Sony V G N - T Z 2 0 0 manual

N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-TZ200 S eries/V GN-TZ30 Series[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ................ ................... ................. 6 E NERGY S TAR ................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devices ....... .................... ................... .................... ................... .................. . .................... ................... ..81 Connectin g a Docking Sta tion . ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... . ............ ............[...]

4 nN Upgrading Y our VAIO Computer ......... .................... ................... ................... .................... ............ ....... .................... ......15 1 Replacing M emory ..... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ................... ........................[...]

5 nN Printing .... ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ................... . ................... .................... ......20 9 Microphon e ................ ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... .........................[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulations on your pur chase of th is Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony has combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, vid eo, compu ting, and c ommunic ations to pr ovide state- of-the-ar t personal computi ng experi ence. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual m[...]

7 nN Befo re Use E NERGY S TAR As an E NERGY ST AR Partn er, Sony ha s determ ined that t his produc t meets the EN ERGY ST AR guid elines for energy effi ciency. The Int ernational ENERGY S TAR Office E quipment Program i s an intern ational Pro gram that pr omotes en ergy savi ng through the use of compute rs and thei r office equipment . The pro[...]

8 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and use r guides to read on y our VAIO computer. Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains an overv iew of components connect ion, set-up infor mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guideli nes and owner i nf or mation. ❑ Instant [...]

9 nN Befo re Use Non-printed Documentation ❑ User Guid e (this manual) — Ex plains features of your com puter . It also incl udes informati on about the s oftware programs includ ed with your comp uter , a s well as infor mation on solving c ommon pr oblems . ✍ T o go to Web sites describ ed in this manua l by clickin g their respective URLs [...]

10 nN Befo re Use ❑ SmartWi ™ Connection Utility Help (Sele cted mode ls only) — Provides i nf or mation a bout setti ng up B luetooth, wireless LAN, and w ireless WA N func tionalitie s. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start , A ll Programs , and Smar tWi Connection Utility . 2 Click SmartWi C onnection Utility Help .[...]

11 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access an d provi des a single l ocation fo r informat ion and tec hnical as sistanc e for your VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categor ies to find th e answers you need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start and Help a nd Suppor t . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio[...]

12 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Re gistration Please take a moment to register y our V AIO computer to enjoy the f ollowing ben efits: ❑ Y our com puter will b e registered with Sony Pr oduct Su ppor t. ❑ Y ou will r eceive an e-co upon good for purch ase of eli gible accesso rie s at SonyStyle. com. ❑ Extended Se rvice Pl an Sony V AIO produc ts[...]

13 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f environme nts. When ever possib le, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the follo wing ergonom ic consid erations fo r both st ationary an d portable en vironm ents: ❑ P osition of y our computer – Place the co mputer dire c[...]

14 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduc e e ye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper posit ion. Adjus t the brightnes s le vel of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo cation whe re [...]

15 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to get s tarted with using your VAIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter . Be sure to start up your comp uter with only the sup plied accesso ries connec ted and [...]

16 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on the f ollowing pages. ! The appea rance of you r computer may be di fferent from those illust rated in this man ual due to variat ions in specif ications. It may also var y in some count ries or a reas. F ront A Num lock indicator (p age [...]

17 nN Getting Started A Headp hones jack (page 92 ) B Microp hone jack (page 100 ) C Memory Stic k sl ot *1 (page 55) D Media Acc ess indica tor (page 22) E Batt ery indica tor (page 22) F Hard disk drive indicator ( page 22) G Built-in micr ophone (mo naural) H SD memory card slot (page 60 ) I AV M O D E button (page 37) J Play/P ause button (page[...]

18 nN Getting Started Bac k A Batter y conn ector ( page 25)[...]

19 nN Getting Started Right A Optical disc d rive *1 (page 40) B Manual e ject hol e *1 ( page 20 1) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor *1 (page 22 ) D Substitute driv e eject b utton *1 (page 40) E Mon ito r (V GA) por t ( page 93) F P ower butt on / Power indi cato r (page 22) G Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt *2 (page 101) *1 On mode ls with the b[...]

20 nN Getting Started Left A DC IN por t (page 24 ) B Modem port (pag e 64) C Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 107 ) D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t (page 105) E Air vents F Express Card/34 s lot (page 4 9) G Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 101) H Secur ity slot * Sup port high-/ful l-/low- spee ds.[...]

21 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B Docking station connect or (page 83)[...]

22 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when the c omputer is in Sleep m ode, and turns off when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is us[...]

23 nN Getting Started Wireless LA N Illuminates when the wireles s LAN functionality is e nab led. Wireless WAN *1 Illuminates when the wireles s W AN functionality is enabled. *1 On selecte d models only . *2 Y our compu ter is equi pped with a built-in flas h memor y storag e and/or a har d disk drive, depending on the mode l you purchase d. See [...]

24 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your compute r. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied AC ad apter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cor d (1) int o the AC adapter (3). 2 Plug the other en[...]

25 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time of delivery . Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK s witch (1) i nward. 3 Slide t he batter y pack diago nall[...]

26 nN Getting Started 4 Rotate the batter y pack in th e directio n of the arrow and push in t he batter y pack until it clicks in to place. 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK switch outward to secure the batter y pack on th e computer . ✍ When you r computer is directly connect ed to AC power and has a batter y pack inst alled, it us es power from the A[...]

27 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time of delivery . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer autom atically c harges the batter y pack (the ba tter y indica tor light fl ashes i[...]

28 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , both the bat tery an d power in dicator lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comput er while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The bat tery pack co ntinues to ch arge while y ou are us ing the comput er . If the batt ery lev el falls below 1 0%, you should [...]

29 nN Getting Started To use t he batter y care fu nction You ca n select your desi red maximu m charge l evel with the battery c are functi on to reduce battery degradation. 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow appears. 2 Double-clic k P o wer Management and Battery Care Function . 3 Click [...]

30 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remove t he batter y pack while your computer i s on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the bat ter y pack while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he bat[...]

31 nN Getting Started 3 Pull ou t the batter y p ack slig htly , rotate i t in the dire ction of the a rrow , and the n slide it awa y from th e computer .[...]

32 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losing unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down your computer properly, as describ ed below. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any peri pherals conn ected to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts war ni[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the most o ut of usin g your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 34) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 36 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 37) ❑ Using the Built-in MOT ION EYE Camera (page 39) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag[...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addition al keys that perfor m model-s pecific tas ks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard function s can be used onl y after the operat ing system fin ished launc hing. Combinat ions/Feature F[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 10) : zoom Changes the sc reen resolution to magnify/r estore your computer's sc reen vie w . ✍ The magn ified view is not as clear a s the standa rd view, as it is implem ented by appl ying a lowe r resolution to the co mputer screen wi th a higher resolu tion. This ke y combina tion may no t work wi[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n point to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad. ✍ Y ou can disabl e/enable t he touch pad to su it your prefere nce for using t he mouse. See Settin g Up Y our Comp uter with V AIO Control C enter (p age 137) to launch V AIO Control Center . Onc e lau[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with specia l buttons to help y ou use spec ific functi ons of the computer. The AV MODE , Play /Pause, Sto p, Previou s track, a nd Next trac k buttons su pport Ins tant Mode * . To ac tivate Instan t Mode, the com puter must be off or in Hibernate mode. See[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Special-func tion butt on Functions AV M O D E button Launches VA I O L a u n c h e r for selecting the desired s oftware. Y ou can change t he def ault softw are options in VA I O L a u n c h e r . T o do so , press and hold the AV M O D E button to displa y the setup window . Pla y/Pause b utton Star ts or pauses [...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Your comp uter may be equipped with a bu ilt-in MOT ION EYE camera. S ee the online specifica tions to find out whether y our model i s equipp ed with the built-in MOT ION EYE camera. The bu ilt-in MOTIO N EYE ca mera adds v ideo functio nality to instant m essagi ng software a [...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer may be e quipped with an built-in opti cal disc driv e. See the onlin e specifi cations to find out whether yo ur model is equipp ed with the optical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Press th e disc dr ive eject button (1) to ope n the dr iv e.[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Place a disc in th e middle of th e tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward and ge ntly push i t until the disc clicks into p lace. 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not remov e the optical di sc when your com puter is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doin g so may cause the comput[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and recor ds CDs, D VDs, and Blu -ray Disc ™ me dia, depen ding on th e model you p urchased. Check your specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc drive installe d on your mode l. Use the table b elow to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l disc d ri[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD- ROM D VD-R/ RW DV D+R/ RW D VD+R DL DVD - R DL DV D - RAM BD-R *9 / RE *10 DV D ± R W / ±R DL/RAM PPPPP R PP– PR *1 *2 PR PR *5 PR *6 PR *3 *4 –[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This prod uct is designed to play back discs th at conform to the Comp act Disc Digita l Audio standard specificat ions (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided disc pro duct whi ch mat es DVD r ecorded material on one s ide wit h digit al audi o material on t he other side. B e aware t hat t he a udio si de (non[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recommend ed software, which i s preinstall ed on your compu ter , to write data to a di sc. Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully co mpatible and errors may resul t. ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc readable o n the optical dis c drive, y ou need to close the se[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve optim um performa nce when p laying discs , you shoul d follow th ese recom mendations. ❑ Some CD p la yers and compu ters' optic al disc dr ives ma y not be able to pla y aud io CDs crea ted with the CD-R or CD- RW m ed i a. ❑ Some D V D play ers and com puters' o [...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc int o the optic al disc dr ive . 2 If nothing appears on the deskt op , then click Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the deskt op , then click Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use the software, see the hel p file on yo [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your com puter is equi pped with eithe r a Universal ExpressC ard slot * or an Ex pressCar d/34 slot * for transf erring data a mong digital cameras, camcorder s, music players, a nd other a udio/video devices. Th e former c an accommod ate either a n Expres sCard/34 (34mm wide) or Expre[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting an ExpressCard Module ! Use care when inserting or rem oving the Express Card module f rom the slot. Do no t force it in or out of the sl ot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your comput er before inserting o r removing the Ex pressCard modul e. To insert an ExpressCar d modu le 1 Careful ly slide th e [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If the mod ule or adapter d oes not go into the sl ot easily , remove it gen tly and verif y you are in serti ng it in the pro per direc tion. Make sure you use the most recent software drive r provided by the Exp ressCard modul e manufacturer .[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps b elow to remov e the Ex pressCard mo dule whil e your compute r is on. If it is not r emoved pro perly, you r system m ay not work properly. To remov e an Expr essCar d module ✍ T o remove an ExpressCa rd module whe n your computer i s off, skip st eps 1 to 7. 1 Do[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Memo ry Stick media is a compac t, portable, and ver satile IC recording media e specially designed for ex changing an d sharing digital data wit h compatibl e products , such as digital c ameras, mo bile phon es and o ther devic es. Becau se it is removable, it can be used for ex tern[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Mem ory Stick slot on your comp uter can acc ommodate bo th standard- and Duo-size media and s upports Memor y Stick PRO an d Memory S tick PRO -HG Duo forma ts with hi gh speed data transfer and large data capa city ca pabilities . ✍ Y ou can insert a D uo-size Memo [...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emor y Stick sl ot. 2 Push i n the Memor y Sti ck slot protector tow ard the c omputer . 3 Pull th e protect or out of the s lot. 4 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick slot[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hold th e Memor y Stick me dia with the arrow poi nting in t he correct d irection a s you insert it into the slot. T o avoi d d amagi ng your comp uter or the Memo ry Sti ck media, do not force the Memor y Stick med ia into the sl ot if you can not insert it sm oothly . Do not insert more t han one Mem[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the contents o n the Memory Stick medi a 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open the Computer wind ow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tic k m edia. To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been fo rmatted in th e factor [...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator ligh t is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer . The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , or[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Mem ory Stick sl ot and Exp ressCard slot, y our compute r is equippe d with an SD memory ca rd slot . You c an use thi s slot to tr ansfer data among dig ital camer as, camcor ders, musi c player s, and othe r audio/vi deo devices .[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use Memor y Cards The SD memory ca rd slot on y our co mputer supp orts the f ollowing mem ory card s: ❑ SD memor y card ❑ SDHC memo ry ca rd ❑ MultiMe diaCar d (MMC) For the late st informatio n on compatib le memory cards , see Sony Support Information ( page 222) to vi sit the appropr iate supp[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem ory card slot. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into the s lot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into the s lot. ✍ If the [...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Acce ss indi cator ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its dat a may become dam aged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator ligh t is off. 2 Push th e memor y card in toward the computer. The m emory card eject s. 3[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet, y ou need to c onnect your c omputer to a telephone line with a telephon e cable (not suppli ed) and hav e an accoun t with an Inte rnet Serv ice Provide r (ISP). To connect a telephon e cable 1 Plug on e end of[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To set up a dial-up connection to the Intern et 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Connect to th e Internet under Netw ork and Internet . The Connect to th e Internet window appears. 3 Click Dial-up . 4 F oll ow the on-scre en instr uctions.[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built-i n WLAN function ality commun icate freely with each other th rough a network . A WLAN is a n etwork in whic h a user can con nect to a Local Area Network (L AN) through a wi reless (radio) connectio n. So there i s[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN p roducts m ay be restrict ed by the lo cal regulat ions (e.g. l imited numb er of channels ). Therefore, before acti vating the WLAN fu nctional ity , read the Safet y Informat ion carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.11a * /b/g stan dard or the I EEE 80 2.11n * draft standard, w[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Wireless LAN devices u sing the 2.4 GHz bandwidth and the ones us ing the 5 GHz ban dwidth cann ot commun icate with each other beca use the frequen cies are differen t. The 2. 4 GHz band width used b y wireless LA N compatibl e devices is also used by othe r various devi ces. Althou gh technol ogies to m inimize i [...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a LAN is cr eated only by the wir eless devi ces them selves, wi th no other central contr oller or a ccess point. E ach devic e communic ates direc tly with othe r devices in the networ k. You c an set up an ad-hoc netwo rk [...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou canno t selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11n dr aft stan dard, usi ng the 2.4 or 5 GHz bandw idth, is not availab le on ad- hoc network s. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS swi tc h. The [...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wired local ne twork to wirele ss device s by providin g an acce ss poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The acce ss point brid ges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts as[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess point i s set up. See the m anual that c ame with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS swi tc h. The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. If the VA I O S m a r t N e t w o r k window is not d ispla yed on the de sktop , follow the[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication Click the button nex t to or abov e the WLAN icon in the V AIO Smart Network window. ! T urnin g off the wireless L AN functional ity while acc essing remote doc uments, fil es, or resources may result in data loss.[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Blueto oth devic es such a s another c omputer or a mo bile phone . You can tra nsfer data be tween these device s without cab les and up to 3 3 feet (10 m eters) range in open spac e. ❑ Wireless W AN mo[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , located b etwe en de vice s ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w all s ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre que[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wi rele ss LAN de vices wo rk, is us ed b y v arious de vic es . Blue toot h devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from othe r de vice s that use t he same wav e length. S imultaneous use of the Blu etooth funct ionality and wir eless com mu[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wire less technolo gy has an authenticati on functio n, which all ows you to dete rmine with wh om you ch oose to commun icate. W ith the authenti cation func tion, you can avoid a ny anonymou s Blueto oth device t o access you r comput er. The fi rst time two Bluetooth dev ices com[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connect y our compute r to a Blueto oth devic e such as another com puter, a mobi le phone, a PDA, a he adset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cables . To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth [...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Bluetoot h commun ication s 1 T ur n off t he Bluetoo th de vice that is commun icating w ith your computer . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO S mart Network window .[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over the Inte rnet using instant mess aging software. For details on using th e Bluetooth he adset, se e the manua l that cam e with your Bluetooth hea dset. To connect t he headse t with you r computer[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add func tionality to your VA IO compute r by usin g the va rious ports on the com puter. ❑ Connecting a Doc king Station (page 82) ❑ Connecting an Optical Disc Drive (pag e 90) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 92) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 93) ❑ Selec[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Docking Station Attachi ng a docking station en ables yo u to connect add itional pe ripherals to y our compute r, such a s a printer and a n externa l displa y. A dock ing stat ion is no t supplied wi th your co mputer an d is avail able as an op tional ac cessory. Locating P or ts on the Doc king Stat[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral De vices Attaching Y our Compute r to the Dock ing Station ! Be sure to install the ba ttery pa ck before att aching your computer to the docking st ation. To attach yo ur computer to t he docking statio n ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer . Do not move your comput er while attache d to the docki ng station;[...]

84 nN Using P eripheral De vices 4 Slide o pen the docking s tation co nnector cover on the bottom of th e computer . 5 Align t he rear bott om cor ners of the computer with the guid es on the docking station.[...]

85 nN Using P eripheral De vices 6 Gently push down the comput er until it clicks into pl ace. 7 Lift open the LCD scre en lid and tu rn on the com puter .[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the Dock ing Station ! Be sure th at no devices conn ected to the do cking stat ion are in use bef ore disconne cting your com puter . Do not d isconnec t your compu ter from th e docking station when the IN US E indica tor is lit. Di sco nnecti ng th e comp uter whil e the IN US [...]

87 nN Using P eripheral De vices To disconn ect your c omputer from the do cking statio n 1 Pres s the UNDOCK b utton (1 ) and wait unt il the IN USE indica tor (2) turns off . ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit, you do not have to p ress the UNDOCK butto n. Pressin g the UNDOCK bu tton whil e your computer i s in a power s aving mod e returns t[...]

88 nN Using P eripheral De vices 2 Lift the c omputer awa y from the d ocking station. 3 Close th e docking statio n connector c ov er on the bo ttom of the com puter .[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral De vices Alter natively, you can dis connect the c omputer fr om the doc king statio n as follows : 1 Click St art and Undo ck Compu ter . 2 Make sure tha t a mess age balloon appears an d the IN USE indicato r tur ns off; and then lift the computer aw ay from the docking statio n. 3 Close th e docking statio n connector c o[...]

90 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Opt ical Disc Driv e If yo ur computer i s not equi pped with an optical dis c drive, you need to connect an external optical dis c drive (no t supplie d). Connecting a n Optical Disc Driv e ! Be sure to c onnect an externa l optical d isc drive befo re you launch any preinstall ed CD/DVD sof tware. To[...]

91 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnecting an Opt ical Disc Dr iv e You ca n disconne ct an optic al disc dri ve when you r compu ter is on o r off. Disc onnecting th e drive whe n the com puter is i n a power s aving mode (Sleep or Hibernate) may cause the c omputer to m alfunction. To disconn ect an op tical disc dri ve ✍ T o dis connect an[...]

92 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your co mputer by connecti ng externa l speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones jack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3). 3 T ur n down the volum e of [...]

93 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur computer . For exa mple, you can use the computer with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ If dis connectin g the e xternal di splay fr om the o ptional docking st ation d oes not a utomatic ally ch ange the L CD [...]

94 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multim edia compute r display that incl udes bui lt-in spea kers and a microphone either d irectly to your compute r or via t he optional d ocking sta tion. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay ! The moni tor (VGA) port on your co mputer is not acc[...]

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96 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n connect a projector (for exam ple, the So ny LCD projec tor) either d irectly to your co mputer or via t he optional dockin g stati on. To connect a projecto r ! The moni tor (VGA) port on the com puter is not accessible when the computer is at tached to the docking stati on. 1 Connec[...]

97 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on your co mputer s creen and t he external display at the same t ime, see Using the Mul tiple Monitors Function (page 98) [...]

98 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dist ribute por tions of your deskt op acro ss separ ate disp lays. Fo r example , if you have an external d isplay co nnected to the monito r (VGA) po rt, your c omputer sc reen and the e xternal di splay can function as a s ingle d[...]

99 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode ! The moni tor (VGA) port on your co mputer is not acc essible when t he computer is attached to the do cking statio n. 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instr[...]

100 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to us e a sound i nput devi ce (for e xample, to c hat over the Internet) , you need t o plug in an externa l microph one (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal mic ropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophone j ack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your micro[...]

101 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB dev ices fro m damage, o bserve the following: ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, avoid any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the comput er into a bag or car ry ing case when it ha s USB[...]

102 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and conn ect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready [...]

103 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Disconnec ting the dr ive when t he compu ter is in a pow er savi ng mode (Sl eep or Hiber nate) ma y cause the computer to malfun ction. To disconn ect a USB fl oppy disk d rive ✍ T o dis c[...]

104 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to your computer to print do cuments. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windows t o the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) of [...]

105 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equipped with an i .LINK por t, which you ca n use to c onnect to an i.LINK de vice, such as a dig ital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.L INK por t on y our computer d oes not supp ly power to externa l de vice s generall y power[...]

106 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca ble (1) (not supplied ) into the i. LINK port (2) on the com puter and the other end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digital vide o camcorde r. ✍ On Son y digital vi deo cameras, ports lab eled DV Out ,[...]

107 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You ca n connec t your compute r to 1000B ASE-T/1 00BASE-TX /10BASE-T- type network s with an E thernet networ k cable. Connect one end of a netwo rk cable (not su pplied) to the ne twork (Etherne t) port on the comp uter and the ot her end to your network . For detaile d settings a n[...]

108 nN Using P eripheral De vices ! T elep hone lines canno t be connect ed to the network (LAN ) connector on your co mputer . If the netwo rk (LAN) connect or is connected t o the telephone l ines mentione d below, high electric current to the connector may cause d amage, overhe ating, or fire. - Home (in tercom speakerphon e) or business -use te[...]

109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to change the main s ettings o f your VAIO c omputer . Among oth er things, you will lea rn how to us e and custom ize the look of your S ony software an d utilities , etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 110) ❑ Using Fingerprint A u the[...]

110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word In ad dition to the W indows p assword, y ou can use B IOS functions to set two types of passwords to protect your compute r: power-on password a nd hard disk p assword. Once yo u have set the power-on pas sword, yo u will be prompted to ente r the password afte r the VAIO logo appe a[...]

111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on passwo rd is provi ded to protec t your compute r from unau thorized acc ess. There ar e two types o f the power-on p assword: machi ne password and user pass word. The ma chine passw ord is prov ided for us ers with adm inistrator rights on the compu ter to ch[...]

112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add t he power-o n password (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , k ey to select Se curi[...]

113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times [...]

114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass wo rd To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo[...]

115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Enter th e user pas s word and pr[...]

116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk pa ssword pr ovides addi tional sec urity for the data st ored on your built-in flash me mory storage or hard disk drive * . If you enable th e hard disk pa ssword , this adds a n extra lev el of securi ty. * Your computer i s equipped with a buil t-in flash me[...]

117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have s et the powe r -on pass word, enter y our powe[...]

118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have s [...]

119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo appea rs. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have s et the powe r -on pass word, enter y our powe[...]

120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows passwor d comes in han dy when you ha ve to share a si ngle compu ter with othe r people. By setti ng the Window s passwo rd, you can protect yo ur user acc ount from una uthorized a ccess. Entry of the Windo ws passwor d will be pr ompted after y ou sele ct your u[...]

121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass word To chang e the Wi ndows pass word 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Sa fety or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Curre nt passw ord field , enter your curren t pass word. 6 In the N[...]

122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer is equipped wi th a fingerpr int sensor to provide you with add itional c onvenienc e. A smal l horizonta l bar locate d between t he left and right touch -pad buttons is the sens or of the fin gerprint r eader and wi ll be referr ed to as the fingerprint s[...]

123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentica tion techno log y does not ensure complete user authen tication or complete protection of y our data and h ardware. Sony assu mes no liab ilities f or any problems and damages arisi ng out of your u se of or ina bility t o u[...]

124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, y ou must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your c omputer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comput er before enroll ment. See Adding the Windows P assword (page 12 0) for the deta iled instruct ions. To enroll a finger p[...]

125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If yo u have faile d to enroll a fingerprint, follow the se steps to t ry again. 1 Place the top joint o f your finger on the finger pr int se nsor (1).[...]

126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor . ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to the fin gertip. Keep your finger in conta ct with the fingerpri nt sensor while swi ping. Finge[...]

127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entr y to log ont o your syste m, you nee d to set the power-o n, hard dis k, and Win dows passwor ds and con figure y our compute r for finge rprint authenti cation. For set ting the po wer-on, hard d i[...]

128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ass word Bank Once you have registe red your u ser informati on (user a ccounts, pa sswords, etc.) f or Web site s in the Password bank , you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authenticati on for en tering informa tion req uired to acc ess the pas sword-prote cted Web sites. For det ailed informa ti[...]

129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Finger print A uthentication with the TPM With the TPM data encryptio n feature, us ing finger print authe ntication can streng then compu ter secu rity. For i nstruction s on how to us e the TPM, see Using Trusted Platf orm Module (TPM) (page 1 30) . For detai led informati on on using finge rprint a[...]

130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using T r usted Platf orm Mod ule (TPM) The em bedded Tru sted Platfor m Module (TPM) pr ovides you r comput er with basic security fu nctions. In combinati on with the TPM, you can enc rypt and decr ypt your da ta to strengt hen compu ter security ag ainst in appropriat e access. TPMs ar e defined by Trust[...]

131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Precautions on Using the TPM ❑ Althoug h your computer is provided w ith the lat est TPM se curity functions, thes e functions do not ens ure compl ete protec tion of your data and hardware. So ny assumes no liabilitie s f or a ny problems and dam ages ar ising o ut of your use of the func tions. ❑ Afte[...]

132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Impor tant Notice ❑ Do not enc r ypt files containing keys to be used for encr yption a nd f olde rs including such fi les. Encr yptin g the file s in the folders c ontaining bas ic user keys and othe rs, using the E ncr ypting File System (EFS) will disable you to la unch your TPM so ftware and decr ypt [...]

133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following arch ive , backup , or token file s. There will b e no wa y to r estore th em if you carele ssly encr ypt them. Sony assu mes no liabi lities for any troubles and d amages ar ising o ut of your carele ss encr ypti on of the following files and folders incl uding them. ❑ [...]

134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following password reset token or se cret fil es . T here will b e no wa y to res et the password if you carele ssly en cr ypt t hem. Sony assu mes no liabi lities for any troubles and d amages ar ising o ut of your carele ss encr ypti on of the following files and folders incl udin[...]

135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Configuring the TPM To use th e embedded TPM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the TPM in the BIO S setup sc reen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Pr ofessional P ac kage . 3 Initiali ze and configure the TPM. To enable t he TPM i n the BIOS setup scre en 1 T ur n on y our computer. 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log[...]

136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To install the Infine on TPM Pro fessional Packa ge Read the R eadme.txt i n the C:InfineonReadme fold er. Then, do uble-click setup.ex e in t he C:Infineon fol der to instal l the packag e. To in stall this package, you must have admini strator r ights on the computer . ! Y ou need t o set a few passwo [...]

137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility allo ws you to a ccess sy stem infor mation an d to spec ify preferenc es for sy stem behavi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow ap[...]

138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using V AIO Status Monitor The VAIO Status Monitor utility allo ws you to c heck vario us settings , such as th e power m anagement s ettings, security setting s, and cu rrent usag e of devices, i n the VAIO Status Monitor window. To display t he VAIO St atus Monito r window 1 Click St art , All Pro grams ,[...]

139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a b attery pack a s the power source for your compu ter, you can take advantage of t he power m anagement setting s to conserve bat tery life. In addition to the no rmal operating mo de, which allows yo u to turn off specific devi ces, you r compute r has two di[...]

140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns o ff the LCD sc reen and pl aces the sto rage devic e(s) and the CPU int o a low power consumption mode. The um ber power ligh t flashes du ring this mode . ! If you do no t intend to u se your compute r for a long perio d of time while i t is disconn ected from AC po wer [...]

141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to Normal mod e Pres s any key. ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, y our computer will turn off automat ically . Y o u will lose al l unsaved dat a. ✍ Y ou can use V AIO Contro l Center to confi gure your comp uter to return to No rmal mode when you open the [...]

142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on the prima ry storag e device * and power is tu rned off. Ev en when the battery runs down, no data will b e lost. The pow er indic ator light is off in thi s mode. * Y ou r comput er is equipp ed wit h eith er a bui lt-i n flas h[...]

143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to Normal mod e Press t he power b utton. The c omputer ret urns to its nor mal state. ! If you press an d hold the power bu tton for more than four seconds, you r computer will tu rn off automati cally . ✍ It takes mo re time to return to Norma l mode from Hibern ate mode than from S leep mode[...]

144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power managemen t helps you set up power s chemes f or running on AC o r battery power to su it your requireme nts for pow er cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO com puters. Wit h this softwa re appli[...]

145 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r V AIO P ower Managemen t Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Viewe r Click on the VA IO Power Manage ment tab . Alter natively, you c an use VAIO Control Center to start VAIO Power Management Vie wer . Cl ick Star t , Al l Programs , and VAIO Control Center . Double-clic k Power Management in the VAIO [...]

146 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing the P erf or mance Setting You ca n change t he memory c onfigurati on that affec ts power cons umption d uring Norma l mode. To change the perf ormance setting 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow appears. 2 Double-clic k P o wer Management[...]

147 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Protecting Data from U nauthorized Use Your com puter has th e Peripheral Device & Storage Media Rest riction Setting Utilit y inst all ed for prote cti ng your data from un authorized use. With th is softwa re, you can put rest rictions o n the use of external devices an d storage m edia and USB ports [...]

148 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ! The opt ions you selec ted may be dif ferent from ones on the device d epending on the operat ing condit ions. If a mess age appears s tating a mismat ch for the opti ons between you r computer and t he device when you rest art the comput er , select the opti ons again.[...]

149 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur computer i s equipp ed with a bu ilt-in har d disk driv e, then it h as the VAIO HDD Protection utility preinstal led for custom izing y our setti ngs for pr otecting y our hard d isk driv e again st shoc k hazards . You can sele ct the sens itivity l evel of th e built- i[...]

150 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r ! V AIO HDD Protecti on is designe d to min imize possib ilities of damage to hard disk drive s and user data. It doe s not ensu re 100% data protect ion und er any circumstances . Hard disk drive protect ion is disab led bef ore Windo ws launche s and du ring a shi ft to Hi bernate o r Sleep mo de, Insta n[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion compo nents and electroni c connector s tech nology. To av oid inval idation of the warranty du ring your product warr anty perio d, we reco mmend that : ❑ Y ou shoul d contac t y our d ealer to in stall a new memor [...]

152 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Replacing Memor y If yo u want to expa nd the func tionality of your co mputer, you can incre ase the memor y by replac ing the i nstalled mem ory module. Before y ou upgrade y our co mputer's mem ory, read t he notes a nd procedur es in the fol lowing pa ges. Notes on replacing memor y modules ❑ Be care[...]

153 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or objec ts into the me mor y module slot s or other inte rnal c omponents of y our compute r will resul t in damag e to the co mputer a[...]

154 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Replacing a Memor y Module To repl ace a me mory mo dule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down. 4 Unscr e w the sc re w (indi cated by the arrow below) o n the bottom of the compute r and[...]

155 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the currentl y installe d memor y mod ule as follows: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module is r eleased. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the direc tion of the ar row (2). 7 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckag[...]

156 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memor y mod ule into the m emor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it c licks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Be sure to insert the conn ector edge of the m emory m odule int o the sl ot while aligning the notch on the m odule wi th the s mall p ro jectio n [...]

157 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V AIO Control Center . The V AIO Cont r ol Center wind ow appears. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System Inf or mati on f older . Y ou can v iew the amount o [...]

158 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety guide lines an d precautio ns to help you protec t your VAI O computer from potenti al damage. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 159) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce (page 1 60) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 161) ❑ On Using the Built- in MO TION EYE Camera (pag e 163) ❑ O[...]

159 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful whe n using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the surface of the LCD screen o r e xert p ressure o n it. This co uld caus e a malfunct ion. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperatur e condi[...]

160 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline sp ecificat ions to che ck the power operation of y our model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou ca n purchase a power stri p with a su rge protec tor . T his device helps pr e v ent d amage to[...]

161 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly mois tened with a mild deterg ent solut ion. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, s courin g powder , or solvent such as a lcohol or benzine, as thes e may damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid objec t or any[...]

162 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moisture ma y co ndense in side the computer. In this ca se, allow at least one h our before [...]

163 nN Precau tions On Using the Built-in MO TION EYE Camera ❑ Do not touch the lens protection cov e r of the built-in MO TION E YE camera, as it ma y cause sc ratches on the cover and such s cratches will appear on the captu red images. ❑ Do not let the direct s unlight get in to the scop e of the built-in MO TIO N EYE camera regardl ess of y[...]

164 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch the s urface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from di rect sunl ight and ot her sources of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any li quid. Do not le t them get wet. W hen you are not u[...]

165 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and d ust on the s urface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssential to its con tinuous rel iability . Do not[...]

166 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a cold environment . This is due to decre ased batte ry efficiency at low temperature s. ❑ Charge b atter y packs at temperat u[...]

167 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the batter y pack, the batte r y power is still l ow , t he batte ry pac k may be reac hing the end o f its life and shou ld be re placed. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to dis charge the batter y pack before recharging. ❑ If you hav e not u sed the batter y pa ck f o r a consid erable amount of time, re c[...]

168 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headphone s while d rivin g, cycling , or operating any motor ized v ehicl e. It ma y creat e a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially da ngerous to p la y lo ud music while walki ng, especi ally at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hea[...]

169 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connector with your finger or metallic objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti c k med ia as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, drop, or apply str ong shock to the Memor y Stick medi a. ❑ Do not dis assemble or m odify Mem [...]

170 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk ! The follo wing precau tions apply t o the models equi pped with the h ard disk drive . See the online sp ecificatio ns to find out whet her you r model is equipp ed with the hard di sk drive. The ha rd disk dri ve has a hig h storag e density an d reads or writes data in a short t ime. However , it ca[...]

171 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that the lates t updates have been in stalled on your comput er usin g the followin g software ap plicati ons so that th e compute r can run more effi ciently. To co nfirm that the y have b een insta lled on the c omputer, foll ow these ste ps for ea ch software applica tion: ❑ Windows Updat[...]

172 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes h ow to sol ve common problem s you m ight encoun ter when using you r VAIO c omputer. Ma ny prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before visiti ng the So ny onlin e support W eb site at the following URLs : http: //esu ppor t.sony . com/EN/V AIO / for cust o[...]

173 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Floppy Disks (page 215 ) ❑ A udio/Video (page 21 6) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 18) ❑ P erip heral s (page 220) ❑ Docking St ation (page 221)[...]

174 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Make sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is ins talled prop erly and charg ed. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applica [...]

175 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appear s at the bo ttom of the s creen, fol low these ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the comp uter and p ress the F2 key se v era[...]

176 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y computer or softw are stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops re sponding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press the Alt + F4 k eys to close the ap plicatio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tur n[...]

177 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s changed be fore the c omputer co mpletely enters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to [...]

178 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This is sue cou ld be due to the batter y pack not being install ed prope rly . T o reso lve this issue, tur n off your compute r and remove the batte ry pa[...]

179 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The optimal graphic perf[...]

180 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The VAIO Original S creen Saver disables the timer setti ng, which y ou can sel ect using th e Windows power opti ons, for yo ur screen t o turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Original Scree n [...]

181 nN T r oublesho oting How do I redu ce the v olume of the reco v er y par tition? Your b uilt-in fl ash memory storage or hard di sk drive * co ntains the r ecovery par tition whe re data for th e system r ecovery is store d. To reduce th e volume of t he recover y partitio n, follow thes e steps: * Your computer i s equipped with a buil t-in f[...]

182 nN T r oublesho oting ! The above pro cedure involv es system recover y . Note that the appl ications and da ta you added on the primary st orage device (the built-in flas h memory storage or the hard di sk drive) before reducing t he volume of the reco ver y partition wil l all be lost. S ee the online sp ecifica tio ns to find out about yo ur[...]

183 nN T r oublesho oting How do I chec k the v olume of the recov er y par tition? Your b uilt-in fl ash memory storage or hard di sk drive * co ntains the r ecovery par tition whe re data for th e system r ecovery is store d. To check th e volume of t he recover y partition, f ollow thes e steps: * Your computer i s equipped with a buil t-in flas[...]

184 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your comp uter. The best way to pr otect your computer ag ainst securit y threats, such as viruses, is to down load and ins tall the l atest Windo ws upda tes regularl y[...]

185 nN T r oublesho oting How do I k eep m y antivirus software update d? You ca n keep the Symantec-Norton Application software progr am current wi th the latest updates fr om Symante c Corporati on. To down load and in stall the l atest se curity upd ate, follow these steps : For Nort on Internet Securi ty 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Norton [...]

186 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y char ging status? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 27) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter, i t uses AC power, even if the batt ery pack is installed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k? ❑ When the batter[...]

187 nN T r oublesho oting Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omputer ca n enter Hiber nate mode while using battery powe r, but so me softwar e program s and per ipheral de vices prevent th e system from entering Hi bernate mode . If you are u sing a prog ram that pre vents the system from enteri ng Hibern ate[...]

188 nN T r oublesho oting Built-in MO TION EYE Camera Wh y does the vie wer windo w sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built- in MO T ION EYE camera can not be share d by mor e than one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camera [...]

189 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y does movie pla yback sho w dropped fr ames when my computer is running on the battery? The ba ttery pack is runnin g out of powe r. Connect your compute r to an AC pow er sour ce. Wh y do the images ca ptured b y the bui lt-in MO TION EYE camer a flic k er? This problem oc curs when you use t he camera un der fluore s[...]

190 nN T r oublesho oting Why can't I use the built-in MO TI ON EY E came r a? ❑ The built- in MO T ION EYE camera can not be share d by mor e than one software applic ation. If anoth er software applic ation is us ing the ca mera, e xit th e applicati on before using the built-i n MO TION EY E camera . ❑ If the pr ob lem per sists, you mu[...]

191 nN T r oublesho oting Inter net What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your computer and the wall ja ck . ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an o rdinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure that t he tele [...]

192 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your com puter is equipped with a V.9 2/V.90 com patible mode m. Many fa ctors may influence m odem conn ection spee d, inclu ding telep hone line no ise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other m odems. If y ou think your modem is not connecting prope[...]

193 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is aff ect ed by distance an d obstr uctions. Y ou m a y need to mov e your compute r a wa y from obst ruction s or cl oser to any acce ss poin t you ma y be u sing. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELES[...]

194 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came with your access poi nt f or more inf or mation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and the a ccess poi nt are conne cted to one another . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y from obstr uctions or closer to any access [...]

195 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss point, da ta transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or i f the comp uter is in close proximity to microwa ves and cor dless tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter closer to the acces s point. ❑ Make sure[...]

196 nN T r oublesho oting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco v er my compu ter? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bluetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t ch . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetooth funct ionality when your compu ter is in [...]

197 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to m y comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ T o a llow other Blueto oth de vices to communicat e with your compute r , click Start , Contr ol Panel , Har dwar e and Sound , Bluetooth Devi ces , and the Options tab and sel ect the A[...]

198 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the obs tacles and/ or the dista nce between th e two de vices, on the radio wav e quality , and on the operating sys tem or th e software in us e. Mov e your computer a nd Blueto oth devices clos er to each other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fr eq[...]

199 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I con nect to ser vice suppor ted b y the target Blu etooth de vice? Conne ction is on ly poss ible for s ervices als o suppor ted by the c omputer w ith the Blueto oth functi onality. For more deta ils, sear ch for B lue tooth i nfor mat ion usi ng Windows Help and Support . To open Windows Help and Suppor[...]

200 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y can't I use t he Bluetoot h de vices when I s w itch a user? If yo u switch a user withou t logging off y our system, t he Bluetoo th devic es will not wo rk successf ully. Be sur e to log of f befo re switch ing a use r. To log o ff your sy stem, clic k Start , the a rrow next to th e Lock button, and Log Off . [...]

201 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs ! The follo wing Q & A entri es apply to model s with the bu ilt-in opti cal disc drive o nly . See the online sp ecificatio ns to find ou t whe ther yo ur model is equipp ed with the optic al disc drive. Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter is t rying to[...]

202 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical disc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) i s installe d accordi ng to the ma nuf acture r's instr uctions. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or damage d, your co[...]

203 nN T r oublesho oting 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Det ails . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesive label is not affixed to a disc. Ad hesive labels ca n come o ff while the dis c is in the opt ical disc d rive and damag e the [...]

204 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , no t ev e n a screen sav er . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboa rd. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with no affixed [...]

205 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter screen may go b lank i f the comp uter loses power or enters a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Sl eep mode, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P owe r Sa ving Modes (page 139 [...]

206 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is se lected for the di splay output and t he e xter nal d isplay is disconn ected, you can not display a video on your computer sc reen. Stop vi deo playback, change the display output to t he compute r screen, and t hen resta r t video p la ybac[...]

207 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brightne ss setting , adjuste d with the Fn + F5 / F6 keys , is tempor ary and may be restor ed to the o riginal setti ng when your computer r eturns to Norma l mode fr om Sleep or Hibernate mo de. To sav e your pre ference for the brightne ss, follow [...]

208 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y applie s to selected mod els only . To run W indows Ae ro, follow t hese steps: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and P ersonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce propert ies for more color o ptions . The Appearance Sett[...]

209 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secur ely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rinter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Windows ope rating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to inst all [...]

210 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are using an external microphon e, make sur e the micro phone is turned on and is properly plugged into the micr ophone jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre v ent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feedbac k occurs when the m icrophone receives the sou[...]

211 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e conn ect ed. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connected . ❑ If[...]

212 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a program th at has its own v olume c ontrol, make su re the volume cont rol is pr operly set. See the program's h elp file for more i nf or mation. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connected a nd the volume is tu rned u[...]

213 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the to uch pad witho ut connectin g a mouse to y our computer . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 36) . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your computer. ❑ If the poi nter does no t mov e whil e a software a pplication i[...]

214 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage layou t of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packaging box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co n[...]

215 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Firs t, make sur e the USB cab le is prop erly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few moments fo r the [...]

216 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconnecte d or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securely pl ugged into the port on your computer or camcor der. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (page[...]

217 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot use my i.LINK de vice? If it is promp ted that the i.LINK device seem s to be disconnecte d or turned off, the i.LINK cable may not be securely pl ugged into the port on your computer or camcor der. Unplug the cabl e, and plug it in once again. Se e Connecting an i.LINK Device (page 105 ) for m[...]

218 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which wer e f or matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Stick media. Form atting Memo ry Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing music d ata prev iously sa ved on it. Before y ou reforma t Memory Stic[...]

219 nN T r oublesho oting Can I cop y images from a digita l camera using Memor y Stic k media? Yes, an d you ca n view vide o clips tha t you have r ecorded wit h Memory S tick med ia-compatibl e digital ca meras. Wh y can't I write data t o Memor y Stic k media? ❑ Some versions of Memor y Stick me dia are equi pped with an erasure prev ent[...]

220 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the US B de vi ce is tur ned o n and using i ts own power supply . For example, if you are usi ng a digita l camera, che ck if the batter y i s charged . If you are using a print er , check if the power cable is c onnected proper ly[...]

221 nN T r oublesho oting Dock ing Station What should I do if an err or message appear s when I press the UNDOCK b utton or select Undoc k Computer f rom the Star t men u? ❑ When any device ins er ted or con nected to t he docking st ation is in use, y ou ca nnot discon nect your compu ter from the docking sta tion. Sav e uns a ved data, exit ap[...]

222 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This section contains infor mation o n where to go f or answers to questions about yo ur VAIO com puter and the preinst alled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence lis ted below. 1 V A IO Computer Docume ntation This on-scr een User Guide (this manual)[...]

223 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Updat e automatic ally notifi es you wh en critical s oftware and security i nformation is posted on the s upport Web site. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notice to open t he VAIO Support W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.[...]

224 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer I nform ation Center If you do not fi nd the in formatio n you are looking for at our site, yo u may c all Sony directly. In order to receiv e the fas test and most eff icient ser vices, ha ve the fol lowing infor mation read ily ava ilable: 1 Y our V AIO comp uter[...]

225 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony tech nical s upport repres entative, c all the fo llowing numb ers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexican Re public: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P eru: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: 800-26 1[...]

226 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfiguratio n you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software pro ducts are listed below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b si t e http://esupp or t.sony .com/EN/V A IO/ T[...]

227 nN Support Options America Online ® s ervice (D ial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://he lp . aol.com/help AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ applicatio n Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or cust [...]

228 nN Support Options Click to Disc ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to Disc softwa re allows y ou to auto matically burn DVDs from a digital v ideo (DV) device. Create DV Ds by capturi ng video c ontents stra ight from a DV device or b y importin g video from stored fil es — and you can als o edit the video[...]

229 nN Support Options InterVideo InstantON ® InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .inter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp LocationFree ® Player Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 22 6) . Magic-i ™ Visual Effe cts ArcSoft, Inc . A smart and sim [...]

230 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software i ncluded with this comput er system is intended f or evaluation purposes only . The sof tware ha s been insta lled and you mu st activat e the software bef ore you can use it. Product acti vation proce dures will be detailed d uring [...]

231 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http ://www .symantec. com/tech supp Norton 360 ™ All-in-One Securi ty Symante c Corporation ?[...]

232 nN Support Options Quickbooks ® Simple Start Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .intuit.com/s uppor t/ Quicken 2008 Deluxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .intuit.com/s uppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Creator ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA[...]

233 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ™ Mastering Studio software Sony E lectronic s Inc. Use Son icStage Mas tering S tudio sof tware to rec ord songs from anal og record s or ca ssette tapes into you r computer and outpu t them to CDs , DVDs, or audio files in W AV format. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 2[...]

234 nN Support Options VAIO ® Control Center Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Co ntrol Center pr ovides a c entralize d location t hat gathers r esources to configur e your VA IO computer and view your com puter's conf iguratio n and speci fications. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 22 6) . VAIO ® Ed it C[...]

235 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings multi media to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re music, video, an d still ima ge files between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VA IO comp uters as "med ia serv ers," w hich store your multime dia files and ma[...]

236 nN Support Options VAIO ® Sma rt Network Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 22 6) . VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or chang e the sound/disp lay settings with the buttons on the launc her window. For co[...]

237 nN Support Options VAIO ® Wireless Switch S etting Utility Sony E lectronic s Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 22 6) . WinDVD ® software for VAIO ® co mpu ters InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA and Canad a We b si t e http://www .inter video.com/jsp/Suppo r t.jsp T el ephone 1-800-7 72[...]

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239 nN Support Options The E xpressCard word mark and logos are own ed by the P CMCIA and any use of such ma rks by Son y Corporat ion is und er licens e. MultiM ediaCard is a tradem ark of Mu ltiMedia Card Assoc iation. All ot her names of systems, p roducts an d services ar e trademark s of their re spective o wners. In the manual, th e ™ or ®[...]

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