Sony PCG-TR2 manual

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    VA I O ® C o m p u t e r Quic k Star t PCG-TR2 Series[...]

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    V AIO ® Compu ter Quic k Star t 2 Shor t Cut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help an d Suppor t Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Co mputer windo w . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where yo u can find a file or folder . This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search [...]

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    3 Contents Notice to Users ................... .........................5 Setting Up ................................................ ..15 Unpacking Your Compu ter .......................... .............1 5 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 16 Getting St ar ted .......................................... 23 Turnin[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 4[...]

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    5 Notice to Users © 2003 Sony Ele ctronics Inc. All righ ts reserved. This manual and the software describe d herein, in whole or in p art, may not be repr oduced, tra nslated, or re duced to any machin e-re adable form wit hout pr ior wr itten approv al. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTH[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 6 Sony , DVgate Plus, Hand ycam, i.LINK, Mavica, Magi cGate™ Memory Stick, Memory St ick, Memory Sti ck PRO, V A IO, and t h e V AIO logo are t rademarks of Sony Corporati on. Microsoft , W indo ws Media , W indows, W indows NT , and the W indow s l ogo are regis tere d tradem arks of Micr osoft Corpo ration. Intel[...]

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    Notice to Users 7 Safety In formation W ARNING ❑ T o prevent fire or shock ha zard, do not expos e your comp uter to rain or mo isture. ❑ T o avoid e lectrical shoc k, do not open the cabine t . Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only . ❑ Never i nstall modem or telepho ne wiring during a lightni ng storm. ❑ Never instal l telepho ne j[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 8 ❑ Soyez trè s prudent lors que vous installez ou mod ifiez les lignes t éléphoniques. ❑ Évitez d’ut ilise r le mo dem du rant un orag e éle ctri que . ❑ N'utilise z pas le mode m ni le téléphone pour préve nir d'une fuite de ga z quand vous êtes près de la fuite. ❑ L ’appareil do it [...]

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    Notice to Users 9 harmfu l interf eren ce to radi o communica tions . Howeve r , there is no guarant ee that interfere nce will not occur in a par ticula r in stal lation . If thi s equi pment doe s cause harm ful inte rference to radio or tele vision reception, whi ch can be dete rmined by tur ning the equipm ent off and on, the us er is encou rag[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 10 contact 1- 888-4-SONY -PC (1-888-476-6972 ), or write to the So ny Customer Inform ation Servic e Center , One S ony Dr ive, Park R idge, NJ 07656. If the equipment is ca using harm to the telep hone networ k, the tele phone company may r equest that you disconne ct the equ ipment unti l the pro blem is re solved [...]

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    Notice to Users 11 (S’ app liqu e aux mo dèles sa ns fil de LAN seuleme nt) L ’utilisa tion d e ce di sposi tif es t auto risée seule ment aux co nditions sui vantes: (1) il ne doit pa s produire de brouillag e et (2) l’utilisat eur du dispositif doit ê t re prêt à acce pter tout br ouil lag e ra dioé lect rique reç u, même si ce br o[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 12 RECYCLING LITHIUM ION B A TTERIES RECYCLA GE DES A CCUMULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM RECYCL ING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERI ES Lithi um-Io n batt eries a re recy clable. Y ou ca n help preser ve our environm ent by returni ng your used rech ar geable batt eries t o the coll ection a nd recycl ing locat ion nearest you. [...]

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    Notice to Users 13 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NOTI CE NOTICE: This equip ment meets th e applic able Indu st ry Can ada T erminal Equi pmen t T echnic al Specif icat ions. The Rin ger Equiva lence Numb er (REN) for this termin al equip ment is 0.2. The REN as signed to each t e rmina l equipme nt provides an i ndication of the maximum number of te rminal s [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 14[...]

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    Setting Up 15 Setting Up Congratul ations o n your purchase of t h e Sony V AIO® compu ter . So ny has combined leading -edge technology in audio, video, computing , and communications to provide state-o f-the-art pe rsonal computing. Unpacking Y our Comp uter Main Unit AC Ada pter Power Cord Rechargeable Battery ✍ Recover y CDs are not included[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 16 Locating Controls and P or ts Front (Upper Panel) 1 Num lock indicator 6 MOTION EYE® Camera 2 Caps lock i n dicator 7 MOTION EYE® Camera indi cator 3 Scroll lock indicator 8 CAP TURE butto n 4 Computer screen (LCD) 9 V olum e buttons 5 Speakers 10 Magnify button[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 17 Front (Lower Panel) 1 W ireless L AN switch 6 Memo ry S tick® medi a indicator 2 T ouch pad and left and right butt ons 7 W ireless LAN indicato r 3 Power i ndicator 8 Power button 4 Battery indicator 9 Keyboard 5 Hard dis k drive in dicator 10 CD-R W/DVD-ROM drive and eject button[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 18 Back 1 DC IN port 2 Battery port[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 19 Left 1 VGA monitor port 4 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 p ort 2 Air vent 5 Peripheral device DC OUT port 3 USB port 6 Memory S tick® media slot[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 20 Right 1 Headphones jack 5 PC Card slot 2 Microphone jack 6 Network (Ethernet) port 3 USB port 7 Modem jack 4 PC Card eject button Only c onnec t 10 BASE-T or 1 00BAS E-TX cabl es to th e Networ k (Eth ernet) port. D o not connec t any other t ype of netwo rk cable or an y telephone line to this po rt. Connec ting [...]

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    Locating Controls and P or ts 21 Remo ving Rubbe r T abs ✍ Gently pu ll the rubber tab away f r om the comp uter to find the hidden ports and j acks. Bottom 1 UNLOCK/L OCK latch 3 Reset butt on 2 RELEASE latch 4 V entilation slots Rubber tab Rubber tab[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 22[...]

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    Getting Started 23 Getting Star ted The supplied battery is n ot charg ed when you un pack it. T o charg e it for future use, install the battery , and then connect the AC adapter to power your computer . The battery char ges from A C power rega rdless if the computer i s o n or of f. See the “Powering Y our Co mputer” chapter of your on-screen[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 24 . 1 Lift the cover while holding the bottom of the computer firmly . 2 Press th e power bu tton unt il the po wer indicato r turns on. Connecting the AC Adapter to the Computer ✍ Use only the suppl ied AC adapte r with your computer . T urning on the Com puter ✍ If you c ontinue to hol d the p ower bu tton, th[...]

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    Using th e T ouch P ad 25 Using the T ouch P ad The computer co ntains a pointing device called a touch pad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touch pad. Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad Acti on Description Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the p ointer on an item. T appin[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 26 Registering Y our Comp uter T ake ad vantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer suppo r t and receive these bene fits by r egister ing your computer: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Sup port — T alk to a suppor t represen tative t o troubles hoot problems you ma y have wit h your computer . ❑ Limited W arrant y Ex[...]

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    Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter U ser Guid e 27 Locating Y our V A IO Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation o n how to u se your new computer . T o open the user guid e 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and then click Help and Support . The Help and [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 28 V AIO Us er Guide W indow 1 User guide table of contents List of compu ter help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flyer List of u pdates an d supple mental information 3 Link to the Sony Comput ing Support W eb site List of y our computer’ s hardware specificati ons and pr einstalle d soft ware information (In ternet [...]

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    Setting Up A D ial-Up Connectio n 29 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection The Connection W izard guides you through th e process o f choosing an Internet Service Provide r (ISP) or setting up an exis ting account, and co nnecting to the Internet. T o set up a di al-up conn ection 1 Connect a telephone cab le to your computer . See “Set tin g up a dial[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 30 T urn ing Off Y our Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in loss of data. Follow the steps b elow to p roperly t urn of f you r computer and avoid losing d ata. T o turn off your computer 1 Close all operations. 2 Click St a rt on the W indows® task bar . 3 Click T urn Off Computer[...]

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    31 V AIO Recov er y Wizard Utility System and Application R eco very CDs are not supplied with your V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO computer is equ ipped with the V AIO Recovery W izard, a fast and eas y-to-use system recov ery utility . This system and appl ication recovery utility enables you to recover preinstalled software programs, the operatin[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 32 V isit the Sony Computing Sup p ort W eb site for the latest in f ormation about using the V AIO Recovery W izard or Recov ery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/sup p ort/news/hddrecovery .html. T o purchase a V AIO Recovery Media kit 1 Go to the Sony Direct Accessories and Parts Center W eb site at h[...]

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    T roub l es hootin g 33 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r w on’t star t ? ❑ If your co mputer com es with a floppy d isk drive, make sure the drive is empty . ❑ If you are using an external di splay , make sure t he disp lay is pl ugged in to a power source and turn ed on. Make s ure the brightness a nd contrast con trols are adj[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 34 3 Use the Down Arrow key to select System Time , set the time (hour: minute: second) , and press Enter . 4 Use the Right Arrow key to select the Exit tab, and press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The message Load default values for all SETUP items appears. 5 Press Ent er . When the Setup Confir[...]

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    T roub l es hootin g 35 My computer stopped responding. How do I turn it off? ❑ Click St a r t on the W indows® task bar , and select T urn Off Computer . Select T urn Off Computer and click OK . ❑ Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys simultaneously . When the Win dows T as k Manager dialog box appears, select the Shut Down menu and click Tu r n[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Star t 36 Suppor t Options If you hav e questi ons about your computer or th e preinstal led prog rams, ref er to the following sources fo r answers in the seq uence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer Do cumentation The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide and the printed V AIO® Computer Quick Start provide information on [...]

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    http://www .sony .com/v aio Printed in Japa n © 2003 Sony E lectronics Inc. 4-67 9-096-01[...]