Sony VAIO PCG-9312 manual

PCG-F650 PCG-F650K PCG-F680 PCG-F680K PCG-F690 PCG-F690K Prin ted in USA 4- 650 - 6 7 5 -11 © 2000 Son y Electronics Inc . www .son y .co m ® V AIO Notebook User Guide V AIO Notebook User Guide[...]

V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-F650/PCG-F65 0K/PCG-F680/ PCG-F680K/PCG-F 690/PCG-F690K[...]

V A IO Notebo ok Use r Guid e 2 Notice to Users © 2000 Sony E lectronic s Inc. All rights reserved . T his m anua l an d the soft ware descr ibe d he rein, in whole or in par t, may not be rep rodu ced, tra nsl ated , or re du ced to a ny machi ne-re adable form withou t pri or wri tten approval. SONY ELECTR ONICS INC. PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH[...]

3 inte nde d for hom e a nd ot he r limited vi ewing uses on ly u nless otherw ise au thoriz ed by Macrovision C orporat ion. Reverse engi neeri ng or di sassembly is p rohibite d. All oth er trad ema rks ar e tr adem arks of th eir respec tiv e owners. Owner’ s Recor d The m od el n um ber and seri al n um ber are loca te d on the bott om of yo [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 4 ❑ Pour prév enir tout risq ue d’él ectrocution , ne pas ouvri r le châssis de cet appareil et ne conf ier son entret ie n qu’à une personne qual if iée. ❑ Ne jamais eff ectuer l’installation de f il m odem ou té léphone d urant un or age électrique. ❑ Ne jamais eff ectuer l’installation d’une pri[...]

5 Regulatory Inf o rm ation Dec l aration of Conf ormity This eq uipm en t has bee n te sted a nd fou nd to com p ly with the li mits fo r a Clas s B di git al device, pursua nt to Part 15 of t he Rule s. Thes e limit s are designe d to provide reas onable prote ct ion aga inst ha rm ful int erf ere nce i n a resi de nt ial i n s ta ll a tion. Th i[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 6 This modem use s the USOC RJ-11 telephone jack . The REN is used t o det e rmine th e quant it y of devices which ma y be conn ec te d to the teleph one li ne . Excessiv e RENs on the teleph one li ne ma y resu lt in th e devices not ringing i n resp onse to an inc om i ng ca ll. In most, b u t no t all ar ea s, the sum[...]

7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou c an re turn yo ur unwante d li thium ion batteri es to you r neares t Sony Service Center or F act ory S erv ice Cent er . For the Sony Service Cente r nea rest you, call 1- 888-47 6-6972 in the Unite d Sta tes or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in Can ada. INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NO T ICE: The Indu stry Can ada labe[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 8 equi pm ent m ay gi ve th e te le com muni ca tion s com pa ny cause to re que st that the use r disco nnect the eq uip m ent . Users sh ould en sure fo r thei r own prote ction that the elec tr ical grou nd conne c tions of t he power utility , tel ep hone lines and i nte rnal meta lli c wate r pip e syst em, if pres e[...]

9 Contents Welcome ........ .......................................... ..11 Features ......... .................... ............. ............. ............. 1 1 Unpacking Your Notebo ok ............ ...... ....... ....... ...... 1 2 Ergonom ic Consid erations ............. ............. ............. 1 5 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook ..........1[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 10 Power Saving Mod es ........... .................... 60 Connect ing a Phone L ine ............ ............. .............. .. 6 3 Using Ethernet to Connect to a Netw ork . .............. .. 6 4 Connect ing a Print er ................... ............. .............. .. 65 Connecting an External M ouse or Keyboard .....[...]

11 We l c o m e Cong ratulati ons on y our pur chase of the Son y V A IO® noteb ook. Son y has combined leading -edge techno logy in aud io, video, compu ting, and communi cations to pro vide you with state-of-the-art per sonal computing . Features ❑ Exceptional perf ormance — Y our n otebook includes a m obile In tel ® Pentium ® III proces [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 12 Unpack ing Y our Noteboo k Remove the foll owing hard ware items from the box: Manual s ❑ VA I O ® User Gu ide — Contain s infor mation o n sett ing up y our noteb ook, suppl ement ary upd ates an d softw are information. Thi s manu al des cri bes the features and specif ications of your notebook, the applications[...]

Unpac king Y our Note book 13 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 20 00 — Allo ws you to reinstall Microsoft W ord to the V AIO notebook you purch ased. Reco ver y CDs ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allo ws y ou to restore the software titles that shipped with y our computer if they become corrup ted or are er ased. It can only b e used to restor[...]

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15 Er gonomic Co nsiderations Y ou will be us ing your noteb ook computer as a portab le de vice in a v ariety of en vironmen ts. Whenev er poss ible, y ou should attemp t to ap ply the following er gonomic con siderations to both stationary and portable en vironments. ❑ P osition of y our com put er — Pl ace the co mputer directly in fro nt of[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 16 ❑ V iewing angle of the computer’ s display — Use the displ ay’ s tilting feature to f ind the best position. Y ou can red uce eye strain and mu scle fatigue by adjusting the tilt o f the display to the proper positio n. Ad just the brightn e ss s etting o f the d isp lay also. ❑ Lig htin g — Choose a locat[...]

Er gonomic Consid erati ons 17 ❑ The computer uses high-fr equenc y radio signals and may cause interferen ce to radio or TV reception. Should this o ccur , relocate the computer a su itable distance a way fr om the set. ❑ Use only specif ied periphe ral equipment and inter face cables; other wise, pro ble ms may re su lt. ❑ Do not u se cut o[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 18 ❑ Do not scratch the LC D or e xert pressure on it. This cou ld cause malfunctio n. ❑ Using the comp uter in lo w temperature conditions may produce a r esidual image on the screen. This is no t a malfun ction. Wh en the com puter returns to normal temperature, the screen return s to normal. ❑ The scr een becomes[...]

19 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This sect ion des cribes ho w to start us ing you r noteboo k and ho w to use yo ur computer ’ s internal and e xternal de vices, such as the touch pad, flopp y disk d ri v e, and D VD-R OM dri ve. Locating Co ntr ols and Con nectors Fr ont 1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa y) scre en 2 Spe ake rs 3 Keybo ard 4 T o[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 20 Left 1 i.LI NK® (I E EE139 4) S 400 con ne ctor 2 Inf rare d port 3 Vide o ou t 4 Head ph on e co nne ct or 5 Micro phone con nector 6 PC card sl ots 7 Batte r y ba y i m[...]

Loc ating Co ntrols an d Connec tors 21 Right 1 PPK bu tto ns 2 Po wer bu tto n 3 DVD-R OM drive 4 Multip urpose bay Bac k cove r[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 22 1 Mod em j ack 2 PS/2 Mous e/Key boar d conn ecto r 3 Ser ial co nnecto r 4 Pr inter conn ecto r 5 Mo nitor co nnec tor 6 USB c onnec tors 7 DC In c onnector ✍ There is a venti lation slot located between th e USB connec tor and the DC In conne ctor . Do not cover the vent i latio n slot when your comp uter is on. Bo[...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 23 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y ou can use either A C po wer or a rechar geable battery pack as a p o wer source. Using the AC Adapte r 1 Plug the cable attach ed to the A C adapter into the DC In connector o n the computer . 2 Plug one end o f the po wer cord into the A C adapte r . 3 Plug the oth er end of the p o we[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 24 Using Batte r y Power Y ou can us e one or tw o bat tery packs as a sour ce of po wer. The second battery pack inserts into the multipurpose b ay on the ri ght side of the compu ter . (See “Po wer Sa ving Modes” on page 60.) Additional battery packs ar e a vailable as a separate o ption. The battery pack that comes[...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 25 2 Insert the battery pack into the battery bay on the left side of the compu ter . 3 Close the cov er of the battery bay u ntil it clicks. T o charge the battery pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the compu ter . 2 Insert the battery pack . The co mputer au tomati cally ch arges the b atter y (th e batt ery indi cator[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 26 There are two batte r y indicator lights on the comp uter Battery indicator li ghts Battery Indic ator M eani ng 1 Indi cates the sta tus o f the ba ttery pack in the batte r y bay on the left side of the co mput er . 2 Indicate s the s tatus of the batte r y pa ck in th e mult ipurp ose bay on the ri gh t sid e of the[...]

Connec ting a P ow er Source 27 T o remov e the b atter y pack 1 Open the ba ttery bay co v er . 2 Pull out the bat tery pack. 3 Close the co ver of the battery b ay . Notes on the b atter y ❑ T o determine the remaining b attery char ge, see “Displaying Battery Information” in the on line manual “Customi zing Y our V AIO® Note book” ❑[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 28 ❑ If the battery lev el falls below 10%, you should either attach the A C adapter to rechar ge the b att e ry or shut do wn you r computer and insert a fully char ged battery . ❑ Y o u can extend b atte ry life by chan gi ng th e power-mana g em e nt mo des in the Po werPanel utility . See “Po wer Saving Modes”[...]

Star tin g Y o ur Co mput er 29 Star ting Y o ur Computer 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er in the direction of th e arro w , and li ft the cov er . 2 Press the po wer b utton on top of the computer un til the green po wer indicator lig ht turns on . Ope ning the comp uter ✍ (Windo ws Me only) W hen sta rting you r note book for the f irst time, the V [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 30 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display: ❑ Decrease brightness, pr ess Fn+F5 and then the do wn or left arro w ke y . ❑ Increase brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arro w ke y . Shutting Down Y our Compu ter 1 Click the Start button o n th e W indo ws® task bar . 2 Click S[...]

31 Using Y our V AIO® Notebook Using the Ke yboar d Y our keyboard is very similar to a type writer’ s, b ut the ke yboard has additional k eys that perfo rm specif ic computer -related tasks. K ey boar d Key Desc ription Numeric keypad area Contai ns the keys foun d on a typica l calcul ator . Use th e numeric ke ypad ar ea to typ e numb ers or[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 32 Combination s and Functions wit h the Windo ws Ke y Fun c t ion keys The t w el ve functi on keys along the to p of the keyboard are use d to perform desig nated tasks. For example, in many applicati o ns, F1 is the Help key . The task as soci ate d wi t h each func t ion key may v ary fro m one a pplication to th e ne[...]

Using the K eyboa rd 33 + Ctrl + F Disp l ays the W i ndows Find: Computer wi nd o w where yo u can locate other co mputer s. This is t he equi v alent of selectin g Fin d and then Comput er fro m t he S tar t men u. + M Minimizes all di splayed windo ws. Shift + + M Returns a ll minimized win do ws to their p re vious size. + R Display s the Run w[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 34 Indicator (c ontinued) Lig ht On Off Num Lock The number keys in the nume r i c keyp ad ar e activ e . The alph anumer ic char acter k eys in the key pad area are a ctiv e. Caps Lock The letters appea r in upperc ase as yo u ty pe. Th e Shif t key lowers the ca se of ty ped lett ers when Caps Lock is on. Lett ers appea[...]

Using the K eyboa rd 35 Fn+ / (F7) Swi tch to th e external monitor/LCD T oggles thr ough th e LCD, external disp lay (c onne cted to the Monitor c onnector ) and both LCD a nd externa l display . Fn+ on ly/ (F8) Contr ol TV out T oggles bet ween LC D-only and dual LCD/TV display modes. Fn+ (F12 ) Syste m Hiber natio n Provides for the lowest level[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 36 Using the T ouchpad Th e keyboa rd co ntai ns a cu rso r-poin ting device c alled a touch pa d. Y ou can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T o uchp ad Action D escrip tion Point Slide one finger on the touchpad to place the pointer on a n item or object. Click Pr ess[...]

Us ing th e T ouch pad 37 Right-click Press the ri gh t butto n once. In many appl ica ti ons, this action displays a shortcut menu of context-sen sitive cho ice s. Drag Slide one fi nger w hile pr essing the left b utton. Scr oll Move your finger along th e right ed ge of th e touchpad t o scr oll vertically . Move your f inger alon g the bot tom [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 38 Using the Floppy Disk Drive Y our com puter com es with the floppy dis k driv e in th e multipu r po se bay . T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the disk ette the label si de f aci ng up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the dri ve u ntil it cli cks into pl ace. T o remove a diskette ❑ When you finish using the diskette, wa[...]

Using th e Flop p y Disk Driv e 39 T o remove the flopp y disk drive 1 T urn of f the comput er . 2 There is a RELEASE lev er on t he bottom o f the computer . Slide th is lev er in the direction of the arrow . 3 Slide the driv e out of the mult ipu rpose bay . 4 Inser t the weight sa v er . See “Using the W eight Sa ver” o n page 54. T o reins[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 40 3 Insert the flo ppy disk dri ve into the mul tipurp ose bay wit h the V AIO label facing up. Continue push ing the dri ve into the bay until the RELEASE lev er locks into place. Inserting the flop py disk drive Multip urpose bay Flo p py di s k driv e[...]

Us in g th e D VD- ROM D r i v e 41 Using the D VD-R O M Drive Y our compu ter comes with a D VD-R OM dri ve, wh ich plays both D VD and CD. T o insert a disc 1 T urn on th e comput er . 2 Press the Eject b utton to open the D VD-R OM dri ve . The tray slides out. 3 Place a CD or D VD on the tray with the label side facing up. For D VDs which can b[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 42 4 Push the dis c onto the h ub until th e disc clicks securely into pl ace. Inserting a D VD/CD Label side f acing fa c i ng up[...]

Us in g th e D VD- ROM D r i v e 43 5 Close the tray by p us hin g it gently . ✍ Be sure to se at the di sc firmly o ver the hub f i ngers. If you do not seat the dis c firmly , you cou ld damage your DVD-R OM drive an d you may not be able to open the t ray . When y ou fini sh us ing a d isc, wai t unti l th e LED in dicato r ligh t turns off , [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 44 Pla ying a D VD T o achie ve optimum perform ance when play ing D VDs, it is recommen ded that your com puter not be connected to the port replicator while playing D VD mo vies or us ing D VD applicat ions. Close an y open applicat ions befor e playin g a D VD mo vie. ❑ Y ou can play D VDs using a D VD-R OM dri ve an[...]

Us in g th e D VD- ROM D r i v e 45 Notes on CD and D VD media ❑ Do not d rop or bend t he disc. ❑ Do not touch the surf ace of the disc. Fingerpr i nts and dust on the surface of a disc may cause read errors. Prop er care of the disc is essential to maintain its reliability . Do not use so lvents such as be nzi ne, thinner , com mercially a v [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 46 Using PC Car ds Y our computer includ es two PC card slo ts. PC cards allow you to connect portable e xternal de vices such as another hard d isk dri v e, or to conn ect a netw ork. T o insert a PC car d 1 Pull the PC card release b utton out from the computer , and then pu sh it in to ward th e computer . This will ex[...]

Using PC Cards 47 3 Inser t the PC car d into the P C card slot , front label facing up. Gently p ush the card into the slot un til the card is f ixed into the con nector . 4 The release b utton e xtends. Fo ld the release b utton back do wn into the not ebook. PC car d slot pr otector Inserting a PC ca rd Do no t force a P C car d i nto th e slot [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 48 T o re m ove a P C ca rd 1 Double-click in the syst em task tray . 2 The “Unpl ug or Ej ect hardw are” dialo g box appears . 3 In the Unpl ug or Eject Hardw are dialog box, select the appropriate o ption, and then click Stop. 4 Conf irm the d e vice and click OK. 5 A message ap pears informin g you th at the de vic[...]

Using Infr ared C ommu nicat ion De vices 49 Using Infrared Communic ation De vices Y our computer includes an infrared port, located on the left side. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with other inf rared-equipped de vices with co mpatible protocols, such as a digital still camera or other com puters. T o use i nfrared comm unication with an[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 50 T o enable i nfrared for Window s 2000 1 Click Infrared ico n in the W ind o w s Con trol Panel. W ireles s lin k dialo gue box disp lays. 2 Select Enable infrar ed communication on the Options tab . 3 Click OK . 4 Infrared Monitor ico n appears in the tas k tray , open the monit or to verify that your computer has de [...]

Us in g a S e cond Batt er y P a c k 51 Using a Second Battery P a c k Y ou can pu rchase a second rechar geable battery pack. W ith two battery pack s, you ca n ex tend the ti me that you use your comput er with batte ry po wer . When using two battery packs, the batter y pack you insert first char ges f irst. The battery pack you insert second ch[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 52 3 Attach the weight sa ver to the comput er to stabilize the battery pack. Th ere is a RELEASE le ver on the bottom of th e weight sav er . Slide th e le ver to ward the front of the computer to lock the weight sa v er . See also “Using the W eight S av er” on page 54. T o c har g e the second battery pac k K eep t[...]

Us in g a S e cond Batt er y P a c k 53 T o remo ve the second battery pac k If yo u attach tw o battery p acks, you can remo v e either of th em withou t shut ting do wn the com puter . When remo ving one battery p ack, mak e sure that the othe r batter y pack’ s ind icator light is on . If the ind icator li ght of the battery pack you are remo [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 54 Using the W eight Sa ver The weight saver protects the m ultipurpo se bay wh en it is empty . T o attac h the weight sa ver 1 If anoth er de vice is in the multipur pose b ay , remo ve th e de vice. See “T o remo ve the second battery p ack” on page 53. 2 F old ou t th e hing ed arm of the weigh t sa ver an d then [...]

Usin g the W eight Sa v er 55 T o remo ve the W eight Sa ver 1 There is a release le ver on the bottom of the weight sa ver . T o remov e the weight sav er , slide th is le ver in the direction of arro w 1, then slid e the Release le ver on the bottom of the co mputer in the direction of arro w 2. 2 After removi ng the weight sa ver , pul l out the[...]

56 Using Smar t Connect Windows Me ™ Y ou can connect your V AIO ® notebook to anot her V AIO computer that has the preinstalled W indo ws Me operating system or the Sony Smart Connect 3.0 software preinstalled. Y o u may use an i.LINK ® cable (optional) to connect the two systems and then use one computer to edit, copy , or delete files on the[...]

57 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can ad d fu nctionality to your computer by conn ectin g any of these peripher als: ❑ i.LINK de vice (page 58) ❑ Phone line (page 63) ❑ Local Area Netw ork (LAN) (page 64) ❑ Exter n al di splay ( page 67) ❑ Uni versal Serial Bus (USB) de vice (page 77)[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 58 Connecting an i. LINK® De vice Y ou can conn ect an i.LINK-enabled digital vid eo camera reco rder to the i.LINK® S400 (IEEE1 394) connecto r . T o connect a d igital vi deo camera recorde r ❑ Plug o ne end of t he i.LINK cable (n ot supp lied) in to the i .LINK conn ector on the left side of th e computer and th e[...]

Connec ting a n i.LINK® De vice 59 ✍ The Sony digital vi deo came ra re corder is pic tured ; you may n eed to con nect yo ur camera di f ferentl y . On Sony digital vi deo came ras, con nectors la beled “ DV I n/Out” or “i .LINK” are i .LINK- compati ble. See the man ual that ca me with your d igital vi deo camera record er for more inf[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 60 P o wer Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery as the s ource of po w er for your c o mputer , you can take adv antage of po wer managemen t settings to cons erve batter y life. I n addition t o the norm al ope rating mode, which al lo ws you t o turn of f specif ic de vices , your computer has thr ee distinct po wer s[...]

P o wer Sa ving Mode s 61 System Suspend Mode In System Suspend Mode the computer sav es the current state of the system in RAM and switch es o f f power to the CPU. The umbe r power indicator light flashes in this mode. T o acti v ate System Suspe nd mode T o activ ate System Suspend mode, p ress the ke y combination Fn+Esc, or press the po wer bu[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 62 requires less time th an System Hibernat ion to return to no rm al mode. ❑ Po wer cons umpt ion System Idle uses more po wer than System Suspend, and System Suspen d uses mor e po wer than System Hi bernation.[...]

Conn ect ing a Ph on e Li ne 63 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to connect a ph one line to take ad v antage of on line services and the Internet. 1 Plug one end o f the pho ne cable int o the phone l ine jack on the co mputer . 2 Plug the other end into the wall jack. ✍ In order to register you r Sony V AIO noteboo k, regist er you r soft w ar[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 64 Using Ethern et to Co nnect to a Netw ork Y ou can e xchange data with o ther de vices on a net wor k by co nnectin g your noteboo k to you r Local Area Netwo rk (LAN). T o connect the notebook to a netwo rk, you need a networ k PC card or a p ort replicator (P CGA-P RF1A). F or more information on using P C car ds, se[...]

Connec ting a Printer 65 Connecting a Prin ter Y ou can con nect a W indo ws Me/W indo ws 2000-comp atible printer to y our comput er to print docum e nts . T o connect a printer ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Printer connector . Plug the printer cable (supplied with the p rinter) into this port on the computer . Printer co nnector ✍ See the ma[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 66 Connecting an Exte rnal Mouse or K e yboar d Y ou can conn ect a USB or PS/2® st yle mouse or ke yboar d. Plug the ke yboard cable or mouse cable into th e appropriate connector with the mark f acing up. T o connect both a PS/2 mouse and ke yboard at the same time, use an optional PS/ 2 di vis ion conn ect or . Y ou c[...]

Connect ing an External Dis pla y 67 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can con nect an ex ternal display to your noteboo k. Fo r e xample, you can use the comp uter with any of the follo wing: ❑ Com pu ter di spla y ( mon ito r) (p age 6 7) ❑ Multimedia comp uter display (page 68) ❑ Projector (page 68) T o connect a computer display ❑ Us[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 68 T o connect a m ultim edia comp uter di splay Y ou can connect the notebook to a mu ltim edi a computer disp lay th at includes b uilt-in speakers and a microphone. 1 Use the symbol to locate th e Monitor connector . Plug th e display cable into this con nect or . 2 Use the symbol to locate the Headphon e connector . P[...]

Connect ing an External Dis pla y 69 T o select a display When you connect an e xternal display to the monitor conn ector , you can toggle the output be tween the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the external moni tor , or both device s. Use the Fn +F7 k e ys to select a display . See also “Selecting the Display Mode” in the online manual “Cu st[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 70 A V De vices Y ou can enjo y playing aud io/video b y connecting A V de vices to your computer . See also the ma nuals supp lied with yo ur A V de vices. T o Connect a TV ❑ Connect the com puter to a TV using aud io/video cables. Switch the inp ut channel of th e TV to external input. Y ou also need to set up th e TV[...]

Connec ting t he P or t Repli cator 71 Connecting the P or t Replicato r Y our not ebook suppo rts th e use of an option al por t replicator (PCGA-PRF1A). Attaching a port rep licator enables you to con nect additional peripherals to you r computer . T o attach your comput er to the port rep l ica t or T o supply po wer to your computer while it is[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 72 1 T urn of f your co mputer and disconn ect all peripheral d e vices. 2 On the botto m of the computer , slide the port rep licator connector cov er open. 3 Attach the bottom of the co mputer to the port replicat or con nector until it clicks. P ort replicator conne ctor Attac hing com puter to po r t replicat or P ort[...]

Connec ting t he P or t Repli cator 73 4 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC I N connector on th e port replicator . Plug the po wer cord into the A C adapter and an A C outlet. The power indicator light turns green . 5 T urn on th e comput er . Connec ting A C adapto r to port replicato r ✍ Use the AC ad apt er that comes with[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 74 T o rem ov e yo ur comp uter from th e po rt r epli c ator wh en th e p owe r is off 1 T urn of f your co mputer and the co nnected peripherals. 2 Pull the le vers on each side of the port repl icator to disengage the compu ter from the port replicator . 3 Lift the comp uter a way from the port replicator . 4 Close t h[...]

Connec ting E xternal Speak ers 75 Connecting External Speake r s Y ou can enhan ce the sound qu ality of your com puter by connecting external speake rs. T o connect externa l speakers ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headphone connecto r . Plug the speak er cable into this connector . ✍ Make sure yo ur speakers are de signe d for compute r use [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 76 Connecting an External Micr opho ne Y ou can enhance the quality of sound in put by using an external microph one. T o connect an exter nal micr ophone ❑ Use the t o locate the Micropho ne connector . Plug the micr ophone cable into this conn ector . ✍ Make su re your microp hone is desi gned fo r compu ter use. T [...]

Conne cting a Univ ersal S erial Bus (USB) De vice 77 Connecting a Univ ers al Serial Bus (USB) De vice Y ou can con nect a USB de vice to your co mputer . T o connect a USB devi ce ❑ Use the symbol to locate the USB con nector . Plug one end of the USB cable into th is p ort and the other end in to the USB device. Y ou c a n use the option al So[...]

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79 Adding Memor y In the future you may want to install memory mod ul es to expand the functiona lity of your com puter . Y ou can increase memory u p to 256 MB (128 MB x 2), b y installin g opti onal memory modul es. F or P CG-F690 and PCG- F690K, 128 MB of memory i s pre-i nstalled (128 MB x 1). F or PCG-F6 80 and PCG-F6 80K, PCG-F6 50 and PCG-F [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 80 ❑ Use the sp ecial bag for pre v enting ESD or us e alum inum foil when yo u store the memory module. PCG-F650/PCG-F650K and PCG-F680/PCG-F680K T ypical expansi on memory configu ration PCG-F690/PCG-F690K T ypical expansi on memory configu ration T o remove a memory module 1 Shut do wn your co mputer and dis connect [...]

Addi ng Me mo r y 81 3 After the comp uter has coo led, loosen and remo ve t he scre w t hat secures the co ver o f the memory bay on the bottom of yo ur comp uter . Use an appropriate scre wdri ver . 4 T ouch a metal object (such as the con nector panel o n the back of y our computer) to d ischar ge any static electricity . 5 Remo ve the memory mo[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 82 T o install a memory module 1 Follo w st eps 1 to 4 o f “T o remov e a memory mo dule.” 2 Remov e the memory module from its pack agi ng. 3 Install the mem o ry module. 4 T igh ten the scre w on the cov er of the memory ba y . T o view the a mou nt of m emo r y 1 Restart the computer . 2 Click the Start button o n [...]

83 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y o ur V AIO notebook is ready to help you work, play , learn, and commu nica te as soon as yo u turn it on. This secti on gives you an overview of the activities you can perform with your softwar e titles. For support information, see “For An swers to Y our Softwar e Questions” on page 92. Adobe Acr oba[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 84 Ar cSoft® Ph otoPrin ter™ 2000 P ro Ar cSoft, In c. ArcSof t Photo Print e r 200 0 is an eas y-to-u se, advanced pri ntin g progr a m that let s you quick ly la y out m ultiple i m ag es in multiple siz es on a singl e sheet of pa per . Pho toPrint er Pro offers a wide selecti on of templat es incl uding l a nd scap[...]

About the Soft ware on Y our Noteboo k 85 Med ia Ba r™ Sony El ectr oni cs Media Bar softw are is your all-in-one solutio n for audio/video p layback. Media Bar software handl es al l common compute r multimedi a formats and contro l s selected So ny de vice s. In addition to aud io/video lib rary catalogi ng and playlist man agement, Me dia Bar [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 86 Pr odig y Inter net® Pr odigy Communica tions Corpo ra tion An on line servic e that helps y ou f ind what you need onlin e f aster and sma rter . Pr odigy deliv ers p o werful online cont ent such as sp orts score s, stoc k quo tes, news, and easy access to Exc ite, plus quality c ustomer serv ice, all at a competiti[...]

About Y our Softw are 87 About Y our Softw are Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u sed to create fun and inno v ati ve mo vies without any kno w ledge of f ilm editing. In a fe w s imple steps, motion pictures can be combined wit h special eff ects, still imag es (pi ctures), and music files and then sa ved in a format most comp uters can pla[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 88 Create a Mo vie using Shaker After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray , you can create a shor t mo vie using the Shaker featur e. Shaker randomly select clips from th e Clip tray to create a 30- second scene. 1 Click the Shake tab . 2 Select a mood b y clicking a face in the Shak er tray . 3 Click . A thirty second scene [...]

About Y our Softw are 89 Editing Clip s and Scenes Y ou can edit yo ur mo vie b y adding ef fects and tex t, adjusting the colo r and contrast, and m o difying th e leng th of clips. Adding ef fects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scen e to mo ve it to the W orking P anel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag an[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 90 3 Select the format in which you want the document to be sav ed. 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate th e fo lder t o wh ic h you w ant the f il e s av ed. 6 Name the f ile. 7 Click S a ve. PictureGear™ PictureGear is a digital image managemen t application that allo ws you to see all the images stor ed in an y directory o n you[...]

Pi ctur eGea r™ 91 4 No w add more pictures, frames, te xt, and ef fects. 5 When you are f inish ed, select Create Albu m in File menu or click the C reate Alb um i con on th e toolb ar . 6 Designate the folder y ou wh ere want to sav e th e Album. 7 Enter the T ar get Albu m name, select Thumbnails and click Okay . 8 The ne w alb um can be vie w[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 92 Ab out Y our Re co very C Ds A pplication Recovery CD(s) Sony Elect r oni cs This prog ram allo ws you to rein stall indi vidual a pplicatio ns and de vice dri ve rs. Use it to restor e corru pted or acci dental l y erased files. System Recovery CD(s) Sony Elect r oni cs This prog ram allo ws you to resto re the softw [...]

F or Ans wers to Y our Softw are Q uestion s 93 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Network, Inc.) . McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, Inc.) Netscape Commu nicator® (Netscape Co mmu nication s Corporation) Phot oPrinter™ 20 00 Pr o (Ar cSoft, Inc.) Pr odigy Internet® ( Prodig y Commun ications Corporation ) W eb site http://hel[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide Quicken® 2000 (In tu it Inc.) W i nd o w s M e Op e r at i n g S y s te m , I n t e r n et E x p l o r er ( M ic r o s o ft Co r p o r at i o n ) Windo ws 2000 Operating System, Intern et Explorer (Microsoft Corpora tion) Wi nF ax™ Basic Edi tion (Sym antec Cor poration) Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center[...]

Using t he System and Ap plication Reco v er y CDs 95 Using the System and Application Reco ver y CDs The follo wing sections describe ho w to use the System Reco very and Applicat ion Recover y utiliti es. Using the System Reco very CD(s) Y ou can reinstall software titles that shipped with your compu ter if they are corrupt ed or erased. Y ou may[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 96 T o use the System Recovery CD(s) 1 Insert the Sony System R ecov ery CD in the D VD-R OM dri ve. 2 Shut d own your co mputer as described in “Shutti ng Do wn Y our Computer” on pag e 48. 3 W ait four s econds and tu rn on your comput er . 4 Click OK to signify you ha ve rea d and accept the Microsoft End- User Lic[...]

Using t he System and Ap plication Reco v er y CDs 97 Using the Application Reco ver y CD(s) The Application R ecov ery CD(s) allows you to reinstall in d i vidual applicatio ns and de v ice driv ers if th ey are corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalling an indi vidual d e vice d ri ver or software title may correct a problem you are e xperien[...]

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99 T roub leshooting This section des cribes h o w to s olv e common p roblem s you may encounter when using your n otebook. Man y probl ems ha v e simpl e solu tions , so try these sugges tions before yo u contact Son y PC Su pport (h ttp: //www .son y .com/ pcsu pport). T r oubleshooti ng y our notebook (W indo ws Me only) Wh en start ing you r n[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 100 My notebook starts, but my system doesn’t start pr operly ❑ When the intern al back up battery is low on po wer , it m a y n ot start your system properly . Th e message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the bottom o f the screen. F ollo w these steps: 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 101 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use t he directional arro w k eys to select “Exit” (Sa ve Changes), and then press Enter . The message “Sav e configu ration changes and e xit no w?” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter . The notebook restarts. If yo ur notebook continues t o display the mes sage “Operatin g[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 102 ❑ Click the Ad v a n ced bu tton o n the General tab, and Co nf irm th e follo w ing informatio n: 1 E nable Deep Sleep is selected with a checkmark. 2 T he messag e “Standb y fu nction is enabled ” is displayed . If the message reads “Standb y function is disabled”, click the Enable b u tton. 3 T he message[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 103 The so und of m y note book’ s fa n is too loud Use the Po werPanel utility to chang e the Thermal Control Strategy setting to Quiet. This setting slows do wn the CPU sp eed. See Po werPanel Help for more information. T r oubleshooti ng the LCD scr een My LCD screen is blank ❑ Check that the noteb ook is plugg e d in to [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 104 T r oub leshooti ng the mouse and touc hpad My mouse does n ot work ❑ If yo u are using an e xternal mouse, check that the mouse is plugged into the mouse connector . See “Connecting an Ex ternal Mouse or K eyboar d” on page 66 for detail s. ❑ If you connected a n ex ternal m ouse while y our noteb ook is o n,[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 105 T r oubleshooti ng driv es, PC car ds and p eripheral de vices I inserted a com patible device into th e multipurpo s e d rive bay , but the ico n does n ot appe ar in t he My Comp uter window ❑ The de vice has no t been recognized. P ut the no tebook into System I dle mode b y pressing the Fn and S k eys an d then resume.[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 106 ❑ A dirty or damaged disc may caus e th e note bo ok t o s top res po ndin g whil e it tries to read the disc. If necessary , restart the notebook, remo v e t he disc, and then check it for dirt or dam age. ❑ If you see video b ut can not hear audio, check all of the follo wing: ❑ Check that your D VD -R OM dri [...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 107 The i. LINK-comp atibl e devices connected to t he Mini D o cking Sta tion do not w ork ❑ Use the i.LINK conn ector that is located on your n otebook. ❑ If the m essage “There are no Digital V ideo de vices connected to this computer , or the po wer is of f” appears, unplug the i. LINK cable and try plug ging it in a[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 108 My voic e-related softwa re doe s not wor k proper ly Disable echo fun ction of the microphon e by taking the follo wing steps: 1 Click Start , po int to Setting s, and then po int to Control Panel. 2 C lick Y amaha DS-XG. 3 C lick the Ech o tab and remo ve the check mark. Click OK. ❑ Contact the soft ware pu blishe[...]

T ro ubleshoo ti ng 109 T r oubleshooti ng audio My speakers have no sound ❑ If the b uilt -in speakers are turn ed of f, press Fn+F3 to tu rn on the speak ers. Y ou can also turn on the speaker s using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speaker v olume is turned to the minimu m, press Fn+F4, and then pr ess or to increase the vo lume or you can us[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 110 “Cus tomizi ng Y our V AIO® Notebo ok” manua l for detail s on usin g Sony Notebo ok Setu p. ❑ Y our connected prin ter may not f unction after the computer resu mes from a po wer sa ving mode. If this occurs, follo w these steps to reset the printer connection: ❑ Right-click the My Computer icon o n the des [...]

Spe cifi ca tions 111 Specifications Mo del P CG-F65 0 PCG -F650 K PCG -F680 PCG -F680 K PCG -F690 PCG-F 690K Pr ocess or 600 MHz* I nte l® Pentium® III wi th Intel® Speed Ste p™ T echno logy † 700 M Hz* In tel® Pentium® III wi th Intel® Speed Ste p™ T echno logy † 850 M Hz* In tel® Pentium® III wi th Intel® Speed Ste p™ T echno [...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 112 Con necti on Capab ilities 2 USB p orts i.L INK Serial port K eyboa rd/m ouse (USB a nd PS/2 ® style) VGA monitor P arallel (printer) Phone line (RJ-11) TV out Mi crop hone Head phon e Port replicator Infrared port Suppl ied Acce sso ries V ideo c ab l e Flo ppy di sk dr ive Recha r geable bat tery A C adap ter and p[...]

Spe cifi ca tions 113 * MHz denote s micropro cessor in ternal c lock speed ; other fac tors may aff ect appl icatio n perform anc e. † The pr ocessor may be reduce d to a lower ope rati ng spe ed when ope r at in g on batt er y power. ‡ The size of your hard disk may di ffer if you pu rchase d a specia lly conf igure d system. GB m eans one bi[...]

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115 Inde x A About Your Recovery CDs 92 AC adapter 19, 23 AC power 23 adding hardware 57 memory 79 peripherals 57 printers 65 adjusting brightness 30, 34 Alt key 32 Application Recovery CD 97 Applications key 32 attaching port replicator 71 B battery packs 19, 24 charging 25, 52 indicator lights 26, 33, 51 inserting 24 inserting into battery bay 24[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 116 starting 29 troubleshooting 99, 107 unpacking 12 connecting coin-operated telephones 63 digital video recorder 58 external speakers 75 hard drives 46 microphone 76 monitor 67 multime dia computer display 68 multiple phone lines 63 network 46, 71 party phone lines 63 PBX 63 phone line 63 port replicator 71 power source[...]

Inde x 117 Escape key 32 expansion memory configuration 80 external devices display 6 9 See also monitor speakers 34, 75 F faxes laws governing 6 floppy disk drive 19 cable 19 disconnecting 39 troubleshooting 105 Fn key 32 combination commands 34 function keys 32 H handling 17 CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs 45 handling the LCD screen 17 hard drives indicator[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 118 LCD screen handling 17 lever LCD 29 weight saver release 53 lithium ion batt ery disposal 7 safety precautions 7 loading battery pack 24 M maintenance 17 memory module expansion 80 installing 82 removing 80 microphone connecting 76 connector 68 troubleshooting 109 modem laws governing 6 troubleshooting 108 monitor con[...]

Inde x 119 laws governing 6 port replicato r connecting 71 disconnecting 74 lever 74 network 71 power 33 cord 23 switch 29 power saving modes 60 System Hibernation 35, 61 Syst em Idl e 60 System Suspend 61 Video Standby 35 power source 23 power sources 24 connecting 23 Print Screen key 32 printer connecting 65 connector 65 port 65 Printer connector[...]

V AIO Notebo ok User Guide 120 System Hibernation mode 35, 61 System Idle mode 35, 60 System Suspend mode 34, 61 T touchpad 36 troubleshooting 99 startup 30, 99 turning on computer 29 TV interference 5 U unpacking the computer 12 USB connecting 77 connector 77 mouse 77 V ventilation s lot 22 video camera 58 Video Standby mode 35 viewing the amount [...]