Sony V G C - R T 1 5 0 S E R I E S manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GC-RT100 Series/V GC-R T150 Series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ...... .......[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..... .............. .................... ......108 Connectin g External Sp eakers ..... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................ ................ ..........[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................................. ................... 155 Handling the LCD Scre en ............. .................... ................... ................... .................... ............. ................... .[...]

5 nN Audio/V ideo ... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................ ... .................... ................... 196 HDMI ............. ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... .................. .............. .....[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng experi ence. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual ma[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains a n ov er view of compone nts connect ion, set-up inf or mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guideli nes and owner i nf or mation.[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual) — Ex plains features of y our comput er . It also incl udes informati on about t he software programs includ ed with your comp uter , a s well as infor mation on solvin g common pr oblems. ✍ T o go to web sites descri bed in this manual by cli cking their resp ective UR Ls[...]

9 nN Befo re Use ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Utilit y Help — Provides infor mation abo ut setting up Bluetooth and wire less LAN fun ctions. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start , All Programs , and SmartWi Connection Utility . 2 Click SmartWi C onnection Utility Help . ❑ RAID Guide — Provide s inf or mation ab out using RAID systems[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and pro vides a single loc ation for ge neral inform ation and tech nical as sistance for your VAIO computer. Cho ose from the follow ing categor ies to find t he answ ers you ne ed. To ac cess Help and Support , cl ick Start a nd Help and Support . ❑ Get star ted with my V AI[...]

11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations Whenev er possib le, you s hould atte mpt to take account of the foll owing ergono mic con sideration s: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Pl ace the dis pla y direc tly in fron t of you (1). K eep your forearm s hori zontal (2), wit h y our wri sts in a neu tral, comfor table positi on (3) whil e using [...]

12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the displa y – Use the d isplay's tilting feature to fi nd the bes t positio n. Y ou can r educe eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjust ing the til t of the di splay to th e proper po sition. Adj ust the br ightnes s lev e l of the di splay as well. ! While ad justing the viewing angle , do not exert e[...]

13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . B e sure to start up your comp uter with only th e supplied accesso ries connec ted and se[...]

14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The appea rance of you r computer may be di fferent from those illu strated in this man ual due to vari ations in speci fications . It may also va ry in som e count ries or a reas. F ront A Built-in spea kers (ster[...]

15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Back panel cover Remove the back panel cover to access the por ts and jac ks behind it (page 21 ) . B Base sta nd (page 160) C Base sta nd cable clamp ( page 23) D Base sta nd release button ( page 32)[...]

16 nN Getting Started ! The al uminu m part in the vicin ity of the air exhaus t vent (1) on the top s urface o f the main uni t becomes hot while your comput er is on. Be sure t o wait until the m ain unit cool s down b efore you t ouch the to p surfac e. A Air exhaust vent (pa ge 15 9) B To p HA RD DISK DRIVE A CCESS BA Y ( P or t 1) cov er (page[...]

17 nN Getting Started A A C In por t (page 23) B CABLE/ANT DIGIT A L input por t *1 (pag e 62) C CABLE/ANT ANALOG in put por t (page 55 ) D A/V INPUT jack (pa ge 63) E S VIDEO input port (page 63) F INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT jack (page 72) G OPTICAL OUT por t ( page 109) (O utpu t Sam plin g Ra te: 4 4.1 KHz/ 48.0 KHz /96 .0 KH z) H Ne twor k (Eth e[...]

18 nN Getting Started Right A P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 20) B DISPLA Y OFF bu tton / DIS PLA Y O FF indica tor ( page 20) Press this b utton to turn off the LCD bac klight. Whil e the HDMI input is sele cted by t he HDMI SELEC T b utton (page 75) , pressing this b utton also turns off the v olume. C Hard disk drive/Optical disc driv e[...]

19 nN Getting Started Left A Expr essCa r d /3 4 slot (page 82) B CF memor y ca rd indicato r (p age 20 ) C CF memor y card release b utton (page 95) D CF (CompactFla sh) memory card slo t (pag e 95) E Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 86) F Media Acc ess indica tor (page 20) G SD memor y ca rd slot (page 92 ) H i.LINK 4- pin (S400) po rt (p age 12 1) I[...]

20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the computer is on, illuminates in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when the c omputer is off. System power Illuminates when the computer is on and/or[...]

21 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Removing and Replacing t he Bac k P anel Co v er Before accessi ng ports and jacks on the bac k of your c omputer, you first n eed to remov e the back panel c over from the compute r. To remove the b ack panel cover 1 Gently f ace down your comput er on a flat s urface . ! When fac ing down your com p[...]

22 nN Getting Started To replace the back p anel cover 1 Place the back panel cover (1) on the computer a ligning b oth sides wi th the com puter . 2 Slide t he cov er toward the b ase of the computer un til it locks in to place. ! Keep the bac k panel cove r on the computer un less access to t he back panel i s necessar y .[...]

23 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce and Cab les You need a power cord to connect y our compute r to an AC power s ource and it must be plugged into the po wer source be fore you ca n establish communic ation with your wirel ess keybo ard and mous e. In additi on, you might wa nt to conne ct othe r cables if you use some fun ctions of[...]

24 nN Getting Started 3 Plug one en d of the power cord (2) into the AC outlet (3), pl ug the other end in to the A C In por t (4) on the com puter , and secure th e power cord with t he left ca b le clamps (5) on the computer. ! Be sur e to proper ly grou nd y our comp uter .[...]

25 nN Getting Started ✍ T o open and close the left cable clamps, twist the clamp tips as illustrat ed below.[...]

26 nN Getting Started 4 Connect o ther cables to the c omputer , if nec essar y . ❑ T o set up TV connect ions, see Setting Up TV Connections (page 56) . ❑ T o connect an HDMI cable to the HDM I INPUT por t for using the HDMI Input fu nction, see Using the HDMI Input Function (page 74) . ❑ T o connect your com puter to an E ther net networ k,[...]

27 nN Getting Started 5 Bundle the power cord a nd other ca bles together b y replac ing the ba se stand cable clamp (7) . 6 Replace the back panel cover . See R emo ving and Replacing the Back P anel Cove r (page 21) f or the proc edure. ✍ T o dis connect yo ur comput er comple tely fro m AC power , unplug the power c ord when the computer i s o[...]

28 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wireless K e yboard A wire less keyb oard and f our AA alk aline batter ies for use in the ke yboard a re supplie d with your c omputer. Before att empting to use t he wirele ss keyboa rd, you must install th e batteries and establi sh commu nication bet ween the co mputer an d the keyboa rd. ✍ If you find you[...]

29 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can check the battery indicator ( or ) in the LCD window on the wireles s keyboard f or its batter y power level . If the wirele ss keyboa rd does not opera te properly, the bat teries may need to be replaced. If you do not i ntend to use the wire les s keyboard for an extend ed period of t ime, remove th e batteries [...]

30 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wirele ss Mouse A wireless mouse and two AA alka line batter ies for use in the mouse ar e supplied with your compute r. Before attempt ing to use the wir eless mous e, you must install the batte ries and esta blish commu nication between your co mputer and the mouse. ✍ If you find your mouse no t working, for[...]

31 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he power s witch on the bottom of t he mouse t o the ON positio n. 4 Pres s the CONNECT button (1) on the right of the co mputer . 5 Pres s the CONNECT button on the bot tom of the mo use within 1 0 seconds fr om step 4. Communica tion between th e mouse an d the compute r should now be established. ✍ If the wirel [...]

32 nN Getting Started Adjusting the Height and th e T ur ning Angle of the LCD Screen In ad dition to the t ilting fea ture descr ibed in Ergonomic Considerations (page 1 1) , your com puter has ad ditional features to enhan ce ergonomic fle xibility: hei ght adjustment and swi veling. To raise the LCD screen, press and hol d the base stand release[...]

33 nN Getting Started To swi vel the LCD s creen, gras p the main unit on the sides with b oth hands and turn it ri ght or lef t. ! While swive ling the LCD screen , do not exert exces sive pressure on yo ur computer , especially o n the center of t he speaker grill , to elimin ate a risk of mecha nical damage.[...]

34 nN Getting Started Preparing f or W all Mounting Your c omputer is equipped wi th four holes on its ba ck panel, whi ch look similar to those com pliant wit h the Video El ectronics Standar ds Associa tion (VES A) mounting standar d, for connec ting to y our mounting system. To reveal the mo unting ho les 1 Remove the back panel cover from the c[...]

35 nN Getting Started 3 Use the four hol es (3) for mounting by following the in str uctions des cribe d in the ma nual that cam e with your mounti ng syste m.[...]

36 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T urn off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and t hen Shut Down . 3 Respo nd to any prompts[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AI O Comp uter This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 38) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 42) ❑ Usin g t he M ouse (page 43 ) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page 46 ) ❑ Using the TV Function (page 55) ❑ Using the HDMI In[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard A wire less key board is s upplied wi th your co mputer. The wi reless key board uses a standard k ey arran gement with additiona l keys tha t perform s pecific fun ctions. Using the Wireless K eyboard ! T o mai ntain good co mmunicati on, operate t he wireles s keyboard wit hin the dist ance lim[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Illust rated ab ove is the En glish keyboa rd as an exam ple. A Zoom buttons Chang e the view size of your screen. Press to make the scr een view look smal ler and fur th er aw a y (zoom out). Press to make th e screen view look bi gger and cl oser (zoom in). See the he lp file included wi th the V A IO Co ntro [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer G Indicators (Ba tter y ): tur ns o n wh ile th e AA batt eri es for th e wireles s ke yboar d are sufficie nt and s witch es to when the batte ries wea r out . (Num lo c k): T u rns on whil e in the N um Loc k stat e. (Caps lock): T ur ns on while in the Caps L ock state. (Scroll lock): T ur ns on wh ile in the Scr[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Key b o a r d fe e t Flip open t o adjust the keyboard an gle. B CONNECT button (page 28) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter . C Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries .[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can disabl e/enable t he touch pad wi th the Fn+F11 keys whil e a mouse is connec ted to your com puter . T o change other t ouch pad setti ngs, click Start , All Programs , VAIO Contr ol Cen te[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Mouse A wire less mous e is suppli ed with y our compute r. Using the Wireless Mou se The wi reless op tical mouse has no c ables to plu g in and u ses a light- emittin g diode ( LED) instea d of a ball . ! T o main tain good co mmunicati on, operate the wireless mou se within the di stance limit ations of[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Left b utton Click or double-clic k the left b utton to select it ems. T o drag and drop item s, hold the left button down whil e sliding the m ouse, then re lease the button to drop t he item. B Central wheel Rotate the centr al wheel to scroll up or down a page. Press th e wheel onc e to lock the scroll ac tion [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Adjusting the Mouse Functions 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Mous e un der Har dware and Sou nd . The Mouse Pr operties window appears. 3 Change the settings.[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Press th e drive eject button ( 1) or the disc drive eject button o n the wire less ke yboard to open the dr ive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Hold t he back of the tray with one hand , p[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do not remov e the optica l disc when your co mputer is in Sle ep mode. Doi ng so may caus e the computer to malfunction . ✍ If you pla n to use an extern al optical di sc drive, conn ect the drive b efore you launch an y preinstal led disc operat ion program.[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs, D VDs, and Blu -ray Dis c ™ media, depen ding on th e model you p urchased. Check yo ur speci fication s for the ty pe of optic al disc dr ive insta lled on your model. Use the table belo w to see whi ch types o f media y our optical disc dr[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play ab le and recordable P: play ab le but not recordab le –: not play able or recordable CD- ROM Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DVD - Video BD- ROM DVD - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL D VD-R DL DVD - RAM BD-R *8 /RE *9 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 –[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This prod uct is designed to play back discs th at conform to the Co mpact Disc Digita l Audio stan dard specifi cations (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided di sc product with a DVD recorde d layer on on e side and a di gital audi o layer on th e other side. Be a ware that the audio s ide (non-DVD side) of a[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular disc s . Do not us e discs in any other shape (star , hear t, car d, etc.), as this ma y damag e the optical dis c dri v e. ❑ Do not str ike or sh ake y our co mputer wh ile the opt ical disc drive is wr iting da ta to a dis c. ❑ Do not plu g or unpl ug the [...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , click Start , All Programs , and the des ired CD sof tware to play the CD . If the Au dio C D window appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc 1 Inser t[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , click Start , All Programs , and the des ired D VD s oftware to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to us e the sof tware, see the help fil e include[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media To play a Blu-ray Disc media 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a Blu-ray Disc medi a into the o ptical dis c drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , click Start , All Programs , and the desired B lu-ra y Disc software to play the dis c. For ins tructions on [...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function To enhan ce your audi o and visual ex perience in conjunction with the Windows Media Center , your comp uter has either two tuner boards (a nalog and digital) o r only on e analog tuner boa rd install ed. See the onlin e specific ations to find out ab out you r TV tun er board confi guratio n. [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing conn ections may n ot be availab le in some coun tries or ar eas. The bes t method to connect you r computer sy stem, TV mo nitor or dis play, and c able service access, de pends on th e type of cable connection availabl e in your h ome. TV signa l recepti on strength wil l[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA T V) To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 1) 1 Connect o ne end of th e TV coax ial cable (1) (s upplied) t o your cable ser vice a ccess (wall ou tlet) (2). 2 Connect t he other end t o the CABLE/ANT AN ALOG input po r t (3) on the compu ter .[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two metal h ooks on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transfor mer cable (1) ( not suppli ed) to the s crew-type grips at your cable ser vic e acces s (wall outle t) (2). 2 Connect o ne end of th e TV coax ial cable (3) (sup plied) to th e transforme r end of the RC A transfo[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n connec t your com puter to an i ndoor/ou tdoor ante nna system , using Opt ion 1 or Option 2 fr om the prev ious se ction, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 57) . Depending on the type of antenna system in your hom e, your connec tion may require a VHF /UHF R[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n land- based (terrestr ial) br oadcasti ng mode (Optio n 1) 1 Connect on e end of a TV coaxial cable (1) (not supplied) to y our antenn a outlet (2). Conn ect the other end to a VHF/UHF RF combin er/transforme r (3) (not supplied). 2 Connect a coaxial c able f eed con nector (4) (no t suppli ed) to the[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n land- based (terrestr ial) br oadcasti ng mode (Optio n 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300-ohm t win lead cable ( 1) (not suppl ied) to the s crew-type grips at your antenna outlet (2). Connect t he other e nd to the gri ps on a VHF /UHF RF com biner/transform er (3) (not sup plied). 2 Connect a coaxial c[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t o an antenna (air) fo r digita l tele vision system (ATSC signal stan dard) If yo ur computer i s equipp ed with a di gital TV inp ut port and you have an antenna for receiving the over-t he-air signa ls trans mitted by a digital TV b roadcasti ng system, you can con nect the antenn a to the co mputer t[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-t op bo x (STB) You ca n connec t your comp uter to cabl e service a ccess that uses a set- top box (c able or sat ellite) . When us ing the se t-top box ( STB) setup, y ou can c hange ch annels only through the STB, us ing its controls o r the sup plied remot e command er. [...]

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65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect one end o f a TV coaxia l cable (1) (no t suppli ed) to y our cable s er vice ac cess (wall outlet) (2). Connec t the oth er end to the VHF/UH F input por t on the b ack panel of your se t-top box (STB) ( 3). 2 Connect a secon d TV coa xial cable (4) ( not supp lied) to[...]

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67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander A remo te comman der is suppl ied with y our compute r for usin g a wide var iety of A V related softw are appli cations, i ncluding Media Ce nter.[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e English re mote co mmand er as an exam ple. A P ause X bu tton Press to pau se media pl a yback. Press ag ain to resume playback. Stop x button Press to st op media playback or TV record ing session. F orw ard M butt on Press to fast-forward media at three speeds. Skip B? button Press[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Guide button Pres s to vie w th e TV prog r am guid e f or y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel selection.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace and del ete entered t e xt. H APPLICA TION SELECT button Press to s witch a[...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using th e remote com mander, you need to in sert the supplied AA manga nese batte ries to ena ble communi cation between t he compute r and the re mote command er. To insert batte ries 1 T urn the remote commander ov er . 2 Slightly push down the d ented area ( 1), slid[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the suppl ied two AA batte ries i nto the remote command er . 4 Put the b atter y cover back on th e remote com mander and s lide it in t he rev erse dire ction of th e arrow illustrated ab ov e until the cov er clicks into place. ✍ If the remote co mmander does not operate properl y , you may need to re[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor co ntrol ✍ If you ar e using a cable or sa tellite set -top box, you can attach the rem ote sensor contro l to the set-to p box, which en ables y ou to co ntrol the se t-top box with the remo te commander . Y ou need to remove the back panel c over from the compu ter before connectin[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Attach t he remote se nsor co ntrol (1) ont o the set-top bo x (3) near the infrare d sensor (4) . ! Do no t cover th e infra red senso r when att aching th e remote s ensor con trol. The remote sen sor must be visi ble in a line of sight with the remote command er in order to funct ion properly .[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the HDMI Input Function Your comp uter is equ ipped with an HDMI INPUT po rt that enables you to connect a devic e with the HDMI out put port, such as a ha rd disk dri ve record er and a vi deo game play er, to the computer. W ith the HDM I Input functio n, the com puter can receive the high-de finition video [...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the HDMI Input Control Butt ons The HDM I input co ntrol buttons allow you t o switch the displ ay and soun d input bet ween the co mputer input and the HDMI input fr om the co nnected d evice and c hange the d isplay and s ound settings for the H DMI input. HDMI input con trol buttons Functions HDMI SELECT bu[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting and Using the HDMI-Compatib le De vice You nee d to conne ct the HD MI-compati ble device to your com puter with an HDMI cabl e to display the HDMI in put from t he device on th e comput er. ! Be sure to use an HDMI cable approved by H DMI Licens ing, LLC. To connect yo ur computer to the HDMI-compatible [...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To change the HDMI input volum e Press t he Up ( V ) or the Down ( v ) button to increas e or decrease th e volume. ! While t he HDMI in put is selec ted, you can only use the Up/ Down butto ns to chan ge the volume . Y ou cannot use the volum e contr ol buttons on the wireless ke yboard or the supplie d remote comm[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Changing the Displa y and Sound Set tings f or the HDMI Inpu t You c an change the displ ay and sou nd settin gs for the HDMI inpu t with the O SD menu. The followi ng shows h ow to change the lan guage mode of the OSD men u, enable or disab le the Auto Input Sensi ng feature, which makes the conn ected device to be[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To change the defau lt SONY log o lamp activity ! Y ou cannot cha nge this opt ion when the computer input is selected. T o change t he settings fo r the compute r mode, see Ch anging the def ault S ONY logo la mp activity ( page 13 1) for pro cedure . 1 Pres s the MENU button to di splay the OSD menu. 2 Press the U[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g TV Progr ams with the HDMI Input Function If yo u are usin g a set-top b ox with an HDMI output p ort to vi ew TV progra ms, you can display th em on you r computer with the HD MI Input functi on. ! Y ou cannot reco rd the HDMI input , such as a TV program, displayed o n your compu ter or control the Windo [...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect a set-top box usin g the HDMI IN PUT port 1 Connect one end o f a TV coa xial cable (1) (supplie d) to your cable ser vi ce access (wall outlet) (2). Con nect the othe r end to the VHF /UHF inp ut por t on th e back panel o f your set-top b o x (STB) ( 3). 2 Connect a secon d TV coa xial cable (4) ( not s[...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your com puter is equi pped with ei ther a Univers al ExpressC ard slot * or an ExpressCar d/34 slot * for transf erring data a mong digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, a nd othe r audio/video devices. T he form er can accommod ate either an Expres sCard/34 (34 m m wide) or Exp[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y our com puter i s su pplied with a slot prote ctor in the Expre ssCard slot. Remov e the slot prot ector before yo u use the slot. Use care when inserting or rem oving the Expr essCard module f rom the slot. D o not force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t d[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert t he ExpressC ard slot protecto r to block any pa rticles fr om entering the slo t when n ot using an Expres sCard mo dule. B efor e movi ng your comput er , be sure to insert the ExpressCard slot protector int o the slot. ✍ If the m odule d oes not go into th e slot eas ily , remove it gent ly and verify[...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps b elow to re move the Ex pressCard mo dule whil e your com puter is on. If it is n ot removed p roperly, you r system m ay not work properly. To remov e an Expr essCar d module ✍ T o remove an ExpressCa rd module whe n your computer i s off, skip steps 1 to 4. 1 Dou[...]

86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Memo ry Stick is a compact , portable, and versati le IC recordi ng media es pecially designed for exchanging and sharing d igital data with compa tible pr oducts, su ch as dig ital cam eras, mo bile phon es, and oth er device s. Be cause it is remova ble, it c an be used for extern al data s[...]

87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k The Mem ory Stick slot on your comp uter can acc ommodate bo th standar d- and Duo-si ze media an d supports Me mory Stic k PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo forma ts with hi gh speed data trans fer and larg e data capa city ca pabiliti es. ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-size Memo r[...]

88 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot (pa ge 19) . 2 Hold t he Memor y St ick with the arrow po inting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide the M emor y Stick int o the slot unti l it clicks into place. The Mem or y Stick is auto matically detected by your syste m a[...]

89 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Memory S tick with the arrow po inting in the corre ct directio n as you insert it in to the slot. T o avoi d dama ging yo ur com pute r or th e Memor y Stick, do not force the Memor y Stick in to the slot if yo u cannot ins ert it smoothly. Do not in sert more than one Mem ory Stick into t he[...]

90 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory Stic k has be en formatt ed in the fa ctory defau lt settin g and is re ady for u se. If you wa nt to reform at the media wi th your comput er, follow the se steps. ! Be sure to use t he device that is des igned to format the media and supports the Mem ory Stic k when formattin [...]

91 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Memor y Stick whi le the Media A ccess indicat or light is li t. If you do, you may lose dat a. Large volu mes of da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the indicat or is unlit bef ore removing the Mem ory Stic k. To remove a Me mory Stick 1 Check that the Media Ac c[...]

92 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is equipped with an SD mem ory ca rd slot. Yo u can use this slot t o transfe r data amo ng digital c ameras , camco rders, musi c players , and other au dio/vide o devices. Bef ore Y ou Use the SD Memor y Card The SD memory card slot on you r compu ter suppor ts the foll owi[...]

93 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an SD Memory Card To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 19) . 2 Hold t he SD memo ry card with th e arrow poin ting toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide the S D memor y car d into the slot until it clicks into plac e. Do not force the car d into the s lot. ✍ If the SD mem [...]

94 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while t he Media Access indicator l ight is lit. I f you do, the card or its data may be come damag ed. To remove an SD memory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is unli t. 2 Push in the SD memor y c ard toward the computer and releas[...]

95 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the CF Memor y Card Your comp uter is equ ipped with a CF (CompactF lash) mem ory card slot. Y ou can use this slo t to transfer data among digita l camer as, camcor ders, mu sic player s, and oth er audio /video de vices. ! Y our comp uter has b een t ested and found compa tibl e onl y with majo r CF me mory [...]

96 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a CF Memor y Card ! Y our com puter i s supp lied with a slot prote ctor in the CF (CompactFlash) memo ry card sl ot. Remove the sl ot protector bef ore you use the CF (CompactFl ash) memor y card slot. Use care when inserting or rem oving the CF memo ry card fro m the slot. Do not force it in or out of t[...]

97 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Insert the CF (Compac tFlash) me mory card sl ot protector to b lock any particl es from enterin g the slot when not using an CF memor y card. Befo re moving your comput er , be sur e to inser t the CF (CompactFl ash) memor y card slot pro tector into the sl ot. ✍ If the mem ory card do es not go into the slot e[...]

98 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a CF Memor y Card Foll ow the steps below to r emove t he CF memor y card wh ile your computer i s on. If it is not r emoved p roperly, you r system may not work prope rly. ! Do no t remove th e CF me mory c ard while the CF memory ca rd indica tor light is lit. If you do, you ma y lose data. La rge volu me[...]

99 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a US B telephon e modem, an xDS L modem, or a c able modem, to your comp uter. For the detailed i nstructions on connecti on setups an d modem c onfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem.[...]

100 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Son y Wireless LAN (WLAN), all your digital devices with built-in WLAN function commun icate freely with each other through a network. A WLA N is a network i n which a user can c onnect to a Lo cal Area Networ k (LAN) throu gh a wireless (radio) connec tion. This elimina tes the[...]

101 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN products m ay be restrict ed by the local regul ations (e.g. l imited numb er of channel s). Therefo re, before activ ating the WLAN fu nction, re ad the S afety Informa tion carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.11a * /b/g standa rd or the IEE E 802.1 1n * draft standard, whi ch [...]

102 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The commu nication speed varies dependin g on the dis tance betwee n communi cation devi ces, existe nce of ob stacles betw een such dev ices, the de vice confi guration, the radio cond itions, and the software i n use. In add ition, commu nication s may be cut off dep ending o n the radio condition s. The commu ni[...]

103 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a m obile pho ne. You can transfer da ta between these devic es without c ables at a r ange of u p to 33 fee t (10 meters) in an open ar ea. To use t he Bluetoo[...]

104 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etween de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre quency i[...]

105 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e length. S imultaneous use of th e Bluetoo th function and wirele ss communic at[...]

106 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wire less techn ology has an authentic ation functio n, which a llows you to determine wi th whom you ch oose to commun icate. W ith the auth entication fu nction, you can preven t any a nonymous B luetooth d evices fr om accessing your compute r. The fi rst time two Bluetooth devi[...]

107 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To comm unicate with anoth er Bluetoot h[...]

108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age 109) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 111 ) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes ( page 115) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 1 16) [...]

109 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n connec t external s ound outpu t devices (not sup plied), suc h as sp eakers or he adphones, to your com puter. Since your comp uter is ca pable of ou tputting di gital signa ls thro ugh the OPTICAL OUT port, y ou can conn ect an S/PDIF devic e such as di gital headp hones or [...]

110 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ Make sure you r speakers are desi gned for comput er use. ! Do not pl ace floppy disks on the speakers. Their magne tic field may d amage the data on t he disks.[...]

111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to the HDMI OUTPUT port on the back of you r computer . ✍ Connect the power cord of your ext ernal display af ter connectin g all other cab les. T o chan ge the display ou tput to the conn ected extern al display , see Selecti[...]

112 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y ✍ Y ou need to remove the back panel co ver from th e computer to access the HDMI OUTPU T port. S ee Removing and Repl acing th e Back Pan el Cover (pag e 21) fo r th e pro cedur e. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end of the display's power cord (1)[...]

113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV If yo ur TV is equ ipped with an HDMI inp ut port, you can conn ect the TV t o your com puter. ✍ Y ou need to remove the back panel co ver from th e computer to access the HDMI OUTPU T port. S ee Removing and Repl acing th e Back Pan el Cover (pag e 21) fo r th e pro cedur e. To connect a TV to yo[...]

114 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! If a device driver other tha n the one provided by Sony is used, the image will not be displayed and the audio wil l not be heard . A lways use the device drive r provide d by Sony for update s. ✍ See t he manual that c ame with your TV f or more i nformatio n on ins tallation and u se. The HDMI cable carries b[...]

115 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select which display to be us ed as the prim ary moni tor when two disp lays (TV , desktop moni tor, etc.) ar e connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on both disp lays at the same time , see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 116 ) for more informati on. To select[...]

116 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have a display c onnected t o the HDMI OUTPUT p ort, your com puter sc reen and the connect ed display can func tion as a single desk top. Yo[...]

117 nN Using P eripheral De vices To use t he Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Adjust screen resolutio n under Appear ance and Personalizatio n . 3 Right-cli ck the number 2 monitor and se lect Attached . 4 Click OK . At the c onfir mation promp t, click Ye s . ✍ Additi onally , you can set the display co[...]

118 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To protec t your com puter and/or USB device s from damage , a v oid exposing th e USB por ts to shock or impact when mov ing the com puter with USB devic es conne cted. Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect [...]

119 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion. To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis connect a USB flo ppy disk dri[...]

120 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) o[...]

121 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our com puter is equipped wi th an i.LINK por t, whic h you can use to c onnect an i. LINK device, such as a di gital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your computer d oes not supp ly power to externa l de vice s that are ge nerally [...]

122 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca ble (1) (not supplied ) into the i. LINK port (2) on the c omputer and the other e nd into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital vi deo camcorde r. ✍ On Son y digital vi deo cameras, ports lab eled DV Out [...]

123 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your compute r to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-TX /10BASE -T-type netwo rks with an E thernet ne twork cable . Connect one end of a network cab le (not supp lied) to the n etwork (Eth ernet) por t on the back of the comp uter and the ot her end to y our network . For detaile[...]

124 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! Do not pl ug a telephone cab le into the net work (LAN) port on your computer . If the ne twork (LAN) po rt is connect ed to one of t he telepho ne lines menti oned below, high ele ctric curren t to the port may c au se damage , overhe ating, or fire . - Home (in tercom speakerphon e) or business -use telep hone [...]

125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V A IO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 126) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer with[...]

126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will be prompted to en ter the pa ssword afte r the VA IO logo appea rs to st art your compute r. The powe r-on passwor d allows you to protect your comp uter from un authorized ac cess. Adding t[...]

127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Securi[...]

128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times w[...]

129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO lo[...]

130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears. 3 Enter th e user pas s word and pre[...]

131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acc ess syst em informat ion and to specify preferenc es for syste m behavior . To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Select the desir ed control item and[...]

132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to the n ormal op erating mode , your com puter has a d istinct power savi ng mode c alled Sleep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the norm al state o f the comp uter when it i s in use. T he green po wer indi cator light is lit in th is mode.[...]

133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD screen an d places the ha rd disk driv e and the CPU into a low power cons umption m ode. The orange power in dicator li ght illum inates in th is mode. ! T urn off your comp uter if yo u do not int end to use it for a long p eriod o f time. To activate Sle ep m[...]

134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not used for a cert ain period of time, it will enter Sle ep mode. T o modify thi s, you can change the Sleep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Click St art , Cont rol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , and P owe r Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he current p[...]

135 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology. To avoid inval idation of the warranty du ring your product war ranty per iod, we reco mmend that : ❑ Y ou sh ould con tact your dealer to install a new memor y m[...]

136 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expa nd the func tionality of your c omputer, you can inc rease the am ount of mem ory by ins talling opt ional memory modules. B efore you u pgrade your compute r's memory, read the notes and procedu res in the following pages. Notes on adding/remo ving memor y[...]

137 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Use the s pecial bag supplie d with the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule in alum inum f oil to pr otect it from ESD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or objec ts into the me mor y module s lots or other inte rn al components of your compute r will resul t in damag e to the co mputer [...]

138 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer , tur n off a ll peri pheral devices, and disc onnect pe ripheral devices from the por ts and jacks on the left a nd right of the com puter . 2 Remove the back panel cover from the com puter . See R emo ving an[...]

139 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 7 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2). 8 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckagi[...]

140 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 9 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Be sure to insert the conn ector edge of the m emor y module i nto the sl ot while aligning the n otch on th e module with th e small p roje ction [...]

141 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 13 Connect t he rest of the per ipheral devices to the left and righ t of the co mputer . 14 Plug the computer and the pe ripheral de vices to power source s. 15 T urn on a ll peri pheral devices and then the comp uter .[...]

142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T urn on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou ca n view the amoun t of system memor y in th e right p ane. If the addit ional mem ory does not appear [...]

143 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Replacing the Hard Disk Dr ive Your computer is equippe d with two 3 .5-inch hard disk drives and support s the Redu ndant Array of Indepe ndent D isks (RAID) tech nology. The two prei nstalled har d disk drives are con figured in the RAID 0 array and you need addi tional inform ation on the RAID c onfigur ati[...]

144 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on installing hard disk driv es ❑ The enti re repair co st will be ch arged if there is a f ailure or an accident ar ising from replacem ent of a hard dis k b y yourself . ❑ Hard di sk replaceme nt requi res great ca re . Impro per inst allation or remov al will cause a m alfunction o f your compu te[...]

145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Replacing the Hard Disk Drive in the T op Hard Disk Ba y (P or t 1) To replace the har d disk drive 1 Shut down the c omputer , tur n off a ll peri pheral devices, and disc onnect pe ripheral devices from the por ts and jacks on the left a nd right of the com puter . 2 Remove the back panel cover from the com [...]

146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 7 Unscr e w the two sc rews (3) secur ing the dr ive holder . 8 Grasp the ta b (4) on the drive holder an d pull ou t the holde r with the har d disk dr ive from the har d disk bay .[...]

147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 9 Remove the six screws from th e dri v e holde r and take out the h ard disk drive. 10 Place a new hard disk d rive into the d rive holder and align th e holes o n each si de of the h older . 11 Secur e the dri v e to t he drive hold er with scr ews , throug h the hole s on each side of t he holder. ! A new h[...]

148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 15 Connect t he power cord and t he per ipheral devices to the bac k o f the compu ter . 16 Replace the back panel cover . See R emo ving and Replacing the Back P anel Cove r (page 21) f or the proc edure. 17 Connect t he rest of the per ipheral devices to the left and righ t of the co mputer . 18 Plug the com[...]

149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Replacing the Hard Disk Drive in the Bo ttom Hard Disk Ba y (P or t 0) To replace the har d disk drive 1 Shut down the c omputer , tur n off a ll peri pheral devices, and disc onnect pe ripheral devices from the por ts and jacks on the left a nd right of the com puter . 2 Remove the back panel cover from the c[...]

150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 6 Unscr e w the thr ee screws (3) sec uring th e drive holder .[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 7 Put a fin ger tip unde r neath the s ide flap (4) o f the dri v e holder, lift up the hol der with the c urrent hard d isk dr iv e, and diagonal ly take it out of t he hard dis k bay . 8 Discon nect the Ser ial A T A pow er cable an d the Ser ial A T A cable from the har d disk dr ive . 9 Remove the six scre[...]

152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 10 Place a new hard disk d rive into the d rive holder and align th e holes o n each si de of the h older . 11 Secur e the dri v e to t he drive hold er with scr ews , throug h the hole s on each side of t he holder. ! A new hard disk dri ve comes with the necessar y screws. Do not over t ighten thes e screws [...]

153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 18 Connect t he rest of the per ipheral devices to the left and righ t of the co mputer . 19 Plug the computer and the pe ripheral de vices to power source s. 20 T urn on a ll peri pheral devices and then the comp uter .[...]

154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Identify ing the Hard Disk Spa ce When y ou have initialize a new har d disk, i t must be configur ed as an ex tended pa rtition in Windows NT file sy stem (N TFS) form at. To iden tify t he hard dis k space 1 Log on to Windows as a user with admi nistrative right s. 2 Click St art , right -cli c k Computer , [...]

155 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (page 1 56) ❑ Usin g the P ow er Sou r ce (page 157) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 158 ) ❑ Ha ndli ng Fl oppy Di sks (pag e 161) ❑ Handling Discs (page[...]

156 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the sur f ace of the LCD screen o r e xert p ressure o n it. This co uld caus e a malfun ction. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperatur e condi[...]

157 nN Precau tions Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline sp ecifica tions to che ck the power operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equ ipment, suc h as a photoc opier or a shredder . ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a power str ip with a surge pro tector . This device hel ps prev ent dama ge to your c[...]

158 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or any liq[...]

159 nN Precau tions ❑ The al uminum par t i n the vicin ity of the air exhaust v ent (1) on the top surf ace o f the main unit beco mes hot while your compute r is on. Be sure to wait u ntil the m ain unit coo ls down before you touch the to p surf ace. ❑ When on e of the w ireless functions o f your computer is activated, the computer emits ra[...]

160 nN Precau tions ❑ Make sure you disco nnect the power cord b ef ore cle aning your computer. ❑ T o a void losing data when y our computer is damaged, back up your data re gularl y . ❑ Do not grasp t he base stan d or the ba se stand clamp to lift your compu ter as the s tand may break and cau se the mai n unit to fall, resul ting in d ama[...]

161 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually and touch th e inter nal component s of the fl opp y disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her source s of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any li quid. Do not le t them get we t. When[...]

162 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not use s olvents (such as benzine, thin ne[...]

163 nN Precau tions Using Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – Avoid using he adphones at high vo lume. Heari ng experts advise a gainst cont inuous, l oud and ext ended play . If you e xperience a ringing in y our ears, reduce the v olume or d iscontinue use.[...]

164 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stick ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick conne ctor wit h y our f inger or metal lic objec ts. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck as a label. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or e xpose the Memor y S tick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify the Memor y Stick. ❑ Do not let the Me[...]

165 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk dri ve has a hig h storag e density an d reads or writes data in a short t ime. Howev er, it can b e easily damaged by mec hanical vibration , shock, or dust. Althoug h the hard disk dri ve has the in ternal safe ty device to prevent losing d ata due to m echanical v ibration, s hock or d u[...]

166 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to instal l the latest u pdates on your compu ter with th e following s oftware a pplications so that the c omputer can run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and Windo ws Update and then f ollow the on -screen instruc tions. ❑ V AIO Update 4 Click St art , All [...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple s olutions. T ry these s uggestions before vis iting the Sony onlin e suppor t web site at the following URLs: http: //esu ppor t.s ony .com/EN/V AIO / fo r cust omer[...]

168 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ HDMI (pag e 199) ❑ Memory S tick (page 201) ❑ P erip heral s (page 202 )[...]

169 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your compute r is secur ely plugged int o a power source a nd turn ed on and the power indicator light shows the power is on. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica b le) is empty . ❑ If your compute r is plug ged into a power strip or a[...]

170 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ If the orange DISP LA Y OFF indicator is lit, pr ess the DISPLA Y OFF button. ❑ Make sure t he compute r input is selecte d. T o change the display input, press th e HDMI SELECT button on the right of the comp uter . ❑ Pr[...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke y s to close th e applicat ion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot work, click St art , the arrow ne xt to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tu[...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your computer may becom e unstabl e if the op erating mod e is ch anged befor e the co mputer com pletely enters Sleep m ode. To restor e your comp uter to normal m ode 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the arrow ne xt to t he Lock button, and Restar t . 3 If your[...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the ga me if ther e are any patch es or update s to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The opti mal graphic [...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off af ter the automati c tur n-off time has passed? The V AIO Origina l Screen S aver disabl es the timer setting, whi ch you ca n select us ing the W indows power options, fo r your screen t o turn off. Selec t a screen saver other than the V AIO Original S creen Saver . What should I do[...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your computer. T he best way to protec t your computer ag ainst securit y threats, such as viruses, is to down load and i nstall the l atest Wi ndows upda tes regular ly[...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on capabi lity is a ff ected by dista nce and o bstruc tions. Y ou n eed to place your computer awa y from obstruc tions or move any access p oint you may be using cl oser to the compu ter . ❑ Make sure the WIRELE SS s[...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN data transfer speed i s affected by distan ce a nd obstr uctions between devices and acces s poin ts. Other factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con ditions, and so ftware comp atibility . T o max imize the data tra nsf er spe ed, place your co mputer[...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN communic ation use s divided freq uency ba nds known as cha nnels. Third- par ty wir eless LAN a ccess point channel s may be preset to different channel s from Sony devices. ❑ If you are usin g a wirel ess LAN ac cess point , see con nectivity inf or matio n contain ed in the m anual[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot find m y comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi on enabled. ❑ If the WIRELESS indicato r light is unlit, tur n on t he WIRELESS swit ch . ❑ Y our c omputer and the de vice may be too far apar t. Wirel ess Bluetoo th t[...]

180 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he other devices a re authen ticated. ❑ T o allow other Bluetoo th devices to communi cate with your comp uter , f ollow these steps: 1 Click Start , Control P ane l , Har dwa re and Sound , Bluetooth Devic es , and Bluetooth [...]

181 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obs tructi ons and/or th e distance between the two devices, on th e radio wa ve quality , and on the operating sys tem or the s oftware in use. M ov e Bluetooth de vices closer to your computer . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fr equency us ed by [...]

182 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use the Bluetooth function when I log ont o my computer as a user with a standard use r account? The Bl uetooth functi on may not be available to a user with a standard use r account on your compute r. Log onto th e computer as a u ser wi th ad minis tra tive r ight s. Wh y can't I con nect to a Blue[...]

183 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is tryin g to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follow the se steps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut do wn button and Restart to restar t the co mputer . 2 Remove the disc from the[...]

184 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure the d isc is in ser ted into the op tical disc drive with th e label sid e f acing toward you. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or dam aged,[...]

185 nN T r oublesho oting 4 Click De vice Manager on the left pane. The D evice Manager window appears wi th a listin g of your compute r's hardware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation po int appear s on the lis ted device, y ou may need to en able the device or rei nstall th e dri v ers. 5 Double-click the op tical disc d rive devi[...]

186 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? You may not be abl e to play som e Blu-ray Disc co ntents on you r computer. To play su ch conten ts, down load and ins tall the latest upd ates for WinD VD BD using VA IO U pdat e . To downl oad and install the up dates on the computer , it must be conne cted to the[...]

187 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our computer screen m a y go blank if the comp uter enters Sleep mode. If t he com puter is i n Sleep mod e, press any key to br ing the c omputer back into No r mal mode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Mode (page 132) fo r m o r e i n fo r ma t i o n . ❑ Make sure t he compute[...]

188 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely conn ected to the po r ts on the prin ter and your com puter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to i ns[...]

189 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an external microphon e, make sure the mic rophone is turne d on and is proper ly plugge d into the micropho ne jack on your compute r . ❑ Y ou r sound inp ut de vi ce may hav e been in correctl y configur ed. T o configu re the sound inp[...]

190 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure the p ower s witch on the bottom of th e wireless mouse is in the ON positi on. ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connec ted. ❑ Make sure the s upplied AA batter ies are p roperl y installe d. ❑ Pres s the CONNECT button on your com[...]

191 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connec ted and the v olume is tu rned [...]

192 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume c ontrol is proper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ The mutin g button on the wir eless keyboard or the r emote co mmander m [...]

193 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled t he touch p ad. Press the Fn + F11 ke ys to e nable the touch pad. ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 keys to close the applic ation wind ow . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys d[...]

194 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage la yout of yo ur wireles s keyboar d is label ed on the p ackagin g box. If y ou choos e a differen t regiona l keyboard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co nfigu[...]

195 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few momen ts for the [...]

196 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If a m essage appe ars statin g that the i. LINK device is disconnec ted or tu rned off, the i .LINK cab le may not be securely plugged into the po rt on your c omputer o r camcorder . Unplug the cable, an d plug it in on ce again. See Connecting an i.LINK Dev[...]

197 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the sound outpu t de vice? If yo u do not he ar sound fr om the devic e connected to the OPTICAL OUT port, you n eed to cha nge the devic e for so und outp ut. 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 3 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 4 Click Mana ge audio devices under Sound . 5 On the[...]

198 nN T r oublesho oting How do I ou tput the Dolb y D igita l or DTS sound through an S/PDIF or HDMI-compatib le de vice? To outp ut the Dolb y Digital or DTS sound from a dis c through an S/PDIF o r HDMI-compati ble devi ce conne cted to y our compu ter, f oll ow thes e ste ps: 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . [...]

199 nN T r oublesho oting HDMI What should I do if I cannot change the vo lume with the Up/Do wn b uttons? You ca nnot chang e the volu me with the Up/Down butt ons while the computer input is selected. Press the HDMI SELECT button on the right of the comput er to switch the display i nput to the HDMI input. ✍ The HD MI SELE CT indicator l ight ([...]

200 nN T r oublesho oting How do I sa ve input images or sound from the con nected HDMI-compatib le de vice to files on my computer? You can not save suc h images o r sound to files o n your co mputer. In addi tion, you can not record th e HDMI input, suc h as a TV prog ram, displ ayed on your c omputer or control the Windows Med ia Center with the[...]

201 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick f or matted on a V AI O computer on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck. Form atting Memo ry Stick er ases all data, includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Stick , back u p important data and co nfir[...]

202 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged. If you are us ing a pr inter , check if the p ower cable is connec ted proper ly[...]

203 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains in formation o n where to go f or answe rs to questi ons about yo ur VAIO c omputer and the prein stalled software . ❑ Sony Support Information (page 204) ❑ Pr ogram Support Information ( pag e 207)[...]

204 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manua l) and the pr inted Welcome m at provid e informatio n on how to maximize you r compute r's capabil ities and s olve commo n proble ms. 2 Program Gui [...]

205 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, you may call Son y directly. In orde r to rece ive the fastest and most eff icient ser vices, ha ve the fol lowing infor mation r eadily ava ilable: 1 Y our V AIO computer m[...]

206 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , call the fo llowing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexica n Republic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: 800-26 1[...]

207 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b si t e http: //esuppor t.s ony .com/EN/V AIO/ T[...]

208 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® BlueString ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Ca[...]

209 nN Support Options Click to Disc Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to Disc allo ws you to automaticall y burn DVDs from a digi tal video (D V) device. Create DVDs by ca pturing vide o contents st raight from a DV dev ice or by import ing video from s tored files — and y ou can also edit the v ideo. Create DVD photo a l[...]

210 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Intern et Explorer , Movie M aker, Media P layer, Wor ks Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //suppor t.m icroso ft.com Micros oft ® Office B asic Editio n, Office Professional Edition, O ffice Small Business Ed ition, Offic e Ready Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or cust omers in U[...]

211 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software i ncluded wi th this comput er system is intended for evaluati on purposes only . The sof twa re ha s been instal led and you mu st activat e the software before you can use it. Product act ivation pr ocedures wil l be detailed d urin[...]

212 nN Support Options My Memo ry Center ™ A data mi gration uti lity. This tri al software w ill work for ninety (90) d ays after th e first use. Spare Bac kup, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //www .spa rebackup .com/suppor t 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a W[...]

213 nN Support Options Quicken ® 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //www .intu it.com/suppor t/ Roxio ® Ea sy Media Crea tor ® 10 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //suppor t.s onic.com/ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. SmartW i C[...]

214 nN Support Options VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Edi t Component provides enhanced editing funct ionality when using A dobe ® Premi ere ® Pro or Adobe Pr emiere Element s on your VAIO co mputer. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 20 7) . VAIO ® Hardware Diagnostic Sony E lectronic[...]

215 nN Support Options VAIO ® Mode Switch Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 20 7) . VAIO ® Movie Story Sony E lectronic s Inc. Bringing picture s and video to life with th is sim ple-to-use ap plicati on. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 20 7)[...]

216 nN Support Options VAIO ® Video & Phot o Suite Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Co ntent Importe r and VAIO Content Expor ter are in cluded in th is utility software. Thi s software e nables you to import and export y our media f iles to or fro m a DVD, di gital sti ll camera, or camcord er. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Supp[...]

217 nN Support Options WinDVD ® for VAIO ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http: //www .inte rv ideo .com/jsp/Su ppor t.jsp T elephone 1-800-7 72-6735[...]

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