Sony PCG-XG38 Primary manual

V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-XG38/PCG-XG38K/ PCG-XG39/PCG-XG39K[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 2 Notice to User s © 2000 Sony E lectronic s Inc. All rights reserved . T his m anua l and th e software descr ibe d he rein, in whole or in part, ma y not be rep rodu ced, tra n sl at ed , or redu ce d to any machi ne-re adable form wit hout prior written approval. SONY ELECTR ONICS INC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH RE[...]

3 W indows Media, W i nd ows, W i ndows NT , and the W indo ws logo are re gister e d trad em arks of Micro s oft Corpo rati on. Int el, Spee d Ste p, an d Penti um are trade mark s of I nte l Corp orati on. PS/2 is registere d trade m ark of IBM . All oth er trad em a rks ar e tr ad ema rks of th ei r respec tiv e owners. Sa fe t y I n fo r m at i[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 4 A VER TISSEMENT ❑ Pour prév enir tout risque d’incend ie ou d’électrocution, garder cet app areil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humi di té . ❑ Pour prév enir tout risque d’él ectrocution , ne pas ouvrir l e châssis de cet appareil et ne conf ier son entretien qu’à une perso nne quali f iée ❑ N[...]

5 Regulato ry Inf ormation Dec laration of Conf ormity Th is eq uipm en t has bee n te ste d and fou nd to com p ly with the limi ts fo r a Clas s B di gita l device, pursua nt to Part 15 of t he Rule s. Thes e limit s are designe d to pr ovide rea sonabl e prote ct ion aga inst ha rmful int erf erenc e in a resi de nt ial i nsta ll a tion. Th is e[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 6 The REN is used t o dete rm ine th e quant it y of devices which ma y be conn ec ted to the teleph one li ne . Excessiv e RENs on the teleph one li ne may resu lt in th e devices not ringing i n resp onse to an inc om i ng call. In most, b u t no t all ar ea s, th e sum of the RENs should no t exceed fiv e (5.0 ). T o [...]

7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou can retu rn your unwan ted li thium ion batteri es to you r neares t Sony Servic e Cente r or F act ory S erv ice Cent er . For th e Sony S ervic e Ce nter nea rest you c all 1- 888-47 6-6972 in the Unite d State s or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in Can ada. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO T ICE: The Indu stry Can ad a [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 8 Repa ir s to ce rt ified eq ui pm ent s hou ld be coord in ated by a represe nt ative designate d by the sup plie r . Equipm ent m a lfun ct i ons or any repairs or alterat ions ma de by the user to this equi pm ent m ay give the tele com muni ca tion s com pa ny cause to re que st that the user disco nnect the equip m[...]

9 Contents Welcome ........ .......................................... ..11 Features ......... ............. ............. ............. .............. ...... 11 Unpacking Your VA IO® Noteb ook ........... ....... ...... 1 2 Ergonom ic Consid erations ............. ............. ............. 1 4 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook ........ ..19 Locat[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 10 Connecting an i.LINK® -compatib le Device ......... .. 62 VAIO® Action Setup ........... ............. ...... .............. .. 65 Using Power Saving Modes ........ ............. ....... ......... 6 9 Conne cting Peripheral Device s .............. 71 Connect ing a Phone L ine ............ ............. .............[...]

11 We l c o m e Cong ratulati ons on y our pur chase of th e Son y V AIO ® No tebook . Son y has combined leading -edge technolog y in audio, vid eo, compu ting, and communi cations to pro vide you with state-of-the-art per sonal computing. Features ❑ Exceptional perf ormance — Y our com puter includes a Mobile In tel® Pentium® III Processor[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 12 Unpack ing Y our V AIO® Noteb ook Remo ve t he follow ing h ardwa re it ems fr om th e box : Manual s ❑ VA I O ® User Guide — Contains infor mation on s etting u p your notebook , suppl ement ary upd ates an d softw are information. Thi s manu al des cri bes the features and specif ications of your notebook, the[...]

Unp acking Y our V A IO® No teb ook 13 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 2000 — Allo ws you to reinstall Microsoft W ord to the Sony co m put e r yo u pu rcha se d. Reco ver y CDs ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allo ws y ou to restore the software titles that shipped with you r computer if the y become corrupted or are erase d. It can be used [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 14 Er gonom ic Consid erations Y ou will be using your n otebook compu ter as a portable d e vice in a v ariety of en viron ments. Wh enev er poss ible, you sho ul d attempt to apply th e following er gonom ic consi derations to both st ationary and por table en vironmen ts. ❑ P ositio n of your computer — Place the [...]

Er gonomic Consid erati ons 15 ❑ V iewing angle of the compute r’ s display — Use the display’ s tilti ng featu re to f ind the best position. Y ou can reduce e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting th e tilt of the di sp lay to the prop er po sition . Ad just the brightnes s setting o f the disp lay als o. ❑ Lightin g — Choose a lo[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 16 ❑ The computer us es high -freq uenc y radio signals and may cause interference to radio or TV receptio n. Should this occu r , relocate the computer a suitable distance a way from the set. ❑ Use only specif ied peripheral equip ment and interf ace cables; otherwise, probl ems may res ult. ❑ Do no t use c ut or [...]

Er gonomic Consid erati ons 17 ❑ The screen b ecomes warm during operation . This is normal and do es not indicate a malfu nction. ❑ The L CD is m anu fa ctu red us ing h igh- pre c is i o n tech nolo gy . Y ou m ay , ho wev er , see tin y black points and/or br ight poi nts (red, bl ue, or green ) that continuously app ear on the LCD. This is [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 18 Install ing Displa y Filter ✍ Sony c omp uter supp lies, accesso rie s, and periphe rals can b e pu rchased fro m you r loca l ret ailer or by accessi ng the S ony V AIO Direc t W ebs it e (htt p: //vai o.so ny style .com/) , or by ca lli ng 1-88 8-31 5- 766 9 ( toll f ree). clips[...]

19 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This sect ion des cribes ho w to start us ing your co mputer and how t o use your computer ’ s internal and e xternal de vices, such as the touch pad, flopp y disk dri ve, and D VD-R OM dri ve. Locating the Contr ols and Connectors Fr ont 1 Power indic ator 2 Batte r y 1 and 2 indi c ator s 3 Hard disk dri ve [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 20 6 S croll Lo ck indic ator 7 LCD ( Liqui d C r ystal Dis play) scr een 8 K eybo ard 9 S peake rs 10 Intern al mi cr opho ne 11 T ouc hp ad 12 Lef t/rig ht bu tto ns Back 1 Infr ared po rt co nnec tor 2 Do cking /Flo ppy disk d rive co nnec tor 3 Moni t or conne ctor 4 USB connec to r 5 DC In con ne ct or[...]

Loc ating the C ontrols and Con nectors 21 Left 1 PC card s lots 2 i.LINK® (IEE E1394) S4 00 c onnec tor * * i.LINK is a trademark of SONY used only to designate that the unit contains an IEEE1394 conne ct or . All prod uc ts with an i. LI NK conne ct or m ay not c om muni ca te with ea c h oth er. 3 B at ter y bay 4 P hone line ja ck (PCG-XG38/PC[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 22 Right 1 Power but to n 2 Mu ltipurp ose ba y 3 Jog Di al ™ cont rol 4 Micr opho ne c on nect or 5 Headph one co nnect or 6 Interc oo le r flap Bottom 1 Inter cool er f lap le ver 2 Mu ltipurp ose ba y relea se lev er[...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 23 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y o u can use either A C po wer or a rech argeable b attery pack as a po wer source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er to your right. 2 Open the compu ter . 3 Plug the cable attach ed to the A C adapter into the DC In conn ector on the back of the co mputer . 4 Plug one end[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 24 Notes on the AC Adapt er ❑ Y our c omp ute r oper ate s on 100 V -2 40V A C 50 /60 H z. ❑ Do not share the A C outlet with other po wer-consu ming equipment, such as a copy m achine or shredder . ❑ Y ou can purchase a po wer strip with a sur ge protector . This de vice pre vents damage to your computer caused b [...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 25 The battery pack that comes with your computer is not fully charged at the time of purchase. F ollow the steps belo w to insert and char ge the battery pack. T o insert the batt ery pack 1 Open the co ver of the battery bay on the left side of the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack into the battery bay . 3 Close th[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 26 T o c ha rge the b atter y pa c k 1 Connect the A C adapter to the com puter . 2 Insert the battery pack. 3 When the battery is 85% full, the battery indicato r li gh t turns of f. This proces s tak es appro ximately t wo hours. ✍ The co mputer au toma ticall y charges t he ba tter y (th e batte r y indi cator li gh[...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 27 T o rem ove th e batt er y pa ck 1 Open the co ver of the battery bay . 2 Pull out the bat tery pack. 3 Close the co ver of the battery b ay . Notes on battery ❑ T o determine the remaining batter y charg e, see “Displaying Battery Information” in the on line manual Cust omizin g Y o ur V A IO® No tebook . ❑[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 28 ❑ When the comp uter is directly connected to A C po wer and a battery pac k is in the battery b a y , it uses power from the A C outlet. ❑ K eep the battery pack in the computer while it is directly connected to A C po wer . The battery pac k continues to char ge while you are using the computer . ❑ If the batt[...]

Star tin g Y our Co mp ute r 29 Star ting Y our Com puter 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er in the direction of the arro w , an d li ft the cov er . 2 Press the po wer b utton of the computer u ntil the green po wer indicator light turns on. Opening the Compu t er (Windo ws Me o nly) Wh en star ting yo ur noteb ook for th e first time, the V AIO Init Man[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness con trols for the LCD display: ❑ Decrease brightness, pr ess Fn+F5 and then the do wn or left arro w ke y . ❑ Increase brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arro w ke y . Shutting Down Y our Co mput er 1 Click the Start button o n th e W indows taskbar . 2 Click S [...]

Shutting Down Y our Computer 31 If you are u nable t o shut do wn your computer : 1 Close or en d all operations b y: ❑ Closing all appli cat ion s. ❑ Remo ving the PC cards . ❑ Disconn ecting USB d e vices. ❑ Ending Inf r ared Communication. 2 Restart the comp uter . Y ou can restart your computer b y pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete ke ys (at the[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 32 Close the intercool er fla p 1 Grasp both sid es of the flap while sl iding the lev ers wi th y our thum b s. ✍ The in tercooler fla p do es not c lo se automat icall y . Y ou must di scon nect all devices , such as the AC ada pter or moni tor , which are co nn ected to the ba ck of the co mpu ter befo re closi ng t[...]

33 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke yboar d Y our k eyboard is very similar to a type writ er’ s, but the keyboard has additional k eys that perfo rm specifi c computer -related tasks. K eyboar d ✍ If t he key cap comes off, put i t b ack in its p lace and push down gentl y unti l it cl icks i nto place . If the Enter ke y , Space key [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 34 Key De scripti on Nu meri c k eypad area Contai ns t he keys found on a typi cal calcul at or . Use the numeri c keypad area to type n umb ers or t o perfo rm mathemat ica l ca lculat ions suc h as addi t ion and su btracti on . Note: you must pre s s the Num Lock ke y to acti v ate the numeric ke ypad. ( When you do [...]

Using the K eyboa rd 35 Combinations an d Functio ns with the Windo ws K e y Combi nation Function + F1 Displays W indo ws Help. + T ab Switches the se lected b utton on th e taskb ar . + E Displa ys W indo ws Exp lorer . + F D isplays th e W indo ws F ind: All File s windo w to f ind a f ile or folde r . This is th e equi v alent of se lecting F i[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 36 Indicator s Indica tor Fun ction Po wer Light is green wh en the po wer to the computer is turned on . Light is red in System Idle mode, a nd flashes red i n System Suspend mode. T urns off when the comp uter is i n System Hib ernatio n mode or p o were d of f. Battery 1 Indicate s the st atus of th e batte ry in sert[...]

Using the K eyboa rd 37 Combinations an d Functio ns with the Fn K e y Com binatio ns/Fea ture Fu nction Fn+ (ESC ) System Suspend Puts the system into System S uspend mod e, a po wer mana gement st ate. T o retu rn the sy stem to the active state, pres s an y k e y or press th e po we r sw itch o n your c ompute r . Fn+ (F3) Mute On/Of f T oggles [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 38 Replacing a K eycap Replace the Enter ke ycap, Shift k eycap an d Space ke ycap as described below . F or other ke y s, place the ke ycaps in their original p lace and gently push down until they click. T o repla ce the enter ke y Fn+D V i de o Stan dby T urns of f the LC D to save power . T o turn the LCD back on, pr[...]

Repl ac i ng a Ke ycap 39 T o replace the shift or space ke y Bac k Attachin g the Shift or Space K ey ✍ Do not use f or ce to remov e the key cap s as this may res ult in a malf uncti on. Do not p ush too ha rd on the keyc aps when p lacing t hem. pr oject ions projections spri ng Pus h d own[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 40 Using the T ouchpad Th e keyboa rd co ntai ns a cur sor-poin ting d evice calle d a to uch pad. Y ou ca n p oint to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. Using the T ouchp ad Action De scriptio n Point Slid e one fi nge r on th e touc hp ad t o place the poi nt er o n an i tem or[...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 41 Using the F lopp y Dis k Drive Y o u can use the supplied f loppy disk d ri ve either a s an ex ternal dri ve or as an internal dri ve in the dri v e bay . T o ensure proper operati on, do not insert o r remo ve t he disk dr i ve when th e compu ter is in po wer sa ving mode. T o use as an exter nal drive Con ne c[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 42 T o use as an int ernal driv e 1 If anoth er de vice is in the multipur pose b ay , remo ve th e de vice. See “T o remov e the D VD-R OM d ri ve ( W indows Me o nly) ” or “T o remo v e the D VD- R OM dri ve (W indo w s 2000 mod els)” . 2 Insert the floppy disk driv e into the multipu rpose bay with the V AIO l[...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 43 T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the di skette with the label side facing up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the dr i ve until it clicks into place. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED in di cator turns of f and then pr ess the Eject bu tton to rem o ve the diskette. ✍ Y[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 44 Handlin g Diske ttes ❑ Do not open the shutter man ually and touch the su rface of the diskette. ❑ K eep dis kettes a way fr om magnets . ❑ K eep dis kettes a way fr om direct s unlight and other heat sour ces. Removing the floppy d isk drive (Windo ws Me mo dels) When the comp uter is of f, skip steps 1 and 3. [...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 45 The De vice Swapping win do w appear s. Remov e the dri v e, and click OK. When the multip urpose bay is em pt y , attach the weight sav e r to it. See “Using a Second B attery P ack” on page 56 for details o n attaching t he weight sa ver . Removing the f loppy di sk driv e (Windows 2000 mo dels) 1 Double-cli[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 46 Using the D V D-R OM Drive Y our co mputer comes with a D VD-R OM dri ve. Y ou can play both D VDs and CDs. T o insert a Disc 1 T urn on th e computer . 2 Press the Eject b utton to open the D VD-R OM dri ve. The tray slides out. ✍ When the comput er i s in Po wer Saving mo de, you can not i nse rt a disc . S ee “[...]

Us in g th e D VD- ROM Dr i ve 47 3 Place a D VD or CD in the tray with the label side facin g up. Fo r D VDs, which can be play ed on both sides, the side o f the disc f acing up is the side that plays. Push th e disc onto the hub until the d isc click s in to place. 4 Close the tray by p us hin g it gently . Inserting a D VD/CD ✍ Whil e usin g [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 48 T o play DVDs When you play D VDs on a tele vision connected to the o ptional mini do cking station (PC GA-PSX1), a part of the video screen will not app ear with the factory setting . Ad just the dis play resoluti on to 64 0 x 48 0 as describe d in “Selectin g th e Display Mode” in the o nline manual Customi zing[...]

Us in g th e D VD- ROM Dr i ve 49 T o remove the DVD-ROM drive (Windo ws Me only ) When the comp uter is of f, skip steps 1 an d 3. 1 Right-click the A C Po wer icon in the task tray and choose “Remov e multipurp ose bay de vice [IDE] .” The message screen appears. 2 Slide the RELEASE le ver on the botto m of the computer in the direction of th[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 50 Notes on CD and D VD m edia Handling CD and DVD media ❑ Do not touch the surface o f the disc. ❑ Do not d rop or b end the di sc. Clean ing C D and DVD med ia ❑ Fingerprints and du st on the surface o f a disc may cause read erro rs. Proper care of the disc is essential to maintain it s reliability . Do not use [...]

Using PC c ards 51 Using PC car ds Y o ur computer includ es two PC card slots. PC card s allo w you to connect portable e x ternal dev ices, such as ano ther hard disk dri ve, or to connect a net work. T o insert a PC Card Use the lo wer slot for T ype III PC cards . 1 Pull the PC card RELEASE b utton aw ay from the computer , and then push it in [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 52 2 Remov e the PC card slot protector . When y ou use a T ype III PC card, you need to remo v e both th e top and bottom P C card slot protect ors. 3 Insert the P C card into t he PC card slot with the fron t label facing up. Gently push the car d into the slot until the card i s f ix ed into the co nnector . The RELEA[...]

Using PC c ards 53 Inser t the PC ca rd slot protect or back in to the empty sl ot. Removing a PC card 1 Double-click in the sy stem task tray . 2 The “Unplug o r Eject hardwa re” dialog box ap pears. 3 In the Un plug or Eject Hardware d ialog b ox, select t he appropr iate opt ion, and then click St op. 4 Conf irm the de vice and clic k OK. ?[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 54 5 A message ap pears informin g you th at the de vice c an no w be safel y remo ved from t he sy stem. 6 Press the PC card RELEASE b utton to remov e the PC card. Using Infrared Comm unication De vices Y our computer in cludes an infrared port, located on the left side. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with othe[...]

Using Infr ared C ommu nicat ion De vice s 55 ✍ Infr ar ed comm unica tio n cap abil ity ca n be turn ed on an d off. By de faul t, it is disab l ed when you r syst em is ship ped. T o en able i nf r ared use, cli ck the infr ared icon in the Wind ows C ontrol P anel an d selec t the Ena ble inf rared commu nicati on chec kbox on the Op tions t a[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 56 Using a Second Battery P ac k Y ou can purchase a second rechar geable batter y pack. W ith two battery packs, you can exten d the t ime that you u se your com puter with battery po w er . When using two batter y packs, the battery pack you insert f irst charges f irst. The battery pack you insert secon d char ges whe[...]

Us in g a S eco nd Bat t er y P a c k 57 T o charge th e second battery pack K eep the battery p ack in the computer w hile it is connected to A C po wer . The battery indicator flash es while the batter y is char ging. See “T o char ge the second batt ery pac k” on page 57 for mor e informat ion. T o remove the seco nd battery pack 1 There is [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 58 direction of the arro w . See also “Remo ving the flopp y disk dri ve (W indo ws Me models )” on page 44. 2 Remov e the weigh t sav er , and th en pull out the bat tery p ack. 3 Reins ert the weigh t sa ver . Remo ving Second Battery P ack ✍ If you attach two batter y pa cks, yo u can remove ei ther of them with[...]

Usin g the W eight Sa v er 59 Using the W eight Sa ver The weight sav e r p rotects the multipurp ose bay when it is empty . T o atta ch the weig ht sa ver 1 If another device is in the multipurpos e bay , remo ve the de v ice. 2 Slide the weigh t saver in the direction of the arro w until it clicks. T o remove the W eight Save r T o remov e the we[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 60 Remo ving the Optional Har d Drive (PCGA-HDX10) Wind ows M e mode ls 1 Click the Remo ve mul tipurpose b ay de vice ico n on Po wer Management . The De v ice Swap ping message appear s. 2 Slide the Re lease lev er on the bottom of the u nit in the d irection of th e arro w and hold while sli ding the de vice out of th[...]

Usin g Smar t Connec t 61 Using Sm ar t Conn ect Windo ws Me Y o u can connect your V AIO® noteb ook to another V AIO computer that has the prein stall e d W ind o ws Me o peratin g syste m or th e Sony Sma r t Connec t 3.0 software preinstalled. Y ou may use an i.LINK® cable (option al) to connect the two systems and then use one computer to edi[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 62 Connecting an i.LINK®-compatibl e De vice Y ou can connect an i.LINK-compatib le de vice such as a d igital video camera recorder to the S400 connector . Y ou can then do wnload digital pictures from the i.LINK-compatible digital vid eo camera recorder . ✍ i.LI NK cable s compati ble with your V A I O noteb ook in [...]

Conn ecti ng a n i.LI NK®- com pat ible Device 63 DV g a t e ™ Dig ital Video C apt ures If your system d isplays the message, “Failed to record to D V deck, please check deck’ s po wer status, cable connection... .”, while you ar e recording images to a digital video de vice us ing D Vgate soft ware, clo se all open ap plications , and re[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 64 Adjustin g Im age Resolu tion If the images on the LCD do not d isp lay smoo th ly , the resolut ion may not be set correctly . T o check the resolutio n, click the Setup button in the D Vgate Moti on- Monitor window . Point to Setting s, and then select Lo w Reso lution. The set ting s you change i n this menu af fec[...]

V AIO® Act i on Setup 65 V AIO® Actio n Setup V AIO Acti on Setup ma n ages the s ettin gs for your computer’ s Jog Dial co nt rol, internal timer , and i.LINK interface. An ov ervie w of each of these function s is provided in the next fe w pages. For more in form ation on chan ging the set tin gs using V AIO Acti on Set up, right -click the J[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 66 Using the Jog Dial Contr ol This s ection e xplai ns ho w to use th e Jog Dial con trol. F or informati on on ho w to change the Jog Dial control’ s settings, right-click the Jog Dial control icon in the task tray and click Help T op ics. Launch er mod e The Jog Dial control win do w is in launch er mo de u ntil a s[...]

V AIO® Act i on Setup 67 software appli cations h a ve two modes in List V i e w : Simp le Menu and Full Men u. Y ou can switch the mode by pressing the sh ift key while turning the Jog Dial control. Guide m ode The Jo g Dial cont rol wind ow disp lays the Jog D ial’ s function . Softwa re th at suppo rts the Jog Dia l Contro l If Son y software[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 68 Dialo g box When a windo w such as Screen properties is acti ve, Dialog is displayed in the Jog Dial control win do w . Y ou can select an item in the windo w by rotating the Jog Dial control . Pr essing the Jog Di al control is equ i v alent to p ressing Enter . Inter nal Timer Y ou can use the internal timer to star[...]

Using P o wer Sa ving Mode s 69 Using P ower Sa ving M odes When you use a batte ry as the s ource of po wer for y our comput er , you can t ake advantage of po wer manag ement s ettin gs to cons erve battery life. In addition to the nor mal operatin g mo de, whi ch all o ws you to turn o f f specif ic de vices, y our compute r has three distinct p[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 70 T o activate System S uspen d mode Press Fn+Esc, or press the po wer b u tton and r elease it immediately . Y ou can also use the Po wer Management utility or the Jog Dial control to enter Sy stem Susp e nd mo de. T o re tu rn to no rm al m ode Press any key or the Po w er button fo r less than four secon ds. System H[...]

71 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y o u can add f unctionality to your co mputer b y connect ing any of these p eripheral de vices: ❑ Phone line (page 72) ❑ Min i D ockin g Sta tio n (p age 7 4) ❑ Printer (page 7 8) ❑ External mouse or ke yboard (page 78) ❑ Flopp y disk dri ve (page 80) ❑ A V de vices (page 81) ❑ Printer (page 8 6) [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 72 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a phone line to tak e adv antage of onlin e services and the Internet. 1 Plug one end o f the phone cable into the phone line jack on the computer . 2 Plug the o th er end into the wal l jack. ✍ In order to regi ster your So ny V AIO note book, regi ster your sof t ware o[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 73 Using the M ini Doc king Station Y ou can use the PCGA-PSX1 Mini Docking Station (op tional) to connect peripheral de vices such as a printer or ex ternal display . ✍ In Wi ndows 2 000 mod els , you must wai t for the IN U SE in dicat or to l ight be fo re us ing a conne cted perip hera l d evice. Fr ont Bac k [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 74 Connecting the Mini Doc king Station Befo re co nn ect ing th e Min i D ockin g Sta tio n Y ou mu st plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC IN con nector on the Mini Docking Station. Plug the po wer cord into the A C adapter and an electrical outlet. The DC IN i ndicator lights on. T o connect the Mini[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 75 1 Open the co ver of y our computer . 2 Attach the left side tab of the Mini Docking Station to the left sid e hollow of your computer . Push the tab in to the hollow f irmly unti l it click s. 3 Align the conn ector on the Mini Do cking Station wi th the dock ing/floppy disk dri ve co nnector on the b ack of you[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 76 5 Attach the rig ht side tab of t he Mini Docking Station to the right side hollow of yo ur computer . Push the ta b in to the hollo w firm ly unt il it click s. Remo ving the Mini Doc ki ng Station fr om y our notebook When the computer is of f, skip step 1. When the computer is in Po wer sa ving mode, switch to Norm[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 77 2 After the IN USE ind icator has turned of f, pull the RELEASE le ver on the right side of yo ur computer and release the right tab . 3 Release the left tab . Releas e Lever Remo ving Mini Do ckin g Station ✍ When the Mi ni Docki ng Stat ion is at tached t o your comp uter , do not in sert or remo ve the bat t[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 78 Connecting an e x ternal mouse or keyboar d Y ou can connect a USB or P S/2® style mo use or k ey board. 1 Plug the ke yboard cable or mouse cable into th is connector with facing up. T o connect both a mouse and k eyb oard at the same time, use the optional PS/2 di vision con nector . If the wheel funct ion of the P[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 79 Connec ting a printer ✍ Before y ou con nect the prin ter , turn off yo ur comp uter and disco nnect t he AC a dapt er and power c ord from the electric al o utlet. Plug th e power cord in to a powe r outlet after comp letin g all the co nnecti ons. T ur n on th e per ip hera l devic es be fo re t urnin g on y [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 80 Connecting a flopp y disk drive to the Mini Doc ki ng Station Y ou can use the floppy disk dri ve as an e xternal dri ve b y conn ecting it to the flopp y dis k dri v e connector on the lef t side of the option al Mini Dockin g Stati on. Y ou can connect it without turning of f your comput er . 1 W ith the V AIO logo [...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 81 Connecting audio video (A V) de vices Y o u can use audio/video de vices by con necting the A V de vices to the Mini Docking Station. See the manuals and online help that came with your A V de vices for detailed instructions. By connecting an MD d eck or a CD player which has a CONTR OL A1 or CONTR OL A1 connecto[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 82 *CONTR OL A1 or CONTROL A1 T o record music t o a mini di sc from a CD playin g on the computer via the OP TICAL OUT , (a vailable by conne cting to the M ini Dockin g Station) follow these st eps: 1 Click the Start button, po int to Settin gs, and then click Cont rol Panel. 2 Double-click Y AMAHA DS-XG Audio Conf ig.[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 83 Connecting a CD pla yer , an active speaker , or an amplifier Connect a CD pl ayer , an acti v e speaker , or an amplifier to the LINE IN or LINE OUT connector of the Mini Docking Station to play a CD and experienc e higher qualit y au dio. Connec ting Devi ces Activ e speak er , ampl if i er , etc. CD player , e[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 84 Connecting a Dolb y Digital™ Decode r integrated d evic e 1 Inser t the D VD-R OM dri ve into the m u ltipurpos e bay 2 Connect the OPTICAL OUT connector to a Dolb y Digital Decoder inte grated de vice to ex perience Dolb y Digital recorded video s and dyn amic soun d. 3 Switch the Digital output to PCM when you con[...]

Using the Mini Doc king St ation 85 Connecting a TV or a video dec k Connect the computer to a TV or a v ideo deck using au dio/vid eo cables. S witch the input channel of the TV to e xternal inp ut . Y o u als o need to set up the TV conf iguration system. See “T o select the display” in the Customi zin g Y our V A IO® N otebook manual for mo[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 86 Connecting a Printer to Y our Computer Y ou can connect the printer to you r computer using th e printer cable an d the suppli ed flo ppy disk driv e cable to print do cu ments. Bef ore using the printer ❑ Y ou need to install th e software supplied with the printer . See the manual that came with your printer for m[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Dis pla y 87 Connecting an External Displa y Y o u can connect an e xternal display to your notebook. F or e xample, you can use the comp uter with any of the follo wing: ❑ Com pu ter di spla y (mon itor ) ❑ Proj ect or ✍ Before y ou connect the printer , turn off your comp uter , and disc onnec t the AC adapte r and[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 88 T o connect a computer d isplay Y ou can enhance the soun d quality of y our computer by connecting external speaker s and an ex ternal microphone. S ee “T o connect ex ternal speaker s” on page 90 and “T o connect an ext ernal micro phone” on page 91 for details on connecting e xternal speaker s and an ex ter[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Dis pla y 89 T o connect a projector Using a pro jector connected to yo ur comput er can be con venient fo r presentations and slide sho ws. T o select a display When you connect an e xternal display to the monitor conn ector , you can toggle the output amo ng the LCD, the external monitor , or both devices. Use the Fn+F7 [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 90 Connecting External Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound qua lity of your com puter b y connec ting ext ernal speake rs. T o connect exter nal speake rs ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headpho ne connector . Plug the speaker cable into this co nnector . T o Pr ess Re sul t Switch to an ex ternal display Fn+F 7 T oggl[...]

Connec ting an Ex ter nal Mic rophon e 91 Connecting an External Microphone Y ou can enhance the quality of so und input by using an external microp h one. T o connect an external microp hone ❑ Use the to locate the Microphone co nnector . Plug the micr ophone cable into this connector . ✍ Shut do wn the co mp uter and al l perip heral de vices[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 92 Connecting a Unive rsa l Seria l Bus (USB) De vice (Mouse or K e ybo ar d) Y ou can connect a USB style mouse or k ey board. Plug the ke yboard cable or mouse cable into th is connector with the f acing up. Y ou can use the optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1 series with this computer . The USB mouse softwar e dri ver [...]

Addi ng Me mor y 93 Adding M emor y Y o u can incr ease you r system’ s memory b y installing optio nal mem ory modules. Y o ur system comes with 128 MB of installed memory , which can be increased up to 256 MB (128 MB x 2) . Y ou can add a n ex pansion memo ry module i n a slot. Up to 128 MB e xpansi on memor y modules are a v ailable as optiona[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 94 4 Follo w st eps 8 and 9 of “T o install a m emory module.” T o install a me mory module 1 Shut do wn your co mputer and dis connect all perip heral de vices, such as yo ur prin ter . 2 Unplug the comp uter and re mov e the battery packs. 3 W ait until the computer co ols down. Then remov e the scre w at the botto[...]

Addi ng Me mor y 95 4 Lift the two sto ppers at the bo ttom of the k eyboard and slide the k e yboard to ward the LC D display , then lift it away slightly . 5 Lift the ke yboard fro m the LCD display s ide b y releas ing the f our tabs , then gently lean it o v er the d isplay . Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keybo ard. 6 Remo[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 96 7 Install the memo ry m odule as described in the following graphic. 8 Gently replace the k ey board, then press it into your computer . Be careful not to detach the cable when replacing the k eyboard. Install ing Memory Mod ule Replaci ng the Ke yboar d 1 Slide the memory module in to the slot. 2 Press the module int[...]

Addi ng Me mor y 97 9 Close the comput er co ve r , and ti ghten the scre ws on th e botto m of the computer . T o view the system memory 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Click th e Start bu tton , po int to V AIO, and click “S ony Notebook Se tup .” The Son y Notebook Setup screen app ears. 3 Click the “ About This C omputer” tab to vie w the s[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 98 About the Software on Y ou r Computer Y our V AIO notebook is ready to help you w ork, play , learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it o n . This section g i ves you an overvie w of th e acti vities you can perform with your so ftware titles. For support in formation, s ee “For Answers to Y our So ftwa re Quest[...]

Abou t the Sof tware on Y our Computer 99 CompuServe® 20 00 (Windows M e only) CompuServe, In c. The all new CompuSer ve 200 0 del ivers a po we rful to ol for I ntern et users who want serious and timely i nform ation, i n-depth res earch, and pro fessio nal co mmunit ies backed by state-of-the-art t ech nologi es, inclu ding high -speed ac cess [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 100 Medi a Bar™ Sony Elect r oni cs Media B ar soft war e is you r all-i n -one soluti on for aud io/ vi deo pl ay ba ck. Medi a Bar softwa re hand les all comm on comput er multime dia forma ts and contro ls selected S ony devices. In add itio n to audi o/vi deo libra ry catal ogi ng and play list man agemen t, Med ia[...]

Abou t the Sof tware on Y our Computer 101 Pr odig y Internet® (W indo ws Me only) Pr odigy Communications Corp or ation An onl i ne servi ce that he lps yo u find what yo u need o nline fas ter and sm arte r . Pr odigy deliv ers powerful on lin e con tent s uch as sports scores , st ock q uotes, news, and easy ac cess to Exc ite, plus quality c u[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 102 Ab out Y our Re co very C Ds A pplication Recovery CD(s) Sony Elect r oni cs This prog ram allo ws you to rein stall indi vidual a pplicatio ns and de vice dri ve rs. Use it to restore c orrupted or e rased files. System Recovery CD(s) Sony Elect r oni cs This pr ogram allows you to restore y our co mputer to the ori[...]

F or Ans wers to Y our Softw are Questi ons 103 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Netw ork, Inc.) McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Commu nicator® (Netscape Co mmunication s Corporation) PhotoPri nter ™ 200 0 Pr o (Ar cSoft, I nc.) Pr odigy Internet® ( Prodig y Commun ications C orporat ion ) Quicken® 2000 Bas[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 104 Sony A pplica t io ns (Sony Electronics, Inc.) Sound F org e® (Soni c F oundry , I nc.) Wi ndo ws® Millenn ium E dition, Wi ndo ws® 2000 Pr ofessio nal, W ord 2000, Internet E xplorer (M icrosoft Cor poration) W eb site http://www . sony .com/pcsu pport phon e 888-4SONYP C (888-47 6-6972) * * Support from 1-8 88-4[...]

105 Softw are Inf or mation Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u sed to create fun and innov ativ e movies without an y kno w ledge of film ed iting. In a fe w simple steps, motion pictures can be combined wit h special eff ects, still imag es (pictures), and m usic f iles and then sa ved in a format most computers can play . Import ing Images[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 106 Create a Mo vie using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can cr eate a short mo vie using the Shaker featur e. Shaker randomly select clips from th e Clip tray to create a 30-second scene. 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene[...]

Mo vieShak er™ 107 Editing Clip s and Scenes Y o u can edit your mo vie by ad ding ef fects and te xt, adju sting the color and contrast, and m o difying th e leng th of clips. Adding effects to a s cene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scen e to mo ve it to the W orkin g P anel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and d[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 108 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate th e fo lder t o wh ich you w ant the f il e sa ve d. 6 Name the f il e. 7 Click S a ve. PictureGear™ PictureGear is a digital image managemen t application that allo ws you to see all the images stor ed in any directory on y our computer . Thumbnail vi e ws pro vide quick rem inders o f you[...]

Pi ctur eGea r™ 109 4 No w add more pictures, frames, te xt, and ef fects. 5 When you are f inish ed, select Create Albu m in File menu or click the Create Alb u m icon on t he tool bar . 6 Designate the folder wh ere you want to sav e the Album. 7 Enter the T arget Alb um n ame, select Thum bnails and click OK . 8 The ne w alb um can be vie wed [...]

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111 T roub leshooting This section des cribes ho w to s olv e common p roblems you may encounter when using your not ebook. Man y problems ha ve simple s oluti ons, s o try t hese sugges tions before you co ntact Son y PC Su pport (htt p://www .sony .com/pcsup port). T r oubleshooti ng y our notebook (W indo ws Me only) Wh en start ing you r notebo[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 112 My notebook starts, but my syste m doesn’t start pr operly ❑ When the intern al back up battery is lo w o n power , it m a y n ot start your system properly . The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the bottom o f the screen. F ollo w these steps: 1 Press F2. The B IOS Setup m[...]

T roublesh oot ing 113 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use the directional arro w k eys to select “Exit” (Sa ve Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Sav e conf iguration chang es and e xit no w?” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter . The notebook restarts. If yo ur notebook continues t o display the mes sage “Operatin g [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 114 1 Ena ble Deep Sleep is selected with a checkmark. 2 The message “Standb y function is enabled ” is displayed . If the message reads “St andb y function is disabl ed,” cli ck the Enabl e b utton. 3 The message “Hibernation feature is enabled” is displayed. If the message reads “Hibernation featur e is d[...]

T roublesh oot ing 115 T r oubleshooting t he LCD screen My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check th at the n otebook is plugged into a po wer source and that it is turned on. ❑ Check that the p o wer in dicator on the noteboo k is on. ❑ Check that the b attery pac k(s) is inserted properly and ch arg ed. ❑ The n ot ebo ok ma y be in L CD (V id e o) [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 116 ❑ If you connected a n ext ernal mous e while your notebook is on, you must restart your notebo ok . ❑ If you are u sing an optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1, check that the mouse is plugg ed into the USB connector . My touchp ad doe s not work pro perly ❑ Y ou may hav e disabl ed the touchpad wit hout a mouse[...]

T roublesh oot ing 117 My flo ppy disk dr ive can not wri te to a diskette ❑ If the di skette is write-protected, disable the write-p rotect feature or use a diskette that is n ot write-protected. ❑ Check that the di skette is prop erly inserted in to th e floppy d isk dri ve. My fl oppy di sk drive icon doesn’t appear i n th e My Co mputer w[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 118 ❑ If you are u sing e xternal speakers, check the vo lume settings, and then check the connections between y our ex ternal speakers and the notebook. ❑ Click Start > Control P anel > System > De vice Manager . Check that the correct dr i vers are installed proper ly . ❑ Do not us e adhesi v e labels to[...]

T roublesh oot ing 119 My PC card is not wo rkin g ❑ Make sure the PC card is compatible with Microsoft® W in d o ws® . ❑ Use t he Sony Notebo ok Se tup utilit y t o disa ble devices y ou ar e not curre ntly usin g. ❑ If you are using two PC cards, use the Sony Notebo ok Setup utilit y to disable the de vices you are no t currently u sing. [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 120 T roub leshooting t he modem My mode m does not work ❑ Check that the ph one line is plugged into the line j ack. See “Conn ecting a Phone Li ne” on page 72 for detai ls. ❑ Check that the ph one line is working. Y ou can check the line by plugging in an ord inary pho ne and listen ing for a dial tone. ❑ Che[...]

T roublesh oot ing 121 1 Double click System in C ontrol Panel. 2 Set the sou nd de vice to enable in De vice Manager . ❑ If yo ur notebook is po wered b y batteries, check th at the battery pack s are inserted properly and that the y are c harged . ❑ If you are usi ng an app lication that has its own volu me control, check th at the v olume is[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 122 Using the System and App licati on Reco ver y CDs The fo ll o wing sections d escribe ho w to use the System Recov ery and Application Recov ery utilit ies. Using the Sys tem Reco ver y CD(s) Y ou can reinstall software titles th at sh ipped with yo ur computer if they are corrup ted or erased. Y ou may not need to r[...]

Using t he System and Ap plication Reco v er y CD s 123 T o use the Syst em Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Son y System Recov ery CD in the D VD-R OM driv e. 2 Shut do wn your computer as des cribed i n “Shuttin g Do wn Y our Comp uter” on p age 30. 3 W ait four secon ds and turn on your com puter . 4 Click OK to signify you ha v e read and accep [...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 124 Using the Application Reco ver y CD(s) The Application Recov ery CD(s) allows you to reinstall ind i vidual app lications and de vice dri vers if the y are corrupted or erased. Reinstalling an indi vidual de v ice dri ver or software title may correct a problem you are e xperiencin g with your computer , and you may [...]

Su pp leme nt al I nf or mat ion 125 Supplemental Inf o rm ation Switc hi ng Between NTSC and P AL Standar ds Y our computer is design ed to allo w you to swit ch between NTSC an d P AL standar ds . F or detail s on s wi tc hing from one stan dard t o an other , go to Ask Son y at http ://www .sony .com/pcs upport. Selecting the Pri nter P or t Mod[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 126 Getting Help Son y pro v ides se v eral supp ort option s for your Son y computer . When you ha v e questions about yo ur computer and the preinstalled softw are, check these sources for answers, in the follo wing sequence: 1V A I O ® No tebook User Gu ide The User Gu id e (thi s man ual) co ntains informat ion on h[...]

Spe cif ica tio ns 127 Specifications Mode l P CG-XG38/P CG-XG38 K PCG-XG3 9/PCG-XG39 K Pr ocess or 700 MHz * Mobil e Intel® Pentium® III f eaturing Intel® Speed Step™ t echno logy † 850 M Hz * Mobil e Inte l® Pentium® III featuring Intel® Speed Step™ t echno logy † Hard Dis k Drive 20 GB ‡ 30 GB ‡ Stan dard RAM 128 MB PC100 SDRAM[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 128 Conn ection Capab ilities USB Port S400 i.LINK® A C adapt er Headp hone Mini D ocki ng Station Infrared Micro phone T ype II (2) & III PC Cards RJ - 11 phon e jack Addi tiona l Conne ction Capab ilities W ith Mini Dockin g Statio n (optional) Optica l digi tal audio output VGA monitor S400 i. LINK Mouse (PS/2® [...]

Spe cif ica tio ns 129 Spe ci fi cati ons a re sub ject to ch an ge with out notic e. Opera tin g T emper at ure 41º F to 95º F (+5º C to 35º C) (T emp e r atu r e gradie nt l e ss t han 18º F/10 º C/hou r ) Opera tin g H um id ity 20% to 80% (no t cond ense d) whe n that hu midity is less than 65% at 95° F (35° C) (hygrometer reading of le[...]

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131 Inde x A AC adapter 23 AC power 23 adding hardware 71 peripherals 71 adjusting brightness 30, 37 Alt key 34 Application Recovery CD 124 Applications key 34 B batteries 28 using 28 battery packs 24 charging 26, 57 indicator light status 27 indicator lights 36, 56 inserting 25 inserting into battery bay 25 loading 25 power status 26 recharge able[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 132 starting 29 troubleshooting 111, 119 connecting coin-operated telephones 72 external speakers 90 hard drives 51 microphone 91 Mini Docking Station 74 monitor 87 multiple phone lines 72 network 51 party phone lines 72 PBX 72 phone line 72 power source 23 connectors DC In 23 i.LINK 21 infrared 54 monitor printer 78 USB[...]

Inde x 133 DVD-ROM discs 47 elec tronic documentation 126 Energy Star 2 ergonomic considerations 14 Escape key 34 external devices display 8 9 See also monitor speakers 37, 90 F faxes laws governing 6 floppy disk drive disconnecting 44 troubleshooting 117 Fn 38 Fn key 34 combination commands 37 function keys 34 H handling 16 CD-ROMs and DVD- ROMs 5[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 134 J Jog Dial control 65 using 66 K keyboard 34 L LCD lock lever 29 selecting to di splay output 89 troubleshooting 115 LCD screen handling 16 lever LCD 29 weight saver release 57 lithium ion batt ery disposal 7 safety precautions 7 loading battery pack 25 M MD 81 Memory adding 93 microphone connecting 91 troubleshootin[...]

Inde x 135 multiple phone lines 72 N navigation keys 34 network connecting 51 Num Lock indicator light 36 numeric keypad area 34 O online help 126 opening DVD-ROM drive tr ay 46 operator keys 34 output devi ces 5 P party phone lines 72 PBX 72 PC ca rd inserting 51 release button 51 removing 53 slot protector 52 slots 51 troubleshooting 119 Type III[...]

V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 136 printer connector 78 R radio interference 5 rechar geable ba ttery packs 23, 24 recharging batte ry packs 26 Recovery CD 124 regulatory information 5 removing battery packs 27 diskettes 43 floppy disk drive 44 Mini Docking Station 76 replacing battery packs 56 restoring data 124 S Scroll Lock indicator light 36 secon[...]

Inde x 137 V VAIO Action Setup 65, 101 Video Standby mode 38 W weight saver attaching 56 Windows Me Control Panel 55 Explorer 35 Find window 35 help 35 key 34 key combinations 35 Start button 30 taskbar 30, 113[...]

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