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    Notebook Computer PCG-K40 Ser ies Quic k Star t[...]

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    3 Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter .......................... .............1 3 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 Getting St arted ..........................................21 Turning On Yo ur [...]

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    V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Start 4[...]

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    5 Notice to Users © 2005 Sony Electronics Inc. All r ights reserved. Thi s manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD T O THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFORM[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 6 trademark of IBM. Acrobat Reader , Photoshop, Photoshop Element s, and Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. The i.LINK connection m ay vary , depen[...]

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    Notice to Users 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie o u d’électrocution, garder cet appar eil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l?[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 8 Regulatory Inf orma tion Declar ation of Conf ormity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a C lass B digita l device, purs uant to Part 15 of the Rules . These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installat ion. This eq[...]

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    Notice to Users 9 If trouble is experienced with this equipment, you can reach the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 1-888-4-SONY -PC, or write to the Son y Customer Information Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, F L 33913; or find Sony Customer Ser vice on the W eb at: http://www.sony .com/pcsuppor t. If the equipment is c[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 10 T elephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada ) Please refer to your telephone directory under ‘Privacy Issues’ and/or ‘Te rms of Se rvice.’ For more detail ed information, please contact: CR TC T errasses de la C haudière, T our centrale 1 promenade du Portage, 5 étage Hul l PQ K1A 0N2. This Clas s B digital ap[...]

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    Notice to Users 11 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NOTICE NOTICE: This equipment meet s the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equi pment T echnical Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed t o be connect[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 12[...]

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    13 13 Setting Up Congratul ation s on your pur chase of the Sony V AIO® compu ter . Sony has combined l eading -edge technol ogy in audio, vide o, computin g, and communicat ions to pr ovide state-o f-the-a rt per sonal comput ing. Unpacking Y our C omputer Main Unit AC Ada pter Rechargeable Battery Power Cord ✍ Y o ur V AIO® computer is no t s[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 14 V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO ® Computer User Guide — A searchable on -screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on how to us e your new com puter . See “Locating Y o ur V AIO Computer Us er Guide” on page 28 for more information. ❑ V AIO ® Computer Specifications — An online file that d[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 15 Locating Controls and P o rts Fron t 1 Hard dis k drive indi cator 9 Left and right button s 2 Num lock indicator 10 W ireless LAN swit ch 3 Caps lock indicator 11 W ireless LAN indicator 4 Scroll lock indicator 12 Memory S tick® media indicat or 5 Power i ndicator 13 Memory S tick media slot 6 Battery indicator 14[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 16 Back 1 DC IN por t 5 Parallel (pr inter) p ort 2 Modem jack 6 Air vent 3 Network (Ethernet) port 7 Security lock 4 Monitor (VGA) port Only c onnec t 10BAS E-T o r 100 BASE-T X ca bles to the Networ k (E thern et) port. D o not conn ect any oth er type of netwo rk cable or an y telep hone line to this po rt. Con nec[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 17 Left 1 Air vent 5 PC Car d slot 2 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394 ) S400 port 6 A V OUT jack 3 USB 2. 0 por ts 7 Microphone j ack 4 PC Card eject button 8 Headphone jack[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 18 Right 1 Batte ry bay 3 Optical drive 2 Optical drive eject button, optical drive indicator , and manual eject hole[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 19 Bottom 1 Memory bay 3 Air vents 2 Hard dis k drive bay[...]

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    21 21 Getting Star ted This sec tion h elps you ge t your computer run ning and r egister ed, so you can tak e adva ntage of Sony’ s many suppo rt opt ions. Y ou’ll also learn ho w to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer User Gui de, whic h contains step- by-st ep ins truct ions f or oper ating your compu ter . T urning On Y our C omputer [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 22 2 Slide the battery (with the logo facing u p) into the battery bay . If the computer is on, it au tomatically detects the battery . 3 Push the battery bay cover up until it clic ks into place. T o c onnect the A C adapter Once you connect the AC adap ter to the compu ter , the battery begins to char ge whether the[...]

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    T u rni ng On Y our Compute r 23 . T o open and turn on the computer 1 Slide the release latch to the right and lift the cover while holding the bottom of the compu ter firmly . 2 Press the power button until the g reen power indicator lights up. Connecting the AC Adapter to the Com puter ✍ Use only the supplied AC ad apter with your computer . O[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 24 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness co n trols for the LCD dis play as follows: ❑ T o increase brig htness, press the Fn key and t ap the F6 key . ❑ T o decreas e brightness, pr ess the Fn ke y and tap the F5 key . Using the T ouch P ad The comput er contains a pointing device calle d a touch pad . Y ou can [...]

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    Using th e T ouch P ad 25 Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad Acti on Descriptio n Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the p ointer on an item. T apping once Equivalent to pressing the lef t button once. T apping twice Equivalent to pressin g the left button twice. Touch pa d Poin ter Lef t bu tto n Rig[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 26 Sliding one fi nger while pressing the left button Equivalent to using the mouse to drag an item. Moving y our fing er along the right edge of the touch pad Equivalent to scro lling vertically . (The scroll functio n is available on ly with p rograms that s upport a touch pad scroll feature.) Moving y our fing er a[...]

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    Regis tering Y our Compu ter 27 Registering Y our Compu ter T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to qu ality customer suppo rt and receive these benefi ts by registering your com puter 1 : ❑ Sony Customer Support — T alk to a support representative to troub leshoot problem s you may h ave with y our comput er . ❑ Product I nformation Notif[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 28 Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a s earchable help fi le that contains detailed inf ormation on how to us e your new computer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® taskbar , and then click Help an d Su ppor t . The V AIO H elp and Support[...]

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    Locat ing Y our V AIO Compute r Use r Guide 29 V A IO® User Guide 1 User guide table of cont ents List of computer h elp topics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of upd ates and s upplemental information 3 Link to S ony Online S upport W eb site Contains suppor t infor mation and l ist of your comp uter ’ s hardware s pecifications and preinstall[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 30 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n describe s the basi c steps for setting up your dial-up conn ection. T he Connectio n W izard guides you t hrough the proces s of choos ing an In ternet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing accou nt, an d connecting to the Internet. T o connect a telephone [...]

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    T urning Off Y our Computer 31 T o set up a dial-up connection 1 Click St a r t , point to All Programs , Accessories , Communications , and then click New Connection Wizard . The New Connection Wizard appears. 2 Click Next . 3 If it is not already selected, click Connect to the Internet . 4 Click Next . 5 Follow the on-screen in structions. T urni[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 32 4 W ait for your computer to turn of f au tomatically . The computer is off when the power in dicator turns of f. ✍ Respon d to any prompt s warning you to save documents. ✍ During a per iod o f inact ivity , you c an co nserve batt ery l ife b y using power s aving modes. See t he V AIO® Computer User Guide f[...]

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    33 33 T roub leshooting Y our Computer This sec tion d escribes how to solve some bas ic pr oblems you may encounte r when us ing you r computer . For mor e tr ou bleshooti ng topics r efer to the V AIO® Computer User Guid e. Many pr oblems have simple soluti ons, so r efer t o these sou r ces befor e you conta ct Sony Comput ing Support ( http://[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 34 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get Defaul t V a lues . The message Load default va lues for all SETUP items appears. 5 Press Ent er . T he Set up Confirmation window appears. 6 Select Ye s , and pres s Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Changes) , and press[...]

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    T roub leshooti ng Y our Compu ter 35 9 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 10 Select Exit (Save Changes ) , and press Enter . The S etup Confirmatio n window appears again. 11 Select Ye s , and press Enter . The computer restarts . What do I do if m y computer stops responding? It is be st to turn of f your computer u sing the T urn Off Computer optio[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 36 3 Press R to select restart. 3 If the computer does not restart, fo llow these steps: 1 Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys si multaneous ly . The Windows T a sk Mana ger wind ow appears. 2 Press and release Alt to highlight the menu bar , and press the Right Arrow key to select Shut Down . 3 Press Ent er . 4 Press [...]

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    Support Options 37 Suppor t Options If you h ave questi ons abou t your co mputer or the preinstal led pro grams, refer t o the following sources for answers in the sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide provides detailed infor mation on h ow to maximi ze yo ur comput er capabilities and solv[...]

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    V AIO Home page http://www .vaio .net © 2005 Sony Electronics Inc. Printed in China 2-585-159-01 F or custom er support inf ormation, g o to: http://www .sony .com/pcsuppor t *258515 901 *[...]