Sony PCG-FX800 manual

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Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti c e © 2002 Sony Corpo ration. A l l r i ghts r eser ved. Thi s m anu al and the so ftw ar e d es cri bed her ei n, i n who le or i n par t , ma y no t be r epr oduc ed , tran slat e d, o r r e duce d t o any m a ch in e- re adab le for m withou t pr i or w r itt e n appr ova l . So[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 2 nN Rea lPl ayer i s a tra demar k or regist ered t r ad emark of Real Netw or ks, inc. in the U . S. and other co untries. Sym antec Norton An t i V i r us i s a tra dem ark of Sym antec C orporation . WinD VD i s a tra de mark o r regist e red trad emark of Inte rVide o I n c. All o the r na mes o f syst [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fety i nformati on O w ne r' s rec or d The mod el nu m b er an d s e ri al n umber a r e l ocat ed on t he bo t t om of your Sony no t eb ook. Recor d t he se r i al num ber in the s pac e pr ovi ded her e. R efer t o t h e m ode l and se r i al nu mber i f y ou conta ct VAIO - Lin k. Seri al n[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ TV sets ❑ Speake r s ❑ Magnet s ❑ Magnet ic bracel ets . Au di o /video ❑ Au di o and pi ctur e dis tor t ion m ay o c cu r if this equipm ent i s po s i tio ned i n clo s e proxi mit y to any equi pm ent emitt ing el ect ro mag netic r adia t i on. Con nect i vi t y ❑ Neve r i n stal l mo[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gul atory i nfo r ma tion Son y her eb y dec l a r es t hat t his pr oduc t is i n compli a nce w ith t he e ssent i a l requi rem ent s and ot he r r elevan t pr ov i s ion s of E urope an D irect ive 1999/5/ EC ( r adi o equipm ent a nd t el ecom muni c ation s terminal eq ui p ment D irect ive). T[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posing of l ithi um ion ba tteries Do no t hand l e damaged or l eak ing lithi um i on batt eries. D i spos e of p r o m p t ly a nd properly. Dan ger o f expl osion if batter y i s i ncorr ectly r e placed . Replace o nly w i th the s ame or eq ui va lent ty pe reco mm e nd e d by t he man uf actu [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gratu l ati ons o n p ur c ha sing a Sony VAIO no t eb ook. S o ny h as combi ned lead i ng - ed ge t ech nol ogy in audi o, vi deo, c o m p uting and comm unic ation s to p r o vide you w i th s t ate- of-th e- a rt pers onal c omput ing. Here ar e j ust som e of the f eat ures you r VA IO n o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umentat i on pack You r documen tati on pac k c ont ain s pri nt ed i nf or m at ion as wel l as o nli ne us er g uid es on your c om put er 's hard dr ive and on t he appl icati on CD-RO M . P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on ❑ A G e t t i n g S t a rt e d b r o c h u r e , w h e r e y ou can f i nd a b r[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 Re fe r to y o ur S o ftwa re Gu id e f o r inf or mati on on th e b undl ed s o f t w ar e a nd t h e S on y app li cat ion s . ❑ Ab o u t th e S o ft w a r e i s a sho rt d escr ipti on o f the f e at u r es of the softw are pre -i n stall ed on y ou r sys tem. ❑ U s in g Vide o s o ftwar e expl ai ns h[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o ur no t ebook and its a cc essor i es Th e fo llo wi n g h ar d wa re i tems a r e in the b o x: ✍ If y ou fi nd an e xt ra ph one p lu g in t he box , see Us ing t he co rrec t ph on e pl ug (p age 58 ) . 1 ma i n uni t 6 w ei ght save r 2 p r o duct r ecov ery CD-RO Ms 7 vi deo cabl e 3 d ocume ntat i [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomi c consi de r at i ons You will b e usin g you r noteboo k as a po r tab le d evi ce in a variety of envi r onme nts. When ever poss i b l e, you shoul d att empt t o t a ke account of the f ollow ing er gon omic cons ider ation s to b oth s t a t ionar y an d port able envi ronm ents: ❑ Po sitionin[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ Fur n i t u r e a nd p o st u re – Si t i n a c h ai r with good back s upport . A d just th e l evel of t h e c h ai r so your feet are fl at on t he f loo r . A f o ot re st ma y make y ou m ore com f or t able . Sit in a r el axed, upr ig ht po stur e and avoi d slouc hi ng f or ward or lean ing f ar [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Using your notebook Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w to s tart usi ng your compu te r and how to use your c omp uter ’ s i nter nal an d ex tern al d ev ices. ❑ Loca tin g co nt rol s an d c onnec tor s (page 14) ❑ Con nect i ng a power sour ce ( p age 19) ❑ St ar ting your not eboo k (pa[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Locati ng c ontrol s and connect or s Ri ght * Dep ending on y our mo del. Se e t he Sp ecifi cati on s d o c u me n t f o r d e ta i l s. 1 p ower butt on (page 27) 2 D VD - R O M dr ive* or C D-RW / DVD - RO M dr ive* (page 35) 3 mul ti-pur po s e bay (page 20) (page 41)[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Left 1 T V Out c o nnect or ( p age 69) 4 i.L IN K™ conne c t or (page 76) 2 mi cro phon e c on nect or (p age 72) 5 PC Car d s l ot s (page 45) 3 h eadph one conne ct or ( p age 71) 6 b atter y b ay (page 20)[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Fr ont 1 LC D scree n (pa ge 3 3 ) 2 speakers (pa ge 7 1 ) 3 keyb o ard (pa ge 2 9 ) 4 touchp ad (pa ge 3 4 ) 5 l eft/ r igh t but t ons (pa ge 3 4 ) 6 p owe r in d ic ators (pa ge 3 2 ) 7 ba tte ry 1 a n d 2 i ndi c ato rs (pa ge 3 2 ) 8 hard disk dri ve i ndi cat or s (pa ge 3 2 ) 9 N u m Lock i [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Ba ck ✍ Ther e i s a v ent il at i o n s l o t l oca ted nea r th e se c o nd U S B co nnec tor . Do not c o ver the ve nti lati on sl ot w hen t he c omp ute r i s o n. 1 p hone line j a ck ( p age 57) 5 m oni to r(V GA ) c o nne cto r (page 66) 2 U S B por t ( p age 73) 6 E th ern e t co nnecto[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Bo t t om 1 rel eas e lever ( p age 41) 2t i l t s t a n d s ( p age 11)[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Conne cti ng a pow er sour ce You can us e either an AC adapt er or a re char geabl e bat t ery pack as a power sou rce. Us ing t he AC ad ap ter To use t he A C ad apter , proc eed as fol lo w s: 1 Pl ug the cabl e attach ed t o t he AC adapter (1) into t he DC I n c onn ecto r (2) on the comp ut [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 20 nN U si ng th e batt e ry pa ck You can us e one or tw o b at ter ie s as a so urce of p ow e r . Y ou can inse r t th e sec ond batter y pack into th e mul t i - purpo se bay on t h e r i ght si de of t he c om put er. Add iti onal bat t er y p ac ks are availa bl e a s a s ep ara te opti on. Th e ba[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 21 nN Chargi ng the bat te ry pack To char ge the b at t ery pack, proc eed as fo llow s: 1 Con nect the AC adap ter t o t he c omput er . 2 In se rt th e b a tt e r y p a c k . The com put er a utoma tic ally c h arges the bat t er y ( 1) (t he bat te ry i n dicator (2) li ght flas hes i n a d oubl e bl[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 22 nN T h e b a ttery p ack su p p lied w i th your c o mp u ter is a lithium ion b attery and c an be rec h arg ed an y time . C harg i n g a p artial ly disch arg e d battery d o es not affec t battery l if e . T h e battery ind ica tor ligh t is o n while you u se th e battery p ack as a power so urce[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 23 nN Removi ng the b at ter y pack To rem ove the ba ttery p ac k , pro ce ed as fo llow s: 1 T urn of f the co mp ute r . 2 O pen t h e cove r of the b atte ry ba y . 3 Pul l out the b attery pac k. 4 Cl os e t he c over of the bat t ery bay . ✍ Y ou may l o se data if y o u remove th e battery p ack[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 24 nN U si ng th e s e c ond ba t te r y pa ck You can pur chas e a s e co nd r e c h ar geable b attery pack . Wi th t wo bat ter y packs , yo u can extend the time you use yo u r co mput e r w ith b att e r y p o wer. Wh en using t w o b atte ry pa cks, the b attery pac k yo u inse rt first, cha rg es [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Chargi ng the se co nd bat te ry pack To char ge th e s ec ond ba t ter y pack, proc eed as fo llows: Keep the bat t er y pa c k ( 1/3 ) i n the com put er whi le it is connec t ed t o A C pow er . Th e ba tte ry ind icato r sto p s flashi n g whe n the b a ttery is 8 5% ful l.[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Removi ng the s econ d b at ter y pack To remo v e the s ec ond batt e ry pa ck , proc eed as fol lo ws: 1 Sl i de the ej ect l eve r on t h e b ott o m of the wei g ht saver in th e d i recti o n of a rr ow 1. 2 Sl i de the r elease l ev er o n the b ott o m of the co mpu ter i n th e d i rection [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Starting your not ebo ok To st art yo u r comp ut er, pr oc e e d a s fol l o ws: 1 Sl i de the LC D l o c k l eve r ( 1) i n the dire ct ion o f t h e arro w , and l ift the co ve r . 2 Pres s the pow er bu tton ( 2) of th e compu te r unti l the g r ee n p owe r in dicat or (3 ) l ight tu rn s on[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Shutti ng down your note b ook It is impor t ant th at you shut dow n yo ur com put er pr oper l y s o y ou do not los e unsav ed dat a. To shut d ow n y ou r comput er , proceed as fol l ows: 1 Cl ick the St a rt but t on on t he Wind ows ® ta s k ba r . 2 Cl i ck T urn Of f Computer . The T u rn[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 29 nN Usi ng t he keyboa r d You r keybo ard i s ver y s i milar to a d eskto p co m p uter’s , but has additi onal ke ys that p er form s p eci fic no tebook -r e l ate d ta sk s . 11 12[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key (1) The < Esc> ( Esc ape) ke y is used to can cel comm ands. Fun c t i on k eys ( 2) The t w e l v e f un ction ke ys a lon g t he t op of t he k ey bo ard ar e us e d t o p erfo rm des ign at ed t a sks . For exampl e, in many a ppl icat i ons, <F 1 > is t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 31 nN Co mb ina t io ns a nd fu nct io ns w it h th e Wind ow s ® ke y Combinations Functions + < F1> Disp l ays t h e Wi ndows ® Help a nd Supp ort Cent e r . + < T a b> Sw itc h es th e sel ec ted b utto n o n th e t a s kb ar . + <E > D is pl a y s My Co mpu te r . + <F > D i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 32 nN I n d ica to rs Indicator Functions Power Po wer o n : l igh t s gr een. Stand by m o de: f la sh e s umber . Ba tte ry 1 I ndica tes th e stat us of t he bat tery i nse rted i n the b atter y bay on the l eft s i de of t he c om put er . Ba tte ry 2 I ndic ates th e stat us of t he bat tery i nse [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Co m b ina t io ns a nd fu nct io ns w it h t h e <F n> ke y ✍ * T his fu nc tio n ca n only be u sed by th e fir st use r to l og on. It wi ll no t wor k i f y o u h ave sw i tc hed t o an othe r us er a c cou nt . Some fun c ti o n s are n ot available un ti l Windows ® i s l aunc he d. [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 nN Usi ng t he touc hpa d The keyb oar d c o nt ai n s a curs or-po i nti ng devi ce, your t ouchp ad ( 1) . Y ou can poi nt to, select, d r ag , and scr ol l obj ect s on the screen us i ng t h e bu il t -in to uchpad. Action Description po i nt Sli de one f ing er on the touchpa d t o plac e t he po[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 35 nN Usi ng t he CD- RW/DVD -RO M or DV D-ROM drive Dep ending on yo ur m o d el, your com puter is equ ipp ed w i th ei t h er a C D -RW/D VD-R OM drive o r a D VD-ROM drive . To in sert a di s c, proc eed as fol lo ws: 1 T urn on the co mpu te r . 2 Pres s the eject but t on (1) to op en the dri ve. T[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 36 nN 4 Cl os e the t r ay by pus hi ng it gent l y . ✍ When th e c o mp u te r i s i n St an dby or Hi b er n at e mo de, y ou c a nn ot i ns e rt or re mov e a di sc. Be s ur e t o sea t the di sc fi rml y ov er the disc d rive hu b f i n ger s . I f y ou d o no t se a t th e d is c fi rml y , yo u c[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 37 nN To achi eve optimum perf orm a nce w hen writ i n g d at a on a CD -RW disc, follo w these r ecomm end at ions : ❑ T o mak e a CD-R’s data read abl e on a CD-RO M drive , you n eed to c lo se the s es s io n when y ou eject it. T o comp lete t h i s p roc e s s, foll o w the instruct ion s i n [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 nN ❑ When pl ayin g DVD movi es on bat ter y p ower , s e t the pow er manag eme nt pr ofi l e to D VD . With other prof il es , the mov ies c an b e cho ppy . ❑ Do no t swit c h po wer s av ing mode s w hile playi ng a DVD vi deo. ❑ Do no t use resi dent disc ut iliti es or r es i dent ut iliti[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 39 nN Usi ng t he wei ght save r The w eigh t saver p ro tects the m ul ti- pur pos e bay when i t i s empt y . To atta ch the w eigh t saver , proceed as fol lows: 1 If another devi ce i s i n the m ulti- purpos e bay , r e m o ve the dev ice ( see (pa ge 41 ) ). 2 Pul l out t he g ui d e (1) of t he we[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 40 nN To rem ove the wei ght save r, p roce ed as fo llow s: 1 Slide t he eject lever of the w eigh t saver i n t h e di rec t ion of ar ro w 1. 2 Sl i de the r elease l ev er o n the b ott o m of the co mpu ter i n th e d i rection o f arro w 2 .[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Usi ng t he floppy di sk drive You r comput er i s equi pped w ith a flo ppy d isk d riv e whi ch can be remove d. When you a re not u sing it, you can re place i t w ith the bu ndl ed weight sa v er. Re m ovin g t h e fl opp y di s k d ri ve To rem ove the fl o pp y d i sk d ri ve , p r o cee d as[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 42 nN In se r ti ng th e f l op py d is k dr ive To in sert th e fl oppy disk dr ive , proc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 T urn of f the co mp ute r . 2 If the w ei ght save r i s in the m ulti pur pos e bay (1), r em ove t h e d ev ice. 3 In s e r t t h e fl oppy di s k dri ve (2 ) i nto t h e mul tipu r p ose b[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 43 nN In se rti ng a fl oppy di sk To in sert a fl oppy di sk, pr oceed as fol low s : 1 H o l d th e di sk ( 1) w ith the l ab el si de facing u p. 2 Gen t ly push t h e di sk i nto t h e fl oppy di s k dri ve ( 2) u nt i l i t c licks int o pl a c e .[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 44 nN Remov i ng a fl oppy di sk To remo v e a flo ppy disk, pr ocee d as f oll ow s : 1 Wa i t u nti l the L ED ind icat o r (1) tu rns of f. 2 Pres s the eject but t on (2) to rem ove th e fl oppy di sk . ✍ Do n o t p ress the e j ec t b u tton when the LED indicator is turn ed o n . O th erw ise , d[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Usi ng PC Ca r ds Thi s comput er has a PC Card slot th at suppo rts Type I, II and I II PC Car ds . PC Car ds all ow y o u to conne c t port able e xterna l devi c e s. You do no t need to s h ut do wn you r comput er w hen ins erting a PC C ar d. In se r ti ng a P C Ca r d To in sert a PC Car d, [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 46 nN Use th e lower s l o t for T ype III PC Cards. S ome P C C ards ma y r equ ire y ou to di sabl e i dle d evi c e s whe n u si ng the PC C ar d. Make su re y o u u se t he m ost rece nt s of twar e dri ver prov ide d by the P C C ard ma nu f ac ture r . If an “!” m ark ap p ears i n the Dev i ce[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 47 nN R emo vi ng a PC C ard F ol low t he st e ps be l ow to rem ov e th e PC ca r d w hil e you r c om pu ter i s on . If it i s no t r e m o v ed co rr e ctl y , yo ur sys tem m a y n o t work p ro p e rl y. If yo u wa nt to remo ve a P C Card whe n y ou r co m p ute r i s off, ski p ste p s 1 to 6 . [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 48 nN Usin g the Memory Sti c k ™ Y our V AIO comp uter is de sign ed to su p p o rt the Me mory Stick™ . The Me mo ry Stick™ i s a co mpa ct, p orta ble , and ver s a t ile devi ce es peci al ly de s igne d f or excha ngi ng an d shar ing d igi tal data w ith compat i b le product s. Becaus e it i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 49 nN Why M e mory St ic k ™? Sony' s vi sion i s to e xpand t he worl d of com m uni c ation, pr om ot ing the por t abi lity of dig it al data . T he Mem ory S tick™ i s t he res ult i ng medi um, t h r o ugh whi ch d igit al device s can be in s tant ly c onn ect e d. Wi th i t, you c an down[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 50 nN Ge ne ri c M e mo ry S ti ck ™ The orig ina l Memory St ick™ , bl ue in col our , can be us ed to rec or d image dat a t aken wit h d igi t al st ill came ras , et c. o r d ata fr o m the P C. Wi th it , yo u can reco rd , p l ay b ack an d t ran s fer va r i ou s ki n ds of da ta a t any g i v[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 51 nN Ma gi cGat e M e mor y St ic k™ The Magi c Gate Memory St ick™ , white in col our , rec or ds P C an d i m age dat a just l i ke i t s blue count er par t ; the diff er e nce is it u se s the Mag icG ate c opyr i ght pr ote cti on t ec hnol ogy. With t h is type of Mem ory St i ck™, also c a [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 52 nN ✍ MagicG ate i s a cop y ri g ht p ro te c ti o n te c h nol o g y that c o m plies w i th the stan dards s e t by S DM I (S e c u re Di g ital M u s ic In itiative , a n o rgani z atio n w ork ing to d raw u p industry s tan d ard sp e c if ications in o rd er to p rotect cop y ri g hts o f digi[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 53 nN A ssociat ion of Ameri ca ( R IAA ) to ok the i n itiat ive to o rga nize a foru m ca l led S ecu re Music D i gital Ini tiati ve (SD MI ) t o stud y t e c hnolo gy f or p rotecti ng copyr i gh ts d uri ng the el e c tron ic d i stri b u t ion of music. So ny o ffers the M ag i cGat e Memory S tick[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 54 nN ❑ Sony m obi le phon es ❑ Digi ta l printe r s ❑ AIBO t he S ony Ent er t ain m en t Rob ot To find ou t mor e ab out the pr odu c ts availabl e in your co unt r y, go to: http://www .sonystyle-europe.com[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 nN In se r ti ng a Memo r y St ick ™ To in s er t a Mem or y S tick™ , proc eed as f ol lows: 1 O nce yo u h ave sto red yo ur d ata f rom yo ur d i gita l device , insert th e Memo ry Stic k ™ ( 1 ) i n to the op t ional PC Card adapt er (2). 2 Push t he rel eas e but t on. The relea se button [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 56 nN Re m ov in g a M e mo ry S ti ck ™ To rem o ve a Me mory Stic k ™ , p r o cee d as foll o ws: 1 Do ubl e-cl ick t he S afe ly R emov e Hard wa re i con i n the t as k bar . The Safely R emov e Ha r d war e d ialog box appear s. 2 Sel e ct the har dw are devi c e yo u want t o u npl ug. 3 Cl i c[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 57 nN Usi ng t he mode m You r notebo ok i s eq ui p ped w i th an int er n al modem . You nee d to connect a pho ne li ne to t ake ad vantage of on li ne serv ices and t h e Int ernet , t o regi s ter yo ur com puter and s oft w ar e online, an d to c o ntact VAIO - Li nk. To connec t a ph one li ne, p [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 58 nN U si ng th e co rre ct ph one p lug I f th ere are tw o phon e p l ugs in th e bo x , m a k e su re yo u u se the corre ct o n e fo r th e co u nt ry yo u are in, as fol lows: U K: The conne c t or c an be i den tif ied by its cu boi d s hap e an d fla t pins . N et h erland s : The connect or ca n[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 59 nN Usi ng powe r sa ving modes When you us e a ba t ter y as the so ur c e of pow er for your com pu t e r, yo u c an take advan tag e of pow er man a ge me n t setti n g s t o c o n se rve ba tte r y l if e . In ad d iti on to th e no rma l op e rati n g mo de , w hi ch a llow s you to t urn of f spe[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 60 nN U si ng Hi be r na te m od e Th e state o f the syst e m is save d on t h e h ard d isk a n d pow e r is turne d o ff. The p o wer ind ic a t o r light i s off i n thi s mod e. To act ivate Hi ber nat e m o de, proceed as fol l ow s: 1 Go t o Sta rt an d cl i ck Turn Off Comp ut er . 2 Ho ld down t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 61 nN Connecting peripheral devices You can add func t io nal ity to your c om put er by conn ec ting or u sing any of thes e per i pher al s . Befor e y ou connec t p er iph er a ls, turn of f the c o m p uter and al l peri pher al s . Con nect the pow er cor d only a fter c o nnectin g al l [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 62 nN Conne cti ng a port r ep l ic a tor Y our n ote b oo k s u pp o rts the u se o f a n o p tion al po r t rep l icato r. Attach i ng a p ort rep l icato r en ab les you to conne ct addi t ion al perip her als t o yo ur com put er , suc h as a pr in t e r or a n exte r nal displ ay . ✍ T [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 63 nN At tac h ing yo ur c o mp ut er to th e port r ep li c ato r To atta c h you r comput er t o the port repl i cat or, procee d as follow s: 1 Dis c onnect all p eripher al s att ac hed t o your com pu t er . 2 O n the bo ttom o f the c om p ute r , l ift the po rt rep lic ato r po rt cov [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 64 nN 5 Pl ug t h e po w er cor d (4) int o t h e AC adapt er a nd an A C outlet. Th e po wer in dica tor li ght tu rn s g r e e n . ✍ When y ou u se th e port re p li cator f o r the fi rs t time , the installation o f the netw o rk driver s starts au tomatically. When attaching y o ur com [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 65 nN D is con nect in g yo ur co m p ut er f rom the po rt r epli ca to r To di scon nec t you r com put er fr om the po rt re plic at or , proc eed as fol lo ws: 1 T urn o f f t he peri pheral s conne c ted t o your c ompu t e r . 2 Pul l the levers on each side of the po r t re pl i cator ([...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN Conne c ti ng a n ex te rna l d i spl ay You can c onne ct an ext ern al disp lay t o y o ur no teb ook. F o r exampl e, you can us e yo ur comput er wit h the f oll ow in g d ev ic es : ❑ Compu ter di sp lay (mon itor ) ; ❑ Mu lt ime d ia c o mp ut e r d i sp la y ; ❑ TV ; ❑ Pro[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN Co nne ct in g a compu ter di sp la y To connec t a compu ter di sp lay, p ro ce ed a s follow s : 1 Pl ug th e di spl ay cabl e ( 1) in the mo nitor (V GA ) connec t or (2) on the c o mput er . 2 If neces s a r y , pl u g on e end of t h e displ ay’ s pow er cor d (3) int o the displ [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN Co nne ct in g a m u lt im ed ia co mp ut er d is pla y You can c onne ct the n ot ebook t o a mul t imedi a c o m p uter dis play t hat inc l udes buil t -in s peaker s an d a micr oph one. To connec t a m ul timedi a co m p uter dis play, pr oc eed as fol lows : 1 Pl ug th e di spl ay [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN Co nne ct in g a T V To connec t a TV , proc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 Pl ug on e end of the aud io/v i d eo cabl e (1) i n t o t h e TV O ut con nec tor (2) ( yel l ow) and t h e other end in t o the TV . 2 Pl ug one end of the s ound c abl e (3) into the headph one c onnec tor (4) and the o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN Co nne ct in g a proje ct or You can use a p rojec tor as an external di s p l ay, s uch as th e Son y LCD Proj ector . To connec t a pr oj ect or , proc eed as f ol l ows: 1 Pl ug th e RG B signa l c a ble (1) int o the m oni t or conn ecto r (2) id entif i ed by the symbol . 2 Pl ug th[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN Conne cti ng exte rna l s pe akers You can enh anc e the s ound qu ali t y of your co mp ut er by connect i ng ex te rn al speaker s. To connec t ex te rn al speakers , proc eed as f ol l ows: 1 Pl ug t he s peak er cabl e (1) int o the h eadpho ne c o nnector (2) . 2 Pl ug the othe r en[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Conne c ti ng a n ex te rna l mi cro phone You r V A IO n otebook d oes not c ontai n an int ernal m icr ophon e. I f you need to us e a sound inp ut device, for exam pl e to c hat o n t he I nt ern et , you need to p lug i n an e x t er na l m i cr ophon e. To connec t an e xterna l m i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN Conne cti ng a Un i ver sa l Seri a l Bus (U S B ) mouse You can c onne ct a U SB dev i ce (e .g . mous e, flop py d isk dr ive, k eyboar d, p rint er , …) to y our c om pu te r. Befor e c onnec t in g o r di s c o nnect in g a USB pe r i pher al , you do not need t o shu t down t he c[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 nN Conne cti ng a print e r You can c onne ct a Wi ndo ws ® - comp a t i bl e p rint er to y our com put er to pr in t docum en ts. Co nne ct in g a print e r us ing t he U S B c onn ec to r You can c onne ct a U SB pr inte r com pat ibl e wit h yo ur vers io n o f Win dow s ® to yo ur co[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 nN Co nne ct in g a print e r us ing t he pr in ter co nne ct or To connec t a pri nt er usi ng the p r i nt er co nnect or , proc eed as fol lo w s : 1 Plu g t h e p rinte r cab le ( 1) s upp li ed wi th th e pr inte r into th e pr in ter co nnecto r (2) id en tif ied b y the s ymb ol. 2 P[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN Conne cting an i . LINK™ device You r co m p uter inc ludes an i. LINK™ ( IEEE139 4) co nnec tor, whi ch you c an use t o connect to an i . LINK™ dev ic e suc h as a di g ita l vi deo c am era rec or der or to c onnect tw o VAIO no t eb ooks in order to copy, d elet e or e dit fi l[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN C on n ec ti ng a d i gi ta l vi de o c ame ra re co rd er To connec t a di gi t al vid eo cam er a r ec or der , proceed as fol lo ws: 1 Pl ug o n e e nd o f the o pt i on al i . LI N K™ cab le ( 1 ) in to t he i. LINK™ conn ect o r (2) of t he comput er and the other end into t he [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN Conne cti ng t o a ne t work ( LAN) You can con nect yo ur com p u t er t o 10BAS E- T/ 100BA SE-TX- type netwo r ks vi a an E t h er n et ne twork c able. For the det ail ed s etti ngs and devices neede d to c onne ct to the net w or k, cons ul t you r N etw or k A dm in i strat o r . ?[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 79 nN Getting help Thi s sec t ion de s cr ib es ho w to g et hel p and suppor t fr om S ony, as wel l as tr oub lesho oting t ip s for you r com puter. Sony support opt i ons Sony pr ov i des se ver al s upp or t opti ons fo r your co mp ut er . P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on su ppl ied w i t h you r not e boo k[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 80 nN ❑ Gl o ssa r y refers to te r ms used in thi s m a nu al. 2 Re fe r to y o ur S o ftwa re Gu id e f o r inf or mati on on th e b undl ed s o f t w ar e a nd t h e S on y app li cat ion s . ❑ Ab o u t th e S o ft w a r e i s a sho rt d escr ipti on o f the f e at u r es of the softw are pre -i n stall [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 81 nN O th er so u rce s of i n fo rma ti on ❑ The o n l in e h elp file s that ac company your p re - ins t a lled so f tw are con ta i n in s truc tio ns on us ing th e soft ware . ❑ V A IO - L in k we b si te : i f you ha v e any prob lem w i t h yo ur com puter , yo u can ac cess the VAIO- Li n k w ebsi[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 82 nN T roub l e shooting Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w to s olv e c o mmon pr ob l ems yo u mi ght e nc ounter when usi ng your notebook . Many probl em s hav e s impl e sol utio ns . Ple ase tr y thes e s ugges t io ns befor e cont ac t in g V AI O-L in k. ❑ Ab out t he comput er a nd softw are ( pag e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 83 nN ❑ If you ar e u sing an ex te rnal di s play , chec k t hat i t is plugge d i nto a po w er s ourc e an d t ur ne d on . Check tha t yo u ha ve switch ed to the e xtern a l display an d t h a t the brig htn ess an d co n trast c ontr o l s are a d j u s ted corre ct l y . ❑ Moi s tur e conden s a t io[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 84 nN 12 Pres s the arr o w keys t o select Exi t ( save cha nges ) and t h en pres s <Ent e r> . The Sav e con f i gu ratio n ch ang e s and exit no w ? me ssag e ap p e ars. 13 Make sure that Ye s i s sel ected a nd the n pre ss <En t e r> . My c om pu ter does not shu t down It is r e commen ded [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 85 nN My s oft w ar e pr ogr am locks up or cr as hes Make s ure the s oftwar e is compat i b le w i th y ou r equi pment and operat ing s yst em and/ or tr y re- instal ling t he soft ware . If it s ti ll d oes n ot wor k, cont ac t t he s of t ware publ i sh er or d es ign at e d p ro vider f or tec hni c al [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 86 nN The sc ree n i mage on my ext er nal di s pla y i s not cent er ed or size d p rop er ly Use the c o ntr ols o n yo ur ext ernal displ ay to adj ust the image. A bou t CD s a nd fl opp y di sk s My d isc d riv e tray does not o pen ❑ Make su r e the com puter i s t urned on. ❑ Pres s the eject but t o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 87 nN I canno t pl ay a D VD-RO M ❑ If a r eg ion cod e war ning appear s when you are us ing the D VD play er , i t could be tha t the DVD-R OM you are tr y i ng to pl ay is i ncom pat i ble w ith t he DVD -R OM dr ive on your not ebook . The r e gio n c od e is l ist ed on the pac kagi ng of the di s c. ❑[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 88 nN My fl oppy disk dri ve cann ot wr i te to a disk ❑ The d isk may be w ri t e-pr otect ed. Di sable t h e wr i te-pro t ect f eatur e or u s e a f lopp y disk tha t i s not w rite- prot ect ed. ❑ Ch e ck th a t the disk is p roper ly in se rted i nto the f loppy d isk dr ive. ❑ Y ou r fl o pp y di sk[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 89 nN The readi ng s p eed of CD -R W s is very s l ow Gen er all y, the rea din g spee d of a C D-RW is sl ow er than t hat o f a CD-RO M or CD- R. Th e readi ng speed c an als o va ry d e p en din g on the ty pe of fo rmat . The di sc tra y ej ect s even w h en it h as bee n l oc ked i nt o p lace ❑ En su r[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 90 nN My m i cro phone doe s not wo rk Check t hat t he exter nal m icrop hone ( op t i ona l ) i s pl ugg ed i nto the m ic r o phone conn ecto r . A bou t th e m ode m My inte rn al mo de m d oe s n ot wo rk ❑ Check t hat the ph one line is p lug ged in to y ou r comput er . ❑ Check t hat t he ph one l in[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 91 nN ❑ Have y ou r pho ne c om pa ny che ck that your ph one line is free f rom any l ine noi s e. ❑ If your probl em i s fax - r ela ted, check t ha t t h er e are n o prob lems with th e fax m achi n e yo u ar e cal ling and tha t it is compa tibl e wi th fax mod em s. ❑ If you ar e h av ing a probl em[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 92 nN I canno t pri nt ❑ Ch e ck th at th e printer ca b les are corr e c tly connecte d . ❑ Check t hat you r prin t er is corr e ct ly conf ig ured an d t hat you h ave up -to-dat e driver s . I f needed, co nt act your deal er . ❑ Th e d e fau lt setti ng for t he p rinter p o r t m o de i s co r rect [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 93 nN A bou t dig ita l vi deo c ap tu res and D Vg a te Wh il e I am record ing i mages to a digital vi d eo d evi ce u si n g DVg ate , my sys tem d i splays the mess a ge Recor di ng t o D V devi ce fai led. Check t h e p owe r and cabl e con nect ion s to th e D V d ev ice and t ry the operat i on agai n.. [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 94 nN Precautions Thi s se ction de s cr i b es s afet y gu i de lines an d p r e c a ut i on s to h elp you prot ect yo ur c o mput er from potenti al damage. You r noteb ook and m em o r y modul es u s e hi gh precis ion com ponen t s and el ectron ic c o nnector s tec hno l og y. To avoi d the i nval i dati o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 95 nN Cha ngi ng or a ddi ng me mor y In t h e f u tu r e yo u may wan t to c han ge or add me mory mo dules in orde r to ex pa nd the func tio nal it y of y our com put er . Yo u can i nc re ase the m emo ry by in stal li ng opt i onal m em or y m od ule s . Be car eful when chan gin g m e m o r y. Mi st akes o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 96 nN ! Do not place the m em ory mo dule i n p l ac es s ubj e c t to : - He at s ou rces s u ch as radiators o r air d u c ts, - Di r ect s u nl ig ht, - Ex cessi v e du st , - M e c h anical vi b rati o n or sh o ck , - Stro ng m a gne ts or s pe a ke rs tha t a re not ma gne ti cal l y shi e ld e d , - Am b [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 97 nN 6 T o remo ve the m emo ry m o dule , pu ll th e t a bs i n the dire ct i on of the arr ows num ber ed 1. The mem or y modu le is r e leased. 7 Pul l the memory modul e o ut i n the dir ec tion of arrow 2. 8 T o re p lace o r add me mory , re mo ve the n ew me m o r y m odu le fro m i ts packag ing . 9 Pla[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 98 nN Ot her prec autions ❑ On ha ndling the har d di sk (p age 98) ❑ On ha ndling the LCD s cr ee n (pag e 99) ❑ On usi ng power sour ce ( p age 99) ❑ On ha ndling your notebo ok (p age 100) ❑ On ha ndling f l o ppy disks ( pa ge 1 01) ❑ On ha ndling CD s (page 101) ❑ On usi ng the b attery pac k [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 99 nN On ha nd lin g th e LCD s cr ee n ❑ Do no t l eave the LCD fac i ng the s un as it can dam age the LCD. Be c a r ef ul wh en using the c omputer near a window. ❑ Do no t sc ratch t he LC D or exert pr essur e on it. Th is c o uld c aus e m alfunc t i on. ❑ Usi ng th e compu ter in l ow t em per at ur[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 100 nN On hand lin g your n ot eb ook ❑ Cle an th e ca b i net wi th a s o f t, dry cloth o r a so ft c l o th ligh tl y m o i sten ed w ith a mil d dete rg en t so luti o n . Do no t use any ty pe of abr as ive pad, sc ou ring pow der , o r solve nt suc h as al cohol o r ben zine, as these may d a m a ge th e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 101 nN ❑ Do no t use cu t or d am aged c onnec t i on ca bles. ❑ Y ou r com put er ca nnot be con nect ed to a coin -o per ate d tel epho ne, and may not w ork wi t h a pr i vate branc h exc hang e (PBX ). ❑ If the co mp ut er is brough t di r ec t l y f r om a col d locat i on to a w arm one, moi s t ur e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 102 nN On usin g t h e b a tte r y pack ❑ Neve r le ave the bat t er y p a ck i n tempe ratur es above 60°C, s uc h as i n a car par ked in the s un or un der di re ct s unl igh t . ❑ Batt ery l ife is s h orte r in a col d en vi ronm ent. Th i s is d ue t o decreas ed batt ery eff i ci ency at l o w tem pe[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 103 nN On usin g h e ad pho ne s ❑ Road safety – Do no t use h eadpho nes w hi l e drivi ng, c ycl i ng , o r oper ati ng a ny m otori zed ve hicl e. I t m ay cr eate a tr affic haza r d and is i l l ega l i n s o me areas . I t c an al so be p ot entiall y dang erous to p lay l ou d mus i c whil e walki ng,[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 104 nN Glossary Th is secti on refers to t e r ms u s ed i n t h i s ma nual an d e lsew h e r e in th e V AI O w o rld . T he se te rm s an d defi niti ons h av e b een co mp iled to prov i de y ou wit h a be t ter unde rstand ing of y o u r V AI O co m p u ter . T erm Definition <F1> key T h e <F 1 > [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 105 nN CD-ROM Ab br ev iati on for Co m p act Dis c Re ad- Only M em or y . A hig h-cap acity opt ical di s c , us ua l l y 650 MB in size, c ap abl e of bei ng r e ad f r om but n ot w r itt en to . CD-RW Sh ort fo r C o mpa ct Disc- ReWri tea ble. Co mpa ct D i sc that can be use d to w rit e o r rewri te dat a t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 106 nN i.LINK™ i. LIN K ™ i s So n y’s ve rsion of th e I E E E 1 394 stan d ard for hi g h - sp e ed dig ital ser ial inte rf ace. Th e stan da rd is reg arded in th e a udio / vi deo an d I T in du strie s as t h e mo st s u ita ble i n t erfa ce for c on nect ing compu te rs and di git al a u di o /vi deo [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 107 nN maximum RAM The m ax imum am ount of R AM t ha t y our com put e r ca n cont a i n. Onc e th is a mo unt i s re ached, you c a n n o l ong er add ad di ti onal R AM t o your com pute r . Motherboard The m o t h erb oar d i s the m a i n c i r cu it bo ard insi de you r c o m p uter . I t hol ds t he CP U, th[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 108 nN PCMCIA PC MC IA (Pers ona l Com puter Me mo ry Card Inte rna ti ona l As so ciati on) is th e n a me of the group t hat pr oduced the s pecif i cat ion for t he cr edi t car d-s ized plug- in bo ards f or l aptop co mpute rs. The card s u s e d to b e cal led PCM CIA c ar d s , but a s thi s w a s rathe r un[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 109 nN Resolution The d egre e of sh ar pnes s a nd cl ar i ty of an im age . Resol ut io n i s e xpr es s e d i n pi xels. F r eq uent comput er s cree n re s o l ut i ons ar e 640 x 480 pi x els (VGA re so lution; appropri ate f o r a 14- i nch sc r e en), 80 0 x 600 ( ap propria t e f o r a 15-in ch s cre en) , [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 110 nN VA I O Shor t fo r V ideo A udi o I nt egr a t ed Op e r ation. Brand nam e co v er ing S on y's P C p ro duc t s , per i pher al s , acce s s or i es an d s o f tw are. V AI O -bran ded i t ems a r e al l des i gned t o m a ke t he be s t use of Son y's Audi o- V ideo ( A V) and Infor m a t io n T[...]