Sony V G N - A R manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-FE s eries/V GN-AR series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ .................... ................... ............. ................... ................. ... ............. ................... ................. 6 Notice ................... ............ .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ......[...]

3 nN Using Other Memory Ca rds .... ................... .................... ............. ................... ................... .................... ............. ........7 2 Using the Internet ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ................... .................... ..[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ............. ................... .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ...... 155 On Handling the LCD Screen ....... .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. .......... .......... ........[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ................... ............. 203 Speakers ....... ................... ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... ......... .... ..................[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purchase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r, and welco me to the on -screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e technol ogy in au dio, video, comput ing, and c ommunic ations to provide s tate-of-t he-art per sonal computi ng. Noti ce © 2006 S ony Corp oration. Al l rights r eserve[...]

7 nN Befo re Use E NERGY S TAR As an E NERGY S TAR Partner, Sony has deter mined that t his produc t meets the E NERGY S TAR guide lines for energy effi ciency . The Int ernationa l E NERGY S TAR Office Equ ipment Program is an inter nation al program that prom otes ener gy saving t hroug h the use of compute rs and t heir office equipment . The pr[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion in cludes printed info rmation a nd use r guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Guide s are prov ided in PD F format, which yo u can eas ily brows e through and print ou t. The My Club V AIO portal is a perf ect starti ng point to use your c omputer — a compreh ensive collect ion of every thi[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guide (this manual) — Cont ains features of your comput er . It also inc ludes infor mation abou t the software pr ograms includ ed with your comp uter , as well as i nf or matio n on solv ing com mon problems. ❑ Specificati ons — The onli ne Specificatio ns de scri be the hardware and softw[...]

10 nN Befo re Use My Club V AIO In M y Club VAIO you can fi nd: Documentation , which give s you : ❑ Access t o the User Guide . This manual e xplains the f eatures of your compute r in deta il, how to use these features confide ntly and s afely , connect p erip heral devices and m ore. ❑ Access t o Help & T raining . This is the por tal of[...]

11 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Center Help and Support Center is a comp rehensive resource for pr actical ad vice, tutorials, and d emonstrati ons to h elp you learn to use M icrosoft W indows X P and yo ur comp uter. Use the Search feature, Index , or tabl e of conten ts to vie w all Wi ndows Help resourc es, includi ng those that are on the [...]

12 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be usi ng your co mputer as a portab le devic e in a v ariety of en vironme nts. When ever poss ible, yo u should attempt to take account o f the follo wing ergo nomic c onsiderati ons to bot h stationa ry and p ortable env ironmen ts: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer di re[...]

13 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce eye strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt o f the display to the p roper posi tion. Adjus t the br ightnes s setting of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo cation whe [...]

14 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to get started with usin g your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls and P or ts (page 15 ) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 28) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 30) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (page 32) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 37)[...]

15 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identif y the co ntrols and ports shown on the f ollowing pag es.[...]

16 nN Getting Started V GN-FE ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera *1 (page 44) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 28 ) C LCD s creen (page 15 6) D Built-in spe akers E Key b o a r d (page 39) F T ouch pa d (page 41) G Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 28 ) H Batt ery indica tor (page 28) I Hard disk drive indicator ( page [...]

17 nN Getting Started A Muting button (page 42 ) B Muting indicato r (page 28) C VO L buttons (page 4 2) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 42) E Num lock indicator (p age 28) F Caps loc k indicator (page 2 8) G Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 8) H P ow er bu tton I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 28 )[...]

18 nN Getting Started Bac k A Air vent B Batter y c onnector (page 32)[...]

19 nN Getting Started Right A PC Card release button (page 61) B PC Card slot (page 59) C Express Card ™ /34 slo t *1 (pag e 62) D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t (p age 125) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0 ) por ts *2 (page 12 1) F S VIDEO OUTPUT por t *3 *4 (pa ge 113) G Mon ito r (VGA) por t *4 (pag e 109) H DC IN por t (page 30 ) *1 Refer red to as th[...]

20 nN Getting Started Left A Modem port (pag e 77) B Ne twor k (E ther n et) p or t (page 127 ) C Opti cal disc driv e (page 45) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 45) / Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 8) E Manual e ject hol e (pag e 192) F Secur ity slot[...]

21 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connector ( page 98) B Air vents[...]

22 nN Getting Started V GN-AR ser ies Models F ront A Built-in MO TION EYE ca mera (page 44) B Built-in MO TION EYE camera indicator (page 28 ) C LCD s creen (page 15 6) D Key b o a r d (page 39) E Built-in spe akers F V AIO logo lamp G P ower butt on / P o wer in dica tor (pag e 28) H T ouch pa d (page 41) I Pow e r i n d i c a t o r (page 28 ) J [...]

23 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 28) B Caps loc k indicator (page 2 8) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 2 8) D S1 / S2 b uttons (page 42) E VO L U M E butt on s (p age 42) F Disc dr ive eject button (page 4 5) G Muting button (page 42 ) / Muting ind icator (page 28 ) H CHANNEL buttons * ( pag e 42) I TV REC bu tto n * (page 4 2) J Pl[...]

24 nN Getting Started Bac k A VHF/UH F por t *1 (page 5 5) B Air vent C Batter y c onnector (page 32) D Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0 ) por t *2 (page 121 ) E DC IN por t (page 30 ) *1 On selec ted model s only . *2 Supp orts hi gh- /ful l-/lo w- spee ds.[...]

25 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0 ) por ts *1 (page 12 1) B PC Card release button (page 61) C PC Card slot (page 59) D Express Card modul e release button ( page 65) E Universal Express Card slot *2 ( pag e 63) F i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t (p age 125) G A V In jack *3 *4 Conn ect an ext ernal de vice su ch as a VCR. H S VIDEO[...]

26 nN Getting Started Left A OPTICAL OUT por t (Output frequ ency 96 kHz/48 kHz/ 44 kHz / Va r i a b l e ) Conne ct digital equi pment suc h as an A V amplifier. B Microp hone jack (page 120 ) C Headp hones jack (page 10 7) D Opti cal disc driv e (page 45) E Substitute driv e eject b utton (page 45) / Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 2 8) F M[...]

27 nN Getting Started Bottom A Multi fun ction bay docking station connector ( page 98) B Air vents[...]

28 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equip ped with th e followin g indica tor ligh ts. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, b links when the computer is in Standby mode, and tur ns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer i[...]

29 nN Getting Started Caps lock Press the Ca ps Lo ck k ey to type letters in uppercase. Letters appe ar in lowercase if you press the Shift key while the indicator is on. Press the k ey a second time to tur n off the indicator . Nor mal typing resumes when the Caps lock indicator is off . Scroll lock Press the Scr Lk ke y to change how you scroll [...]

30 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC adapter o r a recharge able batter y pack as a power s ource for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppli ed AC adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) into the AC adapter (3). 2 Plug the other end of[...]

31 nN Getting Started ✍ T o dis connec t your compu ter com pletel y from AC power , unplug the AC ada pter . Make sure that the AC out let is easily acce ssible. If yo u do no t use y our com puter f or a l ong peri od of time, place the com puter i nto Hib ernate mode. S ee Usi ng Hi bernate Mode (page 137 ) . Thi s powe r saving mode s aves th[...]

32 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplie d with your computer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time of pu rchase . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack ✍ The illus trations in the f ollowing sh ow the VGN-FE seri es model compu ter as an examp le. 1 T urn off the com puter and close th e LCD s[...]

33 nN Getting Started ✍ When you r computer is directly con nected to AC po wer and has a bat tery pa ck instal led, it us es power from the A C outlet. ! Certain rech argeable ba tteries do not meet Sony quality and safety standard s. For safety rea sons this not ebook on ly function s w ith g enuine S ony batter ies de signed for thi s model . [...]

34 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplie d with your computer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time of pu rchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pa ck. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the computer. The co mputer au tomatical ly charges the batt er y pack (the ba ttery indica tor light fl ashes in[...]

35 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is running out of pow er , bot h the batte ry an d power in dicato r lights b link. Keep the bat ter y pack in your comp uter while it is d irectly conn ected to AC powe r . The batter y pack co ntinues to ch arge while y ou are us ing the comput er . If th e batter y level falls below 10 %, you sh [...]

36 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the batter y pack whi le your comp uter is on an d not connec ted to the AC ad apter or if you remove the batter y pac k while the co mputer is in S tandby mode. To remove the b attery pack ✍ The illus trations in the f ollowing sh ow the VGN-FE seri es model [...]

37 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsav ed data, be sure to shut down y our com puter pr operly, as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T urn off any per ipherals c onnected to the comp uter . 2 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r . The T urn off computer window appears. 3 Click Tu r n [...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AI O Comp uter This se ction desc ribes how to get the most out o f using your compute r. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 39) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 41) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 42) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 44) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e 45[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very s imilar to a desktop comput er keyboar d, but has addition al keys that per form mode l-specifi c tasks. The V AIO-Link web site ( www .vaio-link .com ) also con tains gl ossary in formatio n to help y ou use th e keyboa rd. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Fn + (F 10) : zoom Changes the sc reen resolution to m agnify/r estore your computer's screen view . ✍ The defa ult resolu tions of the standar d view an d the magn ified vi ew are as fol lows: VGN- FE seri es model s Standard vi ew: 1280 x 800 pix els Magnifie d vie w: 1024 x 600 pixels VGN-A R series m ode[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad The k eyboard co ntains a cursor -pointing device, the touch p ad (1). You can p oint to, select, drag, and scroll ob jects on the screen u sing the touch pad. ✍ Y ou can disab le/enab le the touch pad to suit your pref erence for usi ng the mous e. See Setting Up Y our Co mputer with V AIO [...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equip ped with s pecial b uttons to h elp you u se spec ific functi ons of the computer . V GN-FE ser ies Models V GN-AR ser ies Models Special-func tion butt on Functions S1/S2 buttons By def ault, the S1 b utton launches V AIO Help and Support Center and the S2 but[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Stop butt on Stops media playback or TV record ing. T o resum e playbac k or re cording, press again . Previous t rack b utton Plays the pre vious chapter/movie in t he D VD or the previous song in t he CD . Next t rack b utton Plays the ne xt chapter/movie in the D VD or the ne xt song in the CD . AV M O D E butto[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your com puter may be equip ped wit h a built-i n MOTION E YE came ra. See the o nline Spe cifications to find whether your model i s equipp ed with the built-i n MOTION E YE cam era. The bu ilt-in M OTION EY E camer a adds v ideo func tionalit y to inst ant messa ging soft war[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equip ped with an optical disc dri ve. To insert a disc ! The loca tion of the dri ve eject b utton depends on t he mode l you purchas ed. See Locat ing Cont rols and P orts (pag e 15) . 1 T urn on the com puter . 2 Press th e drive eject button to open the dr ive. T[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing CDs and D VDs Your co mputer play s and recor ds CDs an d DVDs, depe nding on the model you p urchas ed. Check y our speci fication s for the type of optical d isc drive i nstalle d on your model. Use th e table below to s ee which types of med ia your optical disc drive supports .[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not play able nor recordable CD- RO M Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DV D - ROM DVD - Video DV D - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL DV D-R DL DV D - RAM D V D ± R W / ± R D L / R A M PPPPP R PP PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 D V D ± R W / + R [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This prod uct is design ed to playbac k discs that conf orm to the Compact D isc Digital Audio standard sp ecificatio ns (CD Standa rd) . A Dual Di sc is a two sided di sc product which mates D VD recorded mat erial on on e side with digi tal audio ma terial on the other sid e. Please be aware that the audi o si [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! On VGN-AR series mo dels: Y ou may need to conne ct to the Int ernet when play ing copyrigh t protec ted Blu-ray di scs. As with o ther opti cal medi a devices, circumstance s may limit c ompati bility or pre vent Blu-ra y disc pl ayback. V AIO comput ers may not s upport movi e playbac k on packaged media record[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ T o make data on a disc read able on the optical disc dr ive , you need to clos e the session before y ou eject it. T o complete this pr ocess, f ollow the in stru ctions inc luded with your software. ❑ Only use c ircular disc s. Do not use discs in any other shape (sta r , he [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on pla y ing D VDs To achie ve optim um perfor mance whe n playing DV Ds, you sho uld follow th ese rec ommendati ons. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs usi ng the opti cal disc drive and the D VD playback software, such as WinD VD . See the help fil e on such so ftw are f or details . ❑ Close al l open ap plicatio n[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc int o the optic al disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then c lick Start , point to All Programs , and click to star t t he desir ed CD software, such as the SonicStage software. If the Audi o CD window ap pears, click to sele ct an opti on.[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do not st rike or shake you r computer wh ile writing data to a disc. 1 Inse r t a blank disc into the optical d isc dr ive . If the CD D riv e window appea rs, click T ake no action and then c lick OK . 2 Right-cli ck Start and then click Explore . 3 In the Folders [...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing so ftware applic ations. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dri v e. 3 If nothing app ears on the desk top, then click Star t , po int to All Programs , and click to s tar t th e desir ed D VD software to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to us e the s[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the TV Function If the model yo u purcha sed is VG N-AR seri es, your computer m ay have a TV tuner b oard ins talled al ong with th e Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition operating sy stem to enh ance you r compu ting expe rience. Se e the on line Speci fications to find whethe r your model is eq uipped[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Remote Commander If yo ur computer supports the TV funct ion, then a remote c ommander is supp lied with t he compute r for usin g Media Cen ter featu res, incl uding TV c hannel sele ction. A My mu sic button Press to view and listen to your music playlists. B My T V butt on Press to vi ew the M y TV men[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r E V olume butt ons Press to increase (+ ) or decrease (-) the v olume. F Re cord ed TV bu tto n Press to view previously recor ded TV programs ( In My TV win do w) . G Guide button Pres s to vie w th e TV prog ram guid e f or y our ar ea. H Alph anum eric b uttons Press to select specific channels or enter te xt. ([...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore y ou use the re mote commander Before using th e remote c ommander , you nee d to inse rt the su pplied AA manganes e batteri es to ena ble comm unicatio n between t he compute r and the remote comm ander. To insert batte ries 1 T urn the re mote commander o ver . 2 Press th e tab (1) an d lift the b atter [...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connec t portable e xternal dev ices to y our computer. Inser ting a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their functio ns may not be comp atible wit h your comput er . Y ou do not need to shu t down your comput er before insertin g or removing a PC Ca rd. To insert a PC Card 1 Push th [...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! Inser t the PC Ca rd slot protect or to prot ect agai nst d ebris en tering t he slot whe n not usi ng a PC Car d. Befor e moving your comp u ter , make sure to insert t he PC Card slot p rotector i nto th e slot. ✍ Some d evices m ay not function prop erly if y ou cont inually switch t o Norm al mode from S ta[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to re move the PC Card whi le your compu ter is on. If it is not re moved proper ly, your sy stem may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your compu ter is off, skip st eps 1 to 6. 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hard ware icon on the ta[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omputer is equip ped with either a Un iversa l Expres sCard slot * or an Ex pres sCard ™ /34 sl ot * fo r transferring data among digital cameras, camc orders, mu sic pla yers, and other audi o/video devices. Th e former c an accom modate ei ther an Expres sCard ™ /3 4 (34 mm[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Y our computer is delivered with a sl ot protector in the ExpressCa rd slot. Remove the slot prot ector before you use the slot for the first time. Use care when inserting or rem oving the Exp ressCard mod ule from the slot. Do not fo rce it in or out of the slot. ✍ Y ou do not [...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ If the mod ule or adapte r does not go into the slot easil y , rem ove it gent ly and verify yo u are in serting it in the pro per direc tion. Make sure you use the most rece nt software drive r provided by t he ExpressCard module manuf acturer .[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps b elow to remove the E xpressCa rd modul e while y our compute r is on. If it is not r emoved p roperly, your system m ay not wor k properly . Bef ore remo ving an ExpressCard module If yo ur computer is on, be s ure to fo llow these s teps to pr epare for rem oving [...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To remove a n ExpressC ard modu le on V GN-AR seri es mode ls 1 Push th e ExpressC ard module releas e button so that th e release button p ops out. 2 Push th e Express Card modu le rele ase button a sec ond time so that the Expres sCard m odule pop s out. 3 Gently take hold of th e ExpressC ard module and pul l it[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your c omputer support s the Memo ry Stick media. Me mory St ick medi a is a com pact, por table, and versatile IC recordi ng media e special ly design ed for ex changin g and sh aring di gital dat a with com patible products, s uch as digital cameras , mobile phones and other devices[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Write-protecting a Memory Stick Media Some v ersions o f Memory Stick m edia are de signe d with an eras ure prev ention swi tch to prote ct valua ble da ta from accid ental er asure or o verwritin g. Move t he tab horizontal ly or verticall y * to set or release write -protecti on. When the erasur e prevention swi[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media VGN-FE series m odels are e quipped wi th a Memor y S tick Duo/PRO Duo med ia slot th at can only a ccommod ate a smal l-size Memo ry Stick media: Me mor y Stick Duo or M emor y Stick PRO Duo med ia, while V GN-AR ser ies model s are equippe d with a Memor y Stick PRO/Duo medi a sl[...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Locate th e Memo r y Stick media slot on th e front of t he comput er (page 15) . 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media wit h the arr ow f acing up w ar d and point ing toward the Mem or y Stick me dia slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memo r y Stick media into the s lot until it c licks into[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media ! For conven ience, bo th the Memo ry Sti ck Duo/PRO Duo media in dicator on VGN-FE seri es models a nd the Memo ry St ick PRO/Du o media i ndicator on VGN-AR serie s models are si mply referred to as t he Memor y Stick medi a indicator i n the followi[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards As the way to use other me mory ca rds dep ends on th e model you p urchas ed, pleas e read the section appropr iate for your compute r. Using Other Memor y Cards on V GN-FE series Models Your com puter is delive red with th e memory c ard adap ter for the E xpressCa rd slot t o support th[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card to the memory card adapter 1 Inser t any one of the memor y c ards (2) to t he memo r y card ad apter (1). ! Make sure to insert a memor y card in to the memor y card adap ter in the correct di rection to avoid poss ible dama ge to the memo ry card adapter . 2 See I[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Other Memor y Cards on V GN-AR series Models Your co mputer is equip ped with an SD memory card slot to accomm odate other memory cards in ad dition to the Memo ry Stick P RO/Duo media slot. Y ou ca n use this s lot to tr ansfer data a mong d igital came ras, ca mcorders , music players, a nd other a udio/vid[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot on th e front of the comput er . 2 Hold the m emor y ca rd with the ar row f acing upward a nd pointin g toward the memor y c ard slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y card in to the slot until it clicks into plac e. Do not force t[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the SD me mory card indicato r light is on . The card or its da ta may becom e damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the SD mem or y card indi cator is o ff . 2 Press th e extended par t o f the memor y card, ca using it to extend out from the s[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can connect to the Inte rnet, you need to conn ect your compu ter to a telephon e line with a teleph one cable (may not sup plied). Once yo u have s et up your telephon e cable con nectio n, you're ready to co nnect to the Inter net. To[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WLAN), al l your digital devices with bui lt-in WL AN functionali ty commun icate freely with each other th rough a p owerful netwo rk. A W LAN is a n etwork in wh ich a us er can con nect to a l ocal area n etwork (LA N) throu gh a wirel ess (ra dio) con nec[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Wireless LAN devi ces usi ng the IEEE 802 .11a stan dard a nd the on es usin g the IEEE 8 02.11b or g stand ard canno t commu nicate be cau se the fre quenci es are di fferent. IEEE 802. 11b: Th e standard spee d is 11 Mbps, or about 30 t o 100 times f aster than a stand ard dial up . IEEE 80 2.11a/g: The stan dard[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a netw ork in w hich a lo cal n etwork is c reated o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, wi th no other centr al contr oller or a ccess poi nt. Each device com municate s directl y with othe r devices in the ne twork. Yo u can se t up an[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) 1 T urn on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On model s that support the Bluetooth fun ctionality *1 and/o r the IE EE 802.11a /b/g stan dard *1 , double-cli ck ( / ) on the tas kbar to dis play th e Wireless Devi[...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 12 Enter th e network key *2 . The net work key shoul d be 5 or 13 alphanume ric ch aracters or 10 or 2 6 hexadecimal *3 character s long. Y ou can cho ose whichev er you w ant. 13 Enter exactly th e same ne twork key again for confir ma tion. 14 Sele ct the check box This is a c omputer-to-comput er (ad ho c) netw[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect from a computer -to-comp uter (a d-hoc) ne twork 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click Netw ork and Internet Connections . 3 Click Netw ork Connections . The Network Connec tions wind ow appears. 4 In the r ight pa nel under LAN or High-Speed Internet , right-c lick Wireless Network Conne[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a network tha t extend s an exist ing wired loc al networ k to wirele ss devi ces by pro viding an access poin t, for examp le the Son y Acce ss Poin t. The acce ss poin t bridges the wire less an d wired LAN a nd act s as a centr [...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To conne ct to a wir eless networ k 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up . See the m anual that c ame with your acc ess point for more i nf or mation. 2 T urn on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h . The W IRELE SS LAN indica tor light s up . On models that support the Bl uetooth funct ionality * and/or the [...]

86 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect from a wirele ss network Turn off the WIRELE SS or WIRELESS LAN swit ch. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functio nality whil e accessin g remote docume nts, files, or resources may result in data loss. ✍ For WPA -PSK or WPA2-PSK authenticatio n, you must enter a net work key of 8 to 64 alphanum e[...]

87 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Functionality The B luetooth fu nctional ity is ava ilable on selecte d models only. Se e the onli ne Specificatio ns t o see wheth er your mo del suppor ts the Blue tooth fun ctionality . You ca n establi sh wireles s comm unicatio n betwee n your com puter and other Blueto oth devic es such a [...]

88 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on the following co nditions : ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordl ess tele phones ❑ Radio fre q[...]

89 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minim ize the interference from other devices th at use the same wa ve length. Simul taneous use of the Blu etooth funct ionality and wireless communic[...]

90 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wire less techn ology has an authent ication f unction, wh ich allows you to dete rmine wi th whom you choose t o commun icate. W ith the auth enticati on functio n, you ca n avoid any anonymou s Blueto oth device t o acces s your com puter. The fi rst time two Bluetooth devices co[...]

91 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your comp uter to a B luetooth device suc h as ano ther compute r, a mobi le phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use of any c ables.[...]

92 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another Bluetoot h device, yo u need first to set up th e Bluetooth functiona lity. For sett ing up an d using the Blu etooth f unctional ity, see the help f ile on the Bluetooth utility software. To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth[...]

93 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Headset The B luetooth headset m ay be a vailabl e as an optional access ory. It will co me in h andy dur ing a vid eo confe rence o ver the Interne t using i nstant mes saging so ftware, for ex ample Windows Messenger . For detail s on usi ng the Bl uetooth hea dset, see the manual tha t came w[...]

94 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Selec t HBH-608 , click Next , and sel ect Disconnect from the Bluetooth m enu. 3 Click Ye s .[...]

95 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your computer by using the various ports o n the comp uter. ❑ Connecting a Multi Function Bay Docking Station (page 96) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 107) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 108) ❑ Selecti ng Display Mode s (page 117) ❑ U[...]

96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multi Fun ction Ba y Docking Station Attachi ng a m ulti func tion bay d ocking station en ables y ou to conn ect additi onal per ipheral s to you r comput er, such as a printe r and an external disp lay. A multi funct ion bay d ocking sta tion is n ot suppli ed with yo ur comp uter and i s availab le a[...]

97 nN Using P eripheral De vices F ront/Left ! The mult i functi on bay dock ing statio n can be power ed only throu gh the AC adap ter supp lied with the multi func tion bay doc king stati on. Do not unpl ug the AC adap ter from t he multi fu nction bay d ocking st ation and t he AC outl et while usi ng the mult i functio n bay docki ng statio n ;[...]

98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Computer to the Multi Function Ba y Docking St ation ! When you r computer ha s no batter y pack i nstalled, do not att ach the compu ter to the mul ti funct ion bay docki ng stat ion. The mul ti function bay docki ng station is equipped wi th a size adju ster for us e with VGN-AR series mo dels. If [...]

99 nN Using P eripheral De vices To slide out a nd secure the size adjuster 1 Use a co in or s imilar obj ect (1) to unscrew the screw (2) on the bott om of the multi functio n bay doc king s tation ( 3). 2 Adjust the posit ion of t he size adju ster (4) to match th e size of your com puter . 3 Tighte n the screw on the bottom of the multi func tio[...]

100 nN Using P eripheral De vices To attach yo ur computer to t he multi function b ay docking station ! T o preven t loss of un saved data , be sure to turn off your comput er before atta ching it t o the multi fu nction bay docking st atio n. ✍ The illus trations in the f ollowing sh ow the VGN-FE seri es model compu ter as an examp le. 1 Disco[...]

101 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the multi function ba y docking s tation co nnector cov er on the bottom of the comp uter . 5 Place the comput er on the multi function b ay doc king station. Br ing t he arrows on the back of the co mputer an d on the multi functi on ba y docking station to gether so that the connecto r on the bottom[...]

102 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the compu ter until it clicks int o place. 7 T urn on the com puter . ! Use the AC adapter suppl ied with the multi fun ction bay do cking st ation. Do not move you r computer whil e attached to th e multi func tion bay docking station; this may detach the mul ti funct ion bay dock ing stati on a[...]

103 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y our Computer from the Multi Function Ba y Docking Statio n ! T o preven t loss of un saved data , be sure to turn off your compu ter before di sconnectin g it from the multi fun ction bay docking statio n. Be sure th at no devices co nnected to the multi fu nction bay do cking stat ion are in use b[...]

104 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the mu lti function bay docking station ✍ The illus trations in the f ollowing sh ow the VGN-FE seri es model compu ter as an examp le. 1 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton (1) . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not h ave to press the UNDOCK button. Pressin g the UNDOCK bu t[...]

105 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 W ait unti l the IN USE indica tor (2) tur n s off and th en pres s the PUSH RELEASE but ton (3). 3 Lift the c omputer a way from the multi function bay docking st ation. 4 Close th e multi func tion bay docking statio n connector cov er on th e bottom of t he comput er .[...]

106 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively, y ou ca n disconnec t the com puter fr om the mult i functio n bay docking station a s follows : 1 Click St art and then Undoc k Computer . 2 Make sure that a messag e ball oon appears and the IN US E indicato r tur ns off, and then press t he PUSH RELE ASE button. 3 Lift the c omputer a way from th[...]

107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und qua lity of y our compute r by co nnecting externa l speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca b le (1) into the h eadphones jack (2) on the c omputer or on the mul ti function b ay docking station. 2 Plug the other end of the speaker c[...]

108 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You can conne ct an exte rnal displ ay to your c omputer. Fo r example, y ou can us e the compu ter with a c omputer d isplay or a proj ect or. ✍ Connec t the power cord aft er connectin g all other cab les. Connec ted external di splays are used as secondar y screen s. On Windows[...]

109 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Computer Disp la y You c an connec t a com puter di splay (monitor ) either direct ly to your compute r or vi a the o ptional multi fun ction bay docking stati on. To connect a compute r display ! The moni tor (VGA) port on you r computer is disabled when the compute r is attach ed to the mult i functi[...]

110 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ DVI-D st ands for Digit al Visual In terfac e - Digital. It is a type of DVI co nnector t hat supports only digit al video sig nals (no a nalog video sign als). It has 24 pins. A DVI-I conn ector (Digi tal Visual In terfa ce - Integrated ) supports digital vide o and analo g video signa ls. It has 29 pins. ! Wi[...]

111 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a mult imedia c omputer di splay t hat inclu des buil t-in spe akers and a micro phone dir ectly to your co mputer or vi a the optio nal multi function bay dock ing stat ion. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the com [...]

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113 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV dir ectly to your co mputer or v ia the opt ional multi func tion bay docking s tation. To connect a TV to your co mputer 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an AC outlet. 2 Plug one en d of an S Video ca ble (not supplied) into the S VIDEO OUT por t on the computer or on th[...]

114 nN Using P eripheral De vices To connect an HDMI-compa tible TV to your comp uter 1 Plug the power cord of your TV into an AC outlet. 2 Plug on e end of an H DMI cable to the HDMI por t on the compute r and the other end to the TV . 3 Switch the input c hannel of the TV to exter nal input. 4 Set up th e TV co nfiguration system . ! If your TV i[...]

115 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You can con nect a projector (fo r example , the Sony LCD projecto r) directly to your co mputer or via the opti onal multi function bay doc king stati on. To connect a projecto r ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the com puter is disabled whe n the comput er is attached to the multi function bay [...]

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117 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be us ed as the prima ry monitor whe n an external display ( desktop monito r, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on yo ur computer screen a nd the e xternal dis play at the same t ime, see Using t he Multiple Monitors Function (page 1[...]

118 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monito rs functi on allows you to distribu te portio ns of your des ktop ac ross sep arate di spla ys. For example , if you have an externa l display attached to the mo nitor (VG A) port, y our com puter scr een and the externa l display can fun ction as a sing le [...]

119 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on the deskto p and sel ect NVIDIA Control P anel from the menu. 2 Click the Display icon. 3 Click Change Disp lay Configuration . 4 F ollow th e on-scre en instr uctions to chang e the setti ngs. ✍ Y ou can also chang e one of the S but ton assignm ents to a[...]

120 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a soun d input de vice (f or example , to ch at over the In ternet) you need t o plug in an extern al microp hone. To con nect an externa l microp hone Plug th e micropho ne cable (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphone is d esigne[...]

121 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer and/or U SB device s from da mage, obs erve the fol lowing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter with USB devices connec ted, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the USB p or ts. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or carr ying ca se whe n it ha[...]

122 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB floppy di sk drive an d connec t it to you r comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y disk d rive cable (2) into th e USB p or t. Y ou r USB floppy disk drive (3) is now ready [...]

123 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnect a USB flo ppy dis k drive wh en yo ur compute r is o n or off . Discon necting the drive when the compu ter is in a pow er savi ng mode ( Standby or Hiber nate) may c ause the computer to malfunc tion. If the computer i s off, you ca n unplug th e USB ca[...]

124 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Window s-comp atible printer to your co mputer to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB pr inter comp atible wi th your ver sion of Windows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) [...]

125 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y ou r compu ter is equi pped with an i. LINK por t, which you can use to c onnect to an i.LINK de vice such as a digita l video camcorde r or to con nect two V AIO co mputers in order to c opy , delete or edi t files. ❑ The i.L INK por t on y[...]

126 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 1 Plug on e end of an i.LINK cable (1) (not s upplied) into the i.LINK por t (2) on the compu ter and th e other e nd into the D V In/Out po r ts (3) on the dig ital video cam corder . 2 Launch t he D Vgate Plus software . ✍ On Son y digi[...]

127 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your comp uter to 10 00BASE- T*/100BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T-type ne tworks with an Ethern et network cable. Connect one end of a networ k cable (not su pplied) to th e network (Ethernet ) port on the compu ter or the o ptional multi functio n bay doc king st ation and t h[...]

128 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines can not be conne cted to the netw ork (LAN) connec tor on your comp uter . If the netwo rk (LAN) conn ector is conne cted to the telep hone lines ment ioned bel ow , high elect ric current to the con nector may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (in tercom speakerph one) or busin ess-u[...]

129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly describ es how to c hange the main setti ngs of y our compute r. Among other thi ngs, you will learn how to use a nd cus tomiz e the l ook of your So ny so ftwar e and utili ties, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 130) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer wit[...]

130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIO S functions to set the password. Once you have set the password, you will have to en ter the pa ssword afte r the VAI O logo ap pears to start your c ompute r. The po wer-on pas sword will allow you to protect y our com puter from unautho rized acces s. Adding the P [...]

131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power- on pas sword 1 T urn on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t th e computer and press the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t Secur ity to disp la y th e Sec[...]

132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T urn on the com puter . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t th e computer and press the F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th [...]

133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO C ontrol Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows you to consu lt syst em informati on and sp ecify pr eferences for syste m behavi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and c lick V AI O Co ntrol Cent er . The V AIO Contr ol Ce[...]

134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery pack a s the power s ource for y our compute r, you ca n take advantage of power manage ment s ettings to conse rve battery li fe. In addition to the normal operati ng mode, which allo ws you to turn off sp ecific devi ces, your com pute r has two dist[...]

135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Standb y Mode Standby mode tur ns off the LCD s creen and places t he hard dis k and the C PU into a low p ower consu mption mod e. The umbe r power lig ht flashe s in th is mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click St art and then T urn Off Compute r . 2 Click St and By . ✍ If the model you purchased i[...]

136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change the Stand by mode settings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 Click P erformance and Maintenance . 3 Click P ower Options . The P ower Options Pr oper ties window appears. 4 Sele ct the Po w e r S c h e m e s tab . 5 Change the System S tandby setti ngs .[...]

137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the sys tem is sav ed on the h ard disk a nd power is turned off . Even whe n the batter y runs down, no data wil l be lost. T he power indicat or light is off in this mode . To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating scree n [...]

138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you do not use your comput er for a long perio d of time, place t he computer i nto Hibernat e mode. This power savi ng mode sav es you the t ime of shuttin g dow n or r esuming . When you r computer is in Hibernate mod e, you cann ot insert a disc . Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an Standby [...]

139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P owe r Management Power management helps you s et up powe r schem es for run ning on AC power or ba tteries t o suit yo ur requirem ents for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plicati on developed exclusiv ely for V AIO compute rs. With th is softwa re a[...]

140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AI O P ow er Management P o wer Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sever al prede fined powe r sche mes. Each p ower sc heme con sists of a group of power managem ent se ttings tha t are design ed to meet s pecific p ower mana gement g oals, rang ing from maximum powe r managem ent to n o [...]

141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Language with Windows XP Prof essional The lan guage mode s election is availa ble on model s with Windows XP Profession al, but not w ith Windows XP Home Editio n. Please s ee the onl ine Specifica tions to see which Wi ndows edi tion is ins talled o n your mode l. Window s XP Pr ofessio na[...]

142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change the countr y and lan guage set tings 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 In the Control P anel window , double-click the Regional and Language Options icon. If you do not s ee this ico n, click Switch to Classi c View on the left side. 3 In the Regi onal Options tab of the Re gional and Lan[...]

143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change the keyboa rd layout 1 Click St art and then Contr ol Pane l . 2 In the Control P anel window , double-click the Regional and Language Options icon. If you do not s ee this ico n, click Switch to Classi c View on the left side. 3 In the Languages tab o f the Regional and Language Options window , c[...]

144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Configur ing Y our Modem Before you can s tart using y our int ernal mo dem (not all mode m are built- in), or e ach time you use your mo dem while tr aveling , make s ure that th e countr y of the active l ocation def ined in the Phone and Modem Options dialo g box mat ches t he count ry you ar e dialin g f[...]

145 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 9 Click Appl y/OK . Y our mo dem is c onfigure d. ✍ Before appl ying new co untr y settings, pl ease make sure yo ur phone cab le is disco nnected fro m your comput er .[...]

146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V AIO Co mputer Your co mputer and memory modules use high precisio n compone nts and el ectronic connecto rs techn ology. To avoid the inval idation of your gu arantee du e to mish andling, w e recomm end that: ❑ Y ou contact your de aler to i nstall a new memor y modu le. ❑ Y ou do not ins[...]

147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functio nality of y our comp uter, you can increase th e memory by installi ng optional memory m odules. Before you upgra de your comp uter's memor y, read the note s and proced ures in th e following pages. The nu mber of ava ilable slots depends o n [...]

148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the special bag del ivered with the memor y m odule or wrap the module i n aluminum f oil to protect i t from e lectrostati c dischar ge. ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substanc es, or objects int o the memor y mo dule slots or other inter nal c omponents of your compute r will res ult in da mage[...]

149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module V GN-FE ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and disc onnect al l per ipheral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and remove the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own. 4 Unscr e w the sc rews (indicated by the arrows[...]

150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the latches in the dir ection of the arrows ( 1). The mem or y module i s relea sed. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y module til ts up and then pull it out in t he directi on of the ar row (2). 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its packaging.[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memor y module i nto the memo r y modul e slot and pu sh it i n until it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry modu le, make sure to insert it to the slot that is closer to the b ack of your compu ter . Do not to uch any ot her compone nts on th e motherbo ard. 9 Replace the memor y m[...]

152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer V GN-AR ser ies models To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and disc onnect al l per ipheral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and remove the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols d own. 4 Unscr e w the sc rew (indicated b y th e arrow below) on the bo ttom of t he compute r [...]

153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its packaging. 8 Slide t he memor y module i nto the memo r y modul e slot and pu sh it i n until it c licks into pla ce. ! If you use on ly one memo ry modu le, make sure to insert it to the slot that is closer to the b ack of your compu ter . Do not to uch any ot her comp[...]

154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T urn on the com puter . 2 Click St art , point t o All Programs , and c lick V AI O Co ntrol Cent er . 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older i n the V AIO Control Center window . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon in th e Sy[...]

155 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety guideli nes and pr ecautio ns to help you pro tect your c omputer from poten tial da mage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 156) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 57) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 158) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 160) ❑ On Ha[...]

156 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD s creen. Be car eful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the L CD screen or ex er t pr essure on it. This c ould ca use a malfunc tion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperat ure conditi ons may prod[...]

157 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Specificat ions to check th e power operation of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet wi th other power-cons uming equ ipmen t, such as a photocopier or shredd er . ❑ Y ou can pur chase a pow er str ip wi th a surge protecto r . This device prev ents dam age to your c ompu[...]

158 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a s oft cloth, which is dr y or lightl y moistene d with a mi ld deterg ent solut ion. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s cour ing powder , or solvent such a s alcoho l or ben zine, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object or[...]

159 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only specifie d per ipheral equip ment an d interface cables; otherwi se, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or damaged c onnection cables. ❑ If your computer is broug ht direc tly from a c old loc ation to a warm on e, moisture ma y co ndense in side the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least o ne hour be f o[...]

160 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touc h the f ront mirror plate over the lens o f the built-in MOTION EYE c amera, as it may make scratches o n the plate and such s cratches will a ppear on the captur ed image s. ❑ Do not let the direct s unlight ge t into the scope of th e b uil t-in MO TION EYE camera rega[...]

161 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the disc. ❑ Finger prints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the disc by its edges and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc i s essent ial to it s continuou s relia bility . Do not u[...]

162 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temperatu res above 60°C, such as in a ca r par ked in the su n or under d irect sunl ight. ❑ Batter y lif e is s hor ter in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to d ecreas ed batter y efficiency at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs at tempe ratures be[...]

163 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones whil e dr iving, c ycling, or o perating any mo tori zed v ehicl e. It may create a traffic hazard and is i llegal in s ome area s. It can also b e potent ially dange rous to p la y lo ud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting he[...]

164 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not us e the media in a l ocation sub ject to s tatic elect ric ity or e lectri cal noise. ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick me dia conne ctor with your finger or me tallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the adhes ive label su pplied wi th the Memo r y Stick med ia as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d[...]

165 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage d ensity a nd reads or writes dat a in a short time. H owever, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, shock, or dust. Althoug h the ha rd disk h as the int ernal safety device to prevent losing d ata due to m echanic al vibrati on, shoc k or dus t, you [...]

166 nN Precau tions On Handling the Memor y Card Adapter ! The memor y card adap ter is suppli ed with VGN-FE series model s only . ❑ Do not touc h the mem or y card ad apter co nnector w ith your finger or metallic o bjects. ❑ Use only the adhes ive label exclusively designe d f or the memor y car d adapter as a lab el. ❑ Do not ben d, drop,[...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to s olve c ommon prob lems you might encounter when us ing yo ur compute r. Many problem s have simpl e solutions . Try these s uggesti ons before c ontactin g VAIO-Li nk. ❑ Computer (page 169) ❑ System Sec urity (page 176) ❑ Batter y (page 1 78) ❑ Built-in MO TION E[...]

168 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 10) ❑ P erip heral s (page 211) ❑ Multi Function Bay Doc k ing Station (page 2 12)[...]

169 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged in to a power source and tur ned on. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled proper ly and c harged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if appli cab[...]

170 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of you r computer screen, fo llow thes e steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The B IOS set up scre en app ears . 2 Set the d ate (month /da y/year). Press the E[...]

171 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ It is bes t to tur n off your computer usi ng the T urn Off Computer op tion on the Micros oft Wind ows Start menu, lo cated on the tas kbar . Using ot her metho ds, including t hose listed below , m a y resul t in loss o f unsaved data. ❑ Click St art [...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter St andb y or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me unstab le if the o perating mode is changed be fore the c omputer complete ly enters Standby o r Hibernate. To restore you r computer to norma l operating stab ility 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , T urn Off Computer ,[...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , no tifying of incompatibility or improp er installation of the battery pac k, appears and my compu ter enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This sy mptom co uld be due to the b atter y pack not bei ng insta lled pro perly . T o resolve this s ymptom, tu rn off your compute r and remove the bat[...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game if th ere are any pat ches or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest v ideo dri ver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphics memor y is shared with the syste m. The optimal graphic p[...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting How ca n I change the v olume of the star tup sound? To change the startup soun d volume 1 Pres s the F2 key . The B IOS set up scre en app ears . 2 Pres s the < or , k ey to select Advanced . 3 Pres s the M or m ke y to sele ct Speaker V olume and press t he Enter key . 4 Pres s the M or m ke y to sele ct the speaker v[...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting System Security This section provid es informat ion ab out keepi ng your com puter ope rating s moothly and protecti ng agains t potentia l threats to the c omputer's se curity. How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows oper ating syste m is prein stalled on y[...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting How do I k eep m y antivirus software update d? You ca n keep the Norton Internet S ecurity s oftware pro gram current with the latest up dates from S ymantec Corporatio n. To downloa d and install the latest security up date 1 Double-click the N orton Internet Security icon on th e taskba r . I f you hav e not pr e viousl[...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 34) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is di rectly co nnected to the AC adapter, it us es AC po wer, even if the batt ery pack i s insta lled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the bat[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery po wer? Your c omputer can enter Hi bernate m ode while using ba ttery powe r, but so me softwar e program s and p eripheral device s prevent th e system fr om enter ing Hiberna te mode. If you are using a progra m that preve nts the system from enter ing Hibern at[...]

180 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera ca nnot be s hared by more t han one so ftware applic ation. If a nother s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, exit the applic ation before using t he built-in M O T ION EYE c amera[...]

181 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of power. Conn ect your com puter to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EY E camera f lic ker ? This problem oc curs wh en you us e the cam era under fl uor[...]

182 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built- in MO TION EYE ca mera? ❑ The built-in MO TION EY E camera ca nnot be s hared by more t han one so ftware applic ation. If a nother s oftware applic ation is us ing the ca mera, exit the applic ation before using t he built-in M O T ION EYE c amera. ❑ If the pr ob lem persists, you must [...]

183 nN T r oublesho oting Inter net What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is sec urely plug ged into th e mode m por t on your computer and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Pl ug the cable i nto an ord inar y teleph one and listen for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure the te lepho[...]

184 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omputer is equip ped with a V.92/ V .90 compa tible modem. Man y factor s may in fluence m odem con nection speed, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or c ompatibi lity with telephone e quipmen t, such as fax machin es or other modems . If you think your modem is not connecti ng pro[...]

185 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailabil ity is affected by dista nce and o bstr uctions. Y o u ma y need to move y our com puter awa y from obst ruct ions or closer to any access point you may be usi ng. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN[...]

186 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is the data tr ansf er speed slo w? ❑ The wi reless LAN d ata transfer speed is affected by d istance and obs truc tions between devices and acces s poin ts. Other factors incl ude device configu rations, radio con dition s, and software c ompatibil ity . T o max imize the da ta transfer speed, mov e your comp uter [...]

187 nN T r oublesho oting What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN co mmunicatio n occur s on divide d frequen cy bands known as chann els. Third- par ty w ireless L AN access poin t channel s may be preset to different channel s from S ony de vices. ❑ If you are usin g a wirel ess LAN access po int, se e connectiv ity infor mation c ontained in the [...]

188 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, tur n on the WIR ELESS sw i t ch . ❑ Y ou cannot use the Blueto oth function ality when your compu ter is in[...]

189 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is authentic ated. ❑ Y ou r compu ter may not allow con nections fr om other de vices. T o enable Blueto oth device connec tions, follow these steps : 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on t he taskba r . 2 Se[...]

190 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obstacle s and/o r the dist ance bet ween the two devices, on the ra dio wav e quality , and on the operating s ystem or the software i n use. Mov e your comput er and Bluet ooth devices closer to each other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio frequen[...]

191 nN T r oublesho oting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on air planes? With Bluetoo th techn ology, your c omputer transm its a ra dio freq uency of 2.4 GHz. S ensitiv e loca tions, s uch as hosp itals a nd airpl anes, may hav e restrict ions on use of Blu etooth devices , due to radio inte rference. Che ck with facilit y staff to[...]

192 nN T r oublesho oting CDs a nd D VDs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer i s trying to read may be dirty o r damage d. Follow the se steps : 1 Restar t the computer by clicking Start , T urn Off Computer , and Restart . 2 Eject t he disc from th e optical disc dr ive. 3 Examin e the dis c f or[...]

193 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a CD o r D VD properly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc was ins er ted i nto the optical dis c dri v e with the label f acing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) is inst alled acc ording t o the ma nuf acture r's instr uction s. ❑ If a CD or D VD is dir ty or [...]

194 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the optic al disc drive device to open t he sub menu. 6 Double-click the listed drive, and selec t the Prope r ties tab . 7 Clic k to se lect the En able digital CD a udio for this CD-ROM device chec k bo x, if it is not selecte d. Y ou can confi r m the dri v er software by sele cting the Driv er tab, and c[...]

195 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Do not lau nch any soft ware applic ation or all ow an y to launch a utomaticall y , not even a screen saver . ❑ Do not us e the keyboard. ❑ Do not us e a CD-R/RW disc that has an adh esive label affixed to it . This cou ld cause a w rite error or oth er damage. [...]

196 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot wr ite data to D VD-RAM media using Windo ws functions? Foll ow these steps to chang e the setti ngs: 1 Click St art and then My Computer . 2 Right-cli ck the optical d isc dr ive icon and sel ect Pr oper ties . 3 Click the Recording tab . 4 Click to ca ncel the Enable CD recording on this driv[...]

197 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my computer scr een go blan k? ❑ Y ou r computer screen may go blank if th e computer has lo st power or has en tered a power saving mode (Standby or Hiber nate). If the co mputer is in L CD (Vide o) Standby mode, press any key to activate the com puter scr een. See U sing the P ower Saving Mode s (pag[...]

198 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the screen resolution on my TV screen? ❑ Y ou r TV scree n ma y n ot show the whol e screen i mage of a v ideo if th e screen res olution is set l arger than 1 024 x 768. Adjust the sc reen reso lutio n to 1024 x 768 or s maller . ❑ If you are usin g the A V O ut jack, plu g the audio -video (A V) cable[...]

199 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y compu ter screen changes? The L CD brig htne ss sett ing, adj usted with t he Fn+F5/F6 keys, is temp orary and th is adjus tment is o verridde n by the se tting on th e VAIO Po wer Management tab when anoth er power sch eme is se lected. To s ave this pref erence fo r the brig[...]

200 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the Fn+F7 ke ys do not s witch the displa y output to the e x ternal displa y connected to the monit or (V GA) por t on m y computer? When y our com puter is at tached to the opti onal mul ti functi on bay do cking st ation, th e monitor (VGA) port on you r compu ter is disa bled. Thus, pres sing the Fn[...]

201 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the prin ter cable is s ecurely c onnected to the por ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compat ible with the W indows operating s ystem ins talled on your computer . ❑ Y ou ma y need to install[...]

202 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal microp hone, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ned on and is p roper ly plugge d into the micropho ne jack on your compute r . ❑ The muting b utton m ay ha ve been pressed. Check to see if the mutin g indicat or light i s on.[...]

203 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plu gged into t he por t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp ute r with y our mouse c onn ect ed. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not con nected. ❑ If [...]

204 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y spea kers do not w ork? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly conn ected and the volume is tur ned up l oud enoug h to hear s ound. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re designed for computer use. ❑ If your speakers hav e a mutin g button, set the b utton to off . ❑ The sp eaker v olum[...]

205 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou ma y hav e di sabled the touch p ad without c onnectin g a mouse to your computer . See Using the T ouch Pad (page 41) . ❑ Restar t your computer. Pres s the Ctr l+Alt +Delet e keys simultaneous ly . In the Windows T ask Manager wi ndow , se lect Res[...]

206 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? ❑ The la nguage layout of your computer's ke yboard i s labeled on the packagin g bo x. If y ou cho ose a d iff erent regi onal ke yboard w hen you compl ete the Wi ndows setup, the ke y confi guration wil l be misma tched. ❑ T o change the ke[...]

207 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when t he drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not rec ognize the floppy disk dri ve. First, m ake sure th e USB cab le is pr operly c onnected t o the USB port. If y ou need to se cure the c onnection, wa it a few mo ments for [...]

208 nN T r oublesho oting PC Cards What should I do if m y P C Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . Se e Inser ting a PC Card (page 59) for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is compatible with the Micros oft Windows operating system installed o n your compu ter . ❑ See the manual that came wit h yo[...]

209 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message app ears to indicate DV equipm ent seems to be dis connect ed or turned off, the i.LINK ca ble may n ot be securel y plugge d into the p orts on your co mputer or camcord er. Unplug the conne ctors, and plug them in a gain. See Connecting an i.L[...]

210 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot open m y image files? You may need to r eformat you r Memory Stick medi a. Form atting Mem ory Stick media eras es all data, i ncluding music d ata prev iously saved on it. Be fore you reformat Me mory Stick media, ba ck up im portant d ata and confirm that the med ia does n[...]

211 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur n ed on and us ing its own power supply . F or example, if you are usi ng a digita l camera, che ck the batter y is char ged. If you are us ing a pr inter, check the power cable is connec ted prop erly to the AC[...]

212 nN T r oublesho oting Multi Function Ba y Doc king Station What should I do if I cann ot use the de vices connected t o the m ulti fu nction ba y doc king station? Make s ure to use the AC adap ter suppli ed with the m ulti fu nction bay do cking s tation to conn ect the doc king st ation to a po wer source. The mult i func tion bay docking sta[...]

213 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection conta ins info rmation on wh ere to go for answe rs to quest ions abou t your com puter. Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for an swers i n the sequ ence listed below. See Docum ent ation (p age 8) for detail s on the printe d and non-pr inted docume ntation supplied with you[...]

214 nN Support Options e-Suppor t What is e-Suppor t? You hav e searched our user gui des and web si te ( www.vaio-link.com ) but have no t found an answer to you r question/iss ue? e-Sup port is the i deal sol ution for you! Our e -Support W eb Po rtal is an i nteract ive web s ite on whi ch you c an submi t any tech nica l query you may have reg [...]

215 nN Support Options Can I submit m y questions at an y time? Yes, y ou can submit y our qu estions 24/7, but please k eep in mind that our e- Support T eam can only treat your q ueries fr om Monday till Friday between 8a m and 6 pm. Is there a cost inv olv ed f or using e-Suppor t? No, this is a co mplete free o f charge service offe red to al l[...]

216 nN Support Options T rademarks Sony, Batte ry Checker, Cli ck to DVD, DVgate Plu s, HotKey Utility , Memory Stick Formatter, Prepa re your VAIO, Soni cStage, Sonic Stage Mast ering Stud io, VAIO Contr ol Center, VA IO Edit Comp onents, VA IO Media, VAIO Power Manage ment, Ima ge Conver ter, My Club VAI O, VAIO Update, Memory Sti ck, the Memo ry[...]

217 nN Support Options The B luetooth wo rd mark and l ogos are owned by the B luetooth S IG, Inc. and any use of such m arks by Sony Corporati on is und er lice nse. Other trademark s and tra de names are thos e of their r espectiv e owners . The E xpressCa rd word ma rk and logos are owned by the PCMCIA and any use of such marks by S ony Cor pora[...]

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