Sony VGN-S380 manual

P ersonal Computer V GN-S380, V GN-S380P , V GN-S380B Quic k Star t[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help and S upport Center window . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Computer w indow . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of selecting Search from th[...]

3 Contents Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter ............. ...... ....... ....... ...... 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 About the Ind icator Lights .............. .................... ...[...]

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5 Notice to Users © 2005 Sony Electronics Inc. All r ights reserved. This manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THI S MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFORMA[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 6 Media, Windows, Windows NT , and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Inte l, Intel Spe e dStep, and Pe ntium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM. Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, Photoshop E lements, and Premiere are trademar[...]

Notice to Users 7 ❑ Do not use wireless LAN on an aircraft, as doing so m ay cause the aircraft's equipment to malfunction. ❑ If using wireless LAN near a pace maker, make sure it is at le ast 9 inches ( 22cm) away from the pacemaker . . Wireless L AN Security Creating security s et tings for the wire les s L AN is extremely import ant. So[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 8 Sécurité du réseau local sans fil La création de paramètres de sécurit é pour le réseau local sans fil est extrêmement importante. Sony n’est pas tenu responsable des problèmes de sécurité susceptible s de se produi re lors d e l’utilis a tion du réseau lo cal sa ns fil . If you have questions abou[...]

Notice to Users 9 ❑ Connect the equipment to an outl et on a circuit different f rom that to which the recei ver is connected. ❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. Y ou are cautioned t hat any changes or modifications to the computer not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 10 except Grant conditio n. Users are not permitted to modify this transmitter device. Any u nauthorized change made to thi s device could void y our authority to operate this devic e . IC RSS-210 (Canada) Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause in terfer ence, and (2) this[...]

Notice to Users 11 RECYCLING INFORMA TION (For customers i n the United States) T his product contains mercury. Disposal of this product may be regulated if sold in the United States. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Elec troni cs Industries Alliance (http://www. eiae .org). RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION B[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 12 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: T his equipment meets the a pplicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echnical Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indicatio n of the maximum number of terminals allow[...]

13 Setting Up Congratul ations on your pur cha se of the Sony V AI O® computer . Sony has combined l eading-edge t echnology in vi deo, audio, comput ing, and communicat ions to pr ovide state-of- the-art per sonal computing . Unpacking Y our Computer Unpac king Y our Compu ter ✍ Y our V AIO® com puter is not su pplied with Syst em or Applicati[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 14 V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guide — A searchable on-screen h elp file that contains detailed information on how to use yo ur new computer . See “Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guid e” on page 30 for more information. ❑ V A IO® Comp uter Qu ick S t art (this d ocument) — Contai[...]

Locating Controls an d P or ts 15 Locating Controls and P or ts Fron t 1 Computer screen (LCD) 7 Hard disk drive ind icator 2 Power button 8 Optical drive indicator 3 Keyboar d 9 Memory St ick® media indicator 4 Left and right button s 10 W ireless LAN indicator * * W i rel ess L AN and Blu etoot h capabili ti es a re a vailable on sel ected model[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 16 Front 1 S1 and S2 programmable but tons 6 T ouch pad 2 Num lock indicator 7 Optical drive 3 Caps lock indicator 8 Optical drive eject button and manual eject hole 4 Scroll lock indicator 9 Memory S tick® media s lot 5 Speakers 10 Air vent[...]

Locating Controls an d P or ts 17 Left 1 Network (Ethernet) por t 5 Monitor ( VGA) port 2 Modem jack 6 PC Car d slot 3 Microphone j ack 7 PC Card eject button 4 Headphone jack ✍ Gentl y pull th e prote ctive ta b away fro m th e co mputer to f ind the Network (Ethernet) port and Modem jack. Do not remo ve the tab. Only connec t 10BAS E-T or 10 0B[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 18 Right 1 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 port 3 Air vent 2 USB 2. 0 por ts * * Supports hig h-/full-/low- spe ed s. 4 DC IN port ✍ Gently pull the protective t ab away f rom the co mputer to find the i.LINK S 400 and USB 2.0 por ts. Do no t remove t he tab.[...]

Locating Controls an d P or ts 19 Back * * The bottom pan el illustration may vary slightly from the actua l com puter . 1 Battery connector Bottom 1 Memory bay cover 3 Air vent 2 Port repli cator connector[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 20 Y our computer may also come with the optional port replicator , dep ending on the mode l that you pu r chas e d. ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is intende d for print er conn ections onl y . Port Re plicator * (Bac k Panel) * Opti onal with selec ted models only . 1 USB ports * * Supports hig h-[...]

Abou t the Indicator Li ghts 21 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Function Power T urns on when t he power to the co mputer is on, blinks in Standb y mode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Battery T urns on when the computer is using battery power, blinks when the batt ery is runni ng out of powe r, double-blinks whe[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 22 Scroll Lock Press the Scroll Lock key to activate the Scroll Lock indicator . The Scroll Lock feature ch anges how you scroll the dis play . It may function different ly depending on t he program you are using an d does not work w ith all prog rams. Normal scrol ling resumes when the Scroll Lo ck indicator is off.[...]

23 Getting Star ted This sec tion helps y ou get your comput er running and r egister ed, so you can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many s upport opti ons. Y ou’ll also lear n how to locat e your on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide, which con tains step- by-st ep ins truct ions f or oper ating your co mpu t e r . T urning On Y our C omputer T [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 24 3 Slide the battery into the com puter until it clicks into place. 4 Slide the UNLOCK/LOCK latch into the LOCK positio n. 5 Connect the AC adapter to the comput er . See “T o connect the AC adapter” on page 25. Once you connect the AC adap ter to the computer , the battery begins to charg e whether the compute[...]

T u rni ng On Y our Compute r 25 Connecting t he A C adapter T o connect the AC adapte r 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 2 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. Connecting the AC Adapter to the Com puter ✍ Use only the supplied AC ad apter with your computer . AC adapter (supplied) Powe r cord (supplied) DC IN[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 26 T urning on the computer T o turn on the computer 1 Hold the bottom o f the computer firmly with one han d, and lift the LCD screen lid with the other hand. 2 Press th e power button un til the power i ndicator turns on. Opening the Computer T urning on the Computer ✍ If you pr ess and hold the po wer button, th[...]

T u rni ng On Y our Compute r 27 3 Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen , if necessary . ❑ Press the Fn and F6 keys to in crease bright ness. ❑ Press the Fn and F5 keys to decreas e brightness.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 28 Using the T ouch P ad The comput er contains a poi nting device called a touch pad. Y ou can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e scre en using the b uilt-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad A ction Descriptio n Sliding one fi nger Equivalent to using a mouse t[...]

Regis ter ing Y ou r Computer 29 Registering Y our Compu ter T ake advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to quality customer sup port and receive these benefi ts by regist ering your comput er: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T alk to a support repres entative to troubleshoot problem s you may have wi th your computer . ❑ Product I nformation Notif i[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 30 Locating Y our V A IO Computer User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User G uide is a s earchable help file that contains detailed informati on on how to us e your new computer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the W indows® taskbar , and then click Help an d Suppo rt . The Help and S upport Cent[...]

Locat ing Y our V AIO Computer Use r Guide 31 V AIO® User Gui de 1 User guide table of content s List of computer help top ics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of upd ates and supple mental informatio n about your computer 3 Link to S ony Online Suppor t W eb site Includes s upport infor mation and lis t of your comp uter ’ s hard ware specifica[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 32 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n des cri be s the basic st eps for set ti ng up y our dial-up connect ion. T he Connectio n W izard guides y ou through th e process of choos ing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or s etting up an existing account, an d con necting to the Internet. T o connect a tele[...]

Setting U p A Dial-Up Connec tion 33 Connectin g a T eleph one Cable ✍ Y our comput er does not work wi th party line s, cannot b e connected t o a coin-operate d teleph one, and may no t work with multi ple telephon e lines or a pri vate branch exchange (P BX). Some of these con nections may result in excess ele ctrical current and could cause a[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 34 T o set up a dial-up conn ection 1 Click St a r t , point to All Programs , Accessories , Communications , and then click New Connection Wizard . T he New Connection Wizard appears. 2 Click Next . 3 If it is not already s el ected, click Connect to the Internet . 4 Click Next . 5 Follow the on-scr een instr u ctio[...]

T urning Off Y our Computer 35 T urni ng Off Y our Computer Using th e power butto n to turn of f your comp uter may result in l oss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn off your computer and avoid losing data. T o turn o ff your comput er 1 Close all operatio ns . 2 Click St a r t on the W indows® taskbar . 3 Click T urn Off Computer [...]

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37 37 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r won’t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely plugged into a power source and turn ed on. Make su re the power indi cator shows the power is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if ap plicable) is empty . ❑ If the compute[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 38 1 Press the F2 key . Th e BIOS Setup men u appears. 2 Set the date (month/day/ year). Press Enter . 3 Press the Down Arrow key to select Syst em T ime , and then set the tim e (hour: minute: second). Press Enter . 4 Press the Right Arro w k ey to select the Exit tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get[...]

T roub leshooting 39 4 Press the F2 key when the V AIO logo appears. The BIO S Setup window appears. 5 Press the Right Arrow key to se lect th e Exit menu . 6 Press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The messag e Load defa ult val u es for al l SE TUP items . appears. 7 Press the Enter key . The Setup Confirma tion window appears. 8[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 40 Suppor t Options If you hav e questions ab out your comput er or the preinst alled programs , refer to the following sources fo r answer s in the sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Com puter Do cumentation The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide and this V AIO Computer Quick S tart provid e detailed inform ation [...]

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