Sony VAIO VGN-P500 manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Sony VAIO VGN-P500 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Sony VAIO VGN-P500, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Sony VAIO VGN-P500 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Sony VAIO VGN-P500
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Sony VAIO VGN-P500
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Sony VAIO VGN-P500
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Sony VAIO VGN-P500 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Sony VAIO VGN-P500 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Sony en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Sony VAIO VGN-P500, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Sony VAIO VGN-P500, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Sony VAIO VGN-P500. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-P500 Se ries[...]

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

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    3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices .................... ............. .................... ................... ............. .................. .............. .................... ........ 61 Using the Noise Cance ling Headphon es ... .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. .... ................ .......[...]

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    4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ............. ................... .................... ............ .................... .......................... ............. ......10 4 Handling the LCD Scre en ............. ............. .................... ............. ................... ................... ....... ...... ...........[...]

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    5 nN Speakers . ............. ................... ............. ................... .................... ............ .................... .. ........... ................... ............. 149 Pointing Device .... ................... ............. ................... ............. ................... .................... ..... ........ .............[...]

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    6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purchas e of this Sony VA IO ® computer, and welcom e to the on -screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e technol ogy in au dio, video, compu ting, and c ommun ications to provide state-of -the-art p ersonal computi ng experi ence. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual [...]

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    7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion in cludes printed i nformation a nd use r guides to read on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — Contai ns an over view of compo nents co nnection, set-up i nformatio n, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines and ow ner inf or mati on. ❑ [...]

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    8 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this ma nual) — Ex plains f eatures o f your compute r . It al so incl udes infor mation o n solving c ommon problems. ✍ T o go to web sites de scribed in th is manual by clicking their respect ive URLs be ginning wi th http:/ /, your comp uter must be con nected to the Intern et. ❑ [...]

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    9 nN Befo re Use ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Utilit y Help (Selected models o nly) — Pr ovides informa tion about settin g up Blue tooth ®* , wireless LAN, GPS * , and wirel ess W AN * functions. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start , All Programs , and SmartWi Connection Utility . 2 Click SmartWi C onnection Utility He lp . * Availa bl[...]

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    10 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and pro vides a singl e location for general informati on and techni cal assi stance for your VAIO computer . Choose fr om the fol lowing c ategorie s to find t he answer s you ne ed. To ac cess Help and Su pport , cl ick Start and Help and Support . ❑ Get star te d with my V [...]

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    11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be usi ng your co mputer as a portab le devic e in a v ariety o f enviro nments. W henever pos sible, you shou ld attempt to take account o f the fol lowing er gonomic consid erations fo r both st ationary an d portabl e envir onments: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the compu ter direc[...]

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    12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper posit ion. Adj ust the brigh tness lev el of the disp l ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a loca tion where w[...]

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    13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to get started using y our VAIO c omputer. ! 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 onl y the supplied acc essories connected and set up[...]

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    14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identi fy the co ntrols and ports shown on the f ollowing pages. F ront A WIREL ESS s witch (page 52) B WIREL ESS indi cato r (pag e 19) C SD memor y card slot (page 45 ) D Media Acc ess indi cator (pag e 19) E Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 40) F Built-in MO T ION EYE camer a indi[...]

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    15 nN Getting Started A Built-in spea kers (stereo) B P ointing s tick (page 32) C Left button (pag e 32) D Center button (page 32) E Right b utton (page 32 ) F Window arrange ment button (S2 button) (page 34) G XMB (Xross Media Bar) button (S1 button) (pag e 34) H Num lock indicator (p age 19) I Caps loc k indicator (page 19) J Scroll loc k indica[...]

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    16 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y c onnector (page 21)[...]

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    17 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0 ) por t * (page 78 ) B I/O por t (page 69) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- s peeds.[...]

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    18 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (page 20 ) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0 ) por t * (page 78 ) C Headp hones jack (p age 62) , (page 72) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- s peeds.[...]

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    19 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equip ped with th e follow ing indi cator ligh ts: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the com puter is on, blinks slo wly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when the c omputer is off or in Hibernate mode. Charge Illuminates while the[...]

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    20 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC adapter o r a rechar geable ba ttery pack for sup plying power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use only the su pplied AC ad apter for your compu ter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1 ) into the AC adap ter (3). 2 Plug the other end [...]

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    21 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplie d with you r compu ter is n ot fully cha rged a t the time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LC D screen lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LO CK s witch (1) i nwar d.[...]

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    22 nN Getting Started 3 Fit the batt er y pack into the batter y c ompar tm ent. The bat ter y pack should be lev el with the bottom of the comp uter . 4 Slide t he batter y pack toward the fro nt of the c omputer u ntil it cli ck s in to place. 5 Slide t he batter y LO CK switch outward to secure the batter y pack on the comp uter . ✍ When you r[...]

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    23 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplie d with you r compu ter is n ot fully cha rged a t the time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pa ck. 2 Connect t he compute r to a power so urce wit h the AC adapter . The ch arge ind icator lig ht tur ns on while the b atter y pack is cha rgi[...]

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    24 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your co mputer while it is directly conn ected to AC powe r . The batt ery pack co ntinues t o charge while y o u are usin g the comput er . If the batt er y charge level falls belo w 10%, you sh ould eith er connect the AC adapter to recha rge the bat tery pack or shut do wn your compu ter and i[...]

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    25 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Charge Functions You ca n cust omize the current bat tery cha rging me thod usin g the Battery Charge Functi ons : the batt ery care fu nction an d the qu ick charg e function . The batter y care func tion ma kes the li fe of batt ery longer , and the quic k charge fun ction allows you to char ge your batter[...]

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    26 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Lif e Conser ving W allpaper You ca n conser ve your b attery l ife just b y settin g the spec ific wal lpaper a s your desktop bac kground . To set t he batter y life con serving wallpape r 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click Displa y and then Long Battery Life W a llpaper S[...]

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    27 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the batte ry pack whi le your c omputer is on an d not connec ted to the A C adapter or if you remove the batt er y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LC D screen lid. 2 Slide t he b[...]

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    28 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsav ed data, be sure to shut do wn your computer properly , as desc ribed be low. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off a ny periphe rals conn ected to th e computer. 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and t hen Shut Down . 3 Respo nd to any prompts[...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the most out o f using your VAIO co mputer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 30) ❑ Using the P ointing Device (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 34) ❑ Using the Instant Mode (page 35) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 3[...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very s imilar to a desktop compu ter keyb oard, but has addi tional ke ys that p erform m odel-spec ific tasks . Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed only afte r the operatin g system is finished l aunchin g. Combinat ions/Fea[...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F12) : hiber nate Provides the low est level of po wer consum pti on. When you ex ecut e this command, the states of the system and the connected peripheral de vices are sav ed to the b uilt-in storage de vice and the system power is tur ned off. T o retu rn the system to its original state, use the po wer s w[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ointing De vice The k eyboard co ntains a cursor-poi nting dev ice, the p ointing st ick (1). Y ou can poi nt to, selec t, drag, a nd scroll objects on the sc reen using the pointi ng stick i n combin ation with the buttons located b elow th e space bar . The po inter (2 ) moves i n the direc tion that y[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The poi nter may move on i ts own in rare occas ions, whi ch does not i ndicate a malfunctio n. Leave the po inting sti ck untouche d fo r a while. Th e pointer will beh ave normally . The tip on t he pointi ng stick is a co nsumable . Y ou can replace it with one of th e supplied sp are caps when nec essar y . [...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equip ped with s pecial b uttons to h elp you u se spec ific functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions XMB (Xross Media Bar) b utton (S1 button) While the computer is off or in Hibernate m ode, the XMB button star ts the Instant Mo de . See Usi [...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Instant Mode The Inst ant M ode enables you immedi ately to play musi c and videos or access the Inter net without lau nching the Wi ndows operati ng sys tem. For de tailed in formation on ope rating i nstruct ions, se e the suppl ied pri nted docu ment, Instant Mode . Star ting the Instant Mode To start t[...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Sharing Bookmarks between t he Inst ant Mode an d the In ter net Explor er You ca n export/im port you r Favorites file s of the Internet Explorer on Windows to/from bookm ark files of the bro wser softwar e used in conjuncti on with the Inst ant Mode . To share b ookmarks 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equip ped with a built-i n MOTION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTIO N EYE camera adds video f unctional ity to in stant m essaging s oftware a nd video editing s oftware an d enables you to c apture s till ima ges and m ovies with t he prein stalled ima ge capt u[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Still Images To capt ure a st ill imag e 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main wi ndow . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfinder. 4 Click the Capture b utton below the dis pla yed i[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon i n the main window . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfinder. 4 Click the Record Video button below the display ed ima ge to s[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k The Me mory Sti ck is a c ompact, po rtable, an d versa tile IC recording media especia lly des igned for exchang ing and sharin g digital data with compatibl e produc ts, such a s digital c ameras, mobile ph ones, and other dev ices. Bec ause it is removab le, it can be used fo r external d[...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k ! Y our computer is supplie d with a slot pr otector in the Memor y Stick slot. Remove the sl ot protect or before you use the slot. To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emor y Stick slot. 2 Push th e Memor y S tick slot protec tor so that th e protec tor pops out. 3 Gently take hold[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Memor y Stick wit h the arrow pointin g in the correct dire ction as you in sert it int o the slot. T o avoid dama ging your compu ter o r the media, do not force the Memo ry S tick into the slot if you canno t insert it smoo thly . Do not in sert more than on e Memor y Stick in to the slot. I[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has be en for matted in th e fact ory defau lt settin g and is re ady for u se. If you wa nt to reform at the medi a with you r computer, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is designe d to format the medi a and suppor ts the Memor y Stic k when format[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Memor y Stic k while the Med ia Access in dicator light is lit . If you do, yo u may lose dat a. Large vo lumes of da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the indi cator is unli t before removing the Memor y Stick. Insert the Memo ry S tick slot prot ector to block an[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is equip ped with an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can use thi s slot t o transfe r data amo ng dig ital cam eras, camco rders, mus ic player s, and ot her audi o/video dev ices. Bef ore Y ou Use the SD Memor y Card The SD memory card slot on you r compu ter supp orts the f ollo[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an SD Memory Card ! Y our com puter i s supp lied with a slot prote ctor in the SD memor y card slot . Remove the s lot protecto r before you u se the slot. To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y car d slot. 2 Push th e SD memor y card s lot protec tor so that th e protec tor pops out. 3 Gen[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If the SD mem ory card does not go i nto the slo t easily, remove it gently an d verify you are in serti ng it i n th e proper direct io n.[...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while the Medi a Access indi cator light is lit. If you d o, the card or it s data may be come damag ed. Insert the SD memor y card sl ot protector t o block any particle s from enterin g the slot when not using t he SD memor y card. Before moving you r[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Before using th e Internet, you need to sign up with an Int ernet Ser vice P rovider (ISP) and set up dev ices requ ired for connec ting your com puter to t he Interne t. The fol lowing ty pes of Internet connecti on servic es may be avail able from your ISP: ❑ Fiber to the Home (FTTH) ❑ Digi[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Network (LAN) You need the di splay/L AN adapter (s upplied wi th selected model s only) to co nnect your computer to 1000B ASE-T /100BAS E- TX/10 BASE-T typ e networks with an Eth ernet netwo rk cable. Connect on e end of a n etwork c able (not s upplied) to the netwo rk (Etherne t) port o n the disp lay/[...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do not pl ug a telep hone cable into the netw ork (Ethe rnet) port o n the displa y/LAN adap ter . If the netw ork (Ethern et) port is con nected t o one of the tel ephone li nes mentio ned below, high elect ric current to the port ma y cause damage, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (intercom speak erphone) or bus in[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using t he Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all y our digital devices with the built- in WLA N function communi cate free ly with each other through a network. A WLAN is a net work in which a use r can connec t to a Local Ar ea Network (LAN) throu gh a wireless (radio) connec tion. This elimina t[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To use t he wirel ess LAN function To use th e wireless LAN functio n, you fir st need to set up the wireless LAN function . ❑ F or mod els with the wireles s W AN function Use the SmartWi Connec tion Utility to set u p the w ireless LAN function. Se e the SmartWi Connection Utility Help fo r more in f or mation .[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, using WL AN produ cts may be res tricted b y the lo cal regulat ions (e.g. l imited nu mber of c hannels). T herefore, before acti vating the WLAN fu nction, re ad the S afety Informa tion carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.11a * /b/g sta ndard or the I EEE 802.11 n * draft stand ard, which[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The commu nication speed va ries depend ing on t he distance between co mmunicat ion devi ces, exis tence of ob stacles b etween such dev ic es, the de vice confi guratio n, the radio condition s, and the sof tware in us e. In additi on, communi cation s may be cut off dependin g on the radio condit ions. The commu [...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Function The B luetooth fu nction is availa ble on se lecte d models onl y. Se e the onli ne speci fication s to find out whether your mo del suppor ts the Blue tooth fun ction. You c an establ ish wir eless co mmunicat ions between yo ur com puter and other B luetooth d evices such a s another c[...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on the following co nditions : ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess tele phones ❑ Radio fre quency [...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minim ize the interference from other devices th at use the s ame wa ve length. Simul taneous use of th e Bluetoo th function and wi reless c ommunicati[...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless techn ology has an authent ication f unction, wh ich all ows you to determin e with whom you choose t o commun icate. W ith the auth enticati on functio n, you ca n preven t any anon ymous B luetooth d evices from acces sing your compute r. The fi rst time two Bluetooth de[...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your comp uter to a B luetooth device suc h as ano ther com puter, a m obile phon e, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use of any cables. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To comm unica te with an other B luetooth[...]

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    61 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctional ity to yo ur VAIO c ompute r by using the va rious por ts on the c ompute r. ❑ Using the Noise Canceling Headphones (pag e 62) ❑ Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter (page 68) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 70) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age [...]

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    62 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Noise Canceling Headphones A pair of noise cancel ing headph ones m ay be su pplied wi th your com puter depending on the mod el yo u purcha sed. The no ise can celing h eadphones are equippe d with a bui lt-in m icrophone that ca tches am bient nois e and outp uts an antipha se so und to red uce the no is[...]

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    63 nN Using P eripheral De vices Bef ore Y ou Use the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ Y ou can enable the noise canceling function only when the su pplied no ise can celing h eadphon es are con nected to t he headphon es jack that sup por ts th is funct ion. ❑ The noi se cancel ing funct ion does not work on sound output w ith the following device[...]

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    64 nN Using P eripheral De vices ❑ The noi se cance ling functio n is to redu ce low-freq uency noi se in the am bient environ ment but not high-f requenc y noise. Nor is it to implem ent a 100% no ise-free a udio environme nt. ❑ When the noise canceling function does not seem to be work ing, unpl ug the sup plied noi se canc eling he adphone s[...]

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    65 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the Noise Canceling Headphones To connect t he noise canceli ng head phones 1 Plug the headph ones cable in to the head phones ja ck i . The icon app ears on the taskba r to indic ate that the noise canceling function is enabled and a balloo n messag e pops up from the ico n. ✍ When th e icon is on the [...]

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    66 nN Using P eripheral De vices Adjusting the Eff ect of the Noise Canceling Function The no ise can celing h eadphones supplie d with you r comput er is conf igure d to yiel d the optim um effect by defa ult. If you feel th at the noise c anceling function is not fully in effec t, you may be abl e to adjust the effect with the Noise Ca nceling Co[...]

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    67 nN Using P eripheral De vices What to do if the icon and the balloon do not appear When th e noise c ancelin g functio n icon ( / ) is no t on the tas kbar and the balloon message does n ot pop up fr om the ico n, change the noise canc eling fun ction se ttings. To display t he ball oon me ssage and the icon 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . [...]

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    68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Displa y/LAN Adapter Conne cting a d isplay/ LAN ada pter (supp lied with selecte d model s only) e xpands c onnectiv ity to y our compute r. Locating P or ts on the Displa y/LA N Adapter A Monitor por t (pag e 73) B Ne twor k (E ther n et) p or t (page 50) C Socket f or attachin g to the AC adapter (pa[...]

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    69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting the Displa y/LAN adapter to Y our C ompute r To connect t he displ ay/LAN adapter to your com puter ! Do not mov e your comput er while the d isplay/LA N adapter is connecte d, as it may di sconnect t he display/LA N adapter and cause da mage to both units . 1 Slide o ut the I/O plug (1) i n the direct io[...]

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    70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Opt ical Disc Driv e To use op tical CDs and DVDs with your c omputer, you need t o connec t an external optical disc dri ve (not sup plied) to y our compute r. Connecting a n Optical Disc Driv e ! Be sure to connect an ext ernal optic al disc dri ve before you launch any preinstall ed disc ope ration [...]

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    71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnecting an Opt ical Disc Dr iv e You ca n disconne ct an opti cal di sc drive when you r computer is on o r off. Disc onnectin g the dri ve when th e compute r is in a power s aving mode (Sleep or Hibernate ) may caus e the com puter to m alfunction. To disconn ect an op tical disc dri ve ✍ T o dis connect a[...]

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    72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n connec t externa l sound o utput devi ces (n ot suppli ed), such as sp eakers or he adphone s, to you r comput er. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) (not su pplied) into the he adphon es jack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the spe aker cabl e to t he [...]

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    73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an exter nal dis play (no t suppli ed) to yo ur computer . For e xample, you can u se the co mputer wi th a compu ter displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external dis play after conne cting all other cable s. Connecting a Computer Disp la [...]

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    74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a projecto r (for ex ample, the Sony LCD p rojector) to your comp uter. You nee d a displ ay/LAN ad apter (sup plied) to c onnect a p rojector (fo r example, the Son y LCD projecto r) to yo ur computer . To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f your projector[...]

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    75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select whi ch display to use as the prim ary moni tor when an exter nal dis play (des ktop moni tor, etc.) is connecte d to your com puter. If yo u want to wor k on yo ur compu ter screen a nd the e xternal dis play at the same t ime, see U sing the Multiple Monitors Function (page 7[...]

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    76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monito rs functi on allows you to distribu te por tions of your desktop across s eparate displa ys. Fo r examp le, if y ou have an externa l display connecte d to the monitor p ort, your com puter sc reen an d the exter nal displ ay can fu nction as a single desk to[...]

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    77 nN Using P eripheral De vices To use t he Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p and sel ect P ersonalize . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . 3 F ollow th e on-screen instr uctions to chang e the setti ngs. ✍ Y ou can also chan ge one of the S button assi gnments t o activate the Multiple Mo nitors fun ction wit h the corresp[...]

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    78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prote ct your computer and/or USB devices from da mage, obse rve the f ollowing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter with USB devices connec ted, av oid exposing th e USB por ts to shock or im pact. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or carr ying case whe n it ha[...]

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    79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB floppy di sk drive an d conn ect it to you r comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y disk d rive cable (2) int o the USB p or t. Y our USB floppy disk drive (3) is now ready fo[...]

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    80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnect a USB flo ppy dis k drive when yo ur comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the dri ve when t he compu ter is in a pow er sa ving mod e (Sleep or Hiberna te) may cause the computer to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis c[...]

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    81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Window s-comp atible printer to your co mputer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB pr inter comp atible wi th your ver sion of Windows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) o[...]

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    82 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly descr ibes how to c hange the main setti ngs o f your VAIO compute r. Among other thi ngs, you will learn how to us e and cus tomize t he look of y our Sony s oftware an d utilities . ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 83) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer with [...]

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    83 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word In ad dition to t he Window s passwo rd, you can use BIOS functions to set two types of passwor ds to protec t your com puter: the p ower-on pas sword and th e hard di sk pass word. Once yo u have set the power- on password, yo u will be prompt ed to enter the pass word after the VAIO l[...]

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    84 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on pas sword is pro vided to p rotect your c omputer from unau thorized acc ess. There ar e two type s of the po wer-on pas swords: the machine passwor d and the us er passwo rd. The mac hine pass word is provided for use rs with admi nistrative r ights on the compu[...]

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    85 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (mac hine pa ssword) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Secur [...]

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    86 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machi ne password bef ore setting the user password. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times wh[...]

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    87 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo[...]

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    88 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. 3 Enter th e user pas s word and pres[...]

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    89 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk pa ssword provide s additio nal secur ity for the d ata sto red on yo ur buil t-in stora ge device. If you en able the ha rd disk password, th is adds an extra level o f secur ity. When ad ding the h ard disk p assword, y ou must set b oth the master and user pas[...]

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    90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et the power-on password, enter your power-on pa[...]

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    91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et[...]

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    92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the computer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et the power-on password, enter your power-on p[...]

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    93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P ass word The Wi ndows pass word com es in handy when y ou have t o share a singl e compu ter with othe r people. By s etting the Window s passwo rd, you can protect your user account fr om unautho rized a ccess. Entry of the Windo ws passwo rd will be prompt ed after you sele ct your us e[...]

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    94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndow s password 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Sa fety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Cu rrent password field, enter your curr ent password. 6 In the New pa[...]

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    95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to a ccess sy stem in formation and to specify pr eferenc es for sy stem behavi or. To use t he VAIO C ontrol Cen ter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Select the des ired contr ol[...]

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    96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the power managemen t settin gs to conserv e battery life. In add ition to the normal operating mo de, your computer has two distinc t power saving modes: S leep and Hiberna te. When using battery po wer, you should be awa re that th e computer wi ll [...]

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    97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD screen and places the stor age devic e(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r consu mption mo de. The oran ge powe r indicator l ight bli nks slow ly in this mode. ! If you do not int end to use your comp uter for a l ong peri od of time while it is discon nected f r[...]

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    98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer is not use d for a ce rtain pe riod of ti me, it wil l enter Sle ep mode. T o modify this, you c an chang e the S leep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the taskba r and se lect Po wer Opt ions . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he [...]

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    99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the syst em is sav ed on the b uilt-in storage dev ice and power is turned off. E ven when th e battery runs out o f power, no data wi ll be lost. Th e power i ndicator light is un lit in thi s mode. ✍ If you do no t intend to u se your compu ter for a[...]

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    100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Norma l mode Slide the power swi tch (in the directi on of G on th e switch). The c omputer ret urns to its normal s tate. ! If you sl ide ( in the di recti on of G on the switch) an d hold the po wer switch for more t han four secon ds, your compu ter will turn of f automatica lly . ✍ It tak[...]

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    101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P o wer with the V AIO P ow er Management Power management helps you s et up powe r plans for running on AC or battery powe r to suit y our requir ements fo r power cons umptio n. The VAIO Powe r Management is a s oftware app licatio n deve loped ex clusiv ely for VAIO comp uters. W ith this softwar[...]

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    102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer You ca n view per formance with the powe r plan th at was modified w ith the VAIO Power Management . To start th e VAIO Pow er Ma nagement Viewer 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Mana gement and V AIO P ower Mana gement Viewer .[...]

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    103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur computer is equ ipped with a built- in hard d isk driv e, then it h as the VAIO HDD Protection utility preinstal led for custom izing y our se ttings fo r prote cting your hard d isk driv e again st sh ock haz ards. You can select the sens itivity level of th e built- in sh[...]

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    104 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety guideli nes and pr ecautio ns to help you pro tect your V AIO comput er from potential damage. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (page 1 05) ❑ Usin g the P ow er Sou r ce (page 106) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 107) ❑ Handling the Built-in MO TION EYE C amera (p age 110) ❑ Ha ndli[...]

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    105 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD s creen. Be c areful when us ing your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the sur face of the LCD scre en or ex er t pre ssure on i t. This co uld caus e a malfun ction. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperat ure cond [...]

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    106 nN Precau tions Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline specifi cations to check the p ow er o peration of your mo del. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet wi th other p ow er-c onsuming equipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shredde r . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a p ower stri p with a su rge protec tor . This device hel ps prev ent dama ge to y[...]

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    107 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabinet an d the LCD panel with a soft cloth, wh ich is d ry or light ly moistene d with a mil d deterge nt solution. D o not use any ty pe of abrasive pad, scour ing p owder , or s olvent such as alcohol o r benzine, as thes e may damage the finish of your compute r . ❑ If you drop a sol[...]

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    108 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not pla ce elec tronic equi pment near your computer. The electromag netic fie ld of the e quipment m a y cause the compute r to malfu nctio n. ❑ Use your compu ter on a s olid, s table surface. ❑ W e adv ise not t o use your comp uter while you are s tanding o r walking a s it may cause the c omputer to slip out o f [...]

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    109 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not ex er t pres sure on the LCD screen o r its edges when openi ng the LCD s creen lid o r lifting your com puter . The LCD screen m a y be s ensitive to pr essure or added st ress, and ex er ting pressu re may damage the screen or cause it to malfu nction. ❑ T o open the comput er , grasp the LCD scre en lid on the ce[...]

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    110 nN Precau tions Handling the Bu ilt-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE camera , as it may cause scratches on the cover and such s cratches wi ll appear on the ca ptured i mages. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunli ght get int o the le ns of the built-i n MO TION EY E camera rega rdless of y[...]

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    111 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly and t ouch the i nter nal com ponents o f the fl opp y disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away fro m direct su nlight an d other s ources of h eat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any liquid. Do no t let the m get wet. Wh[...]

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    112 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur f ace of the disc. ❑ Finger prints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the disc by its edges and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc i s essen tial to it s con tinuous relia bility . Do not us e solvents (such as benzi ne, thinn[...]

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    113 nN Precau tions Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temperatu res above 140°F (60°C), s uch as in a car par ked in the s un or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y lif e is s hor ter in a col d environment. T his is due to decre ased batte ry efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs at tem peratu[...]

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    114 nN Precau tions ❑ If you are n ot using your com puter for a long pe riod of time, remove the batter y pack from the comp uter to p re vent damage to the batt er y pack. ❑ If you hav e not used the batter y pack f or a c onsiderable amount of time, the re maining b atter y life ma y becom e shor t. Howe ver , this is norma l and do es not i[...]

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    115 nN Precau tions Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphones while dr ivin g, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is i llegal in some area s. It can als o be potent ially da ngerous to p lay loud music whil e walking, es pecially at pedestr ian c rossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing dam[...]

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    116 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stic k ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y St ick connector with your fing er or metal lic objec ts. ❑ Use only the adhes ive label su pplied wi th the Memo r y Stick as a label. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or e xpose the Mem ory Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify the Memor y Stick. ❑ Do not let the Mem or[...]

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    117 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk ! The fo llowing p recautio ns apply to mod els with a built -in hard d isk dr ive. Se e the onl ine speci ficatio ns to fi nd out whe ther yo ur mo del is equ ipped wi th the har d disk dri ve. The ha rd disk dr ive has a high stor age dens ity and r eads or wr ites data in a short t ime. Ho wever, it ca[...]

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    118 nN Precau tions Handling the Displa y/LAN Adapter To hel p you ke ep the displ ay/LAN ada pter at ha nd, the dis play/LA N adapter is designe d to be attached to the AC adap ter. To attach th e display/LAN a dapter to the AC adapter 1 Fit the socket on the display/LAN ad apter onto the attach ment proj ection on the side of the AC adapter wi th[...]

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    119 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to instal l the lates t updates on your computer with the fo llowing s oftware a pplications so that t he comput er can r un more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and Windo ws Update and then f oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions. ❑ V AIO Update 4 Click St art , Al[...]

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    120 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descri bes how t o solve c ommon problem s you m ight enc ounter wh en usin g your VA IO com puter. Ma ny prob lems have s imple s olutions . Try thes e sugges tions bef ore visiti ng the So ny onlin e suppor t web site at the following URLs: http: //esu ppor t .sony .com/EN/V AIO/ for cus[...]

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    121 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ A udio/Video (page 15 4) ❑ Memory C ard (page 156) ❑ P erip heral s (page 158 )[...]

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    122 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is secur ely plugge d into a power s ource and tu rn ed on and t he power indica tor light i s lit. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is installed proper ly a nd charged. ❑ Discon nect all conne cted USB devices, if any . ❑ If your [...]

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    123 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral time s to clo se the app lication window . An appli cation error may hav e occu rred. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down b utton and Re start [...]

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    124 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops respondi ng whil e a software app licatio n is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e applica tion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot wor k, click St art , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Shut Down to tu[...]

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    125 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me unstab le if the o perating mode is changed be fore the c omput er complete ly enter s Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore yo ur comp uter to Normal mode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock button[...]

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    126 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a messa ge appears notify ing of eit her incompatibilit y or the improper installatio n of the ba ttery pack a nd my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pro b lem could be du e to the batter y pack not being instal led prope rly . T o resolve this pro b lem , tur n off your computer and rem ov[...]

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    127 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game if th ere are any pat ches or updates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest v ideo dri ver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphics memor y is shared w ith the syste m. The opti mal graphic [...]

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    128 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off after the automatic tu r n-off time has passed? The V AIO origi nal screen saver disable s the time r settin g, which y ou can s elect us ing the W indows po wer optio ns, for y our screen t o turn off. Selec t a screen saver o ther than the VAIO origina l screen s aver. What should I [...]

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    129 nN T r oublesho oting How do I redu ce the v olume of the reco v er y par titi on? Your b uilt-in stor age devi ce* contain s the recover y partitio n where d ata for the system reco very is sto red. If yo ur computer inclu des a built- in flash me mory s torage driv e, you mi ght want to reduce th e volume of the recov ery pa rtition by f ollo[...]

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    130 nN T r oublesho oting How do I chec k the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your bu ilt-in s torage devic e contain s the reco very par tition whe re data for the system recovery is store d. To chec k the volum e of th e recove ry pa rtiti on, f ollow thes e step s: 1 Click St art , right -cli c k Computer , and selec t Ma na ge . 2 Click D[...]

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    131 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows oper ating syste m is prein stalled on your computer. Th e best way to protec t your computer against securit y threats , such a s viruse s, is to downloa d and ins tall the l atest Wi ndows upda tes regu la[...]

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    132 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging t he Batte ry Pack (page 23) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is di rectly co nnecte d to the AC adapter, i t uses AC power, even if the battery pac k is in stalled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batt[...]

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    133 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is warm ? No, it is normal for the battery pack to be w arm when i t is powe ring your co mputer. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery po wer? Your c omputer can enter Hibernate m ode whi le using ba ttery powe r, but so me sof tware progr ams [...]

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    134 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be shared by more t han one software appl ication. If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, exit the appl ication b ef ore u sing the built-in MO TION EYE camera . [...]

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    135 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of power. Conn ect your c omputer to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem occurs wh en you us e the cam era under fluores[...]

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    136 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Y ou need to co nnect the display/LAN adap ter (suppl ied with s elected models onl y) to your comp uter before configu rin g or ac cessin g yo ur ne twork . ❑ Connecti on capabi lity is aff ecte d by distance and obstr uct ion[...]

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    137 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settin gs. See the ma nual that cam e with your access poi nt f or more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access point are co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs tacles o r closer to a ny access [...]

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    138 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your comp uter is connecte d to an acc ess point, d ata transfer interr uptions ma y occ ur if a la rge file is exchanged or the comp uter is placed i n close prox imi ty to mic row aves and cordle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to the a ccess point.[...]

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    139 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot find m y computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi on enabled. ❑ If the WIRELESS indicato r light is unlit, tur n on the WIRELE SS swi tc h. ❑ Y ou cannot use the Blue tooth functi on when your computer is in a power savi[...]

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    140 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure t he other d e vices a re aut henticate d. ❑ T o allow other Bluetoo th de vices to communi cate with your computer , f ollow these steps: 1 Click Start , Control P anel , Har dwa re and Sound , Bluetooth Devic es , and Bluetoo[...]

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    141 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obstr uctions an d/or the d istance between the two devices, on the rad io wa ve quality , and on the operatin g syste m or the softwa re in use. Move your computer a nd Blueto oth devices cl oser to e ach other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fre[...]

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    142 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use the Bluetooth function when I log ont o my computer as a user with a standard use r account? The Bl uetooth func tion may n ot be avail able to a use r with a sta ndard use r account on your compute r. Log onto th e computer as a u ser wi th ad minis tra tive r ight s. Wh y can't I use t he Bluet[...]

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    143 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our comput er screen ma y go blank i f the comp uter loses power or enters a power saving mode (S leep or Hi ber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sleep mode, press any key to bring the c omputer back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes ( page 96) fo[...]

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    144 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the dis play output is directe d to th e e xter nal d isplay and the exter nal d isplay is discon nected , you cannot di splay a video on your compute r screen. S top vide o pla yba ck, change the display output to the c ompute r screen, and t hen resta r t vide o playba[...]

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    145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brightne ss sett ing, adjus ted with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temporar y and may be res tored to t he original setting when your computer returns to Normal mode from Sl eep or Hib ernate mo de. To sav e your p reference for the brig htness, f ollow [...]

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    146 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr inter cable is securely connec ted to the po r ts on the pr inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compa tible with the W indows operating s ystem ins talled on your compute r . ❑ Y ou ma y need to [...]

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    147 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ Y our computer is not eq uipped wit h the mi crophone j ack. Y ou cannot us e an exter nal micro phone. ❑ Y our sound input device may hav e bee n incorr ectly configured . T o conf igure the sound input device, follow these steps : 1 Close al l open progr[...]

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    148 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plu gged into t he por t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e conn ect ed. 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 con nected. ❑ If[...]

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    149 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own volume contro l, make sure the volume cont rol is pr oper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nformation . ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly conn ected and the volume is tur ned up [...]

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    150 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own volume contro l, make sure the volume cont rol is pr oper ly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nformation . ❑ The volume may hav e been tur ne d off by the Fn + F2 k ey s. Pres s them o[...]

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    151 nN T r oublesho oting P ointing Device What should I do if m y p ointing de vice does not w ork? ❑ Y ou may ha ve disabled the poin ting device before conne cting a mou se to your comput er . See Using the P ointing Device (page 32) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not con nected to your co mputer . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a so[...]

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    152 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your computer's keyb oard is labe led on the pa ckaging box. If you choose a d ifferent r egional k eyboard when yo u comp lete the W indows setup , the k ey configur ation wil l be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co[...]

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    153 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not rec ognize the floppy disk dri ve. Firs t, make sur e the USB c able is properly connected t o the US B port. If y ou need to se cure the c onnecti on, wait a few mo ments fo r t[...]

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    154 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video How do I tu r n off the Windows star tup sound? To turn o ff the Windows startup so und, follow these steps : 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 3 Click Mana ge audio devices under Sound . 4 On the Sounds tab , click to cancel the Play Windows S tartup sound check box. 5 Click [...]

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    155 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I find dr opped fr ames during video pla yback? If the video pl ayback win dow is ov erlaid with anothe r window, you may e ncoun ter dropped frames o r find play back perfor mance de graded. Mov e the vide o playba ck window to w here it wi ll be unl ikely to b e overl aid with an other win dow or maxi[...]

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    156 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Card What should I do if I cannot f ind an y memor y card icons in the Compute r windo w? The Memory Sti ck Duo icon and the SD / MMC icon do n ot appea r in the Computer window befo re yo u insert either of th e media. I nsert a M emory Sti ck or a mem ory ca rd. It may take some ti me but both icon s eventua lly [...]

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    157 nN T r oublesho oting Can I cop y images from a digita l camera using a Memor y Stic k? Yes, an d you ca n view vi deo cli ps that y ou have r ecorded wit h Memory Stick -compatibl e digital camera s. Wh y can't I write data to a Memor y Stick? Some v ersion s of the Memory St ick ar e equippe d with an erasure preventi on switc h to pr ot[...]

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    158 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur n ed on an d using its own power supply . F or example, if you are usi ng a digita l camera, che ck if the batter y is char ged. If you are us ing a pr inter , ch eck if the power cable is conn ected pr oper ly [...]

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    159 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section provid es suppo rt infor mation abo ut you r VAIO co mputer an d the prei nstalle d software pr ograms . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (this manua l) and th e printed Quick Start G uide provide in format ion on how to maximi ze your com put[...]

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    160 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is co nnected to the Inte rnet, VAIO Update automati cally noti fies yo u when cr itical sof tware and security informati on is posted on the support web site. Click the VAIO Update notice to open th e VAIO Supp ort web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion. 6 Program Su ppor t You can view det[...]

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    161 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer Info rmatio n Cent er If you do not find the informa tion you are lo oking fo r at our site, you may call Son y dire ctly. In order to receiv e the fas test and most eff icient s ervices , have the following informat ion read ily ava ilable: 1 Y our V AIO computer [...]

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    162 nN Support Options ❑ Chile: 800-261 -800 02-754-63 33 (from mobile p hones) ❑ Colombia: 358-125 1 (in Bo gota) 01-8000 -94-00-11 ❑ Me xico: 5002-98 19 (in M exico City ) 01-800- 759-7669 ( in other cities) ❑ P anama: 800-205 0 800-766 9 (800-SO NY) ❑ Pe r u : 0-801-1- 7000 511-610 0 ❑ V enezuela: 0-800-1- SONY-00 ( 0-800-1- 7669-00)[...]

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    163 nN T radem arks T rademar ks © 2009 S ony Ele ctronics Inc . All righ ts rese rved. Repro duction in w hole or i n part withou t written p ermissio n is prohi bited. Sony, t he Sony log o, VAIO, t he VAIO log o, Memo ry Stick, Me mory S tick Duo, Mag icGate, OpenMG, O penMG X, Me mory Stick P RO Duo, Memory Stick PRO, M emory Sti ck PRO- HG, M[...]

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    164 nN T radem arks , "XMB, " and "xro ss media ba r" are tr ademark s of Sony Cor poratio n and Sony Computer Entertainm ent Inc. "AVCHD" is a trademark of Panasonic Corporat ion and Sony Corporation. All ot her names of system s, produc ts, and ser vices ar e tradem arks of thei r respec tive owne rs. In the manual, [...]

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