Sony VAIO VGN-FZ Series manual

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

3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es ....... .................... ................... .................... ................... .................. . .................... ................... ..75 Connectin g External Sp eakers ..... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................ ................ ........[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......11 2 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. ................... .................... ................... ................... .......... ... ................[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... 163 Speakers . ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... .. ................. ......[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef o re Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s 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 [...]

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 o r mation. ❑ Ins[...]

8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Cent er User Gui de — Provides infor mation ab out resto rin g individua l software pr ograms, software dri v ers, and d rive par tit ion(s) or y our entire hard disk dr ive to the or iginal factor y ins talled s ettings. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals &[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start and Help a nd Suppor t . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio n[...]

10 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Re gistration Please take a moment to register your V AIO co mputer to enjoy the f ollowing ben efits: ❑ Y our com puter will b e registered with So ny Pr oduct Su ppor t. ❑ Y ou will r eceive an e-co upon good for pur chase of eligible acces sorie s at SonySty le.com. ❑ Extended Se rvice Pl an Sony V AIO products [...]

11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the follo wing ergo nomic cons iderations for both st ationary an d portabl e environm ents: ❑ P os it ion of y our computer – Place the compu ter direc[...]

12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can red uce ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper posit ion. Adjus t the brightnes s le vel of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo cation whe re [...]

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 . Be sure to start up your comp uter with only th e supplied accesso ries connec ted and set[...]

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. F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 36) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indica tor (page 20) C Built-in micr ophone (mo naural) D LCD s creen (pag e 113) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Num lock indicator (p ag[...]

15 nN Getting Started A S1 butto n (page 34 ) B AV M O D E bu tto n (pag e 34) C Previous track b utton (page 34) D VO L - / VO L + buttons (page 34 ) E Play/P ause button (page 34 ) F Ne xt trac k butto n (pag e 34) G Sto p butt on (p age 34) H P ower b utton I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 20 ) J Batt ery indica tor (page 20) K Hard disk drive [...]

16 nN Getting Started Right A Headp hones jack (page 76 ) B Microp hone jack (page 86) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 87) D Opti cal disc driv e (pa ge 37) E Opti cal disc driv e indi cator (page 2 0) F Driv e eject b utton (page 37) G Manual e ject hol e (page 15 1) H DC IN por t (page 22 ) * Suppor t high-/full-/low - speeds .[...]

17 nN Getting Started Left ! HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Def inition Multimed ia Interfac e are tradem arks or regi stered t radema rks of HDMI Licens ing LL C. A Secur ity slot B Air vent C HDMI por t *1 (page 77) D S VIDEO OUT port (p age 79) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 77) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *2 (page 87) G i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S[...]

18 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 93) B Modem port (pag e 59) C Batter y conn ector[...]

19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents[...]

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 when the power of the computer is on, blinks when t he computer is in Sleep m ode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is u[...]

21 nN Getting Started Wireless LA N Illuminates when the wireles s LAN functionality is e nabled. * On selecte d models only . Indicat or Functions[...]

22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter (3) . 2 Plug the other e[...]

23 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ack To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK/UNLOCK switch (1) to the UNLOCK positio n.[...]

24 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diago nally into the batter y co mpar tme nt until the pr ojections (2) on eit her side of the batter y compar tm ent fit into the U-sh aped cuts ( 3) on either s ide of the batter y pack.[...]

25 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batte r y pack in the direction of the ar row , and pu sh the batte ry pack down into the compar tment until it clicks into plac e . 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK/UNLOCK switch to the LOCK position to se cure the batter y pack on th e computer . ✍ When you r computer is directly con nected to AC power and has a bat[...]

26 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is not fully c harged a t the time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer au tomatically c harges the batter y pack (the batter y indica tor light fl ashes i[...]

27 nN Getting Started ! Charge the b atter y pack as describe d in this manu al from your first batter y charge. ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , bo th the bat tery an d power in dicator lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batt ery pack co ntinues to ch arg[...]

28 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if you remove the ba tter y pack while you r computer is on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the bat ter y pack while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he batt[...]

29 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 ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts wa[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er 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 31) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 33 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 34) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 36) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pa[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K e yboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard function s can be used onl y after the operat ing system fin ished launc hing. Combinat ions/Feature F[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the sy stem and the connected per ipheral de vices are wr itten to the hard disk dr ive and the system power is tur ned off . T o return the system to its original state, use the po wer but[...]

33 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 di sable/e nable the touch pad t o suit yo ur prefer ence f or usin g the mouse. See Setting Up Y our Compu ter with V AIO Cont rol Cent er (page 98) to launc h V AIO Control Cen ter . Onc e[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . The AV MODE , Play/P ause, Sto p, Previou s track, and Ne xt track butto ns support Instant Mode. To activate Ins tant Mode , the com puter must be off or in Hibernate mode. See th[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer VO L - / VO L + butto ns (V olume down and V olume up) Decrease (-) and increase (+) the vol ume. * On mode ls with the Blu-ray Disc drive only . Use the WinDVD BD so ftwar e for playb ack. Special-func tion butt on Functions[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equipped with a bui lt-in MOTION E YE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTIO N EYE ca mera adds v ideo func tionalit y to inst ant messagi ng software a nd video editing softwa re. Turn ing on the compute r acti vates the built-in MOTIO N EYE camera, so the computer is re[...]

37 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 ur n on t he compute r . 2 Press th e drive eject button (1) to open the drive. The t ra y slides out . 3 Place a disc in th e middle of the tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward and ge ntly push i t until[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not remov e the optical di sc when your com puter is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doin g so may cause the comput er to malf unction. ✍ 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 [...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your comp uter plays and records CDs, DVDs , and Blu-ra y Disc media, de pending on the model you purc hased. Check your specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l. Use the tab le below to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l disc d rive supp[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD- ROM D VD-R/ RW DV D+R/ RW D VD+R DL DVD - R DL DV D - RAM BD-R *9 / RE *10 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 –[...]

41 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 disc pr oduct w hich mat es DVD r ecorded material on on e side wi th digi tal audi o materi al on the othe r side. Be awa re that t he audio side ( non[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinstall ed on your compu ter , to write data to a di sc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y result. ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc read able on the optical dis c drive, you need to close the se[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying discs To ac hieve optim um performa nce when p laying dis cs, you sh ould follow th ese recom mendations. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computers' optical dis c dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-RW disc medi a. ❑ Some D VD pl a yers and com puters' opti[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc int o the optical disc dr iv e. 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optical disc dr ive . 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the de sired D VD soft ware to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use the software, see the hel p file on y[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing B lu-ra y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback func tion is avail able on selecte d models only . See the onlin e specificat ions to find out the ty pe of your opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and Wr iting Optical Discs (page 39) to find ou t about th e suppo rted di sc media. To play a Blu-ray Dis[...]

47 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 tran sferring d ata among digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, a nd othe r audio/video devices. T he form er can accom modate either an Expres sCard/34 (34mm wide) or Expre[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! 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 shut d own your computer bef ore inserting o r removing the Express Card module. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Careful ly slide th e E[...]

49 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 Exp ressCard module when you r computer is off, skip st eps 1 to 7. 1 Dou[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portab le, and v ersatile IC record ing media e specially desig ned for ex changing and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mobile phon es and o ther devic es. Becau se it i s removab le, it can be used for ex [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media 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 Duo -size [...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memor y Sti ck media into the slot unti l it clicks into pl ace. The Mem or y Stick [...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y default setting an d is ready for use. 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 media [...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , o[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Mem ory Stick slot and Exp ressCard sl ot, your compute r is equippe d with an SD memory card slot . You can use thi s slot to tr ansfer data among dig ital camer as, camc orders, m usic play ers, and othe r audio/vi deo devic es. Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD me[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem or y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into the s lot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into the s lot. ✍ If th[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Acce ss indi cator ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its d ata may become dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Press th e e xtend ed par t of the memor y car d, causing it to extend out[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line w ith a telephon e cable (no t suppli ed). Once you have set up y our telephon e cable con nection, you are ready to connect to the Inter net. To connect [...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Connect to th e Internet under Netw ork and Internet . The Connect to th e Internet window appears. 3 Click Dial-up . 4 F oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions.[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can connect to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n. So there i s[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The IEEE 802.11b /g stan dard is a wir eless LA N standa rd, using the 2.4 GHz ban dwidth. The IEEE 802. 11g stan dard provides high-sp eed communi cations, f aster th an the I EEE 802 .11b stand ard. The IEE E 802.11a st andard is a wi reless LA N standar d, using t he 5 GHz bandwi dth, and pr ovides h igh-speed co[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is c reated only by the wi reless de vices them selves , with no ot her centra l contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with othe r devices in the ne twork. Yo u can set up an ad-hoc netwo r[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou canno t sele ct the 5 GHz ba ndwidth, whic h is use d for th e IEEE 802.11 a stan dard, o n ad-h oc netw orks. The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandw idth, i s not avail able on ad -hoc networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELE[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infr astructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The ac cess point br idges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts [...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. 3 Double-click ( / ) on the taskbar to display the Wir eless Device Swit [...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WIRELE SS or WIRELES S LAN switch. ! T urning o ff the wireless LAN fu nctionalit y while accessi ng remote doc uments, files, or resources may result in data loss.[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nctionality is avail able on sele cted mode ls only. Se e the on line speci fications to see whet her your m odel suppor ts the Blue tooth function ality. You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s ano[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , locate d betwe en de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w alls ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves an d cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre quen[...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wirele ss LAN de vice s wo rk, is us ed b y v ar io us de vices . Blueto oth 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 the Blu etooth funct ionality and wir eless com mun[...]

71 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.[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth devi ce, you nee d first to set up the Bluet ooth functiona lity. For s etting up an d using the Blu etooth func tionality , search for Bluetooth informa tion using Windows Help and Support . To ope n Windows Help and Support , c[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over th e Internet using instant mess aging software. For details on using th e Bluetooth he adset, se e the manua l that cam e with you r Bluetooth headset. To connect t he headse t with you r computer[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Click St art , Cont rol P a nel , Hard ware and Sound , and Bluetooth De vices . The Bluetooth De vices window appears. 2 Select the heads et icon an d select Disconnect . 3 Click OK .[...]

75 nN Using P eripheral Devices Using P er ipher 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 (page 76) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 77) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (pag e 82) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 84) ❑ Conn[...]

76 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3). 3 T ur n down the v olum e o[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur comp uter. For exa mple, you can use the compu ter with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of your ext ernal display af ter connectin g all other cab les. Connecting a Computer Disp la y You[...]

78 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia com puter displ ay that in cludes built-in s peakers an d a micr ophone to your compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multime dia comp uter display (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug the display cabl[...]

79 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV to yo ur compu ter. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your TV int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug one end of an S Vid eo cable (not supplied ) into the S VIDEO OUT por t on the com puter an d the other end to the TV . 3 Plug on e end of an a udio cable (not suppl[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral Devices ✍ See the manu al that came with your peripheral for more informatio n on instal lation and use. Y ou can conn ect the HDMI out to an AV amplifi er and au dio will be h eard thr ough the AV amplifi er and then a nother HDMI cabl e ca n be conn ected from the A V amplifi er to the TV for th e displa y . If th e disp[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Projector You ca n connect a p rojector (for example, the Sony LCD projecto r) to your c omputer. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB signal cable (2) (not supp lied) into the monito r (V GA ) por t (3 ) a on the compu ter . 3 Plug [...]

82 nN Using P eripheral Devices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. The proc edure for s electin g a display depends o n the vide o controlle r used in th e computer. S ee the onl ine spec ifications for detaile d[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral Devices To select a display Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Ad ditional Options . 3 Click NVIDIA Control P anel . 4 Select the displ ay setup opti on under Display . 5 F ollow th e on-screen instr uctions to change th e settings. ✍ Y ou may not be able t o display the sa[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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 an external d isplay co nnecte d to the mon itor (VGA) po rt, your c omputer sc reen and the external display c an function as a s ingle d[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral Devices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! T o find out which vi deo contr oller you r model incl udes, see the online sp ecificat ions. Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Adjust screen resolutio n under Appear ance and Personalizatio n . The Display Settings window ap[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to us e a soun d input devi ce (for e xample, to c hat over the Intern et), you nee d to plug in an exter nal micr ophone (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micropho[...]

87 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the comput er into a bag or car ry ing case when it ha s USB [...]

88 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Drive You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready for [...]

89 nN Using P eripheral Devices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk dr iv 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 a pow er savi ng mode ( Sleep or Hi bernate) ma y cause the comp uter to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o disc[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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) of [...]

91 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equipped with an i .LINK por t, which you ca n use to connect to an i.LI NK device, such as a digital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on y our computer d oes not supp ly power to externa l de vi ces gene r all y powere[...]

92 nN Using P eripheral Devices 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 , [...]

93 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect your computer to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BASE-T-t ype networks with an Ethernet networ k cable. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cable (no t suppli ed) to the netw ork (Ethern et) port on t he compute r and the othe r end to you r network. Fo r detaile d settings a nd devices need[...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO 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, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 95) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer w[...]

95 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 th[...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t Secur ity to di spla y the Sec[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th[...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation an d to spec ify prefer ences for sy stem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center wind ow appear[...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P o wer Sa ving Modes When y ou use a b attery pack as the power source fo r your co mputer, you can take advantage of the power m anagem ent setting s to conserve bat tery life. In addition t o the normal operating mo de, which allow s you to turn off specific dev ices, you r compute r has two dist[...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and pl aces the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r consumpt ion mode. The um ber power ligh t flashes du ring this mode . ! If you do not intend to use your computer for a long per iod of t ime while i t is discon nected fr om AC power ,[...]

101 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 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the t askbar and select Po wer Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he curren[...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state of th e system is saved on t he hard dis k drive and po wer is tur ned off. Even when the batt ery runs down, no data will be los t. The power indica tor light is off in thi s mode. ✍ If you do no t intend to use yo ur computer for a long period of time, [...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Normal mod e Press t he power b utton. The c omputer ret urns to its nor mal sta te. ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, you r computer will turn off automat ically . ✍ It takes mo re time to return to Norma l mode from Hibern ate mode than f rom Sleep mode.[...]

104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Manageme nt Power managemen t helps you set up power schemes f or running on AC o r battery power to suit you r requir ements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers. W ith this s oftware applic [...]

105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer 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 shoul d contac t y our d ealer to in stall a new mem ory[...]

106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and proc edures in the followi ng pages . Notes on adding/remo ving memor y modules[...]

107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or ob jects 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 an[...]

108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down. 4 Unscr e w the sc re w (indi cated by the arr ow below) on the bottom of[...]

109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 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). 7 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckagin[...]

110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 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 roject ion i[...]

111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center wind ow appears. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System Inf ormati on f older . Y ou can v iew the amount of sy[...]

112 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. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 113) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce ( page 114) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 115) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 117) ❑[...]

113 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when 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 con[...]

114 nN Precau tions On 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 purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor . Thi s device helps pr e v ent d amage to y[...]

115 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ 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, sco uring pow der , or s olv ent s uch as alcoho l or ben zine, as these m a y dama ge the fini sh of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid objec t [...]

116 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moistur e may condense inside the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least one h our befor[...]

117 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov e r of the b uil t-in MO T ION EYE ca mera, as it may cause scratches on the cover and such s cratches will appear on the captu red images. ❑ Do not let the direct s unlight get in to the scop e of the built-in MO TION EYE camera regar dless of y[...]

118 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K e ep floppy disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from dir ect sunligh t and ot her sources of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any liquid. Do not let the m get wet. When you are not us[...]

119 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e 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 hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not[...]

120 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a c old environment . This is due to decreas ed batter y effi ciency at low temperature s . ❑ Charge b atter y packs at temper[...]

121 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the batter y pack, the batte r y power is stil l low , the batte r y pack ma y be r eaching the e nd of its l if e and shou ld be re placed. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to dis charge the batter y pack before recharging . ❑ If you hav e not u sed the batter y pa ck f o r a consid erab le amo unt of time,[...]

122 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing [...]

123 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho c k to the Memor y Stick m edia. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify Me[...]

124 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk 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[...]

125 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your com puter usin g the follow ing softwar e applicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently. To co nfirm that the y have b een insta lled on the c omputer, follow these s teps for ea ch softwar e appli cation: ❑ Windows Updat[...]

126 nN T r ouble shooting 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 solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at the following URLs: http: //esu ppor t.s ony . com/EN/V AIO / for cust ome[...]

127 nN T r ouble shooting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 168 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 16 9) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 1 72) ❑ P erip heral s (page 173)[...]

128 nN T r ouble shooting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applic[...]

129 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral [...]

130 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y computer 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 ys to close the ap plicatio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tur n[...]

131 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s change d before the c omputer complete ly enters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to [...]

132 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying o f incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This is sue cou ld be due to the bat tery pack not be ing inst alled prope rly . T o re solve this issue, turn off your compute r and remove the batte ry p[...]

133 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y game softw are does not w ork or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates 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 perf[...]

134 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The VAIO O riginal Scre en Saver di sables the timer setti ng, which y ou can sel ect using th e Windows p ower opti ons, for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Scree[...]

135 nN T r ouble shooting 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 comp uter. The be st way to pr otect 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 l[...]

136 nN T r ouble shooting How do I k eep my antivirus software updated? You ca n keep the Symantec-Norton Application software progr am current wi th the late st updates fr om Symante c Corporati on. To downloa d and install the latest security upda te For Nort on Internet Securi ty 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Norton , and Nor ton. 2 Click Run[...]

137 nN T r ouble shooting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 26) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if the batt ery pack i s install ed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k ? ❑ When the ba[...]

138 nN T r ouble shooting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pack is warm? No, it is normal for th e battery pa ck to be w arm when it is p owering your computer. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omputer ca n enter Hi bernate mode while using battery power, but so me sof tware program s and [...]

139 nN T r ouble shooting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w show no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TI ON EYE c amera cannot be shared by more t han one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camer a. [...]

140 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y does movie pla ybac k show dropped fr ames when m y computer is r unning on th e battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r. Connect y our compute r to an AC power sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the b uilt-i n MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem oc curs when you use t he camera un der fluo[...]

141 nN T r ouble shooting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON EY E came r a? ❑ The built- in MO TI ON EYE c amera cannot be shared by more t han one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, ex it th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camer a. ❑ If the pr ob lem per sists, you mus[...]

142 nN T r ouble shooting Inter net What should I do if m y modem does not wo r k? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your compute r and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure that t he tele[...]

143 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omputer is equipped with a V.9 2/ V.90 compatib le modem. Many fact ors may in fluence m odem con nection spee d, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems. If you think your modem is not connecting proper[...]

144 nN T r ouble shooting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your computer awa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LA[...]

145 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came wi th your access p oint for more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access poi nt are conne cted to one another . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y fro m obstr uctions or closer to any access [...]

146 nN T r ouble shooting How do I a void dat a transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss poin t, data transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and cord less tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter closer to the acces s point. ❑ Make sure [...]

147 nN T r ouble shooting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco ver my computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bl uetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth funct ionality when your co mputer is in [...]

148 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to my comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ T o a llow other Blueto oth de vices to communicat e with your compute r , click Start , Control P anel , Har dware and Sound , Bluetooth Devi ces , and the Options tab and sel ect the All[...]

149 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the o bstacles a nd/or the distance between the two de vices, on t he radio wav e quality , and on the operating sy stem or the software in use. Move your computer and Bluetooth de vices c loser to eac h other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fr equenc[...]

150 nN T r ouble shooting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on ai r planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your com puter tran smits a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz. S ensitive location s, suc h as h ospitals a nd airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interferenc e. Check with faci lity staff to see [...]

151 nN T r ouble shooting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is t rying to read may be di rty or dam aged. Follo w these steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow ne xt to th e Shut do wn b utton and Rest art to restar t the computer . 2 Remove the disc from[...]

152 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc properly on m y comput er? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) i s installe d accordi ng to the ma nuf acture r's instr uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or dam aged, your [...]

153 nN T r ouble shooting 5 Double-click the op tical disc d rive device to open a list of t he optica l disc dr ives of your computer. 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driv er tab, and clicking Driv er Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesive label is not aff[...]

154 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to select ed models onl y . Se e the online specificat ions to find out the type of your opti cal disc drive , and then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 9) to find ou t about th e supported di sc media. You may not be abl [...]

155 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y can't I write data t o Blu-ra y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to select ed models onl y . Se e the online specificat ions to find out the type of your opti cal disc drive , and then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 9) to find ou t about th e supported di sc media. ❑ Make sure your opt[...]

156 nN T r ouble shooting Displ ay Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter screen may go b lank i f the comp uter loses pow er or enters a power saving mode (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Slee p mode, press any ke y to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 99) for[...]

157 nN T r ouble shooting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? Your TV screen may not show t he whole sc reen image of a video if the scree n resolutio n is set lar ger than 1 024 x 768. A djust the sc reen resol ution to 1024 x 768 or smaller. To ch ange the s creen resol ution, foll ow these ste ps: 1 Right-cli ck the desktop an[...]

158 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selected f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disconn ected, you cannot displ a y a video on your computer sc reen. Stop vi deo playback, change the display output to t he compute r screen, and t hen resta r t video p la yback[...]

159 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brightne ss setting , adjuste d with the Fn + F5 / F6 keys , is temp orary and may be res tored to the o riginal s etting when your computer r eturns to Norma l mode fr om Sleep or Hibernat e mode. To s ave your p reference for the brightne ss, foll ow[...]

160 nN T r ouble shooting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce propert ies for more color options . The Appearance Sett[...]

161 nN T r ouble shooting 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 connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ 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 inst all[...]

162 nN T r ouble shooting Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occu rs when the m icrophone receives the [...]

163 nN T r ouble shooting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not recogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e con nec ted. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connec ted. ❑ If [...]

164 nN T r ouble shooting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not w ork? ❑ 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[...]

165 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I do not hear microphone sound fro m my HDMI-compatib le TV? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to model s with the NVIDIA video con troller only. Your c omputer is not capa ble of outputti ng audio si gnals from the microphone j ack direct ly through the HDMI port. Save the audio d ata first to a n audio[...]

166 nN T r ouble shooting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the touc h pad witho ut connectin g a mouse to your c omputer . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to[...]

167 nN T r ouble shooting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packag ing box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co [...]

168 nN T r ouble shooting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remo v e Hardw are icon app ear on the taskbar when the driv e 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 th[...]

169 nN T r ouble shooting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconne cted or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securel y plugged into the port on your computer or camcor der. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (page[...]

170 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected t o the HDMI po r t? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to model s with the NVIDIA video con troller only. ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDM I por t, you need to change the device for sound output if you want to hear sound fro[...]

171 nN T r ouble shooting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an HDMI-compati ble de vice? ! This Q & A ent ry appl ies to model s with the NVIDIA video con troller only. To outp ut the Dolby Dig ital or DTS sound from a disc throu gh an HDMI-c ompatible device c onnected to your compu ter, follo w these s teps: 1 Click St a[...]

172 nN T r ouble shooting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Stic[...]

173 nN T r ouble shooting 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 example, if you are us ing a digita l camera, che ck if the batter y is charged . If you are using a pr inter , check if the power cable is c onnected pr oper ly t[...]

174 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 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[...]

175 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update automati cally noti fies you wh en critic al software a nd security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notic e to ope n the VA IO Suppor t Web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

176 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 comp uter [...]

177 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 er u: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: 800-26 1[...]

178 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://es uppor t.sony .com/E N/V AIO / [...]

179 nN Support Options America Online ® s ervice (D ial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .a ol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://he lp . aol.com/help AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ applicatio n Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust[...]

180 nN Support Options Click to Disc ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to Disc softwa re allow s you to auto matically burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captu ring video c ontents stra ight from a DV device or by impor ting video from stored files — and you can als o edit the video.[...]

181 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software inc luded with t his computer s ystem is intended f or evaluation purposes only . T he sof tware ha s been insta lled and you mu st activat e the software before you can use it. Product act ivation pr ocedures wil l be detailed d urin[...]

182 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .n apster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http ://www .symantec. com/tech supp Norton 360 ™ All-in-One Securi ty Symante c Corporation [...]

183 nN Support Options Quic kBoo ks ® Free Starter Edition Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .i ntuit.com/s uppor t/ Quicken 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .i ntuit.com/s uppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Creator ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust [...]

184 nN Support Options SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. SmartW i Connection Uti lity allows y ou to easily swi tch between the various wirele ss compon ents (Wire less LAN, Wirel ess WAN, and Bluetooth ™ techno logy connec tivity) t hat came wi th your co mputer. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Inform[...]

185 nN Support Options VAIO ® Control Center Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Co ntrol Center pr ovides a c entralize d location t hat gather s resources to confi gure your VAIO comp uter and view your com puter's conf iguratio n and speci fications. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 17 8) . VAIO ® Ed it C[...]

186 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VAIO comp uters as " media serv ers," w hich sto re your multime dia files and [...]

187 nN Support Options VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or chang e the sound/disp lay settings with the buttons on the launc her window. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 17 8) . VAIO ® Update 3 Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Up[...]

188 nN Support Options WinDVD ® software for VAIO ® co mpu ters InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .i nter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp T el ephone 1-800-7 72-6735 Xdrive ® Service Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .xdri v e.com/supp or t Zoom Utility S[...]

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190 nN Support Options The E xpressCard word mark and log os are own ed by the P CMCIA and any use of such marks by S ony Corpor ation is under licens e. MultiM ediaCard is a tradem ark of Mu ltiMedia Card Assoc iation. All ot her names of systems, p roducts an d services are tradema rks of their respective o wners. In the manual , the ™ or ® ma[...]

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