Sony PCG-F104K manual

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Sony Notebook User Guide 2 nN Notice to users © 2001 S o ny Corpor a tion. Al l rights re served. This man u al and th e s oftwar e described herein , in whole or in part, may not be r eproduced, translated, or r educed to any machine-read a ble form without prior written app rova l. Sony Corpora tion prov ides n o w arra nty with regard t o this [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide 3 nN As an Ener gy Star Partner , Sony has determ i ned that th i s pro d uct meets the Energy Star guideline s for energ y efficiency . The International Energ y Star Of f ice Equipment Program is an international program that pr o motes energy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment. Th e program ba[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide 4 nN Safety inf ormation Ow ne r’s rec o rd The model number and serial number are located on the bottom of your Sony notebook. Record the serial number in the space pr ovided here. Refer to the model and serial numbe r when you call V AIO-Link. Se rial numb er:____ _____ ______ ______ ___ Mo del num be r: PC G- 9326 WARN[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide 5 nN Con nectivit y Neve r ins tall m ode m or tel epho ne w iri ng duri n g a ligh tni ng stor m . Neve r insta ll telephone jacks in wet locati ons unles s the jack is spec ifically desig ned for w et loca tions. Use cau tion whe n instal ling or modi fying tel ephone lin es . Use your notebo ok only with the supplied AC [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide 6 nN Regulatory i nformatio n This product conforms to the following European Directives: 73/23 /EE C ( Low V oltag e Directive) 89/ 336/EE C , 92/ 31/EEC ( EMC Dir ective s) 93/ 68/EEC (CE Marking Dire ctive) 1999/ 5/E C (ra dio e qu ip ment an d te lec omm uni cat ions t ermi nal eq uipm ent Di recti ve ) Thi s pr oduct c[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide 7 nN Disposal of lithiu m ion battery ! Do no t ha nd le d ama ged o r l eaki ng Lithi um i on b at ter ies. Dispos e o f pro mp tl y an d pr oper ly . ! Danger of explos i on if battery is inco r rectly r epla ced. Replace onl y with the same or equiv alent type recom m ende d by th e ma nu fac ture r . Disca rd used b at [...]

We l c o m e Sony Notebook User Guide 8 nN We l c o m e Congr atul ations o n p urchasing a Sony V AIO noteb ook. S ony has com bined leadin g- ed ge technol ogy in audi o, vide o, compu ting and commu nicat ion s to pr ov ide you with stat e-of-the-art personal c omputing. Here are just some o f the fe atures your V AIO notebook ha s to offer (rea[...]

We l c o m e About the U ser Guides Sony Notebook User Guide 9 nN About t h e User Gu i des Y our Documen tation Pack cont ains paper and online user gu i des on a Documentat ion CD -RO M: Printed Doc umentation: A Getting S tarted brochure and a Customer Guide , whe r e yo u will find all the ba sic i n f or m at io n t o s ta r t u si n g y our n[...]

We l c o m e About the U ser Guides Sony Notebook User Guide 10 nN 2 Ref er to your Sof twa re Gu id e for infor mati on o n the bu n dle d so ftwar e and the Sony a pplic ations . Abo ut t he Soft wa re i s a s ho rt d e sc rip t io n of t he fea t ure s of th e s of t wa re pre - installed o n yo ur system. Customizing y our No tebook explai n s [...]

We l c o m e Unpacking you r notebook Sony Notebook User Guide 11 nN Un pa ck in g y ou r not eb oo k Remov e t he follo wi ng hardware it em s from the bo x : Phon e c able Rechargeable bat tery pack Fl op py di s k dri v e ( insta lle d at f actor y) Weig ht S ave r Product Re covery CD- R OM s Docu me ntat ion P a ck AC adapter P o wer co rd Pho[...]

We l c o m e Ergonomic consi derations Sony Notebook User Guide 12 nN Ergo no mic c onsid erat ions Y ou w ill be us ing your n otebo ok a s a po rta ble d evice in a v ariet y of env iron men ts. Wh e ne ve r p o s sib l e, yo u sh oul d at tem p t t o ta ke acc ou n t of the fol low in g erg o no mic consider ations t o bot h statio nary a nd por[...]

We l c o m e Ergonomic consi derations Sony Notebook User Guide 13 nN Furniture and postur e – S i ti nac h a i rw i t hg o o db a c ks u p p o r t .A d j u s tt h el e v e lo f the c h air so y our feet ar e flat o n the f loor . A fo otre st may make you more com f or ta bl e. S it i n a re la xe d , up rig h t p os t ure a nd av o i d slo u c [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Locating the controls a nd connectors Sony Notebook User Guide 14 nN Using your notebook Th is secti on des cribe s how t o sta rt usin g you r com put er an d how to us e y our com p ut er ’s i nt ern al de vi ce s, su c h as t he to u ch pa d, th e di sk dr ive s a nd t he b at te r y . Loc ating the contro ls and con nec[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Locating the controls a nd connectors Sony Notebook User Guide 15 nN Left S400 i.LINK TM connector (page 67) m Mic rop ho ne c onnec to r (page 75) TV Out C o nne c tor (page 65) PC Card sl ots (page 41) i Head pho ne c on ne cto r (page 74) Battery b ay (page 20) AC a da pter ma i ns c on ne cto r an d po wer c o rd: h az ar[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Locating the controls a nd connectors Sony Notebook User Guide 16 nN Front LC D sc ree n (page 32) Lef t/ri g ht b ut to ns (page 34) Nu m Lock indica tor (page 31) Sp eak er s (page 32) ! Power indi ca to r (page 25) Cap s L o ck i nd i ca t o r (page 31) Keybo a rd (page 28) Battery 1 an d 2 indicators ( page 31) Scroll Loc[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Locating the controls a nd connectors Sony Notebook User Guide 17 nN Back Phon e Li ne ja ck (page 46) a Monitor co nnector (page 62) Mouse connecto r (page 72) US B connec tors (page 73) Ser ial conn ec t or (page 60) DC In (page 19) Printer (page 60) Cove r T here is a vent ilat ion slot lo cate d ne ar th e USB con ne ctor[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Locating the controls a nd connectors Sony Notebook User Guide 18 nN Bottom Port replicator connector c over T ilt stan ds Release lever 1 3 2[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 19 nN Conn ect ing a p ower sour ce Y ou can use either AC power or a rechar geable battery pack as a power source. Using the AC adapter 1 Plu g th e cab le att a ch ed t o th e AC a d apt e r i nt o th e DC I n c on n e ct or o n th e com p ut er . 2 Plug one end of the pow [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 20 nN Using ba ttery power Y ou can u se one or tw o bat teries as a source o f power. Y ou can i nsert the s ec ond bat tery pack into the multi-purpose bay on the right side of the computer (See Locating the c ontr ols an d con nect ors on page 14 ). Additi onal batte ry pa[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 21 nN T o charge the batter y pack 1 Conn ect the A C ad apter t o the com pute r . 2 Insert the ba ttery pac k. The c omputer autom atical l y char ges t he battery (t he batter y indic ator li g ht flas hes in a do u bl e b li nk p at te r n a s t he b at te r y c h a rges [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 22 nN Battery Indicat or Meani ng 1 Indica tes the sta tus of the b atte ry pa ck in the ba tter y b ay on the left side of the computer . 2 Indica tes the s tatu s of the bat ter y pack in th e multi -pu rpose bay on t h e r ig ht si de o f t he co m pu t er . Battery Indica[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 23 nN F or s om e sof tw ar e ap plic ati on s an d som e pe riph er al d evi ce s , yo ur c omp uter may no t ent er Sy s tem Hibern ation m ode wh en ba tter y l ife is low. To avoi d l oss of da ta w he n using b at tery po wer , yo u s hou ld sa v e yo ur d ata f req uent[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Connecting a power source Sony Notebook User Guide 24 nN T o remove the batt ery pack 1 Open the cover of the battery bay . 2 Pull out the ba ttery pack. 3 Cl ose the cover of the b attery bay . ! Y ou ma y lo se da ta if y ou remove t he battery p ack while the computer i s on and not conn e cte d to th e AC ad ap ter or if [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok St a r t i ng y o ur c o m p ut e r Sony Notebook User Guide 25 nN Starti ng yo ur com put er 1 Slide th e LCD lock lever in the dir e ctio n of the arro w , a nd lift the cover . 2 Pres s the power button of t he comput er until the green po wer in dicator light turns on. 3 If ne c e ss ar y , a dj ust t h e b rig h tn es s [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Shutting down you r computer Sony Notebook User Guide 26 nN Shu tting dow n your compute r 1 Click the Star t but ton on t he W indows ® taskba r . 2 Click Sh ut Dow n at t he b ottom of t he St art menu t o dis play t he Sh ut Do w n W indo w s dialog b ox. 3 Select Sh ut dow n . 4 Click OK . 5 W a i tf o ry o u rc o m p u [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Registering your computer Sony Notebook User Guide 27 nN Re gi st er in g yo ur c o mp ute r Y o u can ta k e advan tage of So n y’ s commitmen t to quali ty custom er suppor t and receive th e fo llowi ng be n efits by registe ring yo ur comp ute r with S ony: V AIO-Link – If yo u are experiencing a ny problems with your[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 28 nN Usi ng the ke yboard Y ou r ke yb oa rd is v e ry si m ila r t o a de s kt o p co m pu t er ’s, b ut t h e k e yb oard h as additi onal keys t hat perform speci fic notebook-r elated ta sks. Ke y s De sc ri p ti o ns Numeric keypad ar ea Conta ins the key s found on a typic [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 29 nN Corr ection keys The Ins er t , B a ck Sp a ce ,a n d Delete k eys enable you to make c orrec t i o ns in your documents. Fu nctio n k eys The tw elve functio n k eys a lo ng the top o f th e key board a re used to perf o rm designated tasks. For example, in man y applications[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 30 nN Combinations a nd functions wit h the Windows ® Key Applications key The Applicat ions key displa ys a shortcut menu o f co ntext- sen sitive choices; pr essing this key is the equivalent of clicking the right mous e butto n. Combinati ons Functions + F1 Displays W indows Hel[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 31 nN Indicators Indica tor Functions Pow er Pow er on : l igh ts green . System Idle mode: lights u mber . System Suspend mode: flashes umber . Batte ry 1 1 In dicate s t he st atus o f th e bat ter y inser ted in the b atte ry bay o n th e le ft sid e o f th e com pute r . 2 In di[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 32 nN Combinations a nd functions wit h the Fn K e y Scr oll Lock T u r n so nw h e nt h es c r e e n s c r o l l s diff erently (depends on the applic ation. Has no ef f ec t i n many applications.) T u rns o ff w hen i nformation moves ac ros s t he dis p l ay no r m all y . Combi[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 33 nN Fn + / (F7) Swit ch to the external display T oggles between the L CD, ex tern a l display ( connected to t he Monito r connecto r) and both LCD and ext ernal display . . Fn + / (F8) T oggles b etween the LCD and b oth LCD and TV . On ly LCD h LCD and TV . See AV d e v i c e s[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the touchpad Sony Notebook User Guide 34 nN Usi ng the touchp ad The key boar d contains a cu rsor- pointin g devic e c alle d a touchpad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the s cr een using the built-in touchpad. Acti on Descri ptio n Poi nt Sl id e one f in ger on th e t ou chp ad to pla ce the [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the floppy disk drive Sony Notebook User Guide 35 nN Usi ng the fl oppy di sk driv e The c om puter comes with the flo pp y disk drive in t he multi-purpose bay . T o insert a dis kette 1 Hold the d is kette w ith t he label s ide fac ing up. 2 Gently pus h t he diske tte into the drive until it c licks into place. Disk[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the floppy disk drive Sony Notebook User Guide 36 nN T o remo ve a diske tte Wh en you f inish us ing the disk ette , wait u ntil the L ED indic ator turns off and then pre ss t he Eject button to remove the diskette. T o r emov e the floppy di sk dr ive 1 T ur n off th e compu ter . 2 Ther e is a RELEA SE lever on the [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the floppy disk drive Sony Notebook User Guide 37 nN T o r e-i nsert the floppy disk drive 1 T ur n off th e compu ter . 2 If an o ther dev i ce i s in the multi-purpo se bay , r emove the d ev ice. See T o remove the second battery pack . 3 Insert the floppy disk d rive into the multi-purpose bay w ith the metallic par[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the DVD-ROM drive Sony Notebook User Guide 38 nN Using th e DVD-ROM d rive Y our co mputer is equipped with a DVD-RO M drive. The DVD- RO M drive pla ys both DVD-RO M an d C D-R O M disks. T o i ns ert a di sk 1 T urn on the comp u ter . 2 Pres s t he Eject button to open the DVD -ROM drive. The t ray slides out. 3 Plac[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the DVD-ROM drive Sony Notebook User Guide 39 nN T o play DVD-ROM disks T o ach i eve optimum performance w h en playing DVD-ROM disks, you should use the fo ll ow in g re com me nda tio ns . Y o u r comp uter should n ot be c onnected t o the p ort r epli cator wh ile pl aying DV D movie s o r usin g D VD a pplic ation[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the DVD-ROM drive Sony Notebook User Guide 40 nN Wh en p la yi ng DVD mov ies on ba tt ery p owe r , set t he pow er m ana gem en t pro fi le to D VD. Wi th ot her pr ofile s, the movies are choppy . Depe n ding o n th e displ ay s etup pro pe rties yo u sel ec ted, y ou m ay us e the < Fn >+< F> com mand to[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using PC Cards Sony Notebook User Guide 41 nN Usi ng PC Card s Y ou r compu ter inc lud es tw o PC C ard slots. PC Ca rds allow y ou to co nnect po rtable exter nal devices. T o inser t a PC Ca rd Us e the lo wer s lo t for PC t ype II I Car ds. ! So me d evi ces ma y no t f unct io n pr op erly if you r e pea t Re turni ng t[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using PC Cards Sony Notebook User Guide 42 nN Ins e rt t he PC C a rd in to t h e P C Ca rd slo t , fro nt la b el f ac in g up . Ge nt ly p us h t he c a rd into the slot unt il the c ard is fixed into the c onnec tor . The release bu tton w ill then com e out . Pull the re leas e but ton, then k n ock it dow n toward s the [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using PC Cards Sony Notebook User Guide 43 nN To r e m o v e a P C C a r d F o l l o wt h es t e p sb e l o wt or e m o v eaP CC a r dw h i l ey o u rc o m p u t e ri so n .I ft h eP CC a r d is n ot pro perly r emoved, you r system may mal function . When your c omputer is o ff, skip steps 1 to 6. 1 Cli ck the Start bu tton [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using progra mm able power keys (PPK) Sony Notebook User Guide 44 nN Usi ng pro grammabl e pow er ke y s (P PK) Pr ess a pr ogra mmable power ke y to start yo ur favo rite sof twar e without h aving to cli ck the sh or tc ut s on t h e d esk t o p. PPK de fa ult opti ons Use a p rogra mmable key b y simp ly pr essin g it, or [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using progra mm able power keys (PPK) Sony Notebook User Guide 45 nN Alt + P 1 The V AIO-Link W eb site Shif t + P1 The V AIO W e b site Ctrl + P1 Inter net Explor er Ctrl + P3 The EULA Key or co mb in at io n T o open or access …[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the modem Sony Notebook User Guide 46 nN Usi ng the mod em Y our noteboo k c omputer is equipped with an internal m o dem. Befor e using your modem, please r ead the inst ructions in C onfigu ri ng t he Mod e m for us e in yo ur Softwa re Guide. Connecting a phone li ne Y ou need to conne ct a phone line to take advan t[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using Smart Conne ct and Smart Connect Monitor Sony Notebook User Guide 47 nN Usi ng Smar t Conne ct and S mart C onnect Monito r W ith Smart Connect you can copy , edit or delete files on another V AIO c omputer (equipped wit h Smart Connect) co n nected t o your notebook with an i.LINK™ cable. Y ou c an als o prin t a do [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using power saving m odes Sony Notebook User Guide 48 nN Usi ng po wer savin g modes When you us e a bat tery as the sour ce of power for you r compute r , you ca n take adva ntage o f po w er manag ement s ettings to c onser ve batt ery lif e. In addi tion to the norma l oper ating m ode, w hich allo ws yo u to tu rn off spe[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using power saving m odes Sony Notebook User Guide 49 nN System Suspe nd mode The co mputer saves the cu r r ent stat e of the syst em in RAM and switche s off power to t he CPU . The u mbe r po we r li ght f la sh es in t hi s mod e. T o activate Sy stem Suspend mode Pres s < Fn>+ <Es c> , o r pre ss t he pow e r[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using a second battery pack Sony Notebook User Guide 50 nN Usi ng a se cond ba tter y pack Y ou can purchase a second rec hargeable batt er y pack. W ith two bat t ery packs, you can ex tend the time t hat you use you r compu ter with ba ttery po wer . When usi n g two battery pac ks, the battery pa ck yo u i n sert fir s t c[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using a second battery pack Sony Notebook User Guide 51 nN Chargi ng the second bat tery pack Keep the batt ery pack in the computer whil e it is connected to AC power . The battery indicat or flas hes w hile the ba ttery is ch arging. . Batter y pack Weigh t Sa v er Se con dary batt ery pack (not s upp l ied ) Bat t ery p ac[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using a second battery pack Sony Notebook User Guide 52 nN T o r emov e the second batt ery pack 1 Ther e is an eject l ev er on the bottom of the weight s aver . T o r em ove th e battery pack, slide this lever in t he direction of the arrow 1, then slide the RELEASE lever on t h e bo t to m o f t he c o mp u te r in th e di[...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the weight saver Sony Notebook User Guide 53 nN Usi ng the weight sav er The weight saver protects the multi-purpose bay wh en it is empty . T o at ta ch th e we ig ht sa v e r 1 If an o ther dev i ce i s in the multi-purpo s e bay , r emove the devic e. 2 Pull ou t the guid e of t he weight saver and slide th e weight [...]

Usi ng your n otebo ok Using the weight saver Sony Notebook User Guide 54 nN T o r e mo ve th e w ei g ht sa v er T o remove the weight saver , slide the Eject lever of the weight saver in the direc t ion of the arrow 1, then slide the R ELEASE lever on th e bottom of the c omputer in the direc tio n of the a rrow 2. 1 2 Weight sav er EJECT leve r [...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Sony Notebook User Guide 55 nN Connecti ng peripheral devices Y ou can add func tionali ty to your co mputer by conne cting or u sing any of the se periph erals and enjo y the s of tware des crib ed in the Ab out th e So ftwa re user guide: Po rt rep lic at or (p a g e 5 6) Printer (page 60) Exter na l d ispla y [...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Port repli cator Sony Notebook User Guide 56 nN Port replic ator Y our notebook supports the use o f an optional port repl icator . A ttaching a port re plicator enables you t o connect addition al peripherals t o y our computer . Networ k (etherne t) / USB (page 73) Monitor (page 62) Printer (page 60) Ser ia l ([...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Port repli cator Sony Notebook User Guide 57 nN T o at tach your com puter to the port repli cator T o supply power to your c omputer while it is connected to the port repl icator , you mus t connec t the AC adapte r dir ectly to th e port r epli cator . 1 T ur n of f your c ompute r and dis connect a ll peri phe[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Port repli cator Sony Notebook User Guide 58 nN 4 Plu g the c able attac hed to the AC adapter in to the DC IN connec tor on the port re p lica tor . Plug the power cord int o the AC ad apter a nd an AC out let. 5 Th e power in dic ator light t urn s green. 6 T urn on the comp u ter . AC adapt e r P o wer cord (h[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Port repli cator Sony Notebook User Guide 59 nN T o discon nect y our comput er from t he port replica tor 1 T ur n of f your c ompute r and the con nect ed peri p her als. 2 Pull the levers on eac h side of the port repl icator to disengage the computer fr o m the por t repl icator . 3 Lift the computer aw ay fr[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Prin ter Sony Notebook User Guide 60 nN Prin ter Y ou c an conn ect a Windows ® -compatible printer to your computer to print docu men ts . T o connect a print er using the USB connect or Y ou can conn ect a USB print er comp atible wi th your version o f W indows ® to your com p ut er . Us e th e sy mb ol to l[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Prin ter Sony Notebook User Guide 61 nN To Printer Power cord Pri nter cabl e (o ptio nal o r supplied with the printer) See the manual sup p lied with your pr in ter f or mo re info rmatio n on ins t alla tion and us e. Be fore usin g th e pri nt er , you may need to ch ange the Prin te r s etti ng in the So ny [...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s External displa y Sony Notebook User Guide 62 nN Ex ternal displ ay Y ou can c onn ect an exter nal display to your notebook. For example, you can use the co mpute r with an y of the foll owin g: Comp uter di splay (mon it or), Multim edia com puter d isplay , Pro jec tor . Connected external displays ar e used a[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s External displa y Sony Notebook User Guide 63 nN T o connect a multimedi a computer dis play Y o u can conne ct the not ebook to a multi media compu ter disp lay that incl udes buil t-in speakers and a m icrophone. 1 Use the a symbo l t o lo cate th e M onito r c onnec tor . Plu g th e d isp lay cable int o t his[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s External displa y Sony Notebook User Guide 64 nN Connect ing a projector Y ou can use a projector such as the Sony LC D Proje ctor as an ex ternal display . T o s e lect a di spl a y W hen yo u con ne ct an ext e rnal disp la y to the mo nit or co nne ct or , you c an to ggl e the out put between the noteboo k LC[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s AV d e v i c e s Sony Notebook User Guide 65 nN AV d e v i c e s Y ou c an enjoy playing aud io/video by connecting A V d evices to yo ur computer . See a lso th e m anua ls su pplie d wi th yo ur A V de vices . T o connect a TV Conn ect the comp uter to a TV usi ng aud io/video cab les. S witch the input ch anne[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Memory Sticks ™ Sony Notebook User Guide 66 nN Memo ry Sticks ™ Y ou c an enhance the m emo ry of your digit al ca mera or other d igital dev ice wi th Memory Sticks™. T o transfer your da ta to your computer , insert the Memory Stick™ into th e PC Ca r d slo t: 1 Once you have stor ed your data from your[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Digital video camera re corder Sony Notebook User Guide 67 nN Digi tal v id eo came ra reco rder Y ou can connect a digi tal video camera re cor d er to t h e i. L INK™ (I E EE1394) c onnector and use the editi ng features of the DVgat e appli cat i on. T o connect a digit al video camera rec order 1 Plu g one [...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Digital video camera re corder Sony Notebook User Guide 68 nN The so ftwa re l imi ts the u se of mo re t ha n on e di gita l vid e o ca me ra re cor de r o r i .LI NK ™ dev ice a t the sa me ti me. On S ony di gi tal v ide o ca mer a s , co nne ctor s l abe le d “ DV Out ” , “ DV In/Out ” or “ i.L IN[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Digital video camera re corder Sony Notebook User Guide 69 nN T o use d iskettes with the Digital Mavi c a The Digital Mavica provides you still images you can copy and edi t on yo u r computer , using P ict ureGear s oftw are. Fo llow these steps to tra nsfer the i mages fr om your Digi tal Ma vica: 1 Inse rt th[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s MiniDisc ® deck with MD Player Sony Notebook User Guide 70 nN MiniDisc ® deck wit h MD Player Use t he inte r- c o nnectiv ity and com mon protoco ls betw een So ny aud io e quipm ent a nd your V AIO co mputer to enjoy th e high quali t y of sound an d recordings th rough optical dat a tra ns fer . When y ou co[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s MiniDisc ® deck with MD Player Sony Notebook User Guide 71 nN T o connect the MD rec or der to your computer 1 Plug the C ONTRO L A 1 or Cont rol A1 II connec ting j ack to the M D dec k using t he CONTROL A 1 or Co ntr ol A1 II connector and th e other end to t he Serial connector on you r compu ter . 2 Plug th[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s External mouse or keyboard Sony Notebook User Guide 72 nN Ex ternal mous e or ke yboard Y o u c a n connec t an exte rnal m ouse or key boar d to your comp uter . T o conne ct bo th a mouse an d a keyboa rd, use t he port r eplicator (See Po rt re pli cat or on page 56 ). The Mou se/Keyb oard con nector r equi re[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Universal Se rial Bus (USB) device Sony Notebook User Guide 73 nN Univ ersal S eria l Bus (U S B) d evice Y ou c an connect a U SB d evice to your comput er . T o connect a USB de vice Use t he s ymbol to l ocate th e USB con nect or . Plug o ne end of t he USB cab le int o th is p ort a nd t h e oth e r en d in [...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s External speak e rs Sony Notebook User Guide 74 nN Exter nal sp ea ke rs Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connectin g external speakers. T o conn ect exter nal s peakers Use th e i symbo l to lo cate the H eadphon e conne ctor . Plug the s peaker c able i n to th is co nn ect or . See the ma[...]

Co nnect ing pe riph eral de vice s Exter na l microphone Sony Notebook User Guide 75 nN Ex ternal micr ophon e Y ou r V AIO n ot e bo ok d oes n ot c on tai n a n i n te r na l m ic rop ho n e . I f y ou n ee d to use a sound input devi c e, for example to chat on the Internet, y o u need to plug in an ex ternal micropho ne. T o connect an exter n[...]

Ge tting h elp About Sony ’ s support opti ons Sony Notebook User Guide 76 nN Getting hel p This sect i on describes how to get help and support fr om Sony , as well as trou b le s ho ot in g ti ps f or yo u r c om p ut e r . See als o th e online F AQ provide d on yo ur Do cu mentati on CD -ROM . About Sony ’ s suppo rt option s Sony p rovi de[...]

Ge tting h elp About Sony ’ s support opti ons Sony Notebook User Guide 77 nN Other sourc es of i nform atio n Th e online help files that accompa n y your pre -instal led softwa re conta in in struc tions on usin g the softwar e. V AIO-Link W eb s ite: if you h ave any pr oblem with y our compute r , you ca n acce ss th e V A I O -L in k W eb si[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 78 nN T rou bl es ho o ti ng Th is sect ion describes ho w to s olve common problem s you may en cou nter when u sing your computer . Many problems have s imple solutions, s o try these suggestions befo re you con tact V AIO-Link. Abou t the comp uter and sof tware , see page 78 Ab o ut t h [...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 79 nN If you are usin g an ext ernal disp lay , c heck th at it is plu gged in to a p ower source and turned on. Check that you h ave switched to the external display and that the br ig ht n es s and contr ast contr ols ar e adjus ted corr ectl y . Plea se refer to the manual supp lied wi th[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 80 nN 7 P r e s st h e a r r o wk e y st os e l e c t Exi t (Save Changes) and then press Ent er . Th e m ess age S a ve co nfigu r at ion c ha n ges an d e xit n o w? appears. 8 Ch eck tha t [Y es] is selected , then p ress the Ente r key . T he compu ter will r estar t. My computer does no[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 81 nN If your c omputer lo cks up w hile playin g a CD-ROM, s top th e CD-R OM, and shut down th e comp uter by pr essin g <C trl>+< Alt>+<Del ete> , a nd t hen click Shut Dow n . My software pr ogram l ocks up or cras hes Conta ct the softwa r e publis her or des ignated p[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 82 nN About the display My LCD does not disp lay anythi ng Check that the computer is plugged into a power sour c e and that it is turned on. Check that the p ow er indi cator o n the front panel of th e com pute r is on . Check that the battery packs are inserted pr operly and that they are[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 83 nN Check the volume of y our speakers. Clean th e C D- ROM di sk. Mo is ture co nd ens at io n m ay ha ve o cc urre d. Le a ve th e co m pu ter f or at le a st 1 hou r while it is turne d o n. I cannot play a DVD-ROM disk If a regi o n code warning appears when you are using the DVD playe[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 84 nN When I double- click an appli cation icon a mess age such as Y ou must inser t the applic at ion CD into your CD- ROM drive appear s and the softwar e does not star t. Some t itles r e qu ire specific files t hat are located on the a pplic atio n’s DV D-R OM / CD-ROM disk. Insert t h[...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 85 nN My micr ophone does not work If you are us in g an externa l microphone , check that the micropho ne is plugged into the Microphone conn ector . About the modem My intern al modem does not work Check that the ph one line is plugg ed into your c omputer . Check that the p h one line is [...]

Ge tting h elp T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook User Guide 86 nN Ha ve your phone company ch eck that yo ur phone line is fr ee f r o m any line noise. If yo ur problem is fax-r elated, check that there are no pr o blems with the fax ma chine y ou are callin g and tha t it is comp ati ble wit h fax m odems. If you are havin g a prob lem co nnectin g[...]

No te s on use Sony Notebook User Guide 87 nN Notes on use Th is sect ion describe s safet y guid eline s an d p r e ca utions to help protect yo ur c ompu ter fr om potentia l damage. On upgrading the syst em Y our note book and memory modul es use high pr ecisi on compo n ent s an d elect ron ic co nnecto rs' te chno log y . T o avoi d th e [...]

No te s on use Adding memory Sony Notebook User Guide 88 nN Add ing memor y In the fu ture you may w ant to install m emo ry mo dules to expand th e function ality of your com puter . Y ou can increase the memory by insta lling optiona l memo ry module s. Pre caut io ns On handlin g Be ca refu l w he n ad din g m em o ry . M ist a k es o n inst a l[...]

No te s on use Adding memory Sony Notebook User Guide 89 nN On keeping Use the special bag deliver ed w ith the memo ry module or wrap the m odule in alum inium fo il to protec t it from elect r o stat ic dis charge. D on o tp l a c et h em e m o r ym o d u l ei n p l a c e ss u b j e c tt o : Heat sou r c es suc h as radia tors or air du cts, Dire[...]

No te s on use Adding memory Sony Notebook User Guide 90 nN T o insta ll a memory module 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all peripheral devices , s uch as your printer . 2 Unplug your computer and remove the bat t ery pack(s). 3 W ait until the computer cools dow n. Then turn your comput er upside down and open the cover on the b ottom by [...]

No te s on use Adding memory Sony Notebook User Guide 91 nN 6 Close the cover and gently tighten the screw . 7 T urn on the comp u ter . T o ver ify if the installa tio n of t he a ddit iona l me mo ry suc ceed ed, cli ck Star t , select VA I O , select Assi s ta nce a nd clic k Son y Noteb oo k Set up . Select the Abo ut Thi s Computer tab. If the[...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 92 nN Ot he r pr ec a ut io n s On handlin g the hard disk Th e hard disk h as a high sto rage de nsit y and reads o r writ es da ta in a sh ort tim e. O n the other h and , it may be easily d am aged by mechanical vibrat i on, shock or d ust . Keep t h eh a r dd i s ka w a yf r o mm a g n e[...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 93 nN Do not sc r atch th e L CD or exert pr essur e on it. Thi s coul d cause malf uncti on. Using the computer in low temperatur e conditions may pr od uce a res id ual image o nt h es c r e e n .T h i si sn o tam a l f u n c t i o n .W h e n t h ec o m p u t e rr e t u r n st on o r m a l[...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 94 nN On handlin g Clean t he c abinet w ith a soft, dr y cloth o r a so ft cloth lig htly mois ten ed with a mild dete rgent s olution . Do not use any type of abrasi ve pad, scour ing powder , or solven t such as a lcoho l or be nzin e, as t hes e ma y dama ge the finis h of yo ur com p ut[...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 95 nN The computer uses high-fr eq uency radio signals and may cause interfer ence to radio o r TV recep tio n. Sho uld this oc cur , relocat e the c omp ute r a s uit able dis tanc e away fr om the set. Use only specified peripheral equipment and interface cables; otherwise, pr ob lems may [...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 96 nN On cl eaning CD-R OM a nd DVD-ROM disks Fin ger p rin ts an d d u st o n th e s urf a ce o f a di sk m ay ca us e rea d erro rs . P rope r ca re of the di sk is es sential to m aint ain its relia bility . Do n ot use solve nts suc h as benzine , thinn er , comm ercially a vailable clea[...]

No te s on use Other precautions Sony Notebook User Guide 97 nN If, afte r fu lly cha rging th e ba ttery p ack, t he ba tter y pow er is still low , the batte ry pack may be reach i ng the end of its life and should be replaced . Y ou do not need to d ischar ge the battery before rec harging. If you have not used the battery pack for a consider ab[...]

Spec ificat io ns Sony Notebook User Guide 98 nN Spe cificati ons Model Number PCG-F104K Process or Mobile Inte l ® Pe nti um ® I II p rocessor 650 M Hz featuring I ntel ® SpeedStep™ technology Hard Disk Drive GB Standard RAM MB SDRA M 100 M H z (PC1 00 comp atible) Maxi mum RAM MB LCD Screen XGA (10 24x768) TF T L2 Cach e Memory KB (CPU in te[...]

Spec ificat io ns Sony Notebook User Guide 99 nN DVD-ROM / CD-R OM Drive DVD-R O M up to 8x Lase r Di ode proper ties: W ave Leng th : 780 and 650 nm La ser Ou tpu t: 77. 5 µ W I nte rn a l mo de m B uilt- in mo d em V90/K 56Flex (56 Kbps) d ata/fax T el ecom munication Capabil ities PST N dat a conne ct iv ity Expansi on Capabi l iti es T wo PCM [...]

Spec ificat io ns Sony Notebook User Guide 100 nN ‡ See our special G uarantee ex tensio n condit ions. Spe cification s ar e subject to chan ge without noti ce. Battery Li thi um i on Dimensions Width Height Depth 324 mm 38.5 m m → 46.9 mm 265. 5 mm Weight with weight sa ver and battery with FDD and battery 3.0 kg 3.23 k g Operat i ng T emper [...]

Comp at ibilit y tab le Sony Notebook User Guide 101 nN Compatibil ity table Th is table cont ain s an o ve rview of th e dev ic es that are c ompa tible o r no t wit h yo ur not ebook. Devices Compat i ble Not com patible USB Sony USB mou se PCGA-UMS 1 AC adapte r Only w it h the PCGA- AC19V AC adapter . i.L INK ™ cable s VMC- IL4415 VMC- IL4408[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 102 nN Index A AC ad apter 19 AC power 19 ad ding hardw are 55 per iph er al s 55 prin ter s 60 air c irculation 94 Alt key 29 Applications ke y 30 atta chin g po rt r ep lica tor 57 B bat tery b ay 15 bat tery p acks 20 , 96 cha r g ing 21 , 51 indicator lights 16 , 21 , 31 , 50 insert ing 20 insert ing in to batter[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 103 nN digita l video recorder 67 exte rnal keyboard 56 , 72 external mo u se 72 external sp ea kers 74 micr o phone 75 monitor 56 , 62 mouse 56 multimedia computer display 63 port replicato r 56 , 57 pow er s ou rce 19 prin ter 60 pro jec tor 64 weight saver 53 co n nec to rs DC In 17 , 19 , 56 i.LINK 15 keyboa rd 1[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 104 nN external devic es display 13 , 64 See also mon ito r 62 keyboa rd 72 mouse 72 speaker s 74 F floppy dis k drive bay 14 dis c onnecting 36 trou bles ho otin g 84 Fn key 29 combin ation commands 32 Funct ion keys 29 func tion keys 30 G Guar antee 27 Guar antee card 27 H handl ing audio C Ds 96 CD -ROM/ DVD-RO M [...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 105 nN lever eject 52 , 54 LCD 25 rel ease 36 lithium ion ba t tery dis p osal 7 safety pre ca utions 7 loading bat tery p ack 20 M mai nt enanc e 94 , 97 micr o phone 15 conn ecting 75 co n nec to r 63 trou bles ho otin g 85 modem trou bles ho otin g 85 moistu r e con densa tio n 95 monitor 17 , 56 conn ecting 62 co[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 106 nN pow er s ou rce s 20 , 93 conn ecting 19 PPK 44 prec au tio ns 94 pre-inst a lled software 76 Print Screen key 29 prin ter conn ecting 17 , 56 , 60 co n nec to r 60 por t 60 Pri nter connec tor 17 , 56 , 60 pr ogr ammab le pow er key s 44 pro jec tor 64 R radio int erferen c e 94 rec hargeable ba ttery pac ks [...]

Inde x Sony Notebook User Guide 107 nN co mp u te r 25 TV inter f erence 94 U USB conn ecting 73 co n nec to r 17 , 56 , 73 V VAIO-Link 77 respo nse c enter 77 software 77 ventilation 94 video camer a 67 W weight saver atta chin g 50 conn ecting 53 removing 54 Wind ows® key 29 key c ombi na tion s 30 Start butto n 26 taskba r 26 , 80 SID Las t rev[...]