Sony PCG-XG500 Primary manual

V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-XG500/PCG-XG500K/ PCG-XG700/PCG-XG700K[...]

© 2001 Sony Electro nics Inc. Reprod uc ti on of this manual a nd th e soft ware describ ed here in in who le or in part wit hout written permissi on is prohi bited. All rights rese rved. Sony , V AIO, an d the V AIO logo are trademar ks of Sony . All othe r tra demark s ar e trad emarks of t heir respect i ve o wners.[...]

3 Notice to User s Sony Elec troni cs In c. r eser ves the righ t to ma ke any modi fication to this m anual or th e informa tion cont ai ned herei n at any time witho ut notice. Th e software descri bed herein is gov erned by th e terms o f a separa te user lice nse agree men t. This pro duc t contai ns soft ware o wne d by Sony and li cens ed by [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 4 Pentium ar e trade m ar ks of Intel Corp oration. PS/ 2 is regist ered tr adem a rk of IBM . i.LINK is a tra dem a rk of Sony use d onl y to design ate that a produ ct con tains an IEEE 139 4 conne c ti on. Th e i.LI N K co nnec tion may vary, dependi ng on the soft w are ap plicat ion s, oper ating system and i .LINK[...]

S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n 5 A VER TISSEMENT ❑ Pou r préven ir tout ri sque d ’incendie ou d’ électr ocu tio n, gar der cet appa reil à l’a bri de la p lui e et de l’hu midité. ❑ Pour préve nir tout r isqu e d’éle ctrocu tion, ne pas ou vrir le châssis de cet ap pareil et n e conf ier son en tre tien qu ’à un e pers onn[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 6 If you have q ue stions ab out thi s prod uct, you can reac h t he Sony Cust omer Infor mation Service Center at 1 -888 -4SONYPC; or writ e to the Sony Custom e r Informat ion Service Ce nt er at 12451 Ga te way Blvd. , Ft. M yer s, FL 3391 3 or fi nd S on y Cus tome r Ser vic e on the web a t: http:/ /www .sony . com[...]

Regula tor y Inf ormation 7 equip me nt. If reque sted, thi s informati on must be p rovided to the tele phone compa ny . This m ode m uses th e USOC RJ-11 t el ep hone jack . The RE N is use d to determi ne the quant it y of devices which m ay be co nnec ted to the teleph one line. Ex cessive RENs on the teleph one line ma y resu lt in the devices[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 8 Disposal of Lit hi u m Ion Batter y Y ou can return yo ur unwanted li th iu m i on batter ies to your near est Sony Service Cen ter or Factory Service Ce nter . For the Sony Servic e C enter nea re s t you ca ll 1-888- 476-697 2 in t he Un ited St ates or 1-800- 961 -7669 in Can ada. Industr y Canada Notice NO TICE : [...]

Indu str y Canad a Notic e 9 Repairs t o ce rtified eq uip men t shou ld be coordi na te d by a repr esentat ive designated by the supp li er . Equi pmen t m al fun ctio ns or any repa irs or a lterat ions made by the user to this equi pm en t may give the teleco mmun i ca ti ons com pany caus e to req ue s t th at the user discon nect t he equ ipm[...]

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11 Contents We lcome .............. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. .................1 3 Features ......... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. .......... 13 Unpacking Your VAIO® Notebook .......... ................. ........... ................. .... 1 4 Er[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 12 VAIO® Action Setup .......... ........... ................. ........... ................. ................ 74 Using Power Savi ng Modes ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ..... 78 Connecting Peri pheral Dev ices ....... ............. ............. ............. ............ 8 1 C[...]

13 We l c o m e Con grat u lati on s on you r pu rc hase of t he Sony V AIO ® No t e bo ok. S ony h as combined leading -edge technolog y in audio, video, co mputing, and communi cations to pro vide you with state-o f-the-art personal comp uting. Features ❑ Exceptional perf ormance — Y our computer includes a Mobile Intel® Pentium ® III Proc[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 14 your movi es to CD-R or CD-R W media and s hare videos an d images wit h family and f riends. Unpack ing Y our V AIO® Notebook Re move the foll owin g ha rdwa re it em s fr om th e bo x: ‡ 530 MB af ter forma ttin g with Dir ec t CD ™ Main unit P o wer cor d AC a d a p t e r Flopp y disk d rive cab le Rech argea[...]

Unpac king Y our V AIO® Noteboo k 15 Manual s ❑ VA I O ® User Gu i d e — Co ntains i nformation on sett ing up y our noteb ook, supple mentary up dat es an d s oft w are i nf orm atio n. Th is man ual des c ribes the features and specifica tions of your noteboo k, the applications included with your system, ho w to cont act softw are v endors[...]

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Ergonom ic Cons id er ation s 17 Er gonomi c Considerations Y ou will be using y our noteb ook computer as a portab le dev ice in a v ariety of en v ironmen ts. W hene ver po ss ible, you sho uld attem p t to apply the follo wing er gonomic con siderations to both stationary and portable en vironments. ❑ P osit ion of y our com puter — Place th[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 18 fatigue b y adjus tin g the tilt of the display to the proper p osition. Adjust the brightn ess settin g o f the display also . ❑ Lig hting — Choose a location where windo ws and lights do not create glare and reflect ion on t he display . Use indirect l ighti ng to a v oid bri ght spot s on the display . Y ou ca[...]

Ergonom ic Cons id er ation s 19 ❑ Use only s pecified p eripheral equipment an d interface cables; otherwise, pro ble ms may resu lt. ❑ Do not u se cut or damaged connecti on cables. ❑ If the te lephone comp any mak es a serv ice call to yo ur home or o ff ice a nd deter mines that your computer i s responsi ble for a pr oblem, t he telephon[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 20 continuo usly appear on the LC D. This is a normal re sult of the manuf acturing proces s and does not indicate a malfunctio n. Cleaning the displa y filte r 1 Remov e the clips on the top of the disp lay before removing the optional display filter as illustr ated below . 2 Hold the dis play f ilter by its sid es to [...]

Ergonom ic Cons id er ation s 21 Instal ling Di spla y Filter ✍ Sony computer su pplies, accesso ries, and p eriphe rals can be purchased fr om your local ret ailer or by acce ssing the Sony V AIO Direct SM We bs i te (http: //vai o.sonys tyle .com), or by call ing 1 -888-31 5-766 9 (tol l free). cl ips[...]

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23 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This s ection des cribes ho w to s tart using your comput er and ho w to use your computer ’ s internal and e xternal d e vices, such as the touch pad, flopp y disk d ri v e, and D VD-R OM or CD-R W dri v e. Locating the Contr ols and Co nnector s Fr ont 1 Power indicato r 2 Batt er y 1 and 2 indi cators 3 Har[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 24 7 LCD (Liqu id Cr ystal Display) screen 8 Keyb oard 9 Speaker s 10 Inte rnal microphon e 11 T ouchpad 12 Left and rig ht buttons Back 1 Infr ared port 2 Docking / Floppy di sk drive conne ctor 3 Monit or connector 4 USB c onn ect or 5 DC In connector[...]

Loc ating the Co ntrols an d Connec tors 25 Left 1 PC card slots 2 i . L I N K ® (IEEE 1394) S400 co nnector * * i.LI NK is a tra demark o f Sony used only t o des ignat e that a pr oduct c ont ains an IEE E 1394 conne ct i on. The i. L IN K co nnect io n m ay vary, de pe ndi ng on the softw are app li ca t ion s, opera ti ng system and i.LIN K-co[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 26 Right 1 Power but ton 2 Multip urpose bay 3J o g D i a l ™ control 4 Micr ophone con nector 5 Headp hone conne ctor 6 In terc ool er fl ap Bottom 1 In terc ool er fl ap le ve r 2 Multip urpose bay r elease leve r[...]

Connec ting a P o wer Sourc e 27 Connecting a P o wer Sour ce Y ou can use either A C po wer or a rechar geable battery pack as a p ower source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er to your right. 2 Open the compu ter . 3 Plug the cable attach ed to the A C adapter into the DC In conn ector on the back of the co mputer . 4 Plug one end[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 28 Notes on the AC Adapt er ❑ Y our c omp ute r oper ate s on 100 V -240 V A C 50 /6 0 H z. ❑ Do not share t he A C outlet with other po wer-con suming equipment, such as a copy m achine or shredder . ❑ Y ou can purchas e a po wer strip with a surge pr otector . This de vice pre vents damage to your computer cause[...]

Connec ting a P o wer Sourc e 29 Using Batte r y P ower Y ou can use on e or two battery packs as a sou rce of po wer. The s econd battery pack inserts into the dri ve bay on th e right side of th e computer . (See “Using a Second Battery P ack” on page 64.) Add i tional battery packs are a v ailable as a separa te opt ion . The battery pack th[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 30 3 Close the cov er of the battery bay until it click s. If the Mini Do cking Statio n is at tached to your comput er , do not in sert or remov e the batte r y pack . Lifting and turnin g the c omputer with the Mini Dockin g Station atta ched may caus e t he Mini Docking Sta tion to disc onnect from the co mputer .[...]

Connec ting a P o wer Sourc e 31 T o charge th e batt er y pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the co mputer . 2 Insert the battery pack. 3 When the battery is 85% f ul l, the batter y ind icato r light turns of f. This proces s tak es appr oximat el y tw o hours . ✍ The co mputer au tomaticall y charge s the batt er y (the bat ter y ind icator li [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 32 T o remove the batter y pack 1 Open the co v er of the battery bay . 2 Pull out the batter y pack. 3 Close the co ver of the battery bay . Notes on batter y ❑ T o determine the remaining batter y char ge, see “Displaying Battery Information” in the online manual “Cust o mizi ng Y our V AI O® No tebo o k” .[...]

Connec ting a P o wer Sourc e 33 ❑ When the comp uter is directly connected to A C po wer and a b attery pack is in the bat tery bay , it uses po wer from the A C outlet . ❑ K eep the battery p ack in the computer whil e it is directly connected to A C po wer . The battery p ack continues to charge wh ile you are using the computer . ❑ If the[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 34 ❑ If, after fully char ging the battery pack, the battery power is still lo w , the battery pack may be reaching the end of its life an d should be replaced. ❑ If you hav e not us ed the battery pack for a considerable amo unt of time, rechar ge the battery . Star ting Y our Notebook 1 Slide the LCD lock le v er [...]

Shutti ng Do w n Y our Noteboo k 35 3 If necess ary , adjust the brightness con trols for the LCD dis play: ❑ Decrease brightn ess, press Fn+F5 and then the do wn or left arro w k ey . ❑ Increase br ightness, pr ess Fn+F5 and then the u p or right arro w ke y . Shutting Down Y our Notebo ok 1 Click the Start button on the W indo ws taskbar . 2 [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 36 4 Click OK. 5 W ait for your computer to turn off autom atically . The po wer indicator (gr een ) tu rns off. 6 T urn of f an y peripher als connected to your computer . If you are unabl e to shut down your computer: 1 Close or end all op erations b y: ❑ Closing all appl icatio ns. ❑ Remov ing the PC cards . ❑ [...]

Shutti ng Do w n Y our Noteboo k 37 Closing y our computer Close the fr ont pane l 1 Hold the clip on the left top of the front panel. 2 Mo ve the panel in direction of arro w . C ompletely close the front panel and lock ed in place. ✍ If you tou ch the LC D screen, you will leave fingerp rint s on the LCD scre en. Fr ont P anel clip[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 38 Close the in tercooler fla p 1 Grasp both sid e s o f the flap while sliding the lev ers with your thum b s. ✍ The in tercooler flap do es not clo se automati cally . Y ou must disc onnect all devi ces, such as the AC adapte r or monitor , which are co nnected to the back of the compu ter befo re closi ng t he inte[...]

39 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke ybo ar d Y our key bo ard is ver y sim ilar to a type writer’ s, but the ke yb oard has additio nal k eys that perfo rm specif ic computer -related tasks. K ey board ✍ If the keycap comes off, p ut it back in its p lace and push down gentl y unti l it click s into place . If the Enter ke y , Space ke[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 40 Key Descriptio n Num eric ke ypad area Cont ains the ke ys fou nd on a t ypical ca lculat or . Use the n umeri c keyp ad are a to type number s or to per form m athem atic al calcul ation s such as addit ion and su btra ction . Note: you m ust pre ss the Num Loc k key to act ivate the nu meric keyp ad. ( When y ou do[...]

Using t he K eyboa rd 41 Combinations an d Functio ns with the Windows K e y Combi nation Funct ion + F1 Disp lays Windo ws Help . + T a b Switc hes the s electe d button on the task bar . + E Dis plays Wi ndows Explore r . + F Dis plays the Window s Find : All Files wi ndow to find a fi le or fol der . Thi s is the eq uiva lent of sele cting Find [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 42 Indicator s Indicator Functio n Power Light is green when the p ower t o the comp uter is turned on. Ligh t is um ber in System I dle m ode, a nd fla shes umber in Sy stem Suspe nd mode. T ur ns off wh en the com puter is in Sys tem Hibe rnatio n mode or p owere d off . Batte r y 1 Ind icates th e status of the ba tt[...]

Using t he K eyboa rd 43 Combinations an d Functio ns with the Fn Ke y Combina tions/Featur e Function Fn+ (ESC ) System Susp end Puts the syst em into Sy stem S uspen d mod e, a power man ageme nt st ate. T o retu rn th e system to the active s tate , pres s any ke y or pres s the pow er swit ch on yo ur com puter . Fn+ (F3) Mute On/Off T og gles [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 44 Replacing a K e ycap Replace the Enter ke ycap, Shift k eyc ap and Space ke ycap as described belo w . F or other ke ys, place the ke ycaps in their original place and gently push do wn until they click. T o repla ce the enter key Enter K ey Ba ck Attac hing Enter K ey proje ctions spring projections Pus h dow n[...]

Repl aci ng a Ke ycap 45 T o replace the shift or space ke y Bac k Attac hing the Shift or Space K ey ✍ Do not use f or ce to remove the key caps as thi s may result in a ma lfunct ion. Do not p ush too ha rd on the keyc aps when p lacing t hem. projection s proje ctions spring Pus h do wn[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 46 Using the T ouchpad Th e keybo ard cont ai ns a cur sor-po in tin g device cal led a to uch pa d. Y o u can poi nt to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using th e b uilt-in touch pad. Using the T ouchp ad Action Description Poi nt Sli de on e fi nger on th e to uchp ad t o plac e the poi nter on a n ite[...]

Using the T ouchpa d 47 ✍ See Mouse P roperties for informat ion on touchp ad featu res, suc h as clicking both butto ns simult aneo usly , adj ust ing touc hpad sp eed, and E asy Laun cher fu nction s. T o access Mo use Prop erties, click th e Start butto n, poin t to Sett ings, po int to C ontrol Panel, and then cl ick the Mo use icon i n the C[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 48 Using the Flopp y Disk Drive Y ou can use the supp lied floppy disk dri v e either as an e xternal dri v e or as an internal dri ve in the dri v e bay . T o ensure proper oper ation, do not insert or remo v e the disk dr i ve when th e computer is in po wer sa v ing mode. T o use as an extern al drive Connect the flo[...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 49 T o use as an internal drive 1 If another de vice is in the multipurpose bay , remov e the de vice. See “T o remo ve th e second battery pack” on page 66. 2 Insert the floppy disk dri ve into the multipurpose bay with the V AIO logo facin g up. Continu e pushing the dri v e into the bay until the RELEASE le v [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 50 1 Hold the diskette with the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the dri ve until it clicks into place. T o remo ve a diskette ❑ When you f i nish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then pres s the Eject bu tton to remo ve the d iskette. Inserting Diskette Ejecting Disk[...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 51 Handling Diskettes ❑ Do not open the shutter manually and touch the surface of the diskette. ❑ K eep disk ettes aw ay from magn ets. ❑ K eep disk ettes aw ay from direct s unlight and other heat sources. T o remo ve the floppy disk d rive When th e computer is of f, skip steps 1 an d 3. 1 Right -click the P [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 52 When the multipurpo se bay is empty , attach th e weight saver to it. See “Usi ng a Second Battery Pack” on page 64 for details on attachin g the weig ht sa ver . T o remove the f loppy disk d rive (Wind ows 2000 mo dels only) 1 Double-click the P ower Management icon in the system task tr ay . 2 The “Unpl ug o[...]

Using the D VD-ROM or CD-R W Driv e 53 Using the D VD-R OM or CD-R W Drive Y our comput er comes with a D VD-R OM or CD -R W dri v e. The CD-R W dri v e is supplied with select m o dels only . T o insert a disc 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Press the Eject b utton to open the D VD-R OM or CD-R W dri v e. The tray slides out. ✍ When the computer i s[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 54 3 Place a D V D or C D in the tray with the label side f acing up. F or D VDs, which can b e played on both sid es, the side of the disc facing u p is the side that plays. Push the d isc onto the hub un ti l the disc clicks into place. 4 Close the tray by pushing it gently . Inserting a D VD or CD ✍ Do not put the [...]

Using the D VD-ROM or CD-R W Driv e 55 T o pla y a D VD When you play D VDs on a tele vision connected to the Mini Docking Station (PCGA- PSX1), a part of the video screen will no t appear with the factory sett ing. Adjust t he disp l ay res ol uti on to 64 0 x 480 as des cri bed in “Select in g the Dis play Mode” on pag e 154 in the online man[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 56 T o write t o a CD-R W or CD-R (For models with a CD-R W drive ) If you use DirectCD™ to write data, you must first format the disc before writing on a ne w CD-R W or CD-R. If you do not for mat the disc, you r comput er will not recognize it. T o make a CD-R to which d ata has been written read able on a CD-R OM d[...]

Using the D VD-ROM or CD-R W Driv e 57 T o remo ve the D VD-R OM or CD-R W drive 1 Right-cl ick the P ower Management i con in t he system task t ray and choose “R emov e multipurpos e bay de vice [I DE].” A message appears inform ing you that the de vice can no w be safely remo v ed from the system. 2 Slide the RELEAS E lev er on the bottom of[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 58 Notes on CD and D VD media Handling CD and DVD media ❑ Do not touch the surface of the d isc. ❑ Do not d rop or b end the dis c. Clean ing CD a nd DVD med ia ❑ Fingerprints and dust on the sur face of a disc may cause read errors . Proper care of the disc is essential to maintain its re liabi lity . Do not use [...]

Using PC cards 59 Using PC car ds Y our comput er includes two PC card slots. PC card s allo w you to connect portable e xternal de vices, such as another h ard disk dri ve, or to connect a net work. T o insert a PC Car d Use the lo wer slot fo r T ype III PC cards. 1 Pull the PC card RELEASE b utton away fro m the computer , and then push it in to[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 60 2 Remov e the PC card slot pro tector . 3 When y ou use a T ype III PC card, you need to remov e b oth the top and botto m PC card slot protectors . 4 Insert the PC card in to the PC card slot with the front label facing up. Gently push the car d into the slot un til the card is f ixed in to the conne ct or . The REL[...]

Using PC cards 61 T o remo ve a PC car d 1 Double-click in the sy stem task tray . 2 The “Unplug o r Eject hardware” d ialog box appear s. 3 In the Un plug or Eject Hardw are dialog b ox, select the appropriate option, and then click Stop. 4 Conf irm t he de vice and cli ck OK. 5 A message ap pears informing y ou that the de vice can n ow b e s[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 62 Using Infrar ed Comm unication De vice s Y our computer in cludes an inf rared port, located on the left sid e. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with other infrared- equipped de vices with co mpatible protoco ls, such as a digital st ill camera or ot her computers . T o use i nfrared comm unication with a nothe[...]

Using Infr ared Comm unic ation De vices 63 ✍ Infr ared comm unica tion cap abil ity ca n be turn ed on and of f. By de faul t, it is di sable d when you r system is sh ipped. T o enable i nfrared use , click t he infrared ico n in the Wind ows Control P anel an d selec t the Ena ble inf rared commu nicati on checkbo x on the Op tions tab. Y ou c[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 64 Using a Second Battery P ac k Y ou can purchas e a second recha rgeable b attery pack. W ith two battery packs, you can exten d the time that you use you r computer w ith battery po wer . When using two b attery packs, the battery pack y ou insert f irst char ges f i rst. The batter y pack you ins ert second char ges[...]

Using a Second Battery P ac k 65 T o char ge the second battery pack K eep the battery p ack in the computer while it is connected to A C po wer . The battery indicator flashe s while the batter y is char g i ng. See “T o charge the battery pack ” on pa ge 31 f or m ore i nf or ma tio n. Att achi ng W eig ht Saver Char ging Second Battery P ac [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 66 T o remo ve the second battery pack 1 There is a R ELEAS E le ver on the bottom of the weight s a v er . T o remo v e th e battery pack, slide the RELEASE le v er on the bottom o f the computer in the direction of the arro w . See also “T o remov e the fl oppy disk d ri ve” o n page 51 . 2 Remov e the weight sav [...]

Usin g the W ei ght Sa v er 67 Using the W eight Saver The weight sa ver protects the multipurpose bay when it is empty . T o attac h the W eight Sa ver 1 If another de vice is in the multipurp ose bay , remov e the de vice. See “Notes on CD and D VD med ia” on page 58 for more in formation. 2 Slide the weight saver in th e directio n of the ar[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 68 Remo vi ng the Optional Har d Dri ve (PCGA-HDX10) Wind ows Me mo dels 1 Right-click the Power Management icon i n the sy stem task tray and select “Remo v e multipurpose bay d e vice”. The De vice Sw apping message appears. 2 Slide the Releas e le ver on the b ottom of the u nit in the direction o f the arrow and[...]

Usin g Smar t Connect 69 Using Smar t Connect Windo ws Me™ models Y ou can connect yo ur V AIO® notebook to an other V AIO computer that has the prei n stal led Windows Me ope rati ng sy stem or th e Sony Sm a rt C onnec t 3. 0 softw are preins talled. Y ou may us e an i.LINK ®* cable (optional) to connect the two systems and then use one comp [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 70 See Smart Connect online help for more infor mation. ✍ When you connect two V AIO compu ters, you must assig n each co mputer a uni que name. The comput ers can be iden tified by t his uniq ue name when the two comp uters are netw orked toge ther . ✍ If you h ave previ ously pur chas ed a V AIO comp uter or not e[...]

Connec ting an i.LINK® *-compatib le D e vice 71 Connecting an i.LINK® * -compatibl e De vice Y ou can connect an i. LINK * -compatible de v ice such as a d igital video camera record er to the S400 conn ector . Y ou can then do wnload digital pictures from the i.LINK * -compatibl e digital video camera recor der . ✍ i.L INK * c ables comp atib[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 72 D Vgate™ Digit al Vide o Captures If you r system displays the message, “F ailed to record to D V deck, pleas e check deck’ s po wer status, cable connection.... ”, while you are recor ding images to a digital video de vice using D Vgate softwar e, close all open appli cations, and restart yo ur comp uter . F[...]

Connec ting an i.LINK® *-compatib le D e vice 73 you chang e in this menu af fect the imag es in the monitor windo w only . Mo vie data imported to your hard dri ve and images recorded to D V devices w ill not be af fected. Hard Driv e P ar titio n In or der to impr ov e the perf ormance of you r computer ’ s D Vgat e™ Motion softwa re, the ha[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 74 V AIO® Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer ’ s Jo g Dial control, internal timer , and i.LINK * interf ace. An o vervie w of each of thes e functions is provided i n the next fe w pages. For more information on changing the settings using V AIO Actio n Setup, right-click the Jog [...]

V AIO® Act ion Setup 75 Using the Jog Dial Cont rol This section ex plain s how to use the Jog Dial control. For information on ho w to change the Jog Dial contro l’ s settings, right- click the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray and click Help T opi cs. Laun cher mode The Jog Dial control window is in launcher mode until a softwar e applica[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 76 software appl ications hav e two modes in List V ie w : Simple Menu and Full Menu. Y o u can switch the mo de b y pressin g the shift ke y whi le turn ing th e Jog Dial control. Guide mo de Th e J og D ial c ontr ol w i ndow di sp lays Jog D i al f u ncti ons. Softwa re that supports the Jog Dia l Cont rol If Son y s[...]

V AIO® Act ion Setup 77 Dial og bo x When a windo w such as Screen properties is acti ve, Dialog is displayed in the Jog Dial control windo w . Y ou can select an item in the windo w by rotating the Jog Dial contro l. Pressing the Jog Dial control is equi v alent to pres sing Enter . Inter nal Timer Y ou can use the internal timer to start an appl[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 78 Using P ower Sa ving Modes When y ou use a batt ery as the s ource of po wer for yo ur computer , you can take adv antag e of po wer man agement setti ngs to cons erve b attery life. I n addition t o the norm al operati ng mod e, whic h al lo ws yo u to tu rn of f specif ic de vice s, your computer has thr ee distinc[...]

Using P o we r Sav ing Modes 79 T o activate System Su spend mode Press Fn +Esc, or pres s t he po wer b ut ton and release it immedi atel y . Y ou can al s o use the Po wer Management utility or the Jog Dial control to enter System Suspen d mode. T o retu rn to n ormal m ode Press an y ke y or the Po wer button fo r less than 4 seconds . System Hi[...]

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81 Connecting P eripheral De vices Y ou can add f unctional ity to you r computer b y conn ecting an y of thes e peripheral de vices: ❑ Phone line (page 82) ❑ Mini Docking Station (page 85) ❑ External mo use or ke yboar d (page 89) ❑ Printer (page 89) ❑ Flopp y disk dri v e (page 90) ❑ A V de vices ( page 94) ❑ Printer (page 99) ❑ E[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 82 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line to tak e adv antage of online services and the Internet . 1 Plug one end o f the phone cable into the p hone line jack on the com puter . 2 Plug the other end into the wall jack. ✍ In order to regi ster your Sony V AIO noteboo k, regist er your software o nl[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 83 Using the M ini Dock ing Station Y ou can use the PCGA-PSX1 Mini Docking Station to connect periph eral de vices such as a p rinter or e xternal display . ✍ Y ou must wait for the IN USE indica tor to ligh t before usi ng a connect ed periph eral de vice . Fr ont IN USE indica tor DC IN indi cator RELEASE lever[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 84 Back 1 i.LINK (IEEE1394 ) S400 connecto r * * i.LIN K is a tradem ark of Sony use d onl y to desi gna te tha t a prod uc t co ntains an IEE E 13 94 conn ec tion. Th e i.LIN K co nnec ti on m ay vary, depe nding on the softw ar e appl ic at ions, oper ating system an d i.LIN K-c ompa tibl e device s. Al l pro ducts wi[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 85 Connecting t he Mini Doc king St ation Befor e connectin g the Mini D ocking St ation Y ou must plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC IN connecto r on the Mini Dockin g Station. Plug the po wer cord into the A C adap ter and an electrical outlet. The DC I N indicator lights on. T o connect the Mi[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 86 2 Attach the left side tab of the Mini Docking Station to the left side hollo w of your compu ter . Push the ta b into the hollo w firmly until it clicks. 3 Align t he connector on the Mini Docking Stat ion with the docking /flopp y disk dri v e connector on the back of your comput er . 4 Firmly press the Mini Dock i[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 87 Remo ving the Mini Doc king Station fr om y our notebook When the comp uter is of f, skip step 1. When the co mputer is in po wer sa ving mode, switch to Normal mode, and then follow the steps belo w . 1 Press the UNDOCK button on the Mini Docking Station or click REMO VE on the Start m enu. 2 After the IN USE in[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 88 3 Release the left tab . Remo ving Mini Doc king Station ✍ When the Mini Dockin g Station is attached t o your compu ter , do not insert or remove the bat tery . The Mini Docking Station m ay separate f rom the com pute r . Do no t remov e the Mi ni Docki ng St ation w hen the IN USE i ndic ator is lit.[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 89 Connecting an e xternal mouse o r ke yboar d Y ou can connect a USB or PS/2® style mouse or k eybo ard. 1 Plug the ke yboard cable or mouse cable into this connector with facing up. If the wh eel function of the PS/2 st yle mouse does n ot operate, connect the mouse to th e serial por t using a PS/2 s erial adap[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 90 Connecting a flopp y disk drive to the Mini Doc king Stat ion Y ou can use the flo ppy disk dri ve as an e xternal dri v e b y connecting it to the flopp y disk dri v e conn ector on the left side of the Mini Docki ng Station. Y ou can connect i t without turning o ff your comput er . Connecti ng a printer ✍ Before[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 91 1 W ith the V AIO logo f acing up, plug the cab le f irmly into the connecto r and both of the alignment posts in the guid e holes . 2 W ith the V A IO logo facing up, plug the FDD into the other end until it locks in place. ✍ If yo ur noteb ook is in powe r savin g mode , switc h to norma l mode before co nnec[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 92 Using t he floppy disk drive st and (for t he Mini Do cking Station ) Y ou can use the flopp y disk dri v e on the Mini Do cking Station b y attaching it to the fl oppy dis k dri v e stand ( for Mini Dock ing Stati on) as illus trated below . 1 Place the protrusion s on the flopp y disk dri ve stand (fo r the Mini Do[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 93 3 Slide the flopp y disk dri ve into the f loppy disk dri v e stand. 4 Attach the flopp y disk dri v e cable from the computer to the flop py disk driv e. Do n ot hyp erexten d the L CD scr een wh en you are using t he flopp y dis k drive stan d (for t he Mini Docking Stati on).[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 94 Connecting audio vi deo (A V ) de vices Y ou can use audi o/video dev ices b y connect ing the A V de vices t o the Mini Docking Station. See the manuals and online he lp that came with your A V de vices for detailed instructions . By connecting an MD d eck or a CD player which has a CONTR OL A1 or CO NTR OL A1 conn [...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 95 *CONTR OL A1 or CONTR OL A1 T o record musi c to a mini d isc from a C D playing o n the com puter via the OP TICAL OUT , (avail able by conn ecting to the Mini Docking S tation) f ollow thes e st eps: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settin gs, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG Aud io [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 96 Connecting a CD pla yer , an active speaker , or an amplifier Connect a CD p l ayer , an acti v e speaker , or an amplif ier to the LI NE IN or LINE OUT connector of the Mini Docking Station to play a CD and experience higher qua l ity a udi o. Connecti ng Devic es Active speaker , amplifier , etc. CD pla yer , etc. [...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 97 Connecting a Dolb y Digit al™ Decoder int egrated de vice 1 Insert the D VD -R OM d riv e into the multipu rpo se bay 2 Connect the OPTIC A L OUT connector to a Dolb y Digital Decoder inte grated de vice to e xperi ence Dolby Dig i tal recorded videos and dynamic sou nd. 3 Switch the Digital output to PCM when [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 98 Connecting a TV or a video dec k Connect the com puter to a TV or a v ideo deck using aud io/video cables. Switch the input channel of the TV to e xterna l input. Y ou al so need to s et up the TV conf iguration syst em. See “Selecting the Display Mode” in the “C usto mizing Y our V AIO® Notebo ok” manual fo[...]

Connectin g a Printer to Y our Computer 99 Connecting a Printer to Y our Com puter Y ou can connect the p rinter to your compu ter using the pr inter cable and th e supplied floppy disk d ri v e cable to prin t documents. Bef ore using the printer ❑ Y ou need to ins tall th e so ftwar e s upp lied with the printer . See the manual that ca me with[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 100 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect an ext ernal dis play to yo ur notebook . Fo r e xample, you can use the comput er with any o f the follo wing: ❑ Compu ter displ ay monito r ❑ Projector ✍ Before you conn ect th e prin ter , turn off your com pute r , an d discon nect t he AC a dapter and po we[...]

Connect ing an External Displ a y 101 T o connect a computer display Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting e xternal speake rs and an e xternal microph one. See “T o connect external s peakers” on page 103 and “T o connect an ext ernal microph one” on page 104 for details on connecting e xternal speak ers and an [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 102 T o connect a proj ector Using a projector connected to your co mputer can be con venient for presenta tions and slide sho ws . T o select a d isplay When you connect an e xternal display to th e monitor connecto r , yo u can toggle the output among the LCD, the external monitor , or both devices. Use the Fn+F7 ke y[...]

Connec ting Exte r nal Spe ake rs 103 Connecting External Speaker s Y ou can enhan ce the so und qual ity of you r computer by conne cting external spe akers. T o connect external speakers ❑ Use the headphones symbol to locate the Headp hone connector . Plug the speake r cable into this connector . T o Press R esult Switch to a n exte rnal di spl[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 104 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y o u can enhance the quality o f sound input by using an e xternal microphone. T o connect an external micr ophone ❑ Use the to lo cate the Microphone co nnector . Plug the micropho ne cable into t his connector . ✍ See the manual t hat came with your speake rs for more in for[...]

Conne cting a Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) De vice (Mou se or K ey board) 105 Connecting a Univ ers al Serial Bus (USB) De vice (Mouse or K e yboar d) Y ou can connect a USB style mo use or k eyboar d. Plug the k eybo ard cable or mou se cable into this co nnector with the f acing up. Y ou ca n use t h e op tion al Sony U S B m ou se P CGA- UMS 1/A [...]

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107 Ad ding Memor y Y ou can increase you r s ystem’ s memory b y installing optio nal mem ory mod ules . Y our system comes with 12 8 MB of installed memory , which can be incr eas ed up to 256 MB (128 MB x 2). Y ou can add an e xpansion memory modu le in a slot . Up to 12 8 MB ex pansion memory modu les are a v ailable as optional mem ory modul[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 108 4 Lift the two sto ppers at th e bottom of the ke yboard and slide th e ke yboard to ward the LCD display , th en lift it aw ay slightly . Remo ving the Memory Module Co ver ✍ Remove the sc rew with a screwdri ver of a proper size. Ke yb oard Stopper s screw stopper[...]

Addi ng Me mo r y 109 5 Lift the ke yboard from the LCD display s ide b y releasi ng the four tabs, then gently lean it o v er the di splay . Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting th e keybo ard . 6 Remo ve the ne w memory m odule from its packagin g. 7 Install the memory module as d escribed in the fo l lo wing graphic. Lifting the K e y[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 110 8 Gently replace the k ey board, then press it into yo ur computer . Be careful not to detach the cable when replacing the k eyboard . 9 Close the computer co v er , and tighten the scre ws on the bottom of the computer . T o remo ve a memory module 1 Follo w steps 1 to 5 of “T o install a memo ry m odu le.” 2 T[...]

Addi ng Me mo r y 111 T o vie w the system memory 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Click the Start button, point to V AIO, and click “S ony Notebook Setup.” The Son y Notebook Setup s creen appears. 3 Click the “ About This C omp u ter” tab to view the sys tem memor y . If the additional memory is not sh o wn, repeat steps 1-9 of “T o install [...]

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113 Softwar e Inf ormation About the Software on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO noteboo k i s ready to hel p you w or k, play , learn, and com municate as soon as you turn it on. This secti on gi v es you an ov ervie w of the acti vities you can perform with your software titles. F or support informati on, see “F or Answers to Y our Softw are Questio[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 114 America Online® (Windo ws Me only) America Onlin e , Inc. America Online is a popular Internet onlin e ser vice. Stay in touch with family and frien ds with Easy-t o-Use E-mail , manage your personal f inances, g et the latest ne ws and sports scores, and chat with thousands of o thers who share yo ur interests . A[...]

About the Softw are on Y our Noteboo k 115 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (W indows Me only) Ea rth Link, In c. An Intern et Service Provider that s upplies access, information , and assistance to its customers, int roducing them to the Internet. Member benefits include e-mail, a Personal Star t Page, a free 6 MB web site, a memb er ne wsletter ,[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 116 management , Media Bar so f tware includes digital video quality co ntro l and ef fects features. Media Bar software s eamlessly integrates a v ariety of ne w media formats with an eas y-to-use softw are interface. Micr osoft® Inter net Explo rer Micr osoft Corpor atio n Internet Explor er deli v ers the web the w [...]

About the Softw are on Y our Noteboo k 117 Pr odig y Inter net® ( Windo ws Me on ly) Pr odigy Communi cations Corp oratio n An online service that helps you f ind what you need on li ne faster and smarter . Prod igy d elivers powerfu l on l ine c onte nt su ch as sp or ts s c ores , s t ock qu ot e s, ne ws, and easy access to Excite, plus quality[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 118 V AIO Acti on Setup Sony Elect r onics Inc. V AIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer's Sho rtcut ke ys and i.LINK * interf ace. V AIO Supp ort Agen t Sony Elect r onics Inc. V AIO Su pport Agen t provi des imme diate, interact i ve, on-line su pport. Mo vieSha ker™ This application can be use[...]

Mo vieShak er™ 119 Create a Mo v ie using Shaker After addin g clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a short mo vie using the Shak er feature. Shaker ran domly select clips from the Clip tray to create a 30-secon d scene. 1 Click the Shak e tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene is auto[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 120 Editing Clips and Scenes Y ou can edit your m ovie b y adding ef fects and tex t, adjusting th e color and contrast, and modifyin g the length of clips. Adding ef fects to a s cene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W or king P anel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab fr om the Editing tray . 3 Dra[...]

Pi ctur eGea r™ 121 3 Select the format in which y ou want the document to be sa v ed. 4 Cli c k Next. 5 Locate the folder to which you want the f ile sav ed. 6 Name the f ile. 7 Clic k Save. PictureGea r™ PictureGear is a di gital image management application that allo w s you to see all the im ages stored in an y directory on your com puter .[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 122 4 No w add more pictures, frames, text, and ef fects. 5 When you are f inished, select Create Alb um in File menu or click the Create Alb um i con on the toolbar . 6 Designate the folder where you w ant to sa ve the Alb um. 7 Enter the T arget Alb um name, select Thumbnails and click OK. 8 The ne w alb um can be v i[...]

F or Ans wers to Y our Softw are Questi ons 123 For Answer s to Y our Software Q uestions Acr obat Re ader ® , Ad obe Ph otoDel uxe ® Home Edition, Ad obe Pr emier e® LE (Adobe Syste ms Incorporated) America Onli ne ® (America Online) CompuS erve ® 2000 (Co mpuServ e) Dir ectCD, Easy CD Cr eator ™ (A da ptec , Inc .) EarthLin k Network T ota[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 124 Netscape Co mmunicator ® (Netscap e Communi ca tions Corporati on ) Phot oPrinte r ™ 2000 P r o (ArcSoft, I nc.) Pr odi g y I nt ern et ® (Prodigy Commu nicati ons Cor poratio n) Qu icke n ® 200 0 Basic (Intuit, Inc.) Sony Applicat i ons (So ny E l ectr onics, Inc. ) Soun d F org e® X P (Sonic F oun dry , Inc.[...]

About Y our Recov er y CDs 125 W ind ows ® Mille nnium Editio n, W indows® 2000 Pr ofessional, W or d 200 0, Internet Explo r er (Micr osoft Corporatio n) * Support from 1-888-4SONY PC is free o f charge for 90 days a fter the origin al date of pur chase. Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center near est y ou, call 1-888-4 SONYPC (1-88 8-[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 126 Usin g Y o ur R ecovery CDs The follo wing section s describe ho w to use the Application Recov ery , System Recov ery , and Driv er Reco very utilities. Using the Appl ication Rec overy CD(s) The Application Recov ery CD( s) allo ws you to reinstal l indi vidual applicat ions and de vice dri vers if they are corrup[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 127 Using the System Reco very CD(s) Y ou can rein stall software titles that shipped with your computer if the y ar e corrupt ed or erased. Y o u may no t need to reco v er the entire contents of your ha rd dri v e. I f y ou expe rience a pro blem with yo ur co mpu ter , reinstalling an in di vidual de vice dri ver or so[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 128 If you r computer do es not start from th e Recovery CD 1 Press the po wer butt on and hol d it fo r more than fo ur seco nds to turn of f the computer . 2 T urn on the computer . When the Sony logo is displayed, press th e F2 ke y . The BIOS setup m enu scree n appears. 3 Press the arro w k eys to select the Exit m[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 129 Using the Driver Re co very CD(s) The Dri ver Reco very CD utility allows you to reinstall indi vidual d riv ers and repair s oftware applications if they become corrupted or are accidentally erased. Y ou can reinstall an indi vidual dri ver to correct a prob lem that you are e xperiencing with your co mputer , hardw [...]

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131 T r oubleshooting This section desc ribes ho w to s olve co mmon prob lems you may encounter when using your notebo ok. Man y problems ha ve s imple solu tions, s o try these sugges tions before yo u contact S ony PC Support (http://ww w .son y .com/ pcsu pport). T r oubles hooting y our notebook (W indo ws Me onl y) When st arting you r notebo[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 132 My notebook starts, but my system doesn ’t start properly . ❑ When the internal backup batter y is low on po wer , it may not start your system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the b ottom of the screen. F ollo w these steps : 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup me n[...]

T r oublesh oot ing 133 7 Press the arro w ke ys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press Enter . The message “Load default conf i guration no w?” appears. 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 “Sav e conf iguration changes and e [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 134 My noteb ook does no t enter the power saving mod e I selected. (Windo ws Me models o nly) ❑ Click Start, point to Program, point to Accessories, point to System T o ols, and then click Sys tem Information. The He lp and Supp ort windo w ap pears. ❑ Click System Co nfiguration Utility under the T ools menu. ❑ [...]

T r oublesh oot ing 135 The Po wer Man agement setting is not re sponding . Y our notebo ok’ s oper ating sys tem may becom e unstable i f a lo wer po wer state, such as syst em hibernation is initiated, and then changed b efore the notebo ok completely ente rs the lower po wer state. T o restore the no tebook to its normal operating stability : [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 136 The ima ge on m y connected external display is not center ed or siz ed proper ly. Use the controls on your e xternal display to adjust the image. See the manual that came with your display for more information. I want to change the video r esolutio n of my disp lay . Y ou can use i ndependent controls to chan ge th[...]

T r oublesh oot ing 137 1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click on the Mouse icon. 2 Change the b utt on assignmen ts in the Mo use Proper ties dialo g box. (One of the bu t tons is assigned to the double-click actio n.) The p ointer do es not move w hile us ing the T ouchpad or Mouse. ❑ Cli c k the Star t button on th e W i n dows [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 138 ❑ If the disc requ ires softwar e, make s ure the softw are is installed according to the manuf acturer’ s instru ctions. ❑ A dirty or damaged disc may caus e th e notebo ok to stop res po ndi n g whi le it tries to read the disc. If necess ary , restart the notebook , remo v e th e disc, and then check it for[...]

T r oublesh oot ing 139 The i. LINK * -compa tible devi ces connected to the Mi ni Docking St ation do not w ork. ❑ Use the i.LINK * connecto r that is located on your notebook. ❑ If the m essage “There are no Digital V ideo de vi ces connected to this computer , or the po wer is of f” appears, u nplug the i.LINK * cable and try plug gi ng [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 140 I hear backg round “n oise” while usi ng Windows Me dia Player t o play my music CDs. Son y suggests using the preinstalled Media B ar software t o play audio CDs. I can no t use the DV gate softw are. If your notebook is u sing the Ultimate Battery Life pro file for its po wer saving mode, you cannot use D Vgat[...]

T r oublesh oot ing 141 ❑ Ha ve yo ur phone com pany ch eck that your phone line is free from an y line nois e. ❑ If yo ur problem is f ax-related, check that th ere are no prob lems with the fax machine you are calling and that it is compatible with fax modems. ❑ If yo u are ha ving a pr oblem conn ecting with y our Internet Service Pro vid [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 142 My microph one do es not work. If you are using an exter nal microphone, c heck that the microphone i s plugged into the Microp hone connector . See “Connecting an Extern al Microphone” on page 104 for detai ls. T r oublesho oting the printer I cannot print. ❑ The def ault set ting for the print er port mode i[...]

Suppl emental Inf or mation 143 Supplemental Inf orm ation Switc hi ng Between NTSC and P AL Standar ds Y our comp uter is desig ned to allo w you to swit ch between NTSC and P AL standar ds . F or det ai l s on s wi tc hing from on e stan dard to an ot her , go t o Ask So n y at http ://www .sony .com/pcs upport. Selecting the Pri nter P or t Mode[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 144 Gettin g Help Son y pro vides se v eral supp ort opti ons for your Son y computer . When you hav e questions about yo ur computer and the preinstalled so ftware, check these sour ces for answers , in the follo wing sequence: 1V A I O ® Notebook Use r Guide The Use r Guide (this man ual) con tains inform ation on ho[...]

Speci fication s 145 Specifications Model PC G-XG500/ PCG-XG5 00K PCG-XG7 00/ PCG-XG7 00K Processor 700 MHz ** Inte l ® Pe ntium ® III wi th In te l ® Spee dStep ™ T ech nology † 750 MH z ** Intel ® Pentium ® III wi th In te l ® Speed Step ™ T ech nology † Hard D isk Drive 10 G B ‡ 20 G B ‡ Stand ard RAM 128 M B PC10 0 SDRAM (O ne[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 146 Built-in Capabilities Microp hone, Stereo speaker s, T ouch pa d T e lecommun ication Capabiliti es Fax se nd/rec eiv e ‡‡ Connectio n Capabili ties USB po rt S400 i.LINK ®* AC ad apter Head phone Mini Doc king St ation Infrar ed Micr opho ne T ype II (2) & III P C Ca rds RJ-1 1 phon e jack Additio nal Conn[...]

Speci fication s 147 * i.LIN K is a t rad ema rk of Son y used to de sig n a te tha t a pr oduct con tains a n IE EE 1394 con nectio n. The i .L IN K c onn ecti on m ay vary, depe nd ing on th e softwar e appl ic at io ns, oper ating sy ste m and i.LINK -c ompa tibl e device s. All produc t s wi th an i. L IN K co nnecti on may not c om m unicate w[...]

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149 Inde x A AC adapter 27 AC power 27 adding hard wa re 81 peripher als 81 adjusting brig htne ss 35, 43 Alt key 40 Applic ation Recovery C D 126 Applic ations key 40 B ba tter ies 33 usi ng 33 batter y packs 29 charging 31, 65 indicator light status 32 indicator lights 42, 64 insertin g 29 inserting into battery bay 29 loading 29 powe r stat u s [...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 150 networ k 59 party ph one lin es 82 PBX 82 phone lin e 82 power s ource 27 connectors DC In 27 i.LINK 25 infrared 62 monitor prin ter 89 USB 24, 26 correcti on keys 40 Ctr l key 40 cursor-mo vement keys 40 customer assistance supp ort opti ons 144 D DC In 27 digital stil l camera 62 diskettes ejecting 50 handling 51 [...]

Inde x 151 H handling 19 CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs 58 diskettes 51 handling the LCD s creen 19 hard dri v es indicator light 42 installing additio nal 59 hard wa re onli ne support 144 Help Mouse ware 47 hel p 144 I i.LINK 25 indicator lights 42 bat tery 42, 64 Caps L ock 42 hard dri v e 42 Num Lock 42 Scroll Lock 42 infrared comm unication devices 62 o[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 152 Conn ecting Audi o and Video 97 Left/Right 84 peripher al device audio/ video (AV) 94 CD player 94 MD player 94 floppy disk dri ve (FDD) 90, 91 prin ter 89, 90 TV/VCR 98 removing 87 Undocking 87 Mini docking st ation connecting prin ter 89 Front 83 modem laws gov erni ng 7 troubl eshoot ing 140 monitor 24 connecting[...]

Inde x 153 Serial 84 SERIAL/CONTROL A1 switch 84 USB 84 VIDEO 84 pow er 42 cord 27 switch 34 power s aving mo des 78 System Hibernation 43, 79 System Idle 78 System Su sp end 78 Video S tandby 43 powe r so ur ce 28 powe r so ur ces 29 connecting 27 Print Screen key 40 printer connector 89 printer connecto r 89 R radi o interferenc e 6 recharg eable[...]

V AIO Not ebook U ser Guid e 154 TV interference 6 TV or a vi deo de ck 98 U USB connector 24, 26 V VAIO Action Setup 74, 118 Video Stan dby mode 43 W weight s aver attaching 64 Win dows Cont ro l Pa n el 63 Explorer 41 Find w indow 41 help 41 key 40 key com binations 41 Start but ton 35 taskbar 35, 133[...]