Sony VGX-TP20 SERIES manual

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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ................ ................... ................. 5 Documenta tion ................. .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ........[...]

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5 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the-ar t personal computi ng experi ence. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual ma[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains a n ov erv iew of compone nts connect ion, set-up inf or mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guideli nes and owner i nf or mation. Non-prin[...]

7 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Cent er User Gui de — Provides infor mation ab out resto rin g individua l software pr ograms, software dri v ers, and d rive par tit ion(s) or y our entire hard disk dr ive to the or iginal factor y ins talled s ettings. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals &[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answers y ou need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start and Help a nd Suppor t . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio n[...]

9 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Re gistration Please take a moment to register your V AIO co mputer to enjoy the f ollowing ben efits: ❑ Y our com puter will b e registered with So ny Pr oduct Su ppor t. ❑ Y ou will r eceive an e-co upon good for pur chase of eligible acces sorie s at SonySty le.com. ❑ Extended Se rvice Pl an Sony V AIO produc ts [...]

10 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to get s tarted using your V AIO compute r. ! Before sta rting your comp uter for the first ti me, do not conne ct any other hardware, except a disp lay (TV), that di d not original ly come with yo ur comput er . Be sure to start up you r computer wi th only the supp lied accesso ri[...]

11 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or t s Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages. ! The appea rance of you r computer may be di fferent from those illu strated in this man ual due to varia tions in specif ications . It may also var y in some count ries or a reas.[...]

12 nN Getting Started To p A Hard disk drive/Optical disc driv e indicator (pag e 16) B P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 16) C WLAN (Wireless LA N) indicator (page 16)[...]

13 nN Getting Started F ront A SD memory card slot (page 72 ) B WLAN (Wireless LA N) s witch (page 77) C Remot e se nsor P oi nt t he sup pli ed re mote comma nder to t his s ensor f or operation s. D Opti cal disc driv e (page 35) E Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 66) F Air vent G Media Acc ess indica tor (page 16) H Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s *[...]

14 nN Getting Started Bac k ! The are a around the air vent (1) beco mes hot wh ile your com puter is on. Be sure to wait unti l the comp ute r cool s down be fore you touc h it. 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 Air vents B VHF/UHF input po r t *1[...]

15 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Secur ity slot[...]

16 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 The indication behavior varies depending on the state of your computer: Green lit: the comput er is on. Orange lit: the computer is i n Sleep mode. Off: the comput er is off . Media Acces s Illuminates [...]

17 nN Getting Started Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a Displa y Conne ct a disp lay (not s upplied) to your co mputer. W hen conne cting it, s ee the man ual that ca me with y our displa y as well . ✍ Connec t the powe r cord of yo ur display after connecting all other cables.[...]

18 nN Getting Started To connect a disp lay (HDMI-compatible TV) 1 Plug on e end of the HDMI cable (suppl ied) (1) to the HDMI OUT por t (2) on the comp uter . 2 Plug the other end to the displ a y (TV) ( 3).[...]

19 nN Getting Started ✍ See t he manual that c ame with your TV f or more i nformation on ins tallation and use. If your TV is equipp ed with a DVI- D port, you can use t he HDMI cabl e and the HDMI to DV I-D adapter (bo th supplied) f or connecti on. T o use them fo r connect ion, however , you also need an au dio cable (no t supplied ) since no[...]

20 nN Getting Started To connect a display (mon itor) 1 If you want to connec t a V G A monito r , con nect the disp la y ca b le (1) (n ot supplied) into the m onitor (V GA) po r t (2) on th e back of the comp uter . 2 If neces sar y , plug th e display cable into the display .[...]

21 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Sou rce You nee d an AC ada pter to c onnect to a n AC power s ource and i t must be p lugged in to the power s ource befor e you can establ ish com munication w ith yo ur wireless keyboar d. ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . To connect t he AC a dapter 1 Plug on e end of the pow[...]

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23 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connect yo ur comput er complet ely fro m AC power , unplug the power cor d when the computer i s off. Make sure that the AC outlet s are easily acces sible. ! If you unp lug the AC adapter fro m your computer whi le the compu ter is on or in Sleep mod e, you may lose al l unsaved data.[...]

24 nN Getting Started Attaching t he Rear Co v er An excl usively designed rear cover is su pplied with your computer for port prote ction and tidy cabling. Onc e you have set up your com puter, att ach the rear cover. Be s ure to hold the cover with y our both ha nds when at taching it. ! Y ou may not be ab le to attach th e rear cover depen ding [...]

25 nN Getting Started Connecting the Wireless K e yboard A wire less keyb oard and f our AA alk aline batter ies for use in the ke yboard a re supplie d with your c omputer. Bef ore attemp ting to use t he wirele ss keyboa rd, you must i nstall th e batteries and establi sh commu nication bet ween the co mputer an d the keyboa rd. ✍ If you find y[...]

26 nN Getting Started 3 Inser t the su pplied four AA batt erie s into the bat ter y compar tment as illustrat ed below: 4 T ur n on t he compute r . 5 Slide t he power s witch (2) on the key board to the ON positio n. 6 Pres s the CONNECT button (3) on the front of the c omputer . 7 Pres s the CONNECT button (4) on the bottom of th e ke yboard. Th[...]

27 nN Getting Started ✍ Y ou can check the battery indicator ( or ) in the LCD window on the wire less keyboard f or its batter y power level . If the wireles s keyboard do es not operate pr operly , the batterie s may need to be replac ed. If the wireless keyboard is no t bein g used for an extended period of time, remov e the batteries to av oi[...]

28 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts wa[...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 30) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 34 ) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page 35 ) ❑ Using the TV Function (page 45) ❑ Using the Memor y Stick Media (pag e 66) ❑ Using[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard A wire less key board is s upplied wi th your co mputer. The wi reless key board uses a standard k ey arran gement with additional k eys that perform spec ific fun ctions. Using the Wireless K eyb oard ! T o mai ntain good co mmunicati on, operate t he wireles s keyboard wit hin the dist ance lim[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Illust rated ab ove is the En glish keyboa rd as an exam ple. A Secur ity slot B Function ke ys P erform cer t ain tasks. The tas k associated w ith each func tion ke y va ries a mong so ft war e appl ic ation s. C Shor tcut buttons P erform the pr e-assigne d tasks. The default tasks are as fol lo ws : : Launch[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Indicators (Num lo c k): T urns on whil e in the N um Loc k stat e. (Caps lock): T ur ns on while in the Caps L ock state. (Scroll lock): T ur ns on wh ile in the Scroll Lo ck state. (Connec t): T ur ns on while con nection between the computer and the wirel ess keyboard is in plac e to indicate tha t the ke yboa [...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer A Batt ery compartment Sto rage comp artment f or th e AA ba tte ries . B CONNECT button (page 25) Pre ss to en ab le t he wir eles s k ey board to co mmun ica te wi th the comp uter .[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . ✍ T o keep mo ving the poi nter or scroll ing, slid e and hold your fin ger at the edge of the touch pad. ! If poin ter movemen t or scrolli ng contin ues against your inte ntion, yo ur fingertip may h[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Push in the optical disc dri v e tray with your finger tip to eject it. 3 Grasp the tray and gently pull i t out.[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Place a disc in th e middle of the tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward; and ge ntly push i t until the disc clicks i nto place while ho lding the bottom of the tra y with the other hand. ! When the op tical disc d rive tray is out , be sure not to exert pre ssure on the tray as it may damag e the tray or the[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and rec ords CDs, D VDs, and Blu -ray Dis c ™ media, depen ding on th e model you p urchased. Check your specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l. Use the tab le below to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l disc d r[...]

38 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 –[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This prod uct is designed to play back discs th at conform to the Co mpact Disc Digita l Audio stan dard specificat ions (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided disc pr oduct w hich mat es DVD r ecorded material on on e side wi th digi tal audi o materi al on the othe r side. Be awar e that t he audio side (no n[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinstall ed on your compu ter , to write data to a di sc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y resul t. ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc read able on the optical dis c drive, you need to close the s[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve optim um performa nce when p laying dis cs, you sh ould follow th ese recom mendations. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computers' optical dis c dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-RW media. ❑ Some D V D play ers and com puters' o ptical [...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the op tical disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! D[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then cli c k Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD s oftware to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use the software, see the hel p file on [...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media To play a Blu-ray Disc media 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a Blu-ray Disc medi a into the o ptical dis c drive. 3 If nothin g appears on the des ktop , then click Start , All Programs , and the desir ed Blu-ray Disc so ftware to pla y the di sc. For ins tructi[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the TV Function To enha nce your audi o and visu al experien ce in conj unction with Windows Media Center , your compu ter may be deli vered with an ext ernal digital cable tuner or have two TV tuner boa rds inst alled: one ana log tuner bo ard and one ATS C tuner board. See the online s pecificati ons to fin [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing conn ections may n ot be availab le in some coun tries or ar eas. The bes t method to connect you r computer sy stem, TV mo nitor or dis play, and c able service access, de pends on th e type of cable connection availabl e in your h ome. TV signa l recepti on strength wil l[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to st andard cab le acce ss (CA TV) To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 1) 1 Connect o ne end of the T V coaxial cable (1) (suppl ied with sele cted model s only) to y our ca b le ser v ice access (wall outlet) (2). 2 Connect t he other end t o the VHF/UHF i nput por t (3 ) on the com puter .[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n CATV mo de (O ption 2) 1 Connect the two metal h ooks on a 7 5-ohm/300 -ohm RCA transfor mer cable (1) ( not suppli ed) to the s crew-type grips a t your cable ser vic e acces s (wall outle t) (2). 2 Connect o ne end of th e TV coax ial cable (3) (s upplied with selecte d models only) to the tran sf o[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n connec t your com puter to an i ndoor/ou tdoor antenna system , using Opt ion 1 or O ption 2 from the prev ious se ction, Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 47) . Depending on the type of antenna system in your hom e, your connec tion may require a VHF /UHF RF[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n land- based (terrestr ial) br oadcasti ng mode (Optio n 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300-ohm t win lead cable ( 1) (not suppl ied) to the s crew-type grips a t your antenna outlet (2). Connect t he other e nd to the gri ps on a VHF /UHF RF combi ner/transform er (3) (not sup plied). 2 Connect a coaxial [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting with a cab le or satellite set-t op bo x (STB) You ca n connec t your comp uter to cabl e service a ccess that uses a set- top box (c able or sat ellite) . When using the set- top box ( STB) setup, y ou can c hange ch annels only through the STB, us ing its controls o r the sup plied remot e command er. W[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 1) 1 Connect one end o f a TV coaxia l cable (1) (no t suppli ed) to your ca bl e s erv ice ac cess (wall outlet) (2). Connec t the oth er end to the VHF/UHF IN por t on the back panel of your set-top box (STB) (3 ). 2 Connect a second TV coaxial cable (4) (not supplied) to the VHF/[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect i n STB mo de (Opt ion 2) 1 Connect one end of a TV coax ial ca b le (1) (suppli ed with s elected m odels on ly) to your cable s er vice acc ess (wall o utlet) (2). Conne ct the ot her end to th e VHF/UHF IN por t on the b ack panel of your se t-top box (STB) (3). 2 Connect a second TV coaxial cable (4) [...]

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55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Remote Commander A remo te commander is suppl ied with your compute r for using Windows Media Center fe atures, inclu ding TV channel selecti on. Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using th e remote com mander, you need to in sert the supplied AA manga nese batteri es to enable communi cation be[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Inser t the supplie d two AA batter ies into the remote c ommander . 4 Put the b atter y cover back on th e remote com mander and s lide it in t he rev erse dire ction of th e arrow illustrated ab ov e until the cov er clicks into place. ✍ If the remote co mmander does not operate properl y , you may need to rep[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To connect t he rem ote sensor co ntrol ✍ If you ar e using a cable or sa tellite set -top box, you can attach the rem ote sensor contro l to the set-to p box, which en ables y ou to co ntrol the se t-top box with the remo te commander . 1 Plug the cable from the r emote senso r control (1) (suppli ed with s elect[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Do no t cover th e infra red senso r when att aching th e remote s ensor con trol. The remote sen sor must be visi ble in a line of sight with the remote command er in order to funct ion properly .[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Locating b uttons on th e remote commander[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e English re mote co mmand er as an exam ple. A P ause X bu tton Press to pau se media pl a yback. Press ag ain to resume playback. Stop x butt on Press to st op media playback or TV record ing session. F orw ard M butto n Press to fast-forward media at three speeds. Skip B? butt on Pre[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer E Guide button Pres s to vie w th e TV prog r am guid e f or y our ar ea. F Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. (Press ENTER or OK to activ ate the channel s election.) G CLE AR b utton Press to backspace and del ete entered t e xt. H APPLICA TION SELECT button Press to s witch [...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Controlling y our computer and BRA VIA TV ("BRA VIA" Sync) If you have a Sony BRAVIA TV with the Control for HDMI fun ction, connec ting your com puter and BRAVI A TV with an HDMI cable makes addit ional co ntrol featur es availab le with the c omputer's re mote command er and the BRAVIA remote contr [...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the computer's remote co mmander to sim ultaneousl y tu rn on the comput er and the BRA VIA TV (One-T ouch Pla y) When y our compute r and BRAVI A are off, yo u can press o ne of the fol lowing buttons on the comp uter's remo te commander to turn both on and start Wind ows. ✍ Y ou can press the sle[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the BRA VIA remote control f o r Windo ws Media Center features You ca n use the re mote co ntrol supplie d with you r BRAVIA TV for a wid e variety of Windows Media Center features, inclu ding TV vi ewing and optical dis c operatio ns. To star t Wi ndows Media Center , press the SYNC MENU button on the remote[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Controlling TV v olume with the supplied remote commander You ca n change t he volum e on your T V with the supplied r emote com mander by c hanging t he remote co mmander's signal setting to match w ith the one used by yo ur TV manu facturer. Pres s and h old the OK button and press alpha numeric button s to e[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portab le, and ve rsatile IC record ing media e specially desig ned for ex changing and sha ring digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mobile phon es and o ther devic es. Becau se it i s removab le, it can be used for ex [...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Mem ory Stick slot on your comp uter can acc ommodate bo th standar d- and Duo-si ze media and s upports Me mory Stic k PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo forma ts with hi gh speed data transfer and large data capa city ca pabiliti es. ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-size Me[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Loca te the M emor y Sti c k sl ot (page 13) . 3 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick slot. 4 Careful ly slide th e Memor y Sti ck[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the contents o n the Memory Stick medi a 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open the Computer wind ow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tick media. To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y [...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r 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 .[...]

71 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 Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Fir mly grasp the e xtende d par t of the Memor y Stick me dia. 3 Careful ly pull it o ut of the slot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , or it may po p out unexpect edly . Do no[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In a ddition t o the Mem ory Stic k slot , your co mputer is equipped with an SD memory ca rd slo t. You can use t his slot to tra nsfer data among digital cameras, camcor ders, musi c players, and othe r audio/video devices. ✍ The SD memor y card slot is lo cated behin d the front panel [...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD memory ca rd slot on y our co mputer supp orts the f ollowing mem ory card s: ❑ SD memor y card ❑ SDHC memo ry ca rd ❑ MultiMe diaCar d (MMC) For the late st informatio n on compatib le memory cards , see Sony Support Information (page 157) to visit the appr opriate suppor[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Slide o pen the front panel door with your finger tip. 2 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (page 13) . 3 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem or y card slot. 4 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into the s lot until it c[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Acce ss indi cator ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its d ata may become dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Fir mly grasp the e xtended pa r t of the memor y card. 3 Careful ly pull [...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net To use the Internet, y ou need to con nect an exter nal modem device, for ex ample a USB te lephone mo dem, an xDS L modem, or a c able modem, to your comp uter. For the detailed ins tructions on connecti on setups an d modem c onfiguration , see the manu al that ca me with yo ur modem.[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality commun icate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can connect to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n. So there i s [...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The IEEE 802.11b /g stan dard is a wir eless LA N standa rd, using the 2.4 GHz ban dwidth. The IEEE 802. 11g stan dard provides high-sp eed communi cations, f aster th an the IE EE 802 .11b stand ard. The IEE E 802.11a st andard is a wi reless LA N standard, using t he 5 GHz bandwi dth, and pr ovides h igh-speed com[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Connecting the Wireless LAN Anten na To us e the wirele ss LAN func tionality on your c omputer, you must con nect the sup plied wir eless LAN antenna to y our compute r. To connect t he wirele ss LAN anten na Screw the wireless LAN antenna c able (1) coun terclock wise into the WLAN ANT port (2) on the b ack of you[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ For better recep tion, if ne eded, you may mount the wireless LAN ant enna to a wall usi ng the suppli ed screw.[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is c reated only by the wir eless de vices them selves , with no ot her central contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e commun icates direc tly with othe r devices in the ne twork. You c an set up an ad-hoc netwo rk[...]

82 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 the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandw idth, i s not availab le on ad- hoc networ ks. 1 T ur n on the WLAN sw it c h . The W[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wired local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The ac cess point br idges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts as[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WLAN sw it c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. 3 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 4 Click Vie w networ k status and tasks under Network a n[...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Turn off the WLAN sw itch. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functional ity while acc essing remote documents, fil es, or resources may result in data loss.[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add func tionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the co mputer. ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (pag e 87) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 88) ❑ Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) De vice (page 90) ❑ Connecting a Printer (page 93[...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select which display to be us ed as the prim ary moni tor when two disp lays (TV, desktop moni tor, etc.) are c onnected to your computer. If yo u want to work on both disp lays at the same time , see Using the Multiple Monitors Function (page 88) for more informati on. To select a d[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if yo u have a display c onnected to t he HDMI OUT p ort and anoth er connec ted to the m onitor (VGA ) port, two d isplays ca n function as a s ingle[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Adjust screen resolutio n under Appear ance and Personalization . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 Right-cli ck the number 2 monitor and selec t Attached . 4 Click OK . At the c onfir mation promp t, click Ye s . ✍ Additi o[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice ✍ Y ou need to slide open the front panel door to access t he USB ports on the fro nt. Connecting a USB Mouse To connect a USB mouse 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB mouse c able (2) into th e USB por t. Y ou ca n now use your USB mous [...]

91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready for[...]

92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer is in Slee p mod e may ca use th e com puter to malf unct ion. To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis connect a USB flo ppy disk drive[...]

93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to your computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windows t o the comp uter. ✍ Y ou need to slide open the front panel door to access t he USB por[...]

94 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 is equipped with an i .LINK por t, which you can use to connect to an i.L INK device, such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on y our computer d oes not supp ly power to externa l de vice s gene r all y powered[...]

95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder ✍ The i.LI NK port is locat ed behind the f ront panel d oor . Y ou need to op en this door be fore accessing the port. To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca ble (1) (not supplied ) into the i. LINK port (2) on the com puter and the other end into[...]

96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect your computer to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BASE-T-t ype networks with an Ethernet networ k cable. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cable (no t supplie d) to the netwo rk (Ethernet ) port on the back of the c omputer and the other e nd to your ne twork. For deta iled sett ings and d[...]

97 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (L AN) connector on your co mputer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (in tercom speakerphon e) or business -use tel[...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will lea rn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utilities , etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 99) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer [...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIOS f unctions to set the pas sword. Once you have set the pa ssword, yo u will be prompted to en ter the pa ssword afte r the VA IO logo appea rs to star t your compute r. The powe r-on passwor d allows you to protect your comp uter from un authorized ac cess.[...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on passwo rd is provi ded to protec t your compute r from unau thorized ac cess. ! Once y ou have set the power-on pa ssword, you cannot start your co mputer witho ut entering the passwor d. Make su re not to forget th e password. Write down your pa ssword and keep[...]

101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 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 t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al times when the V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter t[...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to a ccess sy stem in formation an d to spec ify prefer ences for sy stem behavi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow app[...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Mode In ad dition to t he normal op erating m ode, which al lows yo u to turn o ff specific devices, your co mputer ha s a dist inct power savin g mode ca lled Sle ep mode. Using Nor mal Mode This is the n ormal state of the co mputer wh en it is in use. T o save po wer while n ot w[...]

104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode tempor arily su spends t he entire sy stem opera tions for lower power consump tion. The orange power light is o n duri ng th is mode . ! T urn off your comp uter if yo u do not int end to use it for a long p eriod of t ime. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow n ext t[...]

105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not used for a cert ain period of time, it will enter Sle ep mode. T o modify thi s, you can change the Sleep mode se ttings. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Click St art , Cont rol P anel , Hard ware and Sound , and P owe r Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he current p[...]

106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology. To avoid inval idation of the warranty du ring your product warr anty per iod, we reco mmend that : ❑ Y ou shoul d contac t y our d ealer to in stall a new compon [...]

107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optional memory m odules. Before you upgrad e your com puter's memory , read the no tes and proc edures in this secti on. Notes on adding/remo ving memor y modules ❑ Be c[...]

108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or objec ts into the me mor y module slot s or other inte rn al components of your compute r will resul t in damag e to the co mputer an[...]

109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and wait unti l the compute r cools down. 3 Unscr e w the sc re ws (in dicated by the ar ro ws b elow) on the botto m of the co mputer an d remov e[...]

110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 5 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2). 6 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckagin[...]

111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it c licks into pla ce . ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Be sure to insert the conn ector edge of the m emor y module i nto the sl ot while aligning the not ch on th e module with the s mall p r oject io[...]

112 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Replace the memor y mo dule compar tmen t cov er and tigh ten the sc re ws on the bottom of th e compute r . 9 Connect a power source and tur n on the com puter .[...]

113 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow appears. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System Inf or mati on f older . Y ou can v iew the amount of[...]

114 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you prot ect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age. ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 15) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 116) ❑ On Handling Floppy Disks (page 119) ❑ On Handling Discs (page 12 0) ❑ On Using Headphones (page [...]

115 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline sp ecifica tions to che ck the power operation of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or a shredder . ❑ Y ou ca n purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor . T his device helps pre vent damage t o you[...]

116 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent solut ion. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such a s alcohol o r benzine, as these may damage t he finish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or any [...]

117 nN Precau tions ❑ Be sur e to pl ace y our comp uter i n the f lat p osit ion as it is not de signe d f or up right place ment. ❑ Provide adeq uate air ci rculation to pre vent inter nal he at from building u p . The inter nal h eat will cau se your computer to malfu nction. ❑ Do not plac e your computer o n porous s urf aces s uch as r u[...]

118 nN Precau tions ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moisture may condense inside the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least one h our before tur ning on the computer. If an y problems oc cur , unplug the com puter and con tact an aut horized Sony Ser vice Cen ter . T o find the nearest center o r [...]

119 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her sources of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any li quid. Do not le t them get we t. When you are no t [...]

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

121 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – Av oid usin g headphon es at high volume. Hearing exp erts advis e against c ontinuous , loud and ext ended play . If you e xperience a ringing in y our ears, reduce the v olume or d iscontinue use.[...]

122 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metallic objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong sho c k to the Memor y Stick medi a. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify Mem[...]

123 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk dri ve has a hig h storag e density an d reads or writes data in a short t ime. Howev er, it can b e easily damaged by mec hanical vibration , shock, or dust. Althoug h the hard disk dri ve has the in ternal safe ty device to prevent losing d ata due to m echanical v ibration, s hock or d[...]

124 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your com puter usin g the follow ing softwar e applicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently. To co nfirm that the y have b een insta lled on the c omputer, follow these s teps for ea ch softwar e applica tion: ❑ Windows Updat[...]

125 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight encoun ter when using you r VAIO c omputer. Many prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at the following URLs : http: //esu ppor t.sony . com/EN/V AIO / for cust om[...]

126 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 securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica b le) is empty . ❑ If your compute r is plug ged into a power strip[...]

127 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of the s creen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se ver al[...]

128 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the pow er indicat or lights but my screen remains b lank? ❑ Make sure the p roper inpu t for y our displ a y (HDMI-com patible TV o r V GA monitor ) is sele cted. ❑ Make sure your display (HDMI-comp atible TV or V GA monito r) is tur ned on. ❑ If your disp la y is s till blank, follow these ste p[...]

129 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 k eys to close th e applicatio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tur n[...]

130 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep mode? Your computer may becom e unstabl e if the op erating mod e is ch anged before the co mputer com pletely ente rs Sleep m ode. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Restar[...]

131 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 if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The opti mal graphic per[...]

132 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The VAIO Original S creen Saver disables the timer setti ng, which y ou can s elect usin g the Windows power opti ons, for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Scree n [...]

133 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 Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your comp uter. The be st way to pr otect your computer ag ainst securit y threats, such as viruses, is to down load and i nstall the l atest Wi ndows upda tes regular l[...]

134 nN T r oublesho oting How do I k eep m y antivirus software update d? You ca n keep the Symantec-Norton Application software progr am current wi th the late st updates fr om Symante c Corporati on. To down load and i nstall the l atest se curity upd ate, follow these ste ps: For Nort on Internet Securi ty 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Norton[...]

135 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WLAN switch is on a n[...]

136 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN data transfer speed i s affected by distan ce and obstr uctions between devices and acces s poin ts . O ther factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con ditions, and sof tware comp atibility . T o max imize the data tra nsf er spe ed, mov e your comp ute[...]

137 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occurs on d ivided freq uency ba nds known as c hannels. Thir d-par ty w ireless LAN access poin t channels m ay be preset to d iff erent c hannels f rom Sony devices. ❑ If you are usin g a wirel ess LAN ac cess point , see con nectivity inf or matio n contain ed in th[...]

138 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 t rying to read may be di rty or dam aged. Follo w these steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow ne xt to th e Shut do wn b utton and Rest art to restar t the computer . 2 Remove the disc from[...]

139 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 in ser ted into the op tical disc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) is instal led accor ding to the manufacturer's inst ruc tions. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or dam aged, your compu[...]

140 nN T r oublesho oting 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driv er tab, and clicking Driv er Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesive label is not affixed to a disc. Adhesive labels can come o ff while the dis c is in the opt ical dis c drive and damag e the d[...]

141 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? You may not be abl e to play som e Blu-ray Disc conten ts on you r computer. To play su ch conten ts, downlo ad and ins tall the latest upd ates for WinD VD BD using VAIO Upd ate . To downl oad and install the up dates on the computer , it must be conne cted to the I[...]

142 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y What should I do if m y TV screen remains blank? ❑ Make sure that b oth power cord s of your comput er and TV a re securely plugged into power sourc es . ❑ Make sure that your computer a nd TV are pr operly connecte d. ❑ Make sure that b oth your compute r and TV are turne d on. ❑ When two displays are co[...]

143 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the screen of m y TV tha t is connected to t he HDMI OUT por t remains bla nk ? ❑ Unplug th e HDMI cable once a nd plug it back. ❑ Y our TV may not be HDCP c ompliant. Be su re to use an HDCP compliant TV . ❑ When two displays are connec ted to your compu ter , make sure that th e display settings[...]

144 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows A ero, follow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce propert ies for more color options . The Appearance Sett[...]

145 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to inst all[...]

146 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is tur ned on and is proper ly plugged i nto the mi crophone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feedbac k occu rs when the m icrophone receives the[...]

147 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, m ak e su re the volume cont rol is pr operly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connec ted and the v olume is tu rne[...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear microphone sound fro m my HDMI-compatib le TV? Your c omputer is not capa ble of outputti ng audio si gnals from the microphone j ack direct ly through the HDMI port. Save the audio d ata first to a n audio file , and then pl ay it back to output thro ugh the HDMI port.[...]

149 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The l anguage la yout of yo ur wireles s keyboar d is label ed on the p ackagin g box. If y ou choos e a differen t regiona l keyboard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co nfigu[...]

150 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e applicat ion window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, click Start , the[...]

151 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few momen ts for the [...]

152 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 device seem s to be disconne cted or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securel y plugged into the port on your computer or camcor der. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (page[...]

153 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 OUT or OPTICAL OUT por t? ❑ Once you have connected a device to the HDMI OUT or OPTICAL OUT por t, you need to change the device f or soun d output if you want to hear so und from t he de vice. To cha nge the so und output [...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting How do I ou tput the Dolb y D igita l or DTS sound through an S/PDIF or HDMI-compatib le de vice? To outp ut the Dolb y Digital or DTS sound from a dis c through an S/PDIF o r HDMI-compati ble devi ce conne cted to y our compu ter, f oll ow thes e ste ps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . [...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which wer e f or matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Memo ry Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data prev iously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Sti[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or e x ample, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the batter y i s charged . If you are using a pr inter , check if the p ow er cable is c onnected proper [...]

157 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains infor mation o n where to go f or answe rs to questi ons about yo ur VAIO c omputer and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manua[...]

158 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update automati cally notif ies you wh en critical s oftware a nd security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notic e to ope n the VA IO Support W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

159 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, you may c all Son y directly. In orde r to rece ive the fastest and most eff icient ser vices, ha ve the fol lowing infor mation r eadily ava ilable: 1 Y our V AIO comp uter[...]

160 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , call the fo llowing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexica n Republic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: 800-26 1[...]

161 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b si t e http://es uppor t.sony .com/E N/V AIO / [...]

162 nN Support Options America Online ® s ervice (D ial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://he lp . aol.com/h elp AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ applicatio n Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust[...]

163 nN Support Options Click to Disc ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to Disc softwa re allows y ou to auto matically burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captu ring video c ontents stra ight from a DV device or by import ing video from stored fil es — and you can als o edit the video[...]

164 nN Support Options InterVideo InstantON ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .inter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp LocationFree ® Player Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 16 1) . Magic-i ™ Visual Effe cts ArcSoft, Inc . A smart and sim [...]

165 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software i ncluded wi th this comput er system is intended for evaluati on purposes only . The sof tware has b een instal led and you mu st activat e the software before you can use it. Product act ivation proce dures will be detailed d uring [...]

166 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http ://www .symantec. com/tech supp Norton 360 ™ All-in-One Securi ty Symante c Corporation ?[...]

167 nN Support Options Quic kBoo ks ® Simple Start Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .intuit.com/s uppor t/ Quicken 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .intuit.com/s uppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Creator ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in U[...]

168 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ™ Mastering Studio software Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage Ma stering S tudio sof tware to re cord son gs from anal og reco rds or ca ssette tap es into you r comput er and outpu t them to CDs , DVDs, or audio files in W AV format. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (pag[...]

169 nN Support Options VAIO ® Control Center Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Co ntrol Center pr ovides a c entralize d location t hat gather s resources to configur e your VA IO computer and view your com puter's conf iguratio n and speci fications. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 16 1) . VAIO ® Ed it C[...]

170 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re music, video, an d still i mage files between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VAIO comp uters as " media serv ers," w hich sto re your multime dia files and ma[...]

171 nN Support Options VAIO ® Sma rt Network Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 16 1) . VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or chang e the sound/disp lay settings with the buttons on the launc her window. For co[...]

172 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Switch S etting Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 16 1) . WinDVD ® software for VAIO ® co mpu ters InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .inter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp T el ephone 1-800-7 72[...]

173 nN Support Options T rademar ks © 2008 S ony Electron ics Inc. A ll rights reserved. Rep roduction i n whole or i n part withou t written p ermission i s prohibit ed. Sony, t he Sony log o, VAIO, the V AIO logo, M emory Stic k, Memory S tick Duo, MagicGate, O penMG, Open MG X, Memor y Stick P RO Duo, Mem ory Stick PRO, Memor y Stick PRO-HG, M [...]

174 nN Support Options Features and spe cification s are subj ect to change without not ice. All ot her tradema rks are trad emarks of their resp ective owners . See the online s pecificati ons to se e what softw are is avail able for you r model.[...]

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