Sony PCV-RX3 manual

N S o ny V A IO De sk top Use r G ui de PC V -R X3 se ri es[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti c e © 2002 Sony Corpo r at i on. A l l ri g ht s r eser ved. Thi s manu al and t he s o ftw are d esc r i bed herei n, i n who le or i n part , m a y no t be r epr oduced , tran s l at ed, o r r educe d to any ma ch in e- re adab le for m w i t hou t pr i or w ritt en appr ova[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 2 nN E NE RG Y S TA R ® As a n E NER GY S TA R ® P artn er , S on y ha s det er mine d that this pr oduct mee ts t h e E NE RG Y S TAR ® g ui d el i nes for energy eff iciency . Th e I nternat io n al En er gy Star ® Of f i ce E qui pme nt Pr og r am i s an inter nati onal p r o gr am t hat pr omot [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fety i nformati on O wne r's rec or d The m o del number and s e r i al number are l ocate d on t h e back pa n el o f your Sony V A IO des ktop. Record th e s e r i al num ber i n the s pa ce prov i ded her e. R ef e r to t he mode l and seria l nu m b er w hen you c al l V AIO- Lin k. Ser[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 4 nN Au di o /video ❑ Au di o and pi ctur e dis tor t i on m ay o c c u r if this equi pm ent i s po s i tio ned i n clo s e pr oxim ity t o any equi pment em i t ting el ectro m ag netic r adi a t i on. Con nect i vi t y ❑ Neve r i n stal l modem or t elephon e w i ri ng duri ng a s ever e l i ghtn[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gula tory i nf o r ma tion Son y her eb y decl are s t hat this produc t is i n com plia nce w i t h the e s s ent i al requi rem ent s and ot her r el e van t pr ovi sion s of E ur ope an D irective 1999/ 5/ EC (radi o equi pment a n d telecom muni cation s t erminal eq ui p ment D irect i v e)[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posing of ba tterie s You r Sony VA I O d es k t o p i s eq uip ped w i t h a n int ernal ba c k- up mem ory b atter y t h at s hould not have t o be repl aced d ur i ng the lif etime of the produc t. If you want to r eplace t he batt ery, pleas e con t act VA I O -L ink: http://www .vaio-link.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gratu l ati ons o n purch asing a S ony V A I O deskt op. S on y has c ombin ed leadi ng-edg e t echno log y i n au di o , vid eo, com puti ng and commu ni cat ions t o provi de you wit h st ate- of-the- art pe r son al com putin g. Here ar e the mai n feat ures you wi l l b e ab le to en [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umentat i on pa ck You r doc umen tati on pack cont ai n s pri nte d u s er gui des, as w ell as o nline us er gu ide s pres ented on a docum en t ati on CD-RO M. P ri nt ed do cu me nt a ti on The prin t e d p a r t of y ou r doc u m en ta t i on pack c ontain s the fo l l owing : ❑ A G e tt ing Sta[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 The S o ftware Guide : ❑ Ab o u t th e S o ft w a r e is a sho rt de scr i p tion o f the f e at ur e s of the so ftw are p re-i nstall ed o n yo ur sys tem. ❑ U sing Vid eo so ftwar e expl ains ho w to u se Sony vi deo s o ftw are: D V gate, Movi eShaker and Smart Captur e. ❑ Mana gi ng audi o f i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o u r Son y V AIO deskt o p and its ac c e ssorie s Th e fo llo wi n g h a r d w are i tems a r e in the box * : ✍ * Se e th e Spec i fi catio n s on li ne d o cu me nt . *Used to c o nnect th e internal m odem. P l e as e re ad th e section Us in g t h e co rre c t ph on e pl ug (p age 3 2 ) be f o r[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomi c c onsi der a tions Whene ver poss i b l e, tr y a nd take i nto ac cou nt t he f o ll owing ergon omic co nsiderati ons w hen usi ng your ne w com puter, w h et her at home or i n t h e off ice :[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ Posi tion o f t h e k eybo ar d and mou se – Pl ace the keybo ard di rect ly i n fr ont of you ( 1 ). K eep your fore arm s hori zo nta l , w i th yo u r wri sts i n a n eu tral, comforta b le po si t ion ( 2) wh il e us ing the key bo ard or mous e – no t at an an gle. Let your upper arms hang na[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 13 nN Using your V AIO desktop Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w t o st art usi ng your c ompu t e r and how to use your c o mp uter’s i nt ernal an d ex tern al de vices. ❑ Loca tin g co nt rol s an d c o nnector s (page 14) ❑ St art i ng your c om p ut er ( page 18) ❑ S h u t t i ng[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 14 nN Locati ng c ontr ols and connect ors Fro n t p a ne l (PC V -R X 301 / PCV-RX3 02 / P CV - RX 30 4 / PC V - RX 30 5) * Dep ending on y our mod el. S e e Sp ecif icati on s for de tail s. 1 D VD -RW / DV D- RW dr ive* (p age 27 ) 2 C D - RO M / CD -R W dr i ve* (p age 27 ) 3 fl oppy disk [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 15 nN Fr ont p an el (P CV -RX 3 0 6 onl y) 1 D VD -RW dr ive (pa ge 2 7) 2 C D -ROM d r iv e (pa ge 2 7) 3 f lop py d is k dr iv e (pa ge 3 0) 4 f lop py d isk dr iv e in dic at or (pa ge 3 0) 5 D VD -RW / CD- ROM dr ive ind ica to r (pa ge 2 7) 6 har d disk dr ive indi cato r (pa ge 1 8) 7 p[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 16 nN B ack pa ne l (PC V -R X 302 / PCV-RX3 04 / P CV - RX 30 5 / PC V - RX 30 6) ✍ T he m ai n s power c o rd and con n e ctor are h az ard ou s vo ltage ac c o rding to EN60950. 1 mouse co n ne ctor ( p age 26) 2 k eyboar d conne c tor ( p age 20) 3 U SB connec tor (p age 51) 4 U SB conne[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 17 nN B ac k pa ne l ( PC V- R X3 01 ) ✍ T he m ain s pow er co rd an d con nect o r a re h az ard ou s vo ltage ac c o rding to EN60950. 1 m ou s e co nn e c to r ( p ag e 26) 2 key board c onne c t or ( p age 20) 3 USB conne ct ors ( p age 51) 4 Et h ernet con nector ( p age 56) 5 pr inter[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 18 nN Starting your c ompute r On ce you have al l t he compone nt s set up as des cribe d i n the G e tt ing S tarte d g uide , you ca n beg i n to us e your comput er. To st art u p yo ur comp u t er, p r o c e e d a s fol lows: 1 Pres s the pow er bu tton on t he system uni t unti l the b l[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 19 nN Shutti ng down your c ompute r It is impor tant t h at you s hut dow n yo ur com puter pr operl y so you do not l ose uns aved data. To shut d own you r com puter , proc eed as f oll ow s : 1 Cl i ck t h e Sta r t button. 2 Cl i ck T u rn Of f C o mp u ter . The T urn of f co mp ute r sc[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 20 nN Usi ng the k e yboa rd Thi s sec tion de s c rib es the f eatures of th e VAI O keyboar d. 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 ¬ ` ¦ £ " $ € % [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 21 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key ( 1) The <Esc> ( Escap e) key i s used t o cancel comm and s . Fun c t i on keys (2) The tw el v e f unct io n ke ys along t he t o p o f the key board a re u se d t o pe rform des ign a t e d task s. F or e xa mpl e, i n man y ap pli catio ns, <F1 [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 22 nN Wi ndows ® key ( 1 0) The ke y wi t h the Wind o ws ® l ogo di s pla ys t he Win dows ® St a r t m en u ; it is e qui v ale nt to cl ick in g t he St ar t butt on on the t a skb ar . Sh o r tc ut ke ys (S Keys) (11 ) Y o u ca n u se thes e b u t to n s , n umb ered 1 to 6, to l aunch [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 23 nN Co m b ina t io ns a nd f u nct io ns wit h t h e Wind ows ® ke y Combinations Function + F1 D i s plays Wi ndows ® He lp and Sup port Ce n te r . + T ab Sw i tche s t he selec t ed butt on on the task bar . + E D i s pl ay s My C omp uter . + F Disp lays th e Search R esults w ind ow [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 24 nN Co m b ina t io ns a nd f u nct io ns w it h th e <Fn > ke y I n d ica to rs Combinations/ Feature Functions Fn + Moves t h e view to the next pag e u p. Fn + Moves t h e view to the next pag e d ow n . Fn + Mov es th e curs or to the be gi nni ng of t he l ine . Fn + Mo ves t he c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 25 nN Usi ng the short c ut k e ys Pres s a s h ortcut ke y (S K ey) t o star t your favour ite sof tw ar e wi thout hav ing t o cl i c k the sh ort cut ic on on t h e deskt op. Use an S K ey s imp l y by p r es si ng i t. If you wa nt to, you can us e VA I O Act ion Set up t o chang e t he fu[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 26 nN Usi ng the mous e The V AI O w heel mou se all ow s y ou to cont rol t h e cu r s or i n a number of ways. You can po int to, s el ect, drag, an d scr o l l o b j ects on th e scr e e n us ing the b utto n s and the whee l. ✍ Y o u c an se t t he m ous e up fo r l eft -han d u se. S e [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 27 nN Usi ng the CD and DV D dri ve s Dep ending on y our m od el , yo ur com puter is equipped w i th eithe r a DV D - R W and a CD - RO M d riv e, or a CD - RW and a DVD- ROM drive* . ❑ The DV D - RW drive ( t op ) r eads d at a f rom a DVD and wri t e s to a D VD-R or D VD-RW di s c . ❑[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 28 nN Wr itin g C D / DVD s Dep ending on t h e model , your c omputer i s equ ipp ed wi t h ei t h er a D VD - R W or a CD -RW dr i ve, on wh i ch you can pl ay audi o CD s / DV D vid eos and CD /DVD- ROM s, as well a s creat e your ow n CD/DV D-RWs and CD / D VD-Rs. To burn DV D/CDs , you ca[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 29 nN ❑ Y ou ca n play D VDs in the DV D-RO M / RW drive, using Power DVD. ❑ Cl ose al l op en a ppl icatio ns bef ore pl ayin g a D V D-RO M mov ie. ❑ Do no t s w i tc h po wer sa vi ng m ode s whil e pl ayi ng a DV D - R OM. ❑ Do no t us e r es ident di sc utiliti es or r es ident ut[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 30 nN Usi ng the fl oppy disk drive You r VA I O d e sktop i s eq ui p ped w i th a f l o ppy disk dr i ve . In s e rti ng a fl opp y d is k To in s er t a fl oppy di s k , pr oceed as fol lows : 1 H o l d th e f lop p y disk with the l abel si d e fa ci n g u p . 2 Gen t ly push th e dis k in[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 31 nN Usi ng the mode m You r VA IO d es kt o p is eq ui p ped wit h a n int ernal mode m . Y ou need to co nnec t a pho ne line t o take ad va n t age o f on line se rvi ces a n d the I n tern et, to r egi ster yo ur comp uter a n d so ft w a re onl ine, an d t o con tact VA IO-Li nk . To con[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 32 nN U si ng th e co rre ct ph one p lug In the box yo u wi ll fin d on e of th e fol lowi ng phone plugs . Make sure you us e the c orrect one for t h e c ou ntr y you ar e in, as f ol l ow s: UK : U se t he plug wh ose con nec tor can be ide ntifie d b y i t s cuboi d s h ape and f l at p i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 33 nN Exp a nsion ca pa b i li ties There ar e fou r expan s i on slots a t the rea r of yo ur V AIO comput er: ❑ PCI C ar d s lot cont aini ng t h e mode m ca rd Use rs of PCV - RX 306 : Y ou r mode l has a c ombi ned b o ar d contai ning a PCM CIA car d as w ell as a m odem. ❑ AG P sl ot[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 34 nN Usin g M emory Stick™ Y our V AIO comp uter is de sign ed to su pp o rt the Me mo ry Stick™ . T h e Memo ry Stick™ i s a co mpa ct, p orta ble, and ver s a ti l e devi ce es peci al l y d es igne d for excha ngi ng an d shar ing d igi tal data w ith com p at i b le pr oducts . Beca[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 35 nN The main adva nt ages o f t he M em ory St i ck™ a r e i t s : ❑ Compactn e ss: w ith di mens ions of just 21. 5 m m (W) x 2.8 m m ( H ) x 50 m m ( D ) , c o m p atibl e product s c an al s o be s mall, light wei ght an d a ttr active in thei r desi gn. ❑ Ca p acity: Its d ata cap [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 36 nN Ge ne ric Me mory Sti c k ™ The orig ina l Memo r y Stick™, bl ue in col our, can be us ed t o r ecord image dat a taken wit h d igit al st i l l came ras , et c. o r da ta fr o m th e P C . Wi th it , yo u can reco rd, p l ay b ack a n d t rans fer va r i o u s ki n ds of d ata at a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 37 nN Ma gi cGat e M e m ory St ic k ™ A s th e Ma g icG a te Memory Stick™ i s no t sup p o rted o n yo u r RX3 mo d el, t h e follo wing is for yo ur in fo rma tio n o nly . The Magi cGate Memory Stick™, white in c o l our, rec ords P C an d i mage data just l ike i ts bl ue counter pa[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 38 nN ❑ a prot r u din g d o t loc ated o n the back. ✍ MagicG ate i s a cop y ri g ht p ro te c ti o n te c h nology that c o m plies w i th the stan dards s e t by S DM I (S e c u re Di g ital M u s ic In itiative , a n o rgani z atio n w ork ing to d raw u p ind u stry s tan dard sp e c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 39 nN pa rti cularl y o n th e I nte rne t, have rece ntly b e en o n the increa se. Tha t i s why the R e cord ing Ind u s try A ssociat ion of Ameri ca ( R I A A ) too k the i nitiat ive to o rga nize a fo rum ca l led Secu re Music Dig ital I n i tiati ve (SD MI ) t o stu dy t e c h no l o [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 40 nN ❑ CLI E H andh eld Enter tain m e nt O r g a ni s er ❑ Sony m obile phon es ❑ Digi ta l print ers ❑ AIBO t he Sony Ent ert ai n m en t Rob ot To find ou t mor e ab out the pr odu ct s avai l able in your c o unt ry, go to: http://www .sonystyle-europe.com Wr ite -pr ot ec ti ng a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 41 nN In s e rti ng a Me m o r y S t ick ™ To in s er t a M emory St i ck™ , proc eed as f ollo w s: O nce you ha ve st o r ed y our da ta fro m yo u r digit al d e vi ce, insert th e M e m o ry St ick™ into th e Memo ry Sti ck™ sl o t i n th e fr o n t pa n e l . Th e Me mory Stic k?[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 42 nN Re m ov in g a M e mo ry Sti ck ™ To rem ove a Memo ry Stic k ™ , p r o ce ed as follo w s: Push t he Mem ory Stic k™ i n t o r eleas e i t, and then pul l it out. ✍ Al way s re move th e Memor y S ti ck™ g en tly , or i t m a y pop ou t un exp ec ted l y. Y ou are re com m e n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 43 nN Usi ng P C Ca rds ( P CV -R X 3 0 6 only) You r PCV -RX 306 VA I O des ktop has a PC Card slot t h at s u ppo rts Typ e I o r T y pe II PC C ard s. P C C ards a ll o w yo u to conn ect p o r table ex tern al dev ices. In s e rti ng a PC Car d To in s er t a PC Card, proc eed as f ollows [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 44 nN R emov ing a PC C ard Fol l ow the st eps belo w to r emove t he PC Card w hile yo ur co mput er i s on. I f it is no t re moved p ro p er l y, your sys tem m a y n o t w o r k . I f yo u w ant to remov e a PC C ard when yo u r co mpu ter is o f f, skip steps 1 to 6 . To remo ve a PC Car[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 45 nN Usi ng pow e r sa ving modes The col our o f the p ow er i ndi c a to r li ght on t he mai n uni t t el l s y ou whi ch mode t he comput er i s i n. U si ng Sta nd by mo de If you pl an t o st op u s i ng your c omputer f or a s hort period of t i m e ( no t over night ), you can put i t[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 46 nN 3 Select Stan d By . The com puter g oes int o St and b y mode, i ndic at e d b y t he umber l i ght. To retu r n t o N orm al m ode, c h oos e f r om t h e f ollo wing: ❑ Pres s any key on t h e ke yboar d. ❑ Pres s t he Stand by button agai n. ❑ Pres s one of t h e S Keys on t h [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskt op 47 nN To act i vate Hi ber n at e m od e manu all y, use one of t hese two met hods: Use the Wi ndo w s ® taskb ar: 1 Save you r work. 2 From the Sta rt me n u on t he Wi ndows ® ta skb ar , sele ct Turn Off Comp ut er . Alt ernativel y , pr es s <A lt > + <F4 > . 3 In t he T ur [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Connecting peripheral devices You can add func tio nality to your comput er by conn ec t i ng any of thes e perip herals. ❑ Con nect i ng a proje c tor ( p age 49) ❑ Con nect i ng an exte rnal microp hone ( page 50) ❑ Co n ne cti ng a U niversal Seri al B u s (U SB) d ev ice ([...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Conne c ting a proj ector You can c onne c t a p r o jector ( s uch as the S ony LCD proj ect or) directl y to your c o m p uter . To connec t a pr ojec tor t o your VAIO des ktop , proceed as f ollows : 1 Pl ug o ne end of the VG A cabl e int o the VG A mon itor c on nector on t h [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN Conne c ting an e xte rna l mi cro phone You r VAIO d eskto p d oes no t cont ain an i nter nal mi cr op hone. I f yo u n eed to use a so und i np ut de v i c e, for exam ple t o chat o n t he Int er n et , you need t o p l ug i n an e xterna l m i crophon e. To connec t an e x t er[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 51 nN Conne c ting a Un i ve rsa l Seria l Bus (U S B ) devic e You can c onne c t a U SB devi c e , f o r exampl e, a s c an ner or a p r i nter, to y our V AI O des ktop. Th ere ar e tw o U SB p orts o n t h e fro nt o f you r VAI O d e s kto p, a nd two at t h e b ack. To c onne ct a U[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 52 nN Conne c ting a pri nter To connec t a pr int er, proceed as f ollo w s: 1 Pl ug t h e pri nter ca ble into t he printer co nnector o n y our c omputer ( 1). 2 Plu g t h e printe r powe r cord into an A C o utlet (2) . To connec t a U SB p r i nter , s impl y p lug the pr i n t e r&a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 53 nN Conne c ting an i .LINK ™ de vi c e Y our V AIO co m put e r i nclu des a 4- p i n i. LINK ™ po rt o n th e fr o n t of th e system and a 6 -pin i. LIN K™ po rt o n the ba ck of the s ystem. Use th ese connecto rs to c o n n ect an i.L INK™ device such as a digital vi d e o [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 54 nN C o n nec ti n g a d i g i ta l vi de o came ra re co rder To connec t a di gi tal vi d eo c amer a rec order, proc eed as f ollo w s : 1 Pl ug one end of t he i.LI NK ™ c abl e ( not su pplied) i nto t he i . LI N K™ c on nector of t he co mp ut e r and t h e oth er e n d i nto[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 55 nN Co nnect in g t w o V A I O c ompu te r s You can c opy, edi t o r d elete f iles on another VA IO c omputer to your deskt op w it h an op t i onal i .LINK™ c able. If the sec on d com pute r has th e Wi ndows ® X P oper at i ng sys t em, y ou just nee d the i . LI NK ™ c able.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 56 nN Conne c ting t o a net w ork Y our comp uter co m es w ith a pre instal led E the rne t interfa ce. To connec t t o a net wor k, proc eed as f ollo w s: 1 Go t o Sta rt , righ t -c l i ck on My C o mp uter and select Pr o pert ies . 2 Cl i ck t h e H ard ware ta b a nd select Devi c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 57 nN Getting help Thi s s ect i on de scrib es ho w to g et help and s upport f rom S ony, as wel l as t roub lesho ot i ng tip s for you r com puter. Sony pr ovi des s ever al s upp ort opti ons f o r your co m p ut er. Sony's s u pport op t ions Sony pr ovi des s ever al s upp ort opti ons f o r yo[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 58 nN ❑ Co nnect i ng peri ph er al de v i ces expl ai n s how you can a dd f un ctional i t y by c onnecti ng v a r i ous peri pheral s. ❑ G e tt in g h elp expl ains t h e s upport opt i o ns avai la bl e to yo u, and off er s bas i c t r o ubl es h oot i n g t ips . ❑ Prec au ti on s prov ides f a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 59 nN 6 Re fer to th e Mi croso f t Qui ck Star t man ual for mor e in f o rmat ion on Wind ow s ® . O ther so u rc e s of i nfo rma ti o n ❑ The o n l in e h e lp files that accom pany your p r e -i nst a lle d s o ftw are c on t a in in s t ruct io ns on usi ng t h e soft ware . ❑ V A IO - L in k we[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 60 nN A bou t th e co mp ut er a nd s of tw a r e My comp u t er d o es n ot start ❑ Check t hat t he comput er is p lug ged i n t o a pow er sour ce and t hat i t i s tur ned on. ❑ Ch eck th at th e p o w er i ndica tor on th e fro nt pan el of th e co mpu t e r i n d ica tes t h a t the po w e r is o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 61 nN 7 Pres s <F10> to ex i t, or u se th e arro w key s to se lect Exit (Sav e Ch ange s) . The mes s ag e S ave co nfi gurati on c hanges an d ex it n ow? appear s. 8 Make sure that Ye s i s sel ected an d the n p ress <En t e r> . My com puter does not s hu t down It is r e co m m en ded t [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 62 nN My comp u t er l o c k s u p ❑ I f yo u s u sp e ct an ap p lic at ion i s l o c k i n g yo u r sys te m, yo u ca n tr y to s to p it . T o d o t h i s, p r e ss <C trl> + <Alt> + <Delet e> once. If yo u h ave n ot chan ged th e d ef a ult se t t ings , you w i l l enter t he T as[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 63 nN I f th i s s ti l l fail s, p r o c e e d as fol lows: 1 If poss i b le, sav e any unsaved w ork. 2 Pres s <Alt> + <F4 >. The T ur n o ff comp u ter bo x app ear s . 3 Select Re sta r t . Make su r e the s oftwar e you a re usi ng i s co mp at i bl e wi t h y our equipm ent and oper ati n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 64 nN To clean the m ouse, proceed as f o ll ows : 1 T ur n o f f the com puter a nd t u rn the mo use u pside down. 2 Remov e the m o use ba ll cover by t urni ng the r i ng clo c k wis e as i nd icat ed by t h e ar row s. 3 T ur n the m ouse uprig ht and dr op the m ouse b all i nto y our hand. 4 Usi ng [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 65 nN A bou t th e di sp la y My mo n i tor does n ot displ ay a n ythin g ❑ Check t hat t he comput er is p lug ged i n t o a pow er sour ce and t hat i t i s tur ned on. ❑ Ch eck th at th e p o w er i ndica tor on th e ma in uni t i s o n. ❑ A d j ust th e b ri g h tne ss of th e moni tor . ❑ The[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 66 nN 2 Cl i ck A p peara nce an d Th emes , the n th e D i sp lay ic on. The D is play Pr o perti es dial og box appe ar s. 3 Se lec t th e Se tti ngs ta b . 4 Move t h e S creen Res olu tion sl i d e r t o c ha n ge t he re so l ut i o n . 5 Cl i ck OK . A bou t CD s a nd f l opp y di s k s M y CD /D V D[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 67 nN ❑ If the d i sc req uires s o f tw are, make sure the so f t ware i s i nst al led ac cordin g to t he in struct i o ns of the progr am. ❑ Check t he vol u m e of your spea ker s . ❑ Cl ean t h e d isc wi t h an appr op r i ate cleane r . ❑ Moi s tur e conden s ati on m a y have oc curr ed. L[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 68 nN My fl oppy disk dri ve ca nn ot wr ite t o a di s k ❑ The fl oppy d isk m ay be w ri t e -prot ected. Dis able t he writ e- p ro t e c t f eatur e or u s e a di s k t ha t is not w rite- prot ect ed. ❑ Ch eck th at th e d isk is pro p er ly i nse rted in to the f l o pp y disk dr i v e. When I do[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 69 nN The readi ng s p eed of CD - R Ws is slow Gen erally , the rea di n g s pee d of a C D-RW is sl ow er t han that o f a CD-RO M or CD-R. Th e readi ng speed c an als o va ry d ep endi ng on the ty pe of forma t . A bou t so un d My s pea kers are n ot pr od ucing an y soun d ❑ If you ar e u s i ng a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 70 nN 7 Redu ce t he micropho ne level b y m oving t he sl i d er cont rol . 8 In the Op t i ons m enu, sel ect A d van ced C ontrol s , and then clic k the A dvan ced butt on under Micr ophone - Balan ce . The A d v anced C o ntro ls for Micr ophone dia l og bo x app ears. 9 D ese lect the Mi cr op h o n [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 71 nN My mod em conne cti on i s s l ow Many f a ctors in f luence mo dem con nect i on s peed , incl uding t el ep hone l i ne noi se o r compat i b ility wi th telep hone equ ipment ( s uch as fax machin es or ot her mode ms) . If you t hi n k you r modem i s n ot con nect i ng proper ly to ot her P C-b [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 72 nN To in s t all a l ocal p rint er, proceed as fol lows: 1 From the Co nt r o l P anel , se le ct P rinters and Othe r Har d w a r e , t hen P rin t e rs and Faxes . 2 Un de r Printe r T ask s , c li ck A d d a pr i nt er . 3 Le t the Add Printer Wi zard guide y ou t h ro ugh the inst allati on proc es[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 73 nN To rese t the pr i nter c o nnec tio n, proc eed as f oll ows: 1 Cl i ck on Start > Co ntr o l P anel / Prin ters and o th e r H ard ware and then Prin ters and Faxe s . 2 On t he Vi ew me nu , se le ct Re f r es h . 3 Cl i ck on t he i con of the pr int er i nst al led o n yo ur com puter . 4 In [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 74 nN 3 T ur n o n the power o n the devi ce agai n. The ico n s hould now appear on t he d eskto p. The conne cted i . LI NK™ devi ce i s no t recogni sed Dis connect t h e i . L INK ™ devi ce, then connec t it agai n. You are s t r on gl y advi s e d t o us e only S on y i.LI NK™ cabl es, as us ing[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 75 nN Upgrading your V AIO computer Th e fo llo wi n g p r o c e d ures assu me f amilia ri ty w ith the ge n e ral ter mino log y a ss o c iated w i th PC s and wi t h the reg u latory comp li ance req u i red for mo d ifyi ng electr o n i c equ ipme nt. Ob s e rve prope r saf et y preca[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 76 nN 5 Posi t i on the main uni t so th e ba c k pan el is f acing you . 6 Loca te t h e t ab on the upper r i ght side of the r ear p anel , and pull i t bac k until th e si de c o ver rele ase s . 7 Li ft t h e side co v er away from th e unit and s et i t asi de . ✍ Always w ai t fo[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 77 nN To in s er t an a dd- on board, proc ee d as f ol l ows : 1 Shut down your compu ter and t urn o f f all peri pheral d evices , s uch as y ou r pr i n t e r . 2 Un pl u g yo ur com puter and any periph eral devi c e s. 3 Re mov e th e s ide cove r as de scr ibed in O pe n i ng th e [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 78 nN 7 A ttach an y i nte rna l cabl es t h a t the b o ard req uir e s (s ee the man ual that ca m e with the a dd -on boa rd). 8 Repl ace t h e s ide c o ver as des c r ibed in Cl osi ng t h e s i de c o ver ( page 82) . 9 Recon nect al l peri pheral dev ic es an d the pow er c o r d ,[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 79 nN ❑ Han dl e t he memo r y m odul e gently . ❑ The proc edu r es described i n thi s d ocume nt as sume fami l i arity wit h the gen era l te r m inol ogy asso c i ated wi th per sonal comp uters an d w ith th e sa fety p rac tic e s an d regul ato ry co m p l i a n ce req u i red[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 80 nN In s t alli ng a new m emo ry mo dul e If you ar e not fa m i l i ar w i th upgr ading m emory o n a co mp uter, we hi ghly re c o mmen d tha t you con tact your deal er. To add or ch ange a mem ory mo dule, proc eed as f ollo ws: 1 Shut down the com puter , u npl ug i t, and r emov[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 81 nN 7 Pres s evenl y agains t the memory modul e' s upper corner s. The end l atc hes snap into pos ition au toma ti call y , as s h ow n (3 ): 8 Rei nsta l l t he power s u ppl y and any add -on car ds or com pon ents you r emoved. 9 Rei nstall the pow er su ppl y by f ol l owin g[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 82 nN V i ewi ng th e am o u nt of m emo ry To view th e amou nt of me m o r y, p r o ceed as fol l ows : 1 T urn o n th e co mp ute r . 2 Cl i ck t h e Sta r t but ton, poi nt t o A ll Pr ogr a ms , t h e n V AIO S y ste m In fo rma tio n , and cli ck VAI O Syst em I n f o rmat i o n aga[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 83 nN Precautions Thi s se ction de s cr i b es s afet y gu ide l i nes an d p r e ca ution s t o h el p you pr otect yo ur c omput er f rom potent ial damage. Pl ease con t act VA IO -Link if yo u n eed as s i sta nce. On handli ng the har d dis k The hard di s k has a h igh st orage dens i ty and r eads o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 84 nN ❑ Y ou can pur chas e a power s tr i p w i th a s urge pr otect or . This devi ce p re vents damage t o your com pu t e r caus ed by s u dden power s u r g es , i n an electr i cal s torm , for exam ple. ❑ Do no t pl ace h eavy ob j e cts o n the power c o rd . ❑ T o d isconnec t t h e c ord, pu[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 85 nN ❑ Do not p lace e lectr onic equipm ent ne ar your c omputer . The ele c t romagn etic fie ld of your compu te r may caus e a mal f u nct i on . ❑ Prov ide adeq uat e ai r c ircul atio n to prevent i n t ernal h eat f rom bu i l di n g up. D o not pla c e your comput er on porou s sur f a ces suc [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 86 nN ❑ Fi n ge rp ri n t s an d dust o n the surfa ce o f a d i sc may ca use rea din g e rrors. Alway s ho l d the d isc by i ts edge and cent ral hol e, as s h ow n . ❑ Proper care of t h e d isc i s es sent ial to i ts cont inuous reliabi lit y . D o n ot us e solven t s such a s benzi ne, thi n n i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 87 nN ❑ Co rrosi ve sub stan ces. ❑ U se th e stora g e ca se suppl i e d w ith t h e Memory St i c k™.[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 88 nN Glossary Th is secti on refers to t e r ms u s ed i n t h i s man u al an d elsew h er e in th e VAI O w orld . Th ese term s an d defi niti ons h a ve b een c o m p iled to prov ide you wi th a be tter unde rsta nd ing of y o u r V A I O co m p ute r . T erm Definition <F1> key T h e <F 1 > [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 89 nN CD-RW Sh ort fo r C o mpa ct Disc- ReWri tea ble. Co mpa ct Disc th a t ca n b e u sed to w rit e or re write d a t a to it . A CD - R W c an be w r i tte n to se ver al time s, a CD-R c an onl y be wr i t te n t o on c e . CPU The C PU ( Cen tral Pr ocess i n g Unit) is the b r a i ns of the c o mputer;[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 90 nN ISP An IS P (I n t ernet Serv ic e Provi d er ) i s a company which provi des yo u w it h a user n ame, pas sw ord an d tel epho ne number in order to conn ect to th e I nt erne t. L2 cache memory Ca che memory is R AM- l i k e m e mory th at en ab l es q uick a cc e s s to data that h as a lre ady b e e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 91 nN Partition A part iti on i s a l og ical di vi s i on of a com pu t er ’ s har d di s k. A t w o - pa rti t i on hard dr ive woul d ty pi c a lly cont ain C: an d D : d r i ves . Par t i tio ni n g i s par ticul arly u s e fu l if you r u n m ore t han one op e r ating sys tem o r to c le arly sep a r a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 92 nN Resolution The d egre e of s h ar pness and cl arit y of an image . Res ol ut io n is expr ess ed i n pi xels . Fr eq uent comput er s cr ee n r e s o l ut ions are 640 x 480 pi xels ( VG A r e s o lution; appropri ate f o r a 14-i nch sc r e en), 80 0 x 600 ( ap propria t e f o r a 15-in ch s cr e en), [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 93 nN WAN WA N (Wi de A r ea Netw or k) i s a c om puter n et w or k conne c t ed toget he r and cov er i ng a rel a t ively la rge geo grap h i cal are a. T h i s i s i n con trast to LA N, w h er e the ne twork is u sually se t up w ithi n one build i n g o r sma ll ge ographi ca l are a. Th e l ar ges t ex [...]