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Sony PCG-V505E manual

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    VA I O ® C o m p u t e r Quic k Star t PCG-V505E Series[...]

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    Shor tcut Men u +F1 Displays the V AIO Help and S upport Cen ter windo w . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Compu ter window . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search from the Start men u. +Ctrl+F Display[...]

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    3 Notice to Users ................... .........................5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu t er ...... ................................. 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 Getting St ar ted ........................................ ..21 Turning On Yo [...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 4[...]

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    5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights r eserved. This manual and the software desc r ibed herein, in wh ole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or re duced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFO [...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 6 Media, Windows, Windows NT , and the Windows logo are registered tra demarks of M icrosoft Corporation. Intel , SpeedStep, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM. Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, Photoshop E lements, and Premiere are trademarks of Ad[...]

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    Notice to Users 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou 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 e il et ne confier son entretien qu’à une per sonne qualif iée . ❑ Ne jamais ef fectue[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conf ormity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a Clas s B dig ital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the Rules. Thes e limits are des igned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. T his equi[...]

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    Notice to Users 9 modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service. If trouble is experienced with this equipment, you can reach the Sony Customer I nformation Service Cent e r at 1-888-4-SONY -PC, or write to the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, F L 33913 ; or find Sony Customer Service on the W e[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 10 T elephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada ) Please refer to your telephone di r ectory under ‘Privacy Issues’ and/or ‘Te rms of S ervice.’ For more detailed information, please contact: CR TC T errasses de la C haud ièr e, T our centrale 1 promenade du Portage, 5 étage Hul l PQ K1A 0N2. This Clas s B di gita[...]

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    Notice to Users 11 INDUSTR Y CANADA NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meet s the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment 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 to be connected[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 12[...]

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    13 Setting Up Congratul ations on you r pur chase of the Sony V AI O® computer . Sony has combined l eading-e dge technol ogy in vi deo, audio, c omputing, and communicat ions to pr ovide state-o f-the-a rt persona l computing. Unpacking Y our Computer Main Unit AC Ada pter Rechargeable Battery Power Cord[...]

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    V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 14 V AIO Computer Document s ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — A searchable on-screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use yo ur new comput er . See “Locating Y our V AIO Computer Us er Guide” on page 27 for more information. ❑ V AIO® Comp uter Q uick St art (this docu ment) — Contai[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 15 Locating Controls and P or ts Fron t 1 Computer screen (LCD) 9 Power indicator 2 Speakers 10 Battery indicator 3 Keyboar d 11 Hard disk drive ind icator 4 T ouch pad 12 W ireless LAN indicator * 5 Left and right but tons 13 Num lock indicator 6 Memory S tick® media indicat or 14 Caps lock indicator 7 Power switch [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 16 Back 1 Batte r y por t Left 1 Security lock slot 6 USB 2. 0 port 2 DC IN por t 7 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) S400 po rt 3 Air ve nt 8 Microphone j ack 4 Monitor (VGA) port 9 Headphone jack 5 PC Card eject button 10 PC Card slot[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 17 Right 1 Memory S tick® media indicator 6 Optical dr ive eject button 2 Memory S tick® media slot 7 USB 2. 0 port 3 Optical drive 8 Air vent 4 Optical drive LED indicator 9 Modem jack 5 Manual eject hole 10 Network (Ethernet) port Only connect 10B ASE-T or 10 0BASE-T X cables to the Networ k (Etherne t) port . Do [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 18 Removing the Protective T abs ✍ Gently pu ll the protective t abs away from the comp uter to find the Ethern et port and modem j ack. Prot ective ta b[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 19 Bottom 1 Port repli cator connect or 4 Reset button 2 Battery UNLOCK/LOCK latch 5 Air vent 3 Battery RELEASE latch[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 20[...]

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    21 Getting Star ted This sec t i on helps y ou get your computer running and regi ster ed, so you can tak e adva ntage of Sony’ s many suppo rt opti ons. Y ou’ll also learn ho w to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer Use r Guide, whic h contains step- by-step instru ctions f or oper ating you r comp uter . T urning On Y our Com puter T o [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 22 2 Align the grooves on the battery with the tabs on the back of the computer, and slide the batter y toward the computer un til it clicks into place. 3 Slide the UNLOCK/LOCK latch into the LOCK position to secure the battery on the computer . 4 Connect the AC adapter to the computer . See “T o connect the AC ad[...]

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    T urn ing On Y o ur Compute r 23 T o connect the A C adapte r 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN por t. 2 Plug the power cor d into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . T o open an d turn on t he computer 1 Slide the Release latch to the right and lif t th e cover while holdin g the bottom of the computer firmly . Connecting the AC Adapter to[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 24 2 Slide the power switch to the rig h t until the green power ind icator lights up. 3 If necessary , adjust the brigh tness controls for the LC D display as follows: ❑ T o increase brightness, press the Fn + F5 keys, and then press the Up Arrow key or Right Arrow key . ❑ T o decrease b rightness, press the Fn[...]

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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 Act ion Description Sliding one finger Equivalent to using a m ouse to place the pointer o n an item. T apping once Equivalent to pressing the left button on ce. T appin g twice Equivalent to pressin g the left button twice. Sliding one finger while pressing the [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 26 Registering Y our Comp ute r T ak e ad vantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer support and receive these bene fits by r egistering y our comp uter: ❑ Sony Cu stomer Sup port — T alk to a sup port repr esentativ e to troubles hoot problems you may h ave with y our computer . ❑ Limited W arranty E[...]

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    Locat ing Y our V AIO Co mputer U ser Guid e 27 Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guide The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . T o open t he user gu ide 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® ta skbar , and then click Help and Suppo rt . The Help and [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 28 Setting Up A Di a l-Up Connectio n This sectio n describe s the basic s teps for set ting up y our dial-up connection. T h e Connectio n W izard guides y ou through the proces s of choosi ng an Int ernet Service Provider (ISP) or se tting up an existing accou nt, and connecting to the Internet. T o connect a t el[...]

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    Setting U p A Dial-Up C onnection 29 3 Plug one end of th e telephone cab le into the Modem jack. Mak e sure it cli cks into place. 4 Plug the other end into the wall jack. Connectin g a T eleph one Cable ✍ Y our co mputer does not wo rk with party line s, cannot be conn ected to a coin-opera ted teleph one, and may not work with mult iple teleph[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 30 T o set up a dial -up conn ection 1 Click St a rt , point to All Programs , Accessories , Communications , an d then click New Connection Wizard . T h e New Connection W izard appears. 2 Click Next . 3 If it is not already s elected, click Connect to the Internet . 4 Click Next . 5 Follow the on-scr een instructi[...]

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    T ur ning O ff Y our Compu ter 31 4 W ait for your comp uter to turn of f automatically . The computer is o ff when the power indicator turns off. ✍ Respond to any pr ompts warning y ou to save documents. ✍ During a perio d of inactivity , you can co nserve batte ry life by usi ng powe r saving modes. See t he V AIO® Comp uter User Guide for m[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 32[...]

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    33 V AI O Recov er y Wizard Utility System and Appl ication Recovery CDs ar e not suppli ed with your V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO compu ter is equip ped with th e V AIO Recover y W izar d, a fast and easy-t o-use sys tem r ecovery uti lity . This system and applica tion r ecovery u tility ena bles you to r ecover pr einstalled so ftwar e pr ogra[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 34 V isit the Sony Compu ting Support W eb site for the latest infor m ation about usin g the V AIO Recovery W izard or Recov ery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.so n y . com/support/news/hddrecovery .htm l. T o purchase a V AIO Recovery Media kit 1 Go to the Sony Direct Accessories and Parts Center W eb site a[...]

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    35 T roub leshooting Y our Computer This sec tion desc ribes how t o solve so m e basic pr oblems you may encounte r when us ing your co mputer . For mor e tr oubleshoo ting topi cs r efer to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. Many pr oblems have si mple soluti ons, so r efer t o these sou rces befor e you conta ct Sony Comput ing Support ( http:// w[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 36 What do I do if a BIOS error message appears wh en my comp uter starts ? If the message “Pres s <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the b ottom of the screen, follow thes e steps: 1 Press the F2 key . T he BIOS Se tup menu appears. 2 Set the date (month/day/ y ear). Press Enter . 3 Press the[...]

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    T roublesho oting Y our Compu ter 37 4 Restart the computer . 5 Press the F2 key when the Sony V AIO® logo appears. The BIOS Setu p window appears. 6 Press the Right Arrow key to select the Exit menu . 7 Press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The messag e Load default valu es for all SETUP items appears. 8 Press Enter . The Setup[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Quic k Star t 38 Why won’t my computer enter Standby or Hibernate mode? Y our computer may b ecome unstable if the operating mode is changed befo re the computer completely enters St andby or Hibernate. T o res t ore the computer to normal operating stabilit y : 1 Clos e all ope n progr ams. 2 Restart the computer . Follow thes[...]

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    Support Options 39 Suppor t Options If you h ave question s about your computer or the pr einstalled programs, r efer to the following sources for answers in the sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Compu ter User Guide provides information on how to maximize your computer capabilities an d solve common probl[...]

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    http://www .sony .com/v aio Printed in USA © 2004 Sony E l ectron i cs Inc. 4-681-795-01[...]