Sony VGN-FZ100 manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FZ10 0 Series[...]

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

3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ .............. ............. ............. ..6 9 Connectin g External Speak ers ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... ................ .....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. 10 7 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. .................... ... ... ..........[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 155 Speakers ....... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... ......[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and welco me to th e on-sc reen Use r Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and c ommun ications to prov ide state- of-t he-art p ersonal computi ng. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this manual may lo[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual ) — Cont ains features of your com puter . It also includes informati on abou t the sof tware programs includ ed with your compute r , a s well as i nformat ion on s olvin g common problems. ❑ Specificati ons — The online Speci fication s descr ibe the hardware and softwa[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to acce ss and pr ovides a singl e loc ation for infor mation and techn ical assist ance fo r your VAIO compute r. Choos e from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you nee d. To ac cess Help and Support , click Star t and Help a nd Support . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio [...]

9 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a portab le dev ice in a variet y of en viro nments. W henev er possib le, yo u shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the follow ing ergo nomic consid erations for both stati onary an d port able en vironm ents: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer di[...]

10 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 bri ghtness settin g of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n w[...]

11 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before st arting you r compu ter for th e first t ime, do n ot conn ect any other hardware that did no t origina lly come with yo ur comp uter . Make sure to start up your comp uter with only the suppl ied accesso ries con nected and s[...]

12 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 foll owing pag es. F ront A Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (p age 33) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 18 ) C Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) D LCD s cree n (pa ge 108) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Num lock indica[...]

13 nN Getting Started A S butto n (page 31 ) B AV M O D E bu tt o n (pag e 31) C Previous track b utton (page 31) D VO L - / VO L + buttons (page 31 ) E Play/P ause button (page 31 ) F Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 31 ) G Sto p bu tto n (p age 3 1) H P ow er bu tton I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 18 ) J Batt ery indica tor (page 18) K Hard disk d[...]

14 nN Getting Started Right A Headp hones jack (pag e 70) B Microp hone jack (pag e 81) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t s * (page 82) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 34) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 8) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 34) G Manual e ject hole ( page 14 4) H DC IN por t (pag e 19) * Suppor ts h igh-/full-/l ow- spe eds.[...]

15 nN Getting Started Left ! HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Def inition Multimed ia Interfac e are tradem arks or regi stered t radema rks of HDMI Licens ing LL C. A Secur ity slot B Air vent C HDMI por t *1 (p age 72) D S VIDEO OUT port (p age 74) E Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 72 ) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (page 82) G i.LINK (IEEE 1394) [...]

16 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (E th er n et ) po r t (page 88) B Modem port (pag e 55) C Batter y connec tor[...]

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

18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e follow ing indi cator lights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when the computer is in Sleep mode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is us[...]

19 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a rechar geable ba ttery pa ck as a power sou rce for your c ompute r. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC ad apter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3). 2 Plug the other en[...]

20 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time o f purcha se. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK/UNLOCK switch (1) to the UNLOCK positio n.[...]

21 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batte r y pack diago nally i nto the batte r y co mpar tment u ntil th e projecti ons (2) on eit her side of the batt er y compar tment fit into the U-sh aped cuts (3) on either s ide of the batter y pack.[...]

22 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batte r y pack in the direc tion of the arr ow , and push the batter y pack do wn into the compar tment until it clicks into plac e . 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK/UNLOCK switch to the LOCK positio n to se cure the batt er y pa ck to the comp uter . ✍ When you r computer is direct ly connect ed to AC po wer and has[...]

23 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time o f purcha se. 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 au tomatic ally c harges the batt er y pack (the batter y indica tor ligh t flashe[...]

24 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can charge the batter y p ack i n such a u sual manne r as mention ed i n this manua l f rom t he fi rst time . When th e batter y pack is run ning out of po wer , bo th the b atter y an d power indicat or lig hts bli nk. Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batt[...]

25 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the ba tter y pack whi le your comp uter is on an d not connecte d to the AC ad apter or if you remov e the batt er y pac k while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t[...]

26 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 pr operly , 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 , the ar row next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompt s[...]

27 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 28) ❑ Using the T ouch Pad (page 30 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 31) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 33) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive [...]

28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is ver y simila r to a desktop compu ter ke yboard, but has addi tional ke ys th at perf orm mode l-spec ific tas ks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some funct ions are no t availa ble befo re the operat ing syst em launch es. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn [...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the system and the peripheral de vices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off . T o ret urn the sy stem to its or iginal state, use the po wer button to turn on the[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, a nd scr oll ob jects on the sc reen us ing th e touch pad. Action Description P oint Slide your finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an item or object. Click Press the left b utton (3) once . Double-clic k Press the left butt on twice. Rig[...]

31 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 co mputer. The AV MODE , Play /Pause, Stop, P reviou s track, a nd Next track b uttons suppo rt Instan t Mode * . To activate Instant Mo de, the com puter must be off or in Hiberna te mode.[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer VO L - / VO L + butt ons (V olume down and V olume up) Decrease (-) and increase (+) the vol ume. * On m odels wit h the WinDVD BD soft ware on ly . Special-func tion butt on Functions[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mput er is eq uipped with a built-i n MOTION E YE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds vid eo func tionalit y to in stant m essa ging soft ware a nd video editin g softwar e. Turn ing o n the compute r acti vates the built-i n MO TION EY E camera, so the comp u[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc drive. 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 i v e. 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 upward and ge ntly pus h it u[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Close th e tray b y push ing it in gently . ! Do not remov e the optica l disc wh en your compu ter is in a po wer saving mod e (Sleep or Hibern ate). Do ing so may cau se the comp ut er to malf unctio n. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opt ical di sc drive , connect t he drive bef ore you laun ch any pre ins[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd recor ds CDs, D VDs, or Blu -ray D iscs, d epending o n the mo del y ou purch ased. Chec k your specif ication s for the ty pe of opti cal disc dr ive inst alled on your mode l. Use th e table b elow to see wh ich types of medi a your optica l dis c driv e [...]

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

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs that c onform to the Co mpact Di sc Digi tal Audi o stan dard sp ecificat ions (CD S tandard ) . A Du alDisc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec ord ed mater ial o n on e side with digi tal au dio material on the ot her si de. Be a ware th at t he audi [...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended s oftware, which i s preinsta lled o n your compu ter , to wr ite data to a dis c. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and er rors m a y res ult. ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc read able on the optic al disc drive, you need to close the[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce whe n playi ng discs, y ou sh ould fo llow thes e recom mendati ons. ❑ Some CD play ers a nd com puter's optical disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs crea ted with t he C D-R or CD -RW disc medi a. ❑ Some D V D play ers a nd comput er&apo[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then cli ck Start , All Pr ograms , and the desi red CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Audi o C D windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ![...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optic al disc dri ve . 3 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then cli ck Start , All Pr ograms , and the desire d D VD soft ware to play the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softwar e, see the help f il[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with ei ther a Uni versa l Exp ressCa rd ™ slot * or an E xpres sCard ™ /34 slot * fo r transfer ring da ta amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er aud io/vi deo de vices. The f ormer ca n accom modate either an Expres sCard ™[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing an E xpressCard Module ! Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card mod ule from the slot. Do no t force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter befo re inserting o r removing the Ex pressCa rd module. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Careful ly slid e t[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the E xpressCa rd mo dule whil e your c ompute r is on. If it is n ot rem oved pro perly, your system m ay not work prope rly. To remov e an Ex pres sCard mo dule ✍ T o remove an Express Card mod ule when you r comput er is off , skip st eps 1 to 7[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your c omput er suppo rts th e Memo ry Stick media . Memory Stic k media i s a com pact, p ortable, a nd ve rsatile IC recor ding media e spec ially d esigned for exc hangin g and sharing digi tal dat a with com patibl e pr oducts, s uch as digit al ca meras, m obile phones and oth er [...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the Memor y Sti ck PRO /Duo med ia slot. 2 Hold t he Memo r y St ick media wit h the arr ow f acing up ward and po inting toward the Mem or y St ick PRO/Duo media slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it cli [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Me mor y Stic k medi a with th e arrow p ointing in th e correct d irectio n as y ou in sert it i nto the slot. T o avoi d dama ging yo ur co mput er or the Memo r y Stick media, do not force the Memor y Stick med ia into th e slot if you cannot insert i t smooth ly . Do not insert mor e than [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory St ick media has been f ormatt ed in th e facto ry defau lt set ting an d is rea dy for u se. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low the se steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned to format t he media and suppor ts the Memor y Sti[...]

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

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight i s off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Sti ck medi a gently , or[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In addit ion to t he Memo ry Stic k PRO/ Duo medi a slot, y our com puter is equi pped with an SD memory card s lot to accom modate o ther m emory c ards. Yo u can us e this slot t o transfer da ta amon g digit al cam eras , camcor ders, mu sic p layers , and ot her audi o/video devices . B[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot o n the fr ont of the comput er . 2 Hold the m emor y card with th e arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slid e the m emor y card in to the slo t until it clicks into plac e. Do not force t[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the Medi a Acce ss indicat or li ght is on. T he card or its d ata may b ecome damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight i s off. 2 Press th e extended par t of the memor y card, ca using it to extend out fr om the[...]

55 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 com puter to a teleph one line w ith a te lephon e cable ( not suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up your te lephon e cable co nnecti on, you ar e ready to con nect to the Inter net. To [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devices with built-in WL AN functi onality commun icate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a n etwork in which a use r can con nect to a Loc al Area Ne twork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. S o there[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer IEEE 80 2.11b/ g is a wire le ss LAN sta ndard, using th e 2.4 G Hz bandw idth. The IEEE 802. 11g stand ard pr ovide s high -speed co mmuni ca tions, faster than the IEEE 80 2.11 b stan dard. IEEE 80 2.11a i s a wirel ess LAN st andard , usi ng the 5 GH z band width, and provi des hi gh-spe ed commu nicat ions of up[...]

58 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 loca l netwo rk is cr eated o nly by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves , with no ot her centr al cont roller or acces s point. Each device c ommun icates d irectl y with othe r dev ices i n the ne twork. Yo u can set up [...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou canno t selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for th e IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, o n ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11 n stan dard, using the 2.4 or 5 G Hz ban dwidth, is not ava ilab le on ad -hoc network s. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN s[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t exten ds an exi sting wir ed local networ k to wire less dev ices b y provi ding an access poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample the Sony Acc ess Poin t. The acce ss poi nt bridges the wireles s and wired LAN and act[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more infor mation . 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The Wi reless LAN indi cator l ights up . 3 Double-click ( / ) on the tas kbar to display the Wir eless Device Swi[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetoot h function ality is ava ilable on selecte d mode ls onl y. Se e the onli ne Specifi cations to s ee wheth er your mo del suppor ts the Bl uetooth function ality. You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unicatio n betwee n your compute r and other Bl uetooth devices such a s[...]

63 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 condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess t elepho nes ❑ Radio fre q[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnolo gy to mi nimize the in terference from other devices th at use t he same wav e leng th. Simultane ous use of the Blu etooth fun ctionali ty and wire less com[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your compute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another compute r, a m obile phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any cables.[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with ano ther Blue tooth dev ice, yo u need fi rst to set up the Bl uetooth functiona lity. For setting up and us ing the Blu etooth f unctio nality, s ee the help f ile on the Blueto oth uti lity software. To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluet[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth he adset (no t supplied ) will com e in handy during a v ideo confer ence over the Inte rnet using instan t messagi ng software. For detai ls on usin g the B luetoot h headset, see th e manua l that c ame wi th you r Blueto oth hea dset. To connect t he headse t with you r [...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the head set ico n and s elect Disconnect from the menu. 3 Click Ye s .[...]

69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various por ts on t he compute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 70) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 71) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 77) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 79) ❑ Con[...]

70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound qua lity of y our com puter by conne cting exter nal spea kers. To connect e xternal speakers 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 [...]

71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external displa y (no t suppli ed) to your c omputer. F or exa mple, you c an use the compu ter wi th a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting al l other cab les. Connec ted external displays are used as sec ondar y sc[...]

72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n conn ect a com puter display (monito r) direc tly to y our comp uter. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the di splay's power cord (1) into your dis play , and the oth er end into a n AC outlet. 2 Plug the disp lay cable (2) (not s upplie[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultime dia c omputer di spla y that i ncludes buil t-in spe akers a nd a mi crophon e dir ectly to your compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media comp uter display (1) i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug the[...]

74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV to yo ur co mputer. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your T V into an AC outlet. 2 Plug one end of an S Vid eo cable (not suppli ed) int o the S VIDEO OU T por t on the c omput er and th e other end to the TV . 3 Plug on e end of an audi o cable (not s[...]

75 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! If your TV is equi pped wi th an HD MI po rt and a DVI-D port, we re commen d that y ou us e the HDMI por t. The HDMI cable carries b oth vide o and aud io signa ls. If a device driver other t han the on e provided by Sony is u sed, the imag e will not be d isplayed and the aud io will n ot be heard . A lways use [...]

76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (for ex ample, the Sony LCD pro jector) d irectly to yo ur comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of your proje ctor int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB sig nal cable (2) (not supp lied) i nto the mon itor (VGA) por t (3) a on the computer[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as the primar y monito r when an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.) is connec ted to your compute r. The pr ocedure for selec ting a d isplay d epends on the vi deo co ntroller used in the compu ter. Se e the onli ne Speci ficatio ns for d[...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices To select a display Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Ad ditional Options . 3 Click NVIDIA Control P ane l . 4 Click Displa y . 5 Click Change Disp lay Configuration . 6 F ollow th e on-sc reen ins truc tions to chang e the s ettings. Models with the Intel Gra phics[...]

79 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 deskt op acro ss sep arate disp lays. F or example , if y ou have an externa l dis play atta ched to the mo nitor (VGA) p ort, your compute r sc reen and the ex ternal d isplay can fun ction as a sing[...]

80 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 incl udes, see the onlin e Spec ifi ca tions . Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Adjust screen resolu tion und er Appear ance an d Personalization . The Display Settings window a[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to use a s ound i nput devi ce ( for exam ple, to chat ov er the In ternet ) you ne ed to pl ug in an extern al micr ophon e (not s uppli ed). 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 [...]

82 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 devi ces from da mage, o bserve the fol lowing : ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter into a bag or c arr ying case when i t h[...]

83 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 c omput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB p or t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now re a[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a US B floppy dis k dri ve when your compute r is o n or off. Di sconnec ting the dri ve when t he co mputer is in a pow er sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hi berna te) may cause the c omputer to malfun ction . If the computer is off, y ou can un plug th e USB c[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a W indow s-comp atible printer to yo ur compu ter to prin t docum ents. 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 Wi ndows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord ([...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer i s equipp ed with an i. LINK po r t, which you can use to connec t to an i.LINK device such as a di gital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your c omputer d oes no t supply power to externa l devices g enerally powered [...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK ca ble (1) ( not sup plied) into the i.LINK po rt (2) o n the c omputer and the other end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) o n the digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ On Son y digit al vide o cameras, ports labeled DV O[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect yo ur compute r to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BAS E-T-typ e networks with an Ethernet ne twork c able. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not s upplied) to the network (E thernet) port on t he com puter and the othe r end to y our netwo rk. Fo r detaile d setting s and d evice[...]

89 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 mai n setting s of y our VAIO compute r. Am ong oth er things , you wil l lea rn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 90) ❑ Setting Up Y our C[...]

90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the passwor d. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you will be pr ompted to enter th e pass word afte r the V AIO log o appea rs to s tart your compute r. The p ower-on password a llows y ou to prote ct yo ur comp uter from unauth orized ac cess. A[...]

91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t S ecurity to displa y the Sec[...]

92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass wo rd To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter [...]

93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility allow s you to c onsult s ystem i nformati on and to speci fy prefer ence s for system behav ior. To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Centra l . The V AIO Central wi ndow appears. 2 Click the Categories tab .[...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery pack a s the p ower sourc e for your co mputer , you ca n take advan tage of t he power m anagem ent setting s to conse rve battery li fe. In addition to the nor mal operati ng mode, whi ch allows yo u to turn off specifi c devices, yo u r compute r has[...]

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep mode turns o ff the LCD scr een an d place s the ha rd di sk and the CPU into a low power co nsump tion m ode. Th e umbe r power lig ht flashes during this mod e. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow n ext to the Lock button , and Sl eep . To retu rn to No rmal mode Pres s a[...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If the compu ter is no t used for a ce rtain pe riod of ti me, it will enter Sleep m ode. T o modify this, yo u can chang e the S leep mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the t askbar and se lect Po wer Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he [...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate m ode, the st ate of th e system is sav ed on t he hard di sk and p ower is turned off . Even when th e battery runs down, no data will be l ost. The power indicat or li ght is off in thi s mode . To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The comp uter e nters H[...]

98 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 set up powe r schem es for run ning on AC powe r or ba tteries t o suit your requ irem ents 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 th is softwa [...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Activ ating V AIO P ow er Management P ower Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sev eral predefin ed powe r sche mes. E ach power schem e con sists of a grou p of pow er managem ent se ttings that are d esign ed to m eet speci fic power mana gement n eeds, ranging from max imum p ower managem ent to n o [...]

100 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules use hi gh pre cision compo nents and elec tronic connec tors te chnology . To avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we recomm end that : ❑ Y ou shoul d con tact your dealer to in stall a n ew mem[...]

101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to ex pand the f unctional ity of y our comp uter, you can incr ease th e memory by instal ling optio nal mem ory modu les. Before you upg rade your c omputer's memory, read the note s and proc edur es in the fol lowing pag es. Th e numbe r of availabl e slots depend[...]

102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag del ivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the modu le in al uminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or other inter nal c ompon ents of your compute r will res ult in damag e to the compu ter [...]

103 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 omput er and discon nect all per iphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and r emov e the batter y pack. 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 [...]

104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows ( 1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule til ts up and then pu ll it out in the d irecti on of the arrow (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule fr om its[...]

105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule s lot and pu sh it i n unti l it clicks i nto place. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard. Be sure to ins ert the conn ector ed ge of t he m emor y mod ule into the sl ot while al igning the n otch on th e module with t he s mall p [...]

106 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 , All Pro grams , and V A IO Centra l . The V AIO Central wi ndow appears. 3 Click the Categories tab . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older . 5 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon. Y o[...]

107 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety guideli nes an d precau tions to h elp y ou pro tect your V AIO com puter from pote ntial damage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 108) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 09) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 110) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 112) [...]

108 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This coul d damage the LCD scree n. Be careful when us ing your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD scree n or ex er t pres sure on it. T his could caus e a malfunc tion. ❑ Using your co mput er in low tem perature c onditi ons may p[...]

109 nN Precau tions On Using the P owe r Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications 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 shredd er . ❑ Y ou can pu rcha se a power str ip wi th a su rge pro tector. This device helps prev ent d amage t o yo[...]

110 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or lightly moistene d with a mild dete rgent solut ion. Do not use any ty pe of abrasi v e pad , scour ing pow der , or solvent such a s alcoho l or benzine, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or [...]

111 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied pe riph eral equip ment an d interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction cables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a c old loc ation t o a war m one, mo isture may condense inside the com puter. In this ca se, allow at lea st one hour befor[...]

112 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the f ront mir ror plate ov er the l ens of the built-in MO TION EY E c amera, as it m ay make scratches on the plate and such s cratches will appe ar on the captur ed im ages. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunlig ht get in to the sc ope of th e built-in MO TI ON EYE camera[...]

113 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 heat . ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from any liqui d. Do no t let the m get wet. W hen you are [...]

114 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 di sc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous r eliabi lity [...]

115 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 140°F ( 60°C), s uch a s in a ca r par ked in the s un or unde r direc t sunlig ht. ❑ 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 b atter y p acks at [...]

116 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d r iving, c ycling , or operat ing any mo tori zed v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e area s. It can als o be po tentially dange rous to p lay loud music whil e walking , especi ally at pedestr ian c rossi ngs. ❑ Prev enting h[...]

117 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your fing er or me tallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied wi th the M emor y Stick media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or appl y stron g sho ck to the Me mor y Stick m edia. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modi fy[...]

118 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk has a high sto rage d ensity a nd re ads or wri tes dat a in a sho rt tim e. Howev er, it c an be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vibrati on, sh ock, or dust. Althoug h the h ard disk has the int ernal safety dev ice to pr event los ing d ata due to mechan ical vibration, shoc k or dust, [...]

119 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that th e latest u pdates have been insta lled on y our com puter us ing the follow ing softw are ap plicati ons so th at the compute r ca n run mor e effi ciently . To co nfirm tha t they have been insta lled on th e comp uter, foll ow thes e steps for ea ch so ftware: ❑ Windows Update Clic[...]

120 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon prob lems yo u mig ht enc ounter wh en us ing you r VA IO com puter. Ma ny prob lems have s imple solutio ns. T ry these s ugges tions bef ore vis iting the Sony onlin e supp ort Web s ite at: http: //e suppor t.sony . com/E N/V AIO/ fo r cust omers in US[...]

121 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 159 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 16 0) ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 163) ❑ P erip heral s (page 164)[...]

122 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned on. Make sure the power indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app li[...]

123 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Pres s <F1> to resu me, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, follow these ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 key se ver[...]

124 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a s oftware app lica tion is runn ing, pr ess t he Alt + F4 ke ys to clos e the ap plicatio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, cl ick Start , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Shut Down to t[...]

125 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mput er may b ecome unstable if the o perat ing mode i s cha nged be fore the c omput er compl etely enters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l ope n programs. 2 Click St art , the ar row ne xt[...]

126 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installa tion of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to the b atter y p ack not being insta lled pro perl y . T o reso lve this sympto m, tur n off your compute r and re move the b[...]

127 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game i f there ar e any patche s or upd ates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics memor y is shar ed with the syste m. The opti mal graphi[...]

128 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when the time se lected f or the auto matic tur n-off action has passed? The VAIO Origina l Screen Saver di sables the ti mer setting , whic h you ca n sel ect usin g the Win dows p ower opti ons, for your screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Sc[...]

129 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter. Th e best way to pr otect your compu ter again st securit y thr eats, suc h as viruse s, is to downloa d and i nstall th e late st Wi ndows u pdates r [...]

130 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 23) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y co nnecte d to the AC adapter , it uses AC po wer, even if the batter y pack is insta lled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batt[...]

131 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w ar m? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring you r compu ter. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using batter y pow er? Your c omput er can en ter Hiber nate m ode whi le using battery power , but so me sof tware pr [...]

132 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation b efore using the built-i n MO TION EYE ca mera.[...]

133 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pac k is run ning ou t of powe r. Conn ect your compute r to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era un der fluo[...]

134 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I us e the built-in MO TION E YE camera? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be sha red by more t han one so ftware appl ication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera , exit the applic ation b efore using the built-i n MO TION EYE ca mera. ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must re[...]

135 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is securel y plug ged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he tele phone cable is worki ng. Pl ug the cable into an o rdinar y telephone and li sten for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure that t he t [...]

136 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V .90 co mpatib le mod em. Man y fact ors may influ ence m odem con nectio n spee d, inclu ding tel ephone line nois e or com patibi lity w ith tele phone e quipment, s uch as fax mach ines o r other m odems . If you th ink your modem is not co nn[...]

137 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on availability is affected by dista nce an d obst ruc tions. Y ou may need to m ov e your compute r awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any access poin t you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN [...]

138 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. Se e the ma nual that cam e with your access p oint for more in f or mati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess poi nt are co nnecte d to one anothe r . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs tr uctions or closer to any[...]

139 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is conne cted t o an acce ss po int, da ta transfer interr uptions may occur when us ing lar ge fil es or if the comp uter is in cl ose proximity to micr owa ves and cordles s tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to th e acces s point. ❑ Make[...]

140 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onali ty enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth indicato r is off, turn on the WIR ELESS sw i tc h . ❑ Y ou cannot use t he Bluetooth functionali ty when your compu ter is in[...]

141 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther d e vice is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer m a y n ot allow con nections from other d e vices. T o en able Blueto oth device connec tions, follow these st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Blu etooth ic on on the ta skbar [...]

142 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed de pends on the o bstacle s and/o r the dis tance betwee n the two devices, on the ra dio wav e quality , and on the operati ng system o r the software in us e. Mov e your comput er and Bl uetooth devices closer to each other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio frequ[...]

143 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I connect to a Bluetooth de vice b y specifying i ts IP address on a P ersonal Area Netw ork (P AN) ? The B luetoot h utility softwa re uses Dy namic Host C onfigurat ion Pro tocol (DHCP) to as sign IP address es to active wi reless devic es. If you spec ify a fixed IP address for th e devic e to whi ch yo [...]

144 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is try ing to r ead may be dirt y or dam aged. Fol low the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e ke ys an d click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Rest art to restar t the compu ter . 2 Remove the disc from[...]

145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he nece ssar y program(s) is ins talle d accord ing to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions. ❑ If a disc is dir ty o r dam aged, your co [...]

146 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the op tical di sc dr ive device to open a list of t he opti cal d isc dr ives of your comp uter . 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can c onfir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driv er Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesi v e lab el is n[...]

147 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch a ny software a pplicati on nor al low any to lau nch au tomatical ly , no t ev en a scr een saver . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with no affi [...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our comput er sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sleep mod e, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 94)[...]

149 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y our TV s creen m a y not s how the whol e scree n image of a vid eo if the s creen r esoluti on is se t larger than 1 024 x 768. Adjust the screen resolu tio n to 102 4 x 768 or smalle r . ❑ If you are usin g the A V Out jack, plu g the au dio-vi deo (A V ) cab[...]

150 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal d isplay is se lected for the di splay output a nd the exter na l displ a y is d isconn ected, you cannot dis play a video on your compute r screen. S top vi deo pl ay back, change the dis play output to t he com puter sc reen, and t hen re star t video p l[...]

151 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjust ed with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e res tored to t he origi nal setti ng when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode. To sav e your p reference for the brightne ss, f [...]

152 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? This Q & A e ntry applie s to s elect ed mod els on ly. To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce proper ties for more color o ptions . The Appearance Set[...]

153 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecur ely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr inter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s co mpatible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑ Y ou may need to in[...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an external microphon e, mak e sure th e mic rophone i s turned on and is prop erly pl ugged i nto the mi crop hone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occurs wh en t he microph one re ceiv[...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mo use c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ If[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the volume is tur ned up lou d enough to hear sou nd. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re desi gned for computer use. ❑ If your speakers hav e a mutin g button, set the button to off. ❑ If your spe[...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled t he touch p ad witho ut connec ting a mouse to your c omputer . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e while a software applicati on is r unnin g, press th e Alt + F4 ke [...]

158 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of your comp uter's keyb oard is labe led on t he pack aging box. If you choos e a diffe rent reg ional key board when yo u comp lete th e Wind ows setup , the k ey confi guration will b e mismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa [...]

159 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when t he drive is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dr ive. F irst, m ake sure th e USB c able is proper ly conn ected t o the US B port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it a few mo ments fo[...]

160 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message appears to ind icate DV equipm ent se ems to be d isc onnect ed or tur ned off, the i.LI NK ca ble may n ot be securel y plu gged in to the por ts on your co mputer or cam corder . Unplug the co nnect ors, and plug th em in a gain. See Connectin[...]

161 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected t o the HDMI po r t? This Q & A e ntry applie s to model s wit h the NV IDIA vide o contr oller only. Once you ha ve co nnecte d a devic e to th e HDMI po rt, you n eed to c hange the devic e for sound output if you wan t to hear soun[...]

162 nN T r oublesho oting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an HDMI-compati ble de vice? This Q & A e ntry applie s to model s wit h the NV IDIA vide o contr oller only. To outp ut the Dol by Digita l or DTS sound fr om a di sc throu gh an HDM I-compat ible de vice c onnect ed to yo ur compu ter, fo llow these s teps: 1 Cl[...]

163 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f or matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to reform at your Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory S tick m edia eras es all data, includ ing mu sic d ata pr eviousl y sa ved on it. Be fore you reforma t Me mo[...]

164 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB d e vice is tur n ed on an d using i ts own power supply . For e xample, if you are using a digita l camera, che ck if the ba tter y i s char ged. If you are using a pr inter , check if the power cable is conn ected proper ly[...]

165 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This sect ion conta ins infor mation o n wher e to go f or answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur V AIO com puter and the prein stall ed software . Sony Suppor t Inf or m ation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the s equence l isted bel ow. 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (t[...]

166 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connec ted to the Intern et, VAIO Update automati cally notifies you wh en criti cal sof tware a nd security i nform ation is posted on the supp ort Web site. Cl ick th e VAIO Updat e notice to ope n the VAIO S upport W eb s ite and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

167 nN Support Options For users in Latin Amer ican countri es or areas Cust omer In form ation Cent er If you do not find the in forma tion you are looking for at our s ite, you m ay cal l Sony directl y. In order to rece ive the fas test and most eff icient s ervic es, pleas e have th e foll owing i nformati on readi ly avai lable: 1 Y our V AIO [...]

168 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a S ony tech nical suppor t represen tative , please call the fol lowing numbers : ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (766 9) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty: 500 2-981 9 In the Mexica n Repub lic: 0 1-800 -759-76 69 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6 100 ❑ In C[...]

169 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or m ation Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p artic ular confi gura tion y ou purch ased, yo ur co mputer ma y not inclu de all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware pro ducts are liste d below : ❑ F or us ers in USA We b s i t e h ttp://es uppor t.sony .com/EN/V A[...]

170 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .premiums er vice s.aol.com AOL ® Explorer Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We[...]

171 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .aim.co m Bluetooth ® Utility TOS HIBA Co rpor ati on For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 169) . Cingular Connection Manager Cingula r Wireless For cont acts about the s oftw[...]

172 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo.c om/jsp /Suppo r t.j sp Micros oft ® Offi ce Basic Edition , Office Profes sional Edition , Office S mall Bu siness E dition Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.micro soft.com[...]

173 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Inter net Ex plorer , Movie M aker, M edia Play er, Wo rks Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.micro soft.com MobiTV ® MobiTV, In c. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .mobitv .com /suppor t/suppor t.php Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Syma[...]

174 nN Support Options PenPlu s for VAI O ® PC Sony E lectron ics Inc . PenPlu s for VAIO PC will allow you to write or d raw d irectly o n the scr een with t he sty lus or creat e "stic ky note " re minders . For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 169) . Protecto r Suite Q L Sony E lectron ics Inc . Pr[...]

175 nN Support Options SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . SmartW i Connecti on Utility al lows y ou to easily switch betwe en the var ious wirele ss com ponent s (Wire less LAN, Wireless WAN, and Bluet ooth ® techn ology connect ivity) that c ame wit h your c ompute r. For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support In[...]

176 nN Support Options System Mec hanic ® 6 iolo techno logie s ® , LLC ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .iolo.com/contactus.cfm Ulead BD D iscRecord er for V AIO ® compu ters Ulead S ystems, Inc. For ques tions and techn ical assist ance, please c heck the help a nd the rea dme fil es. VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lec[...]

177 nN Support Options VAIO ® Camera Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ca mera Util ity pro vides y ou with v arious video qua lity settings when usin g the i nternal c amera. For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 169) . VAIO ® Central Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Ce ntral pr ovides a cen tral loc ation th[...]

178 nN Support Options VAIO ® HDD Protection Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO HD D Protec tion al lows you to custo mize yo ur se ttings for p rotec ting your hard di sk agai nst shoc k hazar ds. For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 169) . VAIO ® LAN Setting Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts about th[...]

179 nN Support Options VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or change the sound /displa y settin gs with the button s on the launc her win dow. For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 169) . VAIO ® Update Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO [...]

180 nN Support Options WinDVD ® software for VAIO ® co mpu ters InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo.c om/jsp /Suppo r t.j sp T elepho ne 510-6 51-0888 Xdrive ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Cana da We b s i t e h ttp://www .xdri ve.com/suppor t Zoom Utility Sony E lectr[...]

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