Sony PCG-GRT300Z manual

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r Quic k Star t PCG-GR T 300Z Series[...]

Shor t Cut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO Help and S upport Center windo w . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Compu ter windo w . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search from the Start men u. +Ctrl+F Display[...]

3 Contents Notice to Users ................... .........................5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu t er ............. .......................... 14 Getting St ar ted .......................................... 23 Turning On Yo ur Computer .................. .................... 23 Using th[...]

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5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights r eserved. This manual and the software desc r ibed herein, in wh ole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or re duced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFO [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 6 Photoshop Element s , and Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PowerPanel is a trademark of Phoenix T ech nologies Ltd. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property r ights. Use of this copyr ight protection technology [...]

Notice to Users 7 or rain; mechanical vibration or shock; strong magnets or speakers that are not magnetically shielded; ambie nt temperature higher than 95ºF (35ºC) or l e ss than 40ºF (5ºC); and high humidity . ❑ For safety and/or optimum performance, Sony recommends using genuine Sony rechargeable battery pa cks. . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 8 If you have ques tions about thi s product, you can write to the Sony Customer Information Service Center at 12451 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33913 or find Sony Custom e r Service on t he W eb at: http://www. sony .c om/pcsupport. Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conf ormity This equipment has been tested a[...]

Notice to Users 9 devices not ringing in respons e to an incoming call. In most, but not all areas, the sum of RE Ns should not exceed five (5. 0). T o be certain of t he number of devices that may be connect ed to a line, as deter mined by the total RENs , contact the telephone co mpany . For products approved aft e r July 23, 2001, the REN for th[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 10 T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted Stat es) The T ele phone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a com puter or other electronic device, including F AX machines, to send any mess age unless such message clear ly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each [...]

Notice to Users 11 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echnical Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected[...]

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13 Setting Up Congratul ation s on your pur chase of the Sony V AIO® computer . Son y has combined l eading-e dge technol ogy in audio, video, c omputing, and communicat ions to pr ovide stat e-of-the -art per sonal c omputing.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 14 Unpacking Y our Com puter These hardware component s are included. If the computer you purchas ed features GigaPocket™ s oftware, the accessories listed on the follo wing page are also included in the carton. Carto n Con ten ts Main unit AC adapter Batte ry Weight saver Power cord[...]

Unpac king Y our Compu ter 15 For additional information about GigaPocket™ accessories and how to use them, refer to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. V AIO Computer Doc uments ❑ V AIO® Computer User Guid e — A s earchable on-screen h elp file that contains detailed inf ormation o n how to use y our new co mputer . See “Locating Y our V AIO[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 16 Locating Controls and P or ts Front (m odels wi th GigaPo cket) 1 LCD screen 10 TV button 2 Speakers 11 W ireles s LAN indicator * * W irele ss LAN fun ctionality av ailable on selec t ed mode ls only . 3 Keyboard 12 W ireless LAN switch * 4 Power indicator 13 T ouch pad, Left / right buttons 5 Battery indicator 1[...]

Locating Controls and P or ts 17 Front ( models with out GigaP ocket) 1 LCD screen 9 W ir eless LAN switch * 2 Speakers 10 V olume Up/Down buttons 3 Keyboar d 11 T ouch pad, Left / right bu t to ns 4 Power i ndicator 12 Power button , Brightness bu t to n, Magnify butto n 5 Battery indicator 13 Memory S tick® media indicator 6 Battery 2 indicator [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 18 Back 1 Air vent 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 DC IN port 7 Netw ork (Ethernet) port 3 Printer port 8 Modem jack 4 Monitor ( VGA) por t 9 Microphone jack 5 V i d eo Out port 10 Headphone jack Only c onnec t 10BAS E-T or 100 BASE-T X cabl es to the Networ k (Eth ernet) port. D o not connec t any other t ype of netwo rk cable or[...]

Locating Controls and P or ts 19 Left (models with GigaPocket) 1 Optical drive 6 A V In jack 2 Optical drive eject button 7 S V ideo In jack 3 PC Car d slot (one slot) 8 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394 ) S400 port 4 PC Card eject button 9 Memory S tick® media slot * * Y our co mputer supports Mem ory S tick PR O™ high speed and high capacity ca pabilities. [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 20 Left (mod els without GigaPocket) 1 Memory S t i ck® media s lot * * Y our co mputer supports Me mory Stick PRO™ high speed and high capac ity capabilities . 4 PC Card slots (T wo slots) 2 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 port 5 Optical drive eject button 3 PC Card eject button 6 Optical drive[...]

Locating Controls and P or ts 21 Right 1 Battery bay 3 Air vent 2 Hard disk drive[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 22 Bottom 1 Port replicator conn ector 3 Release switch 2 Reset button 4 Air vent[...]

23 Getting Star ted This sec t i on help s you get y our comput er runnin g and r egister ed, so you can tak e adva ntage of Sony’ s many s upport options. Y ou’ll also l earn how to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide, which con tains step- by-step instru ctions f or oper ating you r comp uter . T urni ng On Y o ur Computer T [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 24 2 Push the battery bay c over down to open it. The bat tery bay co ver swings o ut but does not detach from the comput er . 3 Slide the battery (with the logo facing u p ) into the battery bay . If the computer is on, it au tomatically detects the battery . 4 Push the battery bay cover up until it clic k s into pl[...]

T urn ing On Y o ur Compute r 25 T o connect the A C adapt er 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN por t. 2 Plug the power cor d into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . Connecting the AC Adapter to the Computer ✍ Use only the suppl ied AC adapter with you r comput er . DC IN port AC adapter (suppli ed) Power cord (supplied)[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 26 T o open and turn on the compu ter 1 Slide the release latch to the right and lift the cover while holding the bottom of the compu ter firmly . 2 Press the power bu tton until the green po wer indicator lights u p. Opening the Computer T urning on the Co mputer ✍ If you h old down the pow er button, the co mpute[...]

T urn ing On Y o ur Compute r 27 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness contr ols for the LCD display as follows: ❑ Y our computer is equippe d with a Brightnes s butto n, located n ext to the Power but ton. Pres sing it will adjus t the LCD scree n brightnes s. ❑ T o increase brightness, pr ess the Fn + F5 key s, and then p ress the Up Arrow k[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 28 Using the T ouch P a d The comput er contains a pointing device called a touch pad . Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e s creen using the built-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad Acti on Descriptio n Sliding one fi nger Equivalent to using a mouse to[...]

Regis tering Y our Computer 29 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer sup port and receive these benefi ts by registering your com puter: ❑ Sony Customer Support — T alk to a support repres en tative to troub leshoot problem s you may h ave with y our comput er . ❑ Limited W arranty Extension ?[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 30 Locating Y o ur V AIO Computer User Gu ide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a searchable help f ile that contains detailed inf ormation on how to us e your new computer . T o open the u ser gui de 1 Click St a rt on the W indows® task bar , and then click Help and Su ppo rt . The Help and S upport Ce[...]

Locat ing Y our V AIO Co mputer User Guid e 31 V AIO Us er Guide W indow 1 User guide table of cont ents List of computer h elp topics 2 Link to Electronic Fly er List of upd ates and supplemental information 3 Link to S ony Co mputing Support W eb sit e Includes s uppor t informati on and lis t of your comp uter ’ s hardware specifi cations (Int[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 32 Setting Up A Di a l-Up Connectio n This sectio n describe s the basi c steps for setting up your dial-up conn ection. T he Connectio n W izard guides y ou throu gh the pr ocess of cho osing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or se tting up an existing accou nt, and connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial -up[...]

T urning O ff Y our Compu ter 33 T urning Off Y our Com puter Using th e power bu tton to turn of f your computer may result i n loss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn o ff your computer and avoid losing data. T o turn off y our computer 1 Close all operatio ns. 2 Click St a r t on the W indows® taskbar . 3 Click T urn Off Computer [...]

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35 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System an d Applic ation Reco very CDs/DVDs a re not suppli ed with yo ur V AIO® comput er . Y our V AIO computer is equipped wi th the V AIO Recovery W i za rd, a f ast and eas y - to-use sy stem r ecovery ut ility . This system an d appli cation r ecovery utili ty enable s you t o r ecover pr einstall ed softw[...]

V AIO Comput er Quic k Star t 36 V isit the Sony Compu ting Support W eb site for the latest infor m ation about usin g the V AIO Recovery W izard or Recov ery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.so n y .co m/support/news/hddrecovery .html. T o purchase a V AIO Recovery Media kit 1 Go to the Sony Direct Accessories and Parts Center W eb site at ht[...]

37 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r w on ’ t star t ? ❑ Make sure the computer is securely p lugged into a po wer source and turned on. Make su re the power indicator shows the power is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if applicable) is empty . ❑ If the compute[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 38 1 Press the F2 key . The BIOS Se tup menu appears. 2 Set the date (month/day/ y ear). Press Enter . 3 Press the Down Arrow key to select Sy stem Ti me , and then set th e time (hour: minute: second). Press Enter . 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit tab, an d then press the Down Arrow key to select Get[...]

T r oub lesho oting 39 6 Press the Right Arrow key to select the Exit menu . 7 Press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The messag e Load default valu es for all SETUP items appears. 8 Press Enter . The Setup Conf irmation window appears . 9 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 10 Select Exit (Save Chan ges) , and pr ess Enter . The Setu[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 40 When the HT T echnology is enabled, s ome software such as dr ivers and applications may n ot be compatible with HT T echnology . If your computer d oes not pro vide success ful operation s, you may disable the HT T echnology . If you disable the H T T echnology , however , your computer sys tem perform ance may b[...]

Suppor t Options If you h ave questi ons abou t your comput er or the preinstal led pro grams, refer to the following sources for answers in the sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Comput er User Guide provides detailed information on h ow to maximize your c omputer capabilities and so lve common pr oblems. [...]

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