Sony VGN-FW series manuel d'utilisation

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    N User Guide P erson al Computer V GN-FW ser ies[...]

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    2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 7 Getting Started .... ............. ............ ............. .................... ...... 9 Locatin g[...]

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    3 nN Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 10 9 Handling the LCD Screen ............. ................... ......... 11 0 Using th e Power S ource ............... ............. ............. .. 111 Handling Your Com puter ........ ............. ............. ......... 112 Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera[...]

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    4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r, and wel come t o the on-s creen U ser Guide . Sony has combin ed lea ding- edge tech nology in audi o, vid eo, compu ting, and com munic ations to provide state-o f-the-ar t perso nal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this[...]

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    5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er view of compone nts conn ection , set-up informati on, etc. ❑ T roubleshooting and Reco very Guide ❑ Regula[...]

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    6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites If yo u have an y pro blem with the co mputer , you can visit the V AIO-Li nk web s ite at h ttp://www.vaio-link.c om for troubl eshootin g. Before contacti ng VAI O-Link by teleph one, try to solv e the prob lem by reading t he sup plied doc umentat ion and visi t[...]

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    7 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. When ever possib le, you s hould attempt to take accou nt of the follow ing ergo nomic consid erations for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments : ❑ P osition of y our comput[...]

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    8 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilting feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting –[...]

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    9 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls a nd P or ts (pag e 10) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 16) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 17) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (pa g e 18) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 26) ❑ Updating[...]

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    10 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE came ra (page 32) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera in dicator (page 16 ) C Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) D LCD s creen (pag e 110) E Built-in s[...]

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    11 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A Num lock indicator (pag e 16) B Caps loc k indicato r (p age 1 6) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 1 6) D S1 butt on (page 31 ) E VO L - / VO L + b u ttons (page 31) F Play/P ause button (pa ge 31) G Sto p bu tto n (page 3 1) H Previous track b u tton ( page 31) I Ne xt tra ck b utto n (pag[...]

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    12 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor[...]

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    13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 81) B Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 33) C Opti cal di sc driv e indi cator ( p age 1 6) D Driv e ejec t b utton (page 33) E Manual e ject hole ( page 14 7) F P ower b utton/P ower indicator (page 16) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds .[...]

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    14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A DC IN por t (pag e 17) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Ne twor k (E th er n et) por t (page 53) E Modem port (page 51 ) F Monitor por t (page 68) G HDMI out put port (page 69) , (pa ge 72) H i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (page 83 ) I Express Card/34 slot (pa ge 45)[...]

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    15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom A Air vents B Memory module compa r tment cov er (page 1 03)[...]

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    16 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the com puter is on, blinks slo wly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when t he computer is of f or in Hiber nat[...]

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    17 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck for s upplyi ng power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use only the su pplied A C adapter for your co mputer . To use t he AC adapter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC a[...]

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    18 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. Installing the Battery P ack To install th e battery pack 1 T urn off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOC K switc h (1) inwar d .[...]

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    19 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack diagonal ly into the batte r y co mpar tment u ntil the pr ojecti ons (2) on either side of the batt er y compar tment fit into the U-sh aped cuts (3) on either sid e of the batter y pack.[...]

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    20 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 4 Push th e batter y pack down into th e compar tment u ntil it c licks into pla ce. 5 Slide t he batter y LOC K switch out ward to se cure the batter y pack on the c omputer . ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC po wer and has a bat ter y pack inst alled, it uses po wer from the [...]

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    21 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he com puter to a power source with the AC adapter . The ch arge ind icato r light tur ns on whil e[...]

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    22 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues t o charge while y ou are usin g the comput er . If the batt er y charge l evel fall s belo w 10%, you shou ld eith er connect the AC adapt er to recharge t he batt ery pack or[...]

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    23 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y Charge F unctions You ca n cust omize th e curr ent batte ry charg ing method using the Battery Charge Functions . To make the l ife of battery longer , enable th e battery care fu nction. To enable the battery care function 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control C[...]

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    24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y Lif e Conser ving W allpaper You ca n cons erve your batte ry life just b y settin g the s pecif ic wallp aper as your des ktop backgro und. To set t he bat tery life conservi ng wall pape r 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click Displa y and the n[...]

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    25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Removing t he Batter y P ack ! Y ou may lo se data if you remove t he batte ry pa ck while you r comput er is on and no t connec ted to the A C adapte r or if you remove th e batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c omputer and cl ose th[...]

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    26 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e comp uter . 2 Click St ar t , the ar row next to the Lock b utto [...]

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    27 nN Getting Sta rted > Updating Y our Computer Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest u pdates on your compu ter with th e followi ng sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter can run more e fficientl y. ❑ Windows Update Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and Windows Update and then follow the on-scre en inst ruc tions. ?[...]

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    28 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Y our V A IO Comput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 29) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 30) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 31) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page 32) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e[...]

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    29 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d has additiona l key s that per form mod el-spe cific ta sks . Combinations and Fun ctions with th e Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard funct ions can be used on ly after th e operatin g system is finish ed launch ing. Combinat ions/Feature Fu nctions Fn + % (F2) [...]

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    30 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch P ad Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scro ll objec ts on the scr een usin g the tou ch pad . ✍ Y ou can di sabl e/enabl e the touc h pad whil e a mouse is connect ed to your com puter . T o change the touc h pad sett ings , use the VAIO C ontro l Cen ter . ! Be [...]

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    31 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Special-function But tons Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to h elp y ou use sp ecifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion button Functions S1 button Executes the t a sk that is assigned to the b ut ton by de f ault. Y ou can change the def au[...]

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    32 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOTION EYE camera. With th e preins talled i mage captu re softwa re, you c an perfo rm the fol lowin g operati ons: ❑ Captur ing still images and movies ❑ Sensin g and c aptur ing o bject movements for monito[...]

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    33 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er .[...]

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    34 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive. The dr ive tra y sli des out. 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e dr ive tra y with the la bel s ide facing upward and gently push it down until the disc clicks into place . 4 [...]

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    35 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D isc Media Your com puter plays a nd records CDs, DVDs , and Blu -ray Dis c media, d epending on the m odel y ou purc hased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media. PR: play able and recordable P: [...]

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    36 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This prod uct is design ed to play back discs that conform to the Co mpact Disc D igital Au dio stan dard specif ication s (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al o n one s ide wi th digita l audi o mater ial o n t he othe r[...]

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    37 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str i ke or shake your compu ter while the opt ical[...]

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    38 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes ❑ Region c ode in dicat ors are la beled on the d iscs o r packages to in dica te in wh ich reg ion and on what ty pe of pl ay er you can play the di sc. U nless th e regi on co de indic ates " 2" (Eu rope bel ongs to region "2") , "[...]

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    39 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. ! Connec t the AC adapt er to the compu ter and clo se all runni ng softw are appli cations before pla ying a disc . 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the des ired s[...]

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    40 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Using the Memor y Stick The Me mory Sti ck is a comp act, porta ble, an d versa tile IC reco rding me dia es pecia lly des igned f or exch anging and sh arin g digital data with compa tible p roducts, s uch a s digital c ameras, mobil e phone s, and othe r devic es. Bec ause it is remov[...]

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    41 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Inser t ing and Removing a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick with th e arrow facing upward and po inting toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memo r y Sti ck into the s lot until it clicks into place. ✍ The Memo[...]

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    42 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick ! Be sure to hol d the Memor y Stick with the arrow poi nting in the corre ct direct ion as you in sert it in to the slot . T o avoi d dama ging y our com puter o r the media, do not force th e Memor y Stic k into th e slot if yo u canno t insert it smoothl y . Before usi ng a Memo ry S[...]

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    43 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick F or matting a Memory Stick To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has been f ormatt ed in th e fact ory defau lt se tting an d is re ady for u se. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned to fo[...]

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    44 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Notes on Using the Memor y Stic k ❑ Y our compu ter has been tested and found compati ble with Sony branded Memor y S tick with capacit y of up to 16 GB that are availabl e as of January 2009. H owe ver , n ot all the Mem or y St ick that meet th e same specifi catio ns as the compa t[...]

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    45 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the ExpressCard Module Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an Ex press Card/34 slot * for transferr ing data am ong di gital cameras , cam corders, music players , and o ther au dio/vid eo devic es. This s lot can only accommo date an E[...]

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    46 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remov e an Exp res sCard mo dule ✍ T o rem ove an Expr essCard mod ule whe n your comp uter is off , skip st eps 1 to 4. 1 Double-click the S afely Remove Har dware icon on the taskbar. 2 Select the har dware you want to un plug. 3 Click St op . 4 F o llow the on -screen[...]

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    47 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices. Before you use the S D memory card The SD memory card slot [...]

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    48 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow f acin g upward an d poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into t[...]

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    49 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 2 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 3 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slot .[...]

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    50 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer. ❑ Be sure to hold t he memo r y car d with the ar row pointin g in th e correct direction as [...]

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    51 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet. The fol lowin g types o f Inter net co nnection servic es m ay be a vailabl e from y our ISP: ❑ F[...]

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    52 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Internet To connect a telephone ca ble ! The fol lowi ng proce dure a pplies t o models w ith a bui lt-i n mode m only . 1 Plug on e end of the pho ne cable (1) in to the m odem po r t on the co mputer. 2 Plug the other end into th e wall jack (2). ! Y our comp uter doe s not work wi th party li nes,[...]

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    53 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to 1000B ASE-T /100B ASE-TX /10BASE -T type network s with an E thernet n etwork c able. Connect one end of a netwo rk ca ble (not su pplied) to the network (Etherne t) port on the comp uter an d the other end to your network . F[...]

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    54 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN Using t he Wire less LA N (WLAN), a ll your di gital dev ices wi th the bui lt-in W LAN fun ction co mmunicat e free ly with e ach oth er through a networ k. A WLAN is a network in whi ch a user c an connec t to a Local Ar ea Networ k (LAN) thr ough a wire less (r[...]

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    55 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN The IEE E 802.11 a standar d is a wi reless LA N stand ard, us ing t he 5 GHz ban d. The IEEE 80 2.11n dra ft stan dard is a wireless LAN st andard, us ing the 2 .4 GHz or 5 GHz ban d. Wireless LAN devi ces usin g the 2.4 GHz ba nd cann ot com municat e with devi ces using the 5 GHz ban[...]

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    56 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc net work is a ne twork in w hich a LAN is created only b y wirel ess devi ces them selv es, with no other c entral c ontr oller or ac cess po int. Ea ch devi ce co mmunicat es dir ectly with oth er devi ces in th e network . Yo[...]

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    57 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN To commu n icate wi thout an access po int (ad-hoc) ! The IEE E 802.1 1a standar d, usi ng the 5 G Hz ban d, and th e IEEE 80 2.11n dr aft st andard , using the 2.4 G Hz or 5 GH z band, are not a vaila ble on a d-hoc networks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELE SS sw it c h . 2 Click the button nex[...]

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    58 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t extends an exist ing wired local network to wirele ss devi ces by pr ovidin g an acce ss poin t (not su pplie d). The access point bridges the wire less and wired LA N and a cts as a ce[...]

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    59 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELE SS sw it c h . 3 Click the button next to or above your desired wi reless option( s) in t he V AIO S mar t Network [...]

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    60 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Click the button next to or abov e the WLAN icon in the VAIO Smart Networ k wind ow. ! T urnin g off the wi reless LAN fu nction whi le acces sing remote do cuments, files , or resources may result in data loss.[...]

  • Page 61

    61 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function You ca n esta blish wi rele ss com munic ations b etween y our co mputer and o ther Bl uetooth ® dev ices such as another comput er or a mobile p hone. You c an trans fer data betwee n these devices with out ca bles at a range of up to 10 meters in an [...]

  • Page 62

    62 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function ❑ Video a nd audi o may not be synchr onized if you pl ay videos on your co mputer wit h audi o output from a c onnect ed Bluetoo th device. This is a frequent o ccurr ence with Bluet ooth techn ology and is not a malfu nctio n. ❑ The 2 .4 GHz ba nd, with which Bl uetooth devic[...]

  • Page 63

    63 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, whic h allows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom y ou choos e to commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you ca n preven t any a nonym ous Blu etooth d evic es from a ccessing your com[...]

  • Page 64

    64 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Communicati ng with Another Bluetoo t h De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables. To commu nicate with ano ther Bluetooth devic[...]

  • Page 65

    65 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth c ommun ication s 1 T ur n off the B luetooth d evice that is c ommunicati ng with your computer . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO S mar t Network window .[...]

  • Page 66

    66 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 67) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 68) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 75) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Funct[...]

  • Page 67

    67 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or H eadphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter . To connect e xternal speake rs ✍ Make sure you r speakers are d esigned for co mputer use [...]

  • Page 68

    68 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external di spla y (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. Fo r exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a pr ojec tor. ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external display aft er connect ing all other [...]

  • Page 69

    69 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a com puter display (monito r) to y our com puter. To connect a computer displ ay 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the di splay's power cord (1) into your dis play , and the oth er end into a n AC outlet. 2 If you want t[...]

  • Page 70

    70 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ! Y our comp uter is complian t with the H DCP stand ard and ca pable of encr ypting the transm issio n chan nel of digi tal vide o sign als f or the pur pose of copyrig ht prote ction, whi ch ena bles y ou to play a nd vie w a wide va riety o f copyri ght prot ected, high-qu a[...]

  • Page 71

    71 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Multimedia Computer Disp lay You ca n conn ect a m ultim edia com puter display that in clud es built- in spea kers an d a mi crop hone to your co mputer . To connect a multimedia computer di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media computer display (1) i nt[...]

  • Page 72

    72 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a TV You ca n conn ect a TV wi th an HDM I input port to your compute r. To connect a TV to your comp uter ! T o hear soun d fro m the d evice co nnected to t he HD MI ou tput port, you need to c hange the de vic e for soun d outp ut. Fo r the de tailed ins truct ion[...]

  • Page 73

    73 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ See t he manu al th at came with your T V fo r more i nformatio n on inst allati on and use. The HDMI cable carries b oth vide o and audio signa ls. Additi onall y, you can con nect a hig h-qua lity hom e theate r rece iver or other surround soun d deco der de vices between[...]

  • Page 74

    74 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (fo r examp le, the So ny LCD p rojecto r) to your computer . To connect a projector 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of your proje ctor int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug a d isplay cable (2) into th e monitor por t (3) a on the compu[...]

  • Page 75

    75 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes Selecting Displa y Modes When an externa l displ ay is connect ed, you can sel ect ei ther you r compu ter s creen or th e con nected di splay to use as the prim ary monito r. If yo u want to wor k on your co mputer s creen a nd the e xternal display at the same t ime, see U sing the [...]

  • Page 76

    76 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes ❑ On mode ls with th e NVIDIA v ideo cont roller 1 Click Start a nd C ontrol P ane l . 2 Click Ad ditional Options . 3 Click NVIDIA Contr ol Panel . 4 Select t he dis pla y setu p optio n under Display . 5 F o llow the on-s creen i nstr uctio ns to cha nge the settings. ❑ On mode [...]

  • Page 77

    77 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of y our desktop across sep arate di spla ys. Fo r examp le, i f you have an externa l displ ay co nnecte d to the monitor p ort, you r comput er scr een and the [...]

  • Page 78

    78 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ✍ Y our e x ternal d isplay may not s uppo rt the Multiple Monitors function. Certain so ftware appli cation s may not be compa tible wit h Multipl e Monito rs settings. Make sure that your computer does n ot enter S leep or Hib[...]

  • Page 79

    79 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function ✍ Y ou ca n al so chan ge the S1 button as signme nt to activat e the Multi p le Moni tors functio n with the S1 b utton. T o change t he S1 button as signment , press an d hold the S1 bu tton to di splay the window for changi ng the assi gnment . Additi onally , you c[...]

  • Page 80

    80 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u use a s ound i nput devi ce (f or examp le, to chat over the In ternet), you ne ed to pl ug in an e xter nal micr ophone ( not suppl ied). To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone [...]

  • Page 81

    81 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You ca n conn ect a U nivers al Se rial Bu s (USB) devic e to yo ur comp uter, suc h as a mouse, fl oppy disk dr ive, speaker , and prin ter. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB d e vi ce ca ble (2) into the US[...]

  • Page 82

    82 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the d ri ver software supplie d with your USB d e vi ce before use. See the manua l that ca me with th e USB device for more inform ation. ❑ Be sur e to use a USB pr inte r co mpatible wit h your version of Wi ndows to [...]

  • Page 83

    83 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i. LINK devi ce, s uch as a digital v ideo camc order. ✍ i.LIN K is a tradem ark of Sony Co rporatio n used only to desi gnat e that a pro duct cont ains an I EEE 1[...]

  • Page 84

    84 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ The conn ection [...]

  • Page 85

    85 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 86) ❑ Using the V AIO Control C[...]

  • Page 86

    86 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you ha ve se t the pass word, you will be promp ted to en ter th e passwor d afte r the VA IO log o appears to star t your compute r. The p ower-on password a llows y ou to prote ct yo ur comp uter from [...]

  • Page 87

    87 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < [...]

  • Page 88

    88 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the[...]

  • Page 89

    89 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass word To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se vera[...]

  • Page 90

    90 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th [...]

  • Page 91

    91 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in formation and to spec ify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Select the des ire[...]

  • Page 92

    92 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P ow er Saving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment set tings to c onserve batte ry life. In add ition to the normal operati ng mode, your compu ter has two dist inct power saving modes : Sleep and Hi bernate. When using battery power, you s hou[...]

  • Page 93

    93 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD scr een and places the built- in stor age devi ce(s) and the CP U into a low po wer consum ption mode. T he orang e power indica tor ligh t blinks slowly in this m ode. ! If you do not in tend to use your co mput er for a l [...]

  • Page 94

    94 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s If the comput er is not u sed for a cer tain pe riod of ti me, it will enter S leep m ode. To m odify thi s, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode se ttings . To change the Sleep mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the ta skbar and sele ct Po wer Options . 2 C[...]

  • Page 95

    95 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Hibernate Mode In Hibe rnate mode, the state of th e syste m is s aved on the b uilt-in storag e devic e(s) and power is turne d off. Even when the battery runs o ut of pow er, no data will be l ost. Th e power indica tor ligh t is unli t in this mode. ✍ If you do [...]

  • Page 96

    96 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than fo ur seconds, your computer wil l turn off automati cally. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode fr om [...]

  • Page 97

    97 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management Using the V AIO P ow e r Management Power management helps you set up powe r plans for running on AC or batter y power to s uit your requir ements fo r power cons umpt ion. The VAIO Powe r Management is a softwa re app lica tion de velop ed excl usivel y for VAIO c omput[...]

  • Page 98

    98 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer You ca n view performanc e with the powe r plan th at was modified w ith the VAIO Power Management . To start th e VAIO Power Management Viewer 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Management and V [...]

  • Page 99

    99 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Changing the Display Language Changing the Displa y Language On mod els with W indo ws Vista Ultimate, you c an downl oad and i nstall y our des ired lan guage p ack. See the sp ecificat ions to find out about co nfigu ratio n of your compute r . ! T o down load a lan guage p ack, your co mputer mus t be [...]

  • Page 100

    100 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Configuring Y our Modem Configur ing Y our Modem Before you can star t using y our inte rnal mod em (no t all m odems ar e built- in), or each tim e you use your mode m while trave ling, m ake sure t hat the countr y of the a ctiv e locati on defined in the Phone and Modem Options window ma tches the cou[...]

  • Page 101

    101 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Configuring Y our Modem 9 Check that your mode m is lis ted on the Modems tab . If your modem is not l isted, cl ick Add and f o llow the wiz ard. 10 Click Appl y/OK . Y our modem is c onfigure d. ! Before appl ying new co untr y sett ings, mak e sure your phon e cable is discon nected f rom your co mput[...]

  • Page 102

    102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology. T o avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we re comm end that : ❑ Y ou sh ould con tact your deal er to in stall a [...]

  • Page 103

    103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Befo re you u pgrade y our com puter's me mory, read the no tes and pr ocedur es in the followi ng [...]

  • Page 104

    104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or other inter nal com ponents of your compute r will res[...]

  • Page 105

    105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait a bout an hour until the c omput er cool s down. 4 Unscr ew the scre[...]

  • Page 106

    106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (1 ). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (2). 7 Remov[...]

  • Page 107

    107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nent s on the mot herbo ard. Be sure to ins ert the connect or ed ge of th e memor y modul e into the sl ot whi le alig ning t he not ch o[...]

  • Page 108

    108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou ca n view the amoun t of sy stem mem or y i n the r ight pane. If th e[...]

  • Page 109

    109 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (pag e 110) ❑ Usin g th e P ower Sour ce (pag e 111) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 112 ) ❑ Handling the Built-in Camera (page 115 ) ❑ Handli[...]

  • Page 110

    110 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t p ressur e on it. T his co uld caus e a mal funct ion. ❑ Using your co mp[...]

  • Page 111

    111 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shre dder . ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This devi[...]

  • Page 112

    112 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cl oth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s cour ing powder, or solv e nt such a s alcoho l or benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ [...]

  • Page 113

    113 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ Provide adequa te air circulatio n to prev ent in ter na l ov er heating . Do not place your comp uter on porous su rfaces such as rug s, blank et s, couches, or bed s, or near d raper ies that m a y block its air vents. ❑ Y our com puter us es high- frequenc y radio si gnals and may cause inte[...]

  • Page 114

    114 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ Do not ex er t press ure on the LCD screen o r its ed ges whe n opening t he LCD scr een lid o r liftin g your computer . The LCD screen m ay be sensit ive to pressure or added stre ss, and ex er ting pr essure may damage the screen or cau se it to malfunc tion. T o open th e compu ter , hol d th[...]

  • Page 115

    115 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens prote ction cov e r of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it may cause scratc hes on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the captu red i mages. ❑ Do not let the dir ect sun light get int o the lens of the built-i n MO TION EYE[...]

  • Page 116

    116 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and cen tral hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity . Do not us e solvents (su ch as ben zine, thin ner , alc ohol, c[...]

  • Page 117

    117 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in temp eratures a bov e 60 °C, such as in a car p arked in the su n or under direc t sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to decre ased b atter y effi cien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter [...]

  • Page 118

    118 nN Precaut ions > Using Headphones Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s whil e dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any mo tori zed vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngero us to play loud mus ic whil e walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossi ngs[...]

  • Page 119

    119 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Memory Stick Handling the Memor y Stick ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick conne ctor with your fing er or m etallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r e x pose the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modi fy the Mem[...]

  • Page 120

    120 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time. How ever , it ca n be ea sily da maged i f improp erly us ed. If t he buil t-in st orage device is[...]

  • Page 121

    121 nN T roubleshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. T ry thes e sugges tions before c ontact ing VAIO -Link. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . ❑ Compu[...]

  • Page 122

    122 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ A udio/Video (page 162) ❑ Memory S tick (page 165) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 166 )[...]

  • Page 123

    123 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne cted US B devices (if [...]

  • Page 124

    124 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 keys se veral time s to c lose the appli cation window . An app lica tion err or may hav e oc curre d. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton [...]

  • Page 125

    125 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may b ecome uns table if the o perating mode i s change d befor e the com puter compl etely en ters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore yo ur computer to Normal mode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St ar t , the ar row next to [...]

  • Page 126

    126 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if a message appears n otifying of eit her incompatibility or t he improper installatio n of the batter y pac k and my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pro blem could be du e to the bat ter y pack not bei ng instal led prope rly . T o reso lve this problem, tur n off your comp uter[...]

  • Page 127

    127 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if m y game softw are does not work or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any patch es or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver software. ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics mem or y is s hared with the sys tem.[...]

  • Page 128

    128 nN T roubleshooting > Computer How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to cha nge the boot de vice or der. Fo llow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on your co mputer . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key s[...]

  • Page 129

    129 nN T roubleshooting > Computer How do I redu ce the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your b uilt-in storage device contains the rec overy partition where the data fo r the sy stem rec overy is stored . If you r compu ter inclu des a solid state drive, you might want to red uce th e volu me of the r ecover y partitio n by fo llowing t he[...]

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    130 nN T roubleshooting > Computer How do I chec k the vol ume of the reco v er y par tition? Your b uilt-in storage device contains the rec overy p artition where the data for the s ystem rec overy is stor ed. To c heck the volume of the recovery partition, fol low these steps : 1 Click St ar t , righ t-cli ck Computer , and select Ma na ge . 2[...]

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    131 nN T roubleshooting > System Sec urity System Security How ca n I protect m y computer against security th reats, such as viruses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your computer. T he be st way to p rotect your computer against securit y thr eats, suc h as vi ruse s, is to downloa d and i nstall th e late st Wi[...]

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    132 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Batter y How do I fi nd the battery charging status? You c a n che ck the cha rge indi cator fo r th e bat tery char ging sta tus. Se e Charg ing the Bat tery Pa ck ( page 21) fo r more informati on. When is m y computer using A C pow er? When y our com puter is directl y conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses [...]

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    133 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Should I b e concer ned that the installed bat ter y pac k is warm? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your computer . Can my computer ent er H iber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omput er can en ter Hiber nate m ode while using battery power, but some softwa[...]

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    134 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The b uilt- in MOTION EYE c amera cann ot be sh ared by more tha n one so ftware applic ation. Ex it the cu rrent ap plicatio n before launchi ng anot her . ❑ The vi ewfinder may show some n oise, for e xamp le hor iz[...]

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    135 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if movie pla yback sho w s dropped fr ames when my computer is r unning on the batter y? The ba ttery pac k is run ning ou t of powe r. Conn ect your c ompute r to an AC power source . What should I do if captured imag es flick er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under flu[...]

  • Page 136

    136 nN T roubleshooting > Internet Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y teleph one and li sten for a di al tone. ❑ Make sur[...]

  • Page 137

    137 nN T roubleshooting > Internet Wh y is my modem connection slo w? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.9 2/V.90 compat ible m odem. Many facto rs may influ ence mode m conn ection s peed, inclu ding tele phone li ne nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther m odems. If y ou think your modem is no[...]

  • Page 138

    138 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need t o move y o ur comp uter awa y f rom obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess poin t you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELES[...]

  • Page 139

    139 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng ❑ Make sure Maximum P e rformance is s e l e c t e d fo r Wireless Adapt er Settin gs in the P ower Options window . Selecti ng any other o ption m a y r esult i n a com municat ion failure. T o change the s ettings, follow these step s: 1 Right-c lick the power statu s icon o n the ta skba r and sel ect P[...]

  • Page 140

    140 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Mov e your computer awa y from o bstac les or cl o[...]

  • Page 141

    141 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ When your comp uter is connec ted to a n acces s point, d ata transfer interr upti ons may occur if a large fi le is ex c hanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your computer c lose r to [...]

  • Page 142

    142 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng How do I displa y the V AIO Smar t Network window? To di splay th e VAIO Smart Ne twork window on t he des ktop, foll ow thes e steps: 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click Netw ork Connections and V AIO Smar t Network . 3 Click Adv anced i n the r ight pane. ✍ For informat [...]

  • Page 143

    143 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Bluetooth T echnolo g y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Blueto oth function enabled. ❑ If the WIRELESS ind icator light is unlit , tur n on t he WIRELESS swit c h. ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetoot h functi on when your[...]

  • Page 144

    144 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot connect to my computer? ❑ Check the sugge stion s in What should I do if I cannot find t he Bluetooth de vice I want to comm unic ate with? (pa g e 143) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The data transf e r distan[...]

  • Page 145

    145 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't I use the ser vices suppor t ed by the connected Bluet ooth de vice? Connect ion is only p ossible for service s also supp orted by the comp uter with th e Blue tooth functi on. For more detai ls, searc h for Bl uetooth infor mation using Windows Help and Support . Can I use a de v[...]

  • Page 146

    146 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't I e xchange busi ness card data with a mobile phone? The bu siness card ex chan ge functio n is n ot suppor ted. What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom my headph ones or audio/vid eo controller? Check th e SCMS -T setting s. If you r headpho nes or aud io/vi deo con troller [...]

  • Page 147

    147 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty or damage d. Follo w these s teps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton and Restart to res tar t the co mputer . 2 Remov[...]

  • Page 148

    148 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty o r [...]

  • Page 149

    149 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and C ontrol P anel . 2 Click System a nd M aintenance . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manag er window ap pears with a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices[...]

  • Page 150

    150 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc play back? You may not be able t o play s ome Bl u-ray Dis c conte nts on your co mputer , or the c ompute r may be come unstab le durin g Blu-ray Disc p layba ck. To play su ch co ntents norm all[...]

  • Page 151

    151 nN T roubleshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter los es power or ent ers a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hi ber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sl eep mod e, press any k ey to br ing the c omputer back int o Nor mal mod e. See Using the P ower S aving Mo[...]

  • Page 152

    152 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if no image is d ispla ye d on m y TV screen or e xter nal disp lay con nected to the HDMI output por t? Make s ure you are using a n HDCP- compli ant displ ay. The copyright prote cted cont ents are not displ ayed on a non-H DCP compli ant di splay . See Connecting a TV (page 72) or Connecting [...]

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    153 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if the LCD b r ightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rig htness setting, adjusted with th e Fn + F5 / F6 ke ys, i s temporar y and m a y be restor ed to th e ori ginal setti ng when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal m ode fr om Sleep or Hi ber nate m ode. T o s av e your preference for [...]

  • Page 154

    154 nN T roubleshooting > Display ❑ Y our com puter screen may temporar ily go blank : ❑ When you con nect or d isconne ct the A C adapter ❑ Immediate ly after you star t the computer with batte r y power To save your prefere nce for th e bri ghtness, follo w these steps: 1 Click Start a nd C ontrol P ane l . 2 Click Har dware and Sound . [...]

  • Page 155

    155 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if the e xter nal displa y remains b lank? If yo u cannot c hange the displ ay ou tput wit h the Fn + F7 keys, you need to chang e the s ettings fo r the ext ernal di splay with the VAIO Control Center . To change the settin gs, la unch th e VAIO Control Center , s elect the control ite m for th[...]

  • Page 156

    156 nN T roubleshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑ Y[...]

  • Page 157

    157 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? If yo u are us ing an external mi crophon e, mak e sure th e micro phone is turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the micr ophon e jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre vent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occurs wh en the m icro[...]

  • Page 158

    158 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ The volume may hav e b een tur ne d off by the Fn [...]

  • Page 159

    159 nN T roubleshooting > T ouch P ad T ouch P ad What should I do if the t ouch pad does not wor k? ❑ Y ou may hav e d isabled the t ouch p ad before conne cting a mou se to your com puter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 30) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e whi le a softw[...]

  • Page 160

    160 nN T roubleshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he packag ing box . If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched. To ch ange [...]

  • Page 161

    161 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the taskbar when t he dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it [...]

  • Page 162

    162 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK de vice is di sconnec ted or tu rned o ff, the i.LIN K cab le may no t be se curely plugged into th e port o n your c omputer o r camco rder. Un plug the cable, an d plug it in on ce [...]

  • Page 163

    163 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? ❑ Y ou ne ed to chan ge the sound output device if you want to hea r sound from the device connec ted to a por t, such as the HDMI output por t, optic[...]

  • Page 164

    164 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video How do I output the Dolb y D igital or DTS sound thro ugh an H DMI-compati ble de vice? To outp ut the Dol by Digita l or DTS sound fr om a disc through a n HDMI-co mpatibl e devi ce conne cted to your co mputer , follo w these s teps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und . 3 C[...]

  • Page 165

    165 nN T roubleshooting > Memory St ick Memor y Stic k What should I do if I cannot use a Memor y Stic k that was f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck. Form atting a Memor y Stick er ases all data , includin g music d ata previo usly sav ed on it. Before yo u reformat a Memory St ick, b[...]

  • Page 166

    166 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F o r example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged. If you are using a p r inter , ch eck if the p ower cable is co[...]

  • Page 167

    167 nN T rademarks > T r a demar ks Sony, V AIO, the VAIO l ogo, VA IO Contr ol Center , VAIO P ower Mana gement, VAIO Po wer Ma nageme nt Viewer , VAIO Update, a nd "BRAV IA" are trademar ks or registe red trad emarks of Sony C orporati on. and "Mem ory S tick," "Memo ry Stic k Duo ," "M agicGat e," "[...]

  • Page 168

    168 nN T rademarks > The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd log os are owned b y the P CMCIA a nd any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion i s und er licen se. Other tr adem arks an d trade na mes are those of th eir res pectiv e owners . SD L ogo is a t radem ark. SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. Compact Flash ® is a tr adema rk of Sa nDisk Co rporati [...]

  • Page 169

    169 nN Notice > Notice © 2009 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval. Sony Co rporation prov ides no wa rranty with rega rd to this manu al, the software, [...]

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