Sony PCG-SR11K manual

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Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 2 nN Notice to User s © 2000 S ony Corpor ation. Al l rights reserved . This m anual and th e softwar e d escribed herein , in wh ole or in part, may not be r eproduced , translated, or r educed to any machine-r eadable form without prior w ritten app rov al. Sony Corpora tion provide s no wa rranty with regard t[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 3 nN Safety Inf ormation Ow ner’s Rec or d The model number and s er ial number are located on th e bottom of your Sony noteb ook computer . Record the serial number in the spa c e pr ovided here. Refer to the model and serial number when you call V AIO- Link . Se rial numb er:____ _____ ______ ______ ___ Mo del[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 4 nN Regulatory I nformation This p r o duct confo rms to the fol l ow ing E ur opea n Directives: 73/23 /EEC ( Low V oltag e Directive ) 89/ 336/EEC, 92/31 /EEC (EM C Direct ives) 93/ 68/EEC (CE M arking Direc tive) 1999/ 5/EC (ra dio eq uip ment and t elec ommuni catio ns te rminal eq uipme nt Di r ec tiv e) Thi[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 5 nN As an E NERGY S TAR P artner, So ny has det ermined t hat thi s produ ct meet s the E NER GY S TAR gui deline s fo r energ y efficiency . The I nter nation al E NERGY S TA R Office Equip ment Program is an inte rnation a l program that promo tes energ y saving thr o ugh the use of computers and the ir office [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 6 nN Disposal of Lithum Ion ba ttery ! Do no t hand le dam aged o r leaki ng Li thium i on bat teries. Dis pose o f pro mptly and pr operly . ! Danger of explos i on i f battery is incorrect l y r epla c ed . R e place only wit h th e same or equiva lent type recom me nded by the ma nufac turer . Disca rd use d ba[...]

We lc om e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 7 nN We lc o me Con grat ulation s on pur chas ing a Son y V AI O not ebook comp uter . Sony ha s co mbined leading -edge techn ology in audi o, video, compu ting and com municatio ns to provide you with s ta te-of-the-art personal computing. Here ar e just some of the featur es your V AIO notebook comp[...]

We lc om e About the U s e r Guides Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 8 nN About t he User Gu i des Y o u r Docu m entat ion Pack con tains paper and on-l in e u ser guides on a Documentat ion CD -ROM: Printed Doc um e ntation: A Setting Up po s ter in colour and a G etting Started br o chur e; a Customer Guide , wher e you will fin d all the b as[...]

We lc om e About the U s e r Guides Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 9 nN 2 Ref er to your Sof tware G uid e for i nfor mati on on the bundl ed so ftwar e an d th e Sony a pplica tions. Abo ut t he Soft war e is a s hort d esc rip tio n of t he fea tu res of th e s oft ware pre - installed o n your syst em. Customizing y our notebook explains how[...]

We lc om e Unpacking Y our Notebook Compute r Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 10 nN Un pack in g Y o ur Not eboo k Co mpu ter Remov e the fo llowing h ar dware it ems from t he box: Rechargeable batte ry p ack Product R ecovery CD-R OMs AC adapter Phon e pl ug (co untr y spe cif ic) Phon e ca ble Mai n unit CD-R OM driv e D ocume ntat io n Pack [...]

We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 11 nN Ergo nomi c Con sidera tions Y ou will be using you r n otebook c o m put er a s a por table device in a var iety o f envir onm ents. Whenever possible, you should attempt to take account of the following e rgonomic co ns ide rations to b oth stationar y and port able e[...]

We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 12 nN Furniture and postur e – S i ti nac h a i rw i t hg o o d b a c ks u p p o r t .A d j u s tt h e l e v e lo f the c h air s o your feet ar e flat o n the fl oor . A fo otre st ma y make you mor e com for ta ble. S it in a rela xed , up righ t pos tu r e and av o id sl[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 13 nN Using Y our Notebook Computer Th is s ecti on descr ibes how t o start u sing your co mput er and h ow to use y our com pu ter ’s i nte rnal de vice s, su ch as t he to uch pa d, the di sk dr ive s and t he ba tter y . .. Loc atin g t[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 14 nN Left DC In (pa ge 17) USB co n n e c t o r (pa ge 46) V entilation slot Memory Stick ™ slo t (page 36) Monitor co nnector (pa ge 51) Mem ory Stick ™ e ject button (pa ge 36) A C adap ter ma ins conne ctor and p ower c ord : haza rdo[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 15 nN Front Power indicator (page 28) C aps L ock indi cat or (page 28) Ke y b oa r d (page 25) Batter y in dicator (page 28) Scroll Lock indicator (page 28) T o uchp ad (page 35) Mem ory St ick ™ indicator (page 36) Internal microph one 1 [...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 16 nN Back Bottom Batte ry connector (page 18) Batte ry lo ck lever (page 18) Ba ttery release lever (page 18) Venti lat ion slot 1 1 2 3[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Connecting a P o w er So urce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 17 nN Conn ect ing a Pow er Sourc e Y ou can use ei t her AC power or a recha rgeable battery pack as a power source. Using the AC Adapter 1 Plu g th e ca ble att ache d t o th e AC a dap te r int o th e DC I n co nn ect or on the com pu ter . 2 Plug[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Connecting a P o w er So urce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 18 nN Using Ba tte r y Power Y o uc a nu s e a b a t t e r yp a c ka sas o u r c eo fp o w e r . Th e bat tery pac k supp lied w ith your com puter is no t fully charged at the tim e of purc hase. Follo w t he steps below to inser t and charge the ba[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Connecting a P o w er So urce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 19 nN T o charge the ba t te ry pack 1 Conn e c t the A C adapter t o the comput er . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The c omputer autom atically char g e s the bat tery (th e batter y indicato r light fl ashes in a double blin k pattern as the batt ery[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Connecting a P o w er So urce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 20 nN For so me sof twa re applica tions and so me p eriphera l devi ces , y our co mp uter m ay not e nter s ystem hibe rnatio n mod e when batter y lif e i s low. T o avoid l oss of data whe n using b atter y power , yo u shoul d save y our d ata f[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Connecting a P o w er So urce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 21 nN T o remov e t he battery pa ck 1 T ur n of f the co mputer and cl ose the cove r . 2 Slide th e lock lever to the U NLOC K posit ion. 3 Slide th e release l ever to the UN LOCK p osition a nd slide t he bat tery aw ay from th e com pu te r . Y [...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Startin g Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 22 nN St arti ng Y ou r Co mpu ter 1 Slide th e LC D lock l ever in the direction of the arro w , and lift the cove r . 2 Slide t h e power switch of the computer until t h e green po w er in dicator light tur n s on. 3 If ne ce ssa ry , ad just t he brig[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Shutting Down Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 23 nN Sh utt ing D ow n Y our Com put er 1 Cli ck t he Start bu tto n on t he W indows ® taskba r . 2 Cli ck Shut Do wn at the botto m of the Start m enu to dis play the Shut Down W in dows dia log box . 3 Select Sh ut do wn . 4 Cli ck OK . 5 W a i t[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Registering Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 24 nN Reg iste ring Y our Comp uter Y o u can take advant age of So n y ’ s commitm ent to quality customer support and receive th e follo wing ben efits by registe ring you r comp uter wit h Sony : V AIO-Link – Y o u can contac t V AIO-Link by Inte[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 25 nN Usin g the Ke y b oard Y our k eyboard is very simila r to a desk top com puter ’ s, but the keyboard has additi o nal keys that perform specific n o t eboo k computer -relat ed task s . Ke ys D esc rip tio ns Numeric keypad ar ea Conta ins th e keys f [...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 26 nN Corr ection keys The Ins ert , Back Space ,a n d Dele te keys enable you to make cor rection s in y our doc um ents. Navigati on keys Seve ral keys are devoted t o movi ng the curso r on the screen. Fu nction k eys The tw elve functio n keys alo ng th e t[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 27 nN Combinations a nd Functions with the Windows ® Key Applications key The Applicat ions key displays a s h ortcut menu o f context-sensitive cho i ces; p ressi ng t his ke y i s the eq ui va lent o f clic ki ng th e righ t m ous e butto n. Combinati ons Fu[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 28 nN Indicators Indica tor Funct i ons Power 1 Power on: lights green . System Idle mode: lig hts amber . System suspend mode: f las h es amber . Ba ttery Indica tes th e status of the b atter y inse rted in the comp ute r . Light On Of f Hard disk Data i s re[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 29 nN Combinations a nd Functions with the Fn Key Combinati ons/ Feature Funct ions Fn+ (ESC ) Syste m Sus pend Puts th e sys tem i nto Sy stem S uspen d mode , a p ower m ana gement state . T o return t he system to th e active s tate, pres s any k ey . Fn+ (F[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 30 nN Fn+B Bass Boost T oggles the Bass Boost function off and on. This featur e is available with headphones only . Fn+F Cha nge Dis pla y size Zooms the display size in or out when the d isp la y is se t to a low res ol ut ion . Fn+S System Idl e Puts th e sy[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Jog Di a l ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 31 nN Usi ng the Jog Dia l ™ Y our computer is eq ui pped with a Jog Dial on the right si d e of your c omput er . Y ou can turn or / and pr ess the Jo g Dia l to scroll t he wind ow , select a soft ware, adjust t he intern al speaker volume, etc. The J[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Jog Di a l ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 32 nN Launche r mode The Jog Di al wind ow switc hes to th e launc her mode if n o softw are , p rog ram is i n use , or when the Jog D i al window is a ctiv e. Guide mode Th e Jo g D ial i s i n th e gu id e mo de if a sof tw are or a prog ra m is in u s[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Jog Di a l ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 33 nN T o Us e t he J og D ial Launche r mode Cli ck t he Jog Dial window or the o n-scr een di splay , or pr ess the J og Dial wh ile pr essin g the C trl key to swi tch to th e la u n che r mode. 1 T u rn th e Jo g Di al to sel ec t an it em , the n p r[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the Jog Di a l ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 34 nN Software that s upport the Jog Dia l If the So ny soft ware support ing the Jog Dial is a ctive, you can use the Jo g Dial's fun c t ions al located t o each soft ware . See Inform ation on Us ing the Jog Di a l in y our So ftware G uide. Softw[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using the T ouchpad Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 35 nN Usi ng the T ouc hpad Th e keyboa r d c ontain s a curs or - pointing devi ce calle d a touc hpad. Y ou can po int to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the s cr een using the built- i n touchpad. Action Descr i p t i on Poi nt Slid e one finger on th [...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 36 nN Using Me mory St ick ™ This new compact, porta bl e, and versati l e IC re co r ding medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The Memory Stick ™ is spe cially des igned for exchan ging and sharing digita l data w i th compat ibl[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 37 nN T o r emove a Memory S tick 1 Ma ke su re tha t t he M emo ry Sti ck me di a acc es s indi ca tor is o ff. 2 Push th e Memo ry Stick medi a ej ect bu tton. 3 When t h e b u t ton come s out, push t he ejec t butt on again an d remov e t h e Me mory St[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 38 nN ! To p revent t he possible l o ss of dat a , do not remove a Memory Stick media when the Memory Stick media access l ight is o n. L a r g e i mage fi l es r equ ire more time to st ore o n a Mem or y Stick media, so alwa ys check the Me mory Stic k m[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er CD-ROM Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 39 nN CD-R OM Drive Y ou can use t he CD-ROM d rive supplied* with your note bo o k computer to rea d C D- ROMs, Aud io CDs, CD Extras and V ideo CDs. T o re m ove th e dev ic e If y o u un plug this device from the co mputer when tur ned o n, your s ystem might cras[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 40 nN Usi ng PC Cards Y our com pu t er incl udes a PC c ar d sl ot. PC car d s al low you to c onnect p orta ble exter nal dev ices . Insert the P C card into the PC card slot, front label facing up. G ently push the card into the s lo t u ntil the c ar d is fix e[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 41 nN T o remove the de vi c e If you unplug this device from the computer when tur ned on, your system might crash and you mig ht lose data that you did n ’ ts a v eb e f o r e . If y our compu ter is tu rned of f, yo u do not ha ve to foll ow t h e se inst ru c[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 42 nN Usi ng Po wer Savi ng Mode s When you us e a batte ry as the so u r c e of powe r for you r comp uter , you can ta k e adva ntage of po wer managem ent sett ings to con serve batt ery li fe. In add ition to th e norma l operating mode, which allo w[...]

Usi n g Y ou r Notebo ok Comput er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 43 nN System Suspe nd Mode The co m pu ter saves the curr ent stat e of th e syst em i n RA M an d switche s off powe r to the CPU. The amber power light flashes in t his mode. T o activ at e Sy stem Suspend mode Pr ess Fn+E sc, or slide th e powe r swit[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 44 nN Connecti ng peripheral devices Y ou can add func t i onality to your co mputer by connec ting or using any of these periph erals a nd enjo y the so ftware des cribed in the Ab out th e Softwa re user guide: Using the Mo dem (page 45) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device (page [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Using the Modem Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 45 nN Using th e Modem Y our notebook computer is eq uipped with an inter nal modem. Before using your modem, please r ead the instr u ctio ns in Co nfiguri ng the Mo dem f or use in yo ur Softwa re Guide. Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Universal Se rial Bus ( USB) Device Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 46 nN Univ ersal Seria l B us (USB) De vice Y ou can connect a U SB device to your computer . T o conne ct a USB de vice Use t he s ymbol to lo ca te the USB con nect or . Plug on e end of th e U S B c able int o th is po rt and t he oth er en [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 47 nN Fl oppy D isk D riv e Y ou can conne ct an optio nal USB floppy disk dr ive to t he U SB connector o n your com pu ter: T o connect the flo ppy disk drive Pl ug th e USB ca ble i nto the US B c onne ct or . T he V A IO log o on the di sk dri v e sho uld b [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 48 nN T o inser t a dis kette 1 Hold the d iskette w ith the l abel s ide facing u p. 2 Gently pus h the dis kette i nto the drive until it c licks into place. T o rem ove a diske tte Wh en you finish u sing t he disk ette, wa it until th e LED i ndica t o r tu [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 49 nN T o re m ove th e dev ic e If y o u u nplug th is device f rom the com puter when t urned on, you r system might c rash and you migh t lose data tha t you didn ’ t save bef ore. If your com puter is tur ned off, you do n ot have to fo llow these instruct[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Prin ter Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 50 nN Prin ter Y ou can connect a W indows-compatible printer to your com put er t o print documents. T o connect a print er using the USB connect or Y ou can conn ect a US B pr inter comp atible with your ver sion of W in dows ® to your com pu ter . Us e the sy mbo l t[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 51 nN Ex ternal D ispl a y Y ou can connect an exter n al dis play to your notebook computer . For example, you can use the c omputer with a ny of the following: Comp uter disp lay (moni tor) Pro j ector . T o connect a comput er display Use the supplied D is pl[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 52 nN T o connect a pro j ec tor Y o u can use a projecto r as an external d isplay , such as t h e Sony L CD Pr ojector . Y o u can connect a projector using the supplied Display Adapter . 1 Pl ug t he Dis pla y Ada pte r int o th e c ompu te r' s Moni to [...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 53 nN T o s ele ct a di spl ay When you c onnect a n exte rnal displ ay to the mo n it or conn ector , you c an press Fn+F7 to t oggle t he out put be tween th e Liqu id Crystal Displ ay (LCD), the e x ter nal mon itor , or both devi ces. See y our Softwa re gui[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 54 nN i.LIN K ™ dev ice Y o u r c omputer inc ludes an i.LIN K (IE E E1394) connec tor , which you ca n use to connect to an i .LI NK ™ de vice such as a digi tal video camera re cor der or to connect tw o V AIO notebooks in or d er to co py , delete or edi[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 55 nN T o us e Smart Conne ct and Smart Conn ect Monitor W ith Smart Connect you can copy , edit or delete files on another V AIO computer (equipped wit h Smart Connect) connected to your computer with an i.LINK ™ cab le . Y ou can a lso prin t a docu ment on[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Memory Sticks ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 56 nN Memo ry Stic ks ™ If your digital video camera r ec or d er i ncludes a Memory St ic k ™ sl ot , you can c opy imag es fr o m it to your co mpute r v ia a Mem ory Stick ™ . Copy images on the Memory S t ick ™ and i nser t t h e car d into the M emo[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Ex ter nal Sp eake rs Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 57 nN Ex ternal S peake rs Y ou can enhance the sound quali t y of your computer by connec ting external speakers. T o conn ect ex ternal s peakers Use the i s ymbol to lo cate the H eadpho ne connec tor . Pl ug the spea ker cable int o th is con nec tor . M[...]

Co nnec tin g periph eral device s Exter nal M i c r ophone Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 58 nN Ex ternal Micr ophone Y ou can enhanc e the q uality of s ound inpu t by us ing an exte rnal micropho ne. T o connect an exter nal micropho ne Use t he to loca te the Lin e-in con nector . Plug th e microphone c able in to this con nec tor . Mak e s[...]

Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Options Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 59 nN Getting Help This sect i on desc r ibes how to get hel p and support from Sony , as well as trou ble sh oot ing tip s for y our c om put er . See als o the online F AQ provid ed on yo ur Docu mentation CD -ROM. About Sony ’ s Supp ort Opti ons Sony p rovi d es [...]

Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Options Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 60 nN Other sourc e s of informatio n Th e online help files th at accompa n y you r pre -inst alled sof tw a re conta i n in stru ction s on usi ng the sof twar e. V AIO-Link website: if you have any probl em with your computer , you can access th e V A IO -L ink w eb[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 61 nN T rou bles hoo ti ng Th is section des cribes ho w to s o lv e com mon pro blems yo u may e ncount er whe n using your computer . Many pro blem s have simple solutions, s o try these suggestions befor e you con t a ct V AIO-Li nk. Abou t th e co mpute r and s oftwar e, see page[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 62 nN If you are usin g an external displa y , check th at i t is plugged in t o a p o w er source and turned on. Check that you h a ve switched to the ex t er nal d isplay and that the br ight n es s and contr ast contr ols are ad justed cor rec tly . Please r efer to t h e ma n ual[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 63 nN Th e mess age S ave co nfigu ratio n cha nge s an d exit n ow? appears. 8 Ch eck that [Y es] is selec ted, then press the En ter key . The co m pu ter wil l restar t. My computer does not s hut down It is best to shut down yo ur computer using the Shut D own comman d on the Wi [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 64 nN My softwar e progr am l ocks up or cr ash es Conta ct the so ftwar e p ublisher or des ignated provider for techn ical support. Plea se re fer to y our Softwa re g ui de for i nformati on on how t o contact them. My mouse does n ’ t w or k Check that the m ouse is p lugged in[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 65 nN About the display My LCD does not disp l ay an yt hi ng Check that the computer is plugged into a power sour c e and that it is tur ned o n. Check that t he power indi cat or o n the f r ont p anel of the com puter is on. Check that the battery packs ar e inserted pr operly and[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 66 nN If you us e external s peakers, check t h at the s peakers ar e pr o perly connected and the volume is turned up. If t he s peakers have a mute button, make sur e it is off. If batteri es po wer th e speakers, check that the batter ies are i n sert ed properly a nd that they ar[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 67 nN My m o dem connect ion is slow Many factors influence modem connection speed, including telephone line noise or comp atibility w ith tele phone equ ipmen t ( s uch as fa x machin es or ot her modems ). If you think your m o d em is not connecting pr oper ly to other PC-based mo[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 68 nN About CD-ROMs a nd diskettes My CD-ROM drive tr ay does not open Make sure the com put er is turned on. Pres s the Eject button on t he CD-ROM d ri ve. If the Ej ect butt on doe s n ot work, you ca n open the t ray by i nser ting a s harp, point e d obje c t in t o the hole t o[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de Getting Help T roubleshooti ng 69 nN When I re m ov e th e M e m or y Stick, an err or m e ssage appear s. Inse rt the Memory Sti ck ™ into the sl ot a gai n a nd pres s t he En ter key . W ait unt il the a ctive a pplicatio n finish es, the n remove the Mem ory Stick ™ .I f t h e m e s s a g e confirms eject [...]

No te s on Us e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 70 nN Notes on Use Th is section des cribes s afety guid elines an d precau t ions to he lp protec t your c omputer fr om potentia l damage. On Upgrading the Sys tem Y our notebook co mputer and memor y modules use high pr ecision co m p onents and elec t ronic c onnecto rs' technolo gy . T o [...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 71 nN Add ing Memor y In the fu tur e you may w ant to ins tall mem ory modu les to expand th e fun ction ality of your com puter . Y o u c an in crease the memory by installing o ptional memo ry m o dules. Pre cauti ons On handlin g Be ca refu l w he n addi ng me mo ry . M i sta kes [...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 72 nN On keeping Use the special bag deliver ed with the mem ory module or wrap the module in alum inium foil to protec t it from electrostat ic discharge. D on o tp l a c et h em e m o r ym o d u l ei n p l a c e ss u b j e c t t o : Heat sou rces su ch as radia tors or air d ucts, D[...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 73 nN T o i nstall a m e mor y m odul e 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug the computer and rem ov e the battery pac k s. 3 W ait until the c omputer coo ls down. Th e interior of t he notebook be comes extremely ho t during op e r ation. W ait [...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 74 nN 6 Before you remove the module from its packa ge, touch a metal pa r t of the computer to discharge any static el ec t ricity accumulated on your body . Remove the mo d ule f rom its pr otective pac kage. 7 Install the m emor y modu le by ho lding t he modu le ed ge conne ctor p[...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 75 nN 9 Ret urn the pa lm r est to it s orig inal posi tion by al igni n g it with th e not ch on th e keyboard and then sett ing it on the keyboar d. Hand le the palm r est gentl y to avo id brea kin g the att ached cabl e. 10 Cl ose the displa y pan el a n d r eplac e the six s cre [...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 76 nN T o r emove a memory modul e 1 T urn off the com puter and all peri pheral d e vic es . Disconnect the po wer cor d and all cables f r om the computer , an d then r emo v e the bat tery packs. 2 Perform the steps 2 and 3 of " Instal li ng a Memory Mo dul e" . The compu[...]

No te s on Us e Adding Memory Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 77 nN T o v iew the amount of memory 1 T ur n on the comp u t er . 2 Cl i c k the Start but ton, poi n t t o V AI O, and cl i c k "Sony Not ebook Setup" . 3 The Sony Not ebook Setup scr een appears . 4 Click the " About This Comput er" tab to v iew the amount of sy[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 78 nN Ot her preca uti on s On Handl ing the L CD Screen Do not leave the LCD facing the sun as it can damage the LCD. Be careful when using the computer near a wind ow . Do not sc ratch th e LCD or exe rt pr essur e o n it. Thi s coul d cau se m al functi on. Using the computer i[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 79 nN Do not p lace heav y objects on t he power cor d. T o disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug. Never pull the cord itself. Unplug your computer from the wall o ut l et if you will not be using the computer for a lo n g time. When the A C adapter is not used, unplug it f[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 80 nN Ambient temperatur e of mor e than 35 º Co rl e s st h a n1 0 º C, Hi gh hu midity . Do not place electronic equipment near your com puter . The computer ’ s elec tromagne tic field may cause a malfuncti on. Provide a dequate air c ir c ulation t o pr ev ent intern al he[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 81 nN On Handling CD-ROM Di s ks Do no t tou ch th e s urf ace of th e disk . Do not d r o p or bend the d isk. On Cle aning CD-ROM Di sk s Fin ger prin ts a nd du st on th e sur fac e of a di sk ma y cau se rea d errors . Pro pe r care of the di sk is essentia l to m ainta in its[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 82 nN On Using Batteri es Never leav e the batter y pack in temper at ur es above 60 ° C , su ch as in a c ar parked in the su n or und er direct sunligh t. Batter y life is shor ter in a co ld environme nt. This is due t o decreased b attery effi ciency at low temperatur es. Cha[...]

No te s on Us e Other precautions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 83 nN walking, especially at pedestrian cr os s i ngs. Y ou should exercise extr em e caution or discon tinue us e in potentia l l y hazard ous sit uations. Prev en ti n g hearing damage – A void us ing ea rphones at high v olume . Hear ing experts advise against co n tin u ous,[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 84 nN Specif ication s Model Number PCG-SR11K Process or Mob ile Int el ® Pen tium ® III proc essor 60 0 MHz - In tel ® SpeedStep ™ technolog y Hard Disk Drive xx 10 G B Standard RAM xx MB S DRA M mi cro DIM M Maxi mum RAM xxx MB LCD Screen XGA TF T poly-Si L2 Cach e Memory xxx KB (CPU integr[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 85 nN Expansi on Capabil i t ies One PCM CIA typ e II C ard a nd Card bus su pport. Built - I n Capabili ties Mi cr opho ne, Ste re o spe ake rs, T o uchpa d, Jog Di al Special But t on Jog Dial Connecti on Capabil i t ies on Notebook Externa l spe aker s, Hea dpho ne, Mi c, US B, T y pe II PC Car[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 86 nN ‡ See our special Guarantee extension conditions. . Spec ification s ar e s ub ject to change witho ut n ot ice. Weight without AC adapt er with AC adapter 1.36 k g 1.62 k g Operat i n g T emperature +5 ° C t +35 ° C (temperature gradient less than 10 ° C/hou r) Sto rage T emperatur e -[...]

Comp atib ility tab le Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 87 nN Compatibi lity ta ble Th is t able co ntains an o verview o f the dev ices tha t are compa t ib le with y our note book. Devices Co mpatible No t comp at ible USB mouse So ny US B mo us e PCG A-U MS Se ries AC adapte r PC GA-A C16 V i.Li nk cables VMC- IL4415 VMC- IL4408Se ries Battery[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 88 nN Index A AC ad apter 17 AC power 17 ad ding hardw a re 44 per iphe ral s 44 prin ters 50 air c irculation 80 Alt key 26 Applications ke y 27 B bat tery p ack cha rg ing 19 co nnec to r 16 insert in g 18 loading 18 removing 21 bat t er y pac ks 82 cha rg ing 19 indicator lights 15 , 28 insert in g 18 in[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 89 nN trou blesh ootin g 61 , 63 , 64 conn ecting CD- ROM dr ive 40 digita l vid eo rec o rder 54 external sp eakers 57 floppy dis k dr ive 47 micr ophone 58 monitor 51 netw ork 40 pow er sou rce 17 prin ter 50 USB device 46 co nne ct ors bat tery 16 DC In 14 , 17 i.LINK 13 keyboa rd 15 micr ophone 13 prin [...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 90 nN G Guar antee 24 Guar antee card 24 H handl ing audio C Ds 81 CD- ROM dis cs 81 disket t es 80 hard dri ves indicator light 15 Help Mouse ware 35 online 60 I i.LINK 13 , 54 IEEE139 4 13 , 54 Indicator lights 28 indicator lights bat tery 15 , 28 Cap s Loc k 15 , 28 hard dri ve 15 Num Lock 15 , 28 pow er[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 91 nN moistu re con densati on 80 monitor conn ecting 51 co nnec to r 52 mouse trou blesh ootin g 64 Mouse Properties sc reen 35 N Naviga tion keys 26 nav igation k eys 26 netw ork conn ecting 40 Num Lock 15 indicator light 28 numeric key pad area 25 O online help 60 oper ator keys 26 outp ut de vices ad di[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 92 nN selecting pow er sou rce 18 Shi ft k ey 27 Shut Down W in d ows dialog box 23 Sm art C onn ec t 55 So ftw are gu id e 59 Sony e-mail support service 60 Sp ea ker s volume 29 speaker s external 57 trou blesh ootin g 65 Start butto n 23 star t ing co mpu ter 22 star tup problems 23 Sys tem H iber na tio[...]