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V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-XG38/PCG-XG38K/ PCG-XG39/PCG-XG39K[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guid e 2 Notice to Users © 2000 So ny Electron ics Inc. All rig hts reserved. T his m anual an d the software describe d he rein, in whol e or in part, may not be reprodu ced, tra nsl at ed , or reduce d to a ny machin e-readabl e form without prior wri tten approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD [...]
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3 W indows Media, W indows, W indows NT , and the W indo ws logo are r egister e d trademarks o f Micros oft Corpo ration. Int el, SpeedSte p, and Pentiu m are tradem arks o f Intel Corpora tion. PS/2 is registere d tra d e m ar k of IBM. All oth er tradema rks are tr adema rks of thei r respec tive owners. Sa fet y I n fo r m at io n Owner’ s Re[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 4 A VERTISSEM ENT ❑ Pour pré venir t out ri sque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’ab ri de la pluie et de l’humidi té . ❑ Pour pré venir t out ri sque d’électr ocution, ne pas ou vrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne conf i er son entret ie n qu’à une personne qual if iée ?[...]
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5 Regulatory Inf ormation Dec laration of Conform ity This eq uipmen t ha s been tested a nd found to comp ly with the li mits fo r a Cl as s B di gital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he Rule s. These limits are desi gned to provide r easonable protect ion again st harmful int erf erence i n a reside ntial i ns ta llati on. Th is equip ment gener[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 6 The REN is used to det e rmine th e quantit y of devices which ma y be c onn ected to the telephone li ne . Excessiv e R ENs on the teleph one li ne may resu lt in th e device s not ringing in resp onse to an incomi ng call. In most, b u t no t all areas, the sum of th e RENs should not exce ed fiv e (5 .0). T o be c e[...]
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7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou can retu rn yo ur unwanted li thium io n batteri es to your neare st Sony Service Center or Fa ctory Se rvice Ce nter . For the Sony Serv ice Ce nter n earest you call 1- 888-47 6-69 72 in the Unite d States or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in C anada. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO T ICE: The Indu stry Canad a la be l [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 8 Repair s to cert ified eq uipmen t should be coordin ated by a rep rese ntative designate d by the sup pli er . Equi pm ent ma lfu nctions or any repairs or alterat ions made by the user to th is equipm ent may gi ve the tele comm unicati on s compa ny cause to re que st that the use r disco nne ct the equip ment. User[...]
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9 Contents Welcome ............................. ....................... 11 Features .. .................... .................... ............. ............. 11 Unpacking Your VAIO® Noteb ook ........... ....... ...... 1 2 Ergonomic Con siderations ............. .................... ......1 4 Setting Up Your VAIO® No tebook ..........19 Locating [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 10 Connecting an i.LINK®-comp atible Device ........... 62 VAIO® Action Setup ................. .................... ......... 6 5 Using Power Sav ing Modes .. ................... ................ 69 Connecting Peripheral Devices .............. 71 Connecting a Phone Line ................... .................... .. 72 U[...]
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11 We l c o m e Congrat ulations on your purchase of the S ony V AIO ® Notebook . Sony has combined leading -edge technolog y in audio, vid eo, computing, an d communications to p rovide you with state-of-the- art personal computing. Features ❑ Exceptional perf ormance — Y our computer includes a Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor featurin[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 12 Unpack ing Y our V AIO® Notebook Remo v e the fol lowing h ardwar e it ems fr om the bo x : Manuals ❑ VA I O ® User Guide — Contain s information o n setting up y our noteb ook, supplement ary upd at es an d so ftw are information. This manu al des cribes t he features and specif ications of your noteb ook, the [...]
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Unp acking Y our V A IO® Not ebook 13 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 2000 — Allows you to reinstall Microsoft W ord to the Sony com puter you pu rchas ed. Reco ver y CDs ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allo ws y ou to restore the software titles that shipped with your comp uter if they becom e corrupted or are erased. It can be used only to [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 14 Er gonomic Consid erations Y ou will be using yo ur notebook computer as a portable de vice in a variety o f en vi ron ments. Whenev er possible, yo u should attempt to apply th e following ergo nomic considerati ons to bot h statio nary and portabl e en vironment s . ❑ Position of y o ur co mputer — Place the com[...]
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Ergon omic Consider ations 15 ❑ V iewing angle of the computer’ s display — Use the display ’ s tilti ng feature t o f ind the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt o f the display to th e proper position . Ad just the brightness set ting of the disp lay also. ❑ Lighting — Choose a location[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 16 ❑ The computer uses high -freq uenc y radio signals and may cause interference to radio or TV reception. Should this occur , relocate the computer a s uitable distance away from the set. ❑ Use only specif ied peripheral equipment and interf ace cables; otherwise, problems may result . ❑ Do not us e cut or damag [...]
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Ergon omic Consider ations 17 ❑ The screen becomes w arm during operation. This is nor mal and does not indicate a malfunction. ❑ The LC D is manu factu re d using h igh-p recis ion tech nology . Y o u may , ho wev er , see tin y black points and/ or bright points (red, blue, or green ) that continuously appear o n the LCD. This is a normal res[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 18 Installing Di splay Filter ✍ Sony comp uter suppli es, accessorie s, and peri pherals can b e pu rchased from you r local ret ai ler or by acc essi ng the Sony V AIO Direc t Website (http: / /vaio.so nystyle .com/), or by calli ng 1 -888-31 5-766 9 ( to ll free). clips[...]
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19 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This secti on descri bes ho w to start using your comput er and ho w to use your computer’ s internal and e xternal de vices, such as the touch pad, flopp y disk d ri v e, and D VD-R OM dri ve. Locating the Controls and Connectors Fr ont 1 Power i ndicat or 2 Batte ry 1 and 2 indic ators 3 Hard di sk dr ive in[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 20 6 Scro ll Lock i ndicator 7 LCD (L iquid C r ystal Di splay) s creen 8 K eyboa rd 9 S peak ers 10 Intern al microp ho ne 11 T ouc hpad 12 L ef t/rig ht bu tto ns Back 1 Infrar ed port co nnec to r 2 Doc king /Flopp y disk driv e connector 3 Monit or connector 4 USB c onnecto r 5 DC In conne cto r[...]
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Locati ng the Co ntrols and Connec tors 21 Left 1 PC card s lots 2 i.LINK® (IEE E1394 ) S400 conn ector * * i.LINK is a tra d ema rk of SONY use d only to designate that the unit contains an IEEE 1394 connect or . All produc ts wit h an i.LINK con ne ct or m ay not com m uni ca te with ea c h oth er. 3 B at tery bay 4 Pho ne line ja ck (PCG-XG38/P[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 22 Right 1 Power bu tton 2 Mu ltipurpos e bay 3 Jog Di a l™ cont rol 4 Micro phone conne ctor 5 Headph one conne ctor 6 Intercoo le r flap Bottom 1 Interc ooler flap lever 2 Mu ltipurpos e bay releas e lever[...]
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Connecti ng a P ower So urce 23 Connecting a P ower Sou rce Y ou can use either A C power or a rechar geable battery pack as a po wer source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er to your right. 2 Open the compu ter . 3 Plug the cable attached to t he A C adapter into the DC In co nnector on the back of the co mputer . 4 Plug one end of[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 24 Notes on the AC Adapter ❑ Y our comp uter o perate s on 10 0V - 240V AC 50/60 H z. ❑ Do not share the A C outlet with other po wer-con suming equipment, such as a copy machine o r shredder . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a po wer strip with a surge pr otector . This device pr events damage to you r computer caused by sud[...]
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Connecti ng a P ower So urce 25 The battery pack that comes with your computer is not fully charged at the time of purchase. F ollow the steps belo w to insert and char ge the battery pack. T o insert th e batt ery pack 1 Open the co ver of the battery b ay on the left sid e of the computer . 2 Insert the ba t tery pack into the battery bay . 3 Clo[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 26 T o cha rge th e b atter y pa ck 1 Connect the A C adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack. 3 When the battery is 85% fu ll, the battery indicator light tu rns o f f. This process t ak es appro ximately tw o hours. ✍ The comp uter automa tically c harges the ba tter y (the batt ery i ndicator l ight flas[...]
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Connecti ng a P ower So urce 27 T o rem ov e the batt er y pack 1 Open the co ver of the battery b ay . 2 Pull out the battery p ack. 3 Close the co ver of the b attery bay . Notes on ba tter y ❑ T o determine the remainin g battery charge, see “Displaying B attery Information” in the onlin e m anual Customiz in g Y our V AIO® Notebook . ❑[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 28 ❑ When the computer is directly connected to A C power an d a battery pack is in the battery bay , it uses power from the A C outlet. ❑ K eep the battery pack in the computer while it is directly connected to A C power . The battery pack continues to charge while you are using the computer . ❑ If the battery lev[...]
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Star ting Y our Comput er 29 Starting Y our Computer 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er in the direction of th e arro w , and lift the cov er . 2 Press the po wer button of the computer until the gr een po wer indicator light turns on. Opening the Compu ter (Windo ws Me only) When startin g your notebook for the first time, the V AIO InitM anager di alog [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness controls for t he LCD display: ❑ Decrease brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the do wn or left arro w key . ❑ Increase brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arrow k e y . Shutting Down Y our Computer 1 Click the Start button on the Windo ws task bar . 2 Click Shut Do[...]
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Shutting Down Y our Computer 31 If you ar e unable to sh ut down your com puter: 1 Close or en d all operations b y: ❑ Closing all ap plications. ❑ Remo ving the PC cards. ❑ Disconnecti ng USB d e vices. ❑ Ending Inf rared Communi cation. 2 Restart the computer . Y ou can r estart your comp uter by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete ke ys (at the sam[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 32 Close the in tercooler flap 1 Grasp both sid e s o f the flap while slidi ng the levers with your thum b s. ✍ The int er cooler f la p does not clo se automati cal ly . Y ou must disc onnect al l devices, such as th e AC adapter or mo nitor , whi ch are connect ed to the back of the comput er befo r e cl osing the i[...]
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33 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke yboard Y our keyboard is very similar to a type w riter’ s, b ut the ke yboard has additio nal ke ys that perform specific co mputer- related tasks. K eyboar d ✍ If the keycap co mes off, put it b ack in i ts place and push down gent ly unti l it cl icks into place. If the Enter key , Spa ce key or S[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 34 Key Des cripti on Nume ric k eyp ad area Contains t he keys found on a t ypical calcu l ator . Use the numeric keyp ad ar ea to type n umbers or t o pe rform mathemati cal calcul ations suc h as addition an d subtraction . Note: you must press the Num Lock key to activ ate th e numeric ke ypad. (When you do so, the Nu[...]
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Using the K ey boa rd 35 Combinations an d Functions wi th the Windows K ey Combinatio n F unction + F1 Displays Wi n do ws Help. + T ab Switches the sele cted b utton on the taskbar . + E Display s W indo ws E xplorer . + F Displays th e W indo ws Find : Al l Files windo w to f ind a f ile or folder . This is the equ i v a lent o f selecting Find [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 36 Indicator s Indica tor Fun ction Po wer Light is g reen when th e po wer to the compute r is turned on. Light is re d in Sy stem Idle m ode, an d flashes red in S y stem Suspend mode. T urns off when the c omp uter is in Sy st em Hibern ation mode o r pow ered off. Battery 1 Indicates the stat us of th e batte ry in s[...]
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Using the K ey boa rd 37 Combinations an d Functions wi th the Fn K ey Combi nations/Featur e Function Fn+ (ESC) System Suspend Puts the system into System Suspend mod e, a po wer managem ent state . T o return t he system to the active state, press any ke y or pre ss the po wer switc h on yo ur com pute r . Fn+ (F3) Mute On/Of f T oggles the b uil[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 38 Replacing a Ke ycap Replace the Enter ke ycap, Shift k eycap and Sp ace ke ycap as described b elow . F or other ke y s, place the keycaps in their original place and gently push down until they click. T o replace the enter ke y Fn+D V ideo St andby T urns of f the LCD to save power . T o turn the LCD back on, pr ess [...]
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Repl acing a K eycap 39 T o replace the shift or space key Bac k Attachin g the Shift or Spac e Key ✍ Do not use force to remov e th e key caps as this may res ult in a malfun ction. Do not push too hard on th e keycaps when p lacing the m. pr ojecti ons projections spri ng Pus h down[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 40 Using the T ouchpad The keyb oard c ontai ns a cur sor-poin ting device ca lled a to uchpa d. Y ou c an poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. Using the T ouchpad Action De scription Point Slid e one finger o n th e touc hp ad to place the pointe r on an ite m or object [...]
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Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 41 Using the Flop p y Disk Drive Y ou can use the supplied f l oppy disk driv e either as an external dr i ve or as an internal driv e in th e drive bay . T o ensu re proper operation, do not insert or rem ove th e disk dri ve when the computer i s in po wer sa ving mode. T o use as an e xternal drive Connec t the fl[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 42 T o use as an int ernal drive 1 If anoth er de vice is in the mul tipurpos e bay , remo ve the de vice. See “T o remov e the D VD-R OM d ri ve (W indows Me only)” or “T o remov e t he D VD- R OM dri ve (W indo ws 2000 models)” . 2 Insert the floppy disk drive in to the multipurpose bay with the V AIO logo faci[...]
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Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 43 T o insert a diske t te 1 Hold the diskette with the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the drive u ntil it clicks into place. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indi cator turns of f and then press th e Eject button to remove the diskette. ✍ Y ou [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 44 Handling Diske tte s ❑ Do not open the shutter manually an d touch the surf ace of the diskette. ❑ K eep disk ettes aw ay from magnets. ❑ K eep disk ettes aw ay from direct sunli ght and other heat s ources. Removing the fl oppy di sk drive (Windows M e models) When the computer is of f, skip steps 1 and 3. 1 Ri[...]
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Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 45 The De vice Swapping windo w appears. Remo ve the dri ve, and click OK. When the multipurp os e bay is empty , attach the weight sav er to it. See “Usin g a Second Bat tery P ack” on page 56 for details on at taching the wei ght sa ver . Removing the flo ppy disk dr ive (Windows 2000 model s) 1 Double-click in[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 46 Using the D VD-ROM Drive Y our computer comes with a DVD-R OM dri ve. Y ou can play both D VDs and CDs. T o insert a Disc 1 T urn on the comp uter . 2 Press the Eject button to o p en the D V D-R OM dri ve. The tray slides out. ✍ When th e c omp uter is in Po wer Saving mode, you cannot i nsert a disc. S ee “Contr[...]
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Usin g the D VD-ROM Dr ive 47 3 Place a D VD or CD in the tray with the label side f acing up. For D VDs, which can be played on both sides, the side of the disc facing up is the side that plays. Push the disc onto the hub until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close the tray by pushin g it gently . Inserting a D VD/CD ✍ While us ing the DVD -ROM dr[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 48 T o play DVDs When you play D VDs on a tele vis ion connected t o the optiona l mini docking station (PCGA-PSX1 ), a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory setting. Ad just the display res o lution to 640 x 48 0 as described in “Sel ecting the Display Mode” in the o n line manual Customi zing Y [...]
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Usin g the D VD-ROM Dr ive 49 T o remo ve the DVD-ROM drive (Wi ndo ws Me only ) When the comp uter is of f, skip steps 1 and 3. 1 Right-click the A C Power icon in the task tr ay and choose “Remo ve multipurpose bay de vice [IDE].” The mes sage screen appears. 2 Slide the RELEASE le ver on th e bottom of the co mputer in the direction of the a[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 50 Notes on CD and D VD m edia Handling CD and DVD media ❑ Do not touch the surface of the d isc. ❑ Do not d rop or be nd the dis c. Clean ing CD a nd DVD media ❑ Fingerprints and dust o n the surface of a disc may cause read errors. Proper care of the disc is essential to maintain its reliability . Do not use solv[...]
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Using PC card s 51 Using PC cards Y our compu ter includes two P C card slots. PC cards allo w you to connect portable e x ternal devices, s uch as anot her hard disk dri ve, or to con n ect a networ k. T o insert a PC Car d Use the lo wer slot for T ype III P C cards. 1 Pull the PC card RELEASE butto n away fro m the computer , and then push it in[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 52 2 Remov e the PC card slot protector . When you use a T ype III PC card, you need to remov e both the top and bottom PC ca rd slot protectors. 3 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot with th e front label facing up. Gently push the card into the slot until the card is fi xed in t o the conne ctor . The RELEASE butt[...]
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Using PC card s 53 Insert the PC card slot pr otector back in to the empt y slot. Removing a PC car d 1 Double-click in the system task tray . 2 The “Unplug or Eject har dware” dialog box appear s . 3 In the Unpl ug or Ejec t Hardware d ialog box, select the appropriat e option, and then cl ick Stop. 4 Conf irm the de vice and click OK. ✍ Do [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 54 5 A message ap pears informin g you th at the de vice ca n no w be safely r emov ed from the system. 6 Press the PC card RELEASE b utton to remove the P C card. Using Infrared Comm unication De vices Y our computer in cludes an infrared port, located on the left side. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with other [...]
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Using Infr ared Com munic ation De vices 55 ✍ Infrared commun ica tion cap ability ca n be turn ed on and off . By defaul t , it is disab led when your syst em is shipped . T o enable i nfrared use, cli ck the infrared ico n in the Windows C ontrol Pan el an d selec t the Enable in f rared communi cation chec kbox on the Optio ns tab. Y o u can d[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 56 Using a Second Battery P ack Y ou can pur chase a second rechar geable battery pack. W ith two battery packs, you can e xtend the time t hat you u se your comput er with battery po wer . When using two battery packs, the battery pack you insert f irst charges f irst. The battery pack you insert secon d char ges when t[...]
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Usin g a Seco nd Batt er y Pac k 57 T o char ge the second batt ery pack Keep the battery pack in the computer while it is connected to A C power . The battery indicator flashes while the ba ttery is char ging. See “T o char ge the second batter y pack” on page 57 for more informati on. T o remo ve the second batter y pack 1 There is a RELEASE [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 58 direction of the ar row . See also “Remov i ng the flopp y disk dri ve (W indo ws Me models)” on page 44. 2 Remove the weight sa ver , an d th en pull out the battery pack. 3 Reinsert the weigh t sa ver . Remo ving Second Battery P ack ✍ If you at tach two batter y pa cks, you can remo ve either of th em without[...]
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Using th e Wei ght Sa ver 59 Using the W eight Saver The weight sav er protects the multipurp os e bay when it is empty . T o attach the we ight save r 1 If another device is in the multipurpose bay , remov e the device. 2 Slide the weight saver in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. T o remove the Weight Saver T o remo ve the weight sa ver[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 60 Remo ving the Optional Hard Dri ve (PCGA-HDX10) Window s Me mo dels 1 Click t he Remov e multi purpose b ay de vice icon on Power Management. Th e Dev ice Swap ping message appear s . 2 Slide the Releas e le ver on the bo ttom of the uni t in the direction of th e arro w and hold while sli ding the de vice o ut of the[...]
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Using Sm ar t Connect 61 Using Smar t Conn ect Windows M e Y ou can connect yo ur V AIO® notebook to another V AIO computer that has the preinsta l led W i n dows Me operatin g system or th e Sony Smart C onnect 3. 0 software preinstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK® cable (option al) to connect the two systems and then us e one computer to edit, cop[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 62 Connecting an i.LINK®-compatible D evice Y ou can connect an i.LI NK -comp atible de vice such as a digital video camera recorder to the S400 conn ector . Y ou can then do wnload digital pictures from the i.LINK-compatible digital video camer a recorder . ✍ i.LINK cab les compat ible with your V AIO notebook in clu[...]
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Conn ec ting a n i.LI N K®-com pati ble De vice 63 DV g a t e ™ Digita l Video C apture s If your system d isplays the message, “Failed to recor d to D V deck, please check deck’ s power status, cable connection....”, while you are reco rding images to a digital video dev ice using D Vgate so ftware, cl ose all o pen applicati ons, and res[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 64 Adjusting Im a ge Resolution If the images on th e LCD do not display sm oo thly , the reso lution may n ot be set correctly . T o check the reso lution, click the Setup button in the D Vg ate Motion- Monitor window . Point to Settings, and then select Low Resolution. The settings you change i n this menu af fect the [...]
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V AIO® Act ion Setup 65 V A IO® Action Setup V AIO Action Setu p m anages the settin gs for your computer’ s Jog Dial control, internal timer , and i.LINK interf ace. An o vervie w of each of these function s is provided in the next few pages. For more information on changin g the settings using V AIO Action Set up, right-click the Jog Dial con[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 66 Using the Jog Dial Contr ol This secti on e xplains how to us e the Jog Dial control. For informat ion on ho w to change the Jog Dial control’ s sett ings, right-c lick the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray and click Help T op ics. Launcher mod e The Jog Dial control window is in launcher mode u nt il a softwar[...]
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V AIO® Act ion Setup 67 software applicatio ns hav e t wo modes in List V ie w: Sim ple Menu and Full Menu. Y ou can switch the mo de by pressing the sh ift ke y whil e turning the Jog Dial control. Guide m ode The Jog Di al control window d isplays th e Jog Dial’ s function. Softwa re that supports the Jog Dial Control If Son y software that su[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 68 Dialog bo x When a windo w such as Screen properties is acti ve, Dialog is displayed in the Jog Dial control windo w . Y o u can select an item in the windo w by rotating the Jog Dial co ntrol. Press ing th e Jog Dial control i s equi v alent to pressi ng Enter . Internal Timer Y ou can use the internal timer to start[...]
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Using P owe r Sav ing Modes 69 Using P o wer Sa ving Modes When you use a battery as the source of po wer for your computer , you can take advantage of po wer ma nag ement settings to co nserve battery life. In addition to the nor mal operatin g mode, which allo ws you to tur n off specific dev ices, your computer h as three distin ct po wer saving[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 70 T o activat e System Suspend mo de Press Fn+Esc, or press the po wer button an d r elease it immediately . Y ou can also use the Power Management utility or the Jog Dial con trol to enter System Suspe n d mode. T o retu rn to nor mal mode Press any k ey or the Power b u tton for less than four seconds. System Hibernat[...]
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71 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can ad d function ality to you r compute r by connecting an y of t hese periph eral de vices: ❑ Phone line (page 72) ❑ Mini D oc king S t a tion (pa ge 74) ❑ Printer (page 78) ❑ External mo use or key board (page 78) ❑ Flopp y disk dri ve (page 80) ❑ A V de vices (page 81) ❑ Printer (page 86) ?[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 72 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line to take adv antage of onlin e services and the Internet. 1 Plug one end of the p h one cable into the phone line jack on t he computer . 2 Plug the oth e r end in to the wall jack. ✍ In order to regist er your Sony VAIO notebook, regi ster your softw are o nl[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 73 Using the M ini Doc king Statio n Y ou can use the PCGA-PSX1 Mini Docking Station (optional) to con nect peripheral de vices such as a printer or e xternal display . ✍ In Wind ows 2000 models, you must wa it for th e IN USE in dicato r to light befor e using a connect ed periphe ra l device. Fr ont Bac k 1 S40 0[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 74 Connecting the Mini Doc king Station Before connec t ing th e M ini Dock ing Sta tio n Y ou must plug t he cable attached to the A C adapter into t he DC IN connector on the Mini Docking Station. Plug the power cord i nto the A C adapter and an electrical outlet. The DC IN in dicator lights on. T o connect the Mini Do[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 75 1 Open the co ver of your computer . 2 Attach the left s ide tab of t he Mini Docking Station to the left side hollo w of your comp uter . Push the tab in to th e hollow f irmly u ntil it clicks. 3 Align the connecto r on the Mini Docking Statio n with the dock in g/floppy disk dri ve connecto r on the back o f yo[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 76 5 Attach the righ t side tab of the Mini Docking Station to the righ t side hollow of your co mputer . Push the tab into the hollo w firmly until it clicks. Removi ng the Mini Doc king Station fr om your note book When the computer is of f, skip step 1. When the co mputer is in Po wer saving mode, switch to Normal mod[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 77 2 After the IN USE indicator h as turned of f, pull the RELEASE lev er on the right side of your co mput er and release the right tab . 3 Release the left tab . Releas e Le ver Remo ving Mini Doc king Station ✍ When the Mini Docking St ation is att ached to your comp uter , do not insert or remo ve the batte ry [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 78 Connecting an ex t ernal mouse or ke yboard Y ou can conn ect a USB or PS/2® styl e mouse or ke yboard. 1 Plug the ke yboard cable or mou se cable into this connecto r with facing up . T o connect both a mouse an d keyboard at the same time, use the optional PS/2 di vision connector . If the wheel f unction of the PS[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 79 Connecting a printer ✍ Before y ou connec t the prin ter , turn off your c omputer and disconn ect the AC a dapter and po wer cord from the electrical o utlet. Plug th e po wer cord into a powe r outlet af ter completi n g all the conn ections. T urn on the pe r iphera l de vices be fore tur ning on your comp ut[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 80 Connecting a flopp y disk drive to the Mini Docking Stat ion Y ou can use the flopp y disk driv e as an external driv e by connecting it to the flopp y disk d ri v e conn ector on the lef t side of the option al Mini Dockin g Stati on. Y ou can conn ect it with out turning off your computer . 1 W ith the V AIO logo fa[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 81 Connecting audio video (A V) devices Y ou can use audi o/video de vices by con necting the A V de vices to the Mini Docking Station . See the manuals and online help that came with your A V de vices for detailed instructions. By connecting an MD deck o r a CD player which has a CONTR OL A1 or CONTRO L A1 conn ecto[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 82 *CONTR OL A1 or CONTROL A1 T o recor d music to a mini disc fr om a CD playing on the comput er via the OP TICAL OUT , (available by connecting to the Mini Docking S tation) follow these step s: 1 Click the Start button, poin t to Settings, and then click Cont rol Panel. 2 Double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG Audio Config. 3 Se[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 83 Connecting a CD pla yer , an active speake r , or an amplifier Connect a CD player , an activ e speaker , or an amplifier to the LINE IN or LINE OUT connector of the Mini Docking Station to p lay a CD and ex p erience higher qualit y audio. Connecting De vices Active speak er , amplifier , et c. CD player , etc. M[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 84 Connecting a Dolby Di gital™ Decoder i ntegrated devi ce 1 Insert the D VD-R OM dri ve in to the multipur pose bay 2 Connect the OPTICAL OUT connector to a Dolby Digital Decod er integrated device to e xperience Dolby Digital reco rded videos and dynamic sound. 3 Switch the Digital output to PCM when you connect a d[...]
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Using the Mini Dock ing Station 85 Connecting a TV or a vi deo deck Connect t he computer to a TV or a v ideo deck using au dio/vid eo cables. Sw itch the input channel of the TV to external input. Y o u als o need to set up the TV conf iguration system. See “T o select the display” in the Cus tomizing Y our V AIO® N otebo ok manual for more i[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 86 Connecting a Printer to Y our Computer Y ou can connect the pr inter to your computer using th e printer cable and the supplied flo ppy disk dri ve cable to print documents . Bef ore using the printer ❑ Y ou need to ins tall the software supplied with the printer . See the manual that came with your printer for more[...]
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Connect ing an External Displ ay 87 Connecting an External Display Y ou can connect an external display to your notebook. For e xample, you can use the computer with an y of the follo wing: ❑ Compu t e r disp la y (monito r) ❑ Proje ctor ✍ Before you connect the printe r , turn off your comput er , and disc onnect the AC adap ter and power co[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 88 T o connect a co mputer display Y ou can enhance th e so und quality of your computer by connecting external speakers and an external microphone. See “T o connect e xternal speakers” on page 90 and “T o connect an external micro phone” on pag e 91 for detail s on connecting ex t ernal speaker s and an ex t ern[...]
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Connect ing an External Displ ay 89 T o connect a proje ct or Using a projector con n ected to your computer can be con venient for presentations and slide shows. T o select a display When you conn ect an external display to the mo nitor connector , you can toggle the output among the LC D, the ex ternal monitor , or bo th devices. Use the Fn+F7 ke[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 90 Connecting External Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer b y connecting external speakers. T o connect external speakers ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headphone con nector . Plug the speaker cable into this conn ector . T o Pres s Result Switch to a n external display Fn+F7 T oggle s among [...]
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Connectin g an External Microphone 91 Connecting an External Microphone Y ou can enhance the qua lity of sound input by using an external microphone . T o conn ect an external m icrophon e ❑ Use the to locate the Microphone co nnector . Plug the microphone cable into this connector . ✍ Shut do wn the computer and all perip heral devic es before[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 92 Connecting a Unive rsa l Serial Bus (USB) De vice (Mouse or K e ybo ard) Y ou can connect a USB style mo us e or key board. Plug the ke yboard cable or mou se cable into this connecto r with the facing u p . Y ou can use the optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series with this computer . The USB mouse softwar e dri ver[...]
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Addi ng Memor y 93 Adding Mem ory Y ou can incr ease you r system’ s memory b y installing optional memory mod ules. Y our system comes with 128 MB of installed memory , which can be increased up to 256 MB (128 MB x 2). Y ou can add a n ex pansion memo ry module in a sl ot. Up to 12 8 MB expansion memory modules are av ailable as op ti onal memor[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 94 4 Follo w st eps 8 and 9 of “T o install a memory modu le.” T o insta ll a me mory module 1 Shut do wn your computer and disconnect all perip heral de vices, such as your prin ter . 2 Unplug the computer an d remove th e battery packs. 3 W ait until the computer cools d o wn. Then remov e the scre w at the bottom [...]
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Addi ng Memor y 95 4 Lift the two stoppe rs at the bottom o f the ke yboard and slide the ke yboard to ward the LC D display , th en lift it away slightly . 5 Lift th e keyboard from the LCD dis play side by releasing the four tabs, then gently lean it o ver the display . Be careful n ot to detach the cable when lifting the keyb oard . 6 Remo ve th[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 96 7 Install the memory mo dule as described in the fo llowing graphic. 8 Gently replace the ke yboar d, then press it into your com puter . Be careful not to detach the cable when replacing the key board. Installing M emory Module Replaci ng the Ke yboar d 1 Slide the memory module into th e slot. 2 Press the module int[...]
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Addi ng Memor y 97 9 Close the computer cover , and tighten t h e scre ws on the botto m of the computer . T o view the system memor y 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Click the Start button, po in t to V AIO, and click “S ony Notebo o k Setup.” The Son y Notebook Setup screen appears. 3 Click the “ About This Compu ter” tab to vie w the system [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 98 About the Software on Y our Computer Y our V AIO notebook is ready to help you work, play , learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on . This sect ion gi ves you an ov erview of the acti vities yo u can perform with yo ur software titles. For suppo rt information, see “For Answers to Y our Softw are Questions [...]
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Abou t the Softw are on Y our Compu ter 99 CompuServe® 2000 (Windows Me only ) CompuServe, Inc. The all new CompuServe 200 0 delivers a po we rful tool f or I nternet user s wh o want serious and time ly information, in-depth research , and professio nal communit ies backed by state-of-the-art tech nologies, incl u ding high-spe ed access and powe[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 100 Media B ar™ Sony Electronics Media Ba r software is you r all-in -one solut ion for aud io/vide o playba ck. Media B ar software h andles all common c omputer multimedia formats and controls sele c ted S ony devices. In addi tion to audi o/video library cat aloging and playlist managemen t, Media Bar software inclu[...]
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Abou t the Softw are on Y our Compu ter 101 Pr odig y Internet® ( Windo ws Me only) Pr odigy Communicatio ns Corp or ation An onli ne ser vice that he lps yo u find what you need o nline faste r and smart e r . Prodigy deliv ers powerful onlin e conte nt such as sports sc ores, stock quo tes, news, and easy access to Excite , plus qu ality custo m[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 102 Abou t Y our Rec ov ery CDs Application Recov ery CD(s) Sony Electronics This prog ram allo ws you to reinstall i n dividu al applica tions and d evice d ri ver s. Use it to restore c orrupted or e rased files. System Recovery CD(s) Sony Electronics This pro gram allows you to restore y our comput er to the orig inal[...]
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Fo r Ans wers to Y our Softw are Question s 103 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Network, Inc.) McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Communica tor® (Netscape Communica t ion s Corporation) PhotoPrin ter ™ 200 0 Pr o (Ar cSoft, I nc.) Prodig y Internet® (Prodigy Communications Corporation ) Quicken® 2000 Basic (I[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 104 Sony Applications (Sony Electronics, Inc.) Sound F orge® ( Sonic Foundry , Inc.) Win dows® Millenni um Edition, W indows® 2000 Pr ofessiona l, W ord 20 00, Internet Explor er (Microsoft Cor poration) W eb site http://www . sony .com/pcsupport phone 888-4S ONYPC (888-47 6-6972) * * Support from 1-8 88-4SONYPC is fr[...]
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105 Softw are Inf or mation Mo vieShaker™ This application can be used to cr eate fun and innov ativ e movies without an y kno w ledge of f ilm editing. In a fe w s imple steps, motion pictures can be combined wit h special effects, still images (pi c tures), and music files and then sav ed in a format most computers can play . Importing Images a[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 106 Create a Movi e using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Cl ip tray , you can cr eate a short movie using the Shaker featur e. Shaker rand omly select clips from the Clip tra y to create a 30-second sc ene. 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a f ace in the Shaker tray . 3 Click . A thirty second sce[...]
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Mov ieShak er™ 107 Editing Clip s and Scenes Y ou can edit your movie by ad ding effects and te xt, adjusting the color and contrast, and mo dify ing the length of clip s. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to mo ve it to th e W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and dro p th[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 108 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate the fold er to whi ch y ou wa nt the f ile sa ved . 6 Name the f il e. 7 Click Save. PictureGear™ PictureGear is a digital image managemen t application that allo ws you to see all the images stored in any directory on your computer . Thumbnail vi ew s provide quick rem inders of yo ur pictu[...]
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Pict ureG ear™ 109 4 No w add more pictures, frames, text , and ef fects. 5 When you are f inished, selec t Create Album in File menu or click the Create Alb um icon on the toolbar . 6 Designate the folder where you want to sav e th e Alb um. 7 Enter the T arget Alb um n ame, select Thumbnails and click OK. 8 The ne w album can be viewed using mo[...]
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111 T roub leshooting This sect ion descri bes ho w to solv e common problem s you may encoun ter when using yo ur notebook. Man y problems h ave si mple solutio ns, so try these suggesti ons before you co ntact Son y PC Suppo rt (http:/ /www .sony .com/pcsup port). T roub leshooting y our notebook (W indo ws Me only) Wh en starting you r notebook [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 112 My notebook starts, but my system d oesn’t start prope rly ❑ When the internal back up battery is low on po wer , it m a y n ot start your system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the bottom of the s creen. F ollo w these steps: 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu[...]
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T rou b l eshoo ting 113 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use the direction al arro w keys to select “Exit” (Sa ve Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Save co nfigu r ation changes and exit no w?” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter . The notebook restarts. If your notebook cont inues to d isplay the mess age “Operating [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 114 1 Ena ble Deep Sleep is selected with a checkmark. 2 The message “Standb y function is enabled ” is displayed . If the mess age reads “Sta ndb y function is d i sabled,” click t he Enable button. 3 The message “Hibernation feature is enabled” is displayed. If the message reads “Hibernation featur e is d[...]
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T rou b l eshoo ting 115 T roub leshooting t he LCD screen My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check th at the notebo ok is plugged int o a po wer source and t hat it is turned on. ❑ Check th at the power indicator on the not ebook is on. ❑ Check that the b attery pack(s) is inserted p roperly and ch arged. ❑ The not ebook m ay be in L C D (V ideo) St[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 116 ❑ If you con nected an external mouse whi le your notebook is on, you must restart your notebo ok. ❑ If you are u sing an optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1, check that the mouse is plugged into the USB connector . My touchp ad does no t work prope rly ❑ Y ou may ha ve di sabled the tou chpad without a mou se b[...]
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T rou b l eshoo ting 117 My floppy di sk drive can not wri t e to a diskett e ❑ If the diskette is write-pr o tected, disable the write-protect feature or use a diskette that is not write-protected . ❑ Check that the di skette is p roperly inserted in to the floppy disk drive. My flo ppy disk drive i con doe sn’t appear in the My Compu ter wi[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 118 ❑ If you are u sing external speak ers, check the volume settings, an d then check the connections between you r external speakers and t he no t ebook . ❑ Click Start > C ontrol P anel > System > Device Manager . Check that the correct dri vers are installed pr operly . ❑ Do not use adhes i v e lab els[...]
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T rou b l eshoo ting 119 My PC card is not workin g ❑ Make sure the PC card is compatible with Micros oft® W indows®. ❑ Use the S ony Notebo ok Setup utility t o disable devices you ar e not c urrently using. ❑ If you are using two PC cards, use the Sony Noteboo k Setup utility to disable the de vices you are not curr ently using. T roub le[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 120 T roub leshooting t he modem My modem do es not work ❑ Check that the ph one line is plugg ed into the line jack. See “Connecting a Phone Line” on page 72 for d etails. ❑ Check that the ph one line is wo rking. Y ou can check the line b y plugging in an ordina ry phone an d listening for a di al tone. ❑ Che[...]
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T rou b l eshoo ting 121 1 Double click System in Control Panel. 2 Set the sou nd device to enable in De vice Manager . ❑ If your n otebook is p owered by batteries, check that the battery packs ar e inserted properly and t hat they are char ged. ❑ If you are usi ng an app lication that has its own volume control, check th at the volume is turn[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 122 Using the System and Application Reco very CDs The follo wing sections d escribe ho w to use the System Recov ery and Application Recovery utilities. Using the Sys tem Reco ver y CD(s) Y ou can reinstall so ftware titles that shipped with yo u r computer if they are corrupted or er ased. Y ou may not need to recov er[...]
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Using the Sy stem and Appli c ation Recov er y CDs 123 T o use th e System Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Son y System Recovery C D in the D VD-R OM driv e. 2 Shut do wn your comp uter as described in “Shu tting Down Y our Computer” on pa ge 30. 3 W ait fo ur seconds and turn on your comput er . 4 Click OK to signify yo u have r ead and accept the[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 124 Using the Application Reco ver y CD(s) The Application Recovery CD(s) allo ws y ou to reinstall individual applicat ion s and de vice dri vers if they are corrupted or erased. Reinstalling an individu al de v ice dri ver or software title may correct a problem you are experiencing with your compu ter , and you may no[...]
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Supp lemen tal I nf o r mati on 125 Supplemental Inf o rm ation Switchi ng Between NTSC and P AL Standar ds Y our computer is desig ned to allow you to switch between NTSC and P AL standar ds. F or details on s w it chi ng fro m on e standard to an other , go to Ask So n y at http: //www .sony .com/pcsupp ort. Selecting the Pri nter P or t Mode for[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 126 Getting Help Son y pro v ides sev eral support o ptions for y our Sony compu t er . When you ha ve questions about your comp uter and the preinstalled softw are, check these sources for answers, in the fo l lo wing sequence: 1V A I O ® Noteb o ok User Gu ide The User Guid e (this manual ) contains informatio n on ho[...]
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Spec ifica tions 127 Specifications Mode l PCG-X G38/PCG-XG38K P CG-XG39/PCG-XG39K Proc essor 700 MHz * Mobile Intel® Pentium® III featurin g Intel® SpeedSt ep™ tech no logy † 850 M Hz * M obile Intel® Pentium® III featurin g Intel® SpeedSt ep™ tech no logy † Hard Disk Dri v e 20 GB ‡ 30 GB ‡ Stan dard RAM 128 MB P C100 SDRAM (One[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 128 Conne c tion Capabilities USB Po rt S400 i.LINK® A C adapt er Headphon e Mini Docki ng Station Infrared Micro phone T ype II (2) & III PC Cards RJ- 11 p hone jack Addi tional Co nnection Capab ilities With Mini Do c king Station (optional) Optical d igital audio ou tput VGA monitor S400 i. LINK Mouse (P S/2® st[...]
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Spec ifica tions 129 Speci fi cations a re subje ct to chan ge with out notice. Opera ting T empera ture 41º F to 95º F (+5º C to 35º C) (T emperatu re gradie nt less than 18º F/ 10º C/hour) Opera ting H umid i ty 20% to 80% (not cond ense d) whe n that hu midity is less than 65% at 95° F (35° C) (hygrometer reading of less than 84° F , 29[...]
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131 Inde x A AC adapter 23 AC power 23 adding hardware 71 peripherals 71 adjusting brightness 30, 37 Alt key 34 Application Recovery CD 124 Applications key 34 B batteries 28 using 28 battery packs 24 charging 26, 57 indicator light status 27 indicator lights 36, 56 inserting 25 inserting into battery bay 25 loading 25 power status 26 rechargeable [...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 132 starting 29 troubleshooting 111, 119 connecting coin-operated telephones 72 external spea kers 90 hard drives 51 microphone 91 Mini Docking Station 74 monitor 87 multiple phone lines 72 network 51 party phone lines 72 PBX 72 phone line 72 power source 23 connectors DC In 23 i.LINK 21 infrared 54 monitor printer 78 US[...]
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Inde x 133 DVD-ROM discs 47 electr onic documentation 126 Energy Star 2 ergonomic considerations 14 Escape key 34 external devi ces display 89 See also monitor speakers 37, 90 F faxes laws governing 6 floppy disk drive disconnecting 44 troubleshooting 117 Fn 38 Fn key 34 combination commands 37 function keys 34 H handling 16 CD-ROMs and DVD- ROMs 5[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 134 J Jog Dial control 65 using 66 K keyboard 34 L LCD lock lever 29 selecting to display ou tput 89 troubleshooting 115 LCD screen handling 16 lever LCD 29 weight saver release 57 lithium ion battery disposal 7 safety precautions 7 loading battery pack 25 M MD 81 Memory adding 93 microphone connecting 91 troubleshooting[...]
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Inde x 135 multiple phone lines 72 N navigation keys 34 network connecting 51 Num Lock indicator light 36 numeric keypad area 34 O online help 126 opening DVD-ROM drive tray 46 operator keys 34 output devices 5 P party phone lines 72 PBX 72 PC card inserting 51 release button 51 removing 53 slot protector 52 slots 51 troubleshooting 119 Type III 51[...]
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V AIO Not ebook Use r Guide 136 printer connector 78 R radio interference 5 rechargeabl e battery packs 23, 24 recharging battery pac ks 26 Recovery CD 124 regulatory information 5 removing battery packs 27 diskettes 43 floppy disk drive 44 Mini Docking Station 76 replacing battery packs 56 restoring data 124 S Scroll Lock indicator light 36 second[...]
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Inde x 137 V VAIO Action Setup 65, 101 Video Standby mode 38 W weight saver attaching 56 Windows Me Control Panel 55 Explorer 35 Find window 35 help 35 key 34 key combinations 35 Start button 30 taskbar 30, 113[...]
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