Sony VGN-FZ200 manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FZ20 0 Series[...]

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

3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ..... ........ ............. ............. ........ 74 Connectin g External Speak ers ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... ................ ....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .......................... ............. ...... 111 On Handling the LCD Screen ....... ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... ... ............[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 160 Speakers . ............. ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ............ ............. ......... .... .............[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VAIO ® compute r, and welcome t o the on -screen U ser Gu ide. S ony has 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 loo[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted i nformati on and user gui des to read on y our VA IO co mputer. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m at — Contain s an overvi ew of compone nt connec tion, set -up infor mation, etc . ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner i nf or mati on. ❑[...]

8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center U ser Guid e — Provides i nforma tion ab out resto r ing in dividua l soft ware programs, software dri vers, and dr ive par tit ion(s) or your entir e hard disk dr ive to the orig inal factor y instal led setti ngs. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals &am[...]

9 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 [...]

10 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 compu ter d[...]

11 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 muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust th e brigh tness lev el of the disp l ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a loca tion whe re[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . Be sure to start up your comp uter with only the suppl ied accesso ries con nected and se[...]

13 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 35) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 19) C Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) D LCD s cree n (pag e 112) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Num lock indicat[...]

14 nN Getting Started A S1 butt on (page 33 ) B AV M O D E bu tt on (page 33) C Previous track b utton (page 3 3) D VO L - / VO L + b uttons (page 33 ) E Play/P ause button (pa ge 33) F Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 33) G Sto p bu tto n (page 33) H P ow er bu tton I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 19) J Batt ery indica tor (page 1 9) K Hard disk dri[...]

15 nN Getting Started Right A Headp hones jack (page 75 ) B Microp hone jack (pag e 85) C Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t s * (page 86) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 36) E Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor ( page 19) F Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 36) G Manual e ject hole ( page 14 9) H DC IN por t (pag e 21) * Sup port high- /full-/low - spee ds.[...]

16 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 76) D S VIDEO OUT port (p age 78) E Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 76 ) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (page 86) G i.LINK (IEEE 1394) [...]

17 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (E th er n et ) po r t (page 92) B Modem port (page 58 ) C Batter y connec tor[...]

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

19 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 comput er is in Sleep m ode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is [...]

20 nN Getting Started Wireless LA N Illuminates when the wireles s LAN functionality is enabled. * On selected models only . Indicat or Functions[...]

21 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[...]

22 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k suppl ied wi th your compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time o f deli very. 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.[...]

23 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.[...]

24 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 posi tion to secu re the batter y pack on the c omputer . ✍ When you r computer is direct ly connect ed to AC po wer and has a[...]

25 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied wi th your compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time o f deli very. 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[...]

26 nN Getting Started ! Charge the b atter y pack as d escribe d in this manual fro m your first batter y cha rge. ✍ 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 batter y pack cont inues t o[...]

27 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 bat ter 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[...]

28 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 arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompt s[...]

29 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 30) ❑ Using the T ouch Pad (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 33) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 35) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive ([...]

30 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 keyb oard functi ons can be used onl y after the ope rating sy stem finis hed launc hing. Combinat ions/Featu[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F12) : Hiber nate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the sy stem and the connec ted peripheral devices are wr itten to the hard disk dr ive and the system power is tur ned off. T o retur n the system to its original state, use t he power b ut[...]

32 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. ✍ Y ou can disab le/enab le the tou ch pa d to s uit your prefere nce for us ing the mouse. See Setting Up Y our Compute r with V AIO Control Center (pag e 97) to launc h V AIO Cont rol Cente r . O[...]

33 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/Paus e, Sto p, Prev ious tra ck, and Ne xt tr ack butto ns su pport Ins tant Mo de * . To activ ate Instan t Mode, the com puter must be off or in Hiberna te m[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Previous t rack b utton . Plays the previous chapter/file during v ideo playbac k or the previous song/file dur ing audio playback. Next t rack b utton > Plays the next chapter/file during video playbac k or the next song/file dur ing audio playback. VO L - / VO L + butt ons (V olume down and V olume up) Decrease[...]

35 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 EYE 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 MOTIO N EYE camera, so the comp ute[...]

36 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[...]

37 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[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd records CDs, D VDs, and B lu-ray Dis cs, depen ding o n the mo del you p urchas ed. Check 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 s[...]

39 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 –[...]

40 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 D ualDi sc is a t wo 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 aud[...]

41 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 dat a 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 th[...]

42 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 puters' 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 ers&ap[...]

43 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 de sired CD software to pl ay the CD . If the Au di o CD windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ![...]

44 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 de sired D VD s oftware to play the D V D . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softwar e, see the help f i[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying Blu-ra y Discs ! The Blu-ray D isc playba ck funct ion is avail able on selected mod els only . See th e online Specificatio ns to find the type of your opti cal disc dri ve, and then Reading and W ritin g O ptical Di scs (page 38 ) to fin d abou t the suppo rted di sc media. To play a Blu-ra y Disc 1 Close[...]

46 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 * for tr ansferr ing data amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er aud io/vi deo de vices. The f ormer can a ccommod ate eit her an Expres sCard ™[...]

47 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[...]

48 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[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick med ia is a comp act, po rtable, and v ersati le IC re cord ing m edia esp ecially desig ned for ex changing and s haring digital data with com patibl e produc ts, suc h as di gital camera s, mo bile phon es an d other devic es. Bec ause it is removab le, it can be used f[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Me mory St ick sl ot on y our comp uter can acco mmodate both st andard- and Duo-s ize med ia and suppor t Mem ory Stick PRO an d Memor y Stic k PRO- HG Duo me dia wit h high speed and high c apac ity capa bilities . ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-siz e Memor y Stick media [...]

51 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 M emo r y Sti ck 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 slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it cli cks into plac e. The Mem or [...]

52 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[...]

53 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 .[...]

54 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[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Memor y Stick sl ot and E xpressCar d slot, y our comp uter is e quipped wi th an SD memory card slot . You can use thi s slot to transfe r data among d igital c ameras, camc orders , musi c play ers, and other aud io/vi deo devic es. Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The S[...]

56 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 sl ot. 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 the car d into the slot. ✍ If t[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the Medi a Access indicat or li ght is on. I f you do, th e card or its d ata may beco me 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 ou[...]

58 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 [...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el 2 Click Connect to th e Internet under Network and Internet . The Connect to th e Internet window appears. 3 Click Dial-up . 4 F oll ow the on-sc reen ins tr uctions.[...]

60 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[...]

61 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[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a networ k in w hich a LA N is cr eated o nly by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her cent ral contr oller or a ccess point. E ach dev ice com munic ates dir ectly wi th othe r devices in the network. You c an se t up an a d-hoc [...]

63 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[...]

64 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[...]

65 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 task bar to dis play the Wir eless Device Sw[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WIRELESS or WIRELES S LAN switch. ! T urnin g off the wirel ess LAN func tional ity while acc essin g remote doc uments, fi les, or reso urces may result in data loss. ✍ For WPA-PSK or WP A2-PSK aut hentica tion, you must enter a[...]

67 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[...]

68 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[...]

69 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[...]

70 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.[...]

71 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 earch for Blue tooth in forma tion us ing Windows Help and Support . To open Windows Help and Support[...]

72 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 d etails on usin g the Blue tooth he adset, see the m anual t hat cam e with your Bl uetooth headset. To connect t he headse t with you r com[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Click St art , Cont rol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , and Bluetooth Devi ces . The Bluetooth De vices window appears. 2 Select the hea dset i con and s elec t Disconnect . 3 Click OK .[...]

74 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 (p age 75) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 76) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 81) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 83) ❑ Co[...]

75 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 [...]

76 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[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultim edia com puter display that in clud es bui lt-in s peake rs and a microp hone 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 disp lay ca[...]

78 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 OUT 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 su[...]

79 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 [...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (fo r examp le, the Sony LCD proje ctor) to y our 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 compu ter . 3 Plu[...]

81 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[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices To select a display Models with the NVIDIA video controller 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 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. ✍ Y ou may not be able to dis[...]

83 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 displ ay co nnecte d to the monito r (VGA) po rt, yo ur comp uter sc reen and the ext ernal di splay can func tion as a s[...]

84 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 Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Adjust screen resolu tion und er Appear ance an d Personalization . The Display Settings window a[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a sound i nput de vice ( for exa mple, to chat o ver the Intern et), you need t o plug in an ex ternal microph one (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 micr[...]

86 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[...]

87 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[...]

88 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 . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o di[...]

89 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 ([...]

90 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 [...]

91 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[...]

92 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[...]

93 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 94) ❑ Setting Up Y our C[...]

94 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[...]

95 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 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Secu rity to disp la y t[...]

96 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 ke y when th e V AIO log o appea rs. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t the computer and p ress the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V A IO logo appears. 3 En[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in format ion an d to sp ecify prefe renc es for sy stem be havior . To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Contr ol Center wind ow[...]

98 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[...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD sc reen and places the sto rage dev ice(s ) and the CPU int o a low power con sumpt ion mo de. The um ber power light fl ashes du ring this m ode. ! If you do not in tend to use your comput er for a l ong peri od of t ime whil e it is d iscon nected f rom AC p [...]

100 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 Optio ns . 2 Click Change plan settings under t h[...]

101 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 driv e and power is tur ned off. Even when the batt ery runs down, no data will be lost. T he po wer indi cator light is off in this mod e. ✍ If you do no t intend t o use your com puter for a long perio d of [...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to No rmal mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its nor mal sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer butto n for more than fo ur seconds, your comput er will turn of f automat ically. ✍ It takes mo re time to return t o Normal mode fr om Hibernat e mode tha n from Sleep m[...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power manage ment h elps you s et up power s chemes f or runn ing on AC o r batt ery powe r to su it you r requ ireme nts fo r power 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 soft[...]

104 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[...]

105 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 upgr ade your compute r's memor y, rea d the no tes and pr ocedur es in the followi ng pag es. Notes on adding/remo ving memor y mod[...]

106 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 [...]

107 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 [...]

108 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 arr ows (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[...]

109 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 [...]

110 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 AIO Control Center . The V AIO Contr ol Center wind ow appears. 3 Double-click the System In f ormat ion icon u nder t he System Inf or mati on f older . Y ou can v iew the amoun t of[...]

111 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 112) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 13) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (pag e 114 ) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 116[...]

112 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 s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t pre ssure on i t. This could cause a malfun ction . ❑ Using your co mput er in low tem perature c [...]

113 nN Precau tions On Using the P owe r Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications to c heck the power operation of your model . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a pho tocopier or a sh redder . ❑ 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 [...]

114 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 [...]

115 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[...]

116 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens prote ction cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it ma y caus e scratches on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the ca ptured i mages. ❑ Do not let the dire ct sunlig ht get in to the sc ope of th e built-in MO TION EYE camera regardl ess o[...]

117 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 [...]

118 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. Al wa ys hold th e disc by its edges and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the di sc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous r eliabi lity [...]

119 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 [...]

120 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the bat ter y pa ck, the batter y power is stil l low , t he batte r y pack may be reachi ng the e nd of it s life and shou ld be r epla ced. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to d ischarge the batt er y pa ck bef ore rechar ging. ❑ If you hav e not u sed the ba tter y pa ck f or a cons iderable amount of tim[...]

121 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s whil e dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any motor ized vehicle. 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 hea[...]

122 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[...]

123 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity an d reads or write s data in a short t ime. Ho wever, i t can b e easi ly damag ed by mec hanic al vibr ation, shock, or du st. Althoug h the ha rd disk drive has the interna l safe ty devic e to prev ent lo sing d ata due to mech anical v ibrati on, s[...]

124 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 b een insta lled o n the comp uter, follow these ste ps for ea ch so ftware applica tion: ❑ Window[...]

125 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 the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.sony . com/E N/V AIO/ fo[...]

126 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 165) ❑ A udio/Video (page 16 6) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 1 69) ❑ P erip heral s (page 170 )[...]

127 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[...]

128 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 ke y sev e[...]

129 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 Alt + F4 ke ys do n ot wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock button, and Shut Down to tu[...]

130 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 arrow next t[...]

131 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[...]

132 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[...]

133 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 Origin al S creen S aver dis ables the timer s etting, whi ch you can s elect us ing th e Windows power o ptions , for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original S[...]

134 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 computer . The be st way to protec t 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 [...]

135 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging t he Bat tery Pac k (p age 25) . 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 ba[...]

136 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 [...]

137 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 MOTION EYE c amera can not be sha red by more t han one software 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 camera . ?[...]

138 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[...]

139 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I us e the built-in MO TION E YE camera? ❑ The built- in MOTION EYE c amera can not be sha red by more t han one software 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 camera . ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must rei [...]

140 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 [...]

141 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[...]

142 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 [...]

143 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[...]

144 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[...]

145 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 WIRELE SS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot use t he Bluetooth functionali ty when your compu ter is i[...]

146 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. ❑ T o a llow other Blueto oth devices to com municat e with your comp uter , click Start , Contr ol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , Bluetooth Devi ces , and the Options tab and sel ect th [...]

147 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[...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use the Bluet ooth functionalit y when I lo g onto m y computer as a user with a standard use r account? The B luetooth fu nction ality ma y not b e availa ble to a user wi th a stand ard u ser accou nt on y our comp uter. Log onto the compute r as a u ser with admini strator r ights. Wh y can't I co[...]

149 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 compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty o r damage d. Follo w these steps: 1 Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e ke ys an d click the a rrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest art to restar t the co mputer . 2 Remove the disc from [...]

150 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 [...]

151 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 Driv er t ab , and cli cking Driver Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesi v e lab el i[...]

152 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 [...]

153 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 98[...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? Your TV screen may no t show t he whole screen image of a video if the s creen r esolutio n is set l arge r than 1024 x 768. A djus t the sc reen res olution to 1024 x 768 or sm aller. To ch ange th e scree n resol ution, f ollow thes e ste ps: 1 Right-cli ck the deskt[...]

155 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[...]

156 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 [...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y appl ies to sel ected mod els only . To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 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 Se[...]

158 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[...]

159 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[...]

160 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[...]

161 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is prope rly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly c onnected a nd the volume is tur ned u[...]

162 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear microphone or line-in so und from m y HDMI-compatib le TV? ! This Q & A ent ry ap plies to models wit h the NVI DIA video controll er only. Your c omputer is not capabl e of outputti ng audi o signals from the mic rophone j ack dire ctly t hrough the HDMI por t. Save the audio d ata fi[...]

163 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 key[...]

164 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 [...]

165 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[...]

166 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i .LINK dev ice seem s to be disconne cted or tur ned off, the i.LINK cable may not be sec urely plugg ed into the port on your compute r or camcorde r. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once agai n. See Connecting an i.LINK De vice[...]

167 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 ent ry ap plies to models wit h the NVI DIA video controll er only. ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDM I por t, you need to change the device for sound output if you want to hear sound fr[...]

168 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 ent ry ap plies to models wit h the NVI DIA video controll er 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[...]

169 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[...]

170 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[...]

171 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[...]

172 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connec ted to the Intern et, V AIO Update auto matic ally noti fies yo u when c ritical s oftwar e and 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.[...]

173 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries 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 icie nt servic es, ha ve the following informat ion r eadily a vail able: 1 Y our V AIO comp u[...]

174 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a S ony tech nical suppor t represen tative , call th e foll owing n umbers: ❑ 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 Chile: [...]

175 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 cust omers in US A We b s i t e http: //esupp or t.s ony .com/[...]

176 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .a ol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //help.aol.com/help AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an[...]

177 nN Support Options Bluetooth ™ Utility Broadcom Corpo ratio n For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 175) . Click to DVD ® software Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Click to DV D software allow s you to a utomatica lly burn DV Ds from a digital video (D V) devic e. Create DV Ds by ca ptur[...]

178 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .i nter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.j sp Intel ® PROS et/Wirele ss Softwa re Intel Cor poration ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //suppo r t.i ntel.com LocationFree Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abo[...]

179 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Office 60-D ay T rial soft ware inclu ded with t his comp uter syst em is i ntended for eval uation pu rposes only . The sof tware has be en inst alle d and you mu st activ ate the soft ware bef ore you can use it. Prod uct acti vation procedu res will be det ailed[...]

180 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .n apster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporat ion ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http://w ww .symante c.com/ techsupp Protecto r Suite Q L Sony E lectron ics Inc . Protec[...]

181 nN Support Options QuickBooks De luxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .i ntuit.com /suppor t/ Roxio ® Ea sy Media Creator ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //suppo r t.s onic.co m/ SafeIT-Digital D ocument Shredder SafeIT Secur ity Ltd. ❑ F or[...]

182 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc . Use Son icStage M aster ing St udio software t o rec ord son gs fr om analog reco rds or cass ette tap es into y our com puter and outpu t them to CDs, DVDs , or audio files i n WAV form at. For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information ([...]

183 nN Support Options VAIO ® Hardware Diagnostic Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 175) . VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Edi t Compon ent pr ovides enhanced editin g funct ionality when u sing Ado be Premi ere Pro or Ado be Premier e Element s on y our VAI O c[...]

184 nN Support Options VAIO Launcher Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts about the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 175) . VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Medi a ™ softwa re brin gs multi media to your n etwork, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video , and s till ima ge f iles between y our VAI O ® co mp[...]

185 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 175) . VAIO Update 3 Sony E lectron ics Inc . The VA IO U[...]

186 nN Support Options WinDVD ® softwar e for VAIO ® com pute rs InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .i nter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.j sp T elepho ne 510-6 51-0888 Xdrive ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http: //www .x dri ve.com/suppor t Zoom Utility[...]

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