Sony PCG-R505JEK manuale d’uso

VA I O ® R 5 0 5 SuperSlim Pr o™ Notebook Quic k Star t PCG-R505JS/PCG-R50 5JSK/PCG-R505JSP PCG-R505JE/PCG-R50 5JEK/PCG-R505JEP PCG-R505JL/PCG-R505JLK/ PCG-R505JLP PCG-R505JL/C[...]

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3 Contents Welcome ................................................... ....5 Features .......... .................... ............. .................... ........ 5 Unpacking Your Notebo ok ................... .............. ........ 6 Registering Your Notebo ok ......................... ............. ..8 Setting U p Your Dial-Up C onnection .......[...]

V AIO ® R505 Sup erSlim Pro™ Notebook Qui ck Star t 4 About th e Software on Yo ur Noteboo k ... 45 Overview of the Software on Your N otebook ........ .. 45 Application , Driver, and System Recovery CDs ...... 53 Using Your R ecovery CDs ................. .................... .. 54 Troubleshootin g ........................................ 61 Ge[...]

5 We l c o m e Congratul ations on you r pur chase of the Sony V AIO® noteboo k. Sony has combined l eading-e dge technol ogy in audi o, video, c omputing, and communicat ions to pr ovide you with s tate-of-t he-art per sonal computing. Features ❑ Exceptional performance — Y our noteb ook includ es a mob ile Intel ® Pentium® III pro cessor *[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 6 Unpacking Y our Notebook Remove th e following h ardware, docu ments, an d CDs from th e box: Har dware Documents ❑ V AIO® R505 SuperS lim Pro™ Notebook Quick Star t — Cont ains de tails on unpacki ng and s etting up your notebo ok, su pplementa ry updates, an d software infor mation. ?[...]

Unpac king Y our Noteboo k 7 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord — Enables you to reinstall Microsoft W o rd to the V AIO® computer you pur chased, if the app lication becomes corrupted or is erased. Reco very CDs ❑ Application Recovery CD(s) — Enables you to reinstall individual applications if they beco me corrupte d or are erased. ❑ Dri[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 8 Registering Y our Notebook T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer support and receive these bene fits by r egister ing your notebook: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T alk to a Support Representative to troubles hoot pro blems yo u may be havi ng with yo ur notebo ok. ❑ L[...]

Setting U p Y our Dial-U p Connec tion 9 Set ting Up Y our Dial -U p Conn ect ion This section describes the ba sic steps for settin g up your dial-up connection. The Connection W izard guides you through the pr ocess of connecting to the Internet and then choosing an Internet Service Provid er (ISP) or setting up an existing account. Setting u p y[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 10 Phone and M odem Opti ons screen 3 Select the location from wher e you are dialing an d then click OK. The New Connection W izard appears.[...]

Setting U p Y our Dial-U p Connec tion 11 New Connection Wiz ard 4 Follow the onscreen instru ctions to finish setting up y our Internet connection.[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 12 Setting up y our dia l-up connection ( Windo ws 2000) 1 Click Start, point to Programs, Accessories, Communications , and then click Internet Conn ection W izard. The Internet Connection W izard appears . Internet Conne ction Wizar d. 2 Follow the onscreen i nstructions t o finish settin g up[...]

13 Setting Up Y our V AIO Notebook This sec tion d escribes the fo llowing: ❑ Locating C ontrols and C onnectors ❑ Connecting the Dockin g Station ❑ Disconnecting the Dockin g Station ❑ Connect ing a Power Source ❑ Starting Y our Notebook ❑ Shutting Down Y o ur Notebook ❑ Using P ower Sav ing Modes[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 14 Locating Contr ols and Con nector s On the Notebook Fr ont 1 Power indicator 8 Scroll lock indicator 2 Battery indicator 9 LCD screen 3 Memory Stick® indicator 10 Speakers 4 Docking St ation indicator 11 Power button 5 Hard disk drive ind icator 12 Keyboard 6 Num lock indicator 13 T ouchpad [...]

Locati ng Controls and Con nectors 15 Bac k 1 Battery p ort Left 1 DC In port 4 Monitor port 2 USB port 5 Memory Stic k® slot 3 Air vent[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 16 Right 1 USB por t 5 PC Card slot 2 Headphone jack 6 Ether net po rt 3 Microphone j ack 7 Phone line jack 4 i.LINK® (IEEE1394) S400 port Only co nnect 1 0Bas e-T and 100Bas e-TX c ables t o the Ethernet port . Do no t connec t any other type of ne twork ca ble or a ny telepho ne lin e. Conn e[...]

Locati ng Controls and Con nectors 17 Remo ving Rubber T ab ✍ Gentl y pull the rubber tab away fro m the no tebook t o find th e Ethe rnet port an d phone line jac k. Bottom 1 Battery unlock/lock lev er 3 Reset switch 2 Battery unlock lever 4 Docking station conn ector Rubber tab[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 18 On the Doc king Station Y our notebook may come wit h a PCGA-DSD5 or PCGA-DSM5 docking station, depe ndi ng on t he mo del you pu rchas ed. B oth So ny do cki ng stat ions pro vide y ou with the following features: ❑ A floppy disk dri ve. ❑ An optical drive. ❑ A back panel that enab les[...]

Locati ng Controls and Con nectors 19 Left 1 Left lever 3 Floppy disk d rive 2 Air vent Right 1 Optical drive 3 DC In indicator 2 UNDOCK switch 4 Right lever[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 20 Connecting the Doc king S tation Y ou may connect your notebook to the d ocking station as lon g as it is not in power s aving mode, i.e., Standb y or Hibern ate. Connecti ng the not ebook whil e it is in power s aving mod e may result in dat a loss or a com puter malf unction. Not e the foll[...]

Conne cting the Doc king St ation 21 3 Firmly press down the two rear corners of the notebook until it clicks into place and is s ecurely fastened to the d ocking station. Be ca reful not to p ress th e top o f the no tebo ok too strong ly . The LCD di splay may b e dama ged. Securing the Notebook to the Dock ing Station Firmly press down the two r[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 22 Disconnecting the Doc king Station Y ou may disconn ect the noteboo k from the dockin g station when the notebook i s off or on. However , do not disconnect the no tebook from t he docki ng station while the docking indi cator is on , while the notebook i s in Standby or Hibernat e mode, or w[...]

Disconne cting the Doc kin g Statio n 23 2 Remove the noteboo k from th e docking station, w hile movi ng the not ebook slightly back to diseng age it from the two front latches of the dockin g station. Disconne cting the do cking stat ion when t he noteboo k is on Y ou can use the Start Menu in the W indows® task tray or th e UNDOCK switch on the[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 24 Fr om the Start menu 1 Click Start in the W indows® taskbar . 2 Select Unlock Computer to access the Undock Complete dialog box. 3 Release and r emove yo ur notebo ok. See “Disco nnecting t he docki ng station when the n otebook is off” on page 2 2 for in structio ns. Wa it for the docki[...]

Disconne cting the Doc kin g Statio n 25 Using the UNDOCK sw itch 1 Pull the UNDOCK switch on th e right side of your notebook. The “Undock Complete” dialog b ox appears. 2 Release an d remove you r noteboo k as descri bed in “Disconnecting the dockin g station w hen the note book is of f” on page 22. ✍ Once the “ Undock Comp lete” di[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 26 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y ou can use either AC po wer or a rechar geable battery pack as a power s ource. Using the A C adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC ad apter into the DC In port on th e noteboo k. 2 Plug one end of the p ower cord into the AC adapter . 3 Plug th e other end[...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 27 ❑ The LED indicator on the AC adapter may be turn ed on until the AC adapter is un plugged f rom your no tebook. ❑ When the AC adapter is not used, unplug it from the AC outlet. ❑ Use only the sup plied AC adapter . Do not use any other AC adapter . Using batt ery power Y ou can use a batter y pack as a sour ce[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 28 3 Align the grooves and tabs on the battery with the tabs and no tches on the back of the notebook, and then slide the batt ery toward the notebook until it clicks into place. 4 Slide the lock lever into the LOCK position to secure the battery on the noteboo k. T o char ge th e bat ter y pac [...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 29 The bat tery in dic ator on the fr ont o f the n ote book i ndica te s the status of the battery pac k. T o rem ove th e batt er y pac k Y ou can remove t he battery pack while your noteboo k is on or of f. However , if you remov e the batter y pack whi le your notebook i s on, make sur e the not ebook is connected t[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 30 3 Slide the release lever to the UNLOCK position and slide the battery away from the notebook . Notes on the battery ❑ T o determine the remaining battery ch arge, see “Displ aying Battery Informat ion” in you r online user guide for more info rmation. ❑ Keep the battery pack in the n[...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 31 ❑ Never leave the battery pack in temperatures above 140° F (60° C) , such as under di rect sunlight or in a car park ed in the s un. ❑ Battery life is shorter in a cold environment. This is due to decreased battery efficiency at low temperatures. ❑ Charge th e battery at temperatu res between 50° F and 80°[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 32 Star ting Y our Noteboo k 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in the d irection of the arrow and lift the cover . 2 Press th e power bu tton located on the right side of the noteboo k until th e green power ind icator turns on . 3 If necessary , adjust the brigh tness controls for th e LCD display . T[...]

Shutting Do wn Y our Notebook 33 Shutting Down Y our Notebook 1 Click S tart on th e W indows® taskbar . 2 (W indows XP) Click Tu rn Off Computer at the bottom of the Start menu to display the “T urn Off compu ter” dialog bo x, and click T urn Off. (W indo ws 200 0) Clic k Shut Do wn at the bo ttom of the St art menu to disp lay the “Sh ut D[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 34 Using P ower Sa ving Modes When you use a battery as the s ource of pow er for you r noteboo k, you can tak e advantage of power managem ent setting s to conser ve battery li fe. In addit ion to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn of f specific de vices, your note book has two[...]

Using P o wer Sa ving Modes 35 T o use Hibern ate mode 1 Press the key comb ination Fn + F12. For W indows® XP systems, you may also press the power button and release it immediately . The “Save to Disk Manager” wind ow appears and the notebo ok enters H ibernate mode. 2 Press the power button to return to normal mode. Notes on po wer saving m[...]

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37 Adding Memor y In the f utur e you may want to instal l memory modul es to expand the functi onality o f your not ebook. The amou nt of me mory on your n otebook will var y dependin g on the model you pur chased. Ex pansion memor y modules ar e avai lable as options. Fo r memory upgra des, use only PC100 (CL2) S DRAM SO-DIMM ( gold lead c ontact[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim ™ Pro Notebook Quic k Start 38 ❑ Electrostatic discharg e (ESD) can damage disk drives an d other components. Perform the proce dures descri bed below only at an ESD works tation. If such a station is not available, do not work in a c arpeted area, and d o not handle materials that produ ce or hold static electricity (cel[...]

Remo ving a Memo r y Mo dule 39 Removing a Memory Mo dule 1 T urn o ff yo ur notebo ok and di sconnect all p eripheral dev ices, such as your printer . 2 Unplug the notebook and remove th e battery packs . 3 After t he notebook h as cooled, loosed an d remove the two screws with the mark located o n the bottom of your no tebook. Us e an appro priat[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim ™ Pro Notebook Quic k Start 40 Installin g a Memor y Module 1 T urn o ff you r notebo ok and disco nnect all p eripheral devices, such as your print er . 2 Unplug the notebook and remove the battery packs. 3 After the no tebook has cooled, lo osed and remove t he two sc rews with the mark located on the bottom of your noteb[...]

Ins talling a Memo r y Mo dule 41 5 Lift the key board fr om the LCD di splay side, t hen gently t urn it over on the touchpad space. Be careful no t to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard. 6 Y ou must r emove the ex isting memor y module before you can install a new module. See “Removing a Memory Module” o n page 39 fo r instructions. 7[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim ™ Pro Notebook Quic k Start 42 10 Press the module into place un til it clicks. 11 Gently replace the keybo ard, then press it into y our notebook . Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard . Installing th e Memory Modu le Replaci ng the K eyb oar d[...]

View ing the Am ount of M emory 43 12 Close the notebook cover , then tighten the screws on th e bottom of the computer . View ing the Amount of Memor y 1 Restart t he noteb ook. 2 Click S tart on th e W i ndows ® taskbar , point to V AIO option, an d click “S ony Notebook Setup.” The Sony Noteb ook Se tup window appears. 3 Click the “ About[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim ™ Pro Notebook Quic k Start 44[...]

45 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO® notebook i s r eady to help you wor k, play , l earn, and communicat e as soon as you turn i t on. This sect ion pr ovides you t he follo wing in form ation: ❑ Overview of the Software on Y our N otebook ❑ Using Y our Recovery CDs Overview of the Software on Y our Notebook Y our computer ma[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 46 Adobe Premiere® L E (On selected models) Adobe Systems In c. Adobe Premiere LE of fers interface and editing tools for p roducing mov ies for video, m ultimedia, o r the W eb . V iew sourc e clips and ed ited foot age simultaneou sly on -screen. Y ou can create your own personal video clips [...]

Ov erview of the Soft ware on Y our Notebook 47 DVgate™ Sony Electr onics Inc. Connect a dig ital video camera recorder to the i.LINK® por t and capture your own video clips and still imag es. Y ou can edit clips from you r video, add new clips, and combine clip s into new movie segmen ts. Y ou can also save your images in a vari ety of popular [...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 48 MovieShaker™ Sony Electr onics Inc. Sony’ s original MovieShaker software cr eates personal movies that hav e transit ions, backgrou nd music, and text . Just import your vi deo clips and “shake” with a click of the mou se. Y our personal movies are eas y to create and fun to share wi[...]

Ov erview of the Soft ware on Y our Notebook 49 PictureGear™ Sony Electr onics Inc. This imag e management sof tware dis plays images f rom you r hard drive, a Sony digital still camera, or a Sony Mavica® camera. The images appear in a convenient light-tab le format, so that you can easily view the conten ts of an entire folder . PhotoPrin ter?[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 50 QuickTime® Apple Computer In c. QuickT ime is versatile so ftware used to pl ay hundreds of dif ferent kinds of files, including vi deo, audio, and virtual rea lity (VR) movies. Y ou can play Qui ckT ime files (referred to as “QuickT ime movies ”) using QuickT ime Player or any other app[...]

Ov erview of the Soft ware on Y our Notebook 51 Smar t Ca ptur e Sony Electr onics Inc. Smart Capture is a fun new way to send multimedia messages via e-mail. Smart Captur e manages th e i.LINK® * connection b etween your n otebook and a So ny Digital Handycam® Camcor der that supports the i.LINK interface. It allows you to capture compressed vid[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 52 SonyStyle Con nect SM (On sel ected models) Sony Electr onics Inc. SonyStyle Connect p rovides excellent dial-up, as well as DSL, Internet connection services. T o find out which plan is best f or you, visit http://www .sonystyleconnect. com and find out what is available in your area. V A IO[...]

Applica tion, Driv er , and System R ecov er y CDs 53 Application, Driver , and System Reco ver y CDs Y our notebook comes with the following application, driver , and system recovery CDs. See “Us ing Y our Reco very CDs” on page 54 for information . Application Recov ery CD(s) Sony Electr onics Inc. This CD enables you to rein stall individual[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 54 Using Y ou r Recovery CDs The following sections describe how to use the Application Recovery , Driver Recovery , and S ystem Recovery utilities. T o use the Appl ication Rec overy CD(s) The Appli cation Recover y CD(s) allows you to reinst all individu al applicat ions if they become cor rup[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 55 T o use the Driver Reco very CD(s) The Driver Recovery CD ut ility enables you to reins tall individual drivers if they become corru pted or are erased. Y ou can reins tall an individual d river to correct a problem that you ar e experiencing with your n otebook, hardware, o r software application. V AI O Support Agent, [...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 56 Devic e Manager windo w 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. Thi s will remove the device driver from your system. Click OK to conf irm this action. Repeat as necessary . 8 Reboot you r computer . C lick Start on the W indows taskb ar , and click T urn Off C omputer , then Restart. 9 When[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 57 4 Click Performance and Maintenance, then click System. The Sys tem Properties dialog box appears. 5 From the Hardware tab, click Device Man ager . 6 Click to highlight the device for which you wish to reinstall th e driver . 7 From the Ac tions me nu, choose Properties . The Pr operties d ialog box f or that device appe[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 58 Using the Driver Recov ery CD(s) (Windo ws 2000) 1 T urn o n your noteb ook. If you r noteboo k is already on, close al l applications. 2 When the W indows® desktop appears, insert the Driver R ecovery CD in the optical disc drive. 3 Use My Computer o r W indows Explorer to view the con tent[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 59 1 Insert the Sony Sys tem Recovery CD in the optical driv e. 2 Shut down your notebook as des cribed in the “Shutting Down Y o ur Notebook ” section of your pri nted Qui ck Start. 3 W ai t 4 seconds and tur n on your n otebook. 4 Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Microsoft® En d-User License Agreement[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 60 After recover ing you r system usi ng the Sys tem Recovery CD(s ), you may be prompted to insert your Application Recover y CD(s) after restarting W indows. Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically comp lete recovery of your syste m. Updating the task t ray (Win dows 2000) In the e[...]

61 T roub leshooting This secti on describe s how to solve common pr oblems you may encounter when using your no tebook. Ma ny pr oblems have s imple solu tions, so try these s uggestion s befor e you cont act Sony PC S upport (http: //www . sony .com/pcs upport). Co nsult the foll owing sect ions: ❑ T roub leshoot ing Y our N otebook ❑ T roubl[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 62 ❑ If you p lugged t he noteboo k into a p ower st rip or UPS, make sure the pow er strip or UPS is turn ed on and wor king. ❑ If you are u sing an external display , check that it is plugg ed into a power source and turned on. Check that the brightness and contrast contro ls are adjusted [...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 63 My not ebook st arts, but the messag e “Operat ing syst em not found” appears and W indows does no t start . ❑ If you h ave connected a docking station with a flop py disk drive or an external fl oppy dis k drive, make s ure there is no floppy d isk in t he floppy disk drive (non-b ootable) . ❑ If a non-b ootable flop[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 64 My noteb ook stop s r espondin g or does not shut down. It is bes t to shu t down you r notebook u sing the T urn Off Co mputer comm and (Microso ft® W indows XP) or the Shut Dow n command (W indows 2000 ) on the W indows Start menu. U sing ot her methods, includin g those lis ted below , ma[...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 65 1 Close all open applications. 2 Restart t he notebook by pr essing Ctrl +Alt+Delete si multaneous ly and clicking Restart on the Windows Security window . 3 If this procedure do es not wor k, press and h old the power button fo r 4 seconds or longer t o shut dow n the not ebook. The sou nd of my no tebook’ s fan is too lou[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 66 5 T urn o n your not ebook. I cannot op erate the optical drive in the docking station, when the docking station is connected to the notebo ok and the no tebook is co nnected to an other computer via an i.LINK connection. Set the i.LINK network switch at the bo ttom of the docking station to [...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 67 ❑ The n otebo ok may b e in LC D (V i deo) Sta ndby mode. Pr ess a ny key to activate the screen. ❑ The displ ay mode may b e set t o external dis play mod e. Press and h old the F n key while pressing F7 seve ral times. My LCD scr een continues to show the pr evious screen . Press the W indows key and D key twice to refr[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 68 3 Press T ab to select Enab le T ouchpad, and then pres s Enter . ❑ Restart the noteb ook to activate the touchpad again. ❑ If your touchpad is interpreting a sin gle tap as a double-click, adjust the butt on assi gnme nts. Fol low t hese st eps: 1 Press the W indows key and use the d ire[...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 69 ❑ Y ou may need to u se your supp lied Driver Recovery CD to reinstall the touchpad or mouse driver s. See “T o use the Dr iver Recovery CD (s)” on page 5 5 for more inf ormation. T r oubles hooting Drives, PC Car ds, and Periphera l Devices My flopp y disk drive can not write t o a floppy d isk. ❑ If the floppy d isk[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 70 ❑ If a region co de warning appears whe n you try to u se your optical drive, it may be that the DVD you are trying to play is incompatible with the optical drive. V erify the region code listed on the DVD package. ❑ Conde nsat ion m ay cau se the no teboo k to m alfun ction . If this occ[...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 71 T r oubles hooting the Software My sof twar e pr ogram s tops r espond ing or cra shes. Contact the softw are publish er or design ated provid er for techn ical sup port. See “Softwar e Support In formation” o n page 7 9 for contact information . When I click an application icon, the message “Y ou must in sert the appli[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 72 V erify that your AOL connection still fu nctions satisfactorily wi th the W AN Network Driver disabled. If you need to reverse this sett ing, repeat the steps above and select Enab le. What softw ar e d o I use for CD-R/C D-RW softwar e functions? Sony reco mmends usi ng the prei nstall ed S[...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 73 ❑ Check that the p hone line is working b y plugging the line in an ordinary phone and listening for a dial tone. ❑ V erify that t he phone number the program is d ialing is corr ect. ❑ V erify that the software you are using is compatible with the not ebook’ s modem. (All preinstalled Sony program s are compatible.) [...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 74 1 Click Start, point to Settings, poi nt to Control panel, then double-click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 2 Clic k the D evic e Mana ger tab. 3 Set the sound device to enable. ❑ If your n otebook is powered b y batteries, verify that the b attery packs are inserted prop[...]

T r oublesh ooti ng 75 Y our connect ed printer may not fun ction after the notebo ok resu mes from a power saving mode. If this occurs , follow these steps to reset the printe r connection: 1 (W indows XP) Click Start on th e W indows tas kbar , an d select Control Panel. (W indows 2000) Click St art on the W indows taskbar , select S ettings , an[...]

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77 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you with sever al support opti ons to ans wer quest ions a bout your V AIO notebook or the pr einstall ed softwar e. Refer to the se r esour ces in the order list ed. Suppor t Option s 1 V AIO® Notebook User Guide and VA I O ® Note book Q uick S tar t The onl ine V AIO® Noteboo k User Guide and printed V AIO® Note[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 78 4 Son y PC Su pport Provides instant acces s to information on commonly encoun tered problem s. Enter a description of your problem an d the Knowle dge Database searches fo r the corresp onding solutions online. Y ou can access the Sony Co mputing Suppor t at: http:// www .sony . com/pcsuppor[...]

Softw are Support Inf ormation 79 Software Suppor t Inf o rmation Adobe Acrobat® Reader™, Adobe Photo shop® Elements, Adobe® Premiere® L E (Adobe Systems Inc.) America Online® (America Online, Inc.) CompuServe® 2000 (CompuServe Interactive Serv ices Inc.) Drag’n Drop CD™ (Digi On Inc. and Eas y Systems Japa n Ltd.) Netscape Communicator[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 80 Norton AntiV irus™ (Symantec Corp.) PC-Cillin® 2000 (T rend Micro, Inc.) PhotoPrint er™ 2000 Pr o (ArcS oft Inc.) PowerPanel™ (Phoenix T echnologies Ltd.) Pr odigy In ternet™ (Pr odigy Communica tions Co rp.) Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) W eb site http://www .symantec.com/techsupp telepho[...]

Softw are Support Inf ormation 81 QuickTime® (Apple Computers Inc.) RealJukebox®, RealPlayer®, RealProducer® (RealNetworks Inc.) Sony Appli cations (Sony Elect ronics Inc.) Sound Fo rge® XP (Sonic Foun dry Inc.) Windows® Operating System, W ord (Micr osoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo Inc.) W eb site http://www .app le.com teleph one 512-67 4[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 82 Sony Service Ce nter For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-4 76-6972) o r find Son y Customer Serv ice on the W eb at http://www .son y .com/pcsupport.[...]

83 Inde x A AC adapter 26 AC power 26 Applicatio n Recovery CD 54 audio troubles hooting 73 B battery pac k charg ing 28 indicator light status 29 indicator lights 29 inserting 27 loading 27 power s aving mo des 34 power status 29 rechar geable 26 removin g 29 usin g 30 battery po wer 26 brig htnes s adjusting 32 built-in speaker 14 butt ons left 1[...]

V AIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Noteb ook Quic k Star t 84 E ethernet removing protective t ab 17 Ethernet netw ork connecto r 16 expa nsio n mem ory c onfig urat ion 38 F features 5 floppy disk dr ive troubles hooting 69 G getting help 77 H hard drive indi cator light 14 hardware online support 77 headphone connector 15 help 77 I indi cator light s [...]

Inde x 85 powe r indicator light 14 switch 32 power s aving mo des 34 System Hibernation 34 System Idle 34 System Susp end 34 power sourc es 26 connecting 26 printer troubles hooting 74 R rechar geable battery pack 26 rechar ging bat tery pack 28 Recovery CD 54 removin g battery pack 29 restor ing d ata 54 right button 14 S screen See LCD selecting[...]

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