Sony PCG-C1VE manual

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Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 2 nN Notice to User s © 2000 S ony Corpor ation. Al l rights reserved . This m anual and th e softwar e d escribed herein , in wh ole or in part, may not be r eproduced , translated, or r educed to any machine-r eadable form without prior w ritten app rov al. Sony Corpora tion provide s no wa rranty with regard t[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 3 nN As an E NERGY S TAR P artner, So ny has det ermined t hat thi s produ ct meet s the E NER G Y S TAR gui del ines f or energ y effi ciency . The I nter nation al E NERGY S TA R Office Equi pment Program is a n internation al program that p romotes energ y saving through the use of computers and their office eq[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 4 nN Safety Inf ormation Ow ner’s Rec or d The model number and s erial number a re located on th e bottom o f your S ony noteb ook computer . Record the serial number in the spa ce provided her e. Refer to the model and seria l number when you call V AIO- Link . Se rial n umb er:_ ______ __ ___ ______ ______ Mo[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 5 nN WARNING Opening the unit, for whatever reason, could lead to damages that are not cover ed by th e g uarantee. T o avoid electrica l shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . Audio an d pictur e distorti o n may occur if this equi p men t is positi oned in close pro ximity [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 6 nN Regulatory I nformation This p r o duct confo rms to t he followi ng European Directives: 73/23 /EEC ( Low V oltag e Directiv e) 89/ 336 /EEC, 92/31/EE C (EMC Dir ecti ves) 93/ 68/E EC (CE Marki n g Dire c tive) Thi s produ ct com plies with EN 5502 2 C la ss B an d EN 5008 2-1 for use in foll owin g ar eas: [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 7 nN Disposal of Lithum Ion ba ttery ! Do no t hand le dam aged o r leaki ng Li thium i on bat teries. Dis pose o f pro mptly and pr operly . ! Danger of explos ion if battery is inco rrectly rep laced. Replace only wit h the same or equiva lent type recom me nded by the ma nufac turer . Disc ard use d bat teries [...]

We lc om e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 8 nN We lc o me Con gratu la tion s on p ur chas ing a S ony V AI O not ebook c omput er . So ny has comb ined leading -edge techn ology in audi o, video, compu ting and com municatio ns to provide you with s ta te-of-the-art personal computing. Here ar e just some of the featur es your V A IO notebook [...]

We lc om e Printed Doc um entat ion: Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 9 nN About t he User Gu ides Y o ur Docu menta tion Pack c ontai ns pap er and on li ne user g uid es on your compu ter ’s hard driv e: Printed Doc um enta tion: A Setting Up po s t er in colour and a G e ttin g Started brochur e; a Customer Guide , wher e you wil l find all [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de We lc om e 10 nN Abo ut the So ftw are is a s ho rt de scri pti on of t he fe at ures of th e s oftw are pre - installed o n your syst em. Using the P rod uct Rec overy CD-ROMs explains how to per form a S ystem and an Applicat ion Recov ery . 3 Consult t he Online Help files of th e softw a re you're us ing [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de We lc om e Unpacking Y our Note bo ok Computer 11 nN Un pack in g Y o ur Not eboo k Co mpu ter Remov e the fo llowing h ar dware it ems from t he box: Recharg eable battery pack Product R ecovery CD-ROMs A C adapter P ower co rd Display Ad apter Spa re stic k cover s Do cume ntat io n P a ck PC ca rd m odem Ph one[...]

We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 12 nN Ergo nomic C on side rations Y ou will be using you r n otebook c ompute r a s a por table device in a var iety o f envir o nments. Whenever possible, you should attempt to take account of the following ergono mic consi derations t o both stationar y and port able en vi[...]

We lc om e Ergonomic Cons ide r ations Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 13 nN Furniture and postur e – S i ti nac h a i rw i t hg o o db a c ks u p p o r t .A d j u s tt h el e v e lo f the c hair so you r feet ar e flat on the fl oor . A footr est may make you mor e com for ta ble. S it in a rela xed , up righ t pos tu r e an d avo id slo uc h[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 14 nN Using Y our Notebook Computer Th is s ecti on descr ibes how t o start u sing your co mput er and h ow to use y our computer ’ s inter nal and external devices, suc h as the pointing device and PC cards. Loc ating the Contr ols an d C[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 15 nN Front Built-in C amera (Mot ion Ey e) (pa ge 40) S peaker (page 63) Scroll Lock indicator (pag e 26) Har d dis k dri ve indicator (page 26) Mi crop ho ne ( page 64) L eft / ce nter / rig ht buttons (page 32) 1 Power butto n (pag e 23) L[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 16 nN Right ID L abel USB con ne ctor (page 65) AV O ut Co n ne ct or (page 59) DC In (page 18) i Headphon e connector (page 63) Mini V G A Out Connecto r (page 55) m Mic ropho ne connec to r (page 64) Jog Di al (page 34) A C ad apter ma in s[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Locating the Controls and Conne ctors Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 17 nN Bottom Rese t s witch Battery re l ease leve r (page 19) Mem or y Stic k sl ot wi ndow (page 37) Battery con nector Batte ry lock lever (page 19) 1 4 2 5 3[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Connecting a P o wer Source Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 18 nN Conn ect ing a Pow er Sourc e Y ou can use either A C power or a rec h ar geable ba ttery pack as a power sour c e. Using the AC Adapter 1 Plu g th e ca ble a tta ched t o th e AC a dap te r int o th e DC I n co nn ect or o n the com pu ter . 2 P[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 19 nN Usi ng Ba ttery Po we r Y ou can use a battery pack as a s our ce of power. The PCG A-B P 51A batter y pack supp lied with your co mputer is n ot full y charged at t he time o f purcha s e. Follo w the steps below to insert and char ge the battery pack.[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 20 nN T o charge the battery pack 1 Conn e c t the A C adapter t o the comp uter . 2 Insert the ba ttery pack. The c om puter automatic ally char ges t he bat tery (t he batter y indic ator li ght flas hes in a double blin k pattern as the batt ery charg es) [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 21 nN Wh en th e batt ery is run ning o ut of p ower , bot h the batter y and pow er indi cator s bli nk. To de termi ne th e time the batt ery l asts, ple ase r efer to Ba ttery i nformati on in y our Soft ware Guide. Keep the ba ttery p ack in the c om pute[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Battery P ower Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 22 nN T o remov e the batt ery pack 1 T ur n off th e co mpute r . 2 Slide the rele a se l ever to the UN LOCK pos ition a nd slide t he b a tt e ry aw ay from th e com pu te r . ! Y ou m ay lose da ta if yo u remove the battery p ack whil e the comput er is [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Startin g Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 23 nN St arti ng Y ou r Co mpu ter 1 Open the c over . Hold the bottom of t he computer firmly . Do not gr a b the camera lens when opening the cover , yo u may break the camera. 2 Pres s the power but t on of the comp uter until the green pow er indicato[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Shutting Down Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 24 nN Sh utt ing D ow n Y our C omp uter Using the Start Button of W indows 1 Cli ck t he Sta rt button on the W indows ® task bar . 2 Cli ck Shut Do wn at the botto m of the St art menu to dis play the Shut Down W in dows dialog bo x. 3 Select Sh ut[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Registering Y our Computer Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 25 nN Reg i s tering Y our C omp uter Y o u can take advant age of Sony ’ s commitment to quality customer suppo rt and receive th e follo wing ben efits by r eg istering yo ur c o mpu ter wit h Sony : V AIO-Link – Y ou can contact V A IO-Link by In[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 26 nN Usin g the Keyb oard Y our k eyboard is ve ry similar t o a deskto p comput er ’ s, but the keyboard has additi onal keys that perform specific n o tebook com puter -relat ed tasks. Ke ys D esc rip tio ns Numeric keypad ar ea Conta ins the keys found on[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 27 nN Navigati on keys Seve ral keys a r e devoted to moving the curso r o n the scr een. Corr ectio n keys The Ins ert , Back Space ,a n d De lete keys enab le yo u to make c o rr ections in your documents. Fu nction k eys The tw elve functi on keys alo ng th [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 28 nN Combinations a nd Functions with the Windows ® Key Applications key The Applicat i ons k ey displays a shortcut menu o f context-sensitive choices; pr essing this key is equ iva lent to clicking the ri ght m ou se butto n. Combinati ons Functions + F1 Di[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 29 nN Indicators Indica t or Func t i ons Power 1 Power on: li g hts gre en. System suspend mode: flashes amber . Batte ry e In dicates t he stat us of th e batter y inserte d in th e comp uter . Har d disk Lights w hen data is r ead fr om or writte n to the ha[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 30 nN Combinati ons / Fea ture Func tions Fn+ (ESC ) * Syste m Sus pend Put s the sy stem i nto S ystem S uspen d mod e, a po wer m anage ment state . T o retur n th e s ystem to the active state , p ress any k ey . Fn+ (F3)* Speake r swit ch T oggles the built[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Keyboard Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 31 nN Fn+B* Bass Boost T oggl es the B ass B oost f uncti on off a nd o n. T his fea ture i s ava ilable with headphones o nly . Fn+D Vi d e o s t a n d b y Darkens the LCD in order to save power . Combinati ons / Fea ture Func tions *Y ou c an ca rry o ut the [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Pointing Device Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 32 nN Using t he Poin ting Devic e The stick on the keyboar d is a cursor-poi nting device. Y ou can point to , select, d rag, and scro ll objects on t he sc reen using the stick. Actions Desc riptions Poi nt Pr ess the sti ck in the appr opriate d ir ec[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Pointing Device Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 33 nN Replac i ng the Point ing Devic e cover Y ou can take off the cover and replace it wit h t he ad ditional stick co ver supplied wit h your computer . Drag Pr ess t he stick in th e appr opriate d ir ection to posi tion the poin ter on the des ired [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 34 nN Usi ng the Jog Dial ™ Y our computer is eq uipped with a Jog Dial on th e right side of your computer . Y ou can turn or / and pr e ss the Jo g Dia l to s c roll the w indow , selec t a soft ware, adjust the intern al speaker volume, etc. The Jog D[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 35 nN Launche r m od e The Jog Di al wi nd ow swi tc hes t o the la u nc h e r mode i f n o sof twar e, pr ogram is i n use, or when the Jog D i a l window is a ctiv e. Guide mode Th e Jo g D ial i s i n th e gu id e mo de if a s oft ware or a prog ra m is[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the Jog Di al ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 36 nN T o U s e th e J og Di a l Launche r m od e Cli ck t he Jog Dia l wi ndow or the o n- scr een di splay , or pr es s the J og Dial while pr e ssin g t he Ctr l ke y to swi t ch to th e la unche r m od e. 1 T u rn th e Jo g Di al to sel ec t an it em ,[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 37 nN Using Me mory St ick ™ This new compact, porta bl e, an d versatile IC re c or d in g medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy d is k. The Memory Stick ™ is specia lly designe d for exchan ging and sharing digita l data with compatibl[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 38 nN T o remove a Me m ory S tick Make sure the access light is off. P ush t he Memory Stick ™ i n tow ard the co mp uter. When it comes out , pull it out *. The M emory Stick wi ndow closes autom atical ly when you remove t he Mem o ry Stick ™ .[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Memory Stick ™ Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 39 nN * Always r emove your Memory Sticks gently , or they ma y pop out unexpectedly fr om the slot. ! To prevent the possible loss of d ata, do not remove a Memory Stick media when the Memory Stick media access l ight is on. Larg e image fil es requir e mo[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 40 nN Us ing th e MO TION EYE built- in camer a Y o u r com pu t er incl udes a buil t-in MOTION EYE ca mer a. Y ou can use th e camera to shoot s till im ages a nd record v ideo clips. Capturin g a stil l image 1 Pres s the Ca pture button [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 41 nN 4 Th e Finder window appea rs. T urn the M otion Eye lens t owards the subject. 5 Adju st the focu s ring. 6 Half-pr ess t he Captur e butt on on the co mputer . The image r ema i n s sti ll. T o displa y anoth er ima ge, release t he [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using the MO TION EYE bui lt-in camera Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 42 nN 7 Fully press the Ca pt u re but ton. The Still V iew e r wind ow will open and the capture d still i mage appears i n t he Sti ll V iewer window . 8 For more detailed infor mation about the capture software, pleas e re fer to your Sof[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 43 nN Usi ng PC Car ds Y o u r comput er inclu d es a PC car d slot. PC car ds all ow you to c onnect p ort a ble ex terna l dev ices . Som e PC car ds may requir e you to disabl e idle de vices when u sing t he PC ca rd. Y ou c an us e Sony N otebo ok Set up to di[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 44 nN T o inser t a PC card Insert t he PC ca r d in to the P C card slot, front la bel facing up. Ge ntly pu s h th e card into the s lo t u ntil the ca r d is fix ed into the conn e ct o r . The Re lease butt on w ill th en c ome out . Do not forc e a card into t[...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using PC Cards Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 45 nN T o rem ov e a PC ca rd Follow the steps be low to remov e the PC card while your com puter is on. If i t is not re moved pr o per ly , your syst em may c r as h and you m ay lo se data that you did not sav e befor e. When your computer is of f, skip steps 1 [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 46 nN Usi n g Po we r Savi ng Mode s When you us e a bat ter y as the sour ce of power for your c ompute r , you can ta ke adva n t age of power man age me nt sett ings to con ser ve batter y life. I n add iti on to th e norma l op erating m ode, w hich [...]

Usi ng Y our N otebo ok Comp ut er Using Power Saving M odes Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 47 nN Normal Mode This is th e normal state of your computer when it is in use. The gr een power indicat or light is on in this mode. T o save powe r , you can turn off a specific dev ice such as the LCD o r the ha rd disk. System Suspe nd Mode The co mp[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 48 nN Connecti ng peripheral devices Y ou can add func tionality to your co mputer by connec t ing or usi ng any o f these periph erals a nd enjo y the so ftware des cribed in the Ab out th e So ftware user guide: PC card modem (page 49) Floppy D is k Drive (page 50) CD -ROM D[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s PC card m odem Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 49 nN PC ca rd mo dem Use you r PC car d modem to con nect to a phon e line an d access t h e WWW . Connecting t o a phone line Y ou need to connect a phone line to take adv antage of online serv ices, t he Intern et and to r egister your c omputer and softwar e[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 50 nN Fl op py D isk D riv e Y ou can connect an optional floppy disk drive to the USB conn ec tor on your co m puter: T o connect the floppy dis k drive Pl ug th e USB ca ble i nt o t he USB c onne cto r . The V A I O lo g o on th e di sk dr i v e sho ul d b[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 51 nN T o inser t a diskett e 1 Hold the d iskette w ith the l a bel side fa cing u p. 2 Gently pus h the dis kette i nto the drive until it c licks into place. T o rem ov e a diske tte Wh en you finish us ing the disk ette, wait until the LE D indic ator tu [...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 52 nN 3 In the Sto p a Hardware device dial og box , confir m t he de vice that you want to sto p. 4 Cli ck OK wh en the Y ou may safely remove this device dial og box a ppear s. 5 Cl ose the Un plug or Ej e ct Hard ware wi ndow . Y ou can now safely unplug t[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s CD-ROM Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 53 nN CD-R OM Drive Y ou can use an optional C D-ROM dri ve* with your n o tebook computer to read CD- ROMs, Aud io CDs, CD Ext ras and V ideo CDs. * Y ou can pur chase the Sony PCGA-CD51/A CD-RO M d r ive as acces sory . For more infor mation, please contact your[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Prin ter Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 54 nN Prin ter Y ou c an connect a W indows-compatible pri nter to the USB connector of your computer to print documents. T o connec t a printer us ing t he USB con nector Y ou can conn ect a U SB pr inter com patible with your ver sion of W in dows ® to your com pu [...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 55 nN Ex terna l Disp lay Y ou can connect an exter nal display to your notebook computer . For example, you can use th e co mputer wi th the fo llo wing: Comp uter disp la y (moni t or) Pro jector . TV Use your external display as a second screen, or set up [...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 56 nN T o connect a computer displ ay Use the supplied D is play Adapter to connect your external display to the co m puter . 1 Plug t he supplied Dis play Adapt er i nto t he computer's m ini VG A Out connec t or and the di splay cable to the "VGA [...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 57 nN T o connect a projec tor Y ou ca n use a projecto r as an e x te rnal display , suc h as t h e Sony L CD Pr oject or . Y ou can connect a projector using the s uppli ed Display Adapter . 1 Plug the Disp lay Adapter into the co mputer's mini VGA Out[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 58 nN T o s ele ct a di spl ay* When you c onnect an exte r nal disp lay t o the monit or connect or , you can pr ess Fn+F7 to t oggle t he outp ut between the Liq ui d Cry stal Display ( LCD), the e xter nal m onitor , or both devi ces. See your Softwa re Gu[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s External Displa y Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 59 nN T o connect a TV Use t he supplied A V cable t o con nect your TV m onitor to the com puter . 1 Plu g the supp li ed A V cable in to the co mpute r' s A V out connec tor . 2 Plug the three-pi n jack of the A V cable to the TV as shown below . T o s[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 60 nN i.LIN K ™ dev ic e Y o ur computer i nc ludes an i .LIN K (IEEE1394) connector , whi ch you ca n use t o connect to an i. LI NK ™ device such as a digit al video c amera recor der or another computer . T o connect a digital video camer a recorder 1[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 61 nN Th e Sony di gital video camer a recor der is ta k en as exam ple; your dig ital vi deo camera record er may need to be conn e ct ed dif ferentl y . See the manual supplied with your digital vid eo camera recorder for more info rmation on installatio n[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s i.LINK ™ de vice Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 62 nN T o connect your comput er to another V AIO compute r Y ou can connect your V AIO not ebo ok to another V A IO computer using an i.LINK cab le (op tio nal ). Y ou r com puter i nclu de s Windo ws Me a nd can be co nn ect ed thro ugh i.LINK to an y ot h[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Ex tern al Spea kers Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 63 nN Ex terna l Spea k e rs Y ou can enhance the sound quali ty of your computer by connecting external speakers. T o conn ect exter nal speaker s Use the i s ymbol to lo cate the H eadpho ne connec tor . Plug the s peaker ca ble into th is con nec tor . [...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Exter nal M i crophone Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 64 nN Ex terna l Mic r oph one Y ou c a n enha nce the q uality o f sound input by using an extern a l m icr opho ne. T o connect an external mic r opho ne Use the m to loca te t h e Microphone conn ector . Plug the micropho ne cable into this con nec to[...]

Co nnec t i n g periph eral de vice s Universal Se rial Bus ( USB) Devi ce Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 65 nN Univ ersa l Seria l Bus ( USB) D ev ice Y ou can connect a U SB device t o your comput er . T o connect a USB de vice Use t h e s ymbol to lo ca te the U SB con ne ct or . Pl ug on e en d of th e USB c abl e int o th is po rt and t he[...]

Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Opt ions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 66 nN Getting Help This sect ion describes how to get help and support fr om Sony , as well as trou ble sh oot ing ti ps f or yo ur c omp ut er . About Sony ’ s Supp or t Opti on s Sony p rov ides se ver al su pport o ptions for y our c omput er . Whe n you have q u[...]

Getting Help About Sony ’ s Support Opt ions Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 67 nN Other sourc e s of i nformatio n Th e online help files th at accompa ny your pre-i nst all ed softwa re conta in in stru c tion s on usin g the softwar e. V AIO-Link website: if you have any probl em with y o ur c om puter , you can access th e V A IO -L ink w [...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 68 nN T rou bles hoo ti ng Th is section des cribes ho w to s o lve co mmon p roblems yo u may e ncount er whe n using your computer . Many probl ems have simple solutions, so t ry these suggestions befo re you con t act V AIO-Link. Abou t the co mputer and s oftw ar e, s ee page 69 [...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 69 nN About the computer and software My comput er does not sta rt Check that the computer is plugged into a power sour ce and that it is turned on. Che ck that the po wer indi cator on t he front panel of th e compute r i ndica t es tha t the pow er is on. Check that the batt er y p[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 70 nN When I turn on my computer , t he message Operating system not found appear s and Wind ows does not start. Check t he flo ppy disk d r iv e to s ee i f a non-bootabl e diskett e i s in the d rive. If a no n-b oota ble d iskett e is in t he driv e, ejec t it and pr ess any key o[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 71 nN My comput er does not shut down It is best to shut down yo ur computer using the Shut D ow n comman d on the Wi n d o w s ® Sta rt menu . Using oth er method s, including tho se listed here, ma y r es ult in lo ss of u ns ave d d ata . I f the Sh ut Dow n co mmand does no t wo[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 72 nN The poi nter in the dis pl ay move s on its own A "d rift" has occur re d. H oweve r , this is not a m alfunc tion. The pointer w ill stab ilize if you do not to uch the sti ck for a few seconds . My mouse does not work If you a re us ing an exter nal m o use, check t[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 73 nN I c annot import any data to my comput er with DVgate Make s ure th at you h ave n ot sel ec ted t he Ul timate B attery Life pow er saving m od e. If yo u a re i n Ult im ate Ba tte ry Li fe mod e, sel ec t anot her m od e. About the display The game i mages or vi deo image s [...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 74 nN The window I have just clos ed cont i nue s t o appear on my LCD Press the W ind ows ® key and t he D k ey twice to refr es h t he s creen. About the “ MOTION EYE ” Camera There is a vertic al line when shoo ting a brigh t subject with a dark backgr ound using "MOTI O[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 75 nN Depending on m onitor mode, color palette, and other causes, the v id eo memor y is running o ut and the ca mera im age is not disp layed. R educe t he color pa lette or mo nit or r es olution . Start Ca mera setting utilit y and sele ct "Default" . If the a bov e cou[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 76 nN About sound My spea kers are not produci ng sound T h eb u i l t - i ns p e a k e r sm a yb et u r n e do f f .P r e s s Fn+ F 3 to t ur n on the sp ea ker s. The speak er vol ume may be turne d to the minimum . Pre ss Fn+F4 , and then press V or b to incr ease the volume . If [...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 77 nN An error mess age appea rs when using voi ce-re lated sof tware programs Double- click Y a ma ha DS- XG A u dio Co nfi g in Control Panel . Open the Ec ho tab and deselect the En abl e check bo x. Clic k OK . If you ar e u s ing s everal v o ice-related software program s at th[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 78 nN My modem co nnectio n is slow Many factors influence modem connection speed, including telephone line noise or comp atibility w ith tele phone equ ipmen t ( suc h as fax m a chin es or othe r modems ). If you think your m o dem is not connecting properly to other PC-bas ed mo d[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 79 nN About peripher als I c annot use DV devices. The messa ge DV equipment seems to be disconnected or tur n ed off appe ar s . Che ck t hat the D V device is turned on and tha t the cables are properly c onnected. If you ar e usin g multiple i.LIN K ™ dev ices , the combinat ion[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 80 nN About Memory Stick My image fil e does not open, even though I i nsert a Memory Sti ck into the s lot. V isua lF low is au tom a tic all y s tar t ed by def au lt , if y ou i nser t a Mem ory S tic k into the slot. If VisualFlow is activ e and th e Memo ry Stick i mage file s a[...]

Getting Help T roubleshooti ng Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 81 nN My system does not enter the pow er savin g mode I sele cted Con fi rm your curr e n t not ebook setti ngs by proc eeding as fol lows : 1 Cli ck Start ,t h e n P rograms , Acce sso rie s , Syst em T oo ls an d Syst em Inform ation . Th e Hel p and S up por t screen appears. I f[...]

No te s on Us e Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 82 nN Notes on Use Th is section des cribes s afety guid elines an d precau t ions to he lp protec t your c ompute r fr om potential damage. On Upgrading the Sys tem Y our not ebook compu ter and memo r y mod ule s use high pr ecisi on comp onen ts and elec t ronic c onnecto rs' technolo gy . [...]

No te s on Us e Pla cing a key top Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 83 nN Pl acing a key top If the enter key or the space key comes of f, re place the key top as it is shown below . If the oth e r key t op comes o f f, put it wh e re it was and p ush it unt il it clic ks. T o r epla ce a k ey top T a ke of f the wire f r om key t op, th en catc [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 84 nN Ot her preca uti on s On Handl i ng the Hard Disk Th e hard disk has a h igh storage densit y and reads or write s data in a sh ort time. O n the other h and, it may be easily d amaged by mechanical vibrat ion, shock or dust. Keep t h eh a r dd i s ka w a yf r o m m a g n e [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 85 nN On Handl i ng the LCD S c re en Do not leave the LCD facing the sun as it can damage the LCD. Be careful when using the computer near a wind ow . Do not sc ratch th e L C D or exert pr essur e on it. Thi s could c ause malf unct ion. Using the computer in low temperatur e co[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 86 nN Unplug your computer from the wall o ut let if y ou will not be using the computer for a long time. When the A C adapter is not used, unplug it fr om t he AC outlet. Use only the AC ad a p t er s upplied. Do not u s e an y other AC adap ter . On Handling Clean t he cab inet [...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 87 nN Do not place electronic equipment near your com puter . The computer ’ s elec tro m agn etic fi eld may cause a malfu nctio n. Provide a dequate air c ir c ulation t o pr eve nt interna l heat b uild-up . Do not place your computer on porous surfaces such as ru gs or blank[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 88 nN On Cle aning CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Disks Fin ger prin ts a nd du st on th e sur fac e of a di sk ma y cau se rea d errors . Pro pe r care of the di sk is essentia l to m ainta in its relia bility . Do n ot use solv ents suc h as benzine , thinn er , comm er cially a vailable cl[...]

Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de No te s on Us e Other precautions 89 nN If, afte r fully c harging th e battery p ack, the b attery po wer is still lo w , the battery pack may be reach ing the end of its life and should be replaced . Y ou do not need to d isc harge the batt er y before r ech argin g. If you have not used the battery pack for a c[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 90 nN Specif ication s Model Number PCG-C1VE Process or Crus oe TM Pr ocessor TM56 00 600 MHz Hard Disk Drive xx GB Standard RAM xx MB SDRAM (16 MB used in system ) Maxi mum RAM xxx M B( 1 6M Bu s e di ns y s t e m ) LCD Screen LC D 8. 9 ” Ultra W ide XGA TFT L2 Cach e Memory xxx KB (CPU integ r[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 91 nN Connecti on Capabil ities o n Notebook VGA Mon i tor , Projector or T elevi sion, Memory S t i ck, Externa l speakers or Headph one, Microphon e , USB, T ype II PC Cards, i.L INK ™ ( IEE E1394 ) S400 Suppli ed Ac cessor i es Modem (+ plug ), Rechar geable battery , AC Adapter , Power Cord,[...]

Spec ificatio ns Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 92 nN ‡ See your r egistra tion card for conditi ons. Spe cific ation s are su bject to chan ge withou t noti ce. Storage Hum idit y 10% t 9 0% (Not c ondensed ) provided th at humidi ty is le ss t han 2 0% at +60 ° C ( h ygrometer reading of less th an 35 ° C) MOTION E YE cam era 350, 000 pix[...]

Comp atib ility tab le Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 93 nN Compatibil i t y table Th is table co ntains a n overv iew of th e devi ces that a re compa tible or not wi th your not ebook. Devices Compatibl e Not compa tible USB Sony USB mouse P CGA-UMS 1 Series AC adapte r PCGA-A C 16V i.L I NK c abl es VMC-IL 4415 VMC-IL 4408 Series Floppy Dis [...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 94 nN Index A AC adapter 14 , 18 AC power 18 adding hardwar e 48 peri pher a l s 48 print ers 54 air ci rcula tion 87 Alt key 27 Applic ations ke y 28 B batt er y pa ck 19 cha r gin g 20 indic ator li ght sta t us 20 ind ica tor l igh ts 20 ins ert ing 19 loa din g 19 powe r status 20 rem oving 22 batt er y[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 95 nN s ett in g up 14 st art ing 23 troub l es hooting 68 , 71 con ne ctin g CD-ROM drive 43 di gi tal vide o rec order 60 exte rnal speakers 63 fl op py di s k dri v e 50 microp hone 64 monito r 55 phone li ne 49 powe r source 18 print er 54 USB device 65 con ne cto rs DC In 16 , 18 i. LINK 14 keyboar d 1[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 96 nN G Guar antee 25 Guar antee ca rd 25 H handli ng au dio CDs 88 CD-ROM/DVD-RO M discs 87 , 88 diske ttes 87 hard dri ves ind ica tor l igh t 15 , 29 headphon e 14 Help on line 67 I i. LINK 14 , 60 IEEE13 94 14 , 60 Indic ator li ghts 29 ind ica tor l igh ts batt er y 20 , 29 Caps Lock 15 , 29 cha r ge s[...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 97 nN con ne cto r 57 sw itch ing am ong 30 mouse troub l es hooting 72 N Navigat ion k eys 27 naviga t i on keys 27 Notebook Com puter 14 Num Lock 15 ind ica tor l igh t 29 numer ic k eypad area 26 O on line h elp 67 operat or keys 27 output d evices adding 54 P pac kin g lis t 66 PC 49 PC card 79 ins ert [...]

Inde x Sony Notebook Computer User Gui de 98 nN s ele ct ing powe r source 19 Shift key 28 Shut Dow n Windows dialog box 24 Softwa re guide 66 So ny e- ma il s upp or t se rvi ce 67 speake rs ex ternal 63 sw itch ing 30 troub l es hooting 76 Star t but t on 24 st art ing com pu te r 23 sw itch ing displ ay 30 monito r 30 Syste m Hiberna tion mode 3[...]