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V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG- FX29 0/FX29 0K[...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 2 Notice to Users © 2001 So ny Ele ctronics I nc. All rights reserved . This manua l and the soft wa re describe d he rein, in whol e or in part, may not be reprodu ced, tra nsl at ed , or reduce d to a ny machin e-readabl e form without prior wri tten approva l. SONY ELECTRONICS IN C. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD T[...]

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V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 4 ❑ Pour pré venir to ut risqu e d’électr ocution, ne pas ouvrir l e châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’ à une personne quali fiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem o u téléphone du rant un orage électriqu e. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation d’une pri se té[...]

5 This eq ui pm ent has bee n te ste d and found to comp ly with the li mi ts for a Cl as s B di git al device , pu rsua nt to Part 15 of the Rules. Thes e limits are desi gned to provide reasona ble protect ion agai nst harmful in terferen ce in a reside ntial i ns ta llati on. Th is equip ment generat es, uses, and can r adiate radi o frequenc y [...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 6 notify you in advanc e that te mp orary disconti nuan ce of serv ice may be required. But if adv anc e notic e is not pra ct ic al, the te lephone compan y will notify the cus tomer as soon a s possible. Also , you will be ad vised of your r ight to fi le a comp laint with the FCC if you believe it is ne ce ssary . The [...]

7 For the So ny Service C enter nearest you, cal l 1- 888-47 6-69 72 in the Unite d States or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in C anada. INDUSTRY CANADA NOTI CE NOTICE: The Indu stry Canad a la be l identi fie s certi fied eq uipment. This ce rtificat ion mean s that th e eq uipmen t meets cert ain telec ommuni cations n etwork protecti ve, operati ona l and sa[...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 8 equipm ent may give the te lecom munica ti ons compa ny ca use to reque st t ha t the user disco nne ct the equip ment. Users shoul d ensure for thei r own pro tectio n that the electr ical grou nd c onnecti ons of t he power uti li ty , telepho ne l ines and inter na l metalli c water pipe system , if pre sent, a re co[...]

9 Notice to Users 2 Welcome 13 Features 13 Unpacking Your N otebook 14 Manuals 14 Software CDs 15 Recovery CDs 15 Other 15 Ergonomic Con siderations 16 Notes on Setup 17 Handling Your Notebook 18 Cleaning Your Notebook 18 Handling the LCD Screen 18 Setting Up Your VAIO® No tebook 21 Locating Control s and Connectors 21 Connecting a Power So urce 2[...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 10 Using the Opti cal Drive 4 5 Playing a DVD 47 Notes on CD and DVD media 49 Writing data to CD-RW/CD-R media 49 Using PC Cards 51 To insert a PC card 51 To remove a PC card 52 Using a S econd Bat tery P ack 54 To insert a second battery pack 54 To charge the second battery pack 55 To remove the second battery pack 56 Us[...]

11 Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard 70 Connecting a Printer 71 Connecting an External Display 71 Connecting a TV Display 75 Connecting a Universal Ser ial Bus (USB) Device 76 Connecting an i.LINK® Device 77 Connecting External Speakers 80 Connecting an External Microphone 81 Custom izing Your VAIO ® Notebook 83 Displaying the Sony Noteboo[...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 12 Create a Movie using Shaker 105 Editing Clips and Scenes 106 Saving a Movie 106 Picture Gear™ 107 Managing Your Pictures 107 Creating a Photo Album 107 Using Panorama Maker 108 Making Still Image s and Panoramic from MPEG 108 Software Support Informat ion 109 Sony Service Center 111 Applicati on, System, a nd Driver [...]

13 We l c o m e Congrat ulations o n your purchas e of the Sony V AIO® note book. So ny has combined leading -edge technology in au dio, video, computing , and communi cations to p rovide yo u with state-of- the-art pers onal computin g. Features ❑ Exceptional performance — Y our notebook i ncludes a mob ile Intel ® Pentium ® III processor f[...]

V AIO Notebook Use r Guide 14 CD-R W drive and DVD-ROM drive, providing increased stor age capacity and a rich multimedi a computing experience. The C D-R W/DVD-ROM drive plays DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R W , and CD-R discs. Unpacking Y our Notebook Remove the foll owing hardware items fr om the box: * Remova bl e floppy di sk dri ve i s in th e multipur[...]

Unpac king Y our Note book 15 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 2000 — Allows you to reinstall Microsoft W ord to the V AIO note book you purch ased. Recovery CDs ❑ System Recovery CD(s) — Allows you to restore the software titles that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or ar e erased. It can only be us ed to restore the ha[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 16 Ergonomic C onsiderations Y ou will be using y our no tebook computer as a portable device in a variety of environments. W henever possible, you shou ld attempt to apply the followin g ergo nomic cons iderations to both stati onary and portable envir onments. ❑ Position of your computer — Place the computer directly[...]

Ergonom ic Cons id erati ons 17 fatigue by adjustin g th e tilt of the display to th e pro per position. Adjust the brightness set ting of the disp lay also. ❑ Lightin g — Choose a location where windows and lights do not create glare and refl ection on t he display . Use indi rect lighting to avoid b right spot s on the display . Y ou can also[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 18 ❑ Use only specified peripher al equipment and interface cables; otherw ise, problems may result. ❑ Do not us e cut or damag e d connec tion cab le s. ❑ If the telephone co mpany makes a service call to y our home or of fice and determines that your compu ter is responsi ble for a pro blem, the tele phone company [...]

Ergonom ic Cons id erati ons 19 ❑ Using the computer in lo w tem perature conditions may produce a residual image on the screen. This is not a malfunction. When the comput er returns to normal temperature, the screen returns to normal. ❑ The screen becomes warm during operation . This is normal and does n ot indicate a malfunction. ❑ The LC D[...]

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21 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This section describes all the cont rols and connectors on your computer , how to connect your computer to a power source, and how to start and shut down y our computer . Locating Controls and Connector s Front 1 LCD (Li quid Crystal D isplay) screen 7 Battery 1 and 2 indi ca to r s 2 Spe akers 8 Hard disk d riv[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 22 4 T ouchp ad 10 Caps Loc k indica t or 5 Left/rig ht buttons 11 Sc ro ll Lock indi ca to r 6 Powe r indica tor[...]

Locati ng Controls and Connec tors 23 Left 1 Vid eo out 4 i.LI NK® (IEE E1394 ) S400 conn ector 2 Microp hone c onnecto r 5 PC card sl ots 3 Headph one co nnector 6 Ba ttery bay[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 24 Right 1 PPK bu tto ns 2 Pow er butto n 3 Optical d rive (CD-RW/DV D-ROM drive) 4 Multip urpose ba y[...]

Locati ng Controls and Connec tors 25 Back 1 Modem j ack 5 Monit or connecto r 2 USB co nn e ct ors 6 Ethe rnet conn ec to r 3 Seri al connecto r 7 DC In c onnecto r 4 Pri nter c onnec tor War ni ng : Only c onnect 10BASE -T and 100BASE- TX cab les to th e Ether net n etwork por t. Do not conne ct any ot her typ e of netw ork cable or any telephon [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 26 Bottom 1 Multip urpose ba y RELEAS E lever 2 Reset sw itch 3 Tilt stands[...]

Connecting a Power So urce 27 Connecting a Power Source Y ou can use either AC power or a rechar geable battery pack as a power sour ce. Using the AC Adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the DC In connector o n the computer . 2 Plug one end o f the power cord into the AC adapter . 3 Plug the other end of the power cord in to an [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 28 ❑ Use only the AC adapter supplied. Do not use any other AC ad apter . Using Batter y Power Y ou can use on e or two battery packs as a sour ce of power. The second battery pack inserts into the multipurpose bay on the r ight side of the comput er . (See “Using a Second Battery Pack” ) Add itional battery packs ar[...]

Connecting a Power So urce 29 2 Insert the ba ttery pack into the battery bay on the left side of the computer . 3 Close the cover of the battery bay until it clicks. T o charge the battery pack 1 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The computer automatically ch arges the battery (the b attery indicator light flashe[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 30 There ar e two ba ttery indicat or lights o n the com puter Battery indica tor lights Battery Indicato r Description 1 Indicates t he status of the battery pack in the battery bay on the left side o f the computer . 2 Indicate s the status o f the battery pack in th e multipur pose bay o n the right s id e of t he compu[...]

Connecting a Power So urce 31 T o rem o ve the batter y pack 1 Open the battery b ay cover . 2 Pull out the battery p ack. 3 Close the cov er of the battery bay . Notes on the ba ttery ❑ T o determ ine th e remainin g battery char ge, see “Displaying B attery Information” ❑ When th e battery power i s running lo w , both the batt ery and po[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 32 ❑ Y ou can extend battery life by chang ing the power -management modes in the PowerPanel utili ty . See “Power Saving Modes ” ❑ The battery pack supplied with your computer is a lithium-ion b attery and can be rechar ged at any time. Ch arging a partially disc harged bat tery does not affect battery life. ❑ T[...]

Starting Y our Computer 33 Starting Y our C omputer 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in the directio n of the arrow , and lift the cover . 2 Press the power button on to p of the computer until the green po wer indicator lig ht tu rns on. Opening the comp uter ✍ (Windo ws Me™ only) W hen startin g your no tebook for t he first time , the V AIO InitMa[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 34 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display as follows: ❑ T o decrease brightness, press Fn+F5 then the down or left ar row key . ❑ T o increase brightnes s, press Fn+F 5 then the up or right arrow key . Shutting Do wn Y our Computer 1 Click the Start butt on on the Windows® taskbar . 2 Clic[...]

35 Using Y o ur V AIO® Notebook Using the Keyboard Y our keyboard is very similar to a ty pew riter ’ s, but th e keyboa rd h as additional keys that perform sp ecific computer-r elated tasks. Keyboard Key Descrip tion Numeric key pad area Contain s the keys found on a typical cal culator . Use the numeric keypad area to type num bers or t o per[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 36 Combinations and Functions with the Wi ndows Key Functi on keys The tw elve fun ction ke ys alon g the to p of the k eyboa rd are used to perform desig nated tasks. Fo r exa mple, in many ap plications , F1 is the Help key . Th e task associated w ith each functio n key may vary from on e applic ation to th e next. Esca[...]

Using the Keyboard 37 Indica tors + Ctrl + F Displa ys th e W indo ws Find: Compute r wind ow whe re you can locat e ot her com put ers. Thi s is the eq uivale nt of selecti ng Find and then C omput er fr om the Star t men u. + M Minimizes all displayed win dows. Shift + + M Retur ns al l minimize d windows to t he ir previou s si ze. + R Disp lays[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 38 Indicators ( conti nued) Ligh t On Off Num Lock The number key s in the numeric keypad are ac tive. The alpha numeric chara cter keys in the k eyp ad area are active. Caps Lock The letters appe ar in uppe rc as e as you type . The Shift key lower s the case of t ype d letters when Caps Lock i s on. Letters appear i n lo[...]

Using the Keyboard 39 Combinations an d Functions with the Fn Key Combi nations/ Featur e Function Fn+ (ESC) Standb y Puts the system into Standby mode , a power - management state. T o return the syst em to the act ive state, press any key or pre ss the power button on your c omputer . Fn+ (F3) Mute On/Off T oggles th e built-in speaker off a nd o[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 40 Using the T ouchpad The keyboard con tains a cursor-p ointing device called a touchpad. Y o u can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouchpad Action D escription Point Sli de one fi ng er on th e touchpa d to plac e the poi nt er on an i tem or obje ct. Click Press the[...]

Usin g the T ouchpa d 41 ✍ See Mouse P roperties fo r information on touchpad f eat ures, suc h as clicking both butto ns si multa neo usly , adjus ting touc hpad speed , and Easy La uncher fun c t ions. T o access Mouse Propert ies, click th e St art button, point to Set tings, poin t to Control Panel, and then cl i ck the Mouse ico n in the Con[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 42 Using the Flo ppy Disk Drive Y our co mputer comes wi th the flop py disk dri ve in the mul tipurpos e bay . T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the diskette the label s ide facing up. 2 Gently push the diskette in to the drive until it clicks into place. Flop py di sk driv e Diskette[...]

Usin g the F loppy Disk D rive 43 T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish us ing the di sk ette, wait until the LED indicato r light turns off and then press the Eject button to remov e the diskette. T o remove the f loppy disk dr ive 1 T urn of f the computer . 2 There is a RELEASE lever on the bottom of the com puter . Sli de this lever in the [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 44 T o reinsert the floppy d isk drive 1 T urn off the computer . 2 If ano ther d evice is in the multipurpose bay , remove the device. See “T o remove the second battery pack”. 3 Insert the floppy disk driv e into th e mul tip ur pos e bay wi th the V AIO lab el facing up. Continue pu shing th e driv e into the bay un[...]

Usin g the O ptica l Dri ve 45 Using the Optical Drive Y our computer comes with an optical drive (CD-R W/DV D-ROM drive). T o insert a di sc 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Press the Eject button to open the CD-R W /DVD-R OM drive. The tray slides out. 3 Place an optical disc on the tray with the label side facing up. For DVDs which can be played on b[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 46 4 Push the disc onto the h ub until th e disc clicks securely into place. Inserting an optical disc Label side fac in g up[...]

Usin g the O ptica l Dri ve 47 5 Close the tray by pus hing it gen tly . Playing a DVD T o achieve optimum perform ance when playing DVDs, it is r ecommended that your compu ter not be connected to th e port replicator while playing DVD mov ies or using DVD applications. Close any open applications before play ing a DVD movie. ✍ Be sure to se at [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 48 ❑ Y ou can play DVDs using the DVD-ROM drive and the W inDVD software. See the help file that comes with the W inDVD software for details. If you hav e connected a TV , follow the instructions in “Selecting the Display Mode”. Some di scs record ed at 20 or 24 bits ma y produce nois e w hile pla ying. If you have a[...]

Usin g the O ptica l Dri ve 49 Notes on CD a nd DVD media ❑ Do not d rop or bend the disc. ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause read errors. Proper care o f the disc is essential to maintain its reliability . Do not us e solvents such as be nzi ne, thinner , commercially available clea[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 50 ✍ For opti mal writi ng speed, deactivate the s creen saver a nd exit anti-vi rus soft ware before writin g data to a disc. For best result s, use CD-Rs that ar e compatible with 4 x speed, as DirectCD ™ and Easy CD Crea tor ® are preset to t hat sp eed. Y our noteboo k does not support 1x writing speed. I f you us[...]

Using PC Cards 51 Using PC Cards Y our comp uter includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to co nnect portable external devices su ch as another hard disk drive, or to connect a netw ork. T o insert a PC card 1 Push the Release button once. The Release button p ops out. 2 Push the Release button a second time. The PC card pops out. When you u[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 52 bottom PC ca rd slot prot ectors. 3 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot. Make sure the front label of the PC card is facing up. 4 Push the the PC card slot gent ly into the connector . The PC card is automatically detected by your system. The (Unplu g or Ejec t Hardw a re icon) appears in the taskbar . T o remove a[...]

Using PC Cards 53 1 Double-click in the taskbar . The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” di alog box appears. 2 Select the h ardware device you wish to remove. 3 Click Stop. In the “Stop a Hard ware device” dialog box, co nfirm that the device can be safely r emoved from th e system. 4 Click OK. The message, “PC Card can now be safely removed fro[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 54 Using a Second Battery Pack Y ou can pur chase a second rechar geable battery pack. W ith two battery packs, you can exte nd the time th at you use your computer with b attery power . When using two b attery packs, the battery p ack you insert first charges first. The battery pack you insert second char ges when the fir[...]

Using a Second Battery Pack 55 T o charge the second battery pack Keep the battery pack in the computer while it is connected to AC power . The battery indicator flashes while the battery is charging. See also “T o char ge the battery pac k” for more information. Using weight s aver for second ba ttery cover Charging the second batte ry ✍ T o[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 56 T o re move the second bat tery pack If you at tach two batte ry packs, you can remove either of them without shutting down the compu ter . When removing one battery pack, make sure that the other battery pack’ s indicator l ight is on. I f the in dicator lig ht of the b attery pa ck you are removing is on, right-clic[...]

Using the W eight Saver 57 Using the Weight Saver The weight s aver protects the multipur pose bay when i t is empty . T o attach the wei ght saver 1 If another d evice is in the multipurpose bay , remove the d evice. See “T o remove the second batt ery pack”. 2 Fold out t he hinged arm of the weight sav er and then push on the hi nged arm to l[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 58 T o re move the We ight Saver 1 There is a release lever on th e bottom of the weight saver . T o remove the weight saver , slide this lever in th e direction of arrow 1, then s lide the Release lever on the bottom o f the computer in th e direction of arrow 2. 2 After remov ing the weig ht s aver , pull out th e weig h[...]

Using Smart Connec t 59 Using Smart Connect Windows Me™ Y ou can connect your V AIO® no tebook to anot her V AIO comput er that has t he preinstalled W indows Me operating system or the Sony Smart Connect 3.0 software prei nstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK * ® cable (optional) to conn ect the two systems and then use one comput er to edit, copy [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 60 See Smart Connect online help for more infor mation. Power Saving Modes When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for your comput er , you ca n take advantage of power manageme nt settings to conserve batt ery life. In add ition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn o ff specific devices, your comp[...]

Power Saving Modes 61 T o return t o norm al mode Press any key to return to no rmal mode. Hibernate Mode In the Hibernate mo de, the state of the system is saved o n the hard drive and power is turned off. The power indicator ligh t is off in this mode. T o activate Hiber nate mode T o activate Hibernate mode, press the k ey combination Fn+F12. T [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 62 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou nee d to connect a phone line to take advantage of online ser vices and the Internet. 1 Plug one end of the p hone cable into the modem jack on the computer . 2 Plug the oth e r end in to the wall jack. ✍ In ord e r to regist er your So ny V AI O noteb ook , regis ter you r softw ar e onli[...]

Connectin g to the Lo cal Area Net work (LAN) 63 Connecting to the Local Area Network (LA N) Y ou can connect you r comput er to 10BASE-T and 100BAS E-TX-type n etworks . For the deta iled setti ngs and devi ces needed to connect to the netwo rk, ask your netw or k admin istrator . Setting Up Y our Ethernet Connection Windo ws Me™ mode ls 1 Right[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 64 5 Click the Identificatio n tab to set the comput er name, workgroup, and computer des cri pti on. 6 Click the Access Control tab to set the share level or user level access control. Wind ow s 200 0 m odels T o connect t o the network 1 Right-click My Network Places and select Properties. 2 Click Adva nced and select Ne[...]

65 Connecting Peripheral Devices Y ou can add function ality to your computer by connecting a variety of peripher als, as d iscussed i n the fo llowin g sections: ❑ “Connecting the Port R eplicator” ❑ “Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard ” ❑ “Connecting a Printer” ❑ “Connecting an External Display” ❑ “Connecting a T[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 66 Connecting the Port Replica tor Y our n otebook su pports th e use of an opt ional port r eplicator ( PCGA-PRFX1). Attaching a port rep licator enables you to con nect additional peripher als to your computer . T o attach you r computer t o the port replicator T o supply power to your comput er while i t is connected to[...]

Connectin g the Port R eplicator 67 1 T urn of f your computer and disconnect all perip heral devices. 2 On the bottom o f the computer , slide the port replicator conn ector cover open . 3 Attach the bottom of the computer to the port r eplicator connector until it clicks. Port replicator conn ecto r Attaching co mputer to port rep licator Port re[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 68 4 Plug the cable attached to the AC ad apter into the DC IN connector on th e port replicator . Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. The power indicator light turns green. 5 T urn on the comp uter . Connecting AC a dapter to port replica tor ✍ Use the AC adap ter that comes with your computer or t[...]

Connectin g the Port R eplicator 69 T o remove you r computer f rom the por t replica tor when t he power i s off 1 T urn of f your computer and the connected peripherals. 2 Pull the levers on each side o f the port replicator to disengage the co mputer from the po rt replicator . 3 Lift the computer away from the port replicator . 4 Close the po r[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 70 Connecting an Exte rnal Mouse or Keyboard Y ou can conn ect an external mouse or key board to the optio nal port replicator using a PS /2 ® -style plug or adapt er . T o connect an external mouse or keyboa rd ❑ Locate the mo use/keyboard connector on th e port replica tor identified by the / symbo ls. ❑ Plug the mo[...]

Connectin g a Printer 71 Connecting a Prin ter Y ou can connect a W indows Me/Windows 2000-compatible prin ter to your computer to prin t documents. T o connect a p rinter ❑ Locate the Printer connector identified by the symbol. Plug the printer cable (supplied wit h the prin ter) into this port on the comput er . Connecting an External Display Y[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 72 ❑ Projector (See “T o connect a projector”.) T o connect a compute r display ❑ Locate the Mon itor connector identified by the symbol on the back of th e computer . Plug the display cable (not supp lied) into this connect or . ❑ If necessary , plug one end of the display power cord into the display , and the o[...]

Connectin g an External Display 73 T o connect a p rojector Y ou can use a p rojector, such as the Sony LCD Projecto r, as an external display . T o select a display When you conn ect an external display to the monitor connector , you can toggle the output between the Liqui d Crystal Display (LCD), the external monito r , or both de v ices. Use the[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 74 T o Press Re sult Switch to a n external display Fn+F7 T o ggl es between th e L CD, the external di splay conn ected to the Moni tor co nnector , or bo th the LCD and external display . ✍ Conn ect the cab le befor e you tu rn on th e compu ter , otherwise Fn + 7 wil l not wor k. Onl y LCD LCD and extern al display On[...]

Conne cting a TV Display 75 Connecting a TV Display Y ou can enjoy playin g audio/vide o by connecting A V de vices to your computer . See also the manuals suppl ied with your A V de vices. T o Connect a TV ❑ Connect t he computer to a TV using audio/ video cables. S witch the input channel of the TV to external inpu t. Y ou also need to set up t[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 76 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device Y ou can connect USB devices such as an extern al mouse, keybo ard, speaker , and microphone t o your comput er . ✍ See the manu al that came with you r peripheral devi ce for more informa tion on install ation and us e. ✍ If you insert a DVD in your DV D drive to watch[...]

Connec ting an i. LINK® Devic e 77 T o connect a USB device ❑ Locate the USB device identif ied by the symbol. Plug on e end of the USB cable into this port and th e other end into the USB device. Y ou can use an option al Sony USB mouse PC GA-UMS1 series (n ot suppli ed) with this computer . Since the USB mouse software driver is preinstalled i[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 78 T o connect a digital video camera recorde r ❑ Plug one en d of the i.LINK cabl e (not suppl ied) into t he i.LINK connector on the left s ide of the comp uter and the other end int o the DV In/Out connector on the digital video camera reco rder . ✍ i.LINK cab les compat ible with your V AIO not ebook inc lu de cabl[...]

Connec ting an i. LINK® Devic e 79 ✍ The So ny dig ital vi deo camera recorder is pic tured; yo u may n eed to c onnect yo ur camera dif fe rently . On Sony digital video cameras, con nectors label ed “DV In/O ut” or “i.LINK ” are i .LINK- compati bl e. See the man ua l that came with your d igital video camera recorder for more info r m[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 80 Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enhance the soun d quality of your computer by con necting external speakers. T o connect external speake rs ❑ Locate the Headp hone connector identified by the symbol on the side of the computer . Plug the speaker cab le into this connector . ✍ Make sure you r speakers are desi[...]

Connectin g an Externa l Microphon e 81 Connecting an External Microphon e Y ou can enhance the quality of so und input by us in g an external microphone. T o connect an external micr ophone ❑ Locate the Microphone connecto r identified by the symbol on the side of the computer . Plug the microphone cable into this connector . ✍ Make sure you r[...]

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83 Customizing Y our V AIO ® Notebook Y ou can customize the se ttin gs of your notebook. The followin g sections briefly describe how to chang e your computer ’ s d efault settings. Y ou can also refer to Sony Noteboo k Setup Help for more detailed information. Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen T o display the Sony Noteb ook Setup scr e[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 84 Sony Notebook Set up T abs T ab Description About Th i s Com puter D is pl ay syste m inform at i on, includ ing memor y capaci t y, s erial numb er , an d BIOS ver si on . Printer Selec t printer po rt mode se ttings. Initial Setting Chang e the vol ume of the soun ds that play while th e opera ting syst em is loa ding[...]

Control ling Power Man agement 85 Con trol ling Po wer Ma nage m ent The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power m a nag ement of your notebook co mputer and pr ovides key i nformation about system activity an d batter y life. The fo llowing s ections bri efly descr ibe how to conser ve your computer’ s battery po wer . Y ou can also r[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 86 Y ou can chang e the power managem ent settings, such as the system timer and the brig htnes s of the screen. T o customize po wer manage ment setti ngs 1 Click the Current Pro f ile icon on the Power Management tool bar . 2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the m e nu . 3 Click a profile whos e setting you want to chan [...]

Control ling Power Man agement 87 AC Power The power man agement state when AC power is in use. Simi lar to the Power Management Off settin g. Power Managemen t auto matically lo ads the AC profile unl e s s you di sa ble thi s feat u re. Games Disables the displa y an d the Hard Di sk Standby ti m er . Presen tatio n Keeps the d ispla y on a t a l[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 88 Power Management Commands PowerPanel also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management function s and to control power for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands to override a profile setting or in itiate an immediate action. Conserving Battery Power When using the no[...]

Displaying Battery Inform ation 89 Displaying Battery Information Y ou can display in formation for each of the batteries in your com puter . The followin g sectio ns brief ly des c ribe how to displa y y our com p uter ’s general battery inf ormation. Refer to PowerPanel Help f or more detailed information . T o act ivate the Batte r y Informa t[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 90 Displaying Detailed Batt ery Informat ion Double-click the ba ttery icon on the task tray to dis play th e Battery Information window . The screen appears displayi ng the Battery tab, which cont ains information such as the estimated time-to-empty and charg ing time. Customizing the Battery Information too lbar and ala [...]

Sel ectin g the Di splay Mode 91 Selecting t he Display Mode This notebook us es the Intel® video controller, which enables you to select the desired display wh en the notebook is connected to an external monitor . When you conn ect an external display , you can switch the display mode between y our notebook’ s LCD displ ay and the external m on[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 92 4 Click t he Intel® 8281 5 Graphics T echnology ta b, then click th e Graphics Properti es button. If you are connecti ng only to TV , go to step 7. 5 Click the Driver Con f iguration tab. 6 Make sure t hat the Synchr onous Disp lay Mode box is selected, then click Apply . If you want to use th e TV as a display , dese[...]

Sel ectin g the Di splay Mode 93 ✍ This feature is a vailabl e with U I Desi gn Sel ector-compatible software only .[...]

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95 Adding Memory In the future you may want to ins tall memory modules to exp and the function ality of you r computer . Y ou can incre ase memory up t o 512 MB (256 MB x 2) , by inst alling optional m em ory modules. 256 MB of memory is pre-instal led (256 MB x 1). Y o u can add an expansio n memory module (6 4 MB, 128 MB, o r 256 MB) in th e memo[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 96 T ypical expansion mem ory configuration T o remove a memory modu le 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all periph eral devices, such as your printer . 2 Unplug the computer an d remove the battery pack(s). 3 After the computer has cooled, lo osen and remove the screw that secures the cover of the m emory bay on t[...]

Adding Memo ry 97 5 Remove t he memory module. 6 T ighten t he screw on th e memory bay cover . T o install a memory module 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of “T o remove a m emory module.” 2 Remove the memory m o dule from its packaging . Removing m emory module ✍ Y our co mputer come s wit h a memor y module i nstalled i n t he memor y slot. T o upgr[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 98 3 Install the memo ry m odule. 4 T ighten t he screw on the cover of the memory bay . T o view the amount of memo ry 1 Restart the computer . 2 Click the Start butt on on the Windows status bar , point to V AIO option, and click “Son y Notebook Setup.” The So ny Notebook S etup screen ap pears. 3 Click the “Abou t[...]

99 About the Software on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO no t eboo k i s ready to help you work, play , learn, and communicate as soon as yo u turn it on . This section g ives you the f ollowing: ❑ An overvi ew of the various software that come wi th your com puter and th e activities you can perform with you r software ❑ Software su pport informati[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 100 Adobe Premiere® L E Adobe Systems Incorp orated Adobe Pre miere LE of fers an interface a nd editing t ool for pr oducing mo vies for vid eo, multimed ia, or the W eb. V iew source cli ps and edite d footage sim ultaneously on the monit or window . C reate vide o cl ips up to t hree hour s long with complet e audio-vi[...]

Overvi ew 101 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (Windows Me only) EarthLink Ne twork, Inc. An Internet Se rvice Provid er t hat supplies ac cess, information, an d assistance to i t s custom ers, in troduc ing the m to the Inte rnet . Memb er ben efits inc lude e-mail , newsg roups, a persona l start page, a free 6 MB web si t e, a member newsletter[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 102 Netscape Communicat or® Netscape Communica tio ns Netscape Comm unicator is an all-in-one Inte rnet tool tha t makes it ea sy to browse t he web, send In te rnet e-mail, cha t, read newsgroups, and compose grea t web documents. PictureGear ™ Sony Electronics This im age mana gement softwar e displ ays image s from y[...]

Movie Shaker ™ 103 Sound Forge® XP Sonic F ou ndry Sound For ge XP allows yo u to put po werf ul aud io pro cess ing to ols an d ef fec ts to wor k on your no tebook . S imply cut , copy , and p aste your way to strik ing multime dia fil es for use in ev eryth ing fro m W eb pages to de sktop pre sentati ons. WinDVD ® InterV ideo, Inc. W in DVD[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 104 4 Click Open. The file is added to the Clip tray . ✍ Importin g files over 75 seconds in leng th may caus e MovieShaker S oftware to stop respon ding.[...]

Movie Shaker ™ 105 Create a Movie using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the C lip tray , you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature. Shaker ran domly select clips from the Clip tray to create a 30- second scene. 1 Click the Shake tab. 2 Select a mood by clicking a f ace in the Shaker tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene is automatical[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 106 Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit yo ur movie by adding effects and tex t, adjusting the color and contrast, and modi fying the length o f clips. Adding effects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the cli p or scene to move it to the W orking Panel. 2 Select the Effects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and drop[...]

Pict ureG ear™ 107 3 Select the format in which y ou want the document to b e saved. 4 Click Nex t. 5 Locate the folder to which yo u want the file saved. 6 Name the file. 7 Click Sa v e. PictureGear™ PictureGear Software is a digital image manag ement application that allows you to see all the images stored in any directory on your computer . [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 108 4 Now add more p ictures, frames, text, and ef fects . 5 When you are fini shed, select Create Album in File menu or click the C reate Album ic on on the tool bar . 6 Designate the folder yo u where want to save the Album . 7 Enter the T arget Album nam e, select Thumbnails and click Okay . 8 The new albu m can be view[...]

Software Sup port Informatio n 109 Software Suppor t Inform ation Adaptec, Inc. Acroba t® Reader , Adobe PhotoDelux e® Bu siness Editi on, A dobe Premier e® L E (Adobe Systems Incorporated) America Online® (America Online) CompuServe® 2000 (CompuServe, Inc.) EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Network, Inc.) McAfee® V irusScan® (Netw[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 11 0 Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corporation) PhotoPrint er™ 2000 Pr o (Ar cSoft, Inc.) Pr odigy Internet® (Prodi gy Communic ations Corp oration) Quicke n® 2 001 (Int uit In c.) Wind ow s ® Operating System, Internet Explorer (Micr osoft Corporation) WinDVD ® W eb site http://www .netscape.com/ [...]

Applica tion, Sys tem, and Dri ver Recovery CDs 111 Sony Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476- 6972) or find Sony Customer S ervice on th e W eb at http://www .sony .com/ pcsu pport. Application, System, and Driver Recovery CDs Y our computer comes with the fo llowing application and system recovery [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 11 2 Using Y our Recovery C Ds The following sections describe h ow to use the Application Recovery and System Recove ry u tilities. Using the Appli cation Recovery CD(s) The Appli cation Recovery CD(s ) allows you to reins tall indivi dual applications if they become cor rupted or are accident ally erased. Reinstalling an[...]

Using Y o ur Recovery CDs 11 3 Using the System Recovery CD(s) Y ou can reinstall software titles that shipped with your computer if they are corrupted o r erased. Y ou may not need to recov er the entire con tents of y our har d drive. If you experience a problem with your computer, reinstalling an indi vidual device driver or software title may c[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 11 4 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the Enter key . The message “Load default configuration n ow?” appears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then pr ess the Enter key . 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Chang [...]

Using Y o ur Recovery CDs 11 5 3 When the Driver Recovery menu appears, follow the on-screen instru ctions to complete the recovery process. T o repair software applica tions usin g V AIO Support A gent The Driver Recovery CD ut ility has an informatio n vault that con tain s th e original characteristics for the preinstalled software ap plications[...]

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11 7 T roubleshooting This sectio n describes how t o so lv e commo n pro blems you may encou nt er when using yo ur notebo ok. Many pro blems have simp le solut ions, so tr y these suggesti ons before yo u contact S ony PC Suppor t (http:/ /www .sony .com/ pcsuppo rt). T roubleshooting your notebook (W in dows Me only) When starting y our no teboo[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 11 8 My notebook starts, but my system doesn ’t start properly ❑ When the internal back up battery is low on power , it may not start yo u r system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the bottom of the screen. Follow these steps: 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu ap pea[...]

T roub leshooting 11 9 7 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then p ress Enter . The message “L oad default configuration now?” appears. 8 Select Y es, then press Enter . 9 Use the directional ar row keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Save conf iguration changes and exit no w[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 120 My noteb ook does not enter the power savi ng mode I se lected. (W indows Me only) ❑ Click Start, point to Prog ram, point to Accessories, point to System T ools, and then click System Inform ation. The Help and Support wind ow appears. ❑ Click System Configuration Utility u nder the T o ol s menu. ❑ Click the Ad[...]

T roub leshooting 121 Troub leshooting the LCD screen My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check that the n otebook is plugged into a power source and that it is tur ned on. ❑ Check that the p ower indicator on the noteb ook is on. ❑ Check that the b attery pack(s) is inserted properly an d that they are char ged. ❑ The not ebook m ay be in L C D (V id[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 122 Troubl eshooting the mouse and touchpad My mouse do es not work ❑ If you ar e using an external mo use, check that the mouse is plugged in to the mouse connector . See “Connecting an Extern al Display” for details. ❑ If you are u sing an optional Sony USB mo use PCGA-UMS1 series, check that the mouse is plugged[...]

T roub leshooting 123 T roub leshooting drives, PC card s and peripheral devices My floppy di sk drive can not wri t e to a diskett e ❑ If the diskette is write-protected, disable the write-protect feature or use a diskette that is no t write-p rotected. ❑ Check that the di sk ette is properly in serted into the floppy d isk drive. My optic al [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 124 ❑ If the Eject button does not work, op en the tray b y inserting a sharp , po inted object in the hole to the right of the Eject button. I cannot use digit al video (D V) devices. Th e message “D V equipmen t seems t o be disco nnected or t urned off ” appears. ❑ Check that the DV device is turned on and that [...]

T roub leshooting 125 Troub leshooting the modem My modem does not work ❑ Check that the phon e line is plugged into the line jack. See “Conn ecting a Phone Line” for details. ❑ Check that the p hone line is working. Y ou can check the line by plugging in an ordinary phone and li stening for a dial tone. ❑ Check that the p hone number the[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 126 1 Double click System in Control Panel. 2 Set the sound device to enable in Device Manager . ❑ If your n otebook is powered by batter ies, check that the battery packs ar e inserted properly a nd that they are char ged. ❑ If you are u sing an application that has its own volume control, check that the volume is tur[...]

T roub leshooting 127 ❑ Select Ref resh, then cli ck OK. The print er should funct ion properly . Win d ows 200 0 Only ❑ Double-cli ck My Compu ter icon on the desktop, t hen double- click on the Control Panel fold er . ❑ Double-click on the Printers fo lder . ❑ Right-cl ick on th e icon of th e printer t hat is not functioni ng, and select[...]

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Spec ifica tions 129 Specifications The following table d etails the hardware specifications fo r your computer . Mode l PCG-FX 290/2 90K Process or Mobile ® Int el® Pentium® III 1 GHz * featuri ng Inte l® SpeedSte p™ T e chnology † L2 Cache Memory 256 KB (CPU Inte gra t ed) Hard Disk Dr ive C/D Partit io n (Appro ximate ) 30 GB ‡ 40% an [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 130 Drive Bay • Su pports flopp y disk dri ve (in clude d) • Su pports secon d rechar geable b attery (option al) Expans ion Capab ilitie s T ype I/II PC c ard s and T ype III PC card wi th CardBu s support Conne ction Capab ilitie s • 2 USB ports • i.LINK ‡‡ •S e r i a l • VGA monitor • Pa rallel ( print[...]

Spec ifica tions 131 Operat ing T em perature 40º F to 95º F (+5º C t o 35º C) temp erature gradi e nt l ess than 50 º F (10º C) p er hour Operat ing Humidit y 20% to 80% (not condense d), provid ed that humidi ty is less th an 65% at 95º F (35º C), hygro me te r reading of less than 84º F (29 º C) Storage T em perature -4º F to 140º F [...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 132 NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. †† Maximu m spee d for faxing is 14.4 kbps. Your 56 K/V.90 compat ible mod em is capable of downloading at 53 kb ps. Your online servi ce or Internet Serv ice Provi d er , however, m ay no t supp ort this techn ol ogy or oper at e at this s p ee d. ‡‡ i[...]

133 A About This Computer tab 84 AC adapter 21, 27 AC power 27 AC Profile power setti ng 87 adding hardware 65 memory 95 peripher als 65 printers 71 adjusting brigh tness 34, 39 Alt key 36 Applic ation Recover y CD 112 Applic ations key 36 attaching port repl icator 66 Audio tab 84 B Basic/Advanced tab 84 batter y packs 21 , 28 charge stat us icons[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 134 monitor 71 multimedia com puter dis play 72 multiple ph one lines 62 network 51, 66 party phone lin es 62 PBX 62 phone lin e 62 port replicator 66 power sour ce 27 prin ter 71 projector 73 USB device 76 weight saver 57 connectors DC In 27 network 66 prin ter 71 Serial port 66 correcti on keys 36 Ctrl key 36 cursor-move[...]

135 Help Mouseware 41 I i.LINK 78 IEEE-1394 78 indicator lig hts 37 batt ery 30, 37, 54 Caps Lock 38 charge status 30 hard dr ive 37 Num Lock 38 Scroll Lock 38 input devices 5 Insert key 36 inserting battery pack 28 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM discs 45 installation 17 installing hard dr ives 51 hardware 65 memory mod ule 97 peripher als 65 interference 5 K keyb[...]

V AIO Notebook User Guide 136 Notebook Computer 21 Notebook Setup tabs 84 Num Lock indic ator light 38 O opening DVD-ROM drive tray 45 operator keys 36 output d evices 5 adding 71 P party phone lin es 62 PBX 62 PC card inserting 51 slots 51 troubles hooting 124 phone cable 21 conn e cting line 62 jack 62 laws governi ng 6 PictureGear 107 port repli[...]

137 indicator lig ht 38 second battery pack 28, 54 selecting displa y 73 LCD 73 monitor 73 power source 28 Serial connector 66 setup scree n About This Computer tab 84 Audio tab 84 Basic/Advanced tab 84 displa ying 83 Power On Password tab 84 Printer tab 84 Touchpad ta b 84 setup tab s 84 Shift key 36 Shut Do wn Wi nd ows di alog b ox 34 shuttin g [...]

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