Sony PCG-Z505S manual

V AIO Z505 SuperSlim Pr o ™ Notebook User Guide PCG-Z505S/PCG-Z505SX ® ®[...]

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FCC Part 6 8 This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC r ules. On the bottom o f th is eq u ip men t is a label th at contain s, among other inform ation, the FCC ringer equiva lenc e number (REN ) for this equipment. If req ues ted, th is information must be provi ded to the telephone comp any . This mod em u ses the U SOC RJ- 1 1 telephone[...]

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INDUSTR Y CANADA NOTICE N OTI CE: The I ndu str y Ca na da l abel id en ti fi es c er tif ied equ ipm en t. T hi s certif ica tion means that the equipment meets certain telecom munica tion s network protective, operationa l and safety r equir ements as prescri bed in the appropria te T erm inal Eq uipmen t T ec hnical Requiremen ts docu ment(s). T[...]

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ix Contents Welcome Er gon o mi c C o nsid e rat ion s .. ... .... .. ... .... .. ... .... .. ... .... .. ... .. .... ... .. .... ... .. 2 Usi n g Yo u r Z 505 Sup erS li m Pr o No tebo ok Lo ca t in g t he C o n t ro ls a n d Co n n e ct o r s ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. 5 Fro nt ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide x Us in g Pow er S av in g Mo de s ... .. ... .... .. ... .. .... ... .. .... ... .. .... ... .. .... ... .. ...3 5 Nor ma l M o de . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 35 Sy ste m I d le M od e .... .. ..... ... ..... .[...]

1 We l c o m e Congrat ulations on your purc h ase of the Sony V A I O® Z505 SuperSli m Pr o ™ n otebook . Sony has com bined leadi ng-edge technolo gy in au dio, vi d eo, com putin g, an d commu n i cat ions to pr ovide y ou wi th stat e-of-t he- art pe r sonal com p ut i n g. This manua l offer s a quick intr oduction an d r e f ere n ce to yo[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 2 Ergo nomi c Con sider ati ons Y ou w ill be using your no tebook c omputer as a porta ble devic e in a variety of env ir o nments. Whenever po ssible, you should attempt t o apply the f ollowin g er gonomi c c onsider at ions to both station ary and portable envir onments. ❑ Position of yo ur comput[...]

Welco me 3 ❑ Fur nit ure an d pos t ure – Sit in a cha ir with g ood back suppo rt an d armr ests. A djus t the l evel of the c hair so your fee t ar e f lat on the fl oor . A f ootr est m ay make you more comfo r tab le. Sit i n a r ela xed, u pright postur e and avoid slouching forwar d or l eaning fa r backwar d. ❑ V iewing angle of the co[...]

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5 Using Y our Z505 Super Slim Pro Noteb ook This s e ction desc ribes h ow to st ar t using y our compu te r and how to u se your compu t er ’s in te r n a l and exte r nal devic es, such as the touc h pad and fl op py d isk dr ive . Loc atin g the Co ntr ols a nd Conn ectors Front Information indicator (page 20) LCD screen (pages 21, 73) Battery[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 6 Back Left Battery connector (page 10) DC In c onnector (page 9) i Headphone conne ctor (page 45) i.LINK ™ port re plicator connector (page 41) PC card slot (page 30) S200 i.LINK (IEEE-1394) (page 51) Memory Stick™ card slot (page 27) m Mic rop hone conne ctor 1 1 5 2 6 3 7 4[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 7 Right Bottom P o wer switch (page 13) E ther net ne twor k c o nnec tor Pro g r ammable P ower K ey (se e the on line docu ment C ust omizing Y our V AIO® Z5 05 SuperS lim Pro ™ Notebook) Infr ared po rt ( p age 34) USB connector ( page 52) Phone line jack ( p age 40) mini USB connecto r (p age 52) ✍ [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 8 Battery lock lever (pages 10, 12) 2[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 9 Conn ec ting a Pow er Sourc e Y ou can use either AC power or a rechar geabl e batt er y pack as a power sou rce. Using the AC Adapter 1 Plug the cable at tached t o the AC adapter i nto the DC In connector on the computer . 2 Plug one end of the power cord into the AC adapter . 3 Plu g the oth er end of t[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 10 Using Bat te ry Power Y ou can use a b atter y pack as a s ource of power . T he PCGA-BPZ51 ba ttery p ac k that com es with yo ur compute r is not f ully cha rged at th e tim e of p ur chase. Fol low th e step s b elow t o inse rt an d cha rge the ba ttery pack. T o i nse rt the batt ery pack 1 Move[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 11 T o charg e the battery pack 1 Con n e ct th e AC adapte r to th e comp u te r . 2 Inse rt the b att ery pack . The compu ter autom atical ly ch ar g es the batte ry (th e ba ttery ind icat or ligh t flash es in a d o uble blink patter n as the battery char ges). When the bat tery is 85% full , t he batte[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 12 T o re mo ve t he ba tt ery pa c k 1 T urn of f the comp uter . 2 Slide th e lock lever to the UNLOC K pos ition. 3 Slide the r elea se lever to the UNL OCK position and slide the batter y away fr om the com puter . T h e batt ery pa ck su ppl ied with yo ur com pute r is a lith ium i on batt ery an [...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 13 Sta rting Y o ur Co mpute r 1 Slide the LCD l ock lev er in the directio n of t he arr o w , a nd lif t the cov er . 2 Sli d e t h e powe r swi tch on the r igh t side towa rd the fr ont of the computer until the green power indicat or light turns on. 3 If n e ce s sary , adjus t the bri g ht ness cont ro[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 14 Shu ttin g D own Y our Com puter 1 Cl i ck th e S ta r t b u tt o n on the Windo w s ® 98 ta skbar . 2 Clic k Shut Down at th e bottom of th e Start menu to d is play the Shu t Down W in dow s d ial og box. 3 Selec t Shut down. 4 Cl ick OK . 5 W ait for y our comp uter t o tur n of f au tomati c all[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 15 C onf igur ing Win d o ws 98 The fir st time you tur n on your co mputer , yo u nee d to comp l ete a few ste p s to con f i gure the W indows operatin g syste m that i s alr eady i nstalled o n y ou r compu t e r . The on-scr een in struc tion s g uide y ou thr ough t he con figurat ion pr ocess. The fol[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 16 R egi ster ing Y our C ompute r Y ou can take ad vantage of Son y’s comm itment to qual ity cust omer support and r eceive the fo l lowin g benefits by r egist ering your computer wit h Sony : ❑ Son y C ustom er Su ppo rt – T alk to a Suppo rt Repre sentative to trou ble s hoot pr ob lems you m[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 17 Usin g the Keyb oard Y our ke yboa rd is ver y si milar to a typewri ter ’s, but the k eyboar d has additi onal keys that perform specific computer- relat ed tasks. Key Descri pt ion Numeri c keyp ad area C ont ains the keys found on a typic al calcula t or . Use the numeric key p ad area to typ e numbe[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 18 Escap e key The Esc (Escap e) key is use d to canc el commands Print Scr een key The Print Scr een key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and places it in t he W indows Clipboar d. Y ou can then pa st e t he scr een shot into a document and pr int it. Operator keys Several keys ar e always us[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 19 Combinations a nd Functions wit h the Windows 98 Key Combinat ions Functions + F1 Disp lays W ind ows Help. + T a b Switches the selected button on the taskbar . + E Dis play s W indo w s Expl orer . + F Displays the W indows Find: All Files wi ndo w to find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of se[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 20 Indicators Indi cators Fu nctions Informat io n T urns on when the PPK T imer is set. T urns off when the PPK T ime r is no t set or th e P PK Timer settin g is inac tive (suc h as when the compu ter ’s p ower is o ff o r in System Hibernatio n mode). Battery Indica tes t he st at us o f t he batt [...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 21 Combinations a nd Functions wit h the Fn Key Combinat ions/ Featur e Functi ons Fn + (E SC) System S uspend Puts the system into System Suspen d mode, a power management state. T o ret u rn the system to the active state, pres s any key or pr ess the p ower sw i t ch o n y ou r c om put er . Fn+ t (F 2 ) [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 22 Fn+F Change the display size Zooms th e display size i n or out when the display is set to less than ma x imum reso lution. Fn+S System I dle Puts the syst em int o S ystem I dle mod e, a p ower management state. T o ret u rn the system to the active state, pr ess any key . ✍ Som e func tion s a re[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 23 Usi ng the T ouchpa d The keyboar d contain s a curs or -pointing devi ce ca l l ed a touchpad. Y ou can point to, select , drag, and s croll objec ts on the screen using the built- in tou c hp ad . Actions Desc riptions Point Slide one finger on the touchpad to pla ce the pointer on a n item or o bjec t.[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 24 Usi ng Sm ar t Pad Smart Pad is an appli cat ion t ha t le ts you cr e ate memos by writing on the touchpad using y our fin ger . T o use Smart Pa d 1 Clic k th e Start but ton on the W in dows 98 ta skbar . 2 Point t o Programs , po int to Smart Utilit ies, and then c lick Sm art Pa d. 3 Pr e ss the[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 25 Using t he Flop py Disk Drive Y ou ca n connec t th e floppy d isk d riv e to the (USB) con nector on you r com pu ter : T o connec t the floppy disk driv e Plug the USB cabl e into t h e ( U SB) connect or o n the computer and t h e other end into t he USB connector on the floppy disk drive. The V AIO lo[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 26 T o rem ove a dis kette ❑ When you finish using t he diskette, wait un til the LED i ndicator tur n s off an d th e n pr ess the Ej e ct but ton to rem ove the dis kette. T o remove the f l oppy di sk dr ive W ait unti l the LE D in d ica tor tu rns of f, and th en unp lug the U SB ca ble fr om the[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 27 Using M emor y Stick™ Card s Thi s ne w co mpac t, por ta ble , an d ver sati le IC r ecor ding me dium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The card is specially des igne d for e xc ha nging an d sh a ring dig ita l dat a wi th co m p atibl e pr od ucts. Because it is remo vable, the ca[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 28 T o re mo ve a M em ory Stic k c ard Push the c a r d in towar d the comput er . When the car d comes out, pull it out . T he Mem ory Stic k wind ow clo se s au tomatic ally when y ou r emove th e c ard. ✍ When the card's er a sure pr evention switch is set to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or [...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 29 T o crea te a slide sh ow t hat la unches automat ically wh en you ins ert a Memor y Stick c ard If y ou wan t to cre at e a sli de show that l a u n ches auto mati call y when you inse r t a car d , f ol low these st eps to tran sf e r images fr om your har d drive to a card. 1 Inse r t the car d into th[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 30 Using P C Cards Y o u r co m p u ter in clu d e s a PC card sl ot . PC ca rds allo w yo u to co nn e ct por ta ble ex te r nal devi ces, suc h as a C D-R OM drive . T o inse rt a PC card 1 Pull the PC c ar d r elease button up away from the computer and push it in to w a rd s the co m p u t er . ✍ [...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 31 2 Rem ove th e PC car d slot pr otect or . 3 Inse r t the PC car d into the P C car d slot, f r ont labe l faci ng up. Gent ly push th e car d in to the slot unti l the car d is fixed into the co nnecto r . The r elease bu tto n comes out . ✍ Do not fo r ce a ca r d into t h e slot. It ma y dam age th e[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 32 T o remove a PC c ard 1 Close any applications that use the PC c ar d. O therwise data may be lost. 2 Cl ick the P C card ico n in the tas kb a r an d cl o se th e card. 3 Pul l the PC ca rd r elease bu tt on up and pre s s it in tow ards th e com pu te r . 4 Gently grasp the card and pull it out. 5 [...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 33 Usi ng Smar t Conne ct Th e pr e -in st alled S mar t Conne c t software allow s you to use an i.LINK cab l e ( no t supplie d) to con n ect y our V AIO Z505 Super Slim Pr o notebo ok to an other V AI O c omput e r t hat also has Sma rt Conne ct . Y ou c an then u se one computer to copy , del e te, and e[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 34 Usi ng In fr ared C ommuni cation D evice s Y our computer includes an infrar ed port, locat ed on the right side of the computer . Y ou c an use this port to commun icate with other infrar ed- equipped dev ices with c ompatible protocols, suc h as a digital still camera or oth er compute rs. T o use[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 35 Check the Status tag o f the Infra r ed Monitor in the Windows Control P anel to determine if the infra r ed d evice is detect ed. If the two de vice s a re too fa r apa rt or too clos e toge th er , da ta trans fer ma y be inte rrup ted or there may be noise i n the tr ansmission. Do no t cov er t he i n[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 36 Usi ng Po wer Sav ing Mo des When you use a battery as t he sour c e of power for your computer , you can ta ke a d v an ta g e of p ow e r m an ag e me n t set tin g s to co n s e rv e batt e ry li f e . In add i tion to the n ormal ope rating mod e , wh ich all ows you to tur n of f spe ci fic de v[...]

Using Y our Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook 37 System Suspe nd Mode The compu ter sav e s th e curr ent sta te of the sy ste m in RAM a nd swi tche s of f powe r to the CP U. Th e tan pow er in dic ator light flashe s in t h is mod e. T o acti vate Sys tem Suspe nd mode Pr ess Fn+E sc, or you can slid e t h e po we r swit ch f orwar d a nd r elease th[...]

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39 Connecti ng Peripheral Devices Y ou can add funct ionality to your compu ter by connec ting any of these periph erals : ❑ Phone line (pag e 40) ❑ Port r epl icator (page 41) ❑ Pri nt er (page 43) ❑ External d is pla y (page 44) ❑ Deskt o p computer or serial dev i c e (page 46) ❑ CD-ROM driv e (page 48) ❑ i. LIN K device (page 51) [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 40 Con ne cti ng a Ph one Lin e Y ou need t o co nnect a phone line t o take advantage o f onl i ne services, t h e Internet, and Sony Customer Support. 1 Open the phone line jack cover . The cover opens only to a 45 degr ee angle. 2 Plug one end o f the phone cable into the jack on the inside of the ph[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 41 C onn ect ing th e i .LIN K™ Por t Repli cator Y ou can us e the PCGA-UPR5 i.LINK port r epl i c at or ( s upplied) to c onnect peripheral dev ices suc h as a pr i nter or exter nal display . The port r epli cat or has five ports, including an i.LINK port. Printer (page 43) USB device (page 52) Monitor (page 44)[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 42 T o at ta ch the port repl icato r 1 T urn of f the comp uter . 2 Open the port r eplicator conne ctor c over on the left side of the com pu te r . 3 Plug the port replic ator cable into the port replic ator connector on the com pu te r . T o r em ove the port rep licator 1 T urn of f the comp uter .[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 43 3 Fold the por t r eplic ator ca ble into the compart ment on th e si de of t h e po rt rep l icat or . If you do not turn off the computer be for e r emoving the port r epli cat or , you must turn of f the computer befor e r eat tac hing the port replic ato r . Connecting a Printer Y ou can use the port repl icat[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 44 Connecting a n External Displ a y Y ou can use the port r eplicator to connect an external display to yo ur notebook compu ter . For example, you can use th e computer with an y of the f ollowin g: ❑ Compu te r display ( mon i tor) (p ag e 44) ❑ Pr oj ector (page 45) T o connec t a co mputer dis [...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 45 T o connec t a p roject or Y o u can use a proje ctor as an exte r nal displ ay , such as the Sony LCD Pr ojector . 1 Use th e sym bol to locat e t h e Moni tor conn e ctor . Plug th e RGB sig n al cable i nto this co nnector . 2 Use the i symbol to l ocate t he H e adph on e connecto r . Plu g th e audio cab le i[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 46 Connecting a Desktop Computer or Serial Device Y ou ca n use the por t r eplicator t o connect your not ebo ok computer t o another comput er , or to connect other per ipherals , su ch as the Sony Digital S till Cam era. T o connec t a d esktop computer ❑ Use th e symbol to loc ate the Seri al con [...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 47 T o connec t a digi tal stil l camer a ❑ Use th e symbol to l oca te the S e ri al conne c tor . Plug th e connecting cable into this por t on the port replica tor and into the Digital I/ O connector on t he digit al st ill ca mera. ✍ T he Sony Digital Still Ca mer a is pictured; yo u may need to connect yo u [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 48 Con necti ng the CD-R OM Drive Y ou can u se the op tional PCGA-CD51 CD-R OM d riv e with your not ebook com p u te r . T o connec t the CD-ROM drive 1 Rem ove th e PC car d slot pr otect or fr om the PC car d slot . See “Usi ng PC Car ds” on page 30 for det ails. 2 Rem ove th e PC car d fr om th[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 49 3 Inse r t the PC car d into the P C car d slot wi th th e SONY log o f a ci ng up. See “U sing PC Card s” on page 30 fo r det ails. T o ins ert a CD-ROM disc 1 Pr ess the Ej ect butt on . T he dis c tray sl i des ou t . 2 Plac e the C D-ROM dis c in the tr ay with the label side f aci ng up. Pu sh the d i sc [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 50 3 Close the tray by pu shing it gently . Th e BUSY indicator on the CD-ROM drive flas hes while your computer i s r eadin g data from th e di sc . T o remove the CD- ROM drive ❑ Rem ove th e PC car d fr om the comput er . Se e “Usin g PC Car ds” on page 30 for detai l s. Busy indic ator[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 51 Conn ec ti ng an i .LINK ™ devi ce Y our V AIO Z5 05 Super Slim Pro not ebook includes an i .LINK (IEEE-13 94) con nector , w hic h you can use to co nnect to an i. LIN K de vi ce such as a digi ta l vi d e o ca m e ra reco rder . T o connec t a digi tal video cam era recor der ❑ Plu g one end of an i .LINK ca[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 52 Con nec ting a Uni versa l Ser ial Bus (USB ) D evi ce Y ou can co nnect a USB devi ce, su c h as a USB mou s e, to you r co mp u ter . T o connec t a US B device Us e the s y m b ol to l oc a te th e US B conn ector on th e ri g h t si de of th e computer . Plug one en d of the USB cable in to t hi [...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 53 C onn ect ing an Ex ter nal Di splay Y ou can co nne ct an exter nal disp l ay t o y our notebo ok c omp u ter . For example, you can use the co mputer wit h a c o mputer dis pl ay (mo nit or) or pr ojector . T o connec t a c omputer di spla y Use th e por t r epli c a tor conn e ct or on the le ft side of the co [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 54 T o connec t a pr ojector Y ou can use a projec tor , such as the Sony LCD Pro jec t or , as an exter n al displa y . T o rem ove the di splay adap ter Pr e ss both si d es of the disp l ay adapter con nec tor and un plu g it from the com pu te r . T o s e le ct a di sp l ay When you connect an exter[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 55 Ad ding Me mor y In th e fu tu re you ma y wa n t to in st a ll me m o ry mo d u le s to ex p a nd th e fun c tional i ty of your co mputer . Y o u can incr ease mem ory to 192 MB by inst alling an opti onal m emory modul e. T h e PCG -Z505 S has 64 MB on- boar d memor y ; th e PCG-Z5 05SX h as 64 MB on- b oard me[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 56 T o install a memory module 1 Shut d own your comp uter a nd di sconnect a ll pe ripheral d evices, suc h as your pr inter . 2 Unplug the comp uter and r emo ve the battery packs. 3 W ait unti l th e compu te r cool s do wn. Then u nsc rew the f ive s cr ews wit h the ● mark on th e bo ttom of you [...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 57 5 Li f t the keybo ard f rom the LC D disp l ay side, th en gently turn it over on t he space wh er e the tou c hp ad is. Be car e f u l not to d etach th e cabl e when li fting t he keybo ar d . 6 If you ar e adding memory to the PCG-Z505S X, you m ust r e move the existing mem o ry mod ule. Follo w the instruct [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 58 8 In st all the me mo ry modu le. Be ca refu l n o t to to uch th e oth er comp onen ts o f t h e mo therbo ard. 9 Gently replac e the keyboard , then press it into your computer . B e car eful n ot to detac h the c a b l e when lifti n g the k eyboard . 10 Close the compu ter cover , then ti ghten t[...]

Connecti ng Peripheral Devic es 59 12 Cl ick th e Sta rt but ton, poi nt to V AIO, and cli ck Sony Noteb ook Set up. The Sony Notebook Setup screen appears . 13 Cli ck th e Ab o u t Th i s C om p u t e r ta b to vi e w th e am ou n t of sy st e m me mory . If the add i tional me mo ry is not sh own , re p eat ste ps 1- 12. T o remove a memory m odu[...]

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61 Getting Help Sony pro v ides several support options for your Sony com put er . W hen you have qu estions about your compu ter and the preinstal l ed softwar e, check t hese sour ces for answers, in the foll owing sequence: 1 V AIO® Z505 SuperSli m Pro ™ Not eboo k R ead Me First Cont ains a c om plete lis t of the item s that sh ip w ith you[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 62 6 Sony Fax-on-Demand This servic e p rovides you wit h a nswers to commonly asked questio ns. Y ou can use this automated service to requ est a list of available topics and then selec t the topi cs th at you wan t to recei ve . T o conta c t the So n y fax -on-dem and s ervice , ca ll 1-88 8-4SON YPC[...]

Getti ng Help 63 T ro uble shooti ng This s e ction desc ribes h ow to s o lve com mon prob lems you may encounter when u sing your computer . Many problems h ave simple so l utions, so tr y thes e sugges tions be f or e you ca ll Sony Custome r Support. My comput er does not sta rt ❑ Che ck that th e comput er is p l ug ged into a power so urc e[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 64 ❑ If the floppy disk drive i s empty or contains a bootable diskette, use the f ollowin g procedu re to in itialize the BIOS : 1 Remove the floppy disk dri v e, port r epli cator , PC c a rd, and any other peripheral devices from th e computer . 2 T ur n the co mputer of f and th en tur n it on ag [...]

Getti ng Help 65 Th e scr een image on my e xter nal disp lay is not center ed or sized pr operl y Use the controls on your ex ternal dis play to adjust the im age. See the man ual sup plied with yo ur dis play for m or e inform ation. My comput er “locks up” ❑ T ry r estart ing the comp ut er . On the W in dow s taskbar , clic k the Start bu[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 66 ❑ Cl ean th e C D-R OM . ❑ Check the s peaker volume. When I cl ic k an appli ca tion ico n a mess age appea rs, suc h as “Y ou m ust i nsert the appli cation CD into your CD- ROM driv e,” an d the sof tware does not st art ❑ Some titles require sp ecific file s tha t are loc ated o n the a[...]

Getti ng Help 67 My modem does not w ork ❑ Check that the phone line is plugg ed into the line jack. See “Conn ec t i n g a Phone Line” on page 40 for det ai l s. ❑ Check that the ph one line is working. Y ou can check the line by pluggi ng in an or d in a ry phone and list en ing for a dial to n e. ❑ Check that the phone number the pro g[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 68 My computer does not s hut down It is be st t o shu t do wn you r co mp ut er u sin g t he Sh ut D ow n co mm a nd o n th e Wind ow s 9 8 S t art m en u. Us in g oth er m et hod s , i ncl ud in g th os e l ist e d her e, may r es ul t in los s of un saved d ata. If th e Shut Do wn com mand does not w[...]

Getti ng Help 69 Us ing t he S ys te m a nd Ap pl ic ati on Re co ve ry CD s The fo l lo wing sec t i ons descr ibe ho w to u s e th e S ys tem Recove ry and Applic ation R ecover y utilitie s. Y ou need to connect th e optional PCGA-CD5 or PC GA-CD51 CD-ROM drive to use the S ystem and Applic ation R e cover y CDs. Using the System Recovery CD( s)[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 70 T o us e the Sys tem Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert t he Sony Sys tem Recovery C D in the C D-ROM drive. 2 Shut down your comp uter as described in “Shutting Down Y o ur Computer” on page 14. 3 W a it fou r s eco nd s an d tu rn on y ou r co m pu te r . 4 Clic k OK t o signi fy you have r ead and acc ep[...]

Getti ng Help 71 7 Check that Y es is selected, then pr ess the Enter key . The computer r estart s from the Reco v ery CD. Using the Application Recovery CD(s) Th e Appli cation Reco very C Ds a llow yo u to reinstall individ ual app licatio ns and dev ice driver s if they a re cor rupted o r a cciden tally erase d. Re installin g an indi vidual d[...]

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73 Note s on Use This sect ion d escri bes saf ety g uide lines and pr ecauti ons to help p r otect your com puter from potential d amage. On Handling the LCD S creen ❑ Do not leav e the L CD facing the s un as it can d amage the LCD. Be care fu l whe n u si n g th e co m p u ter nea r a wi nd ow . ❑ Do not sc ratch th e LCD or exer t press ure[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 74 ❑ T o disconnect the co r d, p ull it out by the plug. Never pull the cord itself. ❑ Unp lug your c ompute r from the w all out let if yo u wi ll not b e usin g t he co mputer f or a long ti m e. ❑ When the A C adapte r is not used, unplug it from t he AC o utlet. ❑ Use on l y the AC adapt er[...]

Notes on Use 75 ❑ The com puter uses hi gh-fr equ ency radio signals and m ay cause in te r fer ence to ra dio or TV r ecept i on. Shoul d thi s oc cur , r e l ocate th e comp u t er a s u i table dist ance away fr om the set. ❑ Use only specified peripheral equipment and interfac e cables; otherwise, pro blem s may result. ❑ Do not u se cut [...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 76 On Cle ani ng CD- ROM Discs ❑ Fingerprint s and dust on the surface of a d isc may cause read err o rs. Proper care of t he disc is essent ial to maint ain its r e liab ility . Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner , commerci ally avai lable cleaners or ant i -stati c sp ray , as they may ca[...]

Notes on Use 77 On Handl ing Me mory Stic k Med ia ❑ Do not touch the conn ector w ith yo ur finger or m etallic o bjects. ❑ Use o nly th e lab el sup pli e d wit h the card as a l abel. ❑ Do not b end, dr o p, or apply stron g s ho ck to car d. ❑ Do not di s asse mb l e or mod ify car ds. ❑ Do not l et car ds get wet. ❑ Do not u se or [...]

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79 Limited W arrant y Statement V AIO Z505 SuperSli m Pro Notebook Computer Warranty The limited war rant y on your Sony V AIO Z505 SuperSli m Pr o notebook cove rs par ts an d labor ag ainst def ects in mate rial or wo rkmansh ip for a per iod of thr ee mont hs fr o m the or ig ina l dat e of pu r chase . Y ou ca n ext end the warrant y perio d fo[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 80 This Limited W arranty is non-transfer abl e. Pr oof of purcha s e in the form of a bill of sale (which is evidence t ha t t he Product is w it hin t he w ar ra nty p eriod) must be pres ent ed to obtain wa r ranty se rvice. I n addition, if r eplacem ent parts are r equired and you wish to receive t[...]

Limite d W arranty Stat ement 81 For Produ ct support, online knowledge base, fr eq uently asked questions, and free u p dates via the Inter net: htt p:// w ww .sony .com/pcsupport/ For Produ ct information, se rvice assista nce, r es olution of a service probl em, or technica l assista nce, call: 1- 88 8-4S ONYPC (1- 888-4 76-69 72 ). Save this fo[...]

V AIO Z505 SuperSl im Pro Notebook User Guide 82 A v ant d’envoyer l e P ro du it à S ONY pou r le f aire répar er , assurez -v ous d’en r et ir er t ous prod uits de tier ce partie, logici els, caractérist i ques, pièces, options, altér at ions et accessoir es non ga rant is par SONY car SONY n’est pas resp onsable de la perte ou de l?[...]

Limite d W arranty Stat ement 83 Battery Li mited W a rranty The limit ed warr anty on the batt er y in clude d w it h your Son y V A IO Z505 Super Slim P r o noteb oo k c omputer covers defe cts in ma teri al or work manship f or a per iod of 30 day s f r om the or i ginal da te of pu r chas e. Th is warra nt y is not exten dible . For the purpose[...]

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85 Index A AC ad apter 9 AC power 9 adding hardw are 39 per iphe ra ls 39 prin ter s 43 adj u st ing bri ghtness 21 air c irculatio n 74 Alt key 18 Application Rec o very C Ds 71 Applications k ey 18 attaching port rep lic ator 42 B bat t e ry pa ck 10 , 76 cha r gin g 11 co nne c to r 6 indicato r light st a tus 11 indicator lights 5 , 11 , 20 ins[...]

V AIO 505 SuperSl im N oteboo k User Gui de 86 digita l stil l camera 46 dig i ta l vid e o camer a recorder 51 floppy disk drive 25 monitor 44 multiple phone lines 40 netwo rk 30 par a llel dev ice s 43 party phone lines 40 PBX 40 phone lin e 40 port rep licat or 41 , 42 pow er sou rce 9 prin ter 43 pro jecto r 45 serial device 46 conne ctors batt[...]

Index 87 co nne c to r 6 , 45 he lp 61 I i.LINK 6 , 41 , 51 IEEE- 1394 6 , 41 , 51 indicator lights 20 bat t ery 5 , 11 , 20 Cap s L oc k 5 , 20 charge stat us 11 hard dri v e 5 , 20 Inf or m at ion 5 , 20 Num Lock 5 , 20 pow er 5 Scroll Loc k 5 , 20 infrared communication devices 34 othe r com pu ters 34 infra red po rt 7 , 34 infra red tr ansmiss[...]

V AIO 505 SuperSl im N oteboo k User Gui de 88 O online hel p 61 su pport opt ion s 61 operat o r keys 18 outp ut d e vi ces ii i ad ding 43 P par a llel po rt 41 , 43 party phone lines 40 PBX 40 PC ca rd inserting 30 rel ease butto n 30 removing 32 slot 30 slot pr ot e cto r 31 slots 6 trou blesh ooti ng 68 Type II 30 pho ne connecting line 40 jac[...]

Index 89 monitor 21 System Hib ernation mo de 21 , 37 System I dle mode 22 , 36 System Rec o very C D(s) 69 System S uspend mode 21 , 37 T tech nical su ppor t su ppor t opt ion s 61 touc hpa d 5 , 23 trou blesh oo ting 63 – 68 star tup 14 , 63 turni ng on co mpu t er 13 TV interf erenc e ii i , 75 U USB c o n nector 7 , 25 , 52 USB devic e 52 V [...]