Sony PCG-FX215 manual

V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-FX210 PCG-FX215[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 2 Notice to User s © 2001 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Thi s manual and th e software describe d herein, in wh ole or in part, ma y not be reprodu ced, tra nslated, or re duced to any machin e-readab le form witho ut prior writ ten approval. SONY ELECTR ONICS INC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD [...]

3 copyright protec tion techno logy mu st be authori zed by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and othe r limited viewing uses only unless oth erwise aut horized by Macrovision Corpora tion. Reverse engine ering or disassembl y is prohib ited. i.LINK i s a SONY tradem ark used on ly to designa te that a p roduct contai ns an IEEE 139[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 4 moui llé à m oins q ue la p rise s oit con çue à cet ef fet. ❑ Ne jama is touc her un fil téléphoniq ue à découv ert ou un ter minal à moins que la ligne té léphoniqu e n’ait ét é débranc hé de l’in terfa ce ré seau. ❑ Soyez très pru dent lorsque vous installez ou mod ifiez les l ignes t [...]

5 How ev er, t here is n o guaran tee that interf erence will not oc cur in a parti cular inst allation . If this equi pmen t does cause harmfu l inte rfer ence to radio or television rece ption, which can be determin ed by turning the equipm ent off and on, the us er is enco urag ed to try to c orrect the interferen ce by one or more of the follow[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 6 commission, public service commissi on, or corporat ion commi ssion, for informa tion.) T elephone C onsumer Prot ection A ct of 1991 (United States) The T elepho ne Co nsume r Pr otec tion A ct o f 1991 make s it unlawful for any person to use a comput er or othe r electr onic device to sen d any message vi a a [...]

7 INDUSTR Y CANADA NOTICE NO TICE: T he Indu stry Canad a lab el identi fi es cert ified equ ipm ent. Th is ce rtifica tion mean s that th e equipm ent meet s certain telecom municati ons networ k protective, operationa l and safety requi rements as presc ribed in the a ppro priat e T erminal Equipm ent T e chnical Re quirement s document (s). The [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 8 qu’il es t possible que l a confo rmité aux condition s énoncé es ci-dessus n’e mpêche pas la dégrada tion du se rvice dans ce rtaines situat ions. Les réparat ions de matériel ho mologué doivent être coordo nnées par un re présenta nt désigné par le fournisse ur . L ’en treprise de télécomm [...]

9 Contents Notice to Users ........................ ........................... .................. ...... 2 1 Welc ome .... .... ........ ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... .. 13 Features ..................... ........................... ........................... ............. 14 Unpacking You r Notebook ............................. ...[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 10 Notes on CD and DV D media ....... ........................... ..................51 Using PC Cards ....................... ........................... ...........................52 To insert a PC ca rd ....................... ........................... ..................52 To remove a PC card ..................[...]

11 Using the Dua l Display func tion..................... ........................... .... 81 Selecting Dual Disp lay mode ..................... .................. ............. 82 Setting t he colors and resolution for each display ................ .... 82 Customizing the virtual desktop .................................. ............. 82 Releasin[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 12 Using Your Rec overy CDs .................................. .................. ....... 111 Using the Applicat ion Recovery CD(s) .................... ................111 Using the Drive r Recovery CD(s) ................... .........................112 Using the Sys tem Recovery CD(s) ........ .................. [...]

13 We l c o m e Congratulation s on your purc hase of th e Sony V AIO® noteboo k. Sony has com bined lea ding-edg e technol og y in a udio , video, computing, and communica tions to p rovide you with sta te-of-the -ar t pe rsonal co mputin g.[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 14 Features ❑ Exceptional perfo rmance — Y our n otebook incl udes a mobil e AMD Duron ™ processor and a V .90 compatible K56fle x modem. * ❑ Portability — Recharg eable battery pack provides hours of use without AC po wer . ❑ Sony au dio an d video q ualit y — High-quality MPEG1 /MPEG2 video, which s[...]

Unpac king Y our N otebook 15 Unpacking Y our N otebook Remove the follow ing hardware items from the box: * Remova ble floppy disk drive is in the mu ltipurpose ba y. Manuals ❑ VA I O ® Quick Star t — Contains inform ation on un packing and s etting up your notebook, supplementary updates , and software information. ❑ Microsoft ® Win d o w[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 16 Recovery CDs ❑ System Recovery CD(s) — A llo ws you to rest ore the software titles that shipped with your computer if the y become corrupted or a re erased. It can only be used to resto re the hard disk of the V AIO notebook you purchas ed. ❑ Ap plication Recovery CD(s) — Allows you to reinstall individ[...]

Ergonomic Consider ations 17 Er gonom ic Considerations Y ou will be using your notebook computer as a portable de vice in a var iety of en vironments. Whene ver poss ible, you should attemp t to apply the follo wing ergo nomic considera tions to both st ationary and por table en vironments. ❑ Posi tion of yo ur computer — Place the computer di[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 18 fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the p roper position. Adjust the brightne ss setting of the disp lay also. ❑ Light ing — Choos e a location where w indo ws and lights do not create glare and reflection on the display . Use indirect lighting to av oid bright spots on the display . Y ou can als[...]

Ergonomic Consider ations 19 ❑ Use only specif ied peripher al equipment and interf ace cables; otherwise, probl ems may re sult. ❑ Do not u se cut or damag ed connection cables. ❑ If the telephone company makes a service call to your home or of fice and determines that y our computer is res ponsible for a pr oblem, the telephone company may [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 20 ❑ Using the computer in low temperature conditions may produce a residual image on th e screen. This is not a malf unction. When th e computer r eturns to normal temperature, the screen return s to normal. ❑ The screen be comes wa rm during operation. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. ❑ T[...]

21 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This sec tion des cribes all the con trols a nd connec tors on your comp uter , how to connec t your computer to a power source, and how to star t and shut d own y our co mputer .[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 22 Locating Controls and Connectors Fr ont 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen 7 Batter y 1 and 2 indicators 2 Speaker s 8 Hard disk drive indicat or 3 Keyboar d 9 Num Lock i ndicator 4 T ouchpad 10 Caps Lock indicator 5 Left/right button s 11 Scroll Lock in dicator 6 Power indi cator[...]

Locati ng Controls and Connec tors 23 Left 1 Video o ut 4 i.LINK * ® (IEEE1394 ) S400 connector * i.LINK i s a Sony t radema rk used on ly to desig nate that a prodc ut cont ains an IEE E 1394 connector. All pro ducts with an i.LINK connector may not co mmunicat e with each other . 2 Microphone co nnector 5 PC card slo ts 3 Headpho ne connect or 6[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 24 Right 1 Power but ton 2 Optical driv e (DVD-ROM drive) 3 Floppy disk drive[...]

Locati ng Controls and Connec tors 25 Back 1 Modem j ack 5 Monitor co nnector 2 USB connectors 6 Ethernet connector 3 Serial connector 7 DC In connector 4 Printe r connector War ni ng : Only co nnect 10 BASE-T a nd 100BASE -TX cab les to the Ethernet con nector . Do not co nnect any ot her type of net work ca ble or any tele phone line. Conne cting[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 26 Bottom 1 Multip urpose bay RELEAS E lever 2 Tilt stands[...]

Conn ecti ng a P ower Sou rce 27 Connecting a P ower Source Y ou can use either A C power o r a rechargeable battery pack as a p ower sou rce. Using the AC Adapte r 1 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into th e DC In connector on the computer . 2 Plug one end o f the po wer cord into the A C adapter . 3 Plug the other end of the po wer cor[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 28 ❑ Use only the A C adapter supplied. Do not use any other A C adapter . Using Batter y Power Y ou can use one or tw o battery packs as a source of p ower. The second batter y pack inserts into the multipu rpose bay on the right side of the computer (see “Using a Second Battery Pack” ). Additional battery p[...]

Conn ecti ng a P ower Sou rce 29 2 Insert the ba ttery pack into the battery bay on the left s ide of the compu ter . 3 Close the cover of the battery bay until it clicks T o charge the ba ttery pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The computer automatically ch arges the battery (the battery indicator ligh t [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 30 There ar e two ba ttery indicator l ights on th e compute r Battery indicator l ights Batter y Indicator Description 1 Indicates the status of the batte ry pack in the batter y bay on the left side of the compute r . 2 Indicates the status of the batte ry pack in the multipu rpose bay on t he right sid e of the [...]

Conn ecti ng a P ower Sou rce 31 T o remove the ba ttery pack 1 Open the battery b ay cov er . 2 Pull out the battery pack. 3 Close the co ver of the battery bay . Notes on the batter y ❑ T o determine the remaining battery charge, see “Displaying Battery Informat ion.” ❑ When the battery power is running lo w , both the battery and power i[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 32 ❑ Y ou can extend battery life by changing the po wer-management modes in the PowerP anel utility . See “Power Sa ving Modes” . ❑ The battery pack supplied with your co mputer is a lithium-ion battery and can be rechar ged at any time. Char ging a partially discharg ed battery does not affect battery lif[...]

Starting Y our Compu ter 33 Starting Y our C omputer 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in the direction of the arrow , and lif t the cov er . 2 Press the power b utton on top of the computer until the green power indicator light turns on. Opening the comp uter ✍ When s tarting your note book f or the firs t time, the V AIO InitManager d ialog bo x will [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 34 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness con trols for the LCD dis play as follo ws: ❑ T o decrease bright ness, press Fn+Shift+F5 . ❑ T o increase brightness, press Fn+F5.[...]

Shutting Down Y our Computer 35 Shutting Down Y our Com puter 1 Click the Start button on the W indows® taskbar . 2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shu t Do wn W indow s dialog box. 3 Select Shut Do wn. 4 Click OK. 5 W ait for your computer to turn of f autom aticall y—po wer indic ator turn s off . 6 T urn off an [...]

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37 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke yboar d Y our keyboard is very similar to a type writer’ s, but the keyb oard has addit ional ke ys that perfor m specifi c computer -related tasks. Keyboa rd Key Description Numeri c keyp ad area Cont ains the ke ys f ound o n a typ ical calc ulat or . Use t he nume ric keypa d area to type nu mbers o[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 38 Combinations and Functions with the Windo ws Ke y Functi on keys The twelve fun ction key s along th e top of the keyboar d are used to perf orm desi gnated tasks. Fo r example , in many app licati ons, F1 is the Help key. The task assoc iated w ith each fu nction key may var y from one appl ication to t he next[...]

Using th e K eyboard 39 + M Minimiz es all disp layed window s. Shift + + M Retur ns all mini mized wind ows to the ir previo us size. + R Displ ays the R un windo w . Thi s is the equivale nt of sel ecting Run from the Start menu. Fn + + Insert Displ ays the Pro perties wind ow. This is the equi valent of do uble- clicki ng the Sys tem icon in the[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 40 Lights Light On Off Num Lock The number keys in the nume ric keypad are act iv e. The alpha numeric chara cter keys in the keypad area are activ e. Caps Lock The letters ap pear in uppercase a s you typ e. The Sh ift key lowers the case of t yped lett ers when Caps Lock i s on. Letters appe ar in lower case as y[...]

Using th e K eyboard 41 Fn+ / (F7) Switch to the extern al mon itor/ LCD T oggles through the LCD, ex ternal disp lay (conne cted to the Monitor con nector) and both LCD an d external display . Fn+ only/ (F8) Contro l TV out T oggle s betwee n LCD-only and dual LC D/TV displ ay modes. Fn+ (F12 ) Hibern ate Hibe rnat ion mo de: Pr ovid es fo r th e [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 42 Using the T ouchpad The ke yboard con tains a cursor -pointing de vice called a touchpad. Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using th e b uilt-in touchpad. T ouchpad Action Description Point Slide one f inger on th e touchp ad to place t he pointer on an item or object. Click Press[...]

Usin g the T ouchpad 43 ✍ See Mouse Pr operties for info rmation on tou chpad featu res, such as cli cking both buttons si multa neously , adjus ting touc hpad speed , and Easy La uncher fun ctions. T o access Mouse Properti es, click the Start butto n, poin t to Settings, point to Control Panel, and then click t he Mouse ico n in the Contro l Pa[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 44 Using the Floppy Disk Drive Y our compu ter comes with the floppy disk driv e in the multipurpose bay . T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the diskette the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the disk ette into the dri ve un til it clicks into place. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, wait u[...]

Usin g the F lop p y D isk Dr ive 45 T o remove the f loppy disk dri ve 1 T urn off the comp uter . 2 There is a RELEASE lev er on the bottom of the computer . Slide this le ver in the direction of the arrow . 3 Slide the dri v e out of the mu lti pur pos e b ay . 4 Ins ert the weig ht saver . See “Usin g the W e ight Saver” on pag e 58. T o re[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 46 3 Insert the floppy disk driv e in to the mul tip urpo se bay with the V AIO label facing up. Continue pu shing the driv e i nto the bay until the RELEASE lev er locks into place. Inserting the flopp y disk driv e Mult ipur pose b ay Floppy d isk driv e[...]

Using the Opti cal Driv e 47 Using the Optical Dri ve Y our computer com es with an optical dri ve (D VD-R OM dri ve). T o insert a disc 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Press the Eject b utton to open the D VD-R OM dri ve. The tray slides out. 3 Place an optical disc on the tray with the label side f acing up. F or D V Ds which can be play ed on both s[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 48 4 Push the disc onto the hub until th e disc clicks securely into place. Inserting an op tical disc Label side facing up[...]

Using the Opti cal Driv e 49 5 Close the tray by pushing it gently . Pla ying a D VD T o achiev e optimum per formance when playing D V Ds, it is recommend ed that you close a ny open app lications before play ing a D VD mo vie. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs using the D VD-R OM drive and the W inDVD® software. See the help f ile that come s with the Win[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 50 ✍ If you set the dis play re solution higher than the de fault setting (1 024 x 76 8, 16 b its), the DVD vi deo may not play pr operly . T o view the DV D video clearl y , set the display resolution to 1024 x 768 dot s (16 bits). Do not s witch the po wer sa ving m odes while yo u are playin g the DV D disc . [...]

Using the Opti cal Driv e 51 Notes on CD a nd D VD media ❑ Do not d rop or bend the disc. ❑ Do not touch the surf ace of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause read err ors. Proper care of the disc is essential to m aintain its reliability . Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially av ailable cleane[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 52 Using PC Cards Y our computer includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to connect portable e xternal de vices such as another hard disk dr iv e, or to conn ect a networ k. T o inser t a P C card 1 Push the Release b utton once. The R elease button pops out. 2 Push the Release b utton a second time. The PC [...]

Using PC Cards 53 3 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot. Make sure the front label of the PC card is f acing up. 4 Push the the PC card sl ot gently into the connector . The PC card is automatically detected by your system. The (Unpl ug or Ej ect Hardwa re icon) appears in the taskbar . PC car d slot pr otect or Inserting a PC c ard Do not for[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 54 T o remove a PC car d 1 Double-click in the taskbar . The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” dialog box appears . 2 Select the hardwa re de vice you wish to remo ve. 3 Click Stop. In the “Stop a Hard ware de vice” dialog box, conf irm that the de vice can be s afely remov ed from the system. 4 Click OK. The mess[...]

Using a Se cond B atter y P ack 55 Using a Second Battery Pa ck Y ou can purchase a s econd recharg eable battery pack . W ith two b attery packs, you can e xtend the time that yo u use your com puter with battery po wer . When using two battery pack s, the battery pack you insert f irst char ges f irst. The battery pack you insert second char ges [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 56 T o char ge the second battery pack K eep the battery pack in the computer while it is conn ected to A C po wer . The battery indicator flashes while the battery is char ging. See also “T o char ge the battery pack ” for more inf ormation. Using weig ht save r for sec ond battery co ver Char ging the second [...]

Using a Se cond B atter y P ack 57 T o remo ve th e second battery pack If you attach two battery packs, you can remov e either of them without shutt ing do wn the computer . When removing one battery pack, m ake sure that the o ther battery pack’ s indicator light is on. If the indicator light of the battery pack you are removing is on, right-cl[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 58 Using the W eight Saver The weight sa ver protects the multipurpose bay when it is empt y . T o attach the weight saver 1 If another de vice is in the multipurpose bay , remov e the de vice. See “T o remov e the second battery pack” on page 57. 2 Fold out th e hinged arm of the weight sa ver and then push on[...]

Using th e W eight Sa v er 59 T o remo ve th e W eight Sa ver 1 There is a release le ver on the bottom of the weight sav er . T o remove th e weight sav er , slide this lev er in the direction of arrow 1, then slide the Release le ver on the bottom of the com puter in the direction o f arrow 2 . 2 After removing the weight sa ver , pull out the we[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 60 Connecting With Another V AIO ® Computer Y ou can connect your V AIO® noteboo k to another V AIO computer that h as the prein stal led Windows Me oper ating system or th e Sony Smar t Conne ct 3. 0 software p reinstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK® * cable ( optional) to connect the two syst ems and then use one[...]

P o wer Sa ving Mode s 61 P ower Saving Modes When you use a battery as the sour ce of po w er for your comput er , you can tak e adv antage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn of f specif ic de vices, your compu ter ha s two disti nct power saving m odes: Standby[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 62 T o activ ate Hibernate mode T o activ at e Hibernate m ode, press the k ey com bination Fn+F12. T o return to normal mode T o return to normal mo de, turn on the comp uter by p ressing the po wer b utton. The computer r eturns to its pre vious state. ❑ T ime requi red to re turn to normal mode Standby r equir[...]

Conn ectin g a Ph one L ine 63 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line to take ad vantag e of online services and the Internet. 1 Plug one end o f the phone cab le into the modem jack on the computer . 2 Plug the other end into the wall jack. ✍ In ord er to regi ster you r Sony VAIO note book, r egiste r your sof tware onl ine, [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 64 Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN) Y ou can connect your computer to 10 BA SE-T and 100B ASE-TX-type networks. For the detailed settings and de vices needed to connect to a network, ask your networ k admini strator . Connecting to LAN Warning: Only conn ect 10B ASE-T and 100B ASE-TX ca bles t o the (Ethe r[...]

Connectin g to a Loc al Area Netw or k (LAN) 65 Setting Up Y our Ethernet Connection 1 Right-cl ick Netw ork Neigh borhood an d select Pr operties . 2 Click Add to add a client, adapter , protocol, or service. 3 Click File and Pr int Sharing to enable these function s. 4 Select a Primary Network L ogon. 5 Click the Identif ication tab to set the co[...]

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67 Connecting P e ripheral De vice s Y ou can add fun ctionality to your computer by connecting a variety of periph eral s, as disc usse d in th e f ollo wing secti ons . ❑ “Connecting a Printer” ❑ “Connecting an Exter nal Display” ❑ “Connecting a TV Display” ❑ “Connecting a Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) De vice” ❑ “Connec[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 68 Connecting a Pr inter Y ou can connect a W indows Me application compatible printer to y our computer to print documents. T o conn ect a p rinte r ❑ Locate the Printer connector identified by the symbol. Plug the printer cable (supplied with the printer) into th is port on the computer . Printer con nector ✍[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Displa y 69 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect an e xternal disp lay to your notebook. F or ex ample, you can use the computer with an y of the following: ❑ Compu ter di spla y (mon itor) ( See p age 69. ) ❑ Multimedia computer d isplay (See page 70.) ❑ Proj ector ( See pag e 70. ) T o conn ect a c omput[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 70 T o conn ect a m ulti media comp uter displ ay Y ou can connect the notebo ok to a multimedia computer display that includes built-in speakers and a microphone. 1 Locate the Mon itor connector identif ied by the symbol. Plug the disp lay cable into this connector . 2 Locate the Headp hone connector identif ied b[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Displa y 71 T o select a display When you connect an e xternal display to the mon itor connector , you can toggle the output between the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the e xternal mon itor , or both devices. Use the Fn +F7 ke ys to select a dis play . See also “Selecting the Display Mode” for more inform ation. To P r [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 72 Connecting a TV Displa y Y ou can enjoy pl aying audio/video by connecting A V de vices to you r computer . See also the manuals s upplied with your A V de vices. T o Connect a TV ✍ See the manu al that came wi th your periph eral device for more in formation on install ation and us e. ✍ If yo u in sert a DV[...]

Conn ecti ng a Un iversal Se ri al Bus (US B) Device 73 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device Y ou can connect USB de vices such as an e xternal mouse, ke yboard, speaker , and microph one to your co mputer . T o connect a USB de vice ❑ Locate the USB device identif ied by the symbol. Plug one end of the USB cable into this port and the [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 74 Connecting an i. LINK ®* Devi ce Y ou can connect an i.LI NK enabled digital video camera recor der to the i.LINK® S400 (IEEE1394) connector . T o conn ect a digi tal vid eo ca mera recor der ❑ Plug one end of the i.L INK cable (not supplied) in to the i.LINK connector on the left side of the computer and th[...]

Conne cting an i.LINK ® De vice 75 ✍ The Sony dig ital video camera recorder is pictured; yo u may need to connec t your camera dif ferently . On Sony dig ital video came ras, connec tors labeled “DV In/Out ” or “i.LINK” are i.L INK- compatibl e. See the manua l that came with your d igital video came ra recorder for more info rmat ion o[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 76 Connecting External Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting ex ternal speakers. T o connect external sp eakers ❑ Locate the Headp hone connector id entified b y the symbol on the side of the computer . Plug the sp eaker cable into this con nector . ✍ Make sure you r speake[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Microphon e 77 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enhance the quality of sou nd input by using an e xternal microphone. T o connect an external micr ophone ❑ Locate the Microph one connector identified b y the symbol o n the side of the computer . Plug the microphone cable into this connector . ✍ Make sure you [...]

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79 Customizing Y our V AIO ® Notebook Y ou can customize th e settings of your notebook. The following sections briefly describe ho w to change your computer’ s default settings. Sel ecti ng th e Disp lay Mode This notebook uses the A TI video controller . Y ou can select which display is used when the notebook is connected to an external mon it[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 80 A TI RA GE MOBILITY-M1 Screen[...]

Using th e Dual Displa y function 81 Using the Dual Displa y function The dual display function allows you to distribute portions of your desktop across separate displays . For ex ample, if you ha ve an ex ternal display attached to the monitor connecto r , your notebook’ s LCD display and the external display can function as a single desktop. Y [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 82 Selecting Dual Displa y mode 1 Click the Start button on the W indows taskbar . 2 Point to Settin gs > Control Panel. 3 Click the Display icon. The Display Pro perties windows appears. 4 Click the Settings tab. 5 Click the Monitor mar ked “2”. Th e Monitor #2 dialog bo x appears. 6 Click Y es to enable th[...]

Using th e Dual Displa y function 83 Changing the Window Desig n of Sony Software T o change the wi ndow de sign 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings , then point to Control Panel. 2 Click UI Design Selector . 3 Click << or >> an d select the desi red design. 4 Click Apply . 5 The “UI Design Selector” windo w design changes. [...]

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85 Ad ding Memory In the future you may want to install mem ory modules to expand the functionality of your computer . Y ou can increas e memory up to 256 MB (128 MB x 2 ), by in stal ling opti onal m emo ry mo dules . Th e amo unt o f mem ory pre-installe d is 128 MB ( 128 MB x 1).Y ou can add an e xpansion memory mod ule (64 MB or 1 28 MB) in th [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 86 T ypical expa nsion memory config uration T o remove a memory modu le 1 Shut do wn your computer an d disconnect all peripheral de vices, such as your print er . 2 Unplug the comp uter and remov e the battery pack(s). 3 After the computer has cooled, loosen and remo ve the scre w that secures the cov er of the m[...]

Adding Memo ry 87 5 Remov e the memory modu le. 6 T ighte n the scre w on the memo ry bay co ve r . T o install a me mory module 1 Follow ste ps 1 to 4 of “T o r emove a me mory mod ule.” 2 Remov e the memory modu le from it s packaging. Remo ving memory module ✍ Y our co mputer come s with a memor y modul e installe d in the memor y slot . T[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 88 3 Install the memory module. 4 T ighten the scre w on the cov er of the memory b ay . Installing m emory module 1 Slide th e memory module into t he slot. 2 Press the mo dule into place unt il it clicks.[...]

89 About the Software on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO notebook is ready to help you wor k, play , l earn, and communica te as soo n as you tur n it on. This section gi v es y ou th e f ollowin g: ❑ An ov erview of the v arious software that come with your computer and the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Software supp ort inform at[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 90 Overvie w Adobe ® Acrobat Reader™ Adobe Syste ms In c. Acrobat R eader softwar e allows you to view , navigate, and pr int electro nic docum ents in Adobe Po rtable Document Format (PDF), an op en file format that is intended to preserv e the f idelity o f document s created on all majo r computer platforms. [...]

Over view 91 DV g a t e ™ Sony Elect r onics Inc. Conn ect a digit al vide o camer a recorde r to the i.LIN K *® connecto r and capture your own video clip s and still ima ges. Y ou can edit clip s from your vid eo, add oth ers, and co mbine clips into ne w movie segments. Y ou can also save yo ur images in a variety of po pular f ile formats. E[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 92 Micr osoft® W ord 2000 Micr osoft Corpor ation Microso ft W ord 200 0 makes it easy to create shared W e b, e-mail, and print document s for use around the world. It embraces HTML as a f irst-clas s file format and extends W ord ’ s ease-of-use t o the W eb an d e-mail. W ord 2000 also extends that ease-o f-u[...]

Over view 93 Smar t Capt ur e Sony Elect r onics Inc. Smart Captu re is a fun n e w way to send multimedia messages via e-mail. S mart Capture manages the i .LINK *® connec tion between y our comput er and a Sony Digital Handyc am® Camcor der that supports the i.L INK inte rface. It al lows you to captur e compressed video o r still images that y[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 94 Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u sed to create fun and inno vati ve movies without any knowledge of f i lm editing. In a few simple steps, motion pictures can be combined with special ef fects, still images (pictures ), and musi c files and then sav ed in a fo rmat most computers can play . Importing Im[...]

MovieSh aker™ 95 Create a Mo vie using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a short mo vie using the Shaker featur e. Shaker randomly select clips from the Clip tray to cr eate a 30- second scene. 1 Click the Shak e tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a f ace in the Shaker tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene is automati[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 96 Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit your mo vie by adding eff ects and text , adjusting the color and contrast, and modifying the len gth of clips. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Eff ects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag [...]

MovieSh aker™ 97 Saving a Mo vie 1 V erify that the clip( s) you want to sa ve is on the Product tray . See Help for more deta ils on s aving m ovies. 2 Clic k Expo rt. 3 Select the format in which y ou want the documen t to be sa ve d. 4 Click N ext. 5 Locate the folder to which you want the file sa ved. 6 Name the file. 7 Click Save. Expo rting[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 98 PictureGear™ PictureGear software is a d igital image management appl ication that allows yo u to see all the images stored in any directo ry on your comp uter . Thumbnail vie ws prov ide quick reminders o f your pictures . Brighten, contrast, enhance, resize, crop, and color -correct your pictures. Create pan[...]

Pict ureG ear™ 99 Using P anorama Maker Pan orama Maker stitch es a group of still images into a 360 de gree panoramic picture. The sour ce images should be the same size and ov erlap 20%. Ho w to stitch a panoramic pi cture: 1 Gather the source images into the same folder o r collection. 2 Select the images you want to u se. 3 From the Utilities[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 100 OpenMG J ukebo x 2.0 Software Instructions OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 is a softw are application that utilizes Son y Corporation’ s copyri ght prot ection technolog y . OpenMG Jukebo x 2.0 main tains the ho lder’ s copyrights by pre venting unauthorized distribution of digital audio files. OpenMG Juk ebox 2.0 s oft[...]

OpenMG Juk ebo x 2.0 Softw are In structions 101 Starting OpenMG Jukebo x 2.0 1 Click the Start b utton on the W indows taskbar , select Programs, OpenMG Jukebo x, an d then OpenM G Juke box. The CDD B Regist rati on di alog box appears. For more information regarding CDDB registration, click the Help but t on . 2 After reg istering with CDDB, the [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 102 OpenMG Juk ebo x 2.0 Ba sic Fea tures 1 Menu ba r Displays OpenMG Jukebox m enus. 5 File List view List s the it ems un der th e selec ted fo lder in the Fi le T ree view . 2 Screen T abs Chan ge the opera tional sh eet view acco rding to fu nctio n. 6 Drop-d own list Dis plays t he p layli sts, audi o fi les, [...]

OpenMG Juk ebo x 2.0 Softw are In structions 103 Recor ding a CD Y ou can record song s from audio CDs and import them to play lists within Ope nMG Juke box. 1 Insert an audio CD into the CD/CD-R W /D VD-R OM d ri ve. 2 Click th e CD tab. 3 Select the Bit Rate, CD dri ve, and Record to location from the drop-do wn lists. 4 T o select certain tracks[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 104 5 Click Rec to Jukebox. Recording begins. When the recording is finis hed, the ne w play list appears in th e File T ree vie w of the Playlist screen tab . T ransferri ng Songs (Chec k-in/Chec k-out) Y ou can transfer songs between the playlists of your OpenMG Jukebox and external de vices/media. For details on[...]

OpenMG Juk ebo x 2.0 Softw are In structions 105 4 In the Playlist vie w , select the song to be checked out. T o check out mo re than one song at a time, hold do wn the Ctrl k ey and click the songs to be selected. 5 Clic k (Out) , or dr ag and drop the song t o the des ired po siti on in th e song list of the e xternal de vice/media. Check-out be[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 106 Additi onal Features ❑ OpenMG Jukebox T utoria l — In the T utorial screen, the a v ailable operations o f OpenMG Jukebox are briefly described. By clicking items in the screen, yo u are guided directly to th e desired operation s of OpenMG Jukebo x. ❑ OpenMG Jukebox Back up T ool — Allo w s you t o bac[...]

OpenMG Juk ebo x 2.0 Softw are In structions 107 Notes on per formi ng the System Restore function o f System T ools on Windows ® Mille nnium Edit ion If yo u pe rform the Sy stem Restor e fu nction of S yste m T o ols o n W ind o ws M e, t he OpenMG Jukeb ox v ersion 2.0 d atabase may become corru pted and all music f iles recorded or impo rted m[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 108 Software Suppor t Information Acroba t Rea der™, Adobe PhotoDelux e® Ho me Edition (Adobe Systems Incorporated) America Online® (America Online, Inc.) CompuS erve® 2000 (C ompuSer ve) EarthLink Network T o talAccess® (EarthLink, Inc.) McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Communicator?[...]

Softw are Support Inf ormation 109 PhotoPrin ter™ 2000 Pr o (Ar cSoft, I nc.) Prodigy I nte rnet® (P rodigy C ommun icatio ns C orpora tion ) Quic ke n® 2001 (Int uit Inc.) Windows ® Operating System, Inter net Explorer (Microsoft Cor poration) WinD VD® 2000 (InterV ideo, Inc.) * Support from 1-888-4SONYPC is free of charge for 9 0 days after[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 110 Application, System, and Dri ver Reco very CDs Y our computer comes with the follo wing application and system reco very CDs. (T o use your r ecov ery CDs, see “Using Y our Recov ery CDs” .) Ap plication Recovery CD(s) Sony E lectr onics Inc. This prog ram allo ws you to re install indi vidua l applicati on[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 111 Using Y our Reco very CDs The follo wing sections describe ho w to use the App lication Reco very and System Recovery utilities. Using the Application Reco ver y CD(s) The Application Recovery CD(s) allo ws you to reinstall individual applications if they become co rrupted or are accidentally erased. Reinstalling an ind[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 112 Using the Dr iver Reco very CD(s) The Dri ver Recov ery CD utility allows you to reinstall individual dri vers and repair softw are applications if the y become corru pted or are accidentally erased . Y ou can reinstall an indi vidual dri ver to correct a prob lem that you are experien cing with your computer ,[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 113 T o use the System Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Son y System Reco very CD in the optical dri ve. 2 Shut down your computer as describ ed in “Shutting Down Y our Co mputer” . 3 W ait four seco nds and turn on your co mputer . 4 Click OK to signify you ha ve read and accept the Micros oft End-User License Agreement. 5 [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 114 T o repair software applications using VAIO Support Agent The Dri ver Recov ery CD utility has an information v ault that contains the original characteristics for the preinstalled software app lications that are protected b y V AIO Support Agent. ✍ Y our sy stem may inc lude one or two Syst em Recove ry CDs.[...]

115 T r oubleshooting This section des cribes ho w to solv e common pr oblems you may encounter when using your notebook. Many problems have simple solutions, so try these suggestio ns before yo u contact Son y PC Su pport (http ://www .sony .com/ pcsup port ). T r oubleshooti ng your not ebook When starting your n otebook for the firs t time, the [...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 116 My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start pr operly ❑ When the internal backup battery is low on po wer , it may not start your system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resum e, <F2> to setup” appears at the bottom o f the screen. F ollo w these steps: 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup m [...]

T roubles hooting 117 7 Press the arro w ke ys to select “Get Defau lt V alues” and then press Enter . The message “Load d efault conf iguration now?” app ears. 8 Select Y es, then press Enter . 9 Use the directional arro w ke ys to select “Exit” (Sav e Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Sa ve configu ration changes and exi[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 118 My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I se lected. ❑ Click Start, point to Prog ram, point to Accessories, point to System T ools, and then click System Inf ormation. The Help and Support w indo w appears. ❑ Click System Configuration Utility under th e T ools menu. ❑ Click the Advanced b utton[...]

T roubles hooting 119 My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. Press the W indo ws key an d D ke y twice to refresh the scr een. The im age on my con nected ex ternal displ ay is not centered or sized pro perly Use the controls on your e xternal display to adjust the image. See the manual that came with your display for more inf ormatio[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 120 The poi nter does no t move (w hile using t he T ouchpad or Mouse) ❑ Click the Start button on the W indows taskbar , and select Shut Do wn to display the Shut Do wn W indo ws dialog box, then press Enter . ❑ If you cann ot turn of f your notebook as des cribed in the step a bove, p ress Ctrl+Alt+Delete (at[...]

T roubles hooting 121 ❑ If a re gion code war ning appears when you try to use your optical dri ve, it may be that the D VD you are trying to play is incompatible with the optical dri ve. Check the region co de listing on the D VD packaging. ❑ Moisture cond ensation may ha v e occurred. Lea ve the notebook idle for at least 1 hour with the note[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 122 T r oubleshooti ng software My software pr ogram stops respo nding or crashes Contact the softwar e publisher or designated pro v ider for technical support. See the “Software Supp ort Information” . When I cl ick an application icon, the message “ Y ou must i nsert the applicatio n CD into your optica l [...]

T roubles hooting 123 My mo dem c onnec tion is sl ow Y our notebook is equipped with a 56K/V .90 compati ble modem. Man y fact ors may influence mo dem connection speed , including telephone line no ise or compatibility w ith telephone equipm ent (such as f ax machin es or other mod ems). If you t hink your modem is not connecting properly t o oth[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 124 My microph one does n ot work If you are u sing an extern al microphone, check that the microphone is plug ged into the Micropho ne connector . See “Connecting an External Micro phone” for details. T r oubleshooti ng the pri nter I cannot print ❑ Y our connected printer may not function after th e noteboo[...]

Getting He lp 125 Getting Help Sony provides sev eral sup por t opti ons for y our V AIO ® note book computer. When you hav e questions about your com puter and the preinstal led software, che ck these sou rces for answ ers, in the f ollowing seque nce: 1V A I O ® Notebook User Guide This User Guide co ntains info rmatio n on produ ct specif icat[...]

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Specific ations 127 Specifications The follo wi ng table details the hardware sp ecifications for your computer . Model PCG-FX210 /PCG-FX215 Process or 800 MHz * Mobile AMD Duron TM proces sor L1 Cache Memory L2 Cache Memory 128 KB 64 KB (on die) Hard Disk Dr ive 10 G B † Standard RAM 128 MB SO -DIMM in s lot Expand able to 25 6 MB LCD Screen 14.[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 128 Conne ction Capabi lities • 2 USB po rts •i . L I N K †† •S e r i a l p o r t • VGA moni tor • Paral lel (printer) • Phone l ine (RJ-11) • Microp hone • Headpho ne • N TSC vide o out •E t h e r n e t Suppli ed Accessori es • Flop py disk driv e • Recharge able ba ttery • A C ad apt[...]

Specific ations 129 NO TE: Specif ications are subject to change without notice. ‡ If a region code warning appears when you are using the DVD player, it could be that the DVD you are trying to play is incompa tible wit h the optical d rive in your VAIO notebook. Region code ind icators suc h as a “1 ” or “ ALL” are labeled on some DV Ds [...]

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131 Inde x A AC adapter 22, 27 AC power 27 adding hardware 67 memory 85 peripherals 67 printers 68 adjusting brightness 34, 40 Alt key 38 Application Recovery CD 111 Applications key 38 B battery packs 22, 28 charging 29, 56 indicator lights 30, 39, 55 inserting 28 inserting into battery bay 28 loading 28 rechargeable 27 removing 31, 55, 57 brightn[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 132 external spea kers 76 hard drives 52 microphone 77 monitor 69 multimedia comput er dis- play 70 multiple phone lines 63 network 52 party phone lines 63 PBX 63 phone line 63 power source 27 printer 68 projector 70 USB device 73 weight saver 58 connectors DC In 27 printer 68 correction keys 38 Ctrl key 38 cursor-[...]

Inde x 133 speakers 76 F faxes laws governing 6 floppy disk drive 22 cable 22 disconnecting 45 troubleshooting 120 Fn key 38 combination commands 40 function keys 38 H handling 19 CD-ROMs and DVD- ROMs 51 handling the LCD screen 19 hard drives indicator light 39 installing additional 52 hardware online support 125 Help Mouseware 43 help 125 I i.LIN[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 134 M maintenance 19 memory module expansion 86 installing 87 removing 86 microphone connecting 77 troubleshooting 124 modem laws governing 6 troubleshooting 122 monitor connecting 69 selecting 71 switching among 41 mouse troubleshooting 119 Mouse Properties screen 43 Mouseware accessing help 43 features 43 MovieSh[...]

Inde x 135 connecting 68 port 68 projector 70 R radio interf erence 5 rechargeable batter y packs 27, 28 recharging battery packs 29 Recovery CD 111 regulatory information 4 removing battery packs 31 floppy disk drive 45 memory module 86 replacing battery packs 55 restoring data 111 S Scroll Lock indicator light 40 second battery pack 28, 55 select[...]

Change to Current Documen t Title 136 virtual desktop 81 W weight saver attaching 55 connecting 58 fold-out arm 58 removing 59 window design of Sony soft- ware 83 Windows Explorer 38 Find window 38 help 38 key 38 key combinations 38 Start button 35 taskbar 35, 117[...]