Sony VAIO VAIO PCG505F manual

V AIO 505 SuperSlim Notebook User Guide PCG-505F/PCG-505FX ® ®[...]

Noti ce to U s ers © 1998 Son y Elec tronic s Inc. Al l rights reserved. Thi s man ual and the software descri bed her ei n, in whole or in pa rt, may not be repr o duced, t ranslated, or r educed to a n y m ac h ine -rea da bl e fo rm w ith o ut prior writte n appr oval. SONY ELECTRO NICS INC. PROVID ES NO W ARR ANTY WITH R EGARD T O THIS MANUAL,[...]

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FCC P ar t 68 This equi pment compli es with Part 68 o f the FCC rule s . On the bot to m o f this equipmen t is a label that c ontai ns a mong othe r in forma tion, the FC C eq uival enc e number (R EN) for th is e quipm ent. If requested , this info rm atio n must b e pro vided to the telephone c o mpany . All applicable r e gistration jack USCOs[...]

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Contents Welcome Ergonomic Considerations .................. ........................... ................ 2 Using Your 505 SuperSlim Notebook Locating the Controls and Connectors ................ ......................... 5 Front ............ ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ....... 5 Back ..[...]

System Suspend Mode ........ ................. ............ ................ ............ ..... 31 System Hibernation Mode ........ ................. ................. ........... ........... 32 Connecting Peri p heral Devices Connecting a Phone Line ................ .................. ........................... . 34 Connecting the Port R eplicato[...]

Power Management P rofiles .......... ................. ....................... .......... 65 Power Management Commands ......... ................. ................. .......... 66 Displa ying Battery Informati on ................... ........................... ..... 68 Activating B atteryScope ....... ................. ...................... ......[...]

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W elcome Congratulations on your pur chase of the Sony V AIO® 505 SuperSlim Notebook. Son y has combined leading-edge technology in audio, video, computing, and comm unications to pr ovide you with state-of- the-art person al co mputin g. This manua l offers a quick in troduction and refer e nce to your So ny computer . ❑ Using Y our 505 Sup erS[...]

Ergonomic C onsiderations Y ou will be using your n otebook compu ter as a portable device in a variety of envir onments. Whenever possible, you should attempt to apply the followi ng ergonomic con s iderations to both stationary an d portable envir onments. ❑ Position of your computer – Place th e computer dire ct ly in fro nt of you as you wo[...]

❑ Furniture and posture – Sit in a chair with goo d back support and armr ests. Adjust t he le vel of th e chair so your fee t ar e flat on the floor . A footr est may make you mor e comfo rtable. Sit in a r elaxed, upright postur e and avoid slouching forwar d or leaning far backwar d. ❑ V iewing angle o f the computer ’ s display – Use [...]

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Using Y our 505 SuperSlim Notebook This section describes how to start using your computer an d how to use your computer ’s internal and external devices, such as the touchpad and floppy disk drive. Locating the C ontrols and Connectors[...]

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Connectin g a Power Source Y ou can us e either AC power or a rechar geable battery pack as a power source. 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the D C In connector on the computer . 2 Pull the pro ng on the AC adapter u pwar ds and plug it into an AC outle t. 1 Unplug the AC adapter fr om the AC outlet and the adapter cable fr om the [...]

Y ou can use a battery pack as a source of po w er. The PCGA-BP51 battery pack that comes w ith your computer is not fully char ged at the time of pur c hase. Foll ow the steps below to insert an d charge the battery pack. 1 Move the lock lever on the bottom of the computer to t he positio n. 2 Align the gro o ves and tabs on the batt ery with the [...]

1 Connect the AC adapt er to the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack. The computer autom atically char ges the batter y (the battery indicator light flashes in a d o uble blink pattern as the battery char ges). When the battery is 85 % full , the battery i ndicator light tu rns off. This process tak es appr oximately one and one half h ours. T o c[...]

1 T urn of f the computer . 2 Slide the lock lever t o the position. 3 Slide the r elease lever to the position and slide the battery away from the computer . ✍[...]

Star tin g Y our Comput er 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in t he dir ecti on of t he arro w , and lift the cover . 2 Slide the power switch on the right side towar d the fr ont of the computer until th e gr een power indicato r light turn s on. 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness contr ols for the LCD display . T o decr ease the brightness, pre s s[...]

Shutti ng Down Y our Compute r 1 Click the St art button on the W indow s 98 taskb ar . 2 Click Shut Do wn at the bottom o f the Start menu to dis play the Shu t Down W in dow s dia log bo x. 3 Select Shut down. 4 Click OK. 5 W a it for you r computer to turn off automatically . The power indi cator turns off. 6 T urn off an y peripherals connected[...]

Registering Windo ws ® 98 The first time you turn on your computer , you need to co mplete a few steps to r egi ster and configur e the W indows 98 softwar e that is alrea dy installed on your computer . The on-scr een instructions guide you thr ough the r egis tration and configuration pr ocess. The followi ng is an overview of the proc ess. 1 Ga[...]

Regis teri ng Y o ur Co mpute r Y ou can take advantage of Son y’s commitment to qua lity customer support and receive the following benefits by registering y our computer with S ony: ❑ Sony Online Support – T alk to a Support Repr esentative to tr oubl esho ot pr oblems yo u may be havi ng wit h your comp uter . ❑ Exten ded Limited W arran[...]

Using the Key board Y our keyboar d is very similar to a typewriter ’s, but the keyboard has additiona l keys that perform specif ic computer-related tasks. Numeric keypad area Contai ns t he key s foun d on a ty pical calc ulato r . Use th e numeric keypad a rea to type numbers or to p erfo rm math emat ical calculati ons such as addition and su[...]

Esc ape key The E sc (Escape) ke y is used to cancel co mmands Print S c reen key T he Print S c reen key takes a n electr onic snapsh ot of th e scr een and places it in the W indows Clipboar d. Y ou can then pa st e the scr een shot in t o a doc ument and p rin t it. Operator keys Severa l keys ar e always used w it h at l ea st one oth er key: C[...]

+ F1 Displays W indows H elp. + T a b Switc hes the sel ected button on t he tas kbar . + E Displays W indows Explor er . + F Displays the W indows Find: All File s window to find a file or f older . This is th e equivalent of selecting Find an d then Files or Folders fr om the Sta rt men u. + Ctr l + F Displays the W indows Find: Computer window w[...]

Inform ation T urns on when the PPK T imer is set. T urns of f wh en th e PPK T i mer is n ot set or th e PPK T im er settin g is in active . (Such as w hen th e compute r ’s power is off or i n System H ibernation mode.) Bat tery Indic ates th e statu s of the bat tery at tached at the rear of the computer . Power Lights when th e power to the c[...]

Fn+ (E SC) System S uspend Puts the system in to System Suspend mo de, a power management state. T o r eturn the system to the a ctive state, pr ess any key or press the power switch on your c omputer . Fn+ (F2) Display pow er status Displa ys the power st atus, as in th e example belo w: Fn+ (F3) Speake r sw itch T oggles the built-in speaker off [...]

Using the T ouchpad The keyboar d contains a cursor -pointing device called a touchpad. Y o u can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the scr een using the buil t-in touchpa d. Point Slide one fi nger on the touchpad to place t h e pointer on a n item or object . Click Pr ess the lef t button once. Double-click Pr ess the lef t button twi[...]

Using the Plastic Pen The plastic pen, located in the vinyl bag with your Us er Guide , ca n be use d on the touchpa d for drawing or for signing you r name wi th the ScribblePad softwar e. Y ou can stor e the pen in the pen compartmen t on the left side of the L C D scre en. 1 Press the bottom of the pen com partment to open the compart ment. 2 Sl[...]

ScribblePad is an applica tion tha t lets y ou create memos by writin g on the touchpa d using the su pplied plastic pen. 1 Click the St art button on the W indow s 98 taskb ar . 2 Point to Softwar e Center , point to Applications, and then cl ick ScribblePad. 3 Pr es s the F10 key . ScribblePad enters tablet m ode. In this mode the to u chpad corr[...]

Using the Floppy Dis k Drive Y ou can co nnect the floppy disk drive to the FDD connector on your computer: 1 T u rn of f the computer . 2 Open the cover of the Floppy disk drive connector . 3 Plug the floppy disk drive cable into the FDD connector . The V AIO logo on the dis k drive should be facing up. 1 Hold the diskette with the label si de fac[...]

❑ When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then press the Eject button to remove the diskette. 1 T urn of f the computer . 2 Pr es s both sides of the f l oppy disk drive cable and unplug the ca b le from the computer . 3 Fold the floppy disk drive cable i nto the compartm ent on the side of the floppy disk d[...]

Using PC Cards Y our computer includes a PC card slot. PC cards allow you to connect portable external devices, such as a CD- ROM drive, or to connect to a networ k. 1 Pull the PC card r elease button up a way fr o m the computer and push it in tow ards the computer . ✍ ✍[...]

2 Remove the P C car d slot pro tector . 3 Insert the PC car d into the PC car d sl ot, fr ont label facing up. Gently push the car d into the slot until the car d is fixed into the connector . The r e lease button comes out. ✍[...]

1 Close any applications that use the PC car d. Otherwise data may be lost. 2 Click the PC car d icon in the taskbar and close the car d. 3 Pull the PC car d r el ease button up and press it in towar ds the computer . 4 Gently g rasp the card and pu ll it out. 5 Insert the PC car d slot protector into the empty slot.[...]

Using Inf rared Commu nication Device s Y our co mputer includes an infrar ed port, located on the r ight side of the computer . Y ou can use this port to communicate with other in frared- equipped devices with co mpati ble protocols , su ch as a digital still cam era or other co mputers. Align the infrar ed ports on the computer a n d the digital [...]

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Using Po wer S aving Mode s When you use a battery as the source of power for your computer , you can take advantage of power m a nagement settings to conserve battery life. In a ddit ion to the normal opera t ing mod e, which allows you to turn of f s pecific devices, your computer ha s two distinct powe r saving modes: System Suspend a nd System [...]

The state of the sy stem is saved on the ha rd drive and po w er is turned o ff. The power indicato r light is off in this mode. Press Fn+F12. Y o u can al so use the Po werPanel utilit y to en ter System Hibernation mode. T u rn on the computer by sliding the power sw i tch forwar d. The computer returns to its previous sta te. ❑ T i me to retur[...]

Connecting Peripheral Devices Y ou can add functionality to your computer by co nnecting any of these peripherals: ❑ Phone line ( page 34 ) ❑ Port replicator (page 35) ❑ Printer (page 37) ❑ External display (pa ge 38) ❑ External mouse or keyboar d (page 40) ❑ Desktop computer or s erial device (page 41) ❑ CD-ROM dr i ve (page 43) ❑ [...]

Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line to take advantage of online services, the Internet, and Sony Online Support. 1 Open the ph one line jack cover . The cover open s only to a 45 degr ee angle . 2 Plug one end of the ph one cable into the ja ck on the inside of th e phone line jack cover . Make sure you in s ert the phone cabl[...]

Connect ing the Port Replicator Y ou can us e the PCGA-PR5 p ort r epli cator (supplied) to connect peripheral devices such as a printer or external display .[...]

1 T u rn of f the computer . 2 Open the port replicator connector cover on the left side of the computer . 3 Plug the port r epli cator cable into the port replicator co nnector on the computer . 1 T u rn of f the computer . 2 Pre s s both sides of the port r eplicator cable and unplug the cable fr om the computer .[...]

3 Fold the port replicator cable into the compartment on the side of the port r e plicator . Y ou can us e the port r eplicator to connect a W indows 98- compati ble printer or oth er parallel port device to your computer . ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Printe r connector on the por t r epli cator . Plug the printer ca ble (supplied with the pri[...]

Y ou can use the port replicator to connect an external display to your notebook com puter . Fo r example, you can use th e computer with any of the follow ing: ❑ Computer disp lay (mon itor ) (page 38) ❑ Pr ojecto r (page 39) ❑ Use the symbol on the port r eplicator to locate the Monitor connector . Plug the display cable into th i s connect[...]

Y ou can us e a pr ojector as an external display , such as the Sony LCD Pr o jector . 1 Use the symbol to locate t he Monitor con nector . Plug the RGB signal cabl e into this connector . 2 Use the symbol to locate the He adphone conn ector . Plu g the audio cabl e i nto t his c onn e cto r . When you con n ect an external display to the mon itor [...]

Y ou can us e the port r eplicator to con nect an external mouse and keyboar d to you r computer . The Mouse and Keyboar d connectors r equir e a PS/2 ™ -style plug o r adapter . 1 T u rn of f the computer . 2 Use the and symbols to locate the Mouse and K eyboard connectors. Plug the mouse cable and keyboa rd cable into th ese connectors with the[...]

Y ou can us e the port r eplicator to connect your notebook computer to another c omputer , or t o connect oth er peripherals, such as the Sony Digital S till Camera. ❑ Use the symbol to loca te the Serial connecto r . Plug the con necting cable into t his port on the port r eplicator and into the serial port on the desktop computer .[...]

❑ Use the symbo l to locate th e Serial connect or . Plug the con necting cable into this port on the port replicator and into the Digital I/O connector on th e digital still ca mera. ✍[...]

Connect ing the CD-ROM Drive Y ou can use the option al PCGA-CD5 CD-ROM dri ve with your noteboo k computer . 1 T urn of f your computer . 2 Remove the P C car d slot pro tector from the PC car d slot. See “Using PC Cards” on page 26 for details. 3 Connect the CD -ROM drive cable to the PC ca rd supplied with the CD-ROM dr i ve. 4 Insert the PC[...]

5 Connect the CD-ROM drive AC power adapter to the CD-ROM drive and plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet. 1 Slide the power switch to th e on position. 2 Slide the Open butto n in the direction of the a rro w to open the CD-ROM drive lid. 3 Place the CD-ROM disc in the tray with th e label side facing up. Push the disc onto the hub until the disc [...]

4 Gently press on the CD-ROM drive lid until it clicks shut In addition to con necting the CD-RO M drive to your com puter , you mus t connect the drive to the computer with a male-to-male ster eo mini plug (not supplied). 1 Connect on e end of the ster eo mini plug to the headphone jack on the CD-ROM drive and the o ther end to the Line In jack on[...]

Conne cting Ext ernal Speake rs Y ou can us e the optional PCGA-SP5 s ter eo speakers with your com pu ter or other speakers designed f or computer use. ❑ Insert the speakers into the slots on the sides of t he display . ✍[...]

❑ Use the symbol to locate the Hea dphone connector . Plug the speaker cable into this connector . ✍[...]

Conne cting a Digi tal Video Came ra Re corder The PCG-505FX 505 SuperSlim Notebook includ es an i. LINK (IEEE1394) connector , which yo u can u se to conn ect to a digital video cam era re c o rde r . ❑ Plug one end of an i.L INK cable into the 200 co nnector on the left side of the compute r and the other en d i nto the DV In/Out conn ect or on[...]

Connect ing a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device Y ou can connect a USB device to your computer . ❑ Use the symbol to locate the USB connector on the left side of the computer . Plug one en d of a USB cable into th is port and the oth er end into the USB device. ✍[...]

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Getting Started with V AIO Space V AIO Sp ace is Sony’s origina l utility th at organizes the preinst alled application s on y our V AIO N otebook Computer , makin g it easi er for you to find and launch the applicat ions on your computer , use the Sony audi o and video players, conn ect to the Internet, and more. Startin g V AIO S pace ❑ Click[...]

V AIO Sp ace C ente rs There are five cen ters within V A IO Space, as fo ll ows: Software Center Applica tions Accessori es Contains icons for all pr einstalled applic ations and a ccesso ries. See “Usin g the Softwar e Center” on pa ge 55 for deta ils. Audio- V ideo Center Vi d e o Audio Launches t h e video a nd audio a pplicatio ns included[...]

Navigat in g throu gh V AIO Space 1 Move the mouse pointer over an icon on the V AIO Launcher . Categories for each center appear . 2 Click the category text (such as ) to open the V A IO scr een. ✍[...]

Goes to t h e pr evious scr een o r page in a se qu ence. Unavailab le until yo u go to a nother s creen . Goes to t h e next scr een or pa ge in a sequence. Unavaila b le on the las t scree n in a sequence . Stops load ing the curr ent page (u sed fo r web pages). Refre shes the c urr ent page (used for web pages). Displays the cu rrent w ebsite a[...]

Using the Softwar e Ce nter 1 Move the mouse pointer over the Softwar e Center icon on the V AIO Launcher . 2 Click the text of the catego ry ( or ) to open the V A IO screen . 3 T o sta rt an applica tion, click the i con. Display in formation about a pr ogram. Move the mouse pointer ov er the pr ogram icon. Display quest ions and answers about th[...]

Usin g t he Au dio -Video Cen te r The Audio-V ideo Center includes the following pr ograms: The V ideo Player plays MPEG (.mpg), MPEG2 (.vob) and A VI (.avi) video files. 1 Move the mouse pointer over th e Audio-V ideo Center icon on the V AIO Launcher . 2 Click in the V AIO Launcher . The V ideo Player launches and begins playin g. V ideo Plays M[...]

1 Click the Pla y List button . 2 Select one or mo re video files fr om the A V PlayList dialog box. 3 Click ADD. 4 Click OK. The video file begins playing automati cally . The Music/Movie Pla yer allows you to play audio and video from a CD in the option al CD-ROM drive, or fr om audio or video files in various formats on your h a r d drive. 1 Mov[...]

Y ou can expand the Control bar to double-heigh t to access more functions by clicking the Expa nd button ( ▼ ) at the far right. T o return to single height, cli ck the Restore button ( ▲ ). T o change the Contr ol bar into a f loating window , drag the bar to the center of the screen. Th e bar opens into a win dow with File, Contr ol, and Hel[...]

Using the Online Cen ter 1 Move the mouse pointer over the Online Center icon on the V AIO Launcher . 2 Click the text of the categor y as described below . Easy Intern et V AIO Dire c t Sony of fers an en tire line of products specifically designed to work with your computer . Club V AIO Find out the latest developments in the world of V A IO ; i [...]

Using t he T ool Center 1 Move the mouse pointer over th e T ool Center icon o n the V AIO Launche r . 2 Click to open the V AIO scr een. 3 T o start a program or accessory a pplication, click the icon. Display in formation about a pr ogram. Move the mouse poin t er over t he pr ogram icon. Display questions a nd answers about the hig hli ght ed p [...]

The Option s screen lets you custom ize the wa y V AIO Sp ace works. 1 Move the mouse pointer over the T ool Center icon on the V AIO Launcher . 2 Click to open the V AIO screen. 3 Set the options as follows: 4 Click Apply . Launch V AIO Space II at St artup Lau nch V AIO S pace a utomati cally w hen you turn on your comput er . Default is off (V A[...]

Usin g t he He lp C en ter The Help Center steps yo u through a number of opti ons in cluding the electr onic documentation included o n your hard drive and finding answers on Sony’s Internet site. For a com pl ete description of all the help options available, se e “Getting Help” on page 7 5 . 1 Move the mouse pointer over th e Hel p Center [...]

Customizing Y our Notebook Computer Y ou can customiz e the setting s of your no tebook com puter . The follow ing sections b riefly describe how to change you r computer ’s defa ult setting s. Y ou can also refer to th e Sony Notebook Setup Help for mor e detailed inform ation. Displaying the Sony No teboo k Setu p Screen T o display the Sony No[...]

About This Computer Display system information, including memory capaci ty , serial num ber , and BIOS version. Infrared Change the infrared communication settings depending on the infrar ed equipment your computer is using t o communicate. Pri nter Change printe r port mo de sett ings. Power On Device Seque nce Select the or der of drives a n d de[...]

Controlling Power Management The PowerPanel utility al lows yo u to control the pow er managemen t of your not ebook com puter and provides key in formatio n abou t system activity and battery life. The fo llowing sections briefly describe how to conserve your com pu ter ’s battery power . Y o u can also r efer to the PowerPanel Help for more det[...]

PowerPanel also pr ovides power management co mmands that you can use to activate sp ecific power m anagement functions and to con tr o l power for a specific device. Y ou might use these commands when y ou want to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action , such as putting the sys tem into V ideo Standby m ode befor e th e V ideo [...]

1 Double-click the (PowerPanel) icon on the taskbar . The Pro files toolbar appears. When you move the poin ter over the atom icon on the t askbar , a t ooltip with the name o f the active power manage me nt profile a ppears. 2 Click the button yo u want to set. The power management settings associated with the pr ofil e you select become active. S[...]

Display ing Batt ery Informati on Y ou can dis play detailed informa tion for the battery in your com put er . The following sections brief ly describe how to disp lay your computer ’s general battery inf o rmation. Y ou can also r efer to the BatteryScope Help for mor e detailed information. 1 Click the Start bu tton on the W indo ws 98 task bar[...]

Y ou can ob tain detailed informatio n about the batteries. ❑ Double-click the battery icon on the toolbar to display the BatteryScope w indow . The scree n appears disp laying the Battery tab, which contains informa tion such as the estima ted time-to-em pty and the charging time. Y ou can cus tomize the BatteryScope to olbar to suit your portab[...]

Star tin g Y our Favo rite Sof tware With Programmable Power Key (PPK) Setup The PPK Se tup softwa re enables you to start your favorite so ftware by simply pressing the pr ogrammable pow er key . This section briefly describes how to u se the pr ogrammable power key . Y ou can also refer to th e PPK Setup Help for mor e detailed inf ormation. 1 Do[...]

2 Select the so ftware title you wan t PPK to launch autom atical ly from the Regist ered F iles list and righ t-click. The Setup optio ns screen appears. 3 Click Set as PPK launch file . The ap pears next to the s elected software title. 4 Click OK. Y ou can also choose to start other applicatio ns by pressing the pr ogrammable power key in combin[...]

Selecti ng the Dis play Mode When you connect an external display , you can toggle the display mode between the LCD on your computer and an external display . 1 Click the Start bu tton on the W indo ws 98 task bar . 2 Point to Setting s and click Control Panel. 3 Click Dis play . 4 Click the Set tings tab. 5 Click the Advanced button. 6 Click the N[...]

. 9 Click OK. Mo nitor Displ ays only an exte rnal displ ay conne cted to the Monitor con n ector on the por t re plicator . LCD P anel Displ ays only the Liquid Crystal Di splay (LCD) on your computer . Moni tor /LCD Displa ys simul t aneou sly bo th th e L CD and an e xter na l display connect ed to the Monitor conne c tor on the port r eplicator[...]

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Getting Help Sony pr ovides several suppor t options for your Sony computer . When you have questions about your com put er and the preinstalled software, check these sour ces for answers, in the following sequence : 1 V AIO 505 Super Slim Notebook R ead Me Firs t Conta ins a comp lete list of t he items th at ship w ith your co mputer , pr oduct s[...]

6 Sony Fax-o n -Demand This ser vice pr ovides you with answ ers to common ly asked ques tions . Y ou can use th is au tomate d ser vice to r eques t a list of avail able topics an d then selec t the topi cs th at you wan t to receiv e. T o cont act th e S ony fax- on-de mand ser vice , c all 1 -88 8-4S ONY PC (1-888-476-6972 ). (Requires a fax mac[...]

Calling SOS The SOS appl ication ena bles you to exchange in formation wi th a So ny Customer Support Repr es entative (CSR). Her e’s how it works: ❑ T y pe your na me and the problem descriptio n in the SOS win dow . ❑ Dial the SO S hotline wi th a sin gle click of the mo use. ❑ Specify the a cces s level for the CSR. ❑ The CSR r esolves[...]

3 In the S OS wind ow , ty pe your na me, phone n umber , an d a description of the pr oblem. This information can n ot be seen by the custom er support repr e sentative unti l you give the CSR access to your computer . 4 Click the Call S OS button. The Co nfirmation s creen appears. 5 Click the OK button. The Phon e screen appears. 6 Click the Dia[...]

T roubleshooting This section describes h ow to solve com mon problems you may encounter when using your com puter . Many pr oblems have simple solutio ns, so try these sugg estions before you call Sony O nline Support . ❑ Check that the computer is plugged into a power sour ce and that it is turned on. Ch eck that the power indicator on the fr o[...]

Remo ve the floppy disk drive, port r eplicator , PC car d, and any other peripheral devices. f rom the computer . T u rn the computer of f and then turn it on a gain. T u rn on the computer an d pr es s the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu scr een appears. Press the arr o w keys to sel ect the Exit menu. Press the arrow keys [...]

❑ T r y restarting the computer . On the W i ndows task bar , click the Sta rt button, click Sh ut Down, and then click Restart th e computer . ❑ If you cannot r estart as described in the pr eceding step, you can r estart the computer by pr ess ing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. ❑ If the pr evious step does not work, slide the power switch towar d the fr [...]

❑ Some titles require specific files that are located on the applicati on’s CD-ROM disc. Insert the disc and try starting the pr ogram again. ❑ Make sur e you place the disc in the tray with the l abel side facing up. ❑ The diskette is write-protected. Disable the write-pr ot ect featur e or use a diskette tha t is not writ e-protected. ❑[...]

❑ Check that the ph one number the progr am is dialing is corr ect. ❑ Check that the software you are using is co mpatible w ith the notebook computer modem. (A l l pr einstalled programs are compat ible.) Call the software publisher or S ony Online Supp ort. The computer ’s modem uses K56flex TM techno logy/ V .90. M any factor s influence m[...]

It is best to shut down your computer usi ng the Shut Dow n comman d on the W in dows 98 Start m enu. Usin g other meth ods, includin g those lis ted here, may result in loss of unsaved data. If the Shut Down command does not work properly , follow these steps: ❑ Restart the computer by pr es sing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. If this do es not work, slide th[...]

Using the S yste m an d Appli cation Re covery CDs The following sections describe how to use the System Recovery and Application Recovery utilities. Y ou need to connect the optional PCGA- CD5 CD-ROM dr i ve to use the System an d Application Recovery CDs. Y ou can r ei nstall software titles that shipped with your co mputer if they ar e corr upte[...]

1 Insert the Sony S ystem Recovery CD in the CD-RO M drive. 2 Shut down your com put er as described in “Sh utting Down Y o ur Computer” on page 13. 3 W a it four second s and turn on yo ur computer . 4 Click OK to s ignify you have re ad and a ccept the Microso ft End-User License Agreement. 5 When the System Re covery menu appears, follow th [...]

The Applicatio n Recovery CD s allow you to r e install individual application s and device drivers if they ar e corrupted or acci dentally erased. Reinstallin g an individual device driver or softw ar e title may corr ect a problem you are experiencin g with your computer , and you may not need to recover the entire contents of your h ar d drive. [...]

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Notes on Use This section describes safety guidelines and preca utions to help protect your co mputer from po tential damage . ❑ Do not leave the LCD facing the sun as it can da mage the LCD. Be car eful when using the computer near a window . ❑ Do not scratch the LCD or exert pressure on it . This could cause malfun ction. ❑ Using the comput[...]

❑ T o disconnect the cor d, pul l it out by the plug. Never pull the cor d it self . ❑ Unplug yo ur computer from the wall outlet if you wi ll not be usin g the computer for a long time. ❑ When the AC a dapter is not used, unplug it fr om the AC outlet. ❑ Use only the AC ada pter supplied. Do not use any other A C adapter . ❑ Clea n the c[...]

❑ The computer uses high-fr equency radio signals and may ca u se interfer ence to radio or TV r eception. Should this occur , r elocate the computer a suitable distanc e away from the set. ❑ Use only specified peripheral equipmen t and interface cables; otherwis e, problems may result. ❑ Do no t use cut or damaged conn ection cables. ❑ Y o[...]

❑ Fingerprints and dust on the s urface of a dis c may cause r ead errors. Proper care o f the disc is essential to mainta in its reliability . Do not use solvents such as benz ine, thinner , com mercially availa ble cleaners or anti-static spray , as they may cause damage to the di sc. ❑ For no rmal cleanin g , hold the disc by its ed g e and [...]

❑ Make sur e to disconnect the AC ada pter before cl eaning the computer . ❑ A voi d rubbing the LCD s creen as this can damage the scree n . Use a soft, dry cloth to wi pe the LCD screen. ❑ Clean the comput er with a soft cloth lightly moi stened with a mild deter gent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solven [...]

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Limited W arranty Statement The limited warranty on your Sony V AIO 505 SuperSlim Notebook covers parts and labor again s t defects in material or workmanship fo r a period of three months fr o m the original date of purchase. Y ou ca n extend the warranty period for an addition a l nine months by r egistering you r computer . See “Registering Y [...]

This Limite d W a rranty is no n- transferable. Pr oof of pu rchase in the form of a bill o f sale (w hich is evidence that the Pr oduct is within the warranty period) must be presented to obtain warranty service. In addition, if r eplacement parts ar e r eq uire d and you wish to r eceive the most exped ient servic e available, you will be requir [...]

For Product support, on-line knowledge base, freq uently asked questions, and free updates via the Internet: http://www .sony .com/pcsupport/ For Pro duct information, service assistance, re solution of a service problem, or technical assistance, call: 1-888-4S ONYPC (476 – 6972) Save this f or future re fe ren ce. © 1998 Sony Electr onics Inc. [...]

A vant d ’envoyer le Prod uit à SONY pour le faire répare r , assurez-vous d’en r etirer tous produits d e tierce partie, logiciels , caractéristiques, pièces, options, altérations et accessoir es non garantis par SONY car SONY n’est pas responsable de la perte ou de l’endommagement de ces articles. Cette garantie restr e inte exclut l[...]

The limited warranty on the battery included with your Sony V AIO Notebook Computer co vers defects in material or wor k manship for a period of 30 days f r o m the origin al date of purchase. This warranty is no t extendible. For the purpos es of this Limited W arranty , “SONY” means S ony Electr onics Inc. for Pr oducts purc hased in the Unit[...]

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Index About This Computer tab AC adapt er AC power AC Pro file power setti ng accessin g online support addi ng hard wa re peripherals printers adju st ing bri ghtness air cir cula tio n Alt key Application Recovery CDs Applica tions key atta ching por t replica tor audio CDs Audio- V ideo Center, us ing Basic /Adva nce d tab batter y pack char ge [...]

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