Sony VGN-FW200 manual

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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... .......... ... ............. ................... ............. ....6 Documenta tion ................. ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ...... ....[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Dev ices . ............. ................... ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ . .................... ............. ........ 66 Connectin g External Speakers .................. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .......... ... ............. ....[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. 108 Handling the LCD Scre en ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ...[...]

5 nN Mouse ........... ............. ................... ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. 15 9 Speakers ....... ............. ................... ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ......... .... ...............[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purc hase of th is So ny VAIO ® c omputer, and welco me to th e on-scre en User Gu ide. S ony has combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology i n audio, v ideo, co mputing , and c ommunic ations to provide state-o f-the-art p ersonal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views illus trated in this man[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion in clude s print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m a t — Contains a n ov er vi e w of c omponents connect ion, set- up inform ation, etc . ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guid elines a nd owner informati on. No[...]

8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center User Guide — P rovides infor matio n about re stor ing in dividua l soft ware programs, hardware dri v ers, a nd dr ive par tit ion(s) or your entire ha rd disk dri ve to the or igina l factor y set tings. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Use m y V AIO . 3 Cli[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and p rovides a si ngle locat ion for gener al inform ation and technica l assi stance for your VAIO comput er. Choos e from the followin g categ ories to fi nd the a nswers you ne ed. To ac cess Help and Support , click Start and Help and Support . ❑ Get star te d with my V AI[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing your compu ter as a p ortable device i n a var iety of en vironme nts. When ever pos sible, you shou ld atte mpt to take accou nt of the fol lowin g ergonom ic cons iderati ons for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer di [...]

11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best position. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ a y to the prope r position . Adjust the br ightnes s lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo catio n where[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section descr ibes how to get s tarted us ing your VAIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . Be sure to start up your comp uter with onl y the supplie d accessorie s connecte d and set[...]

13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to identi fy the controls a nd ports shown on t he foll owing pag es. F ront A Built-in MO T ION EYE camera (pag e 33) B Built-in MO T ION EYE camera indicator (page 19 ) C Built-in micr ophon e (monaural) D LCD s creen (page 10 9) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Key bo ar d (page [...]

14 nN Getting Started A Num lock indicator (p age 19) B Caps loc k indicator (page 1 9) C Scroll loc k indicator (page 1 9) D S1 butto n (p age 32) E VO L - / VO L + b uttons (page 32) F Play/P ause button (page 32 ) G Sto p bu tto n (page 32) H Previous track b utton (page 32) I Ne xt tr ac k b utto n (page 32 ) J AV M O D E but to n (pag e 32)[...]

15 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor[...]

16 nN Getting Started Right A Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (pag e 80) B Opti cal disc driv e (page 36) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 9) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 36) E Manual e ject hole (pag e 147) F P ow er bu tton/P ower indica tor (page 19) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds.[...]

17 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (pag e 20) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Ne twor k (E th er ne t) p or t (page 86) E Modem port (pag e 57) F Monitor por t (p age 68) G HDMI por t (pa ge 68) H i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (pag e 84) I Express Card/34 slot ( page 45)[...]

18 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Memory module compa r tment co ve r (page 1 02)[...]

19 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equip ped wit h the fol lowing i ndica tor lights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green w hen the comput er is on, blinks slo wly in orange while the computer is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when t he computer is off or in Hiber nate mode. Charge Illuminates while t[...]

20 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC adapter or a r echargeabl e battery pack for supply ing power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use only the su pplied A C adapter for your co mputer . 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 t[...]

21 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c omputer and clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he batter y LO CK s witch (1) i nwar d.[...]

22 nN Getting Started 3 Slide t he batter y pack diagonal ly into the batter y compa r tment u ntil th e projecti ons (2) on either s ide of the batter y compar tment fit into the U-sh aped cuts (3) on either sid e of the batt er y pa ck.[...]

23 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batte r y pack in the directio n of the arrow , and pu sh the batte r y pack down into the compar tm ent until it clicks into plac e . 5 Slide t he batter y LO CK switch outward to secure the batt er y pack on the c omputer. ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC power and has a batter y pack in stal[...]

24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k supplie d with you r co mputer is not fu lly cha rged at th e time o f delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter . The ch arge ind icator lig ht tur ns on while t he batte r y pack is cha rging. When the batt er [...]

25 nN Getting Started ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your co mputer whi le it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batter y pack cont inues to ch arge while y ou ar e using t he comput er . If the batt er y charge l evel falls be low 10%, yo u should either connec t the AC adap ter to recha rge the batt ery pack or shut do wn your compu ter and[...]

26 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y Charge Functions You can se lect the batter y charging meth od for your bat tery pack with the Battery Charge Functions . To make the battery life lo nger, ena ble the battery care fun ction. To enable the battery care fu nction 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Mana [...]

27 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the batte ry pa ck while you r computer i s on and no t connecte d to the AC ad apter or if you remove the batter y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c omputer and clos e the LC D screen l id. 2 Slide t he [...]

28 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsav ed data , be su re to sh ut down you r com puter pr operly , as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to th e computer. 2 Click St art , the ar row next to the Lock button, and then Shut Down . 3 Respo nd to any pro[...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribes h ow to ge t the most o ut of usin g your V AIO compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 30) ❑ Using the T ouch P a d (page 31) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 32) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 33) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desk top co mputer k eyboard, but has addition al ke ys that p erform m odel-s pecific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K e y ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed onl y after the ope rating sy stem is fini shed laun ching. Combinat ions/F[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, dr ag, and scroll ob jects on the sc reen us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can dis able/en able the touc h pad whi le a mo use is c onnected to your co mputer . T o chan ge the to uch pa d sett ings, click Start , All Programs , VAI O Control Ce nter , K eyboar d a[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equip ped wit h specia l butto ns to hel p you use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions S1 button By def ault, the S1 button launches the Dolby Contr ol Center . ✍ The def ault but ton assign ment may be dif ferent f rom the ab[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your co mputer is equip ped wit h a built- in MOTION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTION E YE camera a dds video f unctio nality to inst ant messa ging soft ware a nd video editing s oftware an d enables you to c apture s till ima ges a nd movies with the p reinsta lled ima ge cap[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Still Images To capt ure a st ill imag e 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to laun ch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Capture icon in the main window . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfin der . 4 Click the Capture b utton bel ow the display[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Capturing Movi es To cap ture a m ovie 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Ar cSoft W ebCam Companion 2 , an d W ebCam Companion 2 to laun ch the We b C a m Companion 2 . 2 Click the Record icon in th e main window . 3 F rame your subj ect in the viewfin der . 4 Click the Record Video button below the displayed image [...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omputer is equip ped wit h an opt ical di sc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Press th e dri v e ejec t button (1) to open the dr ive. The t ra y slides out. 3 Place a disc in th e midd le of the tray with th e label s ide facing upward and gently p ush it d[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gently . ! Do not remov e the optica l disc when yo ur compute r is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doing so may cau se the comp ut er to malf unctio n. ✍ If you pla n to use an exte rnal opti cal disc d rive, conn ect the drive b efore you laun ch any pre instal[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your comp uter play s and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Di sc media, de pendin g on the model y ou purchased . Check you r speci fication s for the type o f optical disc dr ive ins talled o n your m odel. Use the table b elow to se e which ty pes of me dia y our optic al disc driv[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r PR: play ab le and recordable P: play ab le but not recordab le –: not play able or recordable CD- ROM Vide o CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DVD - Video BD- ROM DVD - R / RW D VD+R/ RW DV D+R DL D VD-R DL DVD - RAM BD-R *8 /RE *9 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 ?[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ! This prod uct is design ed to play back d iscs that con form to the Comp act Disc Digita l Audio st andard spec ificati ons (CD Standard ). A Dual Disc is a two sided di sc prod uct with a DVD recorded la yer on one si de and a digital au dio laye r on the othe r side. Be a ware that the audio s ide (non-DVD side[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use disc s in any other sha pe (star , hear t, c ard, etc.), as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str ike or shake your comput er while the opt ical disc dri ve is writ ing data t o a dis c. ❑ Do not plu g or u nplug the AC [...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optic al disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the desire d CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD window ap pears, c lick to se lect an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc 1 Inser t [...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software appl ication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dri v e. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the desire d D VD software to play the D VD . For ins tructio ns on how t o use the softwar e, see the help f ile incl u[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Pla ying Blu-r a y Disc Media ! The Blu-ray Disc playback fu nction is available on sel ected mod els only . See the onlin e specifi cations to find out the type of y our opt ical disc dri ve, and then Reading and W ritin g Opt ical D iscs (page 38) to find ou t about th e suppo rted disc media. To play a Blu-ra y [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the ExpressCard Module Your com puter is e quipped wi th either a Universal ExpressC ard slot * or an Expres sCard/3 4 slot * for tran sferring d ata amon g digital camera s, ca mcorders , music players , and othe r audio/v ideo dev ices. T he form er can acc ommodate either a n Expres sCard/34 ( 34 mm wide) [...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Use care when inserting or rem oving th e Express Card module fr om the slot. D o not force it in or out of the slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter before in serting or removi ng the Express Card modul e. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Locat e the Expr ess[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps below to remove t he Expr essCard module wh ile your compute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed properl y, your system m ay not wor k prope rly. To remov e an Exp ress Card mod ule ✍ T o remove an Express Card modul e when your computer i s off, skip steps 1 to 4. 1 D[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Memor y Stic k Memo ry Stick is a comp act, porta ble, and versati le IC rec ording me dia especi ally des igned f or excha nging and s haring d igital data with compa tible produ cts, suc h as dig ital c ameras , mobil e phon es, and oth er de vices. Becau se it is remo vable, it can be used for exte rna[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k The Mem ory Stic k slot on your compute r can acc ommodate bo th stand ard- and Du o-size media and s upports Me mory Sti ck PRO an d Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo forma ts wit h high sp eed data transfer a nd large data c apacity capab ilities . ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-siz e Memor[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emor y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick with th e arrow facing upward and po inting toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memo r y Stick into the slot unti l it cl icks into plac e. The Mem or y Stick is a utomati cally detected by your [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r To view the con tents on t he Memo ry Stick 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open th e Computer window . 2 Double-click the M emor y Sti ck icon to v iew the list o f data file s saved in the Me mor y Stick. To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has been f ormatted i n the fa ctory d efault se tting an d is r[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r 5 Click St art . 6 F oll ow the on-sc reen ins truc tions. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick depe nding o n the medi a type.[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing a Memory Stic k ! Do not remov e the Memor y St ick while the Media Acce ss indicat or ligh t is lit. If you do, yo u may lose dat a. Large vo lumes of da ta may take time to load, so mak e sure the indi cator is unl it before removi ng the Mem ory Stick. To remove a Me mory Stick 1 Check that the Media Ac[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is equip ped wit h an SD mem ory ca rd slot. You can u se thi s slot t o transfe r data amo ng dig ital cam eras , camco rders, mus ic play ers, an d other au dio/vide o devices . Bef ore Y ou Use the SD Memor y Card The SD memory ca rd slot on your compu ter supp orts the f[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Inser ting an SD Memory Card To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y c ard sl ot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd with th e arrow facing upward and po intin g toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y card into the slot unti l it clicks into place. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍ If [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Removing an SD Memor y Card ! Do not remov e an SD memor y card while the Me dia Access indicator l ight is li t. If you do, the card or its da ta may becom e damag ed . To remove an SD memory card 1 Check that the Media Access indica tor ligh t is unli t. 2 Push in the SD mem or y card t ow ard the computer and re[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can connect to the In ternet, y ou need to c onnect y our com puter to a telephone line w ith a telep hone cabl e (not suppli ed) and have an ac count wit h an Inte rnet Ser vice Pr ovider (ISP). To connect a telephon e cable 1 Plug on e end[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Son y Wirele ss LAN (WLAN) , all your digit al devices with bui lt-in WLA N function com munic ate freely with each other through a network. A WLAN is a net work in whi ch a user can conn ect to a Lo cal Area Network (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion. Th is elim inat[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r ✍ In som e countries, using WLAN pr oducts may b e restrict ed by t he local regulatio ns (e.g. l imited nu mber of c hannels). T herefore, before activ ating the WLAN fu nction, re ad the S afety Informa tion carefu lly . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.1 1a * /b/g st andar d or the IEEE 802.11 n * draft stand ard, whi[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r The commu nicati on speed va ries dep ending o n the dis tance bet ween commu nicati on devices , exis tence of obstacles b etween such dev ices, the de vice confi guratio n, the radio conditi ons, and the software i n use. In a ddition , communi cations may b e cut off dep endin g on the rad io condit ions. The co[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Using the Bluetooth Function The B luetooth fu nction is avai lable on sele cted model s only. See th e onli ne specif ication s to find out wheth er your model suppor ts the Bl uetooth fun ction. You ca n esta blish wire less co mmunica tion be tween your compute r and other Bl uetooth dev ices su ch as a nother c[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e follo wing conditio ns: ❑ 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 quenc[...]

63 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 inter f erenc e from othe r de vice s that us e the same wa ve length. Simul taneous use of th e Bluetoo th func tion an d wirele ss comm[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless tec hnolo gy has an aut hentic ation func tion, wh ich allows you to determine wi th whom you choos e to commun icate . With the authentic ation func tion, you can pr event an y anon ymous B luetooth d evices from acc essing y our compute r. The fi rst time two Blueto oth[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Compute r Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o a Blueto oth devic e such a s another compute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a heads et, a mouse, or a digi tal camera withou t the use o f any cab les. To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To comm unica te with an other Blu[...]

66 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VA IO comp uter by using the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 67) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 68) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (page 74) ❑ Using the Multiple Monito rs Func tion (page 76) ❑ Connec[...]

67 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n conn ect externa l sou nd output de vic es (not su pplied) , such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) (not supplie d) into th e headp hones jack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the spe aker cable to the [...]

68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di splay ( not supp lied) to your c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the co mputer with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external display after co nnectin g all other cab les. Connecting a Computer Disp la y[...]

69 nN Using P eripheral De vices 3 If you w ant to c onnect a TF T/D VI moni tor , plug the displ ay cab le (2) (not s upplied) to an HDMI to D VI-D adapter (3) (n ot suppli ed) and p lug one en d of the HDMI c able (4) (suppli ed wit h select ed mode ls only ) to the H DMI to D VI-D adap ter (3) and the ot her en d to the HDMI por t (5) on the c o[...]

70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a mul timedi a compute r displ ay tha t includ es bui lt-in spea kers an d a mi crophone to yo ur compu ter. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media c omputer d isplay (1) into a n A C outl et. 2 Plug the disp l[...]

71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a TV You ca n connec t a TV with a n HDMI in put port t o your c omputer. To connect a TV to your co mputer ! T o hea r sound from th e device co nnected to the HDMI port, you n eed to c hange the d evice fo r sound ou tput. F or the detai led in struction s, see Ho w do I chan ge the sound output de vice[...]

72 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ See t he manu al that came with you r TV f or more informa tion on ins tallati on and use. The HDMI cable carries b oth video and audio si gnals .[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a proje ctor (for example, the Sony LCD pro jector) to your comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f your projecto r into an A C outle t. 2 Plug a d isplay cable (2) (not sup plied) into the mon itor por t (3) a on the computer . 3 Plug an audio ca[...]

74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can select whi ch displa y to use as the pr imary monitor whe n an extern al displa y (desk top monitor , etc.) is connecte d to your com puter. The proc edure for selec ting a d isplay dep ends o n the vide o control ler use d in th e computer . See the o nline sp ecifi cations for deta[...]

75 nN Using P eripheral De vices To select a display Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and sel ect Per sonalize . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . 3 F ollow th e on-scre en instr ucti ons to ch ange th e settings. ✍ Y ou may not be able to displa y the same con tents on you r computer sc reen and the ex[...]

76 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Monito rs func tion all ows you to di stribu te portio ns of your desktop across separ ate disp lays . For ex ample , if you have an externa l displ ay conne cted to the mon itor port, y our com puter sc reen an d the exter nal displ ay can fu nction as a single de[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral De vices To use t he Mul tiple Moni tors fun ction ! T o fi nd out whi ch video co ntrol ler you r model i ncludes, see the on line sp ecific ations . Models with the Intel Gra phics Media Accelerator 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and sel ect Per sonalize . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . 3 F ollow th e on-scre en instr ucti [...]

78 nN Using P eripheral De vices ✍ Y ou can also ch ange t he S1 button assignme nt to a ctivate the Multi ple Moni tors fun ction with the S1 butt on. T o chan ge the S1 button as signment , press an d hold th e S1 bu tton to disp lay the win dow for chan ging the assi gnment . For detail s on the S1 butto n, see Using Special-fu nction Buttons [...]

79 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a s ound inpu t devi ce (for e xample, to chat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an externa l micr ophone (not s upplied) . To con nect an exter nal micr opho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micr[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prote ct your compu ter and/or US B dev ices from damag e, observ e the foll owing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter with USB devices conn ected, avoid e xposin g the USB p or ts to shock or im pact. ❑ Do not put the com puter in to a bag or carr ying case whe n i[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B floppy disk d rive and c onnect 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 dis k drive cable (2) int o the US B por t. Y our USB floppy disk dr ive (3) is now ready f[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disc onnect a USB floppy disk dr ive wh en your compute r is o n or off . Disc onnecti ng the dr ive whe n the computer is in a pow er sa ving mod e (Sleep or Hiber nate) ma y ca use the c omputer to malfun ction . To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a Wi ndows-c ompati ble prin ter to yo ur co mputer to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a USB printer c ompatible with y our vers ion of Wi ndows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our computer is equipped with an i.LINK po r t, whic h you can use to connec t an i. LINK device, such as a di gital vi deo camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on y our computer d oes no t supply power to e xter na l de vice s that a re generall[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.LINK cable (1) (not supplied ) into the i.LINK port (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end int o the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital video c amcorde r. ✍ On Son y digita l video cam eras, po rts labe led DV Ou[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c omputer t o 1000BAS E-T/1 00BASE- TX/10BAS E-T-ty pe netwo rks with an Etherne t network cable. Connect one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not suppl ied) to the ne twork (Ether net) port on the c ompute r and the other end to your network . For detai led setti ngs a[...]

87 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section brie fly desc ribes how to cha nge the mai n setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other thi ngs, you will lea rn how to us e and cus tomize t he look o f your S ony softwa re and utili ties. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 88) ❑ Setting Up Y our Computer w[...]

88 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word Use one of the BIO S functi ons to se t the pass word. Once you have set the pass word, yo u will be prompted to enter th e pass word afte r the VA IO logo a ppears to start y our compute r. The p ower-on pas sword a llows you to protect your comp uter from unauth orized ac cess. Adding[...]

89 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (ma chine passwor d) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t Secu [...]

90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machi ne passwor d before settin g the user password . 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times[...]

91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo [...]

92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th e user p assw ord and pr[...]

93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility al lows y ou to acc ess sys tem in formation and to specify prefer ences for s ystem be havior . To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Select the des ired c ontrol i tem an[...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment settin gs to conser ve battery li fe. In addition to the normal oper ating mode, your comput er has two dist inct powe r sa ving mod es: Sle ep and Hiberna te. When using battery power, y ou shou ld be aware that th e computer wi[...]

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off the LCD screen and pl aces the storage device(s ) and the CPU int o a low powe r consu mption mode. The oran ge powe r indicator light b links s lowly i n this mo de. ! If you do not int end to use your co mputer f or a long period of time whil e it is d isconnec ted fr [...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer is not u sed for a certain period of time, it will e nter Sleep m ode. To m odify thi s, yo u can ch ange the Sleep mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the tas kbar and select Po wer Opt ions . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he curr[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of the s ystem is s aved on t he hard di sk driv e and power is turned off. Ev en when the battery runs down, no data will be lost. Th e power in dica tor light is unli t in this mode. ✍ If you do no t intend to u se your com puter for a long pe riod of t[...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power button. The c omputer ret urns to i ts norma l state. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button for mo re than four seco nds, your computer will turn off auto matically. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode from Hibernate mo de than from S leep mode.[...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power management helps y ou set up p ower pla ns for runn ing on AC or bat tery power t o suit y our requir ements fo r power cons umptio n. The VAIO Power Management is a software applica tion de velop ed excl usivel y for VA IO comp uters. W ith thi s softwar e [...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer You ca n view per formanc e with the power pla n that wa s mod ified with the VAIO Power Management . To start VAIO Po wer Ma nageme nt Viewe r 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 2 Click P ower Mana gement and V AIO P ower Mana gement Viewer .[...]

101 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer an d memo ry modu les use high p recision compo nents and electr onic con nectors technol ogy. To avoid inval idation of the warr anty during your pr oduct war ranty p eriod, we recomm end that : ❑ Y ou should con tact your dealer to insta ll a n e w mem o[...]

102 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to ex pand th e functio nality of your c omputer, y ou ca n increas e the am ount of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Before you upgr ade your c ompute r's memory, r ead the notes and procedu res in the followi ng pages . Notes on adding/remo ving [...]

103 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter ❑ Do not open the mem or y modul e package before you are ready to chang e the mo dule. The pa ckage protects the module fr om ESD . ❑ Use the s pecial bag suppl ied with th e memo r y module or wrap the module i n alum inum f oil t o protect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces[...]

104 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and di sconnec t all per iphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait abou t an hou r until the c omput er cool s down. 4 Unscr e w the s crew (indicated by the arrow below[...]

105 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y mod ule as follo ws: ❑ Pull the latch es in the directi on of the ar rows (1). The mem or y modul e is re leased. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y module tilts up and the n pull it out in t he directi on of the ar row (2).[...]

106 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter 7 Remove the new memor y mod ule from its packagin g. 8 Slide t he memor y module into t he memo r y modul e slot and push it in unti l it clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nents on the moth erboard. Be sure to ins ert the co nnector edge of the m emor y mod ule into the sl ot whi le alig ning[...]

107 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Com puter Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c omputer . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can view the amoun t of sys tem mem or y in th e rig ht pane. If the ad dition al memor y does not appea[...]

108 nN Precau tions Precautions This section descr ibes saf ety guide lines an d precau tions to help y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from potenti al dam age. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (page 1 09) ❑ Usin g the P ow er Sou r ce (page 110) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 111 ) ❑ Handling the Built-in MOT ION EY E Camera ( page 113) ❑ Ha[...]

109 nN Precau tions Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD screen. B e careful whe n using your comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xert p ressure o n it. Thi s could cause a malfunct ion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low tem perature cond it[...]

110 nN Precau tions Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline specifi catio ns to che ck the power operation of your model . ❑ Do not sh are th e A C outl et with othe r power-consum ing equip ment, s uch as a photocopi er or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can purcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector . This device hel ps prev ent d amage to [...]

111 nN Precau tions Handling Y our Comp uter ❑ Clean the cabin et with a s oft cl oth, which is dr y o r lightl y moistene d with a mild dete rgent solution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing powder, or solv ent s uch as a lcohol o r benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject or[...]

112 nN Precau tions ❑ Y our computer us es high- frequency radio signal s and ma y ca use interference to radio or T V rece ption. I f this oc curs, relocate the com puter a sui table dista nce awa y from the set. ❑ Use only speci fied per ipheral eq uipmen t and i nterface cables. Otherwise, problems m a y occur. ❑ Do not us e cut or damaged[...]

113 nN Precau tions Handling the Bu ilt-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protecti on cov er of the built-in MOTION EYE ca mera, as it may cause scratc hes on the cover and such s cratches wi ll app ear on the captu red imag es. ❑ Do not let the dir ect sun light get into the lens of t he built-in MO TI ON EYE camera regardless of y[...]

114 nN Precau tions Handling Floppy Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly and t ouch th e inter nal compon ents o f the floppy disk . ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om direc t sunl ight and ot her sour ces of h eat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y fr om any liquid. Do not le t them g et wet. W[...]

115 nN Precau tions Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the sur face of the disc . ❑ Finger prints and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edges and cen tral hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is essen tial to its c ontinuou s reliabi lity . Do not us e solvents (su ch as ben zine, thi[...]

116 nN Precau tions Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures above 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r par ked in the sun o r under direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a c old environment . This i s due to d ecreased b atter y efficien cy at low temp eratures. ❑ Charge b atter y packs a t tempera[...]

117 nN Precau tions ❑ If you hav e not used the ba tter y pack for a considerable amo unt of time, the remaini ng batter y life ma y become s hor t. Howe ver , this is nor mal and do es not indi cate a mal function, because th e batter y pack will gradually di scharg e ov er tim e ev e n when not in us e. Connect the AC adapter to your compu ter [...]

118 nN Precau tions Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any mo tori zed v ehicl e. It may create a traffi c hazard and is i llegal i n some ar eas. It can a lso be po tential ly dange rous to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossings. ❑ Prev enting he[...]

119 nN Precau tions Handling the Memor y Stic k ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y St ick connect or wit h your finger or m etallic objects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label su pplie d with the M emor y Stick as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or expose the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modify the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not let the Mem[...]

120 nN Precau tions Handling the Hard D isk The ha rd disk dr ive has a high s torage de nsity an d read s or write s data in a short t ime. Ho wever, it ca n be ea sily da maged by mec hanical vibrati on, s hock, or dust. Althoug h the ha rd disk drive has the in ternal safe ty dev ice to pr event lo sing da ta due to m echani cal vibr ation, sho [...]

121 nN Precau tions Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest upda tes on yo ur co mputer wi th the foll owing sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter ca n run more e fficiently. ❑ Windows Update Click St art , All Pro grams , and W indows Update and then f ollow the on -screen instr uctions. ❑ V AIO Update 4 Click St art ,[...]

122 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This sectio n descri bes how t o sol ve comm on prob lems yo u mig ht encoun ter when usin g your VAIO com puter. Many pr oblems have s imple s olutio ns. Try th ese sugg estio ns befor e visiting the So ny onlin e suppor t web site at the following URLs: http: //e suppor t.sony .c om/EN/V AIO / fo r cu[...]

123 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Ke yboar d (page 162) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 163 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 16 4) ❑ Memory S tick (page 167) ❑ P erip heral s (page 168)[...]

124 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely pl ugged into a power source an d tur ned on and the p ower indicator light is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led prop erly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if app licable) is e mpty .[...]

125 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the green po w er indicator li ght turns on but m y screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 k eys sev eral times t o clo se the app licat ion window . An app lica tion erro r may hav e been o ccurred. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Re[...]

126 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may beco me unstab le if t he operat ing mod e is cha nged be fore the c omputer complete ly en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restor e your comp uter to normal m ode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art , the ar row ne xt to the Lock b[...]

127 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 Hiber nate mode? ❑ This pro blem could be du e to the batter y pac k not bei ng instal led prope rly . T o resolve this problem, tur n of f your computer and rem ov e the b[...]

128 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 patches or update s to downlo ad. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest v ideo dr iver . ❑ On some V AIO models, the graphi cs memor y is shared with the s ystem. The o ptimal graphic [...]

129 nN T r oublesho oting How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of the B IOS func tions to c hange the boo t device order. Follow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on your co mputer . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup scree n appea rs. If not, resta r t the c omputer a nd press th e F2 ke y sev eral times [...]

130 nN T r oublesho oting How do I chec k the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your b uilt-in s torage dev ice * co ntains the recove ry partiti on whe re data for th e syste m recov ery is s tored. To c heck the volume of the recovery part ition, follow thes e steps: * See th e online sp ecifi cations to find ou t about your storag e device c[...]

131 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating sy stem is preinstall ed on your c omputer. Th e best way to pr otect your computer against securit y threats , such a s vi ruses, is to down load a nd instal l the late st Wi ndows upda tes regu [...]

132 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 24) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directly conne cted to the AC ada pter, it us es AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is in stalled. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batt[...]

133 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w arm ? No, it is normal for the batter y pack to be warm wh en it is p owering your compu ter. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery pow er? Your c omputer can en ter Hiberna te mode while us ing batter y power , but so me softwar e progr am[...]

134 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 cam era cannot be shared by more t han one software a pplication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera, exit the ap plicati on before using t he built-in MO TI ON EYE ca mera. ?[...]

135 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 run ning ou t of power. Connect y our 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 occurs wh en you use the c amera un der fluo r[...]

136 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built -in MO TION EY E came ra? ❑ The built- in MO TION EY E cam era cannot be shared by more t han one software a pplication . If anoth er software applic ation is using the camera, exit the ap plicati on before using t he built-in MO TI ON EYE ca mera. ❑ If the pr oblem persists, you must rei[...]

137 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurely p lugged in to the m odem po r t on your computer and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordina r y teleph one and listen for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure that t he tel[...]

138 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.92/V .90 com patible m odem. M any facto rs may influ ence mode m connec tion spee d, inclu ding telep hone li ne noise o r compati bility w ith tele phone e quipment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther modem s. If y ou think your modem is not connec ti[...]

139 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce and ob stru ction s. Y o u may need to move y our c omputer away fro m obst ruct ions or closer to any acce ss po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS s witch is on and[...]

140 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int settin gs. See th e manual that came wi th your acces s point for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acces s point a re conne cted to one anothe r . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obs tacles o r closer to any acces[...]

141 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your comp uter is connecte d to an ac cess poi nt, data t ransf er inte rr uptions may occur if a la rge file is exchanged or the comp uter is placed i n clo se proximity to mi crowa ves and co rdless telephone s. ❑ Mov e your comp uter close r to the a ccess poi nt[...]

142 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot find m y computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi on enabled. ❑ If the WIRELE SS indicator light is unl it, tur n on the WIRELESS swi tc h . ❑ Y ou cannot use the Bluetoot h function whe n your computer is in a power sav[...]

143 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 t he other d e vice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ T o allow other B luetooth devices to communica te with your comp uter , f ollow these steps : 1 Click Start , C ontrol P anel , Ha r dware and Sou nd , Bluetooth Devic es , and Blue[...]

144 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obstr uctions and/or th e distanc e between the two devices, on the radio wa ve quality , and on the ope rating syste m or the s oftware in use. Mov e your comp uter and Bluetooth devices clos er to eac h other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio freq[...]

145 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use the ser vices suppor t ed by the connecte d Bluetooth de vice? Connect ion is only pos sible for s ervices a lso suppor ted by the c ompute r with the Blue tooth fun ction. For more detai ls, searc h for Bl uetooth informat ion us ing Windows Help and Support . To ope n Windows Help and Support , clic[...]

146 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use t he Bluetoot h de vices when I s witch use rs? If you s witch us ers without loggi ng off your s ystem, th e Bluetoo th devic es will not w ork. Be sure to l og off befo re switc hing user s. To lo g off you r syste m, click Start , the arr ow next to the Loc k bu tton, an d Log Off . Wh y can't[...]

147 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer i s tryin g to read may be di rty or damaged. F ollow the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Restart to restar t the computer. 2 Remove the disc from the [...]

148 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the op tical disc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) is installe d accor ding t o the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty or dam aged, your co[...]

149 nN T r oublesho oting 4 Click De vice Manager on the left pane. The Device Ma nager win dow appears wi th a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices. If an "X" or an exclamation point appears on the list ed device, y ou may need t o enable the device or reinstall the dri v ers. 5 Double-click the op tical disc dr ive de vice[...]

150 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y Blu-r a y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry ap plies to selected mod els only . Se e the online specif ications to find out the typ e of your opt ical di sc drive , an d then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 8) to fin d out abou t the suppo rted di sc media. You may not be a[...]

151 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I write data t o Blu-ra y Disc media? ! This Q & A ent ry ap plies to selected mod els only . Se e the online specif ications to find out the typ e of your opt ical di sc drive , an d then Read ing and Writing O ptical Dis cs (page 3 8) to fin d out abou t the suppo rted di sc media. ❑ Make sure your [...]

152 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our computer sc reen may go blank if the computer loses power or enters a power saving mode ( Sleep or Hiber nate) . If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sleep mod e, press any k ey to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mod e. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 94) fo [...]

153 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the dis play output i s directe d to th e external display and th e externa l displ ay is discon nected, you ca nnot di splay a video on your compute r screen. S top vi deo playback, change the display output to th e comp uter scre en, and then r esta r t vide o playback[...]

154 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? ❑ The LCD b rig htness s etting, adj usted wit h the Fn + F5 / F6 keys, is temporar y and m a y be r estored to the or iginal s etting when your compute r retur ns to Nor mal mode from Sle ep or Hiber na te mode. T o sav e your preference f or the br ig htnes[...]

155 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ On mode ls with a n A TI video control ler , you ma y find your computer screen temporar ily goes blank: ❑ When you con nect or d isconnect the AC adapter ❑ Immediate ly after you sta r t the c omputer wi th batter y power To save your preference for th e bright ness, fol low the se steps : 1 Click Start a nd Contr[...]

156 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if the e x ter nal disp la y remains blank? If yo u cannot c hange the display output with the Fn + F7 keys, you need to ch ange th e settings for the e xternal display with VAIO Control C enter . To chang e the setti ngs, lau nch the VA IO Control Center , s elect the control ite m for the external displa[...]

157 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr inter c able is secu rely c onnected to the po r ts on the pr inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible with th e Windows ope rating syste m instal led on your computer . ❑ Y ou ma y need [...]

158 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an ex ternal mic rophone, m ake sur e the m icrophone i s turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the microp hone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back oc curs wh en the m icrophone receiv e[...]

159 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 sec urely plu gged i nto the por t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp ute r with y our mouse c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not con nected. ❑ If [...]

160 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume cont rol, make su re the volume c ontrol i s prope rly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly conn ected and the volume is tu r ned [...]

161 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 have disabled the touc h pad before co nnecting a mou se to your com puter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 31) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not con nected to your co mputer. ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software appl ication i s [...]

162 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 lay out of y our comp uter's ke yboard i s labele d on the pack aging box. If you choose a d ifferent r egional k eybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup, the key co nfigurati on will b e mismat ched. To ch ange th e keyboa r[...]

163 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 the drive is connected ? Your com puter does not r ecogni ze the flop py disk drive . First, m ake sure th e USB cab le is pr operly connec ted to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the connec tion, wait a few momen ts for t[...]

164 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK device is dis connecte d or turned o ff, the i .LINK cab le may no t be secu rely plugged into th e port on y our com puter or cam corder . Unplu g the cabl e, and pl ug it in on ce aga in. See Connecting an i.[...]

165 nN T r oublesho oting How do I change the sound outpu t de vice? If yo u do not he ar sound from the device c onnected to the HD MI port, y ou need to change the devi ce for soun d output . 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 3 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 4 Click Mana ge audio devices under Sound . 5 On the P lay [...]

166 nN T r oublesho oting How do I output the Dolby Digita l or DTS sound through an HDMI-compati ble de vice? To outp ut the Dolby Digital o r DTS s ound from a disc throu gh an HDM I-compat ible de vice conne cted to your co mputer , follow these s teps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Har dwar e and Sound . 3 Click Mana ge audio dev[...]

167 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Sti c k What should I do if I cannot use Memor y St ick f orm atted on a V AIO compu ter on other de vices? You may need to r eformat y our Mem ory Stick. Form atting Mem ory Sti ck erases all data , includ ing mu sic data previo usly sa ved on it. Be fore you reforma t Memor y Stic k, back u p import ant data and [...]

168 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 ned on and usi ng its own power supply . F or e xam ple, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is charged . If you are using a pr inter , ch eck if the power cable is conn ected proper ly [...]

169 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section conta ins inform ation on wh ere to go for answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur VAIO c ompute r and the preinst alled software . ❑ Sony Support Information (page 170) ❑ Pr ogram Support Information ( pag e 173)[...]

170 nN Support Options Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the follow ing sour ces for answe rs in th e sequenc e listed below. 1 V AIO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (th is manua l) and th e printed Welcom e mat prov ide inform ation o n how to maximize y our compute r's capa bilities an d solve commo n proble ms. 2 Program Gu[...]

171 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer Info rmat ion Ce nter If you do not find the infor matio n you ar e look ing fo r at our s ite, yo u may call S ony di rectly. In orde r to re ceive the fastes t and most eff icient s ervic es, have the followi ng infor mation readily avail able: 1 Y o ur V AIO com[...]

172 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a Sony tech nical supp ort repres entati ve, cal l the foll owing n umbers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty: 5002- 9819 In the Mexica n Repub lic: 01- 800-759- 7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-70 00 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6 100 ❑ In Chile: 800-[...]

173 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e computer mode l and par ticular configu ration y ou purch ased, yo ur compu ter ma y not inc lude all of the software p rograms l isted bel ow. Contacts for Son y softwar e produc ts are lis ted be low: ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b s i t e http: //esuppor t.sony .com/EN/V[...]

174 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® BlueString ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .aol .com AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d[...]

175 nN Support Options Click to Disc Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Cli ck to Di sc allo ws you to automati cally bur n DVDs from a digital video ( DV) devic e. Create DVDs by ca pturing vide o content s straigh t from a DV dev ice or by impo rting video fr om stored fi les — and you ca n also edit the v ideo. Cr eate DVD ph [...]

176 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Inter net Ex plorer, Mov ie Maker , Media P layer, Works Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //suppor t.microso ft.com Micros oft ® Offi ce Basic Edition, Of fice Pro fessional Edition , Office S mall Busin ess Edit ion, Offic e Ready Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or cust omers i[...]

177 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Off ice 60-Day T rial so ftware i ncluded wi th this c omputer syst em is i ntended for evaluat ion purpo ses on ly . The sof twar e has b een in stal led and you mu st activ ate the softw are before yo u can use it. P roduct act ivation procedu res will be det ail[...]

178 nN Support Options My Memo ry Center ™ A data mi gration utility. This trial software wil l work for ninety (90) days a fter the firs t use. Spare Bac kup, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .spa rebackup .com/sup por t 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada [...]

179 nN Support Options Quicken ® 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .intu it.com/supp or t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Crea tor ® 10 Suite Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //suppor t.sonic.com/ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Sony E lectron ics Inc . SmartW i[...]

180 nN Support Options VAIO ® Ed it Component Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Edi t Compon ent prov ides enh anced edi ting fu nctional ity when u sing Ado be ® Premiere ® Pr o or Adobe Premi ere Element s on y our VAI O compu ter. For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 173) . VAIO ® Hardware Diagnostic Sony E l[...]

181 nN Support Options VAIO ® Mode Switch Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 173) . VAIO ® Movie Story Sony E lectron ics Inc . Bringing pictu res and video to l ife with th is sim ple-to- use appli cation. For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program Support Information (page 173[...]

182 nN Support Options VAIO ® Video & Phot o Suite Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Co ntent Impor ter and V AIO Cont ent Exporte r are in cluded i n this uti lity softwa re. Thi s software e nables you to import and expor t your medi a files to or from a DVD, di gital still came ra, or c amcorder . For cont acts abou t the softwa re, see Program[...]

183 nN Support Options WinDVD ® for VAIO ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canada We b s i t e http: //www .inte r video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp T elephone 1-800 -772-67 35[...]

184 nN T radem arks T rademar ks © 2008 S ony Ele ctronics Inc. All r ights re served . Reproducti on in w hole or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is prohi bited. Sony, t he Sony l ogo, VAIO, t he VAI O logo, M emory Stic k, Memor y Stick Duo, Mag icGate, O penMG, O penMG X , Memory Stick P RO Duo, Memory Stick PRO , Memory Stick PRO-HG , M[...]

185 nN T radem arks SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd logos are own ed by the PCMCIA and any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion is under licens e. MultiM ediaCard is a t rademar k of Mu ltiMedia Card As sociati on. HDMI, t he HDMI logo and Hig h-Defini tion M ultimedia Interfac e are tra demarks o r regis tered trade [...]

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