Sony VGN-A series manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-A se ries/V GN-FS series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... .... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....6 Notice ................... ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ..........[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............ . ............. ............. ............. ..7 8 Connectin g a Po rt Replicato r ........ ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ....... ................... [...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. 16 1 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ... .......... ...[...]

5 nN Suppor t Options ......... ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ....... ...... ............. ............. ............. 193 Sony Su pport Info rmation ....... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ...... ....... .......[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® comp uter, and welco me to th e on-scre en User G uide. S ony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide state- of-the- art per sonal computi ng. Noti ce © 2005 S ony Co rporation. All r ights res e[...]

7 nN Befo re Use E NERGY S TAR As an E NERGY S TAR Partner, So ny has determi ned that t his prod uct meets the E NERGY S TAR guide lines for ener gy effici ency. The Int ernationa l E NERGY S TAR Offic e Equ ipment Progra m is an interna tional program that pr omotes en ergy sa ving t hroug h the use of com puters a nd their office equ ipment . Th[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your D ocume ntation co ntains pr inted informa tion an d user gu ides to r ead on your V AIO com puter. Guide s are prov ided i n PDF fo rmat, whic h yo u can e asily bro wse th rough and print ou t. The My Club V AIO portal is a p erfect star ting p oint to us e your c omput er — a co mpreh ensive collect ion of [...]

9 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation My Club V AIO In M y Club VAIO you can fi nd: Documentation , which give s you : ❑ Access t o the User Guide . This manual e xplai ns the features of your com puter in detail , how to use these features confide ntly a nd safely , connec t per iphera l de vices and m ore. ❑ Access t o Help and T raining[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Center Help and Support Center is a comp rehensi ve res ource for pr actical advic e, tuto rials, and d emonstr ations t o hel p you l earn to use M icros oft Window s XP and yo ur comp uter. Use the Search featur e, Index, or table of conten ts to vie w all Windo ws Help r esourc es, incl uding those that are on[...]

11 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take accou nt of the followin g ergo nomic c onsid erations to both s tationa ry and p ortable e nviron ments: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer dir[...]

12 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the til t of the display to the pro per posi tion. Adj ust the br ight ness setting of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n w[...]

13 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started with us ing y our VAI O comput er. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 14 ) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 27) ❑ Connecting a P ow er Sour ce (page 29) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 30) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 37)[...]

14 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The fol lowi ng illus trat ions may app ear dif feren t from your mode l, dep endi ng on the co untr y or ar ea of y our res idenc y .[...]

15 nN Getting Started V GN-A s eries models F ront A Mute button/ind icator (page 4 3) B V olume b uttons (page 43) C Bright ness button/indica tor (p age 43) D Magni fy scree n button (pag e 43) E S1 butt on (p age 43) F LCD s cree n (pa ge 162) G Key b o a r d (page 3 9) H T ouch pa d (page 42) I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 27 ) J Batt ery in[...]

16 nN Getting Started A Speakers B Num lock indicator (p age 27) C Caps loc k indicator (page 2 7) D Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 7) E P ow er bu tton F Auto lumina nce se nsor (page 43 )[...]

17 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC In port (pa ge 29) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 119 ) C Ne twor k (E th er n et ) por t (page 126) D A V O ut jack (pa ge 108) E Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 10 4) F Air vent * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

18 nN Getting Started Right ✍ Y ou can use e ither dri ve eject b utton to ej ect the optical disc dr ive tray. The drive eje ct butto n locate d next t o the opti cal disc dri ve functi ons only with the M icrosoft Windows opera ting system. A Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 45) B Opti cal disc driv e (page 45) C Substitute driv e eject b utton (pa[...]

19 nN Getting Started Left A Microp hone jack (pag e 118) B Headp hones jack (p age 95) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p or t (p age 124 ) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t * (page 11 9) E PC Card slot (page 54) F PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 54) * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

20 nN Getting Started Bottom A A V station/por t replica tor conn ector (p age 79) B Air vents C LOCK/UNLOCK switch (page 30) D RELEASE switch (page 30) E Batter y b ay (page 30 ) F CONNECT button * (page 92) * On s elected models with wi reless mouse fu nction ality .[...]

21 nN Getting Started V GN-FS ser ies models F ront A LCD s cree n (pa ge 162) B Speakers C Key b o a r d (page 3 9) D T ouch pa d (page 42) E Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 27 ) F Batt ery indica tor (page 27) G Hard disk drive/Optical disc driv e indicator (pag e 27) H Memory Stic k media indicato r (page 27 ) I WLA N (Wirel ess L AN) switch (on[...]

22 nN Getting Started A Displa y lock latch B S1 butt on (p age 43) C S2 butt on (p age 43) D Num lock indicator (p age 27) E Caps loc k indicator (page 2 7) F Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 7) G P ow er bu tton[...]

23 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air vent B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 30)[...]

24 nN Getting Started Right A PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 54) B PC Card slot (page 54) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p or t (p age 124 ) D Memory Stic k media slot *1 (page 58) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *2 ( page 119) F Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 10 4) G DC In port (pa ge 29) *1 Y our comput er supp orts Memor y St ick Duo medi a and Mem o[...]

25 nN Getting Started Left A Ne twor k (E th er n et ) por t (page 126) B Modem port (pag e 62) C Opti cal disc driv e (page 45) D Manual e ject hole ( page 17 2) E Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 45)[...]

26 nN Getting Started Bottom A P or t repl icator co nnector (page 7 9) B Air vents[...]

27 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, b links in Standby mode, and t ur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the c omputer is using battery po[...]

28 nN Getting Started Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk key to change ho w you scroll the displa y . Nor mal scrolling resumes when the Scr Lk i ndicator is off . The Sc r Lk key functions diff erently depending on the program you are using and does not work with all programs. Bluetooth (V GN-A s eries only) Illuminates when the WIRELESS s witch is set [...]

29 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck as a power sou rce for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use the comp uter only with the supplied AC adapt er . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter. 2 Plug the other end of the [...]

30 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of pu rchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack V GN-A series models 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he LOCK/UNLOCK switch (1) on the bottom o f the [...]

31 nN Getting Started 4 Remove the batter y com par tm ent cover . 5 Slide t he batte r y int o the ba tter y com par tm ent cover . 6 T ur n ov er the b atter y atta ched to the bat ter y comp ar tm ent cover . 7 Inser t the tab on the b atter y co mpar tment cover into the no tch, an d push the batter y down into t he compar tmen t until it clic [...]

32 nN Getting Started V GN-FS series models 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he lock switch (1) to the UNLO CK position. 3 Slide t he batte r y into the batter y compar tment until it c licks into pl ace. 4 Slide t he lock switch (1) to the LOCK positi on to sec ure the b atter y on the com puter . ✍ When the[...]

33 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our co mput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of pu rchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The co mputer automa ticall y cha rges the batter y (the bat ter y i ndica tor ligh t flashes i[...]

34 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y is runni ng out o f power , both t he batt ery and pow er indi cato r lights blink . Keep the b atter y pack i n the com puter whi le it is directl y connect ed to AC po wer . Th e batte ry p ack conti nues to c harge whil e yo u are u sing th e compu ter . If the batter y level f alls b elow 10% , you s[...]

35 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if yo u remove the batt er y pack while th e compute r is on and not co nnected to the AC adapter or if yo u remove the bat ter y while the comput er is in St andby mode . To remove the b attery pack V GN-A series models 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n l[...]

36 nN Getting Started 4 Raise th e edge t o remove the batter y compa r tme nt cover . 5 Open the tabs on the batter y compar tment c ov er to rel ease the b atter y a nd remove it from the ba tter y compar tm ent cover . 6 Inser t the two tabs on the batter y compar tment cover diagonally into the no tches and pu sh the cover into the comp ar tmen[...]

37 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data, be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Click St art and then T urn Off Computer . The T urn off computer window appea rs. 3 Click Tu r[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er Once you ha ve read and fol lowed the i nform ation in th e printe d Specifica tions Gu ide , you ca n star t using y our co mputer safely and c onfide ntly. Read on t o get the most o ut of us ing you r comput er. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 39) ❑ Using the T ouch Pad (page 42 ) ?[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desktop compu ter keyb oard, but has addition al ke ys that p erfor m mode l-specifi c tasks . For mor e inform ation on th e stan dard keys , see Help and Support Center and cl ick on the Customizing your computer link . The V AIO-Link web site ( www.va io-l[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some fu nction s are not avai lable un til Win dows is launched. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn + % (F2) : speaker switch (V GN-FS ser ies only) T urn s on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones. Fn + 2 (F3/F4) : spe aker volume (VGN-FS series only) Adj[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 10) : zoom (VGN-FS ser ies only) Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore the screen view . ✍ The defa ult reso lution s of the st andar d view an d the m agnified view are as foll ow: Standard vi ew: 1280 x 800 pixels Magnifie d vie w: 1 024 x 6 00 pi xels The magn ified vi ew is not a s clear as [...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard contai ns a cu rsor- pointing device, the touc h pad (1 ). You can p oint to, sele ct, dr ag, and scrol l objects on the screen u sing the touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object. Click Press the left b [...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to help y ou use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. V GN-A series models Special-func tion butt on Functions Mute button T ur ns the vol ume on and off. The LED turns on when the volume is tur ned off. Vo l u m e buttons (V olume [...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ When an extern al dis play is con nected to t he comput er , the Magnif y screen bu tton i s disab led. The magnif ied vi ew is not as clear as the stand ard view. Pressin g the Magnify sc reen bu tton chang es the res olution , thus may ca use a defect to any runn ing sof tware that does not support ch ange in [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e tray with the la bel sid e facing up until the disc clicks into [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opt ical disc d rive, co nnect the dri ve before yo u launch an y preinst alled CD/ DVD program. See the p rinted T rou bles hooti ng Gui de if you h ave pr oblems using discs . The loca tion of the dr ive ej ect b utton depend s on the m odel yo ur purchas ed. Se e Locating Cont[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer p lays and record s CDs an d DVDs, depe nding o n the mode l you p urchased. C heck y our spe cificati ons for th e type of optical d isc dr ive ins talled on your model. Us e the ta ble be low to see which types of media you r opti cal dis c driv e supports . ! This [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Suppor ts writing to DVD-RW d iscs compl iant with DV D-RW versi on 1.1/1. 2. Supports writing to D VD-R discs co mpliant wi th DVD-R for Gen eral version 2.0/2.1. Suppor ts 8c m disc read ing, bu t does n ot s upport 8 cm di sc wri ting. Writing t o DVD+R DL (Dou ble La yer) discs is ava ilable o nly on dis cs [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying D VDs To achie ve op timum p erforma nce when p laying DV Ds, you sho uld fol low these recomm endati ons. ❑ Y ou can play D V Ds usi ng the optical disc dri v e a nd the D VD pl a yback software, suc h as V AIO Zone or Wi nDVD . See the help fil e on s uch software f or deta ils. ❑ Close al l [...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t the di sc into t he optica l disc drive. 2 If nothing app ears on the des ktop once you inser t an audio CD disc, then click Star t , po int to All Programs , and click to open a CD p rogram, such as th e SonicStage software. If the Audi o CD windo w appears , click to se[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Cop ying Files to CD s To dete rmine wh ich type of CD your c omputer s upports , see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 47) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R ! Do not st rike or shak e the compu ter while writ ing data onto a disc. 1 Inser t a blank CD-R o r CD-RW disc into the o ptical d isc dr ive. If the CD[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l ope n programs. 2 Inser t the D V D into t he opti cal dis c dr ive. 3 Click St art and point to All Programs . 4 Select a D VD s oftware program to play the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how to use a prog ram, see the help g uide i ncluded with the DVD so ftware pr ogram. C[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function If an A/V port rep licator is sup plied with the mod el you purchased , your c ompute r is equ ipped with a TV t uner to en able th e TV funct ion. See th e printed S pecifications Gu ide to see i f your mo del supp orts the TV fu nction. In comb inatio n with S ony's VAIO Zone s oftware, [...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table e xternal dev ices to your comp uter. Inser t ing a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their func tions may not be compat ible wit h the comput er . Y ou do not need to shut down th e com puter b efore in sertin g or re moving a PC Ca rd. To insert a PC Card 1 Inser[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Some d evices m ay no t fu nction prop erly if you c onti nually switch to Norm al mo de fr om St andby m ode or Hibe rnate mo de. For some P C C ards , if y ou alterna te betwee n Normal m ode and Standby or H ibernat e mode whil e the card is insert ed, you ma y find tha t a device conne cted to y our s ystem [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps bel ow to remove the PC Card while your compu ter is on. If it is not re moved pro perly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o rem ove a PC Card when the c omputer is of f, skip st eps 1 t o 7. ! If you remov e the PC Ca rd from the co mputer when it [...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 10 Gently take hold of th e Card and pull i t out o f the sl ot. 11 If the PC Ca rd rel ease button is still ou t, push it back in.[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Your compu ter sup ports th e Mem ory Stick media. Memory Stic k medi a is a compa ct, p ortabl e, and versa tile dev ice especi ally design ed for exc hangin g and shari ng digital data with compa tible pr oduc ts, such as dig ital ca mera s, mobile ph ones and other devices . Becaus e[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media There ar e two wa ys you can i nsert a M emory S tick me dia in to you r comput er: ❑ Using th e Memor y Stick medi a slot; ❑ Using a PC Car d slot. T o do th is, you need an opt ional PC Car d adapter . You ca n on ly inse rt one Memory Stic k medi a at a time. To insert a Memo[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Memo ry S tick med ia with the arro w pointi ng in the co rrect di rection as you insert it int o the slot. T o avoi d da magin g the comp uter or the Memo r y Stick media, do not force the Memor y Stick med ia into the slot if it does no t insert smoo thly. Do not in sert more tha n one Memor[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick med ia using the Memory Stick med ia slot 1 Check that the Memor y Stick medi a indi cator is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve th[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to th e Internet , you n eed to con nect your compute r to a telephone line vi a a tele phone c able (n ot suppli ed). Once yo u set u p your t elepho ne cab le, you'r e ready to conn ect to the Intern et. To connect a telep[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality communic ate freely with each other th rough a p owerfu l network . A WLAN is a n etwork i n which a user ca n con nect to a l ocal ar ea netwo rk (LAN) through a wirel ess (ra dio) connect[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countri es, usi ng WLAN p roducts m ay be res tricted by the local reg ulations (e.g. l imited nu mber of c hannels). Therefo re, before activating the WLAN fu nction ality , read th e Regula tions Guid e carefu lly . Channel sel ection is explai ned furt her in this manual (see Wireless L AN Chan nel S[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc ne twork is a netw ork in w hich a lo cal n etwork is create d only by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her centr al con troller or Acce ss Po int. Ea ch dev ice com munic ates directl y with other dev ices in the net work. You can s et up a[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an Acce ss Point ( ad-hoc) 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with th e Blue tooth func tional ity *1 , double-cli ck ( / ) on th e taskbar to disp lay the Wirele ss Device Swit ch window . Selec t the Enable 2.4 GHz Wir[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 13 Enter exactly th e same Net work key again, f or conf ir ma tion. 14 Sele ct the ch eck bo x Th is is a c omputer-to-com puter (ad hoc) net work; wireless access points are not used at th e bottom of t he sc reen. 15 Click OK . Y our Networ k name appea rs in the Pr eferred ne tworks . 16 Click Adv a nced . The A[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (a d-hoc) ne twork 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Netw ork and Internet Connections . 3 Click Netw ork Connections . The Network Connec tions wind ow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel un der LAN or High-Speed Internet , doub le-c lic k Wireless Network Co[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infra structu re network is a network that ex tends an existing wire d local netwo rk to wireles s device s by provi ding an Acc ess Point, f or examp le the Sony Ac cess P oint. Th e Acces s Point bridg es the wir eless and wire d LAN an d acts as a ce ntral [...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with th e Blue tooth func tional ity * , double-cli ck ( / ) on th e taskbar to disp lay the Wireless D evice Swit ch window . Selec t the Enable 2.4 GHz Wire less LAN check [...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN Channel S election In an 802.11b/g c onfig uration, channe l 1 to 1 3 can be used. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The ch annel used will be the chann el se lecte d by the Ac cess P oint . ! For details on how to select the channel that will b e used by the Access Poi nt, see[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The 2. 4 GHz ba ndwidth used b y wireless LAN com patible devices is al so used by othe r various d evices. A lthou gh tech nologi es to m inimiz e inter fe renc e from ot her devices t hat uses the same band width are emp loyed on wirel ess LAN com patible de vices, such int erf erence may cau se lo wer communi[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetoot h functio nality i s avai lable on se lected m odels only. S ee the printed S pecifi cations Gu ide to se e whethe r yo ur model s uppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality . You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unicatio n betwee n your c ompute r and othe r Blueto oth dev [...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depe nding on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etween de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess t elepho nes ❑ Radio fre que[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band wi th whi ch Bl ueto oth de vices or wirele ss LA N de vic es wo rk, is us ed b y v ariou s de vices. Bluet ooth devices use the t echnology to min imize the in terference from oth er devices that us e the sam e wav e length . Comm unic atio n spee d and dista nces ca n be in f erior to the sta[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. 2 Selec t Help from th e Help menu. ✍ The passke y can be di fferent eac h time, but must be the same at bot h ends. For certain dev ices, suc h as a mouse , no passkey can be entered . Stopping t h[...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your computer by usi ng the var ious po rts o n your u nit. ❑ Connecting a P ort Replicator (pag e 79) ❑ Usin g t he M ouse (page 92) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 95) ❑ Using the Remote Commander (page 101) ❑ Connecting an External Displa[...]

79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng a p ort repl icator enabl es you to conn ect ad ditional perip herals to your compu ter, suc h as a pr inter a nd an e xternal displa y. A port replic ator may be su pplie d with your compute r, dep endin g on the model you pu rchase d. If not, you c an add itionall y purc h[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Locating P or ts on the P or t Replica tor A/V por t replicator f o r V GN-A series models A Compos ite Audio In jacks (page 81 ) B Compos ite Video In ja ck (page 81) C S Video In por t (page 81 ) D VHF/UH F por t *1 (page 53) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts *2 ( page 119) F Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 10 5) G V [...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ T o the A/ V port repli cator , yo u can con nect an extern al video/ audio so urce such as a vid eo camera, VC R or DVD pl ayer . Con nect y our vid eo/audi o device' s video cab le to the S Video In or C ompos ite Video I n jack and the aud io cable t o the Com posite A udio In Jacks. Business por t repli[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices A/V por t replicator f or V GN-FS series models ✍ T o the A/ V port repli cator , yo u can con nect an extern al video/ audio so urce such as a vid eo camera, VC R or DVD pl ayer . Con nect y our vid eo/audi o device' s video cab le to the S Video In or C ompos ite Video I n jack and the aud io cable t o the [...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Business por t replicator f or V GN-FS series models ! The port replic ator can be po wered on ly thro ugh th e AC ad apter sup plied wit h the c omputer . Do not u nplug th e AC ad apter fr om th e por t replic ator and the AC out let whi le usin g the port repli cator; t his may ca use data da mage or hardwar e ma[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach yo ur compute r to the port re plicat or V GN-A series models 1 Discon nect a ll per iphe rals from the compu ter . 2 Plug the power cord (1) into th e AC adapter and an AC outlet. 3 Plug the cable attache d to the AC adapter (2) into the DC In por t ( 3) o[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Open the por t replic ator co nnecto r cover . 5 Align t he botto m connec tor of the compu ter wit h the conn ector on the por t re plicator a nd pus h down until it cl icks into place.[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Slide t he lock switch to LOC K . 7 T ur n on the c ompute r .[...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices V GN-FS series models 1 Discon nect a ll per iphe rals from the compu ter . 2 Plug the power cord (1) into th e AC adapter and an AC outlet. 3 Plug the cable attache d to the AC adapter (2) into the DC In por t ( 3) on the por t replica tor (4). 4 Open the por t replic ator co nnecto r cover .[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Align t he botto m connec tor of the compu ter wit h the conn ector on the por t re plicator a nd pus h down until it cl icks into place. 6 T ur n on the c ompute r . ! When the A/V port replica tor is a ttached to the com puter , you cannot acces s the DC In port, t he moni tor (VGA) port , the t hird U SB port f[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of unsaved dat a, be sure t o turn off the computer b efore disconn ecting it from the p ort replic ator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or V GN-A series models 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and the connec ted per iph[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 Lift the c ompute r aw ay from the por t replica tor . 4 Close th e por t replic ator co nnecto r cover on the bot tom of th e compute r .[...]

91 nN Using P eripheral De vices V GN-FS series models 1 Lift the c ompute r aw ay from the por t replica tor . 2 Close th e por t replic ator co nnecto r cover on the bot tom of th e compute r . ✍ It is ext remely impo rtant to c lose the po rt repli cator conn ector cover aft er discon necting the com puter from the port repl icat o r . If the [...]

92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Mouse Your c omputer ma y be sup plied with a wi reless optical mo use, whi ch has no c ables to plu g in and us es a light-em itting diode (LED) inste ad of a ba ll. You ca n use th e mous e anywh ere you fe el com fortable within a range of approx imately 8 0 cm * of th e compute r. See th e pri nted Spe[...]

93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Bef ore Y ou Use the Mouse Before using the wir eless mouse, you mu st esta blish co mmuni cation between your compu ter and t he mouse. T wo batterie s are s upplied wi th you r compu ter for u se in the wirel ess mous e. To connect t he wireless m ouse 1 Inser t two AA ba tteri es in to the wir eless m ouse as s h[...]

94 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 T ur n ov er the wi reless mous e, slide the power s witch to the ON posi tion, a nd pres s the CONN ECT button. Communica tion be tween the wi reless mouse an d the c ompute r should now be establishe d. ! Step 3 an d 4 must be co mplete d with in 10 secon ds of each ot her . ✍ The two A A batteries suppl ied f[...]

95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers A pair of exter nal spea kers m ay be sup plied with your compute r, dep ending on the mode l you purchased , for t he enhanc ement of sound quali ty. See the print ed Speci fications G uide t o see wheth er your model i s suppli ed with externa l speak ers. External s peaker s f or V [...]

96 nN Using P eripheral De vices External s peaker s f or V GN-FS seri es models A Headp hones jack B V olume con trol T ur n clockwise or counter clockwise to adjust th e speaker vol um e. C P ow er bu tton T urns o n an d off the spea ker s.[...]

97 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect t he suppl ied exter nal speakers External s peaker s f or V GN-A serie s models 1 Atta ch the compu ter to an A/V por t repl icat or . 2 Plug the volume cable (1) of t he spe aker to the V olu me jack on the por t replicato r . 3 Plug the speaker cables (2) to the Spea ker jacks. 4 Plug the USB cable (3)[...]

98 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T o use a remo te comman der for volume co ntrol, make su re to conne ct the speaker' s USB cable to the USB port. Make su re to place the externa l sp eakers in a s table posit ion. Do not gr asp the de pressio n on the f ront of t he speak er to take ho ld of it.[...]

99 nN Using P eripheral De vices External s peaker s f or V GN-FS seri es models 1 Atta ch the compu ter to an A/V por t repl icat or . 2 Plug the power cord (1) to the AC adapter a nd an AC outlet. 3 Plug the cable attache d to the AC adapter (2) to th e ri ght spe aker (3). 4 Plug the cable from th e left s peaker (4) to the sp eaker L jack on th[...]

100 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect o ther ext ernal speaker s 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the head phones j ack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the s peaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3). 3 T ur n down the volume of the speakers be f ore you tur n th em on. ✍ Make sure you r speakers are d esigned for co mputer use . ! Do n[...]

101 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Remote Commander A rem ote co mmande r may be supplie d with your co mputer to ena ble vario us remot e oper ations, d ependi ng on t he mode l you purch ased. If no t, you can addit ionall y purc hase a r emote com mander. The i nfrared receiv er for communi catio ns with t he re mote comm ander suppli e[...]

102 nN Using P eripheral De vices * With the r emot e comm ander, you can incr ease th e vol ume on ly up to the lev el set by the vo lume contr ol on th e exte rnal spea ker . A MUTING butto n T urns off the e xternal speak ers. Press th e MUTING butto n to turn on the s peakers. B Chann el buttons Select th e respecti ve channels. C Direct b utto[...]

103 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect t he exte rnal infr ared re ceiver to V GN-FS series mo dels 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the external infrared rece iver cable (2) into the USB po r t . Y ou can now us e your infrared r eceiver (3).[...]

104 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can conne ct an ex ternal d isplay to your c omputer. F or exa mple, you c an use the compu ter wit h a com puter displ ay or a proj ect or. ❑ Connecting a Computer Display (page 105) ❑ Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display (page 107) ❑ Connecting a TV (page 108 ) ❑ C[...]

105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n conn ect a com puter display (monito r) e ither di rectly to your compu ter or v ia the (o ptiona l) port replic ator. To connect a compute r display V GN-A series models 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the disp lay's power cord (1) i nto the display , and the o th[...]

106 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ VGN-A series mo dels are eq uipped wi th the DVI-D po rt. DVI-D stands for Digital Vis ual Inter face - Digital. It is a type of DVI conne ctor that sup ports only digi tal vide o signa ls (no anal og video signal s). It has 24 pins. A DVI-I connector (Digita l Visual In terf ace - Int egrated) sup ports digi t[...]

107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultimedi a com puter dis play that incl udes built-i n speake rs a nd a micr ophon e to yo ur comp uter or v ia the (optio nal) por t repli cator. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of t he multim edia com puter display ([...]

108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV to VGN- A se ries mo dels or to the p ort repl icator. To connect a TV to the computer 1 Plug the power cord of t he TV ( 1) into a n AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end of an audio/v ideo cable (2) into t he A V O ut jack (3) T on the co mputer an d the oth er to the T V . 3 Switch th[...]

109 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ See the manu al supp lied with yo ur perip heral for more in formation on install ation and us e. If the d isplay res olution of the c omputer i s more tha n 1024 x 7 68 pixel s, a part of the ima ge cann ot be di splay ed on your T V . T he hidde n area on your TV can be se en by moving the cursor on the compu[...]

110 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect a TV to the port replicat or 1 Attach t he por t replica tor to the comput er . 2 Plug on e end of an audi o/video cable (1) into t he C omposite Audio Out jacks and the Compos ite V ideo Out Jac k (2) on the por t repl icator and the othe r int o the Com posite Audio and Vide o jacks on your TV . If you[...]

111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (for examp le, the Sony LCD proje ctor) d irectly to your computer or vi a the (opt ional) port repl icato r. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f the pr ojector i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug the RGB si gnal cable (2 ) into th e moni tor (VGA) [...]

112 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as th e primar y monitor whe n an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.) is connected to your compute r. The proc edur e for sele cting a displ ay depen ds on t he video contr oller us ed in the compu ter. S ee the p rinted Specifications Gui[...]

113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the Intel video contr oller 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Click the Settings tab . 5 Click Adv a nced . 6 Click the tab with its name be ginni ng with Intel(R) . 7 Click Graphic Pr operties . 8 Select a dis play from the Display Devices m[...]

114 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Click the Settings tab . 5 Click Adv a nced . 6 Click the tab with its name be ginni ng with Ge Force . 7 Selec t nView Display Settings from the left menu. T o c hange the cu rren[...]

115 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of your desktop acro ss sep arate displa ys. Fo r ex ample, i f you have an externa l display attached to the mo nitor (V GA) por t, your com puter's LC D and the externa l displa y can fun ction as a s[...]

116 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! T o find which vi deo contro ller your mo del in cludes, see the pr inted S pec ific atio ns Gu ide . Models with the A TI video contr oller 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Sele ct the Settings tab . 5 Click th[...]

117 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Appearanc e and Themes . 3 Click Displa y . 4 Sele ct the Settings tab . 5 Click Adv a nced . 6 Click the tab with its name be ginni ng with Ge Force . 7 Selec t nView Display Settings from the left menu. 8 Selec t Dualview fr[...]

118 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to use a s ound inpu t devi ce (for exam ple, to chat on the Intern et) you need to plug in an externa l mic rophone. To con nect an exter nal mic rop hone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone j ack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphon e is design ed [...]

119 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or U SB device s from da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter into a bag or c arr ying case when i t[...]

120 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy dis k drive an d conn ect it to your com puter . To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable into the US B por t. The V A IO logo o n the di sk dr ive should be facin[...]

121 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You can di sconne ct a USB flopp y disk drive whe n the comp uter is on or off. Discon necting the drive when the compu ter is in a pow er savi ng mod e (Standb y or Hibernat e) may c ause the compu ter to m alfuncti on. If the computer is off, you can un plug the US B ca bl[...]

122 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a W indows- comp atible printer to yo ur compu ter to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB prin ter comp atible wi th your v ersion of Windo ws to th e comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the pri nter po[...]

123 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Printer Using the Printer P or t To connect a printer using t he printe r port 1 Plug the pri nter power cord (1) into an AC out let. 2 Plug the p rint er cable (2) supplied with your pr inter in to the pr inter por t (3) on the comp uter or on the (op tional) p or t replicat or * . * Depe nding on th [...]

124 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ The co mputer i ncludes an i.LI NK (IEEE 1394) po r t, which you can use to connect t o an i.L INK device suc h as a di gital video cam era recorde r or to c onnect two V A IO compu ters in order to copy , d elete or e dit files. ❑ The i.L INK[...]

125 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camer a Recorder To connect a digital video cam era recor der 1 Plug on e end of the i.L INK ca ble (1) into the i .LINK p or t (2) on th e computer and t he other e nd into the D V In/O ut por ts (3) on the digita l vi deo ca mera reco rder . 2 Launch t he D Vgate Plus software. ✍ On S[...]

126 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your compute r to 10 00BASE- T/100B ASE-T X/10BAS E-T-ty pe netwo rks * via a n Ethern et network cable. Connect one end of an op tional network c able to th e Networ k (Ethe rnet) po rt on the c ompute r or the (op tional ) port rep licator and the o ther e nd to yo[...]

127 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! Network and telep hone lines can not be con nected t o the Network (Ethernet) port on the com puter . If the followi ng connect ors are co nnect ed to the telep hone li nes ment ioned below, high elect ric cur rent to the con necto rs may ca use dama ge, over heat ing or fir e. - H ome (in tercom speakerph one) o[...]

128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your comp uter. Am ong othe r things , you wil l learn how to prepare your modem for use, h ow to use a nd custo mize the loo k of your S ony softw are an d util ities, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (p[...]

129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass w ord Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you will have to enter th e pass word afte r the VAI O log o appea rs. In thi s way, y ou ca n protect y our com puter fro m unau thorized ac cess. Adding the P ow er-on P ass word ! Y ou cannot s[...]

130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power- on pas sword V GN-A series models 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, pr ess the F2 key s evera l t i me s. 3 Use the < or , ke y to sele ct Security and pres s the En ter key . The pas s word en tr y s[...]

131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r V GN-FS series models 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo ap pears. The B IOS set up scre en app ears . 3 Use the < or , ke y to sele ct Security to disp la y ano ther scre en, sele ct Set Machine Passwor d , and th en press th e Enter key . 4 On the p assword entr y sc[...]

132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P ow er-on P ass wo rd To change or remove th e power- on password V GN-A series models 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, pr ess the F2 key s evera l t i me s. 3 Enter th e current passw ord f or I[...]

133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r V GN-FS series models 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, pr ess the F2 key s evera l t i me s. 3 Enter th e current passw ord f or Ent er Passwo rd : 4 Use the < or , ke y to sele ct Security to disp la y ano ther scre[...]

134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to c onsult syst em inform ation and spec ify pref erences for sy stem behav ior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and click V AI O C ont rol C ent er . The V AIO Cont r ol[...]

135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a ba ttery as the powe r sour ce for y our comp uter, you can ta ke advan tage of p ower m anageme nt setting s to conse rve battery life. In addi tion to th e normal o perati ng mode, whi ch allows you to tu rn off spec ific devic es, your computer has two dist[...]

136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Standb y Mode Standby mode t urns off the L CD scree n and sets the hard disk and the CPU t o a low powe r consu mption mod e. The um ber power l ight flashes in th is mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn Off Computer . 2 Click St and By . To retu rn to Norma l mode Pres s an y[...]

137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change the Stand by mode settings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click P erformance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ow er Options Pr operties wi ndow appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab . 5 Change the System S tand by se ttings .[...]

138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is sav ed on t he hard di sk and p ower is tur ned off . Even whe n the ba ttery r uns down, no data wil l be l ost. The power in dicat or light is off in thi s mode. To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating scr[...]

139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ If you d o not u se the AC a dapter for a long period o f time, put the c omputer i nto Hib ernate mo de. Thi s power savi ng mode s aves you the time of shut ting down in the no rmal way . When th e compute r is in Hibe rnate mo de, you can not ins ert a disc. Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an[...]

140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managem ent helps you to s et up po wer scheme s for running on AC p ower or batteries to suit y our re quireme nts for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusiv ely for V AIO com puters. W ith this softw[...]

141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management When y ou sta rt the co mputer, a pow er stat us i con appe ars o n the ta skbar. This ic on in dicates what ki nd of p ower sou rce you ar e using at that time , for e xample, A C power. If you do uble-c lick this icon, the Pow er Me ter wi ndow ap pears showi ng you th[...]

142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provides sever al predef ined power schemes . Each po wer sche me consi sts of a group of p ower managem ent se ttings that are d esigned to meet s pecific power m anagem ent goal s, rang ing from maximum power managem ent to n o powe[...]

143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Language with Windows XP Prof essional Window s XP Profess ional c omputer s incl ude the Multili ngual User Interface (M UI) feature. I t allow s you to c hange the Engli sh ope rating s ystem, s ome s oftware app lica tions and the keyboar d layou t in to the lang uage of your choice : Fr[...]

144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change the countr y and lan guage set tings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 In the Control P anel window , double-click the Regional and Language Options icon. If you do not s ee this i con, cli ck Switch to Classic V iew on the left side. 3 In the Regi onal Options tab of th e Regional and L[...]

145 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change the keyboa rd layout 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 In the Control P anel window , double-click the Regional and Language Options icon. If you do not s ee this i con, cli ck Switch to Classic V iew on the left side. 3 In the Languages tab o f the Regional and Language Options window ,[...]

146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your co mput er and me mory mod ules use high precis ion comp onents and el ectronic connec tors te chnol ogy. To avoid the inval idation of your guarante e due to mish andling, w e rec ommend that: ❑ Y ou contac t your deale r to ins tall a new memor y m odule. ❑ Y ou do not[...]

147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the f unctional ity of yo ur comp uter, you can incr ease the mem ory b y installi ng optio nal mem ory modu les. Before you upg rade your c omputer's memory, read the note s and proc edures in the follow ing pag es. The nu mber of availabl e slots depend [...]

148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the spec ial bag delivered wi th the memor y module or wrap t he mod ule i n alum inum foil to prot ect it fr om e lectrostati c dischar ge. ❑ Introduc ing any liq uids or any foreign substanc es or ob jects in to the m emor y slots, or o ther i nter nal compo nents o f the compute r , w ill res ult i[...]

149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module V GN-A series models To change or add a memory m odule to the memor y module slot on the bottom of the computer 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y . 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools do[...]

150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 T ou ch a me tal objec t (suc h as the c onnector panel on the back of the co mputer) to disch arge sta tic elec tric ity . 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in th e dir ection of the ar rows (1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu l[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Install the mem or y m odule. ❑ Slide th e memor y modu le in to the slo t. ❑ Push in the mem or y mo dule u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard. 9 Close th e memor y module compar tment cover and then ti ghten th e screws on the b ottom o f the compu t[...]

152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer To change or add a memory m odule to the mem ory modul e undern eath t he keyboard 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down. 4 Unscrew the t wo screws ne xt to the memor y slot.[...]

153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 T ur n ov er the c omputer upside down an d open the LCD s creen lid . 6 Introduc e a shar p objec t (suc h as a fin e screwdri ver) between the keys indicated on the pic ture (1 ) and pus h gentl y upwards. 7 Lift the keyboard from t he touc h pad s ide, tur n it ov er the ind icators, and ge ntly p rop it u[...]

154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 T ou ch a me tal objec t (suc h as the c onnector panel on the back of the co mputer) to disch arge sta tic elec tric ity . 9 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in th e dir ection of the ar rows (1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu l[...]

155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 11 Install the mem or y m odule. ❑ Slide th e memor y modu le in to the slo t. ❑ Push in the mem or y mo dule u ntil it c licks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard.[...]

156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 12 Gently replac e the keyboard and then pres s it into the co mputer. 13 Close th e LCD scr een lid a nd tur n ov er the c omputer u pside down. 14 Close th e memor y module compar tment cover and then ti ghten th e screws on the b ottom o f the compu ter . 15 Reinstal l the batter y and tur n on the com puter[...]

157 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer V GN-FS series models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down. 4 Unscr ew the screw (indicated by the arrow below) on th e bottom of the c ompute r and[...]

158 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 T ou ch a me tal objec t (suc h as the c onnector panel on the back of the co mputer) to disch arge sta tic elec tric ity . 6 Remove the memor y m odule: ❑ Pull the tabs in th e dir ection of the ar rows (1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu l[...]

159 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its pa ckaging. 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it i n until i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard. Do not dama ge the inner fil m cover equ ippe d for modul e prot ection . 9 Replace the m[...]

160 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and click V AI O C ont rol C ent er . 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older i n the V AIO C ontrol Center window . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon in th [...]

161 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety guideli nes an d precau tions to help you pro tect your compute r from p oten tial d amage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 162) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 63) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 164) ❑ On Handling Floppy Disks (page 166) ❑ On Handling Discs (p[...]

162 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD facing the sun. Thi s co uld dam age the LCD . Be car eful when u sing the c omput er near a window . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD or ex er t pr essure on it. T his cou ld cause a mal function. ❑ Using the compute r in low temp erature con dition s may produce a residua l ima[...]

163 nN Precau tions On Using the P owe r Source ❑ See the p r inted Sp ecificat ions Guid e to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or s hredder. ❑ Y ou can purchas e a power strip with a surge protecto r . T his device pre vents damage to th[...]

164 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pa d, scour ing powder , or solvent suc h as alc ohol o r benzi ne, as these may damage th e finish of the compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject [...]

165 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction cables. ❑ If the comput er is bro ught direc tly from a cold location to a warm one, moisture may condense i nside the co mputer. In this case, allow at l east one h our before tur n ing on the compu ter . If any problems occur , unpl ug the com puter and conta ct VA I O - L i n k . [...]

166 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunl ight an d other s ources of h eat. ❑ K eep the fl oppy disk awa y from any liq uid. Do not let the floppy disk ge t wet. W h[...]

167 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity .[...]

168 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave the batter y pack in tem peratures above 60°C , such a s in a ca r par ked in the sun or under dir ect sun light. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s. ❑ Charge t he batte ries at temperat ures[...]

169 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It m ay create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e area s. It can also be potent ially dangero us to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking , especi ally at pedestr ian c rossi ngs. ❑ Prev enting hea[...]

170 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk has a high sto rage d ensity a nd reads or wri tes data i n a sho rt time. H owever , it can be eas ily dama ged by mechan ical vibrati on, sh ock o r dust. Althoug h the h ard disk has the inter nal safety dev ice to prev ent los ing data due to m echan ical vi bration, shoc k or dus t, [...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon proble ms you might encounter when using your c ompute r. Many prob lems ha ve simpl e solutions . Try these sug gestions before c ontac ting VAIO -Link. ❑ T roubleshooting the optical disc drive (page 1 72) ❑ T roubleshooting PC Car ds (page 175 ) ?[...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting the optical disc driv e My optical disc driv e tra y does not open ❑ Make sure the c ompute r is tur n ed on an d press the di sc eject button. ✍ T ry first the drive eje ct button. If this button does not work, then press th e substitute dri ve eject bu tton on the opti cal dis c drive. The dr ive ej[...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot pla y a D VD ❑ If a regi on code war ning a ppear s when you are u sing your D VD player , it cou ld be tha t the D V D you are tr ying to p lay is incomp atible with the o ptical di sc dr ive on the c omputer . The region cod e is listed on the packaging of the d isc. ❑ Change the resolu tion un der Control P[...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot pla y a D VD when using two screens ❑ Y ou will not have a problem in the following situat ions: ❑ When you use a CRT or an LCD di splay on its own. ❑ When y ou pl a y MP EG fi les w hich are reco rded o n the hard dis k driv e with Windows Media Playe r 10 or V AIO Zone . The reading speed of CD/D VD -R Ws [...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting PC Cards My PC Card is not working Make s ure the P C Card is compati ble wi th your ver sion of Windo ws. T r oubleshooting the modem My modem does not work or cannot establi sh a connection ❑ Check that the phone l ine is p lugged in to the c ompute r . ❑ Make sure that t he mode m is the only d e v[...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Only D TMF (Dual T on e Multi F requency ) signa ling (to ne dia ling) i s suppor ted. ❑ The in ter nal mo dem is i ntended to be u sed for data and fax communic ations us ing DTM F (Dual T one Multi F requency) signal ing (tone diali ng) on the PST N (Public Switch ed T e lepho ne Netwo rk) ne twork s in the followi[...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting the Bluetooth functionality I cannot u se the Bl uetooth funct ionality ❑ If the Bl uetooth indicato r is off, turn on the WIR ELESS sw i t ch . ❑ Y ou canno t use t he Bluetoo th func tional ity when the com puter is in a p ower saving mode. Retur n to nor ma l mode, then tur n on the WIRELES S sw i [...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot comm unicate with the othe r de vice although the distance b etwee n both de vices is within 10 meters ❑ The data transf er dis tance can be shor ter than 1 0 meters de pendin g on existing obst acles bet ween the two devices, on radio wa ve quality , on th e operating sy stem or the sof tware used. T r y to mov[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot connect to a Bluetoot h de vice in P ersonal Area Network User mode If the device to whi ch you want to connec t su pports B luetoo th commu niatio n in P ersonal Area N etwork m ode onl y, y ou canno t establ ish a co nnecti on fro m your com put er.[...]

180 nN T r oublesho oting T roub leshooting Wireless LAN I cannot use the Wireless LAN fu nctionality Check if the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN switch is turn ed on an d the W IRELES S LAN in dicat or is l it. The Wireless LAN Access P oint and y our computer cannot comm unicate ❑ Check if the WIR ELESS or W IRELESS LAN switch is tur ned on and the W[...]

181 nN T r oublesho oting The data transf er speed is slow ❑ The maxi mum communic ation spe ed can v ar y depend ing on the obstac les or the dista nce be tween the commun ication devices, the radio wav es, the operatin g system or the softwa re you use. Remov e the obstacl e or make the d istance between th e Access P oint and your m achine s m[...]

182 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot use a Wireless LAN network Check if the Wireless Zero Configuration servi ce is ac tive. To check the status of th e Wire less Zero Configuratio n service 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . The Contr ol P anel window app ears. 2 Click the P erfor mance and Maintenance icon. 3 Click the Administrative T ools[...]

183 nN T r oublesho oting T roubleshooting P ow er Management The po wer mana gement setting i s not re sponding The comp uter's op erati ng system m ay becom e unst able i f a lower power sta te, such a s Hiber nate is i nitiate d, and t hen change d before th e com puter com pletel y enter s the lowe r power s tate. To restore t he compu ter[...]

184 nN T r oublesho oting T roub leshooting Exter nal Displa ys I cannot use the Plug and Disp la y functi on Dependi ng on th e externa l display or the way it is c onnected , the Pl ug and Display function may not be availab le. Use the Fn+F 7 keys to s elect th e output destinati on. I cannot d ispla y contents on t wo or mo re displa ys at the [...]

185 nN T r oublesho oting The e xternal displa y with the D VI-D por t does not displ a y properly This troubl eshoot ing en try app lies to sel ected model s only . See Locating Controls and Ports (page 14) to see whet her your model i s equ ipped w ith the DVI- D port. If your computer is sup plied wit h a por t repli cator, the port re plicator [...]

186 nN T r oublesho oting T roub leshooting Sound (Speaker) My speak ers are not producing so und ❑ V G N-A series ❑ The built-in spea kers may be turn ed off ( the Mut e % indica tor is on ). Pr ess the Mut e button to tur n on the sp eakers. ❑ The speaker volume may be tur ned to the m inimum. Pr ess the V olume up button to increa se the v[...]

187 nN T r oublesho oting T roub leshooting Sound (Microphone) My microphone does not work If yo u are us ing an externa l micro phone, check th at the m icropho ne is plugg ed into the micr ophon e jack c orrec tly. My microphone volume is too high or to o low Proc eed as fol lows t o adju st the v olume . 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l .[...]

188 nN T r oublesho oting Only left-channel audio is record ed with a monaural microphone This troubles hooti ng entry applies to VG N-A seri es mod els o nly. Proceed as fol lows to c hange t he audi o channel setting. 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . The Contr ol P anel window app ears. 2 Click So unds, Speech, and A udio Devic es and th[...]

189 nN T r oublesho oting T roubleshooting Flopp y Disks My USB flopp y disk driv e cannot write to a flopp y disk ❑ The flo ppy dis k is wr ite-pr otected. Disable the write -protect feature or u se a fl oppy disk that is not wr ite-pr otected. ❑ Check that the disk is pro perl y inser ted into the flop py disk drive. ❑ Y our disk may be cor[...]

190 nN T r oublesho oting T roub leshooting Pr inters ❑ Make sure that t he pr int er dri ver suppor t s Windows X P . Ask the ma nuf actu rer of your pr inter for the dr iver that sup por t s Windows XP . ❑ The p rinte r po r t on the por t rep licator i s inter nally c onnected to the USB. If your prin ter is con nected to the prin ter por t [...]

191 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ If the bid irectio nal c ommunicati on functio ns ar e provided with your pr inter, disabling the funct ions o n the c ompute r may enable prin ting. Proc eed as f ollows : 1 Click Start a nd then Control P anel . 2 Click the Pri n te rs a nd Ot h er H ard wa r e icon. 3 Click the Printers and Faxes icon. 4 Righ t-clic[...]

192 nN T r oublesho oting T roubleshooting i.LINK De vices I cannot estab lish an i.LINK connection betw een two V AIO computers ❑ Y ou must have administrator r ights on th e computer to be able to l ink the two. ❑ Discon nect then r econnec t the i.LIN K cable. ❑ If you still have no connecti on after waiti ng for a while, restar t both com[...]

193 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection c ontains i nformati on on wh ere to go for answe rs to que stion s abou t your c omputer. Sony Suppor t Inf or m ation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the sequ ence l isted bel ow. See Doc umentation (page 8 ) for det ails on the printe d and o nline documenta tion s uppli ed with y[...]

194 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searched our user guides an d web site ( www.vaio-link.com ) but have no t found an answer to y our ques tion/issue ? e-Sup port is the ideal soluti on for y ou! Our e -Suppor t Web Portal i s an inte ract ive we b site on which you can s ubmi t any te chni cal qu ery yo u may have reg[...]

195 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can submi t you r quest ions 24/7, b ut ple ase kee p in mind that our e-Suppor t Team can onl y treat your q ueri es from Monday till Fri day betwee n 8am a nd 6pm. Is there a cost inv olv ed f or using e-Suppor t? No, this is a complete free of c harge se rvice offe red to [...]

196 nN Support Options T rademarks Sony, B attery Checker, Cl ick to DV D, DVgate P lus, HotK ey Utilit y, Key board Ut ility, M emory S tick Formatt er, P ictureGea r Studio, Prep are you r VAIO , SonicS tage, Soni cStage M aster ing Stud io, VA IO Contr ol Center , VAIO E dit Co mponents, VAIO Launch er, VAIO Medi a, VAIO Powe r Man agemen t, Ima[...]

197 nN Support Options The B luetooth wo rd mark and logos are own ed by t he Bluetoo th SIG, In c. and any use of such m arks by S ony Corp oration is und er lice nse. Oth er trade marks a nd tra de nam es are th ose of their r espectiv e owne rs. All ot her names of sys tems, p roducts an d servi ces are tr adema rks of thei r resp ective o wners[...]

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