Sony PCG-R600 manual

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Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 1 nN Read this first Notice © 2001 Sony C orporation. All rights reserved. This man ual and t h e s oftw are des cribe d h ere in, in whole or in part, m ay no t be r epr od uced , tra nsla ted, or r educ ed t o any m achi n e- readable form without prior written approval. Sony Co rpora tion pro vi d[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 2 nN Symantec Norton AntiVirus is a trademark of Sy mantec Corporation. All other names of systems, pro ducts and services are trademarks o f their respective owners. In the m anual, the ™ or ® marks are no t specified. S peci ficat ions are s ubjec t to c hange w itho u t n otic e. All other trade[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 3 nN Sa fety infor mati on Own er' s r ecor d The seri a l number and model n umber are loc a ted on the b ottom of y our Sony notebook. Record th e serial nu m ber in the space provi ded her e. Ref er to the mo de l num ber an d se rial nu mb er i f y ou ca ll VAIO-L ink . Ser ial nu mber: __ __[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 4 nN The mag netic prop erties of some object s can have serious cons eque nces for you r hard dis k drive. They can er ase the d ata on the h ard dis k drive an d cau se the c omputer to mal func tion. Do not p lace your comp uter ne ar or on any o bjects which emit mag netic f ields, mainly: TV se t[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 5 nN Optic al d isc d rive Misuse of th e opti ca l instru m ent s supp lied w ith yo ur no teb ook can cau se eye h az ard. As th e l ase r beam used in th is produ ct i s harmfu l to eyes , do not attemp t any disassem bl ing pro cess . For servici ng, refe r to qua lifie d per son nel o nl y . Ther[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Re a d t h is fi rs t 6 nN Di sposin g of lit hium io n batt eries Do no t han dle da ma ged or le akin g lith ium ion ba tterie s. Disp os e of pr om ptly and prope r ly at en d-of- lif e. Dang er o f ex pl osion i f the bat tery is in co rrec tly r epl ace d. Re pla ce o nl y wi th the s ame or equ ival ent type recom me[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Cong ratu lati on s on purc has in g a Sony VAI O no teb ook . Sony has com b ined le adi ng -edg e tech nol og y in aud io, vid eo, com put in g and comm u nicat io ns to pr ovi de y ou with state -o f-the -a rt pers ona l co mpu tin g. Here are just so me o f the feat ures your VA IO noteb ook h[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 8 nN Do cumenta tion pa ck Your Do cum enta tio n Pac k con tai ns pa per and onl ine use r guide s on a Docu m ent ati on CD -ROM . Prin ted do cume ntation A Ge tti ng St arte d bro chure, wh ere y ou find a br ief de scrip tio n of th e item s in you r box, some specif ica tion s of yo ur note boo k, an d how to[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 Refe r to yo ur So f tw are Gui de fo r informat ion on the bundled so ftw are and the Son y applicati ons. A bou t the So f tw are is a short descri pt ion of th e featur es of the software pr e-in stalle d on you r sy ste m. Customizi ng your notebook ex pla ins ho w to set your sy ste m an d powe r ma nag[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 10 nN Y our noteb ook an d its a ccessor ies Remo ve the foll owin g hardw are it ems from th e box: 1 mai n u nit 6 powe r c ord 2 re charg ea ble b att ery p ac k 7 phone pl ug (co untry sp ecific ) 3 pr odu ct r ecov ery C D- ROM s 8 phone c able 4 doc um ent atio n p ack 9 dock ing statio n (o nly bu ndl ed wi [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 11 nN Erg ono mic cons ider ati ons You w ill be us ing y ou r note book as a po rtab le d evic e in a va riet y of env iro nm en ts. Wh ene ver p oss ible, you should attem pt to take acc ount of th e following ergonom ic consider ations to both statio nary and port able environ ment s. Posit ion of your compute r[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Welcome 12 nN V iewi ng a ngl e of the compute r ’ s display – Use the d ispla y ’ s ti ltin g feature to fin d the best posi tion. Y o u c an reduce eye str ain and m u scle fa tigue by ad ju sting the tilt o f the d isp lay to the p rop er p osition . Adju st the brightn ess settin g of the disp lay as well. Lighti[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Us i ng y o ur no t eb oo k This se ctio n des cribe s how to start usin g you r com pute r an d how to use your comp uter ’ s inter nal and extern al devic es. Locat i ng contro ls and connectors Rig ht 1 USB co nne ctor (p ag e 6 2) 2 hea dph one con ne ctor (p ag e 6 1) 3 mic rop hon e co nne[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Left 1D C I n (p ag e 1 7) 4 m oni tor c on nect or (p age 5 7) 2 U SB co nne ctor (p ag e 6 2) 5M a g i c G a t e ™ Mem ory Stic k ™ slot (p age 3 5) 3 ven tilation slot /[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Front T here is a ve n til ation slot located n ear t h e po wer switch. Do not cover th e v ent ilation slo t when yo ur computer is o n. 1 powe r ind ic ato r (page 21) 2 bat tery ind icato r (page 27) 3 Memo ry S tick ™ in dicat o r (page 27) 4 dock ing stati on ind icat or (page 27) 5 har d [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Bac k Bott om 1 battery connector (pag e 18) 1 battery lock lever (p age 1 8) 2 battery release lever (p age 1 8) 3 d ocki ng conne c tor (p age 4 7) 4 re set s wit ch /[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 17 nN C onnect ing a power sour ce You can use eithe r an AC adapter or a rechargeable ba ttery pack as a pow er sourc e. Using the AC adapter To use the AC adapter , proceed as follows : 1 Plug the cable attac hed to the AC adapte r (1) into the DC In connec tor (2) on the comp ute r . 2 Plug on e e nd[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Usi n g the ba t te ry p ac k You ca n use a bat tery pac k as a so urce of powe r . The ba ttery pac k suppl ied wi th you r comp ut er is not fully ch arge d at the tim e of pu rchase. Insert ing the ba ttery pack To insert th e batt ery, proc eed as follow s: 1 Move th e lock lever (1) on the b[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Cha rging the bat tery pac k To ch arg e the bat tery pac k, pr oce ed as foll ow s: 1 Conne ct the AC adapt er to the com puter . 2 Insert th e batter y pack. The co mpu ter au tomat ically char ges th e ba tte ry (th e b atte ry i ndic ator light fl ashes in a doub le bli nk pattern as th e batt[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 20 nN Remo vin g the battery pack To remo ve the batt ery pac k, pro ceed as fol low s: 1 T urn off th e c omp ute r a nd clo se t he co ver . 2 S lide the lock le ver (1) to the Unlo ck posi tion . 3 Slide the rel ease l ever (2) to the Unlock p osition an d sl ide t he battery a way fro m the co mpute[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 21 nN Sta rt i ng your not eb ook To st art you r comp ute r, pr oc eed as foll ow s: 1 Slide the LCD l ock l ever (1) in the d irection o f the arrow , a nd l ift th e cove r . 2 Press th e p ow er swit ch (2 ) of the c omp uter u ntil the g reen p ower in dica tor (3) l igh t t urns o n. 3 If necess a[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 22 nN Sh uttin g down you r note book I t is im por tant th at you s hut do wn y our co mpute r p rop er ly so y ou d o no t lo se uns ave d da ta. To sh ut down yo ur co mpu ter, p roceed as follo ws: 1 Click the St ar t bu tto n. 2 Clic k T urn Of f Comp uter . The T urn o ff comp uter screen a ppe ar[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 23 nN Reg iste ring yo ur note book By registe ring your computer , you can take adva ntage of Sony ’ s co mmitm e nt to qual ity custo m er sup port and r ecei ve t he fo llowin g benefi ts: V A IO-Link – If you are experie ncing any pro blems with your compu ter , you can check the V AI O-Link web[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 24 nN Us in g the ke ybo ar d Your key boar d is very simila r to a d eskt op compu ter ’ s, but th e keyboa rd has addi tiona l keys that perfo rm spe cific n otebo ok-rel ated tasks.[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Keys Descri pt ions Esc ape ke y (1) The <Esc> (Es ca p e) ke y is u s ed to c a nc el c om ma nds. Function keys (2) The twelve function keys along the to p of the keybo ard are used to perform designated ta sks. Fo r exampl e, in many appl icatio ns, <F1> is the Help ke y . Th e tas [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Com binat ion s and functi ons with the <W indo ws> key Combinati ons Functio ns + F1 Displays Help and Sup port Cente r . + T a b Switches the se lected button on the taskba r . + E Displays My Comp uter . + F Displays the Search Resu lts win dow to find a fil e or fold er . Th is is equ iv[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Ind icato rs I n di cat or F un c t io n s Powe r Pow er o n: ligh ts gr een . Stan dby mode : fla she s um be r . Hibernate m ode: turns off. Battery Indica te s the status o f the battery inserted in the com pute r . Mem ory S tick ™ T urns on w hen the Memor y Stick ™ is in us e. T urn s of[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Com binat ion s and functi ons with the <F n> key * First y o u need to connect your external display , then you turn on your notebook. When you connect your external display when the comp ute r is a lre ad y on, yo u ca nno t us e t he k ey c om binat ion <Fn>+<F7> . * Thi s f u[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 29 nN Us ing th e touchp ad The key b oard con tains a curso r- point in g devi ce, your to uc hpa d. You can point to , sel ect, dra g, an d scr ol l objec ts on the screen us ing the bu ilt- in tou chpad . Action Descri pt ion poin t Sli de one f in ger on the tou chpa d (1 ) to pla ce the pointer (4)[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Us ing the Jo g Dial ™ Your c ompu ter is equi pped with a Jog Dial ™ ( 1) b etw een th e ri ght a nd th e left bu tto ns of your com puter. You ca n turn (2) or / an d pre ss (3 ) the Jog D ial ™ to scroll th e wind ow, sel ect a softw are, adju st the internal speaker v olume, etc.[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 31 nN The Jog Dial ™ wind ow is a lways di spla yed on t he sc reen . This wind ow has tw o mod e s: Lau nche r mode or Guide mo de. The Jo g Dial ™ window is in Launc h er mode unt il you start an appli cation or the Jo g Di al ™ windo w be com es a ctive. W hen an a rrow appears n ext to a n ite[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 32 nN To use the Jog Dial ™ in Lau ncher mod e, proc eed as follow s: 1 Clic k the Jog D ial ™ windo w o r press th e Jo g Di al ™ while p ressi ng the <Ctrl> ke y to sw itch to Lau ncher mode. 2 T urn the Jog Di al ™ to select an item , t hen p ress th e Jog Dial ™ . The Jog Dial ™ wi[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Us ing PC Cards Your comp uter includes a PC Ca rd sl ot. PC Card s allow yo u to conn ec t portabl e extern al devices . In sert ing a PC Card To in sert a PC C ard, proceed as f ollo ws: 1 Insert th e PC Card int o the PC Card sl ot, fron t lab el facing up (1). 2 Gently push the ca rd into th e[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 34 nN Remo v ing a PC Card Fo l lo w t h e s t ep s be l o w t o re m ov e t h e P C C a rd w h il e y ou r c om p u te r is o n . If it is n ot r em o ve d p r op e rl y , y o ur system m ay n ot w ork pro per ly. If yo u w ant t o remo ve a PC C ard wh en you r compu ter i s off, skip step s 1 to 7. T[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 35 nN Using Me mory St ick ™ Your VA IO co mput er i s de signed to sup po rt t he M emory Sti ck ™ . T he M e mo ry S ti c k ™ is a c ompact, porta ble, and ve rsatile d evic e especial ly de signed f or exc hangi ng an d shari ng di gital da ta w ith c ompatib le pro ducts . Becaus e it is rem o[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 36 nN Why Memory Stick ™ ? Sony' s visi on is to expan d th e wor ld of com mu ni ca tion, promo ti ng the por tabil ity of digi tal data. The Me m o ry S tic k ™ is th e re sul ti ng m edi um, th rough wh ic h dig it al dev ice s can be ins tant ly c onn ec ted. With it , you c an do wn load d[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 37 nN Ge ner ic Memo ry S tic k ™ The original Me mory Stick ™ , blue in colour , can b e used t o rec ord image d ata taken w ith digi tal s till came ras, etc. or d ata fro m the PC. With i t, you can rec ord , play bac k and tra nsfe r vario us kinds of data at any g iven time. Beca us e it is ea[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 38 nN MagicGat e Memor y Stick ™ The MagicGate Mem ory Stick ™ , white in col our, rec o rd s PC and image data ju st like it s blu e count erpar t ; the d iff erence is i t uses th e M agicGa te copy right p rotection t echno logy. With th is ty pe of Me mo ry S tick ™ , al s o ca ll e d th e MG [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 39 nN MagicGate is a co pyright p r otection tec h nology that com p lies with the standa r ds set by SDMI ( Secu re Digita l M usic Initi a tive , a n or gani zat ion wo rki ng to d r a w u p i ndu stry standa rd spec ifi ca tions i n o rde r to pro tect c o pyri ghts o f d ig ital m usi c). Th e logo [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 40 nN Assoc iation of Ameri ca ( R IAA) took the init iativ e to organiz e a forum ca lled Secure Musi c Digital In itiative (SDM I) to stu dy tec hnolo gy for prote cting cop yrig hts duri ng the electr onic d istr ibuti on of m usic. Sony offe rs the Magi cGat e M emory Stic k ™ and Memo r y St ick [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Othe r: V A IO n ot ebo oks VAIO d es kt ops CLIE Han dh eld E nter tai nmen t O rga ni ser Sony mob ile pho ne s Digita l print ers AIBO the Sony En tert ainment Robot To find out m ore abou t the pr odu ct s avail abl e in you r co unt ry, go to: http: //www . sonys tyle-europ e.com[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 42 nN Inse r ting a Mem ory Stick ™ To insert a Memory Stick ™ , proceed as follow s: 1 Once yo u ha ve stored your dat a f rom y our dig it al devi ce, in sert th e Me mor y Sti ck ™ with the arrow facing up and tow ard the Memo ry Stick ™ slot . 2 Care fully slid e the Memo ry Stick ™ in to [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 43 nN 2 Push t he Memo ry Sti ck ™ in towar d the n oteb ook. The Memory Stick ™ ejects. 3 Pull the Mem ory Stick ™ ou t of the slot . A lwa ys rem ove the Me mor y Sti ck ™ ge ntl y , o r i t ma y pop out un expe ct ed ly . It is r eco mm e nd ed to re mov e th e Mem or y St ick ™ bef ore s h[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 44 nN 2 Pl ug the other end int o the wall ja ck (2) . Do not pul l th e flex ible cover too forceful ly. A count ry -spe cific p hon e plug i s su pplied with y o ur VAIO not eboo k , all owing yo u to pl ug the ph on e line i nto th e wall jac k. We reco mme nd you t o use t he su ppl ie d plug, b e c[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Using Normal mode This is the normal state of your com puter wh en it is i n use. The green powe r indicato r light is o n in this mode. To save po we r, you c an tu rn off a specific dev ice suc h as the LC D or the hard di sk. Usi n g St an db y mo de The compu ter saves the current state of th [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN Connec ting periph eral d evices You ca n add func ti ona lity t o yo ur comp uter by co nne ctin g or us ing a ny of the se periph era ls. Before y ou c onnec t p eriph eral s, tu rn off t he co mpu ter and a ll p eri pheral s. Conn ect th e power co rd on ly afte r connec ting al l ca[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 47 nN Conn ect ing a docki ng sta tion You ca n use th e P CG A-D SM 5 CD-R W/ DV D doc ki ng sta tion* or the P CGA- DS D5 DV D doc ki ng sta tion ( bo th optio nal) t o conn ect pe ripher al dev ice s su ch a s a p rinter or an exte rnal displ ay o r to use disk ettes . Different por ts are[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Left & Bott om 1 i.L INK ™ network sw itch (p ag e 6 4) 2 r elea se le ver (p ag e 5 1) 3 ven tilation slot / 4 f lo pp y disk driv e (p ag e 5 4)[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Bac k 1D C I n (p age 1 7) 2 E thernet net wo rk con nector (p age 6 8) 3 U SB co nne ctor s (p age 6 2) 4 S 40 0 i.LINK ™ co nn ec t or (p age 6 4) 5 m on itor co nne ctor (p ag e 57) 6 p r inte r conn ec tor (pag e 6 3) 7s e r i a l p o r t /[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN At ta ching you r comp uter to the d ock ing s ta tio n To connect your com puter to the dockin g statio n, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the AC adapt er cable into the DC In con nector on the do ckin g station and th e othe r en d to an AC out let. The DC In LE D turns on. 2 Close th e co[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 51 nN Dis con necti ng you r co mputer from the d ockin g sta tion To disc on nec t your co m pu ter fro m the dock ing stati on, pro cee d a s follo ws : 1 If the note book is off, simpl y follo w ste ps 3 to 5. 2 If th e no te boo k is o n , c li ck St ar t , then Eje ct PC or pull the UNDO[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 52 nN Usi ng t he op tic al dis k driv e o n th e do cki ng stat i on The dock ing station is equippe d with an optica l disk drive*. F rom the docking station, you c an listen to audio CDs or use the rec ov ery CD s , play DVD s an d bu rn CDs* *. * PC GA- DSM5 docking sta tion: CD-RW/DVD-RO[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 53 nN Y o u can play D VD s using th e DVD -RO M dri ve and th e WinD VD softwa re . See the he lp file on the WinDV D softwar e for det ails. Close al l ope n ap plic ations b efor e p laying a D VD -RO M m ovi e. When pl ayin g DVD movies on batt ery powe r , set the power m anag emen t pro[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 54 nN To achieve optim um pe rform ance when w riting data o n a C D-RW disc, follow the se recomm endati ons : Before wr iting t o a new C D-RW , you mus t f irst f orm at th e di sc. If y ou do n ot fo rmat th e dis c, y our com put er wi ll not re co gniz e it. T o ma ke a CD-R ’ s data [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 55 nN You ca n als o use an exter nal USB floppy disk driv e on th e und ock ed mai n un it. It is not po ssi ble to us e any USB floppy disk drive when the notebo ok is docked. Insert ing a diskette To in sert a diske tte, p roc eed as fo llow s: 1 Hold the diske tte with the labe l side fac[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 56 nN C onnect ing a n ext erna l dis play You ca n co nne ct an e xter na l dis pla y to yo ur note book . For ex ampl e, you can use yo ur comp uter wit h the fo llowing d evice s : Com put er di spla y (mo nit or ) Projector T ur n of f yo ur co m pute r and t he pe r iphe rals, unplu g th[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 57 nN Con necting a comp uter dis play You ca n co nne ct a com put er di spla y eith er di rec tly to you r not e book or via the doc ki ng statio n. You m ay not b e a bl e t o displ ay t he co mpu ter' s L CD a nd th e e xt erna l di spl ay t og ethe r, dep en di ng on t he type of co[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 58 nN To connect a computer di splay to th e docking stat ion, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the moni tor plug (1) into the do cking station m o nitor co nnect or (2) . 2 Plug the powe r cord (3 ) into an AC ou tle t. If the m a in uni t i s do ck e d , you c an on ly us e the m on itor c o nnec[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 59 nN Conn e cti n g a pr oj ec t or You ca n co nne ct a pro jec to r (such as the Sony L CD pro je cto r) dir ectly to your note boo k or via the doc king statio n. To connect a projector to y our note book, proc eed as follow s: 1 Plug the RGB signa l cab le (1) into the noteboo k moni to [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 60 nN To connect a projector to y our dockin g statio n, proceed as follows: 1 Plug the RGB sig na l cable ( 1) into the doc kin g statio n moni tor con nec tor ide ntifi ed by the I /O symb ol . 2 Plug the audio cab le (2) into the note book earp hone conne ctor identi fied by the sym bol. 3[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 61 nN Con ne ctin g ext e rnal spea ke rs You ca n e nha nce the so und q ual i ty of yo ur co mpu ter by co nn ecting ext erna l spe ake rs. To co nnect exter nal s peakers, p roceed as fo llows: 1 Plug the speaker cable into th e noteboo k earp hone co nnector ide ntified by the symb ol. 2 [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 62 nN Conn ect ing a U ni vers al Ser ial Bus (USB ) mous e You c an co nn ect a USB d ev ice (e .g. m ous e, flo ppy di sk d rive , pri nte r … ) t o you r n ote book or t o y our doc kin g statio n. If the mai n un it is docked, you can o nl y use the USB conn ect ors on the do ckin g sta[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 63 nN Conn ect ing a print er You ca n co nne ct a Wi nd ow s-co mpa t ible pr in ter to you r com put er to pri nt docum en ts. Conn e cti n g a pr i nt er us ing th e US B con n ec tor To co nn ect a printe r using the U SB co nne cto r, proc eed as fo ll ows 1 Plug a n opti on al USB pri n[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 64 nN C onnect ing a n i.LI NK ™ de vic e Your computer includ es an i.LINK ™ (IEEE1394) co nnector, w hich y ou c an use to connec t to an i.LI NK ™ devi ce such as a di gital v ideo camera rec ord er or to c on nect two VAIO no tebo oks in order to copy, del ete or ed it files. The i.[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 65 nN Conn e cti n g a di g ita l vi deo ca m er a re co rd er To co nne ct a di gi tal v ide o c am era re co rder to y our no tebo ok , pro cee d as follo ws : 1 Plug one en d of the i.LINK ™ cable (1 ) into t he i.L INK ™ c onne ctor ( 2) o f th e co m put er an d th e ot her e nd into[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN To co nne ct a digi tal v ide o ca mera re co rde r to t he do ck ing st ati on, pro cee d as f ol lows : 1 Pl ug one end of th e i .LI NK ™ cable (1) into th e i.LI NK ™ conn e ctor ( 2) of the do ck ing stati on and th e othe r end into the DV Out co nn ector ( 3) on the digital v[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN Con nect ing tw o V AIO n otebo oks With Sm art Conn ec t yo u can cop y, edit or del ete file s o n ano th er V AIO co mpu ter (equ ip ped w i th S mart Conn e ct) co nne cte d to you r comp ute r wi th an op tion al i.L IN K ™ cab le (1) . You ca n a lso pri nt a do cu ment on a pr [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN When y ou us e Sma rt Co nnect to conn ect two VAIO compu ters, you m ust assi gn ea ch com put er a uniq ue na me by whi ch it can be i dent i fied wh en the two co mput ers a re net wo rk ed . D o not s et the i. LIN K ™ network s witch on the dockin g statio n when the notebook is [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN To connect your docking station to a LAN, proceed as fo llows: Conn e ct the ne twork cable to the Ethern et net wo rk co nne cto r (1) on the dock ing stati on . If the m a in uni t is doc k e d, you c an on ly us e the et hern e t net wor k conn e ctor on t he do ck ing sta tion . F o[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 70 nN Getting help This sec tio n des cribes how to get he lp and sup port fro m Sony , and pro vide s trou bl esh oot ing tip s for you r co mpu t er. So ny suppor t op tions Sony pro v ide s severa l sup po rt opt ions for yo ur com pu ter. Pri nted docum entat ion su ppli ed wit h your not ebook A Ge tti ng[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 71 nN Othe r sources of informat io n The Online help files tha t accompa ny your pr e-instal led softw ar e contain in stru ctions on u sing the softwar e . V A IO-Link web site: if y ou h av e a ny p r ob le m w it h y our c o m p ute r , y ou c a n a c ces s th e VAIO -L in k w eb site. Go to : http:/ /ww w[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 72 nN If you are using an exte rnal displa y , check that it is p lugg ed into a p o we r source and turn ed on. Chec k that you ha ve swi tched to the extern al disp lay and th at th e brightnes s and co ntra st contr ols are ad justed correc tly . Moistu re co ndensa tio n may have oc curred . Do no t use th[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 73 nN My c omp ute r d oes n ot sh ut do wn You ar e re com me nde d to s hut dow n your c om pute r usi ng the Turn Off com mand on the Win dows ® Sta rt menu . Us in g ot her me tho ds, incl ud ing t hos e liste d he r e, ma y re sult i n loss of u nsav ed dat a. If th e Tu rn Of f com ma nd d oe s n ot w o[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 74 nN My t ou chpad i nterpret s a si ngle ta p as a d oubl e-clic k Open the Mou s e ic on in t he Co ntrol Pane l and chan ge th e button assi gnm ent s in the Mous e Pr ope rti es dialog bo x . One of the bu ttons i s assigned to the doub le-cl ick acti on. My mo us e does n ot wo rk Che ck th at the U SB m[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 75 nN Ab out C D-RO Ms and d isk ettes My CD -ROM drive t ray d oes n ot open Make sure the co mputer is turned on . Press th e ejec t b utto n on t he op tica l d ev ice d ri ve. If th e eje ct bu tto n doe s not work , you c an op en th e tra y by i nser tin g a shar p, poi nte d obj ect int o the hole to th[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 76 nN M ake sure the mute setting is off on your DVD playe r . Che ck the master vo lume setting of the A udio Mixer . If y ou h ave co nnected speak ers extern ally , che ck the v olume se ttings o f yo ur co mpu ter speakers an d ch eck the c onnec tion s b etween you r speak ers and the computer . In t he D[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 77 nN When I double-cl ick an applicati on icon a messag e suc h as 'Y ou m ust in sert the appl ication CD into your CD- ROM driv e' appears and the softw are does no t start. Some tit les requi re speci fic files th at are locate d on th e appli cation CD-RO M. Insert the di sc and try startin g th[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 78 nN The o ptional PCGA-UFD5 (US B) fl oppy d isk drive is not recog nized as drive A To set th e UF D5 to A, pro ceed a s f ol lows : 1 T urn the system powe r off and rem ove the docki ng sta tion. 2 T urn the system powe r on. 3 Conne ct the UFD5 4 Se le c t Co n trol Pa ne l fr om the Sta rt menu. 5 Doubl[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 79 nN 8 Keep clicking OK u ntil th e Confirm a ti on of de leti on of device mes sage ap pea rs. 9 Perform the Sca n t o ch ang e h ardw a r e fro m Oper at ion . The do cki ng sta tion flo ppy di sk driv e is rec ogni ze d as driv e A. About sound My spea k ers are no t pro duc ing so und The built- in spea k[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 80 nN Ab out t he do c k ing st ation I cannot operat e the CD-RW /DVD-ROM driv e or the DVD-ROM drive in the do cking station c onnec ted to th e note book To swit ch on the i.LIN K ™ netw ork sw itch , pro cee d as follo w s : 1 Discon nec t your n oteb oo k f rom th e d oc kin g stat ion. 2 Discon nec t t[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 81 nN When I disconnec t the dock ing station , a warning message appears Close all op en applic ati on s and disc on nec t the per ip hera l dev ices , the n di sco nne ct th e dock ing sta tio n by fo llo wing th e pr oce dur e i n Dis connecting y our co mputer from the dock ing sta tion (pa ge 51) . Ab out[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 82 nN If your prob lem is fax-relat ed, check that there are n o p roblems with the fax machin e you are c alling a nd tha t it is co m pat ib le w it h fa x mo dem s . If you are having a probl em connec ting w ith your Internet Servi ce Provide r , check that the ISP is not experi en ci ng tec hnic al pr obl[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Getting help 83 nN T ry a prin ter self test (if avai labl e) to see if the printer itsel f is still fun ction ning properl y . Fo r more informa tion, ple ase co nsu lt th e m anu al suppl ie d with you r print er . Some pr inters h ave a sp ecific ins tallation proc edure. Plea se chec k the m anual s upplied with your p[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 84 nN Pr ec au ti o n s This se ctio n des cribes sa fety gui de lines and pre cau tio ns to h elp you pro tec t your co m pu ter fro m pot enti al dama ge . Your n oteb oo k a nd m emo ry mo du les use h igh pr ecis ion c ompo nen ts and e lec troni c co nn ecto rs te chn ol ogy. To avoid the inval idation of[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 85 nN Ad ding and remo ving me mory In the fut ure you may wa nt to install me mory mod ules to ex pan d the functi ona lity of your c ompu ter. You ca n in crea s e t he me mory b y inst alling o ption al memor y modules . Be carefu l wh en addi ng memo ry. Mistak es on i nsta llation o r remov al of the m em[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 86 nN - Me ch an i ca l v ib rat io n or sho ck, - Str o ng magnets or speak ers that are not magnetically shielded, - Ambient temper a ture of more than +35 ° C or less than +5 ° C, - High hum i dity . ! Be careful when adding mem ory . Mistakes on in s tallation or remo v al of the memory module may cau se[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 87 nN 10 Remov e the memo ry module : P ull the tabs in the di rectio n of the a rrows. The m emory mo dule is released. P ull the m emo ry m o dule in the d irection o f t he arrow . 11 Gently rep lace t he ke yboar d, the n p ress it i nto y our c omp uter . Be carefu l not to deta ch the cable when lifting [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 88 nN Add ing a memo ry modu l e To add a memo ry modu le, procee d as follow s: 1 Shut d ow n your c omp uter an d di sco nne ct all p eri phe ral d e vice s. 2 Un plug th e c omp ute r a nd r emo ve t he bat tery pa ck s. 3 Wait unti l the com p uter coo ls do wn. 4 Unscrew the tw o scre ws at the bot tom of[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 89 nN 7 Lift the ke yboa rd fro m the LCD d i splay side, the n gently tu rn it over the tou chpad . Be car eful not to d etac h th e cabl e (1) w hen li fting th e k eyboa rd. 8 Remov e the exi sting memory mo dule. 9 Remov e the new memory module fro m its pac k agin g. 10 Install th e memo ry m odule . Be c[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 90 nN 11 Gently r eplace the keybo ard, then press it into your comp uter . Be careful not to detach th e cable when l ifting the keyb oard. 12 Close th e comp ute r cover , the n tighte n the sc rew s on the bott om of th e comp ute r .[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 91 nN V iewing the amou nt of memory To vi ew th e amou nt of memo ry , proc ee d as fol low s: 1 T urn o n the c omp uter . 2 Go to Sony No tebook S etup vi a t he Star t menu. The Sony N ote book Set up dialog bo x appears. 3 In th e Ab o ut th i s Com p ute r t a b yo u can view t he amou nt of syste m m e [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 92 nN On ha n dling th e LCD screen Do not leav e t he LCD fa cing the su n as it can damag e the LC D. Be careful wh en using th e comput er near a w indo w . Do no t scratch the LCD or exert pre ssur e on it . This coul d cau se malf uncti on. Using the comp uter in low temperat ure cond itions may produce a[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 93 nN On h an dli n g yo ur no tebo ok Clean t he c abinet wi th a soft, d ry cl oth or a s oft c loth l ight ly m o istened wi th a m ild d eterg ent sol ution . Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powde r , or s olve nt such as alco hol or benzin e, as these may dama ge the finis h of your comp ute[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 94 nN Do not us e c ut or d amage d co nne cti on c abl es. Y o ur co mpu te r ca nno t be co nn ect ed to a co in -ope rated te lepho ne, and may no t wor k wi th a pri vate branch e xchange (PB X). If th e c omp ute r is bro ught di rectl y fro m a col d lo catio n to a war m o ne, mo is ture may co nd ense [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 95 nN Proper car e of the di sc is essen tial to its co ntinu ou s reliabil ity . D o not us e solve nts su ch as benz ine, thinnin g agents, comme rcially av ailable clean ers or anti-sta tic spray , as they may cause damage to the disc. For no rmal clean ing, hold th e disc by its ed ge and use a soft cloth [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Preca utions 96 nN Y o u do not nee d to disc harge the ba ttery bef ore rechar ging. If you h ave n ot u sed the b atter y pa ck for a co nsid erable amou nt o f t ime, r echarg e t he battery . On usin g earp hones R oad s afety – Do not u se e a rph one s whi le drivin g, cycl in g, or op erati ng an y moto ri zed v e[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Notebook specificat ions 97 nN Notebook spec ifications Product name PCG-R600MEP PCG-R600HEP/HEPD Op e r atin g sy st em Micro sof t ® W ind ow s ® X P Pr ofe ssion al Pr o c es s o r M o bile I n t e l ® C e l e r on ™ processor 750 MHz Mo b ile I n t e l ® P e n t i u m ® III processor 850 MHz Hard di sk drive 20 [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Notebook specificat ions 98 nN Expansi on capabi lities One PCMC IA ty pe II Ca rd a nd Car dbu s sup port Built - in c apabilit ies Stereo speakers, to uchp ad, Jog Dial ™ , Memo ry Stic k ™ Special button Jog Dial ™ Connecti on capabilit ies on notebook dock in g con ne ctor , VGA mo nito r , exte rna l spe ake rs [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Notebook specificat ions 99 nN ‡ See our special Gu arantee extension conditions. S peci ficat ions are s ubjec t to c hange w itho u t n otic e. Weight W it h b att e ry W ith batter y & option al docking st ation 1. 7 kg 2. 7 kg Operati ng temperatur e +5 ° C to + 35 ° C (temperature gradient less than 1 0 ° C/h[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide (optional) Docki ng station speci fications 100 nN (optional ) Docking s tation spe cifications * PCG-DSD5 is bun dled with PCG-R600HEPD. S peci ficat ions are s ubjec t to c hange w itho u t n otic e. Product name CD-RW/DVD Docking stat i on (PCGA-DSM5) DVD Docking stati on (PCGA-DSD5)* Op tic a l dr iv e up to 24x max. C[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 101 nN Glossary This s ectio n r efers to terms us ed in th is manu al. T hese terms an d d efini tions ha ve be en com p iled to pr ovid e you w ith a better und erstandi ng o f your V AIO comp ut er. T erm Definit ion <F1> key The <F1> key g ives you access to th e online help of most so ftware. 10BA[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 102 nN CD-ROM Ab brev iat io n for Com pa ct D isc R ea d-Onl y Me mory . A high -c ap acity op tical disc , usua lly 650 M B in size, capable of being re ad from but no t written to. CD-RW Short for C ompact Disc-ReWriteab le. Compact Disc that c an be used to write or rewrite d ata to it. A CD-RW ca n be written[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 103 nN EULA EULA (En d-User License Agreement) is the n ame given to a lic ense governing the software on y ou r c omput er . T he EUL A c a n be f oun d in the R e a d th is fi r s t sectio n a t t he b egi nni ng of the software g uide or directly on the V AIO d esktop. i.L INK ™ i.L INK ™ is Sony ’ s vers[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 104 nN MAP I S hort for Messaging Ap plication Program Interface. A M icrosoft Windows i nterface enabling you to send e-mail messages. It a llows e-mail access and distribution a mong appl ic ati ons. M API- co mpatib le appl icatio ns inclu de a Send M ail or Send in t he Fil e me nu o f th e a pp lic at i on. m[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 105 nN PC Card A PCM CIA card. T he term P C Car d is mor e w ide ly us ed t h an PC MCI A. S ee P CM CIA. PCMCIA PCMCIA (Personal Computer M emory Card International Association) is the name of the group that pro duced the specification for the credit card-sized plug-in boards for lapto p computers. The ca rds us[...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 106 nN RAM Short for Ran dom Access Memory , the memory u sed to run p rograms and store data in current use. R AM is the fa stest k ind of m emory to read fro m and write to. I n formation stored in RAM is lo st when you turn of f the computer . The higher th e RAM capaci ty, the faster y our current data can be [...]

Sony Notebook Us er Guide Glossary 107 nN TF T Short for Thin F ilm T ra nsistor . T op-of-the-range n otebook display for excellent picture quality . The TF T tec hnology offers the sharpest resolution for flat displays; each pixel is supported by on e to four transistors. TNV Short for T elecommunications Network Voltage. A secondary circuit that[...]