Sony VGN-FW300 manuel d'utilisation

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

3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices .................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ . .................... ............. ........ 70 Connectin g External Speakers ............ ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... .......... ... ............. .....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... .................... ............. ......11 2 Handling the LCD Scre en ....... ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ....... ...... .........[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ................... ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. 16 2 Speakers . ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............... ................. ..[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purc hase of th is So ny VAIO ® comp uter, and welcome t o the on -screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology i n audio, v ideo, co mputing , and c ommunic ations to provide state-o f-the-art p ersonal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views illus trated in this man[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion in clude s print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — Co ntains an ov er view of co mponen ts connec tion, se t-up i nf or matio n, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner informati on.[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this ma nual) — Explains f eatur es of your com puter . It also in clud es inform ation on s olving com mon problems. ✍ T o go to web sites de scribed in this man ual by clicki ng thei r respective U RLs beginn ing wit h http:// , your comp uter must be con nected to the Interne t. ❑[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and p rovides a si ngle locat ion for gener al inform ation and technica l assi stance for your VAIO comput er. Choos e from the followin g categ ories to fi nd the a nswers you ne ed. To ac cess Help and Suppor t , click Star t and Help and Support . ❑ Get star te d with my V [...]

10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing your compu ter as a p ortable device i n a var iety of en vironme nts. When ever pos sible, you shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the fol lowin g ergonom ic cons iderati ons for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the compu ter dir[...]

11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best position. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ a y to the prope r position . Adjust the br ightnes s lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a loca tion wher e[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section descr ibes how to get s tarted us ing your VAIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . Be sure to start up your comp uter with onl y the supplie d accessorie s connecte d and set[...]

13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to identi fy the controls a nd ports shown on t he foll owing pag es. F ront A Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (pag e 34) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 19) C Built-in micr ophon e (monaural) D LCD s creen (pag e 113) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Key bo ar d (page 3[...]

14 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 19) B Caps loc k indicator (page 19) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 19) D S1 butt on (pag e 33) E VO L - / VOL + buttons (page 33 ) F Play/P ause button (pa ge 33) G Sto p bu tto n (p age 3 3) H Previous track b utton (page 3 3) I Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 33) J AV M O D E but to n (pag e 33)[...]

15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor[...]

16 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (pag e 85) B Opti cal disc driv e (page 37) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor ( page 19) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 37) E Manual e ject hole (pag e 151) F P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 19) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds.[...]

17 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (pag e 20) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Ne twor k (E th er ne t) p or t (page 61) E Modem port (page 59 ) F Monitor por t (pag e 73) G HDMI out put port (pag e 73) H i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (page 89 ) I Express Card/34 slot (page 4 7)[...]

18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Memory module compa r tment co ve r (pa ge 106)[...]

19 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equip ped wit h the fol lowing i ndica tor lights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when t he computer is on, blinks slo wly in orange while the c omputer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when t he computer is off or in Hiber nate mode. Charge Illuminates while t[...]

20 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC adapter or a r echargeabl e battery pack for supply ing 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 adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) into the AC adapter (3). 2 Plug the other end of t[...]

21 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c omputer and clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK swit ch (1) inw ard.[...]

22 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diagonal ly into the batter y compa r tment u ntil th e projecti ons (2) on either s ide of the batter y compar tment fit into the U-sh aped cuts (3) on either sid e of the batt er y pa ck. 4 Push th e batter y p ack down into the c ompar tm ent unti l it clicks into place. 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK[...]

23 nN Getting Started ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC power and has a batter y pack in stall ed, it us es power from the A C outlet. ! This com puter i s designe d to operat e only wit h genuin e Sony bat ter y packs.[...]

24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The ch arge ind icator lig ht tur ns on while t he batte r y pack is cha rging. When the batt er [...]

25 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your co mputer whi le it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues to ch arge while y o u are usin g the comput er . If the batt er y charge l evel falls be low 10%, yo u should either connec t the AC adap ter to recha rge the batt ery pack or shut do wn your compu ter and[...]

26 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Charge Functions You ca n select the battery chargin g method for your batte ry pac k with the Battery Charge Fun ctions . To mak e the life of battery longer, en able th e battery ca re fun ction. To enable the battery care fu nction 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 2 Click P owe[...]

27 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Lif e Conserving W allpape r You ca n conser ve your battery life ju st by se tting th e specif ic wallp aper as your des ktop backgro und. To set t he batte ry life co nservi ng wall paper 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 2 Click Displa y and then Long Battery Life W allpaper Set[...]

28 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the batte ry pa ck while you r computer i s on and no t connecte d to the AC ad apter or if you remove the batt er 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 clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he[...]

29 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsav ed data , be su re to sh ut down you r com puter pr operly , as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e computer. 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and t hen Shut Down . 3 Respo nd to any pr[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribes h ow to ge t the most o ut of usin g your V AIO compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 31) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 33) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 34) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desk top co mputer k eyboard, but has addition al ke ys that p erform m odel-s pecific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed onl y after the ope rating sy stem is fini shed laun ching. Combinat ions/F[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, dr ag, and scroll ob jects on the sc reen us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can dis able/en able the touc h pad whi le a mo use is c onnected to your co mputer . T o chan ge the to uch pa d sett ings, click Start , All Programs , VA I O Control Ce nter , Keyb oard a[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equip ped wit h specia l butto ns to hel p you use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions S1 button By def ault, the S1 b utton tur ns the v olume on and off . ✍ The def ault but ton assign ment may be dif ferent f rom the ab ove[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equip ped wit h a built- in MOTION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds video f unctio nality to inst ant messa ging soft ware a nd video editing s oftware an d enables you to c apture s till ima ges a nd movies with the p reinsta lled ima ge cap[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Still Images To capt ure a st ill imag e 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We bC am Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main wi ndow . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfin der . 4 Click the Capture b utton below the dis play ed [...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , ArcSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d WebCam Companion 2 to launch the We bC am Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon i n the m ain window . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfin der . 4 Click the Record Video button below the displayed image to s[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omputer is equip ped wit h an opt ical di sc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Press th e dri v e ejec t button (1) to open the dr ive. The dr ive tra y slides o ut. 3 Place a disc in the midd le of th e dri v e tray with the la bel side f acing upward and ge[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! Do not remov e the optica l disc when yo ur compute r is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doing so may cau se the comp ut er t o malfun ction. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opti cal disc d rive, conn ect the drive b efore you laun ch any pre installed disc operati on program.[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your comp uter play s and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Di sc media, de pendin g on the model y ou purchased . Check you r speci fication s for the type o f optical disc dr ive ins talled o n your m odel. Use the table b elow to se e which ty pes of me dia y our optic al disc driv[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r PR: play ab le and recordable P: play ab le but not recordab le –: not play able or recordable CD- ROM Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DVD - Video BD- ROM DVD - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL D VD-R DL DVD - RAM BD-R *8 /RE *9 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 ?[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This prod uct is design ed to play back d iscs that con form to the Comp act Disc Digita l Audio st andard spec ificati ons (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided di sc prod uct with a DVD recorded la yer on one si de and a digital au dio laye r on the othe r side. Be a ware that the audio s ide (non-DVD side)[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use disc s in any other sha pe (star , hear t, c ard, etc.), as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str ike or shake your comput er while the opt ical disc dri ve is writ ing data t o a dis c. ❑ Do not plu g or u nplug the AC [...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Region c ode in dicator s are la beled on t he discs or packages t o indi cate in wh ich reg ion and on what ty pe of play er you can pl a y the d isc. If the regi on code indicate s "al l," you can pl ay this disc i n most r egions of the world. I f the r egion c ode for y our resi dence ar ea is di [...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optic al disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the desir ed CD sof tware to play the CD . If the Au di o CD window ap pears, c lick to se lect an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc 1 Inser [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software appl ication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optic al disc dri v e. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the desir ed D VD s oftware to play the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softwar e, see the help f ile incl [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback fu nction is available on sel ected mod els only . See the onlin e specifi cations to find out the type of y our opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and W ritin g Opt ical D iscs (page 39) to fi nd out a bout the supported disc me dia. To play a Blu-ra y [...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the ExpressCard Module Your co mputer is equip ped wit h an Expr essCar d/34 slot * for tra nsferring data among digit al ca meras, cam corder s, music players , and o ther audi o/video d evices. T his slot c an acco mmodate an Expr essCar d/34 (34 m m wide ) modu le * only. * Referre d to as the Expr essCard[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Use care when inserting or rem oving th e Express Card module fr om the slot. D o not force it in or out of the slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng the Express Card modul e. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Locat e the Expr ess[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps below to remove t he Expr essCard module wh ile your compute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed properl y, your system m ay not wor k prope rly. To remov e an Exp ress Card mod ule ✍ T o remove an Express Card modul e when your computer i s off, skip steps 1 to 4. 1 D[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k The Me mory Sti ck is a compac t, portabl e, and v ersatil e IC reco rding media especia lly des igned f or exch anging and shar ing digital data with compa tible pro ducts, suc h as digi tal came ras, mob ile phone s, and other dev ices. Bec ause it i s removab le, it can be used fo r exte[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k The Mem ory Stic k slot on your compute r can acc ommodate bo th stand ard- and Du o-size media and s upports Me mory Sti ck PRO, M emory S tick PRO D uo, and Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo wi th high- speed dat a transfe r and lar ge da ta capaci ty capabi litie s. ✍ Y ou can inse[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emor 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 Stick into the slot unti l it cl icks into plac e. The Mem or y Stick is a utomati cally detected by your [...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To view the con tents on t he Memo ry Stick 1 Click St art and Computer to open the Computer w indow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Sti ck icon to v iew the list o f data file s saved in the Me mor y Stick. To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has been f ormatted i n the fa ctory d efault se tting an d is re[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 5 Click St art . 6 F oll ow the on-sc reen ins truc tions. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick depe nding o n the medi a type.[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Memor y St ick while the Media Acce ss indicat or ligh t is lit. If you do, yo u may lose dat a. Large vo lumes of da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the indi cator is unl it before removi ng the Mem ory Stick. To remove a Me mory Stick 1 Check that the Media Ac[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is equip ped wit h an SD mem ory ca rd slot. You can u se thi s slot t o transfe r data amo ng dig ital cam eras , camco rders, mus ic play ers, an d other au dio/vide o devices . Bef ore Y ou Use the SD Memor y Card The SD memory card slot on y our co mputer s upports the f[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an SD Memory Card To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y c ard sl ot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd with th e arrow facing upward and po intin g toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y card into the slot unti l it clicks into place. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ If [...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while the Me dia Access indicator l ight is li t. If you do, the card or its da ta may becom e damag ed. To remove an SD memory card 1 Check that the Media Access indica tor ligh t is unli t. 2 Push in the SD mem or y card t ow ard the computer and rel[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Internet, you n eed to sig n up wi th an Inter net Serv ice Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices r equired for connec ting you r computer to the Inter net. The fol lowin g types o f Internet connec tion se rvices may be a vailabl e from y our ISP: ❑ Fiber to the Home (FTTH) ?[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To connect a telephon e cable ! The fol lowing p roce dure appl ies to mo dels wi th a buil t-in mode m only . 1 Plug on e end of the phone c able (1) into th e modem por t on the co mputer. 2 Plug the other end into th e wall jack (2). ✍ Y our computer d oes not work with party lines, cannot be co nnected to a c[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o 1000BAS E-T/1 00BASE- TX/10BAS E-T-ty pe netwo rks with an Etherne t network cable. Connect one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not suppl ied) to the ne twork (Ether net) port on the c ompute r and the other end to your network . For detai led setti ngs and d e[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Using t he Wireles s LAN ( WLAN), all your digi tal devi ces with the built-i n WLAN fun ction co mmuni cate free ly with e ach other through a network. A WLAN is a net work in whi ch a user can conn ect to a Lo cal Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. Th is elim[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ In som e countries, using WLAN pr oducts may b e restrict ed by t he local regulatio ns (e.g. l imited nu mber of c hannels). T herefore, before activ ating the WLAN fu nction, re ad the S afety Informa tion carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.1 1a * /b/g stan dard or the I EEE 80 2.11n * draft stand ard, whic[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r The commu nicati on speed va ries dep ending o n the dis tance bet ween commu nicati on devices , exis tence of obstacles b etween such dev ices, the device confi guratio n, the radio conditi ons, and the software i n use. In a ddition , communi cations may b e cut off dep endin g on the rad io condit ions. The com[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Function The B luetooth ® func tion is a vailabl e on sele cted m odels onl y. See th e onli ne speci ficatio ns to fi nd out wheth er your model suppor ts the Bl uetooth fun ction. You c an est ablish wireless commu nication s betw een yo ur com puter and other B luetoot h devices such a s ano[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e follo wing conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess tele phones ❑ Radio fre quenc[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minim ize the inter f erenc e from othe r de vice s that us e the same wa ve length. Simul taneous use of th e Bluetoo th func tion an d wirele ss comm[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless tec hnolo gy has an aut hentic ation func tion, wh ich allows you to determine wi th whom you choos e to commun icate . With the authentic ation func tion, you can pr event an y anon ymous B luetooth d evices from acc essing y our compute r. The fi rst time two Blueto oth[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o a Blueto oth devic e such a s another compute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a heads et, a mouse, or a digi tal camera withou t the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To comm unica te with an other Blu[...]

70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VA IO comp uter by using the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (p age 71) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 72) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 79) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 81) ❑ Conne[...]

71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n conn ect externa l sou nd output de vic es (not su pplied) , such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) (not supplie d) into th e headp hones jack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the spe aker cable to the [...]

72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di splay ( not supp lied) to your c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the co mputer with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external display after co nnectin g all other cab les.[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You ca n conn ect a com puter di splay (mo nitor ) to your c omputer. To connect a compute r display 1 If neces sar y , plug on e end o f the disp lay's power cord (1) i nto your display , and the oth er end in to an AC outlet. 2 If you want to conne ct an a nalog monitor , plug [...]

74 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 If the exter nal com puter di splay is equip ped wit h an HDMI in put por t, connect o ne end of an HDM I cable (suppli ed with select ed mode ls only ) to the HDMI outpu t por t on the compu ter and the other to the HDMI i nput por t on the compu ter display . ! Y our computer is compli ant with t he HDCP stand a[...]

75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a mul timedi a compute r displ ay tha t includ es bui lt-in spea kers an d a mi crophone to yo ur compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media c omputer d isplay (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug the disp l[...]

76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV with a n HDMI in put port t o your c omputer. To connect a TV to your co mputer ! T o he ar sound from the device conn ected to the HD MI ou tput port, you ne ed t o chan ge the devic e fo r soun d outp ut. Fo r the det ailed i nstru ctions , see How do I change the so und outp[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ See t he manu al that came with you r TV f or more informa tion on ins tallati on and use. The HDMI cable carries b oth video and audio si gnals . Additi onally, you c an connec t a hig h-quali ty home th eater receiv er or other surr ound soun d deco der devi ces betwe en yo ur compute r and TV u sing an HD MI [...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a proje ctor (for example, the Sony LCD pro jector) to your comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f your projecto r into an A C outle t. 2 Plug a d isplay cable (2) (not sup plied) into the mon itor por t (3) a on the computer. 3 Plug an audio cab[...]

79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select whi ch displa y to use as the pr imary monitor whe n an extern al displa y (desk top monitor , etc.) is connecte d to your com puter. The proc edure for selec ting a d isplay dep ends o n the vide o control ler use d in th e computer . See the o nline sp ecifi cations for deta[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the A TI video controller When th e comp uter has an exter nal disp lay con nected , you can change th e Main /Clone se tting as follows : 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and Catalyst Control Center . 2 Click CCC . 3 F ollow th e on-scre en instr ucti ons to ch ange th e settings. See the h elp fi le fo[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Monito rs func tion all ows you to di stribu te portio ns of your desktop across separ ate disp lays . For ex ample , if you have an externa l displ ay conne cted to the mon itor port, y our com puter sc reen an d the exter nal displ ay can fu nction as a single de[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices To use t he Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction ! T o fi nd out whi ch video co ntrol ler you r model i ncludes, see the on line sp ecific ations . Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and sel ect Per sonalize . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . 3 F ollow th e on-scre en instr ucti [...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Models with the A TI video controller 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Adjust screen resolut ion under Appearance and Personalization . 3 Right-cli ck the n umber 2 monito r and select At tached . 4 Click OK . At the c onfir mation prompt, c lick Ye s . ✍ Y ou can also ch ange t he S1 button ass ignmen[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a s ound inpu t devi ce (for e xample, to chat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an externa l micr ophone (not s upplied) . To con nect an exter nal micr opho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micr[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prote ct your compu ter and/or US B dev ices from damag e, observ e the foll owing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter with USB devices conn ected, avoid e xposin g the USB p or ts to shock or im pact. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or carr ying case whe n i[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B floppy disk d rive and c onnect it to you r comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k drive cable (2) int o the US B por t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now ready f[...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnect a USB floppy disk dr ive wh en your compute r is o n or off . Disc onnecti ng the dr ive whe n the computer is in a pow er sa ving mod e (Sleep or Hiber nate) ma y ca use the c omputer to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows-c ompati ble prin ter to yo ur co mputer to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a USB printer c ompatible with y our vers ion of Wi ndows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our computer is equipped with an i.LINK po r t, whic h you can use to connec t an i. LINK device, such as a di gital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on your comp uter does not supp ly power to an exter nal device. If the extern al dev[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.LINK cable (1) (not supplied ) into the i.LINK port (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end int o the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital video c amcorde r. ✍ On Son y digita l video cam eras, po rts labe led DV Ou[...]

91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section brie fly desc ribes how to cha nge the mai n setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other thi ngs, you will lea rn how to us e and cus tomize t he look o f your S ony softwa re and utili ties. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 92) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer w[...]

92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIO S functi ons to se t the pass word. Once you have set the pass word, yo u will be prompted to enter th e pass word afte r the VA IO logo a ppears to start y our compute r. The p ower-on pas sword a llows you to protect your comp uter from unauth orized ac cess. Adding[...]

93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (ma chine passwor d) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or , ke y to se lect Secu[...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machi ne passwor d before settin g the user password . 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al time[...]

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO lo[...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times when the V A IO logo appears. 3 Enter th e user p assw ord and pr[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to access system informat ion an d to sp ecify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO C ontrol Cen ter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 2 Select the des ired c ontrol [...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment settin gs to conser ve battery li fe. In addition to the normal oper ating mode, your comput er has two dist inct powe r sa ving mod es: Sle ep and Hiberna te. When using battery power, y ou shou ld be aware that th e computer wi[...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD screen and pl aces the storage device(s ) and the CPU int o a low powe r consu mption mode. The oran ge powe r indicator light b links s lowly i n this mo de. ! If you do not int end to use your co mputer f or a long period of time whil e it is d isconnec ted fr [...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer is not u sed for a certain period of time, it will e nter Sleep m ode. To m odify thi s, yo u can ch ange the Sleep mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the tas kbar and select P owe r Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he cur[...]

101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of the s ystem is saved on t he buil t-in st orage devic e and power is tur ned o ff. Even wh en the battery runs do wn, no data will be l ost. The pow er in dicator light is unlit in this mode . ✍ If you do no t intend to u se your com puter for a lon g[...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power button. The c omputer ret urns to i ts norma l state. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button for mo re than four seco nds, your computer will turn off auto matically. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode from Hibernate mo de than from S leep mode.[...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P o wer with the V AIO P o wer Management Power management helps y ou set up p ower pla ns for runn ing on AC or bat tery power t o suit y our requir ements fo r power cons umptio n. The VAIO Powe r Management is a s oftware app lica tion de veloped excl usively f or VA IO comp uters. W ith this sof[...]

104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer You ca n view per formanc e with the power pla n that wa s mod ified with the VAIO Power Management . To start th e VAIO Pow er Ma nagement Viewer 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 2 Click P ower Mana gement and V AIO P ower Mana gement Viewer .[...]

105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer an d memo ry modu les use high p recision compo nents and electr onic con nectors technol ogy. To avoid inval idation of the warr anty during your pr oduct war ranty p eriod, we recomm end that : ❑ Y ou should con tact your dealer to insta ll a n e w mem o[...]

106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to ex pand th e functio nality of your c omputer, y ou ca n increas e the am ount of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Before you upgr ade your c ompute r's memory, r ead the notes and procedu res in the followi ng pages . Notes on adding/remo ving [...]

107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Use the s pecial bag suppl ied with th e memo r y module or wrap the module i n alum inum f oil t o protect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects int o the memor y module slots or other inter n al compon ents of your compute r will res ult in da mage to the co mputer [...]

108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di sconnec t all per iphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait abou t an hou r until the c omput er cool s down. 4 Unscr e w the s crew (indicated by the arrow below[...]

109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y mod ule as follo ws: ❑ Pull the latch es in the directi on of the ar rows (1). The mem or y modul e is re leased. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in t he directi on of the ar row (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its [...]

110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 8 Slide t he memor y module into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in unti l it clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nents on the moth erboard. Be sure to ins ert the co nnector edge of the m emor y mod ule into the sl ot whi le alig ning th e notch on th e modu le with t he smal l p r oje c[...]

111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Contr ol Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can view the amoun t of sys tem mem or y in th e rig ht pane. If the ad dition al memor y does not appe[...]

112 nN Precau tions Precautions This section descr ibes saf ety guide lines an d precau tions to help y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from potenti al dam age. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (page 1 13) ❑ Usin g the P ow er Sou r ce (page 114) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 115) ❑ Handling the Built-in MOT ION EY E Camera ( page 117) ❑ Ha [...]

113 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD screen. B e careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xert p ressure o n it. Thi s could cause a malfunct ion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature cond it[...]

114 nN Precau tions Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline specifi catio ns to che ck the power operation of your model . ❑ Do not sh are th e A C outl et with othe r power-consum ing equip ment, s uch as a photocopi er or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can purcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector . This device hel ps prev ent d amage to [...]

115 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabin et with a s oft cl oth, which is dr y o r lightl y moistene d with a mild dete rgent solution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder, or solv ent s uch as a lcohol o r benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject or[...]

116 nN Precau tions ❑ Y our computer us es high- frequency radio signal s and ma y ca use interference to radio or T V rece ption. I f this oc curs, relocate the com puter a sui table dista nce awa y from the set. ❑ Use only speci fied per ipheral eq uipmen t and i nterface cables. Otherwise, problems m a y occur. ❑ Do not us e cut or damaged[...]

117 nN Precau tions Handling the Bu ilt-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protecti on cov er 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 imag es. ❑ Do not let the dir ect sun light get into the lens of t he built-in MO TI ON EYE camera regardless of y[...]

118 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly and t ouch th e inter nal compon ents o f the floppy disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om direc t sunl ight and ot her sour ces of h eat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om any liquid. Do not le t them g et wet. W[...]

119 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur face of the disc . ❑ Finger prints and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edges and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is essen tial to its c ontinuou s reliabi lity . Do not us e solvents (su ch as ben zine, thi[...]

120 nN Precau tions Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures above 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r par ked in the sun o r under direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a c old environment . This i s due to d ecreased b atter y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs a t tempera[...]

121 nN Precau tions ❑ If you hav e not used the ba tter y pack for a considerable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batter y life ma y become s hor t. Howe ver , this is nor mal and do es not indi cate a mal function, because th e batter y pack will gradually di scharg e ov er tim e ev e n when not in us e. Connect the AC adapter to your compu ter [...]

122 nN Precau tions Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s while d riv ing, cy cling, or operating any motor ized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is i llegal i n some ar eas. It can a lso be po tential ly dange rous to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossings. ❑ Prev enting hearin[...]

123 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stic k ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y St ick connect or wit h your finger or m etallic objects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label su pplie d with the M emor y Stick as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or expose the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modify the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not let the Mem[...]

124 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk dr ive has a high s torage de nsity an d read s or write s data in a short t ime. Ho wever, it ca n be ea sily da maged by mec hanical vibrati on, s hock, or dust. Althoug h the ha rd disk dr ive has t he intern al safe ty device to prevent l osing da ta due to mechanic al vibr ation, sh oc[...]

125 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest upda tes on yo ur co mputer wi th the foll owing sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter ca n run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and Windo ws Update and then f oll ow the on-sc reen ins truct ions. ❑ V AIO Update 4 Click St art[...]

126 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descri bes how t o sol ve comm on prob lems yo u mig ht encoun ter when usin g your VAIO com puter. Many pr oblems have s imple s olutio ns. Try th ese sugg estio ns befor e visiting the So ny onlin e suppor t web site at the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.sony .c om/EN/V AIO / fo r cu[...]

127 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Ke yboar d (pag e 165) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 166) ❑ A udio/Video (page 16 7) ❑ Memory S tick (page 171) ❑ P erip heral s (page 172 )[...]

128 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely pl ugged into a power source an d tur ned on and the p ower indicator light is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led prop erly and cha rged. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne cted US B devices, if a ny . ❑ If you[...]

129 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral time s to clo se the applicat ion wi ndow . An applica tion err or may hav e occu rred. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest ar[...]

130 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me unstab le if t he operat ing mod e is cha nged be fore the c omputer complete ly en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restor e your comp uter to normal m ode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art , the arrow next to the Lock but[...]

131 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a messa ge appears notify ing of eit her incompatibilit y or the improper installatio n of the ba ttery pack a nd my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pro blem could be du e to the batter y pac k not bei ng instal led prope rly . T o resolve this problem, tur n of f your computer and rem ov [...]

132 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game if th ere are any patches or update s to downlo ad. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest v ideo dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphi cs memor y is shared with the s ystem. The o ptimal graphic [...]

133 nN T r oublesho oting How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of the B IOS func tions to c hange the boo t device order. Follow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on your co mputer . 2 Pres s the F2 ke y when th e V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 key se ver al times[...]

134 nN T r oublesho oting How do I redu ce the v olume of the reco v er y par tit ion? Your b uilt-in s torage devi ce* conta ins the rec overy par tition wh ere data f or the sys tem reco very is sto red. If yo ur computer inclu des a bui lt-in flas h memory storage drive, yo u migh t want to re duce the v olume of t he recov ery pa rtition by f o[...]

135 nN T r oublesho oting How do I chec k the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your bu ilt-in s torage dev ice cont ains th e recove ry partitio n where data for th e system recovery is store d. To chec k the vo lume of th e recove ry pa rtiti on, f ollow thes e step s: 1 Click St art , right -cli c k Computer , and selec t Ma nage . 2 Click D[...]

136 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating sy stem is preinstall ed on your comp uter. The be st way to protect your computer against securit y threats , such a s vi ruses, is to down load a nd instal l the late st Wi ndows upda tes regu l[...]

137 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging t he Bat tery Pac k (page 24) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directly conne cted to the AC ada pter, it us es AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is in stalled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the bat[...]

138 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w arm ? No, it is normal for the batter y pack to be warm wh en it is p owering your compu ter. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery pow er? Your c omputer can en ter Hiberna te mode while us ing batter y power , but so me softwar e progr am[...]

139 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO TION EYE c amera can not be sha red by more than one so ftware applic ation. If a nother s oftware applic ation is using the camera, exit the ap plicati on before using t he built-in MO TION EYE ca mera. ?[...]

140 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is run ning ou t of power. Connect y our com puter to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem occurs wh en you use the c amera un der fluo r[...]

141 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the video input from the b uilt- in MO TION EYE camer a suspended f or a f e w secon ds? The v ideo inpu t may be s uspended for a few s econds if: ❑ a shor tcut ke y with the Fn ke y is us ed. ❑ the CPU lo ad inc reases. This is norm al and do es not indicate a malf unction. What should I do i f my computer be[...]

142 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurely p lugged in to the m odem po r t on your computer and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordina r y teleph one and listen for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure that t he tel[...]

143 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.92/V .90 com patible m odem. M any facto rs may influ ence mode m connec tion spee d, inclu ding telep hone li ne noise o r compati bility w ith tele phone e quipment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther modem s. If y ou think your modem is not connec ti[...]

144 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce and ob stru ction s. Y o u may need to move y our c omputer away fro m obst ruct ions or closer to any acce ss po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and [...]

145 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int settin gs. See th e manual that came wi th your acces s point for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acces s point a re conne cted to one anothe r . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs tacles o r closer to any acces[...]

146 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your comp uter is connecte d to an ac cess poi nt, data t ransf er inte rr uptions may occur if a la rge file is exchanged or the comp uter is placed i n clo se proximity to mi crowa ves and co rdless telephone s. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to the a ccess poi nt[...]

147 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y ! The fo llowi ng Q & A entrie s app ly to mo dels with the Bluetooth funct ion on ly . See th e onli ne spec ifica tions t o find out whe ther the B luetoot h functi on is avail able on you r model . What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot find m y computer? ❑ Make sure both devi[...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot find th e Bluetooth de vice I w ant to communicat e with? ❑ Check that the Bluetooth function of the device you want to co mmunicate wi th is on. See the other device's manual for more in f or mati on. ❑ If the device y ou want to communica te with is alrea dy communicati ng with anoth[...]

149 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obstr uctions and/or th e distanc e between the two devices, on the radio wa ve quality , and on the ope rating syste m or the s oftware in use. Mov e your comp uter and Bluetooth devices clos er to eac h other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio freq[...]

150 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use the Bluetooth function when I log ont o my computer as a user with a standard use r account? The Bl uetooth func tion may n ot be ava ilable to a user with a standa rd user acc ount on you r compute r. Log onto th e computer as a u ser wi th ad minis tra tive r ight s. Wh y can't I use t he Bluet[...]

151 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is t rying to read may be dirty o r dam aged. Follo w these steps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down b utton and Rest art to restar t the compu ter . 2 Remove the disc from th[...]

152 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the op tical disc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) is installe d accor ding t o the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty or dam aged, your co[...]

153 nN T r oublesho oting 4 Click De vice Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manager window appea rs with a listin g of your compute r's hard ware de vices. If an "X" or an exclamation point appears on the list ed device, y ou may need t o enable the device or reinstall the dri v ers. 5 Double-click the op tical disc dr ive de vi[...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Bl u-ra y Di sc media or m y computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc pla ybac k? ! This Q & A ent ry ap plies to selected mod els only . Se e the online specif ications to find out the typ e of your opt ical di sc drive , and then Reading a nd Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 9[...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr ite data to D VD medi a? ❑ Make sure you are using the corre ct D VD re cordable med ia. ❑ Check which D VD recor dable f or mat is comp atible with your optic al disc dri v e. Note the possibili ty that so me brand s of D VD recor dable media do no t work. Wh y can't I write data t[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our computer sc reen may go blank if the computer loses power or enters a power saving mode ( Sleep or Hiber nate) . If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sleep mod e, press any k ey to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mod e. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes ( page 98) fo[...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if no image is disp la y ed on m y TV screen or e x ter nal disp la y connected to the HDMI output por t? Make s ure you ar e using a n HDCP-c ompliant d isplay. T he copy right prote cted cont ents are not displ ayed on a non-H DCP compli ant di splay. S ee Connect ing a Comput er Display (page 73) fo r m[...]

158 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rig htness s etting, adj usted wit h the Fn + F5 / F6 keys, is temporar y an d ma y be restored to the or iginal setting when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal mode from Sle ep or Hiber na te mode. T o sav e your preference f or the br ig htness,[...]

159 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the e x ter nal disp la y remains blank? If yo u cannot c hange the display output with the Fn + F7 keys, you nee d to ch ange the s ettings fo r the ext ernal di splay wi th the VAIO Control Center . To change the settin gs, la unch the VA IO Control Center , sel ect the contr ol item for the externa l[...]

160 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr inter c able is secu rely c onnected to the po r ts on the pr inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with th e Windows ope rating syste m instal led on your computer . ❑ Y ou ma y need [...]

161 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an ex ternal mic rophone, m ake sur e the m icrophone i s turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the microp hone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back oc curs wh en the m icrophone receiv e[...]

162 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plu gged i nto the por t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp ute r with y our mouse c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not con nected. ❑ If [...]

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

164 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou ma y have disabled the touc h pad before co nnecting a mou se to your com puter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 32) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not con nected to your co mputer. ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software appl ication i s [...]

165 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of y our comp uter's ke yboard i s labele d on the pack aging box. If you choose a d ifferent r egional k eybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup, the key co nfigurati on will b e mismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa r[...]

166 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter does not r ecogni ze the flop py disk drive . First, m ake sure th e USB cab le is pr operly connec ted to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the connec tion, wait a few momen ts for t[...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK device is dis connecte d or turned o ff, the i .LINK cab le may no t be secu rely plugged into th e port on y our com puter or cam corder . Unplu g the cabl e, and pl ug it in on ce aga in. See Connecting an i.[...]

168 nN T r oublesho oting How do I tu r n off the Windows star tup sound? To turn o ff the Win dows startup sound, fol low thes e steps: 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 3 Click Mana ge audio devices under Sound . 4 On the Sounds tab , click to cancel the Play Windows Sta rtup sound check box. 5 Click OK . How do [...]

169 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I do not hear th e sound from th e sound output de vice connected t o the HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? ❑ Y ou need to chan ge the sound out put device if you want to hear sound fr om the device con nected to a por t, such as the HDMI output por t, optical output por t,[...]

170 nN T r oublesho oting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an HDMI-compati ble de vice? To outp ut the Dolby Digital o r DTS s ound from a disc throu gh an HDM I-compat ible de vice conne cted to your co mputer , follow these s teps: 1 Click St art and Contr ol Pan el . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 3 Click Mana ge audio dev[...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Sti c k What should I do if I cannot use a M emor y Stic k that was f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to r eformat y our Mem ory Stick. Form atting a Memor y Stick eras es all data, inc luding mu sic data prev iously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat a Memory St ick, back u p import a[...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned on and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xam ple, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is charged . If you are using a pr inter , ch eck if the power cable is conn ected proper ly [...]

173 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section provid es su pport in format ion about y our VA IO compu ter an d the prei nstalle d softwar e progra ms. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (this ma nual) an d the pri nted Quick St art Guide pr ovide in formation on how to maximi ze your com p[...]

174 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connecte d to the Internet, VAIO Update automatic ally noti fies yo u when criti cal sof tware and security inform ation is pos ted on the suppo rt web si te. Cli ck the VAIO Update notice to open the V AIO Supp ort web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion. 6 Program Su ppor t You can view [...]

175 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer Info rmat ion Ce nter If you do not find the infor matio n you ar e look ing fo r at our s ite, yo u may call S ony di rectly. In orde r to re ceive the fastes t and most eff icient s ervic es, have the followi ng infor mation readily avail able: 1 Y o ur V AIO com[...]

176 nN Support Options ❑ Chile: 800-261 -800 02-754-63 33 (from mobil e phones ) ❑ Colombia: 358-125 1 (in Bo gota) 01-8000 -94-00-11 ❑ Me xico: 5002-98 19 (in M exico Ci ty) 01-800- 759-766 9 (in oth er cities ) ❑ P anama: 800-205 0 800-766 9 (800- SONY) ❑ Pe r u : 0-801-1- 7000 511-610 0 ❑ V enezuela: 0-800-1- SONY-00 ( 0-800- 1-7669-[...]

177 nN T radem arks T rademar ks © 2009 S ony Ele ctronics Inc. All r ights re served . Reproducti on in w hole or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is prohi bited. Sony, t he Sony l ogo, VAIO, t he VAI O logo, M emory Stic k, Memor y Stick Duo, Mag icGate, O penMG, O penMG X , Memory Stick P RO Du o, Memor y Stic k PRO , Memory Stick P RO-HG[...]

178 nN T radem arks MultiM ediaCard is a t rademar k of Mu ltiMedia Card As sociati on. HDMI, t he HDMI logo and Hig h-Defini tion M ultimedia Interfac e are tra demarks o r regis tered trade marks o f HDMI Li censin g LLC. All ot her names of sys tems, pr oducts, a nd servic es are t rademarks of thei r respec tive owne rs. In the manual, th e ™[...]

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