Sony VGN-FJ series manual

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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....5 Notice ................... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ............. .[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es .............. ................... .................... ............. ................... .................. . .................... ................... ..59 Connectin g a Port Repl icator ............................ ................... ............. ................... .................... ................... ......[...]

4 nN On Handling Discs ..... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... .................... ......10 9 On Using th e Battery P ack ...... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................... . ................... .........[...]

5 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen Use r Guide. S ony has combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng. Noti ce © 2005 S ony Corpor ation. All r ights res erved. T[...]

6 nN Befo re Use E NERGY S TAR As an E NERGY S TA R Partn er, Sony has determined that this pr oduct meets the E NERGY S TAR guide lines for en ergy effici ency. The Int ernational E NE RGY S TAR Offic e Equipment Progra m is an in ternational program tha t promotes energy sa ving thr ough the use of compute rs and thei r office equ ipment. T he pr[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Guide s are provid ed in PDF fo rmat, whic h you can e asily bro wse through and prin t out. The My Club V AIO portal is a perfect s tarting poi nt to use you r comput er — a compr ehensive collection of everyth in[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation My Club V AIO In My Club VAIO you ca n find : Documentation , which give s you: ❑ Access t o the User Guide . This m anual e xplai ns the features of your compute r in deta il, how to use thes e f eatures confide ntly and s af ely , con nect per ipheral d e vices and m ore. ❑ Access t o Help and T rain[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Center Help and Support Center is a comprehensi ve resour ce for p ractical advice, tutorials, and demo nstrations to hel p you lear n to use M icrosoft W indows X P and your computer. Use the Search featu re, Index, or table of contents to view all Windows Help resourc es, includi ng those that are on the Inte rn[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the follo wing ergonom ic consid erations to both stati onary and p ortable env ironmen ts: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the computer directly [...]

11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduc e e ye strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper position. A djust the br ight ness settin g of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a locatio n whe[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started with using your VAIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 13) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 20) ❑ Connecting a P ow er Sour ce (page 21) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 22) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 26)[...]

13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The fol lowing ill ustrat ions may app ear differ ent from your model, dependi ng on the coun tr y or area of y our reside ncy .[...]

14 nN Getting Started F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 32) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 20) C Inte rnal mi crop hone (mona ur al) D LCD s creen ( page 10 4) E Key b o a r d (page 28) F T ouch pa d (page 30) G WLAN (Wireles s LAN) switch (page 49 ) H WLAN (Wireles s LAN) indic ator (page 20) I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (p[...]

15 nN Getting Started A Speakers B Num lock indicator (p age 20) C Caps loc k indicator (page 20) D Scroll loc k indicator (page 20) E S1 / S2 b uttons (page 31) F P ow er bu tton[...]

16 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y conn ector ( page 22)[...]

17 nN Getting Started Right A Headp hones jack (p age 64) B Microp hone jack (page 74) C A V Ou t ja ck ( page 68) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 75) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor ( page 20) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 33) G Manual e ject hol e (page 11 4) H Secur ity slot I DC In port ( page 21) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- spe[...]

18 nN Getting Started Left A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t *1 (pag e 82) B Modem port (page 48 ) C i.LINK ® (IEEE1394) S400 p ort (page 80) D Air vent E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t *1 (pag e 66) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *2 (page 75) G PC Card slot (page 41) H PC Car d ej ect b utton (page 43) *1 Disab led wh en the c ompute r is at tached to th[...]

19 nN Getting Started Bottom A P or t replicat or connect or (page 6 0) B Air vents[...]

20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power to the computer is on, b links in Standb y mode, and turns off when the comput er is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the c omputer is using batter y powe[...]

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

22 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . 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 LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he lock s witch (1) to the UNL OCK positio n. 3 Slide t he batter y int o [...]

23 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer au tomatica lly charg es the batter y (the batter y indicator light flas hes in a d[...]

24 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y is run ning out o f power , both the b atter y and powe r indicat or lights blink. Keep the b atter y pack in the com puter whi le it is direct ly connect ed to AC power . The batte ry pack c ontinues t o charge whil e yo u are usi ng the compu ter . If the batter y level falls bel ow 10%, yo u should ei[...]

25 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if yo u remove the batter y pack whil e the computer is on and not connect ed to the AC adapter or if yo u remove the battery whi le the comput er is in Stand by mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he lock s wi[...]

26 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off a ny peri pherals connec ted to the c omputer . 2 Click St art and then T urn O ff Computer . The T urn off computer window appears. 3 Click Tu r [...]

27 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er Once you have read and fol lowed the i nformation i n the printe d Specifications G uide , you ca n start usi ng your co mputer safely and conf idently. Read on t o get the mo st out of us ing you r computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 28) ❑ Using the T ouch Pad (page 30) ❑ Using[...]

28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. For mor e informati on on the stan dard keys, s ee Help and Support Center and click on the Customizing your computer link . The V AIO-Link web site ( www.va io-link.c[...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F10) : zoom Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore the screen view . ✍ The defa ult resoluti ons of the st andard view and the magnified view are as follows: Standard vi ew: 1280 x 800 pix els Magnifie d view: 1024 x 600 pix els The magn ified view is not as clear a s the stan dard view, as it is i[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard co ntains a cursor-poi nting devic e, the touc h pad (1). You can p oint to, select, drag, and sc roll obje cts 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 ut[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . Special-func tion butt on Functions S1/S2 buttons By def ault, the S1 b utton tur ns the v olume on and off and the S2 button toggles the displa y output between the LCD and e xter[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera The bu ilt-in MO TION EYE camera a dds video f unctional ity to in teracti ve communic ation s oftware, for e xample Windows Messen ger and Wi ndows MovieMaker . Turn ing on the com puter activa tes the built-i n MOTION EY E camera, so the computer is ready for a vi deo conferen[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Press th e drive eject button (1) to open the drive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc in th e middle of the tray with the label side facing up and gently pu sh until the disc c [...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not re move the op tical disc wh en the comp uter is in a po wer saving mode (Standby or Hibernat e). Doing so may cause th e compu ter to malfuncti on. ✍ If you pla n to use an extern al optical di sc drive, conn ect the drive bef ore you launch an y preinstal l[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer play s and record s CDs and DVD s, dependi ng on the mode l you purch ased. Check y our speci fications fo r the type of optical dis c drive ins talled on your model . Use the ta ble below to see which types of med ia your optical dis c drive supports . ! This p roduc[...]

36 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 DVD-R discs compliant with 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 (Doubl e Layer) discs is ava ilable o nly on discs supp[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying D VDs To achie ve optim um performa nce when p laying DVDs, y ou should fol low these r ecommend ations. ❑ Y ou can pla y D V Ds using the optical disc dr iv e a nd the D VD playback s oftware , s uch as V AIO Zone or Wi nD VD . See the help fil e on suc h software f or deta ils. ❑ Close al l o[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t the disc into the o ptical disc drive. 2 If nothing app ears on the desk top once you inser t an audio CD disc, then click Star t , point to All Programs , and click to open a CD p rogram, such as th e SonicStage software . If the Au dio C D window appear s, click to sele[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Cop ying Files to CD s To dete rmine whic h type of C D your comp uter suppor ts, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs ( pag e 35) . To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R ! Do not st rike or shake the co mputer while writ ing data ont o a disc. 1 Inser t a bl ank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the optical d isc dr iv e. If the [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Inser t the D V D into the o ptical dis c drive. 3 Click St art and point to All Programs . 4 Select a D VD soft ware program to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to us e a progra m, see the hel p guide i ncluded with the DVD so ftware progr am. Cop y[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connect p ortable exte rnal devices to your comp uter. Inser ting a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their functio ns may not be comp atible with the computer . 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 Hold the P [...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Some d evices m ay not fu nction p roperly i f you c ontinual ly switch to Norm al mode from St andby mod e or Hibe rnate mo de. For so me P C Cards, if you alterna te between Norm al mode and Standby or Hi bernate mode while the card is inserted, yo u may find t hat a device connected to your system i s not rec[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to remov e the PC Card while y our computer is on. If it is not removed properly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o rem ove a PC Card when the comp uter is off, sk ip steps 1 to 7 . 1 Double-click the S afel y Remove Hardware icon on the task[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your computer supports the Mem ory Stic k media. Memory S tick m edia is a compact , portabl e, and ver satile device es pecially design ed for exchang ing and shari ng digital data wi th compatib le produc ts, such as digita l camera s, mobile ph ones and othe r devices . Because i t [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Medi a There ar e two ways you can i nsert a Me mory Stick media in to your com puter: ❑ Using th e Memor y Sti ck media slot; ❑ Using a PC Card slo t. T o d o this, you need an opt ional PC C ard adapte r . To insert a Memory S tick media using the Me mory Stick media slot 1 Hold t h[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The compu ter supports Mem ory St ick Duo media and is equipped wi th the Memor y Stick combo slo t that is compati ble with both st an dard- an d duo- size medi a. For more informati on on Memory Stick Duo medi a, visit the Me mory Sti ck web site at http:/ /www .memor ystick.com/en / . To view the con tents of[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media us ing the Memory St ick media slot 1 Check that the Memor y S tick media indi cator is o ff . 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line vi a a telepho ne cable (n ot suppli ed). Once you set u p your t elephone cab le, you'r e ready to c onnect to the Internet. To connect a telephon e[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a p owerful netwo rk. A WLAN is a network in which a user can c onnect to a l ocal area n etwork (LA N) through a wirel ess (radio ) connec tion. [...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Key Integ rity Protoc ol) in additio n to user authent ication usi ng 802.1X and E AP (Extensibl e Authentica tion Protoco l)). Data enc r ypt ion pro tects t he vulnerab le wireles s link betwe en clients and Access P oints. Besides that, there are other typ ical LAN secu rity mecha nisms to en sure privacy , such [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a loca l network is created o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, with n o other centr al contr oller or Acc ess Point . Each device com municate s direct ly with othe r devices in the net work. Yo u can set up a n ad-[...]

52 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 swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with the B luetooth fu nctionality *1 , double-click ( / ) on the ta skbar to disp la y the Wireless D evice Swit ch window . Select th e Enable 2.4 GHz Wire [...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 13 Enter exactly th e same Net work key again, for confir matio n. 14 Sele ct the check box This is a co mputer-to-computer (ad hoc) net w ork; wireless acc ess poin ts are not u sed at t he bottom of t he screen. 15 Click OK . Y our Networ k name ap pears in the Pr eferred networks . 16 Click Adv a nced . The Adv a[...]

54 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 w indow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel under LAN or High-Speed Internet , double -clic k Wirel ess Network Con[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infra structure netwo rk is a network that ex tends an exi sting wired local network to wireles s devices by providing an A ccess Point, f or example the Sony Access P oint. The A ccess Point bridges the wireless and wire d LAN and a cts as a ce ntral contr ol[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On mode ls with the B luetooth fu nctionality * , double-click ( / ) on the task bar to disp la y the Wir eless Device Swit ch window . Select th e Enable 2.4 GHz Wire less LAN chec k b[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN Channel S election In an 802.11b/g con figurati on, channe l 1 to 13 can be used. (a) With an Access P oint ("Infr astructure") ❑ The ch annel us ed will be the chann el selec ted by the Acces s P oint. ! For details on how to select the ch annel that wil l be used by the Access Point, see t[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ The 2. 4 GHz band width used b y wireless LA N compati ble devices is also u sed by othe r various devi ces. Althou gh tech nologies to m inimi ze interferen ce from ot her devices tha t uses the same band width are emplo yed on wireless L AN compatible de vices, suc h interf erence may cau se lo wer communi cat[...]

59 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add func tionality to your c omputer by u sing the var ious port s on the co mputer. ❑ Connecting a P ort Replicator ( page 60) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age 64) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 65) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes ( page 71) ❑ Using the Multip[...]

60 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng a por t replicat or enables you to c onnect ad ditional peripherals to your co mputer, s uch as a pr inter and an exter nal displa y. A port replicator may be su pplied wi th your com puter, dep ending on the model you purcha sed. If not, you c an additiona lly purc hase a n[...]

61 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 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer. 2 Plug the power cord (1) in to the AC adapter (2) and an AC outlet. 3 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter (2) into the DC In por t (3) on the por t replicator [...]

62 nN Using P eripheral De vices 5 Align t he bottom c onnector of the compu ter with th e connector on the por t replicator a nd push down un til it cl icks into place. 6 T ur n on t he compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplie d with the compute r . Do not move the computer whil e attached to the port replicato r; this may detach the port replica[...]

63 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o preven t loss of un saved data, be sure to turn off the comp uter before disc onnecting it from the port repl icator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or 1 T ur n off t he compute r and the co nnected pe ripheral s . 2 Lift the c o[...]

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

65 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can connect a n extern al display to your computer . For exa mple, you can use the co mputer with a c omputer d isplay or a proj ect or. ❑ Connecting a Computer Display (pa ge 66) ❑ Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display (page 67) ❑ Connecting a TV (page 68) ❑ Connectin[...]

66 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n connec t a comput er display ( monitor ) either dire ctly to y our compu ter or via the (optiona l) port replicator. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end of the display's power cord (1) into the display , a nd the other e nd into an A C outlet [...]

67 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia compute r displ ay that incl udes bui lt-in spea kers and a microphon e to yo ur computer or via the (optio nal) port r eplicator. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of the mul timedia c omputer dis play (1) into[...]

68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV to yo ur compu ter. To connect a TV to the computer 1 Plug the power cord of the T V (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug on e end of an a udio/video cable (2) into t he A V Out j ac k (3) T on the co mputer and the other to the TV . 3 Switch the input chan nel of the TV to externa[...]

69 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ See the manu al supplied with your perip heral for more info rmation on instal lation and us e. If the d isplay resol ution of the c omputer is mo re than 102 4 x 768 pixel s, a part of t he image cann ot be displ ayed on y our TV . T h e hidde n area on your TV can be se en by moving th e cursor on the com pute[...]

70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a projecto r (for examp le, the So ny LCD proje ctor) direc tly to yo ur computer o r via the ( optional) port repl icato r. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of the projector into an AC outlet. 2 Plug the RGB signa l cable (2) into th e monitor (V GA) por[...]

71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on the co mputer's LCD a nd the exte rnal displ ay at the sa me time, s ee Using the Multiple Monit ors Function (page[...]

72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have an external d isplay attach ed to the mo nitor (VGA) p ort, your com puter's LCD and the externa l display can function as a sing le[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p to disp la y the co ntex t menu. 2 Click Gr aphi cs Pr op erties . 3 Selec t Ext end ed Desk to p from the Display Devices menu. T o chang e the pri mar y and secon dary de vice set tings, use the Primar y Device and Secondary Devi ce dro p-down [...]

74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a sound i nput devi ce (for exam ple, to ch at on the Internet) you need to plu g in an ex ternal micr ophone. To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphone is d esigned fo[...]

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

76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable into the US B por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e is now r eady for use. ! Whe[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You can di sconnect a US B floppy di sk drive when the c omputer is on or off. Discon necting the driv e when the compu ter is in a pow er saving mode (St andby or Hib ernate) may cause the compu ter to malfunc tion. If the computer is o ff, you can un plug the US B cable di [...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the printer power cor[...]

79 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 printer power cord (1) into an AC outlet. 2 Plug the printer cable (2) suppl ied with your pr inter into the pr inter por t (3) on the ( optional) p or t repli cator . ✍ Before conn ecting the print er , turn off[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ The co mputer inc ludes an i.LI NK (IEEE 1394) por t, which you can use to co nnect to an i.LINK device suc h as a digit al video cam era recorder or to connec t two V AIO computers in order to cop y , dele te or edit fi les. ❑ The i.L INK por [...]

81 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.LINK ca b le (1) i nto the i.LI NK por t (2) on the comp uter and t he other end i nto the D V In/Out por t s (3) on the digita l video ca mera reco rder . 2 Launch t he D Vgate Plus software. ✍ On Son[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connect your co mputer to 100B ASE-TX /10BASE-T- type network s via an E thernet net work cable . Connect on e end of an op tional ne twork cabl e to the Networ k (Ethernet) port on th e compute r or the (op tional) port replica tor and the other end to your network. For detai[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be conne cted to the Netwo rk (LAN) connect or on your comp uter . If the Net work (LAN) connect or is conn ected to the tele phone li nes mention ed below, high electric current to the co nnector may cause damage , overhe ating or f ire. - Home (in tercom speakerphon e) or business -use [...]

84 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your comp uter. Am ong other thi ngs, you wil l learn how to prepare your mod em for use, h ow to use a nd customiz e the loo k of your Sony software an d utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 8[...]

85 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass w ord Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will have to enter th e password after the V AIO logo ap pears to s tart your c omputer. The po wer-on passwo rd will all ow you to protect you r computer from unautho rized acces s.[...]

86 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the P ow er-on P ass word ! Once you h ave set th e power -on p assword, you cannot st art the comput er without e ntering the password. Make sure not t o forget t h e password. Write down your pa ssword and keep it safe and privat e from other pe ople. If you fo rget the power-on password an d need a[...]

87 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 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AI O logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V A IO logo appears. 3 Ente[...]

88 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to con sult syst em inform ation and sp ecify pref erences for system b ehavior. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , and click V AI O C ontrol Cent er . The V AIO Cont r ol Cen[...]

89 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 source for your c omputer, you can take advantage of power manag ement sett ings to conse rve battery li fe. In addition to th e normal o perating mode , which allows you to turn off s pecific dev ices, your c omputer has two distinct po [...]

90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Standb y Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD scree n and sets the hard disk and the CPU t o a low power c onsumption mode. The um ber power l ight flashes i n this mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn O ff Computer . 2 Click St and By . To retu rn to Normal mod e Pres s any key.[...]

91 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 erf ormance 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 St andby setti ngs .[...]

92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on t he hard di sk and powe r is turned off . Even whe n the battery runs down, no data will be lost. The power in dicator li ght is off in this mode . To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating screen ap p[...]

93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ If you do not us e the c omputer for a long p eriod of ti me, put th e computer into Hi bernate mod e. This p ower saving m ode saves yo u th e time of shutti ng down in the no rmal way . When th e computer is in Hibernate mo de, you canno t insert a dis c. Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an Stan[...]

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

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provide s several pre defined power schemes . Eac h power sche me consists of a g roup of power managem ent settin gs that ar e designed to meet spe cific power m anagement g oals, rang ing from maximum powe r managem ent to no po wer [...]

96 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your co mputer and memory mod ules us e high prec ision comp onents an d electroni c connecto rs techn ology. To avoid the inval idation of your guar antee due to mishand ling, we rec ommend tha t: ❑ Y ou contac t your dealer to install a new memor y module. ❑ Y ou do not i ns[...]

97 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrade y our computer 's memory, rea d the notes an d procedures in the following pages. Th e number of ava ilable slots depends o n t[...]

98 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the specia l bag delivered with the memor y module or wrap the mod ule in aluminiu m f oil to protect it from electrostati c dischar ge. ❑ Introduc ing any liqui ds or any foreign substa nces or ob jects into t he memor y slots, or other inter nal co mponents o f the compute r , w ill result in damage [...]

99 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y . 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down. 4 Unscrew the sc re w at the bottom of th e compute r . 5 T ou ch a metal ob j[...]

100 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2).[...]

101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Make su re to i nsert th e memor y modu le edge with a notch i nto the memor y module slot. 8 Close th e module cover and then ti ghten the sc rews [...]

102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , poi nt to All Programs , and click V AI O C ontrol Cent er . 3 Double-click the System In f ormat ion folder in the V AIO C ontr ol Center window . 4 Double-click the System In f ormat ion icon i n the Sys[...]

103 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precau tions to h elp you p rotect your c omputer from potent ial dama ge. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 104) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 05) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (pag e 106) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 108) ❑ On [...]

104 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD facing the sun. This could dam age the LCD . Be careful when using the comput er near a wi ndow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD or e x er t pr essure on it. This cou ld cause a malfuncti on. ❑ Using the computer i n low temperature condition s ma y produ ce a resi dual image on[...]

105 nN Precau tions On Using the P owe r Source ❑ See the p rint ed Speci fications Gu ide to check the power op eration of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or shr edder . ❑ Y ou can purchas e a pow er str ip with a surge prote ctor . This device pre vents damage to the[...]

106 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s couri ng powder , or solvent suc h as alcoho l or benzi ne, as these may damag e the fini sh of the computer. ❑ If you drop a solid objec t or any [...]

107 nN Precau tions ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If the comput er is brought directly from a c old location to a w ar m one, moistur e ma y condense i nside the co mputer . In this case, allow at l east one hour before turn ing on the computer. If any problems occur , unpl ug the comput er and c ontact VA I O - L i n k [...]

108 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the fro nt mirror pl ate ov er the l ens of the b uilt- in MO TION EYE camera, as it may make scratches o n the plate and such scrat ches will appe ar on the captured im ages. ❑ Do not let th e direct su nlight get into the sc ope of the built-i n MO TION EYE c amera r[...]

109 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not [...]

110 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave the batter y p ack in temperatur es above 60°C , such a s in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sun light. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environm ent. This is due to dec reased batte r y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge t he batter ies at tem peratures [...]

111 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr iving, cy cling, or o perating any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing dam[...]

112 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e. However, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, sh ock or dust. Althoug h the har d disk has the inter nal safety d evice to prev ent losi ng data due to mechanic al vibrati on, shoc k or dust, yo u s[...]

113 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes h ow to sol ve common proble ms you mi ght encou nter when us ing yo ur compute r. Many pr oblems ha ve simpl e solutions. T ry these sug gestions be fore con tacting VAIO- Link. ❑ T roubleshooting the optical disc drive (page 1 14) ❑ T roubleshooting PC Car ds (page 117) ❑[...]

114 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 omputer is tur ned on an d press the disc eject button. ❑ Click St art and then My Computer . Right -click the optical disc dr iv e and selec t Eje ct . ❑ Make sure the c omputer is not in St andby or Hiber nate m o[...]

115 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot pla y a D VD ❑ If a regi on code war ning appear s when you are using your D V D play er , it c ould be tha t the D VD you are tr yin g to pla y is incomp atible with the opti cal disc d rive on the comp uter . The region c ode is lis ted on the packaging of the d isc. ❑ Change the resolu tion under Contro l P[...]

116 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot pla y a D VD when using two screens ❑ Y ou will not hav e a problem i n the following situation s: ❑ When you use a CR T or a n LCD displ a y on its own. ❑ When y ou pl a y MP EG fi les w hich are reco rded o n the har d dis k driv e with W indows Media Pla yer 10 or V AIO Zone . The reading speed of CD/D VD[...]

117 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting PC Cards My PC Card is not working Make s ure the PC Ca rd is comp atible with y our version of Windo ws.[...]

118 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting the modem My modem does not work or cannot establi sh a connection ❑ Check that the phone lin e is plugged into the com puter . ❑ Make sure that t he mode m is the onl y de vice connecte d to your phone l ine. ❑ Check that the pho ne line is working . Y o u can check the line by plugging in an or di[...]

119 nN T r oublesho oting My modem connection is slo w Many fa ctors infl uence mod em connec tion sp eed, incl uding tel ephone line n oise or compatib ility with te lephone e quipment (such as fax mac hines or o ther mode ms). If you think yo ur modem is not conne cting pr operly to o ther PC-bas ed modem s, fax machines, o r your Inte rnet Servi[...]

120 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Wireless LAN I cannot use the Wireless LAN fu nctionality Check if the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN switch is turned on and the WI RELESS LA N indicat or is lit. The Wireless LAN Access P oint and y our computer cannot comm unicate ❑ Check if the WIRELESS or W IRELESS LAN switch is tur ned on and the WIRELE[...]

121 nN T r oublesho oting The data transf er speed is slow ❑ The maxi mum communicati on speed can v ar y dep ending on the obstacle s or the dista nce between th e communicati on devices, the radio wav es, the operatin g system or th e software you use. Remove the obstacl e or make the distanc e between th e Access P oint and your machin e small[...]

122 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot use a Wireless LAN network Check if the Wireless Zero Configuration servi ce is active . 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[...]

123 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting P ow er Management The po wer mana gement setting i s not re sponding The comp uter's op erating syste m may becom e unstabl e if a lower power state, s uch as Hibe rnate is i nitiated, a nd then change d before th e computer completely enters the l ower power s tate. To restore t he compu ter to its[...]

124 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Exter nal Displa ys I cannot use the Plug and Disp la y functi on Dependi ng on the ex ternal displ ay or the way it is con nected, the Pl ug and Dis play function may not be available . Use the Fn+F 7 keys to select the ou tput desti nation. I cannot d ispla y contents on t wo or mo re displa ys at the s[...]

125 nN T r oublesho oting The e xternal displa y with the D VI-D por t does not displa y properly This troublesh ooting en try app lies to selected models only. See Locating Controls and Ports (pag e 13) to see whet her your model i s equipp ed with the DVI-D port. No te that the (op tional) por t replicator may also h ave the DVI- D port. See the [...]

126 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Sound (Speak er) My speak ers are not producing so und ❑ The built-in speakers may be tur ned of f . Pres s the Fn + F2 ke ys or the S1 button (default assignmen t) to tur n on the speakers. ❑ The speaker volume may be tur ned to the minimum. Pr ess the Fn + F4 ke ys and then the M or , key , or keep [...]

127 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Sound (Microphone) My microphone does not work If yo u are usin g an externa l micropho ne, ch eck that the m icropho ne is plugg ed into the microphon e jack c orrectly. My microphone volume is too high or to o low Proc eed as follo ws to adju st the vol ume. 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . The[...]

128 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Flopp y Disks My USB flopp y disk driv e cannot write to a flopp y disk ❑ The flo pp y disk is write- protected. Disable the wr ite-protect feature or u se a flop p y disk that i s not wr ite-protec ted. ❑ Check that the disk is pr operl y inser te d into the floppy disk drive. ❑ Y our disk ma y be [...]

129 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting Printers ❑ Make sure that t he pr inter dr iv er sup por ts Win dows XP . Ask the ma nuf acturer of your printer f or the dr iver that suppor t s Windows XP . ❑ The p rinter por t on t he por t replicator is inter nall y connec ted to the USB. If your pr inter is connected to the prin ter por t on the[...]

130 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ If the bid irectional communicati on functio ns are provided with your pr inter , disabling the function s on the c omputer may enable prin ting. Proceed as f o llows: 1 Click Start a nd then Control P anel . 2 Click the Pr in te rs a nd Ot her H ardwa re icon. 3 Click the Printers an d Faxes icon . 4 Righ t-clic k th [...]

131 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting 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 o n the computer to be able to link the two . ❑ Discon nect then recon nect the i .LINK cable. ❑ If you still have no connecti on after waiting for a while, resta r t both com[...]

132 nN T r oublesho oting T r oubleshooting the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera The vie wer windo w shows no images or poor-q uality images ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION E[...]

133 nN T r oublesho oting Movie pla yback sho ws dropped frames when m y computer is running on the battery The ba ttery is runn ing out of power. Conn ect the comp uter to an AC p ower source. The images capt ured by the b uilt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er This problem oc curs when you use t he camera un der fluo rescent li ghts due t o the mi[...]

134 nN T r oublesho oting I cannot use the b uilt-in MO TION EYE camera ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera can not be sha red by more than one software appl ication . If another s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EYE camera. ❑ If the pr ob lem persists, you must reins tall th[...]

135 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection conta ins informati on on wher e to go for an swers to que stions a bout your c omputer. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. See Documentation (page 7) for details on the printe d and o nline docum entation s upplied w ith your c omp[...]

136 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searched our user guides and web site ( www.vaio-link.com ) bu t have not fou nd an answer to y our question/i ssue? e-Sup port is the ide al soluti on for you! Our e -Support W eb Porta l is an inte ractiv e web site on which yo u can submi t any te chnical qu ery yo u may hav e regar[...]

137 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can su bmit you r quest ions 24/ 7, but ple ase keep i n mind that our e- Support T eam can onl y treat y our queri es from Monday till Friday between 8a m and 6pm. Is there a cost inv olv ed f or using e-Suppor t? No, this is a compl ete free o f charge serv ice offere d to [...]

138 nN Support Options T r ademar ks Sony, B attery Check er, Click to DV D, DVgate P lus, HotKey Utility, Key board Util ity, Memory S tick Formatt er, PictureG ear Studio, Prepare y our VAIO , SonicStag e, SonicSta ge Master ing Studio, VAIO Co ntrol Center , VAIO Edit Co mponents, VAIO Launch er, VAIO M edia, VAIO P ower Manage ment, Image Conve[...]

139 nN Support Options All ot her names of systems, p roducts an d services are tradema rks of their respective o wners. In the manual , the ™ or ® marks are not sp ecified. Speci fications a re subjec t to change without not ice. All ot her tradema rks are trad emarks of their resp ective o wners. Pleas e see the pr inted Specificati ons Guide [...]

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