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Table des matières du manuel d’utilisation
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1 Welcome .............................. .........................9 Using You r VAIO PictureB ook Comput er ... 11 Using the Keyb oard ............ ................... .................... 12 Functions of the ke yboard keys ......................................... 13 Combinations and functions with t he Windows key ......... 14 Indicators ........[...]
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Change te xt in this v ariab le d efinit ion to docum ent tit le. 2 Using PC C ards ......... ................... .................... ......... 37 To insert PC card............................................................... 37 To re move a PC Car d ........................................................ 38 Notes on PC Cards ..................[...]
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3 Connecting an i.LIN K Optical Disc D r ive .......... ......5 5 To connect an i.LINK optical disc drive ............................ 55 Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives ......................... 57 Connecting a USB Mou se ............... .................... ......5 8 To connect a USB mouse ...............................................[...]
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Change te xt in this v ariab le d efinit ion to docum ent tit le. 4 Customizing Your VAIO Compute r .......... 77 Display ing the Sony N otebook Set up Screen ........... 78 Sony Notebook Setup tabs ................................................ 79 Controll ing Power Mana gement ............... ................ 8 0 To view the Power Management st[...]
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5 Using Your Recovery C Ds . ................... .................. 109 To use the Application Recovery CD(s) .......................... 109 To use the Driver Recove ry CD(s) ..................................109 To use the System Recovery CD(s) .................................111 Recovering Microsoft Word .........................................[...]
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Change te xt in this v ariab le d efinit ion to docum ent tit le. 6 vices ............ .................... .................... ............. ....... 123 My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is connected. ....................................................................... 123 My optical drive is not playing my disc properl[...]
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7 speakers or USB headphone s . .......................................... 129 My microphone does not work. ....................................... 130 Troublesh ooting Memory Stick Media ........ ........... 131 Image files do not open even though I insert Memory Stick media into the slot. ..........................................................[...]
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9 We l c o m e Congrat ulation s on your pur ch ase of this Sony V AIO® comput er , and wel come to t he V AIO U ser Gu ide. This User Guid e pr ov ides deta iled inf ormation on all as pects of using your new V AIO computer , f r o m keyboar d functi ons to pr einstal led soft war e appl ications . In t he left n avigat ion w indow , cl ick t he [...]
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11 Using Y our V AIO PictureBook Computer This sec tion desc ribes the fo llowing as pects of your new computer : ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Using the MOTION EYE Camera ❑ Using the Pointin g Device ❑ Using V AIO Action S etup ❑ Using the Jog Dial Control ❑ Using Memory Stick Med ia ❑ Using PC C ards ❑ Using the Por t Replicator ❑ Usin[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 12 Using the K eyboar d Y o ur keybo ard is v ery simil ar to a typewrite r ’ s, b ut your co mput er keyboar d has additional key s that perform sp ecific computer -related tasks. Ke yboard Escape ke y Func tion k eys Shift key Ctrl key Fn key Win dows ® ke y Alt key Numeric keyp[...]
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Usin g the K e yboa rd 13 Functi ons of the keyboa r d ke ys Key Descriptio n Numeri c keypad area Contains t he keys found on a typica l calculator . Use the numeric k eypad area t o type num bers or to perfor m mathematical calculati ons such as addition a n d subtraction. Nu mbers appear on the front beveled ed ge of the n umer ic k eys. Note th[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 14 Combination s and fu nctions with the Windo ws ke y Operator keys (Shift, Ctr l, Alt keys) Several keys are always used with at least one o ther key: Ctr l, Alt, and Sh ift. When h eld dow n with an other key , the Ctrl (Co ntrol) and Alt (Alternate) key s of fer another way to gi[...]
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Usin g the K e yboa rd 15 + F Displ ays the S ear ch window to fin d a file or folder . T his is the equivalent of selecting Search from t he Start m enu. + Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results: Computers window where you can locate other comput ers. This is the equivalent of selecting Search and then Computers fr om the St art menu. + M Mini mize [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 16 Indicator s Indicator Fun ction Power Light is green when the pow er to the computer is turned on, flashes amber in Standby mo de, and tu rns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or powered off . Battery Indicates the status of the battery inserted in the com puter . Hard d[...]
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Usin g the K e yboa rd 17 Indic ator l ights Ligh t On Off Memory Stick® Data is read from or written to the Memory S t ick media. (Do not enter S tandby mode or turn of f the computer wh en this indicator l ight is on.) The Memory Stick media is not being accessed. Num Lock The numb er keys area in the numeric keypad are active. The alphanumeric [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 18 Combination s and fu nctions with the Fn ke y ✍ If you swi tch user iden tities durin g a comput ing sessi on, the Fn+F 7 and Fn+F8 ke y funct ionality (if avai lable on you r computer) wi ll be interrupt ed. T o swi tch to an extern al display o r moni tor , see “Selectin g t[...]
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Usin g the K e yboa rd 19 Fn+ (F1 2) Hibernate Provi des for the lowes t level of pow er consumpt ion. When you execute th is command, the s tate of the system and state of the p eripheral devices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off. T o return the system to the original state, press the power button briefly to turn o n [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 20 Using the MO TI ON EYE Camera Y our computer includes a bu ilt-in MOTION EYE™ camera. Y ou can use the camera to sho o t still images and record video cli ps. T o capture a still image 1 Press the CAP TURE butto n to start the Smart Capture Premiu m applicatio n. 2 Select Still [...]
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Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 21 4 The Finder w indow ap pears. T urn the MOTION EYE camera l ens toward the su bject you want to photograph. 5 Adjust the focus ing ring. 6 Half-p ress the CAP TURE butt on on the co mputer . The image remains s till for a f ew second s. T o display a nother i mage, release t h e CAP TURE button and press again. [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 22 8 For more d etailed information ab o ut the cap ture software, refer to th e online Help for Smart Capture P remium. T o access the online help file, click S tart on the W indows® taskbar , select All Progr ams, select Smart Capture Premium, and click Sma rt Capture Premium Onli[...]
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Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 23 1 Click the St art button, then click Control Panel and Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Double-click the MOTION EYE™ camera icon . Th e Camera Control Uti lity dia log box app ears. 3 Click t he Image tab and drag the slid er to the left o r the r ight. T he level settings increase as the slider is moved to the [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 24 4 Click the Mode tab, and then click the item you want to set. The approp riat e mode will vary d ependin g on the sit uation or sub ject. Swi tching between outdoor and i n door envir o nmen ts while setting the White Balance to Hold may cause colors to app ear incorrectly . T o [...]
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Us ing th e MO TIO N EYE Ca mera 25 ❑ Y ou canno t transfer still images o r video clips from the built-in camera while transferring to connected i.LINK® devices. ❑ T a k e an in itial shot before taking a final sh ot to ensure sound and picture quality . ❑ Y ou can adjust the so und quality for d if ferent so und environments . Click St art[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 26 Using the P oi nting De vice The poin ting device on the keybo ard enables you to point to , select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen. Using the P ointing De vice Action Description Point Press the point ing device in a directio n to place the poi n ter on an item or object.[...]
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Using t he P ointi ng D e vic e 27 T o replace t he pointing devi ce co ver Y ou can tak e off the pointing dev ice cover and replace it with the additio nal cover s upplie d with y our comp uter . Right-click Press the right button o nce. In many applicatio ns, this action displays a sho rtcut menu of co ntext-sensitive choices. Drag Press th e po[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 28 Using V AIO Action Setup V AIO Action Setup manages the sett in gs for your computer ’ s Jog Dial™ cont r ol, Memory S t ick® media, an d i.LINK® interface. An over view of some of the f unctions controlled by V AIO Action Se tup is p rovid ed below . For mo re informatio n [...]
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Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 29 Using the Jog Dial Contro l Y our computer is equipped with a J o g Dial™ control on t he top right corn er of the unit. The Jog Dial control e nables you to o pen an ap plicatio n, folder , o r docum ent from a predef ined list b y rotating and pr essi ng the Jog Dial cont rol. In addit ion, whe n you pres s the [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 30 Using La uncher m ode T o use the Jog Dial control , click the Jog Di al control windo w or the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray . Alternatively , you can press the Jog Dial control while pressing the Ct rl key on the keyboard to switch to the launcher mod e. 1 T urn the Jog[...]
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Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 31 T o use t he Jog Dial contr ol with Son y software If Sony s oftware that supports the Jog Dial™ control i s active, you can us e the Jog Dia l’ s function s that are allocated to that so ftware. For more informatio n on functions allocat ed to software, see the sof tware application’ s online Help. T o use t [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 32 Using a d ialog box When a w indow such as S cr een Pr operties is active, the Dialog bo x is displayed in the Jog Dial™ window . Y ou can select an item in the window b y rotating the Jog Dial co ntrol. Pr essi ng the Jog Dial c ontrol is th e equivale nt of pressi ng Enter . I[...]
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Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 33 Using Memory St ic k Media This new compact, portable, and versatile recording medium has a data capacity exceeding t hat of a floppy dis k . The media i s specially designed f or exchang ing and sharing dig ital data with compatible pr oducts. Because it is removable, the media can be us ed for external d ata storage[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 34 T o insert a Memory Stick media Insert the Memo r y Stick media into the media slot on the left side of the computer until it clicks into p lace. When the Memory Stick media is properly in place, Sony’ s V is ualFlow™ software will automatically launch to display the contents [...]
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Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 35 T o remove a Memo ry Stick media Make sure the access light is of f. Push the m edia in toward the comp uter . When the media ejects, pull it out. When rem oving the Memory S t ick me dia, be careful as it may eject completely f rom the slot. VisualFlo w V i sualFlow so ftware is a s tate-of-th e-art Son y multimedi a[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 36 Notes on using Memory Stic k media ❑ When the media’ s write-protect tab is set to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased. ❑ Before using Memory S ti ck media, yo u should back up important data. ❑ W ait a mini m um of 10 secon d s after the media fini shes reading or wri[...]
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Using PC Cards 37 Using PC Car ds Y our computer includes a PC Card slot. PC Cards enable you to connect portable external dev ices, such as an op tical disc drive, or to connect to a network using a PC Network Interface Card (NIC). T o i nsert PC car d 1 Inser t the PC Card i nto the PC Car d slot wi th the fron t label facin g up. Gently push the[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 38 2 Press the release b utton down and toward the ventilat ion slot. T o remo ve a PC Card Follow th e procedure below when you remo ve the PC Card while yo ur computer is on. Failure to follow th is procedure may result in a malfun c tion. If your computer i s tur ned of f, you do [...]
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Using PC Cards 39 7 Insert the PC Card s lot protector in to the empty sl ot. Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards, if you alternate between normal power operation and the Standby or Hibernate pow er management mod es while the car d is inserted, you may find that a device connected to your system is not recogn ized. Restart your s ystem to cor[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 40 Using the P ort Repl icator Y our computer is su pplied with a port repli cator , to enable you to connect additional devices. The port replicator is equipped with one each of the fo llo win g: ❑ Monito r port ❑ Ethernet po rt ❑ USB port ❑ A V Out jack ❑ A V In jack T o [...]
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Using P ow er Sa ving Modes 41 Using P o wer S a ving Mod es When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for your compu ter , you can take advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operati ng mode, w hich ena bles you t o turn o ff sp ecific de vices, yo ur compute r has two distin ct power saving[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 42 T o acti vate H ibern ate m ode 1 T o activate Hibernate m ode, press the k ey combination Fn +F12, or press the power but ton and release i t immediately . The “Save to Di sk Manager” screen a ppears and the computer enters Hibernate mo de. 2 Press th e power button t o ret u[...]
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Conn ect ing a P hone L ine 43 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone cable (n ot supp lied) to take adv antage of online services and the Intern et. Ho w to connect a phone cable 1 Open the phon e line jack cover . The cover opens o nly to a 45-deg ree angle. 2 Plug one end of the ph one cabl e into t he jack on t he inside of the ph[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 44 3 Plug the other end i nto the wall jack. Pl uggin g in P hone Cable ✍ Y our comp uter does no t work with p arty lines, can not be con nected to a coi n-operat ed teleph one, and may no t work wit h multiple ph one line s or a private br anch exchange (PBX). Som e of these conn[...]
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Conn ect ing to a LAN 45 Connecting t o a L AN Y ou can connect your computer to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX-type Local Area Netwo rks (LANs) by using the suppl ied port replicator and it s Ethernet port. For the detailed settin g s and devices needed to connect to th e network, ask your netw ork admini strator . T o set up y our ether net connect ion [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 46 1 Click Start, select My Computer , and cli ck My Network Places under the Other Places header . 2 Click “Add a network place” under the Network T asks header , or click “Set up a home or small of fice netwo rk,” dependi ng on your configu ration. 3 Depending on your cho i[...]
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47 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add funct ional ity t o your c omputer by c onnect ing a va riety of per iphera ls, as dis cuss ed in the foll owing se ction s: ❑ Conn ecting a Flop py Disk Driv e ❑ Conn ecting a PC Car d Bus Drive ❑ Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive ❑ Conn ecting a USB Mouse ❑ Conn ecting V AIO Compute[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 48 Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive Y ou can co nnect an opt ional f lopp y disk d rive ( FDD) t o the USB por t on yo ur computer . T o connect the flopp y disk drive Plug th e USB cabl e from the floppy disk d rive int o the U SB port on th e computer . The V AIO® logo on the di sk [...]
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Co nnect ing a F loppy Dis k Dr ive 49 T o insert a flopp y disk 1 Hold the floppy d isk with the lab el side facing u p. 2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place. T o r emove a fl oppy dis k ❑ When you finis h using the floppy di sk, wait unti l the LED indicator ligh t turns of f, and then press the Eject button t[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 50 4 Click Close to cl o se the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog box. 5 Un plug the f loppy di sk dr ive from t he comp uter . T o carry the flopp y disk dri ve Fold the floppy d isk cable int o the compart ment on the r ight side. Notes on handling flopp y di sks ❑ Do not[...]
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Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 51 Connecting a PC Car d Bus Drive Y ou can use an optional optical drive, such as a Sony DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, wi th you r comput er . I f you use an optional dri ve when yo ur compu ter is runn ing on batter y power , th e battery l ife wil l be shor ter . The d rive draw s power from th e comp uter th rough a [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 52 3 Inser t the PC C ard into the PC Card slot with the SONY logo facing up. See “Using PC Cards” for details. T o i nser t a disc 1 Press the Eject button. The disc tray s lides out. 2 Place the disc in the tray with the label side f acing up. Inserting PC Car d ✍ A protec ti[...]
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Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 53 3 Push the disc onto the h ub until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close t he tray by pushin g it in gently . The Busy indicator on the drive flas hes while your comp uter is reading d ata from the disc. T o remo ve th e drive Remove the P C Card fro m the comput er . See “T o remove the flop py disk drive when [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 54 Notes on CD and D V D discs Handling CD or DVD discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. ❑ D o n o td r o po r b e n dt h ed i s c . ❑ A void u si ng adhesive labels to identify your discs. Adhesive labels may come of f while the disc is in use in your optical drive, and[...]
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Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Di sc Driv e 55 Connecting a n i. LINK Optical Di s c Dri ve Y ou can use an optio nal i.LINK® * opt ical disc drive (P CGA-C R WD1) with your computer . Th is Sony V AIO® computer is preinstalled with software that enables you to create CDs an d play DVD movies. The i.LI NK optical disc drive dra ws power from the[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 56 drive. Secur e the plug by tur ning the screw on the cable connector clockwise. 2 Inser t the straight-s haped, two- prong plug of the V AIO® computer peripher al cable into both the computer ’ s i.LINK port and peripher al device DC Out jack. 3 Th e i.LI NK dri ve’ s po wer [...]
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Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Di sc Driv e 57 Notes on using i. LINK opti cal di sc drives ❑ Y ou can use the supplied Ap plication Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recover y CDs with an i.LINK optical disc drive. See “Appl ication, Driver , and System Recov ery CDs” for more i nformation. ❑ Do not u se an optio nal i.LINK opt ical[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 58 Connecting a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an o ptional USB mouse, su ch as the Sony PCGA - UMS1 series, to your comput er . T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mouse cable into the USB port. PCGA-UMS1 series drivers hav e already been installed. Connecti ng a USB Mo use ✍ A seria l m[...]
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Connec ting V AIO Comp uters 59 Connecting V AI O Computer s Connecting wi th i. LINK Y ou can use an optional i.LINK® * cable to connect your V AIO® computer to another V AIO comp uter that has the preinstalled Micr osoft® W indows® operating system or the Sony Smart Connect software preinstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK cable (not s upplied) t[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 60 Connecting an i. LINK De vice Y our V AIO® compute r includ es an i.LINK ® * S400 (IE EE1394) p ort, wh ich you can use to connect a compatibl e i.LINK device, such as an i.LINK enabled digital video camera reco rder . See the m anu al s upplied w ith your digital video camera r[...]
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Conne cting an i.LI NK De vice 61 T o connect a digit al camcorde r ❑ Plug one end of an i.LIN K® cable into the S400 port on the lef t side of the computer and the other end int o the DV In/Out port on th e digital camcorder . Notes on connecting an i.LI NK device ❑ A connect ion t o a So ny digi tal camcor der is pictured ab ove; y our digi [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 62 ❑ The i.LINK port do es not supply power to external devices . If the external de vice requ ires p ower f rom the i. LINK po rt, yo u ca nnot u se the devi ce wit h the computer . ❑ The C1 Pictur eBook® com puter suppo rts trans fer rates up to 400 Mbps; however , the act ual[...]
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Connect ing an Ext er na l Disp la y 63 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can con nect an external display to y our V AIO® C1 PictureBoo k Computer . For example, you can use the computer with any o f the follo wing: ❑ Computer d isplay or monitor (See “T o connect a computer display” for more information) ❑ Projector (See “T o connec[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 64 T o connect a computer displa y 1 First make sure t he po rt replicator is connected to the com puter . 2 Conn ect the computer disp lay’ s display adapter to the supp lied port repl ica tor ’ s Mon ito r port . T o connect a pro jector Y ou can use a projector as an external [...]
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Connect ing an Ext er na l Disp la y 65 3 Plug the audio cable into the Headphone jack. T o connect a TV Use the s uppli ed A V cable to connect your TV moni tor to y our comp uter . Co nnect ing a Project or ✍ See the man ual suppli ed with your projec tor for more inform ation on it s installat ion and use. Y ou may not be able to displ ay the [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 66 1 First make sure t he po rt replicator is connected to the com puter . 2 Plug the supplied A V cable into the port replicato r’ s A V/ TV Out jack. 3 Plug the other ends of the A V cable i nto the TV , as shown below . Connecti ng a TV ✍ See “Sel ecting the Displ ay Mode”[...]
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Connec ting a USB Printer 67 Connecting a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® compatible USB printer to your computer to pr int doc umen ts. T o connect a pr inter Plug the op tional USB print er cable into th e USB port on your compu ter and the USB port o n your printer . Y ou can also connect th e USB pr inter cable into the USB port o n t[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 68 Connecting an External Micr op hone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound input by using an ex ternal microphone . T o connect an e xternal micr ophone Use the symbo l to locate the M icr ophone jack . Plug the microphone cable into this jack. T o re cor d fr om a micr ophone or a[...]
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Connect i ng an Ext ernal Microp hone 69 1 Double-click on the task tray located in the lower right corner of the Deskt op windo w . The V olume Con trol wi ndow app ears. 2 From the Opt ions menu, click Proper ties. The Properties wind ow appears. 3 In the Adjust V olume panel, select Recording, and then click OK. The Record ing Contr ol windo w a[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 70 T o ad just the v olume when playing , double-click in the task tray located in the bot tom ri ght corner of the D esktop win dow . The V olu me Contr ol windo w is displ ayed. T o ad just the sou nd of other de v ices, do t he following: 1 Select Option s and click Properties . 2[...]
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Connect i ng an Ext ernal Microp hone 71 T o set the micr ophone to echo 1 From the Star t menu, select Control Panel. 2 Double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG . 3 Select the Echo tab. 4 Y ou can als o customize the s etting by choos in g o ptions such as Delay Time and Feedb ack. 5 Click OK. T o modif y the MIDI sound 1 From the Star t menu, select Control Pa[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 72 Y ou can adjust the sound us ing the Smart Label s oftware (included) or the sound recorder . Sound d evice Functi on T elephony Adjust the modem or telephone l ine soun d. Micropho ne Adjust t he internal or external microp hone soun d. Line Adjust t he audio equi pment soun d vo[...]
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Connec ting Exte rnal Speak ers 73 Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enhance the sound qua l it y of your computer by connecti ng exter nal speakers. T o conne ct ext ernal speaker s ❑ Use the symb ol to locate the Headphone jack . Plug the speaker cab le into this jack. Notes on using e xternal speaker s ❑ Make s ure th at the spe ake rs y[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 74 Expanding Y our Computer’ s Capabili ties The following peripheral devices can be connected to your computer , to expand the capabilities o f your computer and enhance its versatilit y to meet your various busin ess or person al needs: ❑ A Persona l Digital Assistant (PDA) ❑[...]
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Expa nding Y our Compu ter’ s Cap abili ties 75 Y ou can als o con nect your Access Point to a telephone line, Integr ated Services Digit al Network (IS DN) rout er , cable modem, or D igital Sub scrib er Line (xDSL) modem to share access to the Internet among multip le computers. The Wireless LAN PC Car d The W ireless LAN PC C ar d, which comes[...]
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77 Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Y ou can customiz e the s ettings of your co mputer . The followi ng sect ions brie fly d escri be how to change your comput er ’ s defa ult se ttin gs. Y ou can also r efe r to So ny Noteb ook Set up Help f or mor e detai led in format ion. ❑ Displ aying the Sony Noteb ook Setup Screen ❑ Controlling Power [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 78 Display ing the Son y No tebook Setup Screen T o display t he Sony No tebo ok Setu p screen: 1 Click Start on the W in dows® taskbar . 2 P o i n tt oA l lP r o g r a m sa n dc l i c kS o n yN o t e b o o kS e t u p . 3 Select the tab for the item you want to change. See “Son y [...]
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Displa ying the Son y Notebook Setup Sc reen 79 Son y Notebook Setup t abs T ab Description About Thi s Computer Display sy stem informatio n, including memory capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Initial Setting Change the volum e of the sounds that play while the operati ng sys tem is loading. Select the order of drives and devices from w[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 80 Co ntr ol li ng P o we r M ana gement The PowerPanel™ utility allow s you to control the power manage m ent of your computer and pro vides key informat ion about system activ ity and battery lif e. The follow ing sect ions brief ly describ e how to conse rve your comput er ’ s[...]
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Contro lling P ow er Manageme nt 81 T o customiz e Power M anagem ent setti ngs 1 Cli ck the Cu rrent P rofi le icon on th e Pow er Mana gemen t toolb ar . 2 Select Edit/C r eate P rofiles from the menu. 3 Click a profile whose settin g you want to chan ge from the list in the left field. 4 Double-click an item wh ose setting you wan t to change fr[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 82 any of the predefined profiles (excep t for the Disable Power Managemen t profil e), or you can create you r own profile to suit y our portab le computi ng needs. The predef ined profiles are: Icon Description Maxim um Performanc e Provides the best system perfo rmance while still[...]
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Contro lling P ow er Manageme nt 83 Camera Optimizes perfor mance and pow er requirem ents for camera usage. W ord Pr ocessing Optimizes power management with longer timeout s on the hard disk and display s cr een. Y ou can als o establish settings for L CD (V ideo) Stan dby , H ar d Disk Standby , and Standby to o ptimize power ma nagem ent fo r y[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 84 P ower Mana gement comm ands PowerPanel™ also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management fu nc tions a nd to con trol po wer for a sp ecif ic device. Y ou can use these com mands to override a profile setting or initiate an immedia [...]
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Displa ying Batte ry I nf ormation 85 Displa ying Battery Inf ormation Y ou can display infor mation for the batt ery on your comput er . The fol lowing secti ons briefl y describe ho w to display you r computer ’ s general battery information. Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. T o act ivate the Battery Informa[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 86 Fully char ged Discharging No battery Batter y icon Ba ttery status[...]
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Displa ying Batte ry I nf ormation 87 Displa ying detailed battery inf ormation Double-click t he battery icon on the task tr ay to display the Battery I nformation window . The screen appea rs displaying the Battery tab, which contains information s uch as the estimated time-to-empty and ch argi ng time. Customizing the Batter y Inform ation toolb[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 88 Changing the Window Design of Son y Software T o change t he wind ow desig n 1 Click the St art button, then select Contro l Panel. 2 In the left window pane of Contr o l Panel , click “Switch to Clas sic V iew .” 3 Double-click UI Design Sel ector . 4 Click << o r >&[...]
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Selec ting t he Di spla y Mod e 89 Sel ecti ng th e Di splay Mod e This computer us es the A TI video controller . Y ou can select which display is used when the co mputer is connected to a n external mo nitor . When y ou connect an external display , you can switch the display mode between your computer ’ s LC D display an d the external monitor[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 90 4 Click the Displays tab and select the d isplay settings by clicking th e icon on the panel of you r display choice. Fo r more informati on, click th e Help button. ✍ If you cannot see your movi e or DVD on the extern al display , change the mon itor or TV setti ng by clic king[...]
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91 Adding Memor y In t he futur e yo u may want to i nstall memory modules to exp and the func tional ity o f your compu ter . See t he Spec ific ations fl yer su pplie d with your comput er for the amount of memory pr einst alle d on your compute r . Expans ion memor y modules ar e avai lable as o ptions . For memor y upgra des, use only PCGA-MM12[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 92 Precautions and P r ocedures The procedures described below ass ume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and w ith the s afety practices and regulatory compli ance required fo r using and modif ying electroni c equipm ent. ❑ Disconnect the [...]
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Remo ving a Mem ory Modul e 93 Remo ving a Memory Modul e 1 T urn of f the computer and all perip heral devices. 2 Disconnect the po wer cord and all cables fro m the computer , and r emove the bat tery . 3 Use an ap propriat e screwdr iver to loos en and remov e the sc rew that fast ens the memor y module c over plate on t he bott om of the compu [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 94 6 Close the cov er panel and replace the fas tening screw . Removi ng a Me mor y Modul e[...]
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Insta lling a Mem or y Mo dule 95 Instal ling a Memor y Module 1 Perfo rm steps 1 through 4 as described in th e “Removing a Memory Module” s ection. 2 T ouch a metal part of the computer (such as the co nnector panel on the back of your comput er) to discharge an y static electricity accumulated on your body , then rem ove the mod ule from i t[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 96 5 Close the cov er panel and replace the fas tening screw . Install ing a M emory Modu le Do no t touch any part of the mot herbo ard or th e other com ponen ts insi de the compu ter . Empty Slo t[...]
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Confi r ming Add ed Memor y Capaci ty 97 Con firmi ng Ad de d Memory Capaci ty 1 T urn on th e co mput er . 2 Click S tart o n the W indow s® taskbar , poin t to All Programs, and then cli ck Son y Notebook S etup. 3 Click the Ab out This Noteb ook tab. V erify that the Syst em Memory displayed in the left p anel matches the amount of memo r y ins[...]
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99 About the Softw are on Y our Computer Y our V AIO® c omput er is r eady to help you work, play , learn, and communi cate as soo n as you t ur n it o n. This s ection gi ves yo u the foll owing : ❑ An overvi ew of the various soft ware that come with you r computer and the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Detai ls on your Sony[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 100 Overvie w Y our computer may not be supp lied with all of the software lis ted below , dependi ng on t he c onfigurat ion yo u purcha sed. Adobe® A cr obat Reader™ Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader software enables y o u to view , navigate, an d print electronic documen ts in Adobe P ortable Do cument Format [...]
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About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 101 Ar cSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro Ar cSoft, Inc. ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 20 00 is an easy-to-use, advanced printing p r ogram that lets you quickly lay out multip le images in multip le sizes on a single sheet of paper . PhotoPrinter Pro offers a wide selection of templates including landscape, portrait, free [...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 102 Micr osoft® W ord Microsof t Corp . Microsoft W ord m ak es it easy to create shared W eb, e-mail, and print documents for use aroun d the world. It embraces HTML as a first-class file format and extends W ord’ s ease-of-use to the W eb and e-mail. W ord also extends that ease- of-use to internatio n al users[...]
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About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 103 RealJ ukeb ox® Real Netw orks I nc. RealJukebo x is one of the w orld’ s most widely used personal mu sic managem ent systems. Using RealJukebox,yo u can cap ture the contents of a music CD, manage and play back your music, and view various music-r elated information via t he I ntern et. T his Cust om R[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 104 Smart Ca ptur e Premium Sony Electr onics Inc. Sony’ s Smart Cap ture Premium application s upports still image and video capture from the built-in S o ny MO TI ON EYE™ camera, an analog V ideo In device such as a VCR, TV , or Playstation®, or a digital video device conne cted to the PC through an i.LINK or[...]
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About the Soft ware on Y our Comput er 105 WinDVD® InterV ideo Inc. W inDVD is a sim p le-to-use DVD pl ayer including all the features you would expect to find in a standard consumer DVD player , while also offer ing advanced display and navigatio n features such as zoom, pan, bookmark, and time search.[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 106 D Vgate application notes Digit al video captures If your system displays the message, “Failed to record to DV deck, please check deck’ s power status, cable connection…,” while you are recording images to a digital video device using DVgate software, close all open applications, and restart yo ur comput[...]
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D V gate a pplic ation n otes 107 Select the d rive you want to defragm ent from the li st, and click the Defragment butt on. See W indows ® Help for more info rmation on defr agmentin g.[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 108 Application, Dr iver , and System Reco very CDs Y our computer is supplied with the following applicati on, d river , and system recovery CDs . T o us e your recovery CDs, see “Us ing Y our Recovery CDs” for more inform ation. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electr onics Inc. This CD enables y ou to reinstal[...]
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Using Y our Recovery CDs 109 Using Y our Reco very CDs The fo llowing sect ions descri be how to use the Applicatio n Recover y , D river Recovery , and System R ecovery utilities. Y ou must connect an o ptional optical disc drive to use the A pplication, Driver , and System Recov e ry CDs . T o use the Applica t i on Reco very CD(s) The Applicatio[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 0 your compu ter , hardware, or software applicatio n. V AIO Support Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vau lt feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its softw are healing proces s. Y ou m ust be in W indows® to ru n the Driver R eco very C D utility . Reinstalling specific dr ive rs with the Driver[...]
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Using Y our Recovery CDs 111 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update W izard appears. 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the correct driver on your Driver Recover y CD. 10 When the recovery process is complete, click Finish. Some drivers will requi re that you reboot the computer to compl ete installat ion. T o use the System Reco very[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 2 Y ou can use the S ystem Recover y CD(s) to rein stall t he operating system and software titles that shipped wit h your comp uter if they becom e corrupted or erased. Y ou may not need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard disk drive. If you experience a problem with your co mputer , reinstalli n g an [...]
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Using Y our Recovery CDs 11 3 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the Enter key . The message “Load default co nfiguration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then pres s the Enter key . 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Change[...]
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11 5 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribe s how to solve common pr oblems you may enc ounter when us ing you r comput er . Many pr ob lems hav e simpl e solu tions, so try thes e sugge stions be for e you c ontact Son y Computi ng Suppor t (ht tp://www .sony .com/pcs upport). ❑ T roubles hoot ing Y our Compu ter ❑ T roubleshoot ing the LCD[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 6 T roub leshooting Y our Computer My computer does not start. ❑ Check that th e computer i s p lugged into a po wer source and t h at it is turned on. Check th at the power indicator o n the front panel of the computer indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and is [...]
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T roub leshooti ng Y our Compu ter 11 7 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Save Changes ), and then press Enter . The message “Save configuration chang es and exit now?” appears. 7 Select Y es, and then p res s Enter . The computer restarts. My computer starts, but th e message “Operating system not f ound” appears an d Windows [...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 11 8 My computer stops r esponding or does not shut do wn. It is b est to sh ut down y our compu ter us ing the T urn Of f Computer co mmand on the W in dows S tar t menu. Using other methods, includ in g those listed here, may result in loss of uns aved data. ❑ T r y restarting the co mputer . On the W ind ows ta[...]
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T roub leshooti ng Y our Compu ter 11 9 The sound of m y computer’ s fan is too loud. Use the PowerPanel™ utility to change the Therm al Control S trategy settin g to Quiet. This s etting slows down the CPU s peed. See PowerPanel Hel p for more information. Wh y does t he System Pr operties dialog bo x displa y a slower CPU speed than advertise[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 120 T roub leshooting the LCD Screen My LCD scree n is b lank. ❑ Check that th e computer i s p lugged into a po wer source and t h at it is turned on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator o n the compu ter is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and that it is charged. ❑ The comput er may be [...]
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T roub leshooti ng the Mous e and P ointing D e vice 121 T roub leshootin g the Mouse and P ointin g De vice My mouse does not work. ❑ If yo u are using an external mouse, check that the mous e cable is pl ugged into the USB port. See “Co nnecting a USB Mouse” for details. Not e that a serial mouse or PS/2® m ouse is not compatible with the [...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 122 ❑ If you cannot r estart your computer as described in the step above, p ress and hold the power but ton for at least four second s to turn off the comp uter . ❑ If the p o inter do es not move wh ile playing a disc, p ress the Ctr l+Alt+Delete keys (at the same time) to stop playback and restart the compute[...]
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T roub leshoo ting D riv es , PC Ca rds and P er ipher al De vices 123 T roub leshooting Drives, PC Cards and P eri pheral Device s My flopp y disk drive ic on doesn’t appear e ven though it is connected. ❑ Make sure that th e floppy disk drive is properly conn ected. W ait a few moments to allow the computer to recognize the driv e. ❑ Close [...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 124 2 Select the Hardware tab and th en clic k the Device Manager button. The Device Mana ger window ap pears. 3 Double-click the DV D/CD-ROM drive name. The Properties window appears. 4 Click the Properties t ab , an d then select the “Enable d igital CD audio for this CD-ROM device” check box. ❑ Do not use a[...]
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T roub lesho oting i.LI NK de vices 125 T roub leshootin g i.LINK devices I ca nnot esta bli sh a connect ion between t wo V AIO computers when using an i.LI NK cable. 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from both computers and reconnect it. 2 W ait for t he comp uters to res pond. If nei ther compu ter responds after a few moments , restart b oth co[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 126 T roub leshooting Software My software pr ogram stops responding or crashes. Contact the sof tware publish er or designated provider for t echnical suppor t. See the “About the Software on Y our Computer” section fo r more informatio n. When I clic k an application i con, the message “Y ou must insert the [...]
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T roubles hooti ng Softwa re 127 What software do I use for CD-R/CD-R W softw are functions? Sony recommen ds using th e preinstalled SonicS tage software’ s R ecord fun ction to create any CDs on your V AIO® computer , if the specific model you purcha sed is preconfigured with all necessary components for CD-R and CD-R W capability . Downl oadi[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 128 T roub leshooting th e Modem My modem does not w ork. ❑ Check that the phone l ine is plugged into the line jack. See “Connecting a Phone Line” for detail s . ❑ Check that the phone li ne is working. Y ou can check the line by plu gging in an ordinary pho ne and listenin g for a dial tone. ❑ Check th a[...]
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T roub lesho oting A udio 129 T r oubleshooting Audio My speaker s have no sound. ❑ If the built- in speakers are tu rned of f, press th e Fn+F3 keys to tur n on the speakers. Y o u can also turn o n the speakers using the J og Dial co ntrol. ❑ If the speaker volume is turned to the mini m um, press t he Fn+F4 keys, and then press or to increas[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 130 1 Right-click the CPU icon on the bott om right of t he taskb ar , and click “Edit/create profiles. Th e Profile editor window appears. 2 In the left porti on of the w indow , click the p ower managemen t profi le you want to s et. Maximum Battery Life is the d ef ault s election when your co mpute r r uns on [...]
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T roubles hootin g Mem or y Stic k Media 131 T roub leshootin g Memor y Stic k Media Image f iles do not open e ven though I insert Memor y Stic k media into the slot. ❑ By the default setting, V isualFlow™ softw are starts automatically when you insert Mem ory St ick® media into the sl ot. ❑ If V isualFlow software is activ e and the im age[...]
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133 Getting Help Sony pr ovi des you with sev eral sup port options to answer que stion s about your V AIO® comput er or the pr einstall ed softwar e . Refer to these r esour ces i n the or de r they ar e lis ted.[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 134 Suppor t Options 1 V AIO® User Guide a nd V AIO® Quick S t art The online V AIO® Computer User Guide and printed V A IO® Computer Quick S tart provide you with information on how to maximize your computer capabilities and s olve common problems. T o access the onlin e user guide, click St art on the W indows[...]
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Suppo r t Option s 135 6 Son y Fax-on -Deman d This service, which r equires a fax machin e or your fax software, p rovides answers to commonly ask ed questions. Y ou can use this automated service to request a lis t of available topics, th en select the topics that you want to receive. T o contact the Sony fax-on-d emand service, call: 1-888 - 4-S[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 136 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Ado be Acrobat ® Reade r™, Pho tosho p® Eleme nts (Ad obe Sys tems, In c.) America Onlin e® (America Online, In c. ) Apple QuickTime™ ( Apple Computer Inc.) EarthLink™ Network T otal Access (EarthLink Network Inc.) PhotoPrinter® 200 0 Pr o (A rcSoft , Inc.) PC-Cillin® 20[...]
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Softw are S uppor t I nf ormation 137 Quicken® (Int uit Inc.) RealJ ukebox®, Real Player (Real Network s, Inc.) Sony Appli cations (So ny Electronics Inc.) Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer , W ord (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo, I nc.) W eb s ite http://www .antivirus.com/pc- cillin/ phon e 949-38 7-7800 e-mail suppo rt@tren[...]
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V AIO® Compu ter Qui c k Star t 138 Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center neares t you, call 1-888 -4-SONY -PC (1-88 8-476- 6972) or find Son y Comp uting Serv ice on the W eb at : http://www .sony .com/pcsuppor t.[...]
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139 A Ab out Thi s Compu ter t ab 79 AC power s etting 82 adding hardware 47 memory 91 peripher als 47 printers 67 adjusting brig htne ss 18 volu me 18 Alt key 14 Application R ecovery CD 109 Applic ations key 14 audio adjusting volum e 18 troubl esho oting 129 Audio tab 79 AV I n 40 AV O u t 40 B battery pac ks charg e status icons 85 cons erving [...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 140 indi cat or light 17 CD or DVD discs cleaning 54 handling 54 insertin g 52 CD- ROM dri ve closing l id 53 connecting 37, 51 using 51 cleaning CD or DVD discs 54 coin-operated t elephones 44 computer connecting to another 59 expanding capabilities 74 setup screen 78 Connecting Eth[...]
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141 TV 65 connectors printer 67 correction keys 13, 14 Ctrl ke y 14 cursor -movement keys 13 D digital video camera 61 disp lay connecting an external 63 mode 89 Driv er Rec overy CD 109 driv es 51 CD-R OM 51 floppy di sk 48 optical 51 troubl esho oting 123 DV In/Out 61 DVD-ROM drive t r ay troubl esho oting 124 DVgate applications 106 E Eject butt[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 142 ejecting 49 handling 50 insertin g into drive 49 Fn key 14 combination co mmands 18 function key s 13, 14 G Guide mo de 30 H handling CD or DVD discs 54 floppy di sks 50 hardware onlin e supp ort 134 headpho ne connec tor 65 help getting 133 Hibernat e mode 19, 41 I i.LINK 61 con[...]
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143 J Jog Di al c ontrol 29 K keybo ard 18 usi ng 12–15 L LAN connecting to 45 Launcher mode 29 LCD troubl esho oting 120 M MagicGate 33 Maximum Batt e ry Life p ower setting 82 Maximum Performan ce power setting 82 memory adding 91 confirming added capacity 97 removi ng 93 memory mod ule installi n g 37 Memory S tick note s on 36 troubl esho oti[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 144 not es on 24 using 20 mous e connecting 58 troubl eshoo ting 121 multiple p hone lines 44 N navigat ion keys 13 networ k connecting 37 Notebo ok Setu p tabs 79 Num Lock indi cat or light 17 numeric keypad a rea 13 O operator keys 14 output d evices adding 67 P part y phone l ines[...]
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145 usi ng 26 por ts USB 48 Power Management command s 84 profiles 81 power managemen t settings 80 Power Managem ent Of f power setting 82 Power O n Password tab 79 pow er sav ing m odes Hibernate 19, 41 St andby 18, 41 pow er setti ng AC 82 Maximum Battery Lif e 82 Maximum Perf ormance 82 Power Management Of f 82 St andby 84 V i deo St andby 84 P[...]
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Change te xt in this v ar iab le definit ion to docum ent tit le. 146 indi cat or light 17 setting up your PC supp ort 134 setup screen About This C omput er tab 79 Audio tab 79 displ ayin g 78 P o w e r O nP a s s w o r dt a b 79 set up tabs 79 Shift key 14 software descript ions 100 DVgate 106 troubl eshoo ting 126 using th e Jog Dial control w i[...]
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