Sony PCG-933A manual

PCG-F650 PCG-F650K PCG-F680 PCG-F680K PCG-F690 PCG-F690K Prin ted in USA 4- 650 - 6 7 5 -11 © 2000 Son y Electronics Inc . www .son y .co m ® V AIO Notebook User Guide V AIO Notebook User Guide[...]

V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-F650/PCG-F65 0K/PCG-F680/ PCG-F680K/PCG-F690/PCG-F6 90K[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 2 Notice to Users © 2000 So ny Elect ronics In c. All rig hts reserved. T his m anua l an d the soft ware describe d he rein, in whole or in par t, may not be reprodu ced, tra nsl ated , or re du ced to a ny machin e-read able fo rm w ithou t pri or writt en approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH R[...]

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V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 4 ❑ Pour pré venir tout risq ue d’électr ocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne conf i er son entret ie n qu’à une personne quali f iée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de f il modem ou télé phone duran t un orage électriqu e. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation d’une pri se[...]

5 Regulatory Inf o rma tion Dec laration of Conf ormity This eq ui pm ent ha s been te ste d a nd fou nd to comp ly with the li mits fo r a Clas s B di git al device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he Rule s. Thes e limits are d esigned to p rovide r easona ble protect ion aga inst ha rm ful int erf ere nce i n a reside ntia l i n s ta ll a tion. Th is e[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 6 This modem uses the USOC RJ-11 telephone jack. The REN is used t o det e rmine th e quant it y of devices which ma y be c onn ecte d to the telephone li ne . Excessive R ENs on the teleph one li ne may resu lt in th e devices not ringing in resp onse to an inc om i ng ca ll. In most, b u t no t all areas, the sum of th[...]

7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou can retu rn yo ur unwante d lith ium io n batteri es to your ne arest Sony Serv ice Center or Fa ctory S ervice Center . For the Sony Service Cen ter nea re st you, ca ll 1- 888-47 6-69 72 in the Unit e d Sta te s or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in Canad a. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO TICE : The Indu stry Can ada la[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 8 equipm ent m ay give the telec omm unica ti ons compa ny cause to re que st that the use r disco nne ct the eq uipm ent . Users shoul d en sure for thei r own prote ction that the elec tr ical grou nd conne c tions of t he power utility , telep hone li nes and inte rnal metalli c water pip e system, if pres en t, ar e [...]

9 Contents Welcome ............................. ....................... 11 Features .. .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 1 1 Unpacking Your Notebo ok ............ ...... ....... ....... ...... 1 2 Ergonomic Con siderati ons ............. .................... ...... 15 Setting Up Your VAIO® No tebook ..........[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 10 Power Saving Modes ............................... 60 Connecting a Phone Line ............ ............. .............. .. 63 Using Eth ernet to Connect to a Network ........ ......... 64 Connecting a Printer ............. ............. ............. ......... 65 Connecting an External Mou se or Keyboard ......... .. [...]

11 We l c o m e Congrat ulations on y our purchase of the Sony V AIO® not ebook. Son y has combined leading -edge technology in audio, vid eo, computing, and communications to p rovide you with state-o f-the-art personal computing . Features ❑ Exceptional perf ormance — Y our notebook includes a mobile In tel ® Pentium ® III processor featur[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 12 Unpack ing Y our Notebook Remove the foll ow ing hardware items from the box: Manuals ❑ VA I O ® User Gu ide — Contains in formation on s etting up your notebook, supplement ary upd at es an d so ftw are information . This manu al desc ribes t he features and specif ications of your noteb ook, the applications in[...]

Unpac king Y our Note book 13 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 2000 — Allo ws you to reinstall Micro soft W ord to the V AIO notebook yo u purchased. Reco ver y CDs ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allows you to restore the software titles that shipped with your computer if they beco me corrupted or are er ased. It can only be us ed to restore t[...]

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15 Er gon omic Considerations Y ou will be us ing your noteboo k computer as a portab le device in a v ariety of en vironments. W henev er possible, you sh ould attempt to ap pl y the following erg onomic considerations to both stationary and portable en vironments. ❑ Position of your computer — Place the computer directly in front o f you as y[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 16 ❑ V iewing angle of th e computer’ s di splay — Use th e dis play’ s til ting feature to f ind the best position. Y ou can reduce e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the disp lay to the proper position. Ad just the brightness s etting o f the d isp lay also. ❑ Light ing — Choose a locat[...]

Ergon omic Consid erations 17 ❑ The computer uses high-frequency radio signals and may cause interferen ce to radio or TV reception. Should this o ccur , relocate the computer a s uitable distance aw ay from the set. ❑ Use only specif ied peripheral equipment and inter face cables; otherwise, probl ems may resu lt. ❑ Do not u se cut or damage[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 18 ❑ Do not scratch the LC D or exert pressure on it. This could cause malfunction . ❑ Using the computer in low temperature conditions may produce a r esidual image on th e screen. This is not a malfunctio n. When the comp uter return s to normal temperature, the screen returns to normal. ❑ The scr een becomes war[...]

19 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This secti on describes ho w to start us ing your noteboo k and how t o use your computer’ s internal and e xternal de vices, such as the touch pad, flopp y disk d ri v e, and D VD-R OM driv e. Locating Controls and Connectors Fr ont 1 LCD (Li quid Crystal Displa y) screen 2 Spe akers 3 Keybo ard 4 T ouc hpad [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 20 Left 1 i.LIN K® (IE EE139 4) S400 conne ctor 2 Inf r ared po rt 3 Vide o ou t 4 Headph one conne ct or 5 Micropho ne c onne ctor 6 PC card slot s 7 Battery bay i m[...]

Locati ng Controls an d Connectors 21 Right 1 PPK bu tto ns 2 Pow er butt on 3 DVD-ROM dri v e 4 Multip urpose bay Bac k cove r[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 22 1 Modem ja ck 2 PS/2 Mouse/Keybo ard conn ector 3 Seria l connecto r 4 Pri nter conn ector 5 Monito r connec tor 6 USB co nnectors 7 DC In con nector ✍ There is a venti lation slot located between the USB con nect or and the DC In connect or . Do not cove r the venti latio n slot when you r comput er is on. Bottom 1[...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 23 Connecting a P o wer Source Y ou can use either A C po wer or a rechar geable battery pack as a p ower source. Using the AC Ad apter 1 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC In connector on the computer . 2 Plug one end of the po wer cord into the A C adapter . 3 Plug the other end of the po wer cord [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 24 Using Batter y Pow e r Y ou can use one or two batt ery packs as a source of powe r. The second battery pack inserts into the multipurpose bay on the right side o f the computer . (See “Power Saving Modes” on page 60.) Additional battery packs are a vailable as a separate o ption. The battery pack th at comes with[...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 25 2 Insert the ba ttery pack into the battery bay on the left side of the compu t er . 3 Close the cov er o f the bat tery bay until it click s. T o charge the bat t ery pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The compu ter auto matical ly charges the b atter y (the b atter y indica[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 26 There ar e two batte r y indicator l ights on the comp uter Battery indicator li ghts Battery Indica tor Meani ng 1 Indica tes the sta tus of the ba tter y pack in th e battery bay on the left side of the co mp ut er . 2 Indicate s the sta tus o f the ba ttery pack in the m ultipu rpose b ay on the righ t sid e of the[...]

Connecti ng a P ow er Source 27 T o rem ov e the b atter y pack 1 Open the battery b ay cov er . 2 Pull out the battery p ack. 3 Close the co ver of the b attery bay . Notes on the ba tter y ❑ T o determine the remainin g battery charg e, see “Dis playing Battery Information” in the onlin e manual “Customizin g Y our V AIO® Note book” ?[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 28 ❑ If the battery lev el falls below 10%, you should either attach the AC adapter to rechar ge the batte ry or shut do wn you r computer and insert a fully char ged battery . ❑ Y o u can exte nd b at ter y life by cha ngi ng th e power-manag eme nt mo des in the Po werPanel utility . See “Power Sa ving Modes” o[...]

Star ti ng Y o ur Co mput e r 29 Starting Y o ur Computer 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er in th e direction of the arrow , and lift the cover . 2 Press the po wer b utton on top of the computer un til the green po wer indicator lig ht tu rns on. Opening the comp uter ✍ (Windo ws Me only) Whe n starting you r notebook for the first ti me, the V AIO In[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display: ❑ Decrease brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the down or l eft arrow k ey . ❑ Increase brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arro w ke y . Shutting Down Y our Compu ter 1 Click the Start button on the Windo ws® task b ar . 2 Click Shut[...]

31 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke yboar d Y our keyboard is very similar to a type w riter’ s, b u t the keyboard has additional ke ys that perform specifi c computer-related tasks. K eyboar d Key Descrip tion Numeric keypad area Contain s the keys found on a typica l calcul at or . Use the nu meric ke ypad area to type numbers or to p[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 32 Combinations and Functions wit h the Windo ws Key Funct ion keys The twel ve functi on keys along the to p of the keyboard are use d to perform designat ed tasks. For example, in many applicatio ns, F1 is the Help key . The task associa ted with each funct io n key may vary from one application to the ne xt. Escape ke[...]

Using the K e y boa rd 33 + Ctrl + F Displays t he W ind ows Find: Computer wind ow where you can locate o ther computer s . This is the equi v alent of selec ting Find and then Co mputer from t he Star t menu . + M Minimizes a ll displayed windo ws. Shift + + M Returns all min imized windows to their pre vious size. + R Displays the Run wind ow . [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 34 Indicator (c ontinued) Ligh t On Off Num Lock The number keys in the numer i c key pad ar e act iv e . The alph an umeric charact er k ey s in th e keyp ad area are a ctiv e. Caps Lock Th e letters appear in upperca se as yo u type. Th e Shift k ey lowers th e case of ty ped letters when Caps Lock is on. Letters appea[...]

Using the K e y boa rd 35 Fn+ / (F7) Swi tc h to th e external monitor/LCD T og gles thr ough the LCD, extern al displ ay (conne cted to the Monitor conn ector) and bot h LCD and externa l display . Fn+ only/ (F8) Control TV out T oggles between LCD-only a nd dual LCD/TV displ ay modes. Fn+ (F1 2 ) System Hiberna tion Provides for the lowest level [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 36 Using the T ouchpad The keyb oard co ntains a cu rso r-pointin g device ca lled a touch pad. Y o u can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouchp ad Action D escription Point Slide one finger on the touchpad to place the pointer on an item or object. Click Pr ess the[...]

Usin g th e T ou chp ad 37 Right-click Press the righ t butto n once. In many appli cati o ns, this action displa ys a shortcut menu of context-sensitive choi ces. Drag Slide one fi nger while pr essing the left b utton. Scro ll Move your finger al ong the right ed ge of the touchpad to scroll v ertically . Move your finge r along the bot t om to s[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 38 Using the Flo ppy Disk Drive Y our com p uter come s with the floppy dis k d r iv e in the mult ipurpose b ay . T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the disk et te the label si de f aci ng up. 2 Gently push the diskette into th e driv e until it clicks into pl ace. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette,[...]

Using th e Flopp y Disk Driv e 39 T o remove the floppy disk drive 1 T urn of f the computer . 2 There is a R ELEASE lev er on the bottom of the comp uter . Slide this lev er in the direction of the arrow . 3 Slide the driv e ou t o f the mult ipurpos e bay . 4 Insert the weight sa ver . See “Using the W eight Sav er” on page 54. T o reinsert t[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 40 3 Insert the floppy dis k dri ve into th e multipurp ose b a y wit h the V AIO label facing up. Continue pu shing the dri ve into the bay until the RELEASE lev er locks into place. Inserting the flopp y disk drive Multip urp ose bay Flop py disk dr i ve[...]

Usin g the D VD-ROM D r i ve 41 Using the D VD-R OM Drive Y our computer com es with a D VD-R OM driv e, which plays both DVD and CD. T o insert a disc 1 T urn on the comput er . 2 Press the Eject bu tton to open the D VD-R OM dri ve. The tray slides out. 3 Place a CD or D VD on the tray with the lab el side facing up. For D VDs which can be played[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 42 4 Push the disc onto the h ub until th e disc clicks securely into pl ace. Inserting a D VD/CD Label side f acing fac i ng up[...]

Usin g the D VD-ROM D r i ve 43 5 Close the tray by pushin g it gently . ✍ Be sure to se at the disc f irmly over t he hub fi ngers. If you do not seat the dis c firmly , you could damage your DVD-RO M drive an d yo u may not be ab le to ope n the tray . When y ou fini sh us ing a dis c, wai t unti l the LE D indi cato r ligh t turns off, th en p[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 44 Pla ying a D VD T o achie ve optimu m performance when playing D VDs , it is recommended that your computer no t be connected to the port replicator while playing D VD mo vies or using D VD applications. Close any open applications befor e playing a D VD movi e. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs using a D VD-RO M driv e and the[...]

Usin g the D VD-ROM D r i ve 45 Notes on CD a nd D VD media ❑ Do not d rop or bend the d isc. ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. Fingerpr ints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause read errors. Proper care o f the disc is essential to maintain its reliability . Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially av ailable cle[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 46 Using PC Cards Y our computer includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to connect portable e xternal dev ices such as another hard d i sk dri ve, or to connect a networ k. T o inser t a PC car d 1 Pull the PC card release b utton out from the com puter , and then push it in to ward the computer . This will exten[...]

Using PC Cards 47 3 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot, front label facing up. Gently push the card into the slot until the card is fix ed in to the connector . 4 The release b utton extends. Fo ld the release button back down into the notebo ok. PC car d slot prote ctor Inserting a PC car d Do not force a P C card i nto th e slot as this may[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 48 T o rem ove a P C ca rd 1 Double-click in the system tas k tray . 2 The “Unplug or Eject hardw are” dialog box appears . 3 In the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog bo x, select the appropriate option, and then click Stop. 4 Conf irm the device an d click OK. 5 A message ap pears informin g you th at the de vice ca n[...]

Using Infrared Com municat ion De vices 49 Using Infrared Communic ation D e vices Y our computer includes an infrared port, located on the left side. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with other infrared-equipped devices with co mpatible protocols, such as a dig i tal stil l camera or other com puters. T o use infrared comm unication with ano[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 50 T o enab le infrared f or Windows 200 0 1 Click Infrared icon in th e W indows Control Panel. W ireles s link dialo gue box disp lays. 2 Select Enable infrared com munication on the Options tab . 3 Click OK. 4 Infrared Monitor icon appears in the task tray , open the monitor to verify that your compu ter has detected [...]

Usin g a Se cond Batt er y P ack 51 Using a Second Battery P ac k Y ou can purchase a second rechargeable batte ry pack. W ith two battery packs, you ca n extend the time that you use your co mputer with batt ery po wer . When using two battery pack s, the battery pack you insert first char ges f irst. The battery pack you insert second char ges wh[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 52 3 Attach the weight sav er to the computer to stabilize the b attery pack. There is a RELEASE lever on the bo ttom of the weigh t saver . Sl ide the lev er to ward the front of t he computer to lock the weight sav er . See also “Using the W eig ht Saver” on pag e 54. T o char ge the second battery pac k Keep the b[...]

Usin g a Se cond Batt er y P ack 53 T o remove the second battery pac k If you at tach two bat tery packs, you can remov e either of them without sh utting do wn the computer . When removing one battery pack, mak e sure that the other batter y pack’ s ind i cator light is on . If the indicator li ght of the batt ery pack you are remo ving is on, [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 54 Using the W eight Sa ver The weight saver protects the multipurpose bay wh en it is empty . T o attach the weight saver 1 If anoth er device i s in the multipur pose bay , remo ve the de vice. See “T o remov e the second battery p ack” on page 53. 2 Fold out th e hinged ar m of the weigh t sa v er an d then push o[...]

Using th e Wei ght Sav er 55 T o remove the W eight Saver 1 There is a release le ver on the bottom of the weight sav er . T o remo ve the weight saver , slid e this lev er in the di rection of arrow 1, then slide the Release le ver on the bo ttom of the computer in the direction of arro w 2. 2 After remo ving the weig ht sav er , pull out t he wei[...]

56 Using Smart Connect Windows Me ™ Y ou can connect your V AIO ® notebook to anot her V AIO computer that has the preinstalled W indows Me operating system or the Sony Smart Connect 3.0 software preinstalled. Y o u may use an i.LINK ® cable (optional) to connect the two systems and then use one computer to edit, copy , or del ete files on the [...]

57 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add fu nctionality to your computer by connectin g any of these peripher als: ❑ i.LINK de v ice (page 5 8) ❑ Phone line (page 63) ❑ Local Area Network (LAN) (page 64) ❑ Extern al di sp lay (p age 67) ❑ Uni versal Serial Bus (USB) de vice (page 77)[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 58 Connecting an i.LINK® Device Y ou can connect an i.LI NK -enabled digital vid eo camera recorder to the i.LINK® S400 (IEEE1394 ) connector . T o connect a digital vide o camera recorder ❑ Plug one en d of the i.LINK cable (n ot supplied) in to the i.LINK conn ector on the left side of the computer and th e other e[...]

Connecti ng an i.LINK® D evic e 59 ✍ The So ny d igital video came ra record er is pic tured; you may need to connec t your camera dif fe rently . On Sony digital vi deo came ras, con nec tors la bel ed “DV I n/Out” or “i .LINK” are i .LINK- compati bl e. See the man ua l that came wit h your digital video came ra recorder fo r more info[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 60 P o wer Sa ving Modes When you use a battery as the source of power for your compu ter , you can tak e adv antage of po wer managemen t settings to conserv e battery life. I n addition to the normal operating mode, whic h allo ws you to turn of f sp ecific de vic es, your computer has three distinct p ower sa ving mod[...]

P o wer Saving Modes 61 System Suspend Mode In System Suspend Mode the computer sav es the current state of the system in RAM and switches o ff po wer to the CPU . The umber power indicator light flashes in this mod e. T o activat e System Suspend mode T o acti vate System Suspend mod e, press the key comb ination Fn+Esc, or press the po wer butto [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 62 requires less time than Sy stem Hibernat ion to return to norm al mod e . ❑ Po wer consumpti on System Idle uses more po wer than System Suspend, and System Suspen d uses mor e power than System Hibernation.[...]

Conn ect ing a P hon e Li ne 63 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to conn ect a phone line to take ad vantage of on line services and the Internet. 1 Plug one end of the phone cab le into the phone l ine jack on the co mputer . 2 Plug the other end into t he wall jack. ✍ In order to re gi ster your Sony VAIO notebook, register you r software on l[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 64 Using Ethern et to Connect to a Network Y ou can e xchange data with o t her de vices on a net work b y connecting your noteboo k to your Local A rea Netwo rk (LAN). T o connect the noteb ook to a network, you need a network PC card or a port replicator (PCGA-P RF1A). F or more information on us ing P C cards, see “[...]

Connecti ng a Printer 65 Connecting a Prin ter Y ou can connect a W indo ws Me/W indo ws 2000-compatible printer to y our computer to prin t documents . T o connect a printe r ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Printer connector . Plug the printer cable (supplied with the pr inter) in to this port on the compu ter . Printer connec tor ✍ See the man[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 66 Connecting an Exte rnal Mouse or Ke yboar d Y ou can connect a USB or PS/2® style mo use or ke yboard. Plug the ke yboard cable or mouse cable into the appropriate conn ector with the mark f acing up. T o connect both a PS/2 mouse and k eyb oard at the same time, use an optional PS/ 2 di vi s ion conn ect or . Y ou c[...]

Connect ing an External Dis pla y 67 Connecting an External Display Y ou can connect an e xternal display to your notebook. For e xample, you can use the computer with an y of the follo wing: ❑ Compu t e r di sp lay (m onito r ) (pa ge 67) ❑ Multimedia computer d isplay (page 68) ❑ Projector (page 68) T o connect a computer di splay ❑ Use t[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 68 T o conne ct a multimedia computer displ ay Y ou can connect the n otebook to a multim edi a computer disp lay th at includes bu i lt-in speakers and a microphone. 1 Use the s ymbol to locate the Monitor connector . Plug the display cable into this connector . 2 Use the symbol to locate the Headphone co nnector . Plug[...]

Connect ing an External Dis pla y 69 T o select a display When you conn ect an external display to the monitor connector , you can toggle the output between the Liqui d Crystal Display (LCD), the external moni tor, or both device s. Use the Fn +F7 ke ys to select a display . See also “Selecting the Display Mod e” in the online manual “Cu st o[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 70 A V Devi ces Y ou can enjoy playing audio/video b y connecting A V d evices to your comp uter . See also t he manuals supp lied with yo ur A V de vices. T o Connect a TV ❑ Connect the computer to a TV using audio/video cables. Switch the input channel of the TV to external input. Y ou also need to set up the TV conf[...]

Connec ting the P or t Replicator 71 Connecting the P or t Replicato r Y our notebo ok support s the use of an o ptional por t replicator (PCGA-PRF1A). Attaching a port repl i cator enables you to connect ad ditional peripherals to your computer . T o attach your comp uter to the port rep lica tor T o supply po wer to you r computer while it is con[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 72 1 T urn of f your compu ter and disconnect all peripheral d evices. 2 On the bottom of the computer , slide the port rep l icator connector cov er open. 3 Attach the bottom of the co m puter to the port replicator con n ector until it clicks. P ort replicator conne ctor Attaching computer to port replicat or Port repi[...]

Connec ting the P or t Replicator 73 4 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC IN co nnecto r on th e port replicator . Plug the power cord into the A C adapter and an A C outlet. The power indicator l ight turns green. 5 T urn on the comput er . Connecting A C adaptor to po r t replicator ✍ Use the AC adapt e r that comes with you[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 74 T o rem ove yo ur com put er from the po rt repli cato r when th e pow e r is o f f 1 T urn of f your compu ter and the connected perip herals. 2 Pull the le vers on each side of t he port replicator to disengage the compu ter from the port replicator . 3 Lift the computer a way from the port replicator . 4 Close th e[...]

Connecti ng External Speak ers 75 Connecting External Speake rs Y ou can enhance th e sound qu ality of your computer by connecting external speakers. T o connect exte rna l spea kers ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headphone connector . Plug the speaker cable into this connector . ✍ Make sure your sp eakers are de signed f or com puter use T ur[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 76 Connecting an External Micr opho ne Y ou can enh a nce th e quality o f sou nd input by usin g an external microphone. T o conne ct an external mi crophone ❑ Use the t o locate the Micr ophone connector . Plug the micr ophone cable into this connector . ✍ Make sure yo ur microp hone is design ed for com pute r use[...]

Connecti ng a Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) De vice 77 Connecting a Univer sal Serial Bu s (USB) Devi ce Y ou can connect a USB de vice to your compu ter . T o conn ect a USB device ❑ Use the s ymbol to locate the USB con nector . Plug one end of the USB cable into this port and th e other end in to th e USB device. Y ou c a n use the op tion a l S[...]

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79 Adding Memor y In the future you may want to in stall memory modul es to expand the functionality of your computer . Y ou can increase memory up to 256 MB (128 MB x 2), b y installing o ptional memory modules. F or PCG-F690 and PCG- F690K, 1 28 MB of memory is pre-installed (128 MB x 1). F or PCG-F6 80 and PCG-F680K, P CG-F650 and PCG-F650K conf[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 80 ❑ Use the special bag for pre ven ting ESD or use alum inum foil when yo u store the memory module. PCG-F650/PCG-F650K and PCG-F680/PCG-F680K T ypical expansi on memory configurati on PCG-F690/PCG-F690K T ypical expansi on memory configurati on T o remo ve a memory module 1 Shut do wn your computer and disconnect al[...]

Addi ng Memo r y 81 3 After the comp uter has cooled, loosen and remo ve t he scre w that secures the cov er of the memory bay on the bottom of your comp uter . Use an appropriate scre wdriv er . 4 T ouch a metal o bject (such as the connector panel on the back of your computer) to di s charge any static electricity . 5 Remo ve the memory module . [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 82 T o insta ll a memory module 1 Follo w steps 1 to 4 of “T o remove a memory module.” 2 Remov e the m em ory module from its packaging. 3 Install the memo ry m odule. 4 T ighten the s crew on the co ver of the memory bay . T o vi ew th e am ou nt of me mo r y 1 Restart the computer . 2 Click the Start button on the[...]

83 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO notebook is ready to help you wor k , play , learn, and communicate as soon as yo u turn it on. This secti on gives you an overview of the activities you can perfor m with your software titles. For support information, see “For Answers to Y our Softwar e Q uestions” on page 92. Adobe Acrobat [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 84 Ar cSoft® PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro Ar cSoft, In c . ArcSoft Ph oto Printe r 200 0 i s an easy- to-u se, advanced print i ng pro gram that lets y ou quickl y lay out m ultiple images in multiple siz es on a singl e sheet of paper . PhotoPrinter Pro offers a wide sel ection of tem plates includi n g landsca pe, po rtra[...]

About the Software on Y our N otebook 85 Medi a B ar™ Sony Elect r onics Media Bar software i s y our all-in-one solution for audio/video p lay back. Media Bar software handles al l common com pute r mu l timedia fo rmats and con trols sel ect ed Sony de vices. In ad dition to audio /video lib rary catalogi ng and playlist man agement, Media Bar [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 86 Pr odigy Int ernet® Pr odigy Communications Corpo ration An on line servic e that help s you f ind what you nee d online f aster an d smarte r . Prod igy deliv ers p owerful online con tent such a s sports scores, stock q uotes, n ews, and easy a ccess to Excite , plus quality c ustomer service, all at a competiti ve[...]

About Y our Softwa re 87 About Y our Softw are Mo vieShaker™ This application can be used to cr eate fun and innov ati ve mo vies wi thout any kno wledge of film editing. In a fe w simple steps, motion pictures can be combined wit h special effects, still images (pi c tures), and music files and then sav ed in a format most computers can play . I[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 88 Create a Movi e using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a short mo vie using the Shaker featur e. Shaker randomly select clips from th e C lip tray to create a 30- second scene. 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene[...]

About Y our Softwa re 89 Editing Clip s and Scenes Y ou can edit your movie by ad ding eff ect s and text, adjusting the colo r and contrast, and mo dify ing the leng th of clips. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to move it to the W orking P an e l. 2 Select the Ef fects tab fro m the Editin g tray . 3 Drag and[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 90 3 Select the format in w hich you want the document to be sav ed. 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate th e fold er to wh ich y ou want the f ile s av ed. 6 Name the f ile. 7 Click Save. PictureGear™ PictureGear is a digital image managemen t application that allows you to see all the images stored in any directory on y our comp[...]

Pict ureG ear ™ 91 4 No w add more pictures, frames, tex t, and eff ects . 5 When you are f inished, selec t Create Album in File menu or click the Create Alb um icon on th e toolbar . 6 Designate the folder you where want to sav e the Album. 7 Enter the T ar get Album name, s elect Thumbnails and click Okay . 8 The ne w alb um can be viewed u si[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 92 Abou t Y our Re co very C Ds Application Recov ery CD(s) Sony Electronics This prog ram allows yo u to reinstall indi vidual a pplications and d evice d riv ers. Use it to restore corru pt ed or accide ntally eras ed files. System Recovery CD(s) Sony Electronics This prog ram allows yo u to restore the softw are title[...]

Fo r Ans wers to Y our Softw are Question s 93 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Network, Inc.) . McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Communica tor® (Netscape Commu nications Co rporation) PhotoPri nter™ 2000 Pr o (Arc Soft, Inc.) Prodig y Internet® (Prodigy C ommunications Corporation) W eb site http:// he lp .e[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e Quicken® 2000 (Intuit Inc.) W i nd o w s M e Op e r at i n g S y s te m , I n t e r n et E x p l o r er ( M ic r o s o ft Co r p o r at i o n ) Windows 200 0 Operating System, Internet Explo rer (Microsoft Corporation) Win Fax™ B asic Edition (Syman tec Corporation) Sony Service Center For the Son y Service Center nea[...]

Using the Sy stem and Ap plication Reco ve r y CDs 95 Using the Syst em and Application Reco very CDs The follo wing sections descr ibe ho w to use the System Reco very and Applicat ion Recovery utilities. Using the System Reco ver y CD(s) Y ou can reinstall software titles that shipped with your computer if they are corrupted or erased. Y ou may n[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 96 T o use the System Re cover y CD(s) 1 Insert the Son y System Recov ery CD in the D VD-R OM dri ve. 2 Shut do wn your co mputer as described in “Shutting Do wn Y our Computer” on page 48. 3 W ait fou r seconds and turn on your computer . 4 Click OK to signify you ha ve read and accept the Microsoft End-User Licens[...]

Using the Sy stem and Ap plication Reco ve r y CDs 97 Using the Application Reco very CD(s) The Application R ecovery CD(s) allo ws you to reinstall individual application s and de vice driv ers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalling an individual de vice driv er or software title may correct a problem yo u are e xperiencing wit[...]

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99 T roub leshooting This sect ion describes ho w to sol ve common p roblems you may encounter when using yo ur notebook. Many probl ems hav e simple sol utions, s o try these suggesti ons before you co ntact Son y PC Support (http://www .son y .com/ pcsuppo rt). T roubles hooting y our notebook (W indo ws Me onl y) When starti ng your note book fo[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 100 My notebook st arts, but my system doesn’t start pr operly ❑ When the internal back up battery is low on po wer , it ma y n ot start your system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F 2> to setup” appears at the bottom of the screen. Follo w these steps: 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu a[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 101 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use the directional arro w ke ys to select “Exit” (Sav e Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Save co nfiguration chang es and exit no w?” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter . The notebo ok restarts. If your notebook cont inues to d isplay the mess age “Operating s[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 102 ❑ Click the Advanced button on the General tab, and Co nfirm the follo w ing information: 1 Enable Deep Sleep is selected with a checkmark . 2 The message “Standb y function is enabled ” is displayed. If the message reads “Standb y function is disabled”, click the Enable button. 3 The message “Hibernation[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 103 The soun d of my note book’ s fa n is too loud Use the PowerP anel uti lity to change the Thermal Co ntro l Strategy setting to Quiet. This setting slows down the CPU speed. See Power Panel Help for more information. T roubles hooting the LCD screen My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check that the notebook is plugged in to a po w[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 104 T roublesho oting the mouse and touchpad My mouse do es not work ❑ If you ar e using an extern al mouse, check that the mouse is plugged into the mouse connector . See “Connecting an Ex ternal Mouse or K eyboard” on page 66 for details. ❑ If you con nected an ext ernal mouse while y our notebook is o n, you m[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 105 T roubles hooting drives, PC cards and peripheral de vices I inserted a comp atible d evice into the multip urpose d rive bay , but the ico n does not appear in the My Computer window ❑ The de vice has not been recognized. Put th e notebook into System I dle mode by pressing the Fn and S ke ys and then resume. ❑ If the d[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 106 ❑ A dirty or damaged disc may cause the not ebo ok t o s t op res po ndi n g whi le it tries to read the disc. If necessary , restart the notebook , remo ve the disc, and then check i t for dirt or dam age. ❑ If you see video but can not hear audio, check all of the follo wing: ❑ Check that your D VD -ROM dri v[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 107 The i. LINK-compatible devices connect ed to the Mini D ocking Sta t ion do not w ork ❑ Use the i.LINK connector th at is located on your notebo ok. ❑ If the message “Th ere are no Digital V ideo de vices connected to this computer , or the power is of f” appears, u nplug the i.LINK cable and try plugg ing it in agai[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 108 My voice-r elated softwa re does not wor k properly Disable echo function of the m i crophone by taking the following steps: 1 Click Start, po int to Setting s, and then po int to Control Panel. 2 Click Y amaha DS-XG. 3 Click the Echo tab and remove the checkmark. Click OK. ❑ Contact the s oftware publ isher or des[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 109 T roubles hooting audio My speakers have no sound ❑ If the b uilt-in speakers are turned o ff, press Fn+F3 to tu rn on the speakers. Y ou can also turn on the speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speak er v olume is turned to the minimu m, press Fn+F4, and then pr ess or to increase the volume o r you can use th[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 110 “Custo mizi ng Y our V AIO® No te bo ok” manu al for details on u sing Sony Notebook Setup. ❑ Y our connected printer may not function after the com puter resumes from a po wer saving mode. If this occurs, follow these steps to reset the printer connection: ❑ Right-click the My Co mputer icon on the des ktop[...]

Spec ifi cat ions 111 Specifications Mode l PCG-F65 0 PCG- F650 K PCG- F680 PCG- F680 K PCG- F690 PCG-F 690K Proc essor 600 MHz* In tel® Pentium® III with Intel® Speed Step™ T ech nol ogy † 700 MH z* Inte l® Pentium® III with Intel® Speed Step™ T ech nol ogy † 850 MH z* Inte l® Pentium® III with Intel® Speed Step™ T ech nol ogy ?[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 112 Con necti on Capab ilities 2 USB ports i.LI NK Serial port K eyboar d/mouse (USB and P S/2® style) VGA monitor Parallel (pri n ter) Phone line (RJ-11) TV o ut Mic rophone Head phone Port replicator Infrared port Suppli ed Accesso ries V i de o c ab le Floppy di sk drive Rechargeable battery A C adapter and p ower co[...]

Spec ifi cat ions 113 * MHz denotes mi croproce ssor inte rnal cloc k speed; ot her factor s may affec t applic atio n perform ance. † The pr oce ssor m ay be reduce d to a lower ope rati ng spe ed when ope r at in g on batt er y power. ‡ The size of y our hard disk may diffe r if you pu rchased a specia lly conf igured syste m. GB m eans one b[...]

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115 Inde x A About Your Recovery CDs 92 AC adapter 19, 23 AC power 23 adding hardware 57 memory 79 peripherals 57 printers 65 adjusting brightness 30, 34 Alt key 32 Application Recovery CD 97 Applications key 32 attaching port replicator 71 B battery packs 19, 24 charging 25, 52 indicator lights 26, 33, 51 inserting 24 inserting into battery bay 24[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 116 starting 29 troubleshooting 99, 107 unpacking 12 connecting coin-operated telephones 63 digital video recorder 58 external spea kers 75 hard drives 46 microphone 76 monitor 67 multimedia computer display 68 multiple phone lines 63 network 46, 71 party phone lines 63 PBX 63 phone line 63 port replicator 71 power sourc[...]

Inde x 117 Escape key 32 expansion memory configuration 80 external devi ces display 69 See also monitor speakers 34, 75 F faxes laws governing 6 floppy disk drive 19 cable 19 disconnecting 39 troubleshooting 105 Fn key 32 combination commands 34 function keys 32 H handling 17 CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs 45 handling the LCD screen 17 hard drives indicator[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 118 LCD screen handling 17 lever LCD 29 weight saver release 53 lithium ion battery disposal 7 safety precautions 7 loading battery pack 24 M maintenance 17 memory module expansion 80 installing 82 removing 80 microphone connecting 76 connector 68 troubleshooting 109 modem laws governing 6 troubleshooting 108 monitor con[...]

Inde x 119 laws governing 6 port replicato r connecting 71 disconnecting 74 lever 74 network 71 power 33 cord 23 switch 29 power saving modes 60 System Hibernation 35, 61 Syst em Idl e 60 System Suspend 61 Video Standby 35 power source 23 power sources 24 connecting 23 Print Screen key 32 printer connecting 65 connector 65 port 65 Printer connector[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 120 System Hibernation mode 35, 61 System Idle mode 35, 60 System Suspend mode 34, 61 T touchpad 36 troubleshooting 99 startup 30, 99 turning on computer 29 TV interference 5 U unpacking the computer 12 USB connecting 77 connector 77 mouse 77 V ventilation slot 22 video camera 58 Video Standby mode 35 viewing the amount [...]