Sony PCV-RX1 manual

N S o ny V A I O Desktop U s er G u i d e PCV - RX1[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 1 nN Read this first Notice © 2001 Sony C orporation. All rights reserved. This man ual and th e soft ware de scri bed h ere in, in wh ole or in part, may no t be repr od uced , tra nsla ted, or redu ced to a ny m achi n e- readable form without prior writt en approval. Sony Co rpora tion pro v[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 2 nN All other names of systems, pro ducts and services are trademarks o f their respective owners. In the m anual, the ™ or ® marks are not specified. S pec if i c atio ns ar e subj ect to ch ange wit hout n o tic e. Ener gy Star ® As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner , Sony has determined that t[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 3 nN Sa fety infor mation Own er' s rec or d The m od el num be r a nd ser ial n umb er are loca ted on t he ba ck pa ne l of your S on y VAIO de skto p. Reco rd t he se rial nu mber in t he s pa ce provid ed he re. Refer to the mode l a nd s eri al num be r whe n y ou c all VAIO- Lin k. Se[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 4 nN Au dio/ vid eo Aud io and pi ctu re di storti on may oc cur if thi s equ ipm ent is positi one d in cl ose proxi mity to a ny equipm ent emitti ng electrom agn etic radiati on. Conn ecti vit y Neve r install mod em or tel eph one wi ring du ring a sev ere lightn ing sto rm . Neve r install [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Re ad t his fi rst 5 nN Reg ulatory i nf ormati on This pro duct i s c om pliant wi th E uro pean Dir ectiv e 19 99/5 /EC (R & T TE Dir ec tive) This product complies with EN 5 5022 Class B and EN 55024 for use in the following areas: residential, commercial, and l ight ind ustrial. This pro duct h as bee n te[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 6 nN We l c o m e Cong ratu lati ons o n pu rcha sing a S ony VA IO deskt op . Sony h as co mbi ned lea ding -edg e te chn ol ogy in a udi o, vid eo, c omp uti ng a nd c omm unic ati ons to pro vid e yo u with st ate- of -the-a rt p erso nal com put ing. Here are the ma in features yo u w ill be a ble to e[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 7 nN Do cume ntat io n pack Your doc umen tation pack cont ains printe d user guides, as wel l as online user guid es present ed on a docu m enta tion CD -R OM. Prin ted do cum ent ati on Th e pri nte d part of your do cum e nta tio n pack conta ins th e fol lowi ng: A Ge tti ng St arte d broch ure, wh ere[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 8 nN Glo s sar y refers to ter ms u sed i n th is m an ual . 2 The Sof twa re Gui de : A bou t th e so ft ware i s a short d esc ription of th e featu res of th e soft war e p re-insta lled on yo ur sy stem . Customizi ng your V A IO des k top exp la i ns how to ma ke yo ur s ys tem an d po wer mana g em e[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 9 nN Y our S ony V AI O deskto p and its a ccesso ries The followi ng hardw are items are in the bo x: *T he p hone cab le is use d to co nnect the i nt ernal mo dem. Please ma k e su re t he pho ne plug at tac hed t o the cab le is sp ecif ic t o th e country you are in. See Using the correct phone plug ([...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 10 nN Erg onomi c cons ider ati ons Whene ver p ossibl e, try and take into ac coun t th e fol lowing ergon omic consi derati ons w hen us ing your new comp uter , wheth er at home o r in th e offi ce: Pos itio n of t he ke ybo ard an d m o u se – Place the keyb oard direc tly in fron t of you (1). Keep [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Welcome 11 nN Po si t io n and vi ewi ng ang le of the moni to r – Set t he displa y at a comfo rtab le v iewing d istance (3). Make sure th e disp lay screen is at eye level or slightly l ower . Use the disp lay ’ s ti l ting feature, if avai lable, to find the bes t position . Y ou can re duce eye- stra in a[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 12 nN Using you r V AIO de sktop This se ctio n des cribes how to start using y our com pute r an d how to use yo ur com pute r ’ s internal and extern al devic es.[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 13 nN Locat ing contro ls and connector s Fro nt pane l 1 DVD- RO M dr ive (p age 2 5) 2 CD -RW driv e (p age 2 5) 3 flo ppy dis k dr ive (p ag e 77) 4 flo ppy dis k dr ive ind icato r 5 DVD- RO M/CD -RW dri ve in dica tor 6 ha rd disk dri ve in dica tor 7 po wer s witc h and in dic at or[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 14 nN Bac k pa n el T he mains power co rd and conn ector ar e hazardous voltag e according to EN60950. Phone cable and connectors are TNV (T elecommunica t ions Network Volt age), acco rding to EN60950 All other connectors are SE L V (Sa fety Extr a Low V oltage) acco r ding t o EN60950.[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 15 nN Starti ng yo ur compu ter Once y ou h ave all the co mpo nents s et u p as descri be d in t he Gett ing St ar te d gu i de, y ou ca n b egin to u se your c omp uter . To start up you r comp ute r, proceed as follow s: 1 Press the pow er bu tto n on the sy stem un it unti l the blue [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 16 nN Sh uttin g do wn you r comput er I t is imp ort a nt t hat you s hut do wn yo ur c o mpu t er pr op er ly so y ou do not los e u nsa ve d dat a. To sh ut down your com puter, pro ceed as fo llows: 1 Click the St art bu tton. 2 Clic k T ur n O ff Computer . The T urn of f comp uter s[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 17 nN Reg iste ri ng yo ur comput er By registe ring your comp uter, you can take advantag e of Sony ’ s comm itme nt to qu ality custo m er suppo rt and r ecei ve t he fo llow ing ben efits: V AIO-Link – If you are experie ncing any pro blems with your compu ter , you can check the V[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 18 nN Us ing th e key bo ard This sectio n describes the features of the VAI O keyboard . MAIL INTERNET MUSIC PICTURE VIDEO HELP S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F11 F10 F6 F9 F8 F7 F5 F12 Delete Insert Prt Sc Sys Rq Pause Break ¬ ` ¦ £ " $ % ! 1 2 [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 19 nN Keys Descr ipti ons Esc ape key ( 1) Th e <E sc> (Es c ape) ke y is used to can cel co mma nds . Function keys (2) The twelve function key s al ong the top of the keyboard are used to p erform desi gnat ed tasks . For exam ple, in ma ny appli catio ns , <F1> is the Help [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 20 nN W indow s ® key (10 ) Th e key wit h th e Windows ® l o go di sp la ys th e Window s ® Start m en u; it is equiv alent t o clic king the Sta rt b utton on the ta skbar . Shortcut key s (S Keys) (11) Y ou ca n use t hese bu ttons, numbered 1 to 6, to laun ch straight into assigned[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 21 nN Com binat ions a nd fu ncti ons wi th th e Win dows ® key Combinati ons Function + F1 Displays Window s ® Help an d Su pport Ce nter . + T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . + E Displays My Com puter . + F Displays the Sea rch Re sul ts win do w to find a file or fol[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 22 nN Com binat ion s and fu ncti ons wi th th e Fn key Ind icato rs Combinati ons / Feat ure Funct ions Fn + Moves the view t o the n ext page up. Fn + Moves the view t o the n ext page down. Fn + Moves the cursor to th e beginning of the line. Fn + Moves the cursor to th e end of the li[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 23 nN Us i ng th e short cut keys Press a sh ortc ut key (S Key ) to star t y our fav ouri te softw are w itho ut hav ing to fol low the path th rou gh the Star t menu. Use a n S Key si mply b y pr essi n g it . Even when your com puter is off, you can pr ess an S Key to start the system [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 24 nN Us i ng th e mouse The VAI O wh eel mou se allows you to con trol th e curso r in a num ber o f way s. You c an poi nt to, sel ect, drag, and scro ll objec ts on th e scree n using the bu ttons and the wh eel. Y ou can set the mo use up for lef t-hand use . See the T roubleshooting [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 25 nN Us i n g th e CD- RW and D VD-R OM dri ves Your computer is eq uipped with both a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive. The CD-RW dr ive reads data fro m a CD and writ es to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. The DV D-ROM d rive re ads da ta from a DVD o r CD. To insert a disc , proce e d as foll ows: 1 T [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 26 nN The CD -R (CD- Re cordab le) di sc is a d ata m emor y m edium that ca n b e used to writ e a p rogram or oth er data , but then no m ore than on ce. To achieve optim um pe rformanc e when w riting data on a CD-RW disc, follow the se reco mmend ation s: Before wr iting to a n ew CD [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 27 nN Do no t swi tc h pow er sav ing mo des w hile p layi ng a D VD -RO M. If the virus checker is active, you need to disab le it. Do no t use resi den t disc ut ilities o r resident utili ties to spee d up th e access of di scs, be cau se they ma y cause the sy stem to become unstab le[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 28 nN Us i ng th e modem Your VAI O desktop is equipped wi th an i ntern al mo dem. You need to connect a ph one line to take advan tage of on line ser vice s and th e Intern et, to regi ster your com puter and soft war e online, and to con tact VAI O-L ink . To co nnect a ph one li ne, p[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 29 nN Usi ng t he cor re ct ph on e pl ug In t he bo x you w ill fin d two p hone plug s. M ake sure you u se the corr ect on e for th e c ountr y you ar e in, as fo llows : UK: Use the p lug alrea dy att ached t o the p hone c able. The conn ector c an be i dentifie d by its cuboid shape[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 30 nN Ex pansi on cap abi l iti es There a re f our e xpans ion slots at the rear o f your VAI O comput er, as fo llows: PCI C ard slot con taini ng the m odem card AGP slo t c ont aini ng the gra phi cs ca rd Empty slot Empty slot The emp ty slots allow yo u the choice of add ing to the [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 31 nN To set the timer for your c ompu ter to auto ma tically ente r St andb y mo de after a c ertain am ount o f t ime, go to Perf orman ce and Mai ntena nce in t he Contr ol P an el an d op en Po we r O pti ons . To activat e St and by mode manu ally, u se one o f these tw o meth ods: U[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 32 nN Using Hibernate mode When you are inter rupted an d need to leave your co mpu ter sudd enly, you can put it into Hibe rn ate mo de. This po wer sa ving mo de saves y ou t he tim e of shu tting d own in t he no rmal w ay . Whe n you pu t your co mpu ter i nto Hibernate mode: Everythi[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 33 nN Press th e Stand by butt on on the ke ybo ard . Ope ration re turns to the sam e state as before. Press o ne of th e S Ke ys on the keyb oard a nd launch st raight i nto y our favo urite applica tion. Quic kly pres s the po we r butt on o n your c ompu ter . Ope ration re turns to t[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 34 nN Us ing th e Memory S tick ™ Your VA IO co mput er is d esig ned to sup port t he M emory Sti ck ™ . T h e M em or y S ti c k ™ is a com pact, p orta ble, and ve rsatile d evice esp ecial ly desi gned f or exchan ging and sh aring digital da ta w ith com patible produ cts. Beca[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 35 nN Com p ac tn e ss : w ith dimen sions of jus t 21.5 mm (W ) x 2.8 m m (H) x 50 mm (D), compatible p roducts c an also be smal l, light we ight and attrac tive in the ir desig n. Ca pa ci ty : Its data ca pac ity far exceeds th at of a flopp y disk. Secu rit y : its loc k option m ean[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 36 nN Ge n er ic Me mory Sti c k ™ The original Me mory Stick ™ , b lue i n c olour , can b e used t o record image d ata taken w ith digital still came ras, etc. or data fro m the PC. With i t, you can rec ord, play back a nd transfe r var ious ki nds of data at any g i ven t ime. Be[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 37 nN MagicGat e Memor y Stick ™ The MagicGate Mem ory Stick ™ , white in col o ur , rec ord s PC and image data just li ke its blue coun te rpar t ; the d ifferenc e is it u ses th e Ma gicGa te cop yright p rotection t echno logy.. With th is typ e o f Mem ory Stick ™ , a ls o ca [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 38 nN MagicGate is a copyright protec tion technology th at complies with the st andards set by SDMI (Secure Di g ital Music Ini tiative , a n or ga nizat ion wo rki ng to d r aw u p i ndustr y s tanda rd spe ci fica tions i n o rde r to prote ct co py righ ts o f dig ital musi c). Th e l[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 39 nN Compat ible de vices There ar e nearl y 80 M emor y Stick ™ -en abl ed pr odu cts o n t he m arket or ann ou nced for in trodu cti on w or ld- wide , ran gi ng fro m c am cord ers and p or table m usic players to vo ice r eco rde rs and ma ny other el ectron ic devi ces . You ca n[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 40 nN To find out m ore ab out the produ ct s avai labl e in you r co unt ry, go to: http: //ww w .sonys tyle- eur op e.com Inse rting a Mem ory Stick ™ To insert a Memory St ick ™ , proc eed as follow s: Once y ou h av e st ored y our d ata from your di gital de vice, insert the Memo[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Using your V AIO des ktop 41 nN Removing a Me mory Stick ™ To remov e a Memory Stick ™ , proc eed as fo llows: 1 Double -c li ck the Sa fe ly Rem ov e Ha rdwa re ic on in the taskba r . The dialog box Sa fe ly Rem ove Har dwar e ap pears. 2 Selec t the ha rdw are you wan t to unp lug. 3 Clic k St op . 4 In th [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 42 nN Connec ting periph eral device s You ca n add func tion ali ty to your com pute r by co nn ectin g any of the se periph er als. Conn ecti ng a p roj ect or (pag e 43) Conn ecti ng a n extern al mic ro phone (page 44) Conn ecti ng a Univers al Se rial Bu s (USB ) devic e (page 4[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 43 nN Conn ecti ng a proje ctor You ca n co nne ct a pro jec tor (su ch a s the Sony LCD proje cto r) dir ectly to your com pute r. To connect a projector to you r VAIO des ktop, proc eed as follow s: 1 Plug on e end of the V GA cable into the V GA con nector on the back o f yo ur co[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 44 nN Conn ect ing a n exter nal mic ro ph one Your VAI O desk top does no t conta in an inte rnal m icrop ho ne. If y ou ne ed to us e a soun d inpu t dev ice, for exampl e to chat on the Intern et, you need to plu g in an ex ternal mi crophone . To co nnect an ext ernal m icrophone[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 45 nN Conn ect ing a U ni v er s al S er ial Bus (US B) devi ce You ca n co nne ct a U SB dev ice, for exa mpl e, a sca nne r or a printe r, to your VA IO deskto p. There are tw o US B po rts on the fro nt o f yo ur VA IO d eskt op, an d one at the b ack . To c on nect a U SB de vice[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN Conn ect ing a print er To co nnect a pr inter, proceed as follow s: 1 Plug the printer ca ble int o the prin ter conn ector on your co mput er (1). 2 Plug the printer po wer cor d into an AC outlet ( 2). To conn ect a USB pri nte r, simply plug th e printer's U SB cab le [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 47 nN C onnec t ing an i . LI NK ™ de vic e Your V AI O co mput er in clud es a 4-p in i.LI NK ™ port on th e fro nt of th e sy s t em and a 6- pi n i.L IN K ™ port on the back of the sy stem. U se th ese conn ect ors to c onnec t an i.L INK ™ de vice such as a digi tal vide [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Conn e cti ng a dig i tal vi deo c am er a re co rd er To co nne ct a digi tal vi deo cam era reco rder , pro cee d as fol lows : 1 Plug on e end of the i.LINK ™ cable (not su p pli e d) i n to t he i.LINK ™ connector of t he compu ter and t he ot her e nd in to th e DV - O[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Conn e cti n g two V AIO co mp ut er s You c an co nne ct yo ur VA IO d esk top to an oth er V AIO com pu ter u sing an i .LI NK ™ cabl e ( no t su ppli ed). W it h the softw are on y our VAI O de skto p, y ou c an copy , ed it o r d elete files on an other V AIO c ompu ter t[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN Conn ecti ng to a ne twork Your comp uter comes w ith a preinsta lled Ethe rnet interfac e. To co nnect to a n etwork, pro ceed a s fol lows: 1 Go to St ar t , righ t- cl ick on My Comp ute r and select P r opert ies . 2 Click the Hardwar e tab an d sel ect De vice Man age r . [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 51 nN Getting help This se ctio n des cribes how to get he lp and sup po rt fro m Sony , as we ll as trou ble shoot in g tips for y our co mpu te r. Sony pro v ides se veral sup port opt io ns for yo ur co mpu ter. So ny's sup por t op tion s Prin ted doc umentat ion supplied with your V AIO de s[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 52 nN Getting help explai ns the supp or t option s av ailab le to you, an d offers bas ic trou ble shooti n g tips. Prec aut ion s provide s fa cts an d advi ce ab ou t using y ou r V AIO de skt op. Specifications lists details on yo ur comp uter , drivers an d accesso ries. Glo s sar y refers to ter[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 53 nN T r oubl es ho o ting Ab ou t the c omp uter and sof t wa re This se cti on d escr ibes ho w to solv e co mm on p roble m s you mi gh t enc ounter whe n usi ng y our VAIO de sk top. Man y pr oblem s hav e sim ple so lution s. Please try th ese sug gestio ns be fore co nt acting V AI O-Lin k or y[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 54 nN 4 Use the arr ow ke ys to s elect the Exit menu. 5 Press <F9> or u se th e ar row keys t o select Ge t De fa ul t V alu es . The me ssag e Lo ad def au lt c onfi gurati on n ow? appe ars. 6 Make sure that Ye s i s selected and th en pr ess <Enter>. 7 Press <F10> to ex it, or us[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 55 nN My co mputer lo cks up If you su spect an appl ication is lo cking y o ur sy stem, yo u can t ry to stop i t. T o d o this, press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del ete> on ce. If you ha ve not ch ang ed th e defau lt settings , you w ill en ter the Ta s k Mana ger . Se lec t the applic ati[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 56 nN 2 Press <Alt>+<F4>. The T urn of f compu ter box appears . 3 Se le c t Re st a rt . If none of the a b ove solv es the prob lem, you ca n turn o ff the computer by press ing the power button for longer than 4 s econds . All unsav ed data will be lost. If the sa m e appl ica tion lock[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 57 nN 5 Put the mouse ball back into the so cket and replace the co ver . Secu re the cove r by turn ing the ring anti- clock wise. T hi s cl ean ing pr oce du re do es no t appl y to opt ica l mou se dev ices. My m ous e n eeds to b e set up fo r lef t-hand use To set you r mous e up for left-h and e[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 58 nN Ab out the displa y My m oni to r does n ot di sp lay any th ing Check th at the compu ter is plugg ed into a power source and that it is turned on. Ch eck that the power in d ica tor on the main unit is on. Ad jus t the br ight ness of th e moni tor . The compu ter display m ay be in Standb y m[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 59 nN 2 Clic k Ap pear an ce a nd Th em es , then the Displa y icon . The Di spl ay Pr o pertie s dialog box appears 3 Se le c t th e Se tt in gs tab . 4 Move the Sc r een R esol utio n slider to chang e the reso luti on. 5 Clic k OK . Ab out C Ds a nd fl o pp y dis ks My CD- R W/ D V D- RO M di sc tr[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 60 nN Clean th e d isc with an ap propr iate cle aner . Moistu re conde nsat ion may have oc curred . Leave the comp ut er for at least 1 hour befo re turnin g it on. I canno t pl ay a DV D-RO M If a region cod e war ni ng ap pear s wh en you are usin g the DVD pl ay er , it coul d be tha t the D VD-R[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 61 nN My fl op py dis k dri ve c ann ot wr ite to a dis k The floppy di sk m ay be write-protec ted. Disable the w rite-protec t feature or use a disk that is not wr ite- prote cted. Che ck that the disk is properl y inser ted into the flo ppy disk dr ive. When I dou ble-c li ck a n ap p l ica tion i [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 62 nN About sound My speak ers are not produc ing any sound If you are using an appl ication that has its own volum e cont rol, check that the volum e is turned up. Che ck th e vo lu m e c o n tro ls in W in d ow s ® a nd in W indo w s ® Medi a Player . If you ar e using ex ternal speakers , check t[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 63 nN 7 Red uce t he mic ropho ne l eve l by mov ing th e slide r cont rol . 8 In the Opt ions menu , selec t Adv anced Cont rol s , and then clic k the Ad vanc e d b utto n un de r Micr ophone - B alance . The Advance d C ontr ols for M ic ropho ne dialog box appears . 9 Deselect th e Micro phone Boo[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 64 nN How do I instal l a printe r? Always ch eck the pri nter man ufactu rer ’ s we bsite for the latest dri vers for Windo ws ® XP H ome E dit ion before pr oce edi ng. Som e pr inters do not fu nctio n prope rly wi thou t upd ated driver s. If the printer has a USB con nection, the pr inter sho [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Getting help 65 nN My i.L INK ™ devi ce do es no t a ppe ar on th e deskto p To see the i.LINK ™ dev ice ic on o n the d eskto p, p roc eed as fo llow s: 1 T ur n of f a nd d is c onnec t yo ur i .LI NK ™ devi ce. 2 Rec onne ct y our de vice . 3 T urn on the power on the devi ce aga in. The icon shoul d now [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 66 nN Upgra ding you r V AIO computer The follow ing proce dures assu me fam iliarity with the gen eral term inolog y associate d with PCs and with the regul ator y compli ance requ ire d for mod ifying electroni c equip men t. Observ e proper safety prec autio ns at all times. Your [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 67 nN 5 Positi on the m ain unit so the back pa nel is facing yo u. 6 Loca te the tab on the up per rig ht side of th e rear pane l, and pul l i t back un til the side cove r releases . 7 Lift th e s ide c over away from the u nit a nd set it aside. Always wait for th e inte rnal pa [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 68 nN In se rti ng a P CI ad d- on bo ar d Yo u r co mpu ter h as op en P C I e xp ansi o n sl ots. The se sl ots enab le yo u to ins t al l add- on bo ar ds t o ex pa nd th e funct ional ity of you r system. Add -on bo ard con figur at ion ca n va ry. To insert an add-o n board , pr[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 69 nN 7 Attach any intern al cables that the board req uires (see the manual that came with th e add-o n board). 8 Replac e the side cov er as descri bed in C los i ng th e si de co v er (page 74) . 9 Recon nect a ll p eripheral d evices and t he power cord , an d then t urn o n the [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 70 nN Electr osta tic disch arge can dam ag e electro nic com ponen ts. Befo re tou chin g a me mory ex pan sion bo ard, remem ber the fo llow ing: Handl e the memor y module gentl y . The pr oce du res desc ribe d in th is docu m ent assume fami liari ty wi th the gener al ter min o[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 71 nN In stalli ng a ne w memo ry modul e I f you are no t f amil i ar w ith upgra din g memo ry on a comp ute r, we h igh ly re comme nd tha t yo u co nta ct y our dealer. To ad d or ch ang e a memo ry mo du le, pro cee d as fol lows : 1 Shut d own the c ompu ter , un plug i t, an d[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 72 nN 5 Hand le the me mory on ly by the edg es, and rem ov e it from its anti-stat ic pack age. 6 Loca te the no tch es on the bo ttom ed ge of th e mem ory modu l e. 7 Alig n t h e memo ry mo dule o ver th e slo t s that ori ginal ly held t he CRI MMs. 8 Loca te the no tch es on th[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 73 nN 11 Reinst all the po we r s uppl y and a ny add -on ca rds or comp one nts y ou re mov ed . 12 Re ins tal l th e p ower s up ply b y follo wing th ese s tep s : Rotate the pow er sup ply to its or iginal po sition and slide it int o the chassis un ti l the tab snaps int o pos i[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Upgrading your V A IO computer 74 nN V iewing the am ount of me mory To vi ew the a mount of memo ry, pr oce ed as foll ows : 1 T urn o n the c omp uter . 2 Click the St art bu tton , poi nt to All Programs , then V AIO S ystem Inf ormation, and c l ic k VA I O Syst em Inf orm at ion aga in. Y ou ca n vi ew the am[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 75 nN Pr ec au ti o ns This se ctio n des cribes safety guide line s an d pre cautio ns to he lp you pro tec t your co m pute r from pot ential dama ge . Please contac t VAIO -Link if you need assi stance. On h andli ng t he h ard dis k The h ard disk has a high stora ge den si ty and rea ds or w rite[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 76 nN Y o u can purcha se a pow er strip w ith a surge prot ector . This dev ice preven ts dama ge to y our comp ute r caused b y sudde n po wer surge s, in an electric al sto rm, for exa mpl e. Do no t place he a vy objec ts on the po wer cord . T o di sconn ect th e cord, p ull it o ut by the p lug.[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 77 nN Provi de ade qua te a ir circu latio n to pre vent in tern al hea t from bui ldin g up . Do not plac e yo ur com put er on poro us surf aces such as rugs or blank ets, or nea r mate rial such as cur tai ns or dra peries tha t ma y bloc k its v entilati on slo ts. A lwa ys u se the suppl ied VAIO[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Preca utions 78 nN Fingerp rints and d ust o n the su rfac e o f a d isc m ay ca use read ing erro rs. A lw ays h old the disc by its edge and c ent ral h o le , a s sh o w n. Proper car e of the disc is essenti al to its conti nu ous reliabi lity . Do not us e solve nts such as benzi ne, thinnin g agents, comm e [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 79 nN Specific ations Mo del PCV -RX1 Op e rat in g syst e m Windo w s ® XP H ome Ed itio n Pro cesso r Int el ® Pe nti um 4, 1. 7 GHz Cac he memory 256 K B Hard di sk drive 80 G B Standar d RAM Stan da rd RA M 1 28 M B P C-8 00 Ra mbus RIMM Maxi mum RAM 512 M B Chipset In tel 8 5 0 MP EG MPEG 2 [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 80 nN CD-RW drive (low er drive bay) 40 x ma x. CD -R OM re ad ing s peed 16x max . C D-R w rit ing s p eed 40x ma x. CD-R read ing s peed 10x ma x. CD-R W wri ti ng s pee d 33 x ma x. CD -R W re ad ing s pe ed Laser diode p roperties: Wave le ngt h: CD 778 -78 7 nm Laser output (read): C D-ROM/R/R[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 81 nN Connecti on capab ilit ies (r ear) serial c o nnector par allel (pri nter) co nn ector USB port VGA di splay (AGP) opt ical out co nnec tor line-i n micro pho ne he a d ph on e s i.LINK ™ (6-pin) port 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX F ast Ethernet LA N connection (RJ-45 ) te lepho ne /mo dem jack Conn[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Specifi cations 82 nN S pec if i c atio ns ar e subj ect to ch ange wit hout n o tic e. Power manage ment ACPI (Advanced Co nfiguration & P owe r I nterface) Dimensions Width x height x dept h De sktop : 203 mm x 36 6 mm x 37 1 mm Keyboard with palmrest: 435 m m x 51 mm x 205 mm Weight Desk top: 13 k g Operati[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 83 nN Glossary This section refer s to terms us ed in this manu al and elsewh ere in the VAIO world . These term s and def inition s hav e been com pil ed to pro vide you wi th a bett er und erst and in g of you r VAIO com pu ter. T erm Def initio n <F1> key The <F1> key gives y ou access to t[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 84 nN CD-ROM Abb rev iati on f or C ompac t Di sc Read -Only M emor y . A hi gh-ca paci ty opti cal d isc, u s ually 650 MB in s ize, c apa ble of being rea d fro m but n ot w ritte n to . CD-RW S hort for Compact Disc-ReWriteable. C ompact Disc that can be used to write or rew rite data to it. A CD-RW ca[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 85 nN i.L I NK ™ i.LINK ™ is Son y ’ s v ersion of the IEEE 1394 stand ard for high-speed digital serial interface. The standard is regarded in the a udio/video and IT industries as the most suitable interfac e for c onne cti ng comp ute rs an d d igit al aud io/ video de vices ( such a s di gita l [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 86 nN ma xi mum RAM T he max imu m amou nt of RAM t hat y ou r c o mp ute r can co nta in. Once thi s am ou n t is re ach e d, yo u can n o lo ng er a dd ad dit i on a l R AM t o you r c omp ute r . Motherboar d Th e m ot h erb oard i s th e m a in c ir cu it bo ard ins i de yo ur c om pu ter . I t ho lds[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 87 nN PCMCIA PCMCI A ( Pers on al Co mp uter Me mo ry Car d In ter nat ion al As soc iation ) is the name of th e grou p th at p rod uced the spe cific ati on for the cr edit ca rd-siz ed plug-i n b oa rds f or lapt op computers. The cards used to be called PCMCIA cards, b ut as this was rathe r un pronou[...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 88 nN Re so lu ti o n The de gree of sharp ness an d clar ity of an imag e. Res olut ion is express ed in pix e ls. Fre quent computer scre en resolutions a re 640 x 480 p ixels (VGA resolution; app ropriate for a 14-inch scr een) , 800 x 600 ( a ppr o pri a te f or a 15 -in ch scr een) , 1 ,02 4 by 7 68 [...]

Son y VAIO Des kto p U ser G uid e Glossary 89 nN UPS A UPS (Uninterruptible Powe r Supply) is a device inclu din g a battery that protects your computer from data loss in the e vent of a power failure. The battery takes over as soon as a pow e r inte rrup tion is d ete cted. If you are usi ng the c om puter whe n the p ower f ail ure occur s, yo u[...]