Sony VGN-P series manuale d’uso

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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[...]

3 nN Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 10 5 Handling the LCD Screen ............. ................... ......... 10 6 Using th e Power S ource ............... ............. ............. .. 107 Handling Your Com puter ........ ............. ............. ......... 108 Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 –[...]

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 15) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 16) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (pa g e 17) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 24) ❑ Updating[...]

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 WIREL ESS swit c h (page 46 ) , (p age 53) , (pag e 57) B WIREL ESS in dic ato r (pag e 15) C SD memor y card sl ot (page 39 ) D Media Acc ess in dicator (p age 15) [...]

11 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A Built-in spea kers (stereo) B P ointing stic k (pag e 29) C Left button (pag e 29) D Center button (pag e 29) E Right b utton ( page 29 ) F Window arrange men t button (S2 button) (pag e 31) G XMB (Xross Media Ba r) button (S1 button) (page 31 ) H Num lock indicator (pag e 15) I Caps loc [...]

12 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A SIM ca rd slot ( page 53) B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 17)[...]

13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t * (page 83) B I/O por t (page 72) * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A DC IN por t (pag e 16) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t * (page 83) C Headp hones jack (pag e 65) , ( page 75 ) * Suppor ts high-/ full-/low- speed s.[...]

15 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[...]

16 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[...]

17 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 .[...]

18 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Fit the batt er y pa ck into the bat ter y comp ar tm ent. The bat ter y pa ck should be lev el with the bot tom of th e comp uter . 4 Slide t he batter y pack tow ar d the front of the comp uter until it clicks into p lace. 5 Slide t he batter y LOC K switch out ward to se cure the batter y pac[...]

19 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[...]

20 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[...]

21 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y Charge F unctions You ca n cust omize the cu rrent bat tery cha rging me thod us ing the Battery Char ge Functions : the battery car e functio n and the qu ick cha rge functi on. The ba ttery care func tion ma kes th e life of battery l onger, and the quic k charg e function all[...]

22 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[...]

23 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[...]

24 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 [...]

25 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. ?[...]

26 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 27) ❑ Using the P oint ing Device (pa g e 29) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 31) ❑ Using the Instant Mode (page 32) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page[...]

27 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) [...]

28 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Fn + (F12) : hiber nate Provides the lowest le vel of power consumpti on. When you ex ecute this com mand, the states of the system and the connected peripheral de vices are sav ed to the built - in storage de vice and the system power is t urned off. T o retur n the system to its original [...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the P oint ing Device Using the P ointing Device The k eyboard contains a cu rsor-pointi ng dev ice, the p ointing s tick ( 1). You ca n point to, selec t, drag, a nd sc roll objec ts on the sc reen usi ng the poi nting sti ck in c ombin ation with the butto ns lo cated bel ow the s pace bar . The po int[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the P oint ing Device ✍ The point er may mo ve on its own on rare occ asions, which does not ind icate a m alfuncti on. Leav e the poi nting st ick unt ouched f o r a while. Th e point er will beh ave normally . The tip on t he pointi ng stick is a consu mable. You can replace it with one of the sup pl[...]

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 XMB (Xross Media Bar) button (S1 button) While the computer is off or in Hiber nate mode, the XMB butto[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Instant Mode Using the Instant Mode The Instant Mode enables you immedi ately to play music and vid eos or acce ss the Intern et without lau nchi ng the Windows operati ng sys tem. Fo r detai led infor mation on ope rating i nstruct ions, see the help f ile inc luded w ith the Instant Mode . Star tin[...]

33 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[...]

34 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[...]

35 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 ! Y our comp uter is s upplied wit h a slot pr otector in the Memo ry Sti ck slot. Re move the sl ot prote ctor before yo u use the sl ot. 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick slot pro tector s[...]

36 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 us ing a Memory St[...]

37 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[...]

38 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[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y 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 [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card ! Y our computer is suppli ed with a slot pro tector in the SD memory card slot. Remo ve the slot protecto r before you u se the slot. 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Push th e SD memor y car d slot pr otector s o that th e protec tor pops o[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd ! Insert the SD memor y card sl ot prote ctor to bloc k any partic les fro m ente ring the slot when not u sing the SD memor y card. Bef ore moving your comput er , be sure to insert t he SD memor y card slo t protec tor into the sl ot. 1 Check th[...]

42 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 [...]

43 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[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You need the disp lay/L AN adapt er to conne ct your c omputer to 1 000BA SE-T/ 100BASE -TX/10 BASE-T type networ ks with an Ethern et netwo rk ca ble. Co nnect one en d of a network cable ( not supp lied) to th e network (Ethe rnet) po rt on th e dis play/ LAN a[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) ! Do not pl ug a telep hone cab le into the netwo rk (Ethern et) port o n the disp lay/LA N adapte r . If the netw ork (Ethern et) po rt is connec ted to on e of the tel ephone li nes ment ioned bel ow , high el ectric current to the port ma y c aus e dama ge, overhe ating, or fire . - [...]

46 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[...]

47 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[...]

48 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[...]

49 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[...]

50 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[...]

51 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 [...]

52 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.[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN Using the Wireless W AN Using t he wirele ss WAN (WWAN) a llows yo u to exten d your n etwork an d comm unicate w ith each o ther in a wide r ange of area s. The W WAN m ay not be a vail able in s ome count ries or areas. See Wireless WAN Regulations Guide in Regulations, Guarantee, EU[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN Inser t ing a SIM Car d To use the wireless WAN functi on, you first n eed to ins ert a SIM c ard into the SIM card slot on your comput er. Your SIM c ard is co ntained within a b ase p late, about the si ze of a credit card . ✍ Depend ing on you r countr y an d model, you might rece[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN 4 Inser t the SI M card i nto the SIM car d slot wit h its p rin ted circui t side down. ! Do not touch the printed circuit on the SIM ca rd. Be sure t o hold you r computer firm ly before i nserting or remo ving the card. Do not dama ge the SIM card in any way , either by bend ing or [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN Star ting the Wireless W AN Communications To start th e wireless WA N communication s 1 T ur n on the WIRELE SS sw it c h . 2 Click the button next to or above the WW AN i con in th e V AIO Smar t Network window . Make sure the WIRELESS i ndicato r light tur ns on. 3 Launch the GlobeT[...]

57 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 [...]

58 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[...]

59 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[...]

60 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[...]

61 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 .[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Usin g the GPS F unctio n Using the GPS Function You ca n view locatio n infor matio n in the Internet Expl orer window with the VAIO Location Search featur e that uses the Globa l Positi oning Sy stem (GPS). Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Usin g the GPS F unctio n Using the V AIO Location Search The VA IO Loc ation S earch feature takes advant age of GPS fu nctions on a Wide A rea Netwo rk (WAN) mod ule to o btain and provide locat ion in formation , suc h as you r current loca tion or nearby area in format ion. Thi s featu re is integ rated in[...]

64 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. ❑ Using the Noise Canceling Headphones (pag e 65) ❑ Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter (page 71) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 73) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers[...]

65 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Using the Noise Canceling Headphones A pair of noi se canc eling he adphone s may be su pplie d with you r comput er. 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 [...]

66 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Bef ore Y ou Use the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ Y ou ca n enable the noise c anceling functi on onl y when the suppl ied no ise can celin g head phones are con nected to t he headphon es jack that s uppor ts this function . ❑ The noi se cancel ing fun ction doe s no[...]

67 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones ❑ The noi se cance ling func tion is to reduce low-frequen cy noi se in th e ambie nt environmen t but not high-fre quency no ise. Nor is it to implem ent a 10 0% nois e-free a udio environme nt. ❑ When the noise cancel ing fun ction doe s not s eem to be wor king, u [...]

68 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Connecting the Noise Canceling Headphon es To connect t he noise can celing head phones 1 Plug the headph ones c able into the h eadpho nes ja ck i . The icon app ears on the tas kbar to indicate that the noise cancel ing fun ction is enabled and a b alloo n messag e pops[...]

69 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones Adjusting the Eff ect of the Noise Canceling Function The no ise can celin g headp hones su pplie d with you r com puter is configu red to yield th e optim um effe ct by defaul t. If you feel th at the nois e cancel ing functio n is not ful ly in effec t, you may be abl e[...]

70 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Noise Canceling Headphones What to do if the icon and the balloon do not appear When th e nois e cancel ing fu nction i con ( / ) is no t on the tas kbar an d the ba lloon message does n ot pop u p from the ico n, cha nge the noise ca ncel ing fun ction se ttings . To display t he balloon message a[...]

71 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter Connecting a Displa y/LAN Adapter A dis play/LAN adapter may be s upplied with y our com puter to ex pand con necti vity. 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 [...]

72 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Display/LAN Adapter Connecting the Displa y/LAN adapter to Y our C omputer To connect t he display/LA N adapter to your computer ! Do not mov e your comp uter whil e the dis play/LAN adapter is connecte d, as it ma y disconn ect the disp lay/LA N adapter and cause da mag e to bo th un its. 1 Sli[...]

73 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an Optical Disc Drive Connecting an Opt ical Disc Drive To us e optical CDs and DV Ds wit h your com puter, conne ct an exte rnal opti cal dis c driv e (not s upplied) to yo ur comp uter. Connecting a n Optical Disc Drive ! Be sure to connect an external op tical d isc drive bef ore you lau nch an[...]

74 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an Optical Disc Drive Disconnecting an Opt ical D isc Drive You ca n disco nnect an optic al disc drive whe n you r compu ter is o n or off. Disconn ectin g the dri ve whe n the com puter is in a power s aving m ode (Sle ep or Hib ernate) may caus e the com puter to malfunc tion. To disconn ect an[...]

75 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 [...]

76 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 [...]

77 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 . You nee d a dis play/LA N adapter to connec t a proje ctor (f or examp le, the So ny LCD projecto r) to your compute r. To connect a projector 1 Connect t he powe[...]

78 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 [...]

79 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes To select a display ✍ Y ou may no t be able to di spla y the same con tents on you r computer sc reen and t he externa l displa y or projec tor at the same time , depend ing on the type of your ext erna l displa y or pro jector . T urn on t he externa l displa y before tu rning on y[...]

80 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 [...]

81 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[...]

82 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function ✍ Y ou can al so change o ne of the S but ton assi gnment s to activat e the Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction wit h the corresp onding S button. T o change the S button assignmen ts, press an d hold either S but ton to disp lay the windo w for cha nging the ass ignme nt. [...]

83 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[...]

84 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 river sof tware 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 [...]

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[...]

86 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word In ad dition to t he Win dows p assword, y ou can use BIO S functi ons to se t two typ es of pas swor ds to pro tect your c ompute r: the p ower-on pas sword an d the ha rd disk pass word. Once yo u have set the power -on pass word, you wil l be prompted to ent[...]

87 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the P ow er-on P assw ord The po wer-on p assword is provided to pro tect your c ompute r from unau thorize d acces s. There ar e two type s of th e power- on passwo rds: the machine pass word and th e user p assword . The machi ne pas sword is provided for u sers with a dmini[...]

88 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 < [...]

89 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[...]

90 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[...]

91 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 [...]

92 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk passwor d prov ides a dditional secur ity for t he data stored on your buil t-in stora ge dev ice. If yo u enabl e the ha rd disk passwor d, this ad ds an extra le vel o f secur ity. When ad ding th e hard di sk passwo rd, you must set b[...]

93 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he hard dis k passw 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 veral times when t he V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on p[...]

94 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk 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 app[...]

95 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove the hard disk 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. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on p[...]

96 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[...]

97 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[...]

98 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 [...]

99 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[...]

100 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[...]

101 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s To retu rn to Norma l mode Slide the power switch ( in the di rection of G on th e switch) . The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you sl ide (in th e directi on of G on the swi tch) and ho ld the po wer switch fo r more than four se conds, yo ur compute r wi[...]

102 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 ompu[...]

103 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[...]

104 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Protecting the Hard Disk Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur comp uter is equipp ed with a bu ilt- in hard d isk driv e, then it has the VAIO HDD Protection utility pr einstal led for custom izin g your setti ngs for protecti ng y our har d disk drive again st sh ock haz ards. You c an se lect the sens it[...]

105 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 106) ❑ Usin g th e P ower Sour ce (pag e 107) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 108 ) ❑ Handling the Built-in Camera (page 111 ) ❑ Handli[...]

106 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[...]

107 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[...]

108 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ Clean the cabin et and the LCD pan el with a s oft cloth, wh ich is d r y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mil d deterge nt soluti on. Do not use any ty pe of abrasive pad, sc ouri ng powder , or s olvent such as alcohol o r benz ine, as these m ay damage the fin ish of your[...]

109 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ W e advise not to use your computer directl y on your lap . Th e temperature of the bottom of the uni t may rise duri ng nor mal operation , and aft er an extended per iod of time, could cause d iscomfor t o r burn s. ❑ Provide adequa te air circulatio n to prev ent in ter na l ov er heating . [...]

110 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 malfu nctio n. ❑ T o o pen the comput er , gra[...]

111 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on the c ov e r and such s cratches will app ear on th e captu red imag es. ❑ Do not let the direc t sunlight get into the lens of the built-in c amera regardl ess of [...]

112 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[...]

113 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 [...]

114 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[...]

115 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[...]

116 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[...]

117 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Display/LAN Adapt er Handling the Displa y/LAN Adapter To hel p you ke ep the d isplay /LAN adapte r at ha nd, the display/LA N adapte r is de signe d to be attac hed to the AC adapter. To attach th e display/LAN adapter to the AC adapter ! The appea rance of you r AC adapt er may be differe nt from those il lu[...]

118 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[...]

119 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ A udio/Video (page 155) ❑ Memory C ards (page 157) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 158 )[...]

120 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 co nnecte d USB devices, if [...]

121 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 arrow next to the Shut down button an[...]

122 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 keys do not wor k, cl ick St ar t , the ar row ne x t to the Lock b utto n, a[...]

123 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 [...]

124 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[...]

125 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.[...]

126 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my scree n tur n off after the aut omatic tur n-off time has passed? The V AIO origi nal scr een s aver di sables t he time r settin g, whic h you can sel ect usin g the W indows power op tions, for your screen t o turn off. Selec t a scre en sa ver other than the VAIO origina l scre en saver [...]

127 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[...]

128 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[...]

129 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[...]

130 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 19) 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 [...]

131 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[...]

132 nN T roubleshooting > Instant M ode Instant Mode What should I do if the Instant Mode d oes not star t? ❑ T o s tar t the Inst ant Mo de , tur n off the comp uter or place i t into Hiber nate mo de, and then press the XMB button. When your computer is on, pr essin g the XMB button star ts the V AIO Media plus software by default. ❑ If th[...]

133 nN T roubleshooting > Instant M ode 10 Once ag ain, c lick Adv anc ed on the General tab . 11 Click to ca ncel the Compre ss contents to save disk space check box under Co mpress or Encr ypt at tributes and click OK . 12 Click OK in the window for changing p roper ties. 13 Click OK in the confi rm ation window for attr ibute chang es. ! Runn[...]

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 built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another . ❑ The vi ewfinder may show some n oise, for e xamp le hor izontal streaks, if[...]

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[...]

136 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Y ou need to connect the display/LAN ad apter (supp lied) to your com puter before configuri ng or acces sing your networ k. ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need [...]

137 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 . Select ing 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[...]

138 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[...]

139 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 [...]

140 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 [...]

141 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. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and the WIRELE SS in dicat or light is lit o n your com puter . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetoo[...]

142 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 141) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The data transf e r distan[...]

143 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth t echnolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your comput er tran smits a ra dio fr equen cy of 2.4 G Hz. S ensitiv e lo cation s, s uch as hosp itals a nd airpl anes, may ha ve res trictions on use of Blue tooth dev ices to av oid radio interfer ence[...]

144 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y 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 do es not s upport SCM S-T c ontent prot ection , you need to c onnec t the de vice us ing the A dvanced Audio Distr ibution Prof[...]

145 nN T roubleshooting > GPS GPS What should I do if I cannot use the G PS function? ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and the WIR ELESS indica tor li ght is lit on your c omput er . ❑ Make sure the GPS icon is selec ted in the V AIO Smart Network window . What should I do if I cannot obt ain location inf or mation or if the curren t lo[...]

146 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[...]

147 nN T roubleshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? ❑ If the dis play output i s dire cted t o the exter nal d isplay and the exter nal d isplay is di sconnec ted, you ca nnot di splay a video on your compute r scre en. Stop vi deo pl a yba ck, change the displ ay output to the c omputer s creen, a nd then re star t[...]

148 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if the LCD b r ightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjuste d with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e restor ed to t he original setting when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode. T o save y our pre ference for the br i[...]

149 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[...]

150 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ Y our com puter is not eq uipped with th e micropho ne jack. Y ou ca nnot us e an exter nal mic rophone. ❑ Y our sou nd inp ut device may hav e been in corre ctly co nfigur ed. T o conf igure the so und in put device, follo w these s teps: [...]

151 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 [...]

152 nN T roubleshooting > P ointing Device P ointing Device What should I do if m y pointing de vice does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e di sabled the poin ting device be f o re conne cting a mouse to your comput er . See Using the P ointing Device (page 29) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer doe[...]

153 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 [...]

154 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 [...]

155 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video How do I tu r n off the Windo ws star tup sound? To turn o ff the Win dows startup sound , follow th ese steps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und . 3 Click Mana g e audio devices under Sound . 4 On the Sounds tab , cl ick to cancel the Play Windo ws Star tup sou[...]

156 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? You need to chan ge the so und outp ut device if you wa nt to hear s ound from th e devi ce co nnected to a p ort, s uch as the HD MI output po rt, op t[...]

157 nN T roubleshooting > Memory C ards Memor y Cards What should I do if I ca nnot find an y memor y card icons in the Computer window? The Me mory Stick Duo i con and the SD / MMC ic on do n ot appea r in the Computer windo w before yo u inse rt eith er of the media. I nsert a M emor y Stick or a mem ory ca rd. It may take som e time but both [...]

158 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[...]

159 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," "[...]

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