Sony VPCL13 manual

N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCL 13 Series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. .... 10 Getting Started .... ............. ............ ............. .................... .... 12 Locatin g C[...]

3 nN Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 11 5 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 116 Care and Maintenan ce Info rmation ............ ............. .. 119 Handling Your Com puter ............... ............. ............. .. 120 Handling the LCD Screen/ T[...]

4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r and welc ome to the on-s creen User Guide . Sony ha s combin ed lea ding-edg e tech nology in audi o, video, compu ting, an d com municati ons to provide you with a state -of-the-ar t computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this [...]

5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er view of compone nts conn ection, s et-up infor mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — Safety guid eline s and o[...]

6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 2. On-screen Documentation ❑ Help and Support — Ge neral informat ion and techn ical as sistanc e for y ou r V AIO c ompute r . To acce ss Help a nd Support : 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Choose fr om the following cate gori es to find the answers you need. Get star ted with[...]

7 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Pr ogr am help files — May be included with th e preinstal led software programs on your com puter . Y ou may be able to access t he help files fr om the help menu on a spe cific pro gram. ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Help — Inf or mation about settin g up Bluetoo th ® , wi[...]

8 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites ❑ Sony online support web site The So ny onlin e supp ort web s ite prov ides instant ac cess to inform ation o n commonl y enc ountered problem s. T ype a descr iption of the pr oblem and the Kno wle dge Data base sea rches f or the co rrespo nding solut ions o n[...]

9 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 4. Customer Inf or mation Cent er If you do not find th e info rmation you are look ing for at our site, y ou may c all Son y dire ctly. Y ou can find the conta ct num ber s on th e Sony on line sup port we b site. In order to receiv e the fa stest and most e ffici ent servic es, ha ve th[...]

10 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations Whenev er po ssible , you sho uld atte mpt to t ake ac count of the f ollowing ergono mic con sidera tions: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Pla ce the displ ay directly i n front of you. K ee p your forear ms h orizont al, wi th your wr ists in a neutral, c omfor table po[...]

11 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the displa y – Us e the d isplay tilting feature to find the best p osition. Y ou can reduce ey e stra in and muscle fatigue by adjust ing the tilt o f the disp lay to the proper positio n. Adjus t the br ightn ess lev e l of the disp lay as well. ! While ad justing the view in[...]

12 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not ori ginally come with your comp uter . Upon completi on, connect one device (for example , a printe r , an ext ernal hard disk dri[...]

13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications . F ront A Built-in micr ophon e (mona ur[...]

14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k ! The ar ea around t he air exh aust vent (3 ) become s extremely hot while y our compu ter is on. Be su re to wait until the c omput er cools down befor e you tou ch it. A P ower b utton B DISPLA Y OFF butto n/ DIS PLA Y OFF indica to r (page 17 ) Press this b utton to turn off the L[...]

15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 46) B Manual e ject hole ( page 14 6) C Driv e ejec t b utton (page 46) D INPUT SELECT butt on * (pag e 62) / INPUT SELECT indi cator * (page 17) E MENU butt on * (page 62 ) F V / v (Up/Down) b uttons * (pag e 62) G OK button * ( page 62 ) * On selec ted[...]

16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A "Mem or y Stick D uo" slo t* 1 (page 69 ) B Media Acc ess in dicator (p age 17) C SD memor y card sl ot (page 76 ) D i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (page 96 ) E USB por ts *2 (page 94) F Headp hones jack (pag e 92) G Microp hone jack (pag e 93) H Lin e In jack Conn ect an e xt[...]

17 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green while the computer is on, illuminat es in orange while the computer is i n Sleep mod e, and tur ns off when t he computer is tur ned off . HDMI/V[...]

18 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer Setting Up Y our Computer Connecting a P ower Source You nee d a powe r cord to con nect your c ompute r to an A C power source . ✍ Use only the su pplied p ower cord for your computer .[...]

19 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer To connect t he power cord 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o an AC outlet ( 2). 2 Route the p ower cord thr ough the ho le (3 ) of the pr op-up st and and pl ug the other end into th e AC input por t (4) on the compu ter . ✍ T o d iscon nect your comput er compl etel y from AC power [...]

20 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer Preparing f or W all Mounting Four mountin g studs and si x scre ws, whic h are compl iant wit h the Vide o Electro nics Sta ndards As sociat ion (V ESA) mou nting standar d, are s upplied with yo ur comp uter fo r conne cting the com puter to y our mou nting sy stem. ! Before con necting yo ur [...]

21 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer To set up th e computer for mo unting 1 Gently face do w n your comput er on a flat surface. ! When fac ing down yo ur compute r , be su re to place it on a soft clot h to avoid d amage t o the screen f rame. 2 Remove the f our screws (1) and take the prop-up stand (2) off th e compute r .[...]

22 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer 3 Remove the 13 screws (3) from the ba ck of the prop -up stand and take off the mounting b ase pl ate (4). ! Be sure to keep the removed sc rews for future use.[...]

23 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer 4 Flip over the mount ing base plate ( 5) and s crew it onto t he back of the c ompute r using the four screws (6) that you remo v ed in step 1.[...]

24 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer 5 Secure th e mount ing bas e pla te additio nally with the s upplied two long s crews (7). ! Be sure to tighten the screws with adequate torq ue.[...]

25 nN Getting Sta rted > Setting Up Y our Computer 6 Screw the suppl ied four moun ting stud s (8) o nto the m ountin g base plate. ! Be sure to use t he suppl ied accesso ry t ool and tig hten the mou nting stu ds with adequ ate torque . 7 Secure your wall mount attachment to your comp uter with t he sup plied four shor t screws. ! Do not use a[...]

26 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T ur n off a ny peri pherals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Click St ar t and the Shut do wn button. 3 Respo nd [...]

27 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode Using the P ow er Saving Mode In ad dition to t he nor mal oper ating mode , your compute r has a d istinct power savi ng mode c alled Sl eep mo de. ! T urn off you r comp uter if yo u do not i nten d to use it for an exte nde d perio d of time . Mode Description Norm al mode This is the no[...]

28 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Sta rt , the arrow next to the Shut down button, an d Sleep . ✍ Alternati vely , you can press th e sleep butt on on the wi reless ke yboard or the remote com mander (if supplied) to pl ace your comp uter into Sleep mo de. To retu rn to Norm[...]

29 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optim um Condition K eeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Updating Y our Computer Be sure to updat e your VAIO com puter with the followin g softwa re appli catio ns for e nhancing your compu ter's effi ciency , securit y, and functiona lity. The VAIO Update autom aticall y noti fies [...]

30 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optim um Condition Using the V AIO Care With the VAI O Care , you can re gularly condu ct perfor manc e checks and tune -ups on y our comp uter to kee p it run ning at an optimum leve l. Laun ch the VAI O Care whenever a probl em is fou nd on your compute r. The VAIO Ca re will prov ide approp r[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 32) ❑ Usin g the Mouse (page 37) ❑ Using the T ouch Sc r een (page 41) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page 45) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e 46) ❑ Using[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard Using the K eyboard A wire less k eyboa rd is s upplied wi th yo ur compu ter. The wi reless k eyboard uses a s tandar d key a rrangem ent with additiona l keys that pe rform s pecific function s. Using the Wireless K eyb oard One A A alka line batter y is s upplied with y our wir eles s key[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard ! T o maintain g ood commu nicati on, op erate the wire less key board wi thin th e distan ce limita tions o f keyboa rd: appr oxima tely 32 .8 f eet (10 m) from yo ur comput er . Y ou cann ot use the wirel ess keyb oard in conju nction with the H DMI/VI DEO in put fu nction (page 6 0) . Avo[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard ✍ Illust rated ab ove is th e Engl ish keyboa rd as an ex ample . A Function keys P er f o r m cer t ain task s. The task assoc iated wi th each func tion ke y v aries a mong sof twar e appl ication s e xcept the f ollo wing comb inatio ns wit h the Fn key to change the LCD brigh tness of [...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard F Zo om butt on s Chan ge the size of an im age or a doc umen t displayed on some software . Pres s to make the view look smal ler and fur ther aw ay (z oom out). Pres s to make the view look bigge r and clos er (zoom in). See the help fi le included with the V AIO Contr ol Center f or more [...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the K eyboard A Key b o a r d fe et Flip open t o put the wir eless keyboard in a mor e 'ergono mic' positio n. B Batt er y compartment (pag e 32) Storage com par tm ent for the AA batter y .[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Mouse Using the Mouse A wire less mo use is s upplied with y our comp uter. The wi reless mo use ha s no cab les to plug in a nd use s a light -emittin g diod e (LED) instead o f a bal l. Using the Wireless Mou s e One AA alkali ne batt ery is su pplied wi th your wireles s mouse. Before a ttemptin g [...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Mouse ! T o ma intain good commu nicati on, opera te the wireles s mouse wi thin the di stance l imitati ons of mou se: appr oximate ly 32.8 feet (1 0 m) from your comput er . Avoid usin g any wireless device s that exchang e radio sig nals on the 2. 4 GHz ban d near your wireless mous e. These de vic[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Mouse A Left b utton Click or d ouble-cl ick the left bu tton to select items. T o drag and drop item s, hold the left button down w hile slidi ng the m ouse, then re lease the button to drop the item . B Right b utton Press the r ight button once to display a cont ext-sensitive shor tcut menu (if a n[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Mouse Adjusting the Mouse Functions 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Mous e under Ha r dware and Sound . The Mouse Pr oper ties win dow appears. 3 Change the settings.[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch Sc reen Using the T ouch Screen Embedd ed infrar ed opt ical se nsors o f your c ompute r's touc h screen en able d irect i nteraction w ith the compu ter usin g your finger (s). You can perfo rm vari ous g estures o n the touch scree n to com pensa te for mouse opera tions, s uch as sel e[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch Sc reen Gesture D escription T ap T ap on the touch screen once with a f inger . This ges ture is equiv alent to a clic k with a mouse. Double-tap T ap on the touch screen twice in quick succession with a finger . This gesture is equivalent to a double-click with a mouse. Press-and-hold T ouch [...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch Sc reen ✍ Y ou can disable the to uch scre en functi on with the Co ntro l Pan el . C lick Start , Control Pan el , Hardware and Sound , a nd Pen an d T ouch , and then cl ick to cancel the Use your finge r as an inpu t device check box on t he To u c h tab. Y ou can change the DPI to enlarg [...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the T ouch Sc reen Displa ying the On-screen K eyboard While the touch screen functi on is ena bled, you can u se the on-scree n keyboa rd, in stead of the wir eless k eyboard , for te xt entry . To display the on-scree n keybo ard, simpl y tap on a text entry field. Alter nativel y, you ca n use the keyb[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in MOTION EYE camera. With th e appropr iate ima ge cap ture soft ware, you can p erform t he followi ng oper ation s: ❑ Capture sti ll images and movie s ❑ Sense a nd capt ure obj ect movements for monitor ing pu[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er .[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri v e ejec t button (1) or th e Fn+E ke ys to open th e dri ve . The dr ive tra y sli des out. 3 Hold the back of the dri ve tr ay with one hand, pla ce a disc in the mi ddle of the dr ive tra y with the labe l side facin[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D iscs Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Disc ™ media , depen ding o n the mo del you p urch ased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media. PR: play able and recordable P: [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This uni t is desi gned to p layback di scs that conform t o the Compact Disc (CD) st andard. D ualDiscs and some mus ic discs enc oded w ith copyri ght protecti on techn ologies do no t conform t o the Compact D isc (CD) stand ard. Theref ore, the se discs may no t be compa tibl[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str i ke or shake your compu ter while the opt ical [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes Region c ode indica tors are labeled on the discs or packages to in dicat e in which re gion and on what type of player you c an play the disc. If th e region c ode ind icates "all ," you ca n play this disc i n most reg ions of the world. If the reg[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc int o the op tical di sc dr ive . ! Close all ru nning software appli cation s befo re pl aying a disc. 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and your desired software to play the disc. F o r instr u ctio[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function Using the TV Function Your co mputer m ay have a TV tuner board in stall ed. The Windows Media Center inclu ded in you r oper ating sy stem e nables TV prog ram vie wing, r ecordi ng and pla ybac k. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . Se[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function Setting Up TV Connections ! The follo wing co nnecti ons may not be availab le in some co untri es or regi ons. The state o f receiv ing TV si gnals widely va ries depe nding o n ser vices ava ilable in your co untr y or region as well as conn ection t ypes. No TV coaxi al cables are suppl[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function To connect i n CATV mode (Option 2) 1 Connect t he two metal hooks o n a 75- ohm/3 00-ohm RCA transforme r cable (1) to the scr ew-type grips at your cable ser v ice acc ess ( wall outle t) (2 ). 2 Connect o ne end of the TV co axial ca ble (3) to the tran sformer end of the RCA transforme[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function Connecting to a st andard antenna You ca n con nect your comput er to a n indoor /outdoo r antenna system , usin g Opt ion 1 or Option 2 from the prev ious se ction , Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) (page 54) . Dependi ng on t he type of antenna system in yo ur home, y our conne[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function To connect i n land-ba sed (terrestr ial) broadca sting mode ( Option 1) 1 Connect on e end of a TV c oaxial c able (1) to your antenna outle t (2). C onnect the other end to a VHF/UHF RF combin er/ trans former (3). 2 Connect a coaxia l cable feed connecto r (4) t o the VH F/UHF RF c ombi[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function To connect i n land-ba sed (terrestr ial) broadca sting mode ( Option 2) 1 Connect o ne end of a 300 -ohm twin lead c able (1) to t he screw-type gr ips at your antenna outlet (2). Con nect th e other end to the grips on a V HF/UHF RF c ombiner /transforme r (3). 2 Connect a coaxia l cable[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the TV Function To connect t o an antenna (air) for digita l television syst em (ATSC signal standard) If yo ur comp uter is equ ipped w ith a di gital T V input po rt and you hav e an ant enna for r eceiving the ov er-the-ai r signa ls trans mitted b y a digi tal TV b roadcasti ng syste m, you c an con n[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Fu nction Your com puter may be equippe d with an HDMI INPUT p ort and VIDEO INPUT jacks that ena ble yo u to con nect an ex ternal audio/v ideo device , such as an HDD video reco rder and a video ga me player. W ith the HDM I/VIDEO in put func tion[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Connecting a n Exter nal A udio/Video De vice To c onnect a n ext ernal a udio/vid eo devic e to the HD MI INPUT port or the VIDEO I NPUT jacks (page 14) , y ou need an HDMI cable or an audi o/video cable with tri ple RCA pl ugs. ! No HDMI cables o r audio /vid eo cabl es wit[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the HDMI/VIDEO I nput Control Butt ons The HDM I/VIDEO i nput contr ol bu ttons ar e located on the ri ght of y our com puter (page 15) for operatio ns with the HDMI/ VIDEO input f unction, inc ludin g input s ource s election s and On -Screen Display (OSD) me nu oper a[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Us ing the OS D M enu The OSD menu i s provid ed for c ustomiz ing your compute r to sui t your p referenc e. Pres s the MENU button o n the right o f your comput er to disp lay the OS D menu and us e the V / v b utton to na vigate thr ough options until you find your de sire[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the HDMI/VIDEO Input Function Using the menu f or the PinP and Swa p functions The Pi nP function is provid ed for showi ng a smal l sub wind ow on the main w indow and swi tching the audio/ video input source for the sub wi ndow am ong three source s: the c omput er input, the HDMI input, a nd the v ideo[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Remote Commander Using the Remote Commander If yo ur comp uter sup ports the TV functio n (pa ge 53) , then a remot e command er is s upplied with the compu ter fo r using a wide va riety o f audio /video rela ted so ftware app licat ions, incl uding the Windows Media Center . Some fe atures and o pti[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Remote Commander ✍ Some butto n functions may not be availabl e. Illust rate d abov e is the En glish re mote comm and er as an exa mple . A HDMI/ VIDEO inpu t control buttons *1 INPUT SELECT t butt o n Press to switch the au dio/vide o input s ource am ong the compu ter input, t he HDMI input, and [...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Remote Commander C Ba ck bu tton Press to return to the prev ious window . D V olume control b uttons *2 Press to increase (+ ) or decrease (-) the v olume. E Re co rded TV bu tto n Press to view previously r ecor ded T V program s. F Guide button Pres s to vie w the TV prog ram gu ide f or you r area[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Remote Commander R T e letext TV program mode selectio n button Press to activate/deac tivate teletext TV program mode. S ENTE R butt on Pres s to activ ate a f eatur e or an acti on, suc h as channel select ion or a retur n to th e pr evious chann el. (Thi s button's acti ons are similar to usin[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Using "Memor y Stic k" "Memor y St ick" i s a compa ct, por tabl e, and ver satile I C rec ording m edia es peci ally de signe d for exc hanging and sh aring digital data with compa tible p roducts, s uch a s digital c ameras, mobil e phone s, and othe r devic [...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S tick Duo" sl ot (pa ge 16) . 2 Hold "Me mor y Sti ck" with the arrow poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slid e "Mem or y S tick" in[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" ! Before usi ng "Memor y Stic k Micro" ("M 2"), be sure to insert it in to an "M2" Duo adaptor . If you inse rt the media di rectly i nto the "Memor y Stick Duo" slot with out the adap tor , you may not be able to remove it fr om the slo t.[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" To remove "Memory Stick" ! Do no t remove "Memor y S tick" whi le the Media Access indica tor light is l it. If you d o, you may l ose dat a. Larg e volume s of d ata may ta ke time to load, so make sure t he indicat or light is unlit befo re removin g "Me[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y St ick" i s formatt ed by d efault and is ready f or use. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned t[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" 6 Click St ar t . 7 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! It may take time to forma t "Memor y St ick" dep ending o n the medi a type.[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our computer has been tested and found compa tible with Sony bran ded "Mem or y St ick" with ca pacit y of up to 32 G B that are av ailable as of Januar y 2 010. Howe ver , not all "Mem or y S tick" are guaran teed[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices. Before you use the S D m[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 16) . 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow pointin g toward the slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into the slot. ✍[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot (pa ge 16) . 2 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 4 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slo[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer. ❑ Be sure to hold t he memo r y car d with the ar row pointin g in th e correct direction as y[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet. The fol lowin g types o f Inter net co nnection servic es m ay be a vailabl e from y our ISP: ❑ Fi[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a LAN cable (not sup plied ) to the networ k (LAN) por t on the back of th e compu ter and the othe r end to your net work. For detaile [...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN The W ireless L AN (WLAN) allow s your com puter to connec t to a n etwork th rough a wi reless connec tion. The WLAN uses the f ollow ing IE EE 802 .11a/b /g/n stan dard, whic h specifi es th e type of t echnolo gy used . See the speci ficat ions to find out about[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Notes on Using the Wireless LAN Function Gene ral not es on us ing th e wirel ess L AN func tion ❑ In so me countr i es or regi ons, using W LAN p roducts may be restr icted by the loca l regula tions (e.g. limite d number of channel s). ❑ The IEE E 802.11a stand ard and th e IEEE 80[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Note on the data encryption The W LAN st andard i nclud es the encrypt ion method s: Wired E quivale nt Priv acy (WEP), wh ich i s a sec urity prot ocol, Wi-Fi Protec ted Acce ss 2 (WPA 2), and W i-Fi Prote cted Ac cess (WP A). Propo sed joi ntly by the IEEE and Wi -Fi Allia nce, bot h W[...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LA N Function To use th e wirele ss LAN fu nction, y ou firs t need to s et up the wireles s LAN fun ction. Use the SmartWi Connection Utility to set u p the wire less LAN fun ction . See the SmartWi Connection Utility Help for more info rmation. To ac cess th is on- s[...]

86 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function You ca n esta blish wi rele ss com munic ations b etween y our co mputer and o ther Bl uetooth ® dev ices such as another comput er or a mobi le phone. You can transfe r data between these dev ices wit hout cables at a r ange of up to 33 feet / 10 meter[...]

87 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, whic h allows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom y ou choos e to commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you ca n preven t any a nonym ous Blu etooth d evic es from a ccessing your comp[...]

88 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Communicati ng with Another Bluetoo t h De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables. To commu nicate with ano ther Bluetooth device[...]

89 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function Notes on Using the Bluetooth Funct ion ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as w alls, located bet ween de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate r ial used in w alls ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and c ordles s te[...]

90 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer > Using the Bluetooth Function ❑ The Bl uetooth function may not work wi th other d e v ices, depen ding o n the ma nuf ac turer or the so ftware version em ploy ed by the m anufacturer . ❑ Connecti ng multiple Bluet ooth devices to your co mputer m a y cause chann el conges tion, resulti ng in p oor perform [...]

91 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 92) ❑ Connecting an External Micr ophone (page 93) ❑ Connecting a USB Device (page 94) ❑ Connecting an i.LINK Device (pa[...]

92 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or Headphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter . Since your c omputer i s ca pable of ou tputtin g digi tal signa ls th rough the OPTICAL OUT [...]

93 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone You ca n conn ect an ex ternal m icropho ne (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone jac k (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphon e is design ed for comp[...]

94 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You c an c onnect a Univ ersa l Seri al B us (USB ) d evice, such as a m ouse, a fl oppy dis k d rive, a spe aker, o r a printer , to y our compute r. To connect a USB device 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB d e vi ce ca ble (2) in[...]

95 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou ma y n eed to in stall the d river soft ware supplie d with your USB device before use. See the manua l that ca me with th e USB device for more inform ation. ❑ Be sur e to use a USB pr inte r co mpatible wit h your version of Wi ndows to p[...]

96 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i. LINK devi ce, s uch as a digital v ideo camc order. ✍ i.LIN K is a tradem ark of Sony Co rporatio n used only to desi gnat e that a pro duct cont ains an I EEE 1[...]

97 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ The conn ection [...]

98 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 99) ❑ Using Intel VT (page 106[...]

99 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Setting the pas sword a llows yo u to pr otect yo ur compu ter from unautho rized a ccess by maki ng the u ser ente r the pas sword when the comput er is tu rned o n or retur ns to Nor mal mode fr om Slee p mode . ! Do not to fo rget your pas sword. Wr ite down[...]

100 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ow er-on P assw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIO S setup scr een appear s. If the sc reen doe s not ap pear , r estar t the co mputer and pres s the F2 ke y [...]

101 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The pas s wor d entr y screen appears. If t he scre en does no t appea r , res[...]

102 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The pas s wor d entr y screen appears. If t he scre en does no t appea r , resta r t the comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y se ver al times[...]

103 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The pas s wor d entr y screen appears. If t he scre en does no t appea r , resta r t the comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y se ver al times wh e[...]

104 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the Windows P assw ord To add t he Wi ndows p asswo rd 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Create a password f or your account und er Make ch anges t o your user acc ount . 5 In the[...]

105 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove th e Windows passwor d 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Remove y our pas sw o r d . 5 In the Cu rrent password fi eld, en ter the c urrent p assw or d that you want to re mov e[...]

106 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using Intel(R) VT Using Intel(R) VT Intel( R) Virtu alization T ech nology ( VT) all ows you to use h ardware virtual ization softwar e for enh ancin g your com puter 's perfor mance. ! Intel VT may not be ava ilab le depe ndin g on the CPU instal led on your comput er . For informati on on virtual [...]

107 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in formation and to spec ify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Select your desi [...]

108 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology. T o avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we re comm end that : ❑ Y ou should con tact your deal er to in stall a [...]

109 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Befo re you u pgrade y our com puter's me mory, read the no tes and procedu res in the foll owing p[...]

110 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or other inter nal com ponents of your compute r will res[...]

111 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omputer, turn off a ll per iph eral devices, and disco nnect t he power cord an d the per iphe ral devices f rom the power sourc e. 2 Gently face do w n your comput er on a flat surfac[...]

112 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 5 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (3 ). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (4). 6 Remov[...]

113 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 7 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not touch any com ponents on th e motherboar d other than th e memory module. If you want to inst all only one memo ry mo dule, be su re to use th e lower slot . Be [...]

114 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can view the amoun t of sy stem mem or y i n the r ight pane. If the [...]

115 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. ❑ Safety I nf ormation ( page 116) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 11 9) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 120) ❑ Handling the LCD Screen/T ouch Screen (pag e 122 )[...]

116 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Do not pla ce your com puter nea r draper ies th at may b lo ck its air vents. ❑ When ho lding your comput er , be su re to wait until i t cool s down. The back of your comp uter may be extremely h ot ar[...]

117 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information P ow e r Source ❑ Do not pla ce heavy obj ects on the power cord, o r this c ould ca use a f ire. ❑ T o disconne ct the power cord , pull it o ut by holding t he plu g. Nev er pul l the cord its elf. ❑ Unplug your compu ter from the AC outlet if you are not plann ing to u se the compu ter for an ex [...]

118 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Headphones Preventing hearing damag e – A void us ing he adphon es at h igh volu me. Hear ing exp erts advise a gainst c ontinu ous, loud and ext ended p lay. If yo u expe rience a ringi ng in you r ears, reduce the volum e or dis continue us e. "Memor y Stick" Keep " Memory S tick" [...]

119 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a s oft, dr y or lightly moiste ned cloth with a m ild deter gent sol ution. Do not use an abrasive pad, scour ing p owder , or sol v e nt such a s alc ohol or benzi ne, as these may damage the finish of your compute r[...]

120 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid object or any liq uid ont o your computer , s hut down the co mputer and then unpl ug it. Y ou may w an t to hav e th e comp uter che ck ed by qua lified pe rsonnel before operating it ag ain. ❑ Do not dr op your computer. ❑ Do not pla ce your com p[...]

121 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ T o av oid losi ng data when your co mputer is dama ged, back up your data regul ar ly . ❑ T o lift or move your computer , grasp the ma in unit on the s ides w ith both ha nds from behind the co mputer to av oi d any damage to the LCD s creen/ touch sc reen. Ther e is a r isk of scratc hing th[...]

122 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen/T ouch Sc r een Handling the LCD Screen/T ouch Screen ❑ Due to the mecha nical de sign o f your compu ter's LCD s creen/to uch scree n, some a reas of th e scre en surface may become war m while you are usi ng the com puter f o r an extended per iod o f time. This is no r mal an d does no t in[...]

123 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are an AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equipm ent, su ch as a p hotoc opier or a s hredder. ❑ Y ou can purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This device [...]

124 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on the c ov e r and such s cratches will app ear on th e captu red imag es. ❑ Do not let the direc t sunlight get into the lens of the built-in c amera regardl ess of [...]

125 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prints and dus t on th e surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Be sure to hold the di sc by its e dges a nd cen tral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc . This will affect the use o f the di sc a nd may result in i rreparable dam age.[...]

126 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stic k" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" connec tor with your finger or m etalli c objects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick". ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r expose "Memo r y Stick". ❑ Do not di[...]

127 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time. How ever , it ca n be ea sily da maged i f improp erly us ed. If t he buil t-in st orage device is[...]

128 nN T roub leshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. If th ese sugg estio ns fail t o solv e yo ur problem s, use the VAIO Care . To lau nch the softwa re, see Using the VA IO Care (page 3 0) . If the [...]

129 nN T roub leshooting > ❑ Optical Disc s (page 146) ❑ Disp lay (pag e 151) ❑ Printing (page 153) ❑ Microp hone (page 154) ❑ Mouse (page 155) ❑ Speake rs (page 156) ❑ T ouch S creen (page 158 ) ❑ Ke yboard (page 159) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 160) ❑ A udio/Video (page 161) ❑ HDMI/VIDEO Input Function (page 1 64) ❑ "Memo[...]

130 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer does not star t? ❑ Make sure your compute r is secu rely plu gged int o a power source and tur ned on an d the power indicator light shows the power is on. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne cted US B devices (if any), an d then res tar t your computer [...]

131 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ If the orange DISP LA Y OFF in dicat or light is lit, p ress th e DISPLA Y OFF b utton . ❑ Make sure the comp uter inp ut is selec ted as the a udio/vid eo inp ut sour ce. T o change the d isplay input[...]

132 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not wor k, click Start and the Shut dow n button t o tur[...]

133 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep mode? Your comput er may becom e unsta ble if th e oper ating mod e is change d before the co mputer c omple tely ente rs Sle ep mode . To restor e your compute r to normal m ode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St ar t , the ar row next to the Shut do [...]

134 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations Wh y doesn't my scree n tur n off after the aut omatic tur n-off time has passed? Some s oftware ap plic ations or scree n savers are desi gned to temporar ily di sable the featur e of your operati ng sy stem t hat turns off the c omputer screen or plac es the comput er into Sleep mod e after a[...]

135 nN T roub leshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity System Update / Secur ity How ca n I find impor tant updates f or my co m puter? You ca n find and ins tall the latest update s on y our com puter with the so ftware applica tions: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update . See Upda ting Your Computer (p age 29) for more info rmation. How ca n [...]

136 nN T roub leshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity How do I k eep my antivirus softw are updated? You ca n keep the Norton Interne t Secu rity curr ent with the lates t update s from S ymantec Corpora tion. To down load a nd instal l the l atest securi ty updates , foll ow these s teps: ! Y our comp uter must be connect ed to the Internet to [...]

137 nN T roub leshooting > Recovery Rec ov er y How ca n I create reco very media? You ca n cre ate reco very media us ing t he VAIO Ca re . The m edia a re used t o restor e your computer system to its fac tory default settin gs. For detail ed inf ormation , refer to a user g uide un der Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 6) or en ter VAIO C[...]

138 nN T roub leshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another . ❑ The viewfinder m a y show some noi se, f or example hor izontal strea ks, [...]

139 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on ca pability is affected by dista nce and o bstr uctio ns. Y ou need to pla ce your compute r awa y from obstr uctions or move any access p oint you may be using cl[...]

140 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Place your computer awa y from [...]

141 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ While your compu ter is connec ted to an acces s point, data transfer interr uptio ns ma y occur if a larg e file is exchanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your comp[...]

142 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Bluetooth T echnolo g y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Blueto oth function enabled. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS i ndicato r light i s lit on your compute r . ❑ Y our computer and the device may be too far apar t. Wirel[...]

143 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot connect to my computer? ❑ Check the sugge stion s in What should I do if I cannot find t he Bluetooth de vice I want to comm unic ate with? (pa g e 142) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The dat a transfer distan[...]

144 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Wh y can't I use the Bluetooth fun ction when I log onto my computer as a user with a standard use r account? The Bl uetooth function ma y not be available to a user with a sta ndard use r accou nt on you r compute r. Log onto th e comp uter as a u ser with adminis trati ve right s. Wh y can[...]

145 nN T roub leshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if the Blue tooth ic on is not disp lay ed on the taskbar? To di splay th e Bluetoot h icon on the tas kbar, fo llow thes e steps: 1 Click St ar t and De vices an d Printe rs . 2 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth device icon and click Bluetooth settings . 3 Click the Options tab and se [...]

146 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty or damage d. Follo w these s teps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton and Restart to res tar t the co mputer . ! T ur[...]

147 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure the d isc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label side facing toward you. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is d[...]

148 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and C ontrol P anel . 2 Click System and Sec urity . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manag er window ap pears with a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices. I[...]

149 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc play back? ❑ Check if your optic al di sc dr ive suppor ts the Bl u-ra y Disc m edia. ❑ Y ou ma y not be able to p lay some Blu- ra y Di sc con tent on your compute r , or the compu ter may b[...]

150 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs Wh y can't I w rite data to Bl u-ra y Disc media? ❑ Check if your optic al disc dr ive suppor ts the Bl u-ra y Disc wr iti ng functio n. ❑ BD-R Dis c media are not r ewritable. Y ou cannot ad d or e rase data to or from the BD-R D isc med ia. What should I do if m y e xter nal optical d isc drive[...]

151 nN T roub leshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our computer scree n may go blank if the comp uter enter s Slee p mode. If t he com puter is in Sle ep mod e, press any key to br ing th e compute r back into No r mal mo de. See Using the P ower Sa v ing Mode (page 27) for m o re i n fo r m a ti on . ❑ Make sure t[...]

152 nN T roub leshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? The v ideo memo ry of your c omputer m ay be insuffic ient fo r displ aying hi gh reso lution videos. In suc h a cas e, lower th e resoluti on of the LC D scree n. To ch ange th e scree n resol ution, foll ow thes e steps: 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect [...]

153 nN T roub leshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the p rin ter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑[...]

154 nN T roub leshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ If you are usin g an exter nal mi crophon e, make sure the m icropho ne is tur ne d on an d is p roperl y plu gged into t he micropho ne jack on your com puter . ❑ Y our sound inp ut device may hav e been in corre ctly configur ed. T o con[...]

155 nN T roub leshooting > Mouse Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cognize m y mouse? ❑ Make sure the p ower s wi tch on the bottom of the wi reless mouse i s in the ON position . ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected . ❑ Make sure t he suppli ed AA batter y is proper l y insta lled. ❑ The su pplie d AA batte r y[...]

156 nN T roub leshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ The volume m a y h av e b een tur ne d off by the[...]

157 nN T roub leshooting > Speake rs What should I do if m y e xter nal speak ers do not work? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I do not hear sound fr om the built-in speakers ? (page 1 56) . ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program'[...]

158 nN T roub leshooting > T ouch S creen T ouch Screen What should I do if the t ouch screen does not work? ❑ The HDMI i nput or the v ideo inpu t may be selected as th e audio/ video inp ut sourc e. Press the I NPUT SELECT but ton on the comp uter o r the re mote comm ander (if supp lied) to switch the in put so urce to th e com puter inp ut[...]

159 nN T roub leshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The l anguage layo ut of yo ur wire less k eyboard is label ed on t he pac kaging bo x. If y ou ch oose a differen t regiona l key board when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched. To ch ange th e k[...]

160 nN T roub leshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e and Eject Media icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con ne[...]

161 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? If a m essage a ppears sta ting tha t the i. LINK de vice is di sconnec ted or tu rned o ff, the i.LIN K cab le may no t be se curely plugged into th e port o n your c omputer o r camco rder. Un plug the cable, an d plug it in on ce[...]

162 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? ❑ Y ou need to chan ge the sound output device if you want to hea r sound from the device connec ted to a por t, such as the HDMI output por t, optic[...]

163 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video How do I output the Dolb y D igital or DTS sound thro ugh an S/PDIF-compatib le device ? To outp ut the Do lby D igital or DT S sound from a disc t hrough an S/PDIF- compati ble devi ce co nnecte d to your computer , follow t hese s teps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und .[...]

164 nN T roub leshooting > HDMI/VIDEO Input Function HDMI/VIDEO Input Function What should I do if I ca nnot change the volume wit h the Up/Do wn butt ons? You can not change th e volu me with the V / v (Up/Down) bu ttons while the comp uter inpu t is selected as the audio /video input source . Press t he INPU T SELECT button on the com puter or[...]

165 nN T roub leshooting > HDMI/VIDEO Input Function How ca n I sav e audio/video signal s receiving with the H DMI/VIDEO input function into a file? You ca nnot c apture aud io/vi deo sign als com ing fr om the dev ice con nected to the HDMI IN PUT port or the VIDEO IN PUT jacks a nd save t hem in to a fil e on y our comp uter. It i s logic all[...]

166 nN T roub leshooting > "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" What should I do if I canno t use "Memor y Stic k" that w as formatted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your "Memo ry Stick ". Form atting "M emory Stick " erase s all dat a, inc ludin g music data pr eviou[...]

167 nN T roub leshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F o r example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged. If you are using a p r inter , ch eck if the p ower cable is c[...]

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