo u can set up o ne or mor e VAIO c omputers as "media s ervers, " which s tore yo ur multime dia files a[...]

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    153 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update utili ty helps y ou keep your V AIO ® com puter up to da te by regular ly checki ng the Sony online suppor t Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Inf[...]

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