Sony VAIO VGN-P500 manual

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

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. ❑ [...]

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. ❑ [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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

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.[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 . [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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/[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 .[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 . [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 .[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 . [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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)[...]

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[...]

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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